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Tackling legacy code with mob programming and Lego

Joe Wright

@joe_jag

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Activity Time!

4 mins. In Pairs

What 2 things would you do?

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Mob Programming

"Continuous Integration for ideas"

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All the brilliant people working on the same thing, at the same time, in the same space, and on the same computer --Woody Zuill

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Timer

• 7 Minutes each - then rotate
• The person at the keyboard is a typist

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For an idea to go from your brain to the computer, you have to use someone elses hands --Llewellyn Falco.

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Ideal Size

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Safety

We made a commitment to treat each with kindness, respect and consideration

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But Why?

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Tackle the Wastes

• Queues
• Blockers
• Context Switching

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Outcomes

• Higher productivity
• Better quality software
• Collaborative teams

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How can I get started?

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The Mobbing Working Agreement

• Gather your team around a co-working space
• Limit your work in progress to one item
• Commit to creating a safe environment
• Take regular breaks
• Turn up the good

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Activity Time!

6 mins. In Groups of 4

Could mobbing work for you?
Why? Why not?

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Statistics - 2016

	Planned	Failure	Ad-hoc	Meetings
April	23%	30%	40%	2%

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Statistics - 2016

	Planned	Failure	Ad-hoc	Meetings
April	23%	30%	40%	2%
November	56%	4%	24%	10%

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Warning

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Micro Retro

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10% Days

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Technical Debt

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I know it might not work. But let's try it and see what happens. Let's not throw out the idea before it even has a chance. Let's run the experiment --Rich Sheridan

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There's only one way to find out:

Run the experiment

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What are your questions?

@joe_jag - Joe Wright

https://github.com/joejag/talk-mob\_programming\_and\_lego