5 guys and a Robot. A story not about robots

Eco

A story not about robots

Me

Dreamer, tinkerer, adventurer, developer

@axshaw

This session @

• Trust & Motivation deliver great results.• Roles really break everything.• T shaped people are crippling your creativity.• 3 people decisions

• And a Robot called Eco

………ish

Some Agile Ideas

But without…

Boards,Stand-ups,

Stories,Estimation,

Velocity,Lead / Seniors / PM / <Key decision maker>

OrBurning anything

March 2014

18106!

Bill from EON

• rage

rage

Rob

Twitter in the afternoon

@thestart

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” - Confucius

Inception

What happened in that meeting

• Established Why / Intent• Established motivation• Defined speed• Outlined trust

Fight the rising cost of energy and save our planet.

By creating an intelligent, environmentally driven platform, automating decisions,

empowering data and reducing cognitive load.

We build Robots

….. And we really want to compete in Vienna

T-Shaped People

vs

What we Learnt

• Mitigate hero coders (its probably going to happen)• Teams aren’t the places for soapboxes• Anything is possible

What can you try

• Intent – make it clear – personal and team• Reach out and trust your team• Active Learning

Do Something