Excel at Change The Hidden Differentiator

Jeff Nielsen

March 09 2017

“Most people are sloppy when they think about the future,” . . . The future isn’t one thing. Rather, it is a multitude of possibilities that often contradict one another until one of them comes true. Charles Duhigg

Smarter, Faster, Better

The picture that changed my (professional)

life . . .

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March 9, 2017, Cluj-Napoca

EMACS Eclipse

1 class 5 sec 0.5 sec

5 classes 15 sec 1 sec

20 classes 3 min 1 sec

100 classes 10 min 2 sec

500 classes 30 min 3 sec

1000 classes 45 min 5 sec

Time to Change a Java Package Name

It is as if we started with a dog house and, by gradually replacing pieces, ended up with a skyscraper, all the while continuously occupying the structure. This is absurd in the physical world but it’s a sensible, low-risk way to develop software.

Kent Beck Extreme Programming

Explained, 2nd Ed.

p. 104

casa de câine ->

zgârie-nori?

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March 9, 2017, Cluj-Napoca

Underwriter asks supervisor to review proposed loan decision

Supervisor reviews loan decision marked for review

Supervisor sees when underwriter did not send loan decision for review

Sup. edits draft loan letter from activity in activity list

Underwriter reviews and incorporates supervisor’s edits

Sup. edits draft loan letter from “correspondence” tab

Underwriter reviews feedback and renders final decision

Store versions of initial letter, edited letter, and final copy

See initial proposed decision as part of loan decision history

Admin sees when supervisor approves loan

Supervisor re-assigns a loan to different underwriter

Supervisor vacates proposed decision on loan when re-assigning

Stories as Options

Supervisor Review Other Feature #1

Other Feature #2

Underwriter asks supervisor to review proposed loan decision

Sprint 10

Supervisor reviews loan decision marked for review

Supervisor sees when underwriter did not send loan decision for review

Sup. edits draft loan letter from activity in activity list

Underwriter reviews and incorporates supervisor’s edits

Sup. edits draft loan letter from “correspondence” tab

Underwriter reviews feedback and renders final decision

Store versions of initial letter, edited letter, and final copy

See initial proposed decision as part of loan decision history

Admin sees when supervisor approves loan

Supervisor re-assigns a loan to different underwriter

Supervisor vacates proposed decision on loan when re-assigning

Sprint 11 Sprint 12 “Stretch”

Out

Initial Release Plan

Underwriter asks supervisor to review proposed loan decision

Sprint 10

Supervisor reviews loan decision marked for review

Supervisor sees when underwriter did not send loan decision for review

Sup. edits draft loan letter from activity in activity list

Underwriter reviews and incorporates supervisor’s edits

Sup. edits draft loan letter from “correspondence” tab

Underwriter reviews feedback and renders final decision

Store versions of initial letter, edited letter, and final copy

See initial proposed decision as part of loan decision history

Admin sees when supervisor approves loan

Supervisor re-assigns a loan to different underwriter

Supervisor vacates proposed decision on loan when re-assigning

Sprint 11 Sprint 12 “Stretch”

Out

After Sprint 12

“Scratchpad” allows supervisor to make edits on decision letter

• Daily closure • Drive down transaction costs • Iterate on everything • Re-plan often

You can get better at this!

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USA

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