3. @selleithy @TheHappyGuy10 #mobbingforlearning #aab19
Technical or Organizational Debt
Technical Debt is a
metaphor, coined by Ward
Cunningham, that frames
how to think about dealing
with this cruft, thinking of it
like a financial debt. The
extra effort that it takes to
add new features is the
interest paid on the debt.
~Martin Fowler
Organizational debt is all
the people/culture
compromises made to “just
get it done” in the early
stages of a startup. Just
when things should be
going great, organizational
debt can turn a growing
company into a chaotic
nightmare. ~Steve Blank
4. @selleithy @TheHappyGuy10 #mobbingforlearning #aab19
We don’t have time for learning
but we want to deliver fast.
And by the way, we need to
develop new skills and attract
talent but we have limited to
no budget!!
Does this sound familiar?!
5. @selleithy @TheHappyGuy10 #mobbingforlearning #aab19
Story behind Mobbing
• Inspired by Woody
Zuill and Llwellynn
Flaco workshop in DC
(September 2017)
• Saw the possibilities of
Mobbing for Learning!
• Tried it with large
teams with various
skills (analysts,
developers, testers)
• Continue to iterate and
experiment
Woody at Mob Programming Workshop September 2017
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Questions to explore!!
• What is #mobprogramming?!
• Where to find talent/skills currently in your
organization? (Share the skills)
• How to introduce Mobbing to accelerate
learning?
• What does it take to “Turn Up the Good”?
• What is mobbing for learning and how does it
help solve this problem?
10. @selleithy @TheHappyGuy10 #mobbingforlearning #aab19
Share the skills, Accelerate learning
• Invitation
• Demonstration (lunch and learn
sessions and Community of
Practice)
• Find the willing
• Amplify the learning (“Turn up the
good!”)
• Share references with team
members (Ex: Mob Programming)
• Run experiments with teams
13. @selleithy @TheHappyGuy10 #mobbingforlearning #aab19
Debrief
1. What did you learn?
2. What did you observe?
3. What’s good about
working this way?
4. What would get in the way
of working this way?
For this exercise: When you are done with your current exercise please raise your hand so we can give you the next one.
Exercise 1: build the tallest building that can stand
Exercise 2: make it taller and keep it standing
Exercise 4: Add a room with 1 window