constant life of a tech lead
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THE CONSTANT LIFE OF A TECH LEAD@patkua
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Who is @thoughtworks
Tech Radar First Continuous Integration Tool
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Who is @patkua
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#architect#developer#leader#coach
#lifelong-learner
#author#facilitator
#speakerthekua.io/retrobookthekua.io/twtl
That’s not really what I want
DEVELOPER
DEVELOPER
TECH LEAD
TECH LEAD
TECH PEOPLE
SYSTEM
TECH
TECH WILL CHANGE
2012 20162008200420001996
2012 2016 2020 2024 2028 2032
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TOOL VALUE
USETOOL VALUE
USETOOL VALUE
EXPERIENCE
USETOOL VALUE
EXPERIENCE PRINCIPLE
Principles outlast tools
Principle of Information Hiding
Principle of Information Hiding
services
Principle of Information Hiding
services
Principle of Information Hiding
“This paper discusses modularisation as a mechanism for
improving the flexibility and comprehensibility of a system while allowing the
shortening of its development time.”
Principle of Information Hiding
services
Principle of Information Hiding
“The effectiveness of a modularisation is
dependent upon the criteria used in dividing the system into modules”
Principle of Information Hiding
servicesYEAR? 1972
~20 years
(concept) ~30 years
What can I learn which I can use in a different context, or with a
different tool?
USETOOL VALUE
EXPERIENCE PRINCIPLE
Principles outlast tools
(but you still need to put principles into practice)
TECH PEOPLE
SYSTEM
PEOPLE
PEOPLE ARE
PEOPLE ARE UNIQUE
Masculinity vs Femininity
Individualism vs
Collectivism
UncertaintyAvoidance
Long Termvs
Short TermOrientation
Indulgencevs
Restraint
Power Distance
Index
Hofstede’sCultural
Dimensions
Masculinity vs Femininity
Individualism vs
Collectivism
UncertaintyAvoidance
Long Termvs
Short TermOrientation
Indulgencevs
Restraint
Power Distance
Index
Hofstede’sCultural
Dimensions
Masculinity vs Femininity
Individualism vs
Collectivism
UncertaintyAvoidance
Long Termvs
Short TermOrientation
Indulgencevs
Restraint
Power Distance
Index
Hofstede’sCultural
Dimensions
Masculinity vs Femininity
Individualism vs
Collectivism
UncertaintyAvoidance
Long Termvs
Short TermOrientation
Indulgencevs
Restraint
Power Distance
Index
Hofstede’sCultural
Dimensions
Pioneers Settlers
Town Planners
http://blog.gardeviance.org/2012/06/pioneers-settlers-and-town-planners.html
Masculinity vs Femininity
Individualism vs
Collectivism
UncertaintyAvoidance
Long Termvs
Short TermOrientation
Indulgencevs
Restraint
Power Distance
Index
Hofstede’sCultural
Dimensions
FROM DIVERSITY COMES STRENGTH
THINK ARCHETYPES NOT STEREOTYPES
YOU
MAKER
YOUARE A
MAKER TO MULTIPLIER
DEVELOPER
TECH LEAD
TECH PEOPLE
SYSTEM
SYSTEMTHE
IS A CONSTANTWILL CHANGE BUT
TIME
BE ENOUGHTHERE WILL NEVER
TIME
Emails To-Do’s Meetings
Eisenhower Matrix
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xLESS URGENTURGENT
LESS
IM
PORT
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IMPO
RTAN
TDo
DeleteDelegate
Decide
Dwight Eisenhower (34th President of the USA)
What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is
seldom important
DOUBLE LOOP LEARNING
ResultAction
ResultAction
SINGLE LOOP LEARNING
Mental Model ResultAction
DOUBLE LOOP LEARNING
Mental Model ResultAction
DOUBLE LOOP LEARNING
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DeleteDelegate
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TECH PEOPLE
SYSTEM
THANK YOU
THE CONSTANT LIFE OF A TECH LEAD
@patkua