Diverse Agile Teams with Marlena Compton, Betsy Haibel, and Jennifer Tu

Diverse Agile Teams with Marlena Compton, Betsy Haibel, and Jennifer Tu

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Guests

• Marlena Compton: Organizer of PearConf.
• Betsy Haibel: CTO at Cohere.
• Jennifer Tu: Co-Founder at Cohere.

Summary

How do common Agile practices like pair programming and retrospectives work when you have diverse teams? How can you make sure that underrepresented team members have their voices heard, and how does doing so improve the way that your team delivers software? Besty Haibel, Jennifer Tu, and Marlena Compton discuss ways in which Agile practices can better serve your team in the real world. For more discussion, be sure to check out PearConf.

Notes

02:05 - Pairing and Agile Development on Diverse Teams

• Betsy on Twitter

04:31 - Implicit Agreement, Teaching Vs Exploring, and Power Differentials in Pairing

• Ruby DCamp
• Code Retreat
• Allison McMillan

08:52 - Understanding and Improving Team Dynamics: Building a Library of Smells

• Pairing With Privilege
• Ping Pong Pairing
• Troll Pairing
• Table XI Pair-A-Palooza Station

17:57 - Good Agile Pair Programming Techniques + Retrospective Roles

• Running your unconference discussions effectively: AdaCamp session role cards

22:14 - Making People Comfortable When Speaking Up and Making Agile Healthier

• Dot-Voting

32:30 - Agile As An Institution

• Agile Manifesto

38:34 - Backing Away From The Idea of Perfection

42:42 - PearConf Details

43:55 - Bonus Conversation: The Practices Not Being the Manifesto

• The Winter Getaway That Turned The Software World Upside down by Caroline Mimbs Nyce

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Special Guests: Betsy Haibel, Jennifer Tu, and Marlena Compton.