Video and slides synchronized, mp3 and slide download available at URL http://bit.ly/1xOR9lT. Josh Knowles shares thoughts on the strong engineering culture which has made the Pivotal Labs team successful, taking a look at how things have evolved over the past 20 years. Filmed at qconnewyork.com. Josh Knowles is an accomplished software developer, trainer and consultant with over 15 years of professional development experience. Currently the VP of Engineering for the Atlantic region of Pivotal Labs, Josh spends his days consulting with both early stage startups, as well as large international organizations.

1. The
Pivotal
Way
Lessons learned over 15 years of
agile development
Josh Knowles
QCon NYC, June 2014

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4. DEVELOPMENT
CULTURE
TRANSPARENT
COLLABORATIVE
DISCIPLINED
ITERATIVE
SUSTAINABLE

5. TRANSPARENT

6. COLLABORATIVE

7. DISCIPLINED

8. Pivotal Labs Confidential
ITERATIVE

9. SUSTAINABLE
§ Consistent,
predictable
delivery
is
at
a
premium
§ Tired
developers
leave
bugs
§ Burned
out
developers
leave
jobs
§ Short-­‐term
bursts
of
produc=vity
cost
more
in
the
long
7
term

10. What happens when we
apply these principles to the
rest of the organization?
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Labs Confidential

11. RECRUITING

12. Pivotal Labs Confidential
HR

13. MANAGEMENT

14. FACILITIES

15. IT

16. Thank You
joshknowles@gmail.com | @joshknowles

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culture