MAKERS & MENDERS

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BY ANDREA GOULET CO-FOUNDER & CEO, CORGIBYTES

PUTTING THE RIGHT DEVELOPERS ON THE RIGHT PROJECTS

WHO LOVES software maintenance?

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“MY DREAM JOB IS CLEANING UP OTHER PEOPLE’S CODE.” M. Scott Ford, Corgibytes CTO

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“FIND SOMETHING EVERYONE NEEDS…AND NO ONE WANTS TO DO.” Andrea Goulet, Corgibytes CEO

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Sources: [1] http://freakonomics.com/podcast/in-praise-of-maintenance/[2] http://fedscoop.com/new-report-highlights-skyrocketed-agency-o-m-spending [3} http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2016/07/cobol-and-legacy-code-as-a-systemic-risk.html

SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE • IT Infrastructure: $4 Trillion Industry.1

• Federal Government: 90% of IT Budget Spent on Legacy Systems.2

• Finance Industry: Legacy Systems Recognized as Systemic Risk.3

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SOMETHING EVERYONE NEEDS

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Sources: [1] Survey of hands raised at developer conferences when asked “Who loves software maintenance?” by Corgibytes executives. [2] https://18f.gsa.gov/2016/02/23/software-maintenance-is-an-anti-pattern/

• Only about 10% of developers enjoy software maintenance.1

• Operations & Maintenance model labeled as an anti-pattern.2

• Shame has dominated software maintenance for decades.

SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE …AND NO ONE WANTS TO DO

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PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE

INTRODUCTION

GROWTH

MATURITY

DEVELOPMENT

MAKING

MENDING

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MAKERS• INNOVATION & IDEATION • SPEED TO MARKET • FEATURE FOCUSED • RAPID PROTOTYPING • IDEA TO MVP • 80% SOLUTION • ENERGIZED BY BIG LAUNCH

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MENDERS• FIX PROBLEMS • TACKLE TECHNICAL DEBT • MAKING PRODUCT STABLE • BUG FIXES & INTEGRATIONS • BIG WINS THROUGH

MARGINAL GAINS • SLOW AND STEADY PACE

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MENDER-FRIENDLY CULTURE

• INTERESTING PROJECTS

• SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT

• LIMITED DISTRACTIONS

• AUTONOMY AND TRUST

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• SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE

• IMPORTANT

• INNOVATION IN TOOLING, METHODS, OR PROCESS

INTERESTING PROJECTS

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• ACT WITH EMPATHY • ADOPT A GROWTH MINDSET • COMMUNICATION IS JUST AS

IMPORTANT AS CODE • CALM THE CHAOS • CRAFTSMANSHIP IN CONTEXT

SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT

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LIMITED DISTRACTIONS

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LIMITED DISTRACTIONS

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• EMPATHY

• VULNERABILITY

• SHAME

AUTONOMY & TRUST

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MAKERSMENDERS

WHY BOTHER?

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