Swarm: Beyond Pair, Beyond Scrum
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Swarm: Beyond Pair, beyond Scrum
"Auklet flock" by D. Dibenski
I’m Danijel•#swarming #AgileTD•@darsenovski•http://bit.ly/swarmexp
Quiz•According to a recent study, people are happier when they visit an exotic location on their vacation•True or false?
How I discovered Swarming
2014
Catalysts•We encountered: •A crisis•An unfinished, unusable application in production
•We agreed:• To work on 1 item at a time
What makes a swarm?
•WIP of 1•Done when deployed into production and approved by PO• Items are pulled in•“Mobbing” on code, and on everything else•No Estimates
Fluid leadership, no decision making, no roles, no ceremonies
Swarm patterns
Branch out Keep one in the darkSpread out
Problem Solving
Benefits•Work environment for human beings
Productivity?“Let’s focus instead on impediments” (Woody Zuill) and how swarming helps overcoming them:• No interruptions• No context switching• No ”blocked” time• No branches in our code or code reviews• Better quality•Maximizes learning•Maximizes robustness• Instant on-boarding
2015 – Today
3rd Floor at Alaska Airlines McGee Building
Swarming went viral•First team stuck with it for approx. 6 months•Monitors were initial impediments•First monitor purchase open floodgates
”Corporate” Swarm patterns
Ambassadors Hijack
Swarming principles •RESPECT•Don’t say NO•All ideas are considered•Everybody should have it’s say•Consent over Consensus•Maintain the flow
In the beginning•Action figures•Mediators
What I learned about motivation•Name 3 factors that lead to better performance (Dan Pink)•Master•Autonomy •Purpose
•Swarming adds:•Helping others (altruism)• Teaching•Human interaction
Quiz•According to a recent study, people are happier when they visit an exotic location on their vacation•True or false?•False!
Social animals"Man is by nature a social animal…”
Swarming is social and it’s fun!
Thank you!Danijel ArsenovskiTwitter: @darsenovski
Questions?