Social Contracts for Engineering Teams • Kate Andrews • YOW! 2018

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2015. #GOTOcon #YOW Kate Andrews - Head of Technology at Dovetail ORIGINAL TALK TITLE Social Contracts for Engineering Teams – Finding the Right Glue to Help Your Teamwork Stick ABSTRACT A social contract is how individuals become a team. Whether your teams know it, they’re already working under an implicit social contract – but until it’s made explicit there’s no way to be sure whether everyone has the same understanding of what it is. By using social contract theory, you can build a how-we-work agreement that is clear, visible and jointly owned by everyone on the team. This is a great way to reinforce the aspects of teamwork that you want to hold to as you scale, and provide a platform to launch into high-performance mode. This talk will give you some clarity about how you can apply social contract theory in a way that works with groups of engineers. It looks at how to explain the value proposition in a way that gets buy-in from even your most technically-focused people, and also consider how the process and outcome can address some common dysfunctions of engineering teams. The session will leave you with effective techniques for leading your engineers through the process of building and maintaining a social contract (with real-life examples). [...] RECOMMENDED BOOKS Simon Brown • Software Architecture for Developers Vol. 2 • David Farley • Modern Software Engineering • Dave Farley & Jez Humble • Continuous Delivery • Woods, Erder & Pureur • Continuous Architecture in Practice • George Fairbanks • Just Enough Software Architecture • #EngieeringTeam #Team #KateAndrews #Teamwork #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #YOWcon Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at Sign up for updates and specials at SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.