Enterprise Code Monkeys
Process and Tools
Hats I Wear
Software Engineer, Agile enthusiast and modeling junkie
Ocasional Trainer and Speaker
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Of Enterprise Software Development
Today we're gona talk about...
The way we think about sofwtare
How did we get here
What can we do about it
Conclusions
It all started...
On a Big Enterprise Mission
“We're not here to gain knowledge, we're here to get shit done.” - Wise Man
So software engineering is about typing.
How we think about software...
IS WRONG!!!
How Did We Get Here?
Softare development is ...
like building a house/bridge
linear, repetitive and predictible task
The building methaphor...
“The building metaphor has outlived its usefulness. It is time to change again.” Fred Brooks, 1987, No Silver Bullet
The building methaphor...
Buildings are hard
Architects and builders
What can we do about it?
awareness
attitude
practices
Awareness
... it is nonlinear, unpredictable and creative
Cynefin
Not all problems are equal
We are in the realm of ...
complicated
complex
To be effective ...
become partners
- outgrow roles
- expand area of expertise
- become T-Shaped individuals
To be effective ...
Practices
Old Tools
- Class Diagram
- State Diagram
- Association
- Use Case
- UML
- Sequence Diagram
- Database Diagram
Where are the flaws?
A new breed of tools ...
That is not the point ...
highly collaborative
facilitate communication
“EventStorming is an act of deliberate collective learning.” - Alberto Brandolini
“Collaborative modeling over specification handoff.”
Recap
awareness
attitude
practices
What's the catch?
You're in a big company.
"No matter what vegetable you are, if you spend enough time in the brine, you become a pickle."
Know what to ask for ...
organize work around customer value
authority, knowledge and skills
stop calling people "resources"
Conclusion?
It Is Always Our Job!
Own It!
"Nothing at Facebook is someone else’s problem." Kent Beck, Culture of Personal Responsibility.