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End the Stigma: Become a Mental Health Ally
Presented by: Matt Williams
Time: Thursday 9:15 AM - 10:15 AMIt is estimated that in the US, approximately one in five will experience mental illness each year. The incidence among IT professionals is likely higher -- a Japanese study of Software Engineers found that 32% of the participants suffered from depression or other mental illness. And yet......
Room: Sagewood / ZebrawoodTrack: Teams/Leadership/The Future of WorkFormat: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewWhat a global pandemic can tell you about better DevOps practices
Presented by: Jeremy Meiss
Time: Thursday 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMIn early 2020 a global pandemic set in motion events which none of us could predict. With anonymous data collected from 900k+ devs, 50K orgs, and 60m+ builds/mo we found some interesting insights into better DevOps practices. Since then, we've seen even more interesting activities happen, which shed...
Room: Indigo BayTrack: DevOpsFormat: General SessionLevel: IntermediateFinding Your Flow With Kanban
Presented by: Jeremy Jarrell
Time: Thursday 11:45 AM - 12:45 PMMore and more teams are discovering that they're more productive and more effective with Kanban. Many of these teams who choose Kanban do so out of a desire to work in an agile way, but without the overhead of sprints. But, if your team has adopted Kanban simply because there are no sprints, then...
Room: Sagewood / ZebrawoodTrack: Teams/Leadership/The Future of WorkFormat: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewSabotage Productivity the CIA Way
Presented by: Matt Williams
Time: Thursday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMIn 1944, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), predecessor of the CIA, published the Simple Sabotage Field Manual -- a guide for resistance forces to characterize simple sabotage, outline its possible effects, and to present suggestions for inciting and executing it. Ironically, many of the...
Room: Salon A/HTrack: Teams/Leadership/The Future of WorkFormat: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewFailing Successfully
Presented by: Cassandra Faris
Time: Thursday 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMFailure is normal. It’s so normal that many software development teams encourage people to fail and fail fast. Failure is also scary. It makes us feel vulnerable. We may even worry that our jobs, relationships, or goals are on the line. Yet we hear countless stories of people turning failure into...
Room: Nile/OrangeTrack: Teams/Leadership/The Future of WorkFormat: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewBetter Interviews, Better Work
Presented by: John Lange
Time: Thursday 4:45 PM - 5:45 PMBeing an interviewer for technical jobs is hard. Checking for technical competency can feel impossible. Asking questions that start with "tell me about a time when" can feel like it has no value. And for many people giving interviews, there is no training; you're left to figure it out on your...
Room: Nile/OrangeTrack: Teams/Leadership/The Future of WorkFormat: General SessionLevel: IntermediateFriday
Tribal Knowledge in Agile Teams
Presented by: Jeffrey Miller
Time: Friday 8:30 AM - 9:30 AMLet's face it. We don't communicate well, and we document even less. Is it possible to wield information well in an Agile software team? Yes, it is! With consideration, change, and commitment to doing your work differently, it is possible to have relevant and vibrant knowledge resources in an...
Room: ZambeziTrack: Teams/Leadership/The Future of WorkFormat: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewYou’re Not Just Tired: The Psychology of Burnout
Presented by: Arthur Doler
Time: Friday 2:45 PM - 3:45 PMAfter the events of the last year, burnout has been on everyone’s minds. Are you feeling nostalgia for the days when your job wasn’t such a hassle? Do you find yourself struggling to care about your job… or anything at all? You may be wrestling with burnout.. But what exactly IS burnout? If...
Room: Nile/OrangeTrack: Teams/Leadership/The Future of WorkFormat: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewConfessions of a TDD Late Adopter
Presented by: Jeffrey Miller
Time: Friday 2:45 PM - 3:45 PMAfter two decades of rehashing Test Driven Development techniques, what’s left to say? A lot! Hear from a seasoned software developer and consultant about the journey to TDD adoption despite objections, skepticism, insecurity, and procrastination along the way. Old dogs can learn new...
Room: Salon A/HTrack: Programming PrinciplesFormat: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overview