Industry insights and other news from the Nerd/Noir team.
5 Spicy Strategies for leading change
In this presentation, David Laribee, co-founder of Nerd/Noir, details practical strategies that have propelled his teams and clients to achieve more impactful and lasting outcomes while managing the many changes software development faces today.
Does the word “transformation” make you hesitant or skeptical? Maybe even cringe a little? If so, you’re not alone. Traditional approaches of top-down implementation, endless training, and exhaustive coaching often fall short of making a genuine impact.
In this presentation, David Laribee, co-founder of Nerd/Noir, details practical strategies that have propelled his teams and clients to achieve more impactful and lasting outcomes while managing the many changes software development faces today.
Thanks to SEP for hosting us - we always enjoy hanging out with this awesome crew!
Dojo & Emergent Practices
In this Devopsdays Atlanta 2022 keynote, I explore how two, technical novel practices emerged from dojo environments.
The video below is from a keynote I did at Devopsdays Atlanta 2022. In it, I describe the concept of “novel practices” through two examples uncovered in dojos I’ve been involved with.
The first novel practice, Architectural Mapping, describes a mashup of mob programming, story mapping and journeys, and the C4 Model of Software Architecture.
The second novel practice, Refactoring with Telemetry, describes a method for combining static analysis tools with long binges of refactoring legacy code to drive conversations around code quality, quality metrics, and the impact a team can have over time in reducing entropy in a legacy codebase.
I continue to use these practices in my coaching today. The dojo is the perfect lab for this kind of practice innovation and real-time adaptation of so-called “best practices.”