Software Engineering Culture Round-Up

A Collection of Top Software Engineering Culture News, Articles, Presentations January 2024 [InfoQ] Software Engineering Culture Round-Up Sponsored by [Launch by NTT DATA] [Latest Content](#latest-content), [Top Viewed Content](#top-viewed-content), [Top News](#news), [Top Articles](#top-articles), [Top Presentations](#top-presentations-and-interviews), [Top Podcasts](#top-podcasts)  In this special newsletter we bring you up to date on all the new content and news related to Software Engineering Culture on InfoQ. We are also maintaining a portal page for this content on InfoQ at: [(. Latest Content on InfoQ [Adopting Agile in Specific Business Domains Using Domain-Driven Agility]( (news, Dec 21, 2023) [Write More, Talk Less: Building Organizational Resilience through Documentation and InnerSource]( (articles, Dec 20, 2023) [Developer Experience for the 99%]( (podcasts, Dec 15, 2023) [Why Leading without Blame Matters to Leaders and Teams]( (news, Dec 14, 2023) [The Value of Repaying Good Technical Debt]( (news, Dec 07, 2023) [Mastering outcomes: A 10-step guide to effective value stream management]( Our eBook is your concise, insightful guide to understanding and successfully implementing VSM. Offers additional tips and insights, including early warning signs to look out for in your VSM journey and practical advice for both VSM newcomers and those looking to refine their existing practices. [Download now](. Sponsored content [Mastering outcomes: A 10-step guide to effective value stream management - Sponsored by Launch by NTT DATA]( Top Viewed Content on InfoQ [Why Technical Experience Matters: How to Build a Lifelong Career in Software Development]( (presentations, Oct 06, 2023) [Bridging Silos and Overcoming Collaboration Antipatterns in Multidisciplinary Organisations]( (articles, Sep 21, 2023) [How to Become a High-Performing Software Team]( (news, Nov 23, 2023) [Agile Rehab: Replacing Process Dogma with Engineering to Achieve True Agility]( (articles, Oct 27, 2023) [How Agile Teams Can Improve Predictability by Measuring Stability]( (articles, Oct 13, 2023) Top News [Applying the Analytic Hierarchy Process for Tech Decisions]( The analytic hierarchy process uses pairwise comparisons and scoring for criteria between the alternatives to give insights into what the best option is and why. John Riviello spoke about applying the analytic hierarchy process to decide what JavaScript framework to use at QCon New York 2023. [How Good Companies Can Leverage Agile to Fight Civilizational Debt]( Growth, profit, and shareholder value are the cornerstones of today’s economic system, which according to Piotr Trojanowski have proven outdated, reductionistic and not sustainable. He proposes taking the cost of growth into account by using the concept of civilizational debt in agile transformations, and applying agile to realizing humankind's mission through our work. [Ethical Machine Learning with Explainable AI and Impact Analysis]( As more decisions are made or influenced by machines, there’s a growing need for a code of ethics for artificial intelligence. The main question is, “I can build it, but should I?” Explainable AI can provide checks and balances for fairness and explainability, and engineers can analyze the systems' impact on people's lives and mental health. [From Project to Product: A Strategic Shift [Free 90-min workshop]]( Gain insights on how to optimize your value streams, accelerate time-to-market, and delight your customers. Discover the key flow and business outcome (KPI) metrics that matter most to your business, allowing you to make informed decisions and drive growth. [Register now for the free workshop](. Sponsored content [From Project to Product: A Strategic Shift [Free 90-min workshop] - Sponsored by Launch by NTT DATA]( [Sustainable Product Development Using Agile and Value Stream Mapping]( Sustainable product development can be done by combining agile with concepts from the circular economy in our daily work. Value stream mapping can be extended to incorporate circular economy principles to optimize the flow of materials, information, and energy usage. [How Growing Tech Engineers Enables Growing Yourself as a Leader]( It’s challenging to grow into a new role when you are still holding on to what you have been good at and really love, and what you’ve been doing in your previous role. By attaching to everything you used to do, you are also depriving the people around you of an opportunity to grow and learn to master those skills and take on those responsibilities too. Top Articles [Adopting Asynchronous Collaboration in Distributed Software Teams]( Do you work on a distributed team? If so, you know that meetings can be a major time-sink. This article discusses the benefits of asynchronous collaboration and how to implement it on your team. [article]( [How to Sustain Quality and Velocity in a JavaScript or TypeScript Project?]( JavaScript and its ever-changing ecosystem can make codebases quickly become hard to maintain and affect developer productivity. In this article, we analyze a few best practices to help avoid that. [article]( [Why Developers and Staff+ Engineers Should Get Involved in Open-Source Collaborative Development]( Open source is how we do modern software development, stitching together libraries, frameworks, and other code to create functionality; it's something that developers and senior staff+ need to know. [article]( [Becoming More Assertive: How to Express Yourself, Give Feedback, and Set Boundaries]( This article provides a proper understanding of what an assertiveness skill is. You will learn how to identify the communication skills we need to work on to become more assertive. [article]( [User Story: a Placeholder for a Conversation]( User stories are a placeholder for a conversation. Explore how and when to restore these valuable conversations to improve your software development process. [article]( [Maximizing Efficiency and Value: A Guide to Value Stream Management]( This guide explores the concept of Value Stream Management (VSM) and its application in optimizing value flow within organizations. It highlights the benefits of VSM, including improved visibility, enhanced customer satisfaction, better collaboration, accelerated continuous improvement, and more. [Read now](. Sponsored content [Maximizing Efficiency and Value: A Guide to Value Stream Management - Sponsored by Launch by NTT DATA]( Top Presentations [Offline and Thriving: Building Resilient Applications with Local-First Techniques]( Carl Sverre explores how popular apps like WhatsApp, Figma, and Linear elevate their user experience and facilitate seamless collaboration by harnessing the power of offline-first techniques. [Carl Sverre]( [Programming Your Policies: Exploring Open Policy Agent and More]( Justin Cormack discusses how to deal with policies, what the business drivers are, how it affects developers, compliance and security departments, and the cultural and communication changes there. [Justin Cormack]( [Psychological Safety for Staff+ Engineers]( Jitesh Gosai discusses what psychological safety is, why it matters to software teams and how Staff+ engineers can foster environments high in psychological safety. [Jitesh Gosai]( [Optimizing Teams for Fast Flow]( Collette Tauscher discusses how to rethink optimization and visibility through the lens of the business. [Collette Tauscher]( [How to Win as a Tech Team in a New Reality That Feels Like a Mad Max Movie?]( Mehnaaz Abidi focuses on how they learned and adjusted to this new global reality generated by COVID, sharing tips to help leaders prepare for a hybrid workplace and 100% remote teams in the future. [Mehnaaz Abidi]( Top Podcasts [Crisis Management, Black Swans and Resilience]( In this podcast Shane Hastie spoke to Sharon Robson about crisis management and business resilience, particularly in the context of technology and software supply chains. [podcast]( [Dojo Coaching for Building Technical Skills]( In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Dion Stewart and Joel Tosi about their book "Coaching for Learning" and the Dojo model of experiential and immersive learning. [podcast]( [Avoiding Burnout and Overload Using Cognitive Systems Engineering]( In this podcast, Lead Editor Shane Hastie spoke to Dr Laura Maguire about how resilience engineering can help improve individual and team performance during periods of uncertainty and high stress. [podcast]( [Emergence of a Chief Developer Experience Role]( In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Alessandro Cauduro about the role of Chief Developer Experience Officer. [podcast]( [Kanban is a Tool for Continuous Improvement]( In this podcast Shane Hastie spoke to Todd Little, Chairman of Kanban University, about the principles of Kanban and how they can be used to improve work processes in delivery teams. [podcast](  [Connect with InfoQ on Twitter]( [Connect with InfoQ on Facebook]( [Connect with InfoQ on LinkedIn]( [Connect with InfoQ on Youtube]( You have received this message because you are subscribed to the “Special Reports Newsletter”. To stop receiving this email, please click the following link:[Unsubscribe]( C4Media Inc. (InfoQ.com), 2275 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Suite #325, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M8V 3Y3