Craftsmanship Mindset

Chandan patary, Agile Coach, SocieteGenerale

"The only source ofknowledge isexperience.“ -Einstein

Agenda

• Current Status

• Mindset

• Challenges

• What we have done

• Key takeaway

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Jugaad solution

Will we continue to dominate in Software export Market?

All about Mindset

Start with Why?

Software development is becoming more complex

How do we manage software “illities”

Change is constant

Writing software is social skill!

Software Development is a People focus.

Development Environment!!!

Being Immersed in an activity: Sustain flow state with passion

Needs for each phase of product developments are different

Going extra Mile

Software Craftsman is full with Unconscious Competence

"Phelps swims minimum 80,000 meters a week, which is nearly 50 miles. Hepractices twice a day, sometimes more if he's training at altitude. Phelps trainsfor around five to six hours a day at six days a week."

When you deal with this code base?

What good developers wants from a manager

Excellent craftsmantshipis expensive

What organization wants from developers

What developers wants from organization

What we have done? Build learning systems so that your people can perform better while increasing their competencies.

"I think everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer because it teaches you how to think.“ – Steve Jobs

• Build Community of Practice and sustain

• Code contest or hackathon and give social recognition

• highlighted and recognized, Developers are more valuable than Managers.

• Recruiting right candidates

• Develop people collaboration and communication skill to mastery in software craftsmanship

• Allocate time, no compromise

• Value based measurement

• Contribute into the community through Blogs, paper and speakership and newsletter

• Build pipeline for software delivery

Thank You!!!