Developers softskills
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Slides for my last Talk about Team building, behaviour and motivation in creative team setups.
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Developers softskills
- 3. Intro Gregor Sklorz Dipl. Ing. Media Informatics Focus Software Architecture User Experience (UX) ActionScript (Flash)
- 4. Intro Employers Siemens Gameforge Ubisoft Blue Byte Projects Settlers Online Funfari “Prototypes”
- 5. Developer
- 6. Softskills ? Social Talents Hobbys Knowledge Common mindset Whole behaivior ...making coffee
- 7. Importance Influence on Motivation Efficiency Creativity of your whole team!
- 8. Causality Reactions may boost or toxic your environment Action Reaction
- 19. Status matters Small Indi Team Team driven Talk Assist your Team Develop your Team Big company Project Process driven Check back Assist the processes Develop processes Good will may be misunderstood
- 20. True Story
- 22. Respect Trust Understanding Patience Skill True Level Presented Level Expected Level
- 23. Respect Boost Trust in advanced Esteem each other Handle other like you expect it from them Work with the System, not against Share responsibility Toxic Arrogance Gloryfication Fear Egocentrik
- 24. Reflect Analyse Use your mind Post mortem Necessary for decision making Think about... You Your work Others Their work Your state Their state
- 26. Reflect Boost Honesty Feedback Improve Toxic Ignorance Over – esteem Blind trust
- 27. Fun Do what makes fun. If it makes fun, you make it good. If you make it good, people going to pay for it!
- 28. Communication Transmitter Receiver Message Fact Appeal Relationship Revelation “Dear, we are out of milk.”
- 29. Communication: Gossip I heard that … Personal stuff Strategic stuff Dont confuse by Guess Estimation How to handle: Get subject (teller) Get object (victim) Sit in room with a neutral moderator Define ONE truth together
- 30. Estimations
- 31. Communication: Estimations Waterfall (source of) Scrum? WHY important: bad estimate terror planing lower mood lower trust avoid further features Impact whole team The conflict: Enthusiast vs Carefull
- 32. Communication: Decisions Meeting Protocols Well spread Info Integrity S.M.A.R.T. Goal Specific Measurable Assigned Realistic Time-bound
- 33. Communication Boost Honest Straight Clearly Integrity Ask Toxic Too short Dominating Confusing “Too” emotional (obsiously) wrong Too long Unsure facts / Gossip
- 34. Hardskills
- 35. Use your Hardskills Boost Use common Patterns What ever you do, do it right! Plan ahead Never stop learning !! Toxic Reinvent the wheel Scope overhead Quick n dirty work Self -over- esteem
- 36. Health care Balanced food Fresh air Breaks Movement Social life Ergonomy
- 37. Ergonomy
- 38. Keep in mind... Game development is a Marathon!! Not a Sprint. Creativity killer nr.1: Pressure! Its not the idea. Its the implementation! There is always an another project...
- 39. Literature 360° Leadership Alexander Groth Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni
- 40. Thanks... Q & A Google: Gregor Sklorz gregor@sklorz.net
Hinweis der Redaktion
- Iam no artist Talk may feel confusing I DONT tell: Technics Best Practices Funny stories BUT: Human Behaivoir in development A little Help to be successful in the End.
- Iam no artist Talk may feel confusing I DONT tell: Technics Best Practices Funny stories BUT: Human Behaivoir in development A little Help to be successful in the End.
- Apprenticeship Study
- I like blue companies And yellow projects Lead small teams Research & development team
- What is a developer ? Not defined clearly – coder – designer – producer Anybody who is wants the project success
- Versatile Very important for devs Google them Communication Methods of work NOT officially needed for profession Pen Paper RPG Gamers - skills are never taken, they cant kill anybody
- Why should we care? - Best Innovation comes from a healty environment (Creativity raise!) Get jobs done! Influece your environment
- Its about causality chaos theory Leak of softskilled people then: - High need for Manager - overhead Even your Boss
- One man can sabotage your whole team
- Causality chains / chaos theory Influece your environment One man can sabotage your whole team
- Causality chains / chaos theory Influece your environment One man can sabotage your whole team
- Causality chains / chaos theory Influece your environment One man can sabotage your whole team
- He has a realy bad day. Chaos & Anarchy !
- Causality chains / chaos theory Influece your environment One man can sabotage your whole team
- No one say: How GREAT it is. But always how BAD it is We belive that LUCK & Happiness is common!
- Causality chains / chaos theory Influece your environment One man can sabotage your whole team
- Care for envy / jealosy!
- Now its complicated Same action may have different result
- Focus fade: Often mistake: Big ones: too much process in small scope Small ones: Try all on their own. Ignoring processes in Big scopes THE STATUS COUNTS
- From Indi to Industry Hints: Calm down Learn your environment Ask! Dont tell. … How to avoid ???
- What to do against this annoying matter? Lets add some salvation. May sound idealogic and utopic
- Old experienced VS Young fresh educated Realist VS Ideology - Optimum is in between. You never know... We are all human Always two side of a story
- You dont know what you dont know
- Feedback Feedback Feedback (emotionless) You dont know what you dont know! 5 min Reflection may save hours of work
- Failing is good. Never trying is the worst case.
- Always Feedback Feedback Feedback (emotionless) Honesty may hurt, but it results in improvments - stay constructive!! ONLY trust in advanced without reflecting is worthless!
- Having fun is super important!
- Both are responsible for good communication “Dear, we are out of milk.” Fact: pure information. “Milk is gone.” Appeal: “Go n get some milk, if you are drank it out” Relation: “Dear” = Boyfriend, “We” = they are a unit Revealing: “I want milk”, “I stand by the fridge”, “Iam angry?” Listen – think – answere Silence can be more powerfull than each word. Zwei seiten einer medaile --- IMMER?! Clear & complete – take your time Sender – empfänger problem You can NOT avoid communication
- How to handle: So obvious...
- Common terminology Some can sell each other better than others. Honest estimations ONLY! avoid “nice to have” features May impact whole Team (producer plan less) Designer plan less (or too much - disapointing)
- SMART Tasks: Specific - improvement Measurable - aim Assigned – to certain Subject Realistic - achievable Time-bound – specific time scope definition Integrity: Say what u think Do what u say
- Listen – think – answere Silence can be more powerfull than each word.
- After all... We still need to work! And to be good at our work! You are all well trained. Efficency is key! By a continous high quallity.
- Lets add some beef! Make a plan Common design pattern are easy understood by all others Go step by step You will pay the technical debt!
- WHY important: You don't have 100% of skills until your HP runs below zero! When you become old, you will miss a lot and you lose your skill of creativity Game development may be exhausting Depressions will break you apart Intrinsic motivation VS Work-Live-Balance
- Try to feel well @ work This is about 60% of your awake time. Ask your employer for good equipment.
- Marathon – for online games even worse
- Leadership book Interessting for anybody 360° Leadership Detailed advisor Human oriented Team Dysfunctions: more buisness practical