The Lean Studio: Running a modern agency

The Lean Studio:Running a modern agencyJames Jeffries @jjeffries1Daniel Furze@furzeface

Who are we?

THE LEAN STUDIO // @JJEFFRIES1 // @FURZEFACE // @COMPUTERLOVERS

Who are we?

James Jeffries Senior developer

@jjeffries1

Daniel FurzeSenior front end developer

@furzeface


A digital experience studio in the heart of Manchester


The traditional agency model



Projects not products


Projects not productsDeliver fast at the expense of quality



Projects not productsDeliver fast at the expense of quality

Build what the customer says to build



How are we changing?


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Long term partnerships


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Focus on value, not deadline/budget


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Fixed, cross functional teams


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Team operating costs


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Data & metrics


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Estimates


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Planning


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Architecture


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Continuous Delivery


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Discipline groups


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Continuous improvement


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User groups / meetups


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CodeUp MCR

User groups/meetups


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CodeUp MCRSoftware Craftsmanship

User groups/meetups


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North West Testers Gathering

User groups/meetups


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North West Testers GatheringNorthern Change Facilitators

User groups/meetups


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lean.codecomputerlove.com


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Collaboration


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Building trust


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Eating our own dogfood


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codecomputerlove.com


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busyroomapp.com


Challenges - us


Challenges - us

Roles are changing


Roles are changing More collaboration required

Challenges - us


Roles are changing More collaboration required

Mindset

Challenges - us


Challenges - clients



Mindsets



MindsetsCollaboration



MindsetsCollaboration Building Trust


What’s next for Code?


What’s next?Keep momentum


What’s next?Keep momentumDesign thinking



Design thinkingBuild more products



Design thinkingBuild more products

Refine our pricing and billing


Takeaways


• Give people the time and space to learn and improve• Give them the space to experiment safely• Aim for an open culture where feedback and change is welcomed

Start with culture


• Collect data and use it to make decisions• Look for opportunities to improve• Be proactive and innovate

Use data


• Not on how much you get done or what you’ll get paid for doing• This applies to client work and continuous improvement• What’s the smallest thing we can do to get the most value?

Focus on value


The Lean Studio:Running a modern agencyJames Jeffries @jjeffries1

Daniel Furze @furzeface

Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/furzeface/the-lean-studio
