Building Community, Whipping Up Awesome
Transcript of Building Community, Whipping Up Awesome
DEVOPSA cultural and professional movement, focused on how we build and operate high velocity organizations, born from
the experiences of its practitioners.
DIVERSITY
Jumpstart Kit
Repeatable DemoEase adoption by making it easier to get startedSHARE
Community of PracticeKnowledge Share
Internal MeetupMake it easy to show the value to engineers & leadership
Create a place to share learnings: wiki, forum, email list
Setup open meetings to talk about Chef, automation, life
Transform One Team
Make Time for MentoringGet one solid success before moving onCOACH
Mentorship vs. OwnershipGive Up Control
Champions GroupDedicate time to help others solve problems
Let others fail before teaching them how to succeed
Meet regularly with “champions” from different groups
DevOps Day
Sponsor Local Meetups/EventsPlan a 1-day event to showcase demos, talksNURTURE
Maintaining MomentumInternal Training Program
Gather Regular FeedbackThe local community can be a great recruiting source
Create an internal training program to speed education
Survey Chef users to see where pain points might be
Forming Communities
Knowledge Share
Listen Up!
Meetups• Listen• Learn• Present• Interact
Host Meetups
Engineer Exchange
Get involved!• Be active in the community• Step out of the echo chamber• Step out of your comfort zone
• Don’t fight stupid, make more awesome! Jesse Robbins
Open Spaces• Opening Circle (9:00)• Propose a topic• Organize a schedule• Get to work!• Share what you have learned, next steps, & commitments
Afternoon Discussion Groups• Compliance as Code• Cooking with Friends, Partner Ecosystem – VMWare, OpenStack, etc.• Chef Cookbooks• Transforming Your Enterprise• Delivery• Ask Me Anything (AMA)