Tag: Culture

  • Developer productivity at Google

    Google Developer Productivity: Code Quality and Beyond
    The Software Delivery Notebook
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    A peek inside Google’s research on developer productivity, which looks at causal relationships to find what helps developers get stuff done (and what gets in the way).

    Looks at factors like shifting priorities, documentation, time spent in meetings, distributed and remote working, and technical debt.

    “Maybe it’s not just the presence or absence of documentation that matters, but the quality and purpose of that documentation.”

  • Changing organizational culture

    Changing organizational culture
    The Software Delivery Notebook
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    Explores the culture of organizations using Westrum’s typology and looks at how you can change it using John Shook’s lessons from NUMMI.

    You’ll find out how to classify your culture and how to improve it to create positive change in your organization.

    “Generative cultures are all about open communication, sharing knowledge, and focussing on solutions not blame. Information flows freely, people feel safe speaking up, and problems are seen as opportunities to improve.”