2. I have studied thousands of innovation
efforts and found that the distinction
between success and failure boils down to
six words.
The successful ones "Think Big, Start
Small, Learn Fast."
The failures do not.
Chunka Mui
3. Yet another Solutions Architect @SoftServe
Heart-to-heart talks
Cutting Edge
R&D
Principal Architecture
Decision Making
Problem Solving
DevOps Methodology in real life
Dmytro Lavrinenko
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nonflet/
4. WHO IS THE DRIVER?
INNOVATIONS
• New directions
• New customers
• New
technologies
• New challenges
• New anything
TOP C ARCHITECTS SALES PRODUCT OWNERS
5. TYPICAL PROJECT
MANAGERS PRODUCT OWNERS
QA
And automation, sure
BA
DEVELOPERS
Dev, OPS, etc.
ARCHITECTS
OUR PRODUCT IS THE BEST
(FOR NOW)
6. WHAT EXACTLY WE NEED TO HAVE
Long story short
VISION MANAGEMENT
PROCESS ENVIRONMENT
EVALUATION RULES
REPORTING INDEPENDENCY
RESPONSIBILITY
7. WHAT HAPPENS WITH OUR WORK
Typical scenarios
PLAN
Plan? Just working work for money
WORKERS
MONEY
It is always not enough money
IDEA
PRODUCTIVITY
Who wants to work?
OTHER
What was the name of that guy? Auch, what exactly we do?
8. CURE
CONTINUOUS PROTOTYPING
Learn Fast
GENERATING BUSINESS
CASES
Think Big
GENERATING TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE
Start Small
DELEGATE RESPONSIBILITY
Teach future leaders
MOTIVATE INVENTORS PROMOTE PASSION
*For architects and management
9. HOW TO
Long story short
COME WITH VISION
MANAGE INITIATIVE
BUILD YOUR PROCESS
CREATE YOUR
ENVIRONMENT
EVALUATE THE IDEA
CREATE RULES
REPORT YOUR
PROGRESS
TAKE YOUR
INDEPENDENCY
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
LEAD
10. FUNNY FACTS ABOUT PEOPLE
80% WILL BETRAY YOU NEED 3 TO START
GURU’S NOT WORKING DISTINGUISHED NOT
WORKING
1 WEEK = 1 MONTH PEOPLE NEVER CHANGE
99% PROBABILITY