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Productivity isn’t always fast
It can often feel like we aren’t being productive unless we’re working at max speed. But slow productivity is here to subvert that idea.
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Content sponsored by Statsig
Unlock your engineering velocity with data
Breaking down the three phases of data maturity and how they help move your product forward.
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Why you shouldn’t move fast and break things
It’s an oft-repeated motto within the industry – but a severely limited way to build good software.
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Estimates as probabilities
This talk introduces a probability approach to estimations, aiming to transform delivery discussions into stress-free, trust-based conversations between tech teams and stakeholders.
Editor’s picks
Unleash impact using outcome-driven delivery
Delivering impact in today’s landscape is a loaded task.
Increase speed and reduce risk with these engineering strategies
Once upon a time…your product was small. And fast. How do you keep that feeling going?
How to speed up code reviews
Code reviews don’t have to be painful. Here’s how to embrace tools and more collaborative processes to raise the bar on your review cycle.
Managing the chaos of context switching
It’s time to examine the good, the bad, and the very ugly elements of context switching. Even better, we’ll take a look at some strategies for managing it.
That’s a wrap for LeadDev Berlin 2024!
Watch all of the talk videos from an incredible two days with a digital pass.
Essential reading
Should the daily stand-up die?
Will the real agile developers please stand up? Please stand up. Please, stand up.
On our Velocity playlist
Goldilocks doesn’t need your story points or your t-shirts
Ben Murray believes there is only really one question you need to ask: is this task small enough?
Overcoming security hurdles to push engineering velocity
How can you get your engineering teams to stop bypassing security requirements?
Keeping up momentum in remote teams
How can you increase your speed of delivery when managing remote engineering teams?
Moving quickly inside a large organization
Pablo Jablonski shares key learnings from building and shipping Spaces within Twitter, and how those learnings can be applied to any new team looking to move quickly within a larger organization.
Planning for success when scaling rapidly
Create goals, prioritize effectively, set expectations, and drive alignment.
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How managers can improve team efficiency
How managers can navigate the changes in our industry and make sure their teams stay efficient.
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How elite companies have empowered remote teams
Enough time has passed now for some key lessons to be learned about empowering remote engineering teams to do their best work. Here, we asked the best in the business how they did it.
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11 generative AI programming tools for developers
There has been an explosion of generative AI tools hitting the market this year, many of which are free to use. Here are 11 of the best for software developers to try today.
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8 principles for effectively scaling engineering teams
Scaling engineering teams in a way that is sustainable requires a lot of different elements. Here are eight things your org needs to build teams effectively.
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7 generative AI productivity hacks for developers
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot are already providing software developers with a handy productivity boost, but the risks have to be carefully managed.
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Incorporating organizational values into your agile process
Most teams will adapt and modify their agile processes to fit their current culture, but what if you’re trying to shift that culture, or going through a new stage of growth?
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Physical proximity boosts engineering collaboration, Harvard study finds
A recent study found that remote working has a significant impact on junior software engineers who rely on regular feedback to develop in their roles.
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What recent data tells us about developer productivity and team health
Research by Jellyfish shows declining operational effectiveness as engineering teams continue to feel the crunch.
Top Velocity videos
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Building a shared vision: Creating alignment across autonomous teams
Maria Neumayer’s talk will explore how to overcome these challenges, get buy-in from engineers to promote cross-team collaboration and alignment, all while establishing and refining shared standards and working towards a shared vision.
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How to drive pace in your team ??♀️
Alicia Collymore delivers actionable advice that’ll help you to improve your teams’ delivery and pace without a data-first approach.
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Where we’re going wrong with developer productivity
Cat Hicks proposes a different, science-backed approach to productivity using research evidence from a study with 1200+ developers: developer thriving.
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Compassionate on-call
Lisa Karlin Curtis discusses how to build a compassionate on-call rota, and how that can help build sustainable and high performing teams.
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Leading from Incidents: How past incidents can be used to guide company decisions
Nora Jones will dive into how we can get the most out of incidents before they become our culture in a way we didn’t intend.
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What DevOps teams need to know in 2023
How can we create a healthy DevOps culture that supports user retention?
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Moving quickly inside a large organization
Pablo Jablonski shares key learnings from building and shipping Spaces within Twitter, and how those learnings can be applied to any new team looking to move quickly within a larger organization.
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Concise and effective feedback: Applying the learnings of DORA4 to communication
David LaMothe discusses a model much like the DORA4 model, except instead of focusing on metrics like time to merge and rate of recovery, focusing on personally developed metrics for feedback that ensures he is giving it early and often.