Upgrade to Pro
— share decks privately, control downloads, hide ads and more …
Speaker Deck
Sign up for free
Menu
Search
Features
All features
Private URLs
Password Protection
Custom URLS
Scheduled publishing
Remove Branding
Restrict embedding
Deck Collections
Notes
Features
All features
Private URLs
Password Protection
Custom URLS
Scheduled publishing
Remove Branding
Restrict embedding
Deck Collections
Notes
Explore
Featured decks
Featured speakers
Programming
Technology
Storyboards
Explore
Featured decks
Featured speakers
Programming
Technology
Storyboards
Pricing
Search
Sign in
Sign up for free
Building a culture of collaboration
Search
Maria Gutierrez
October 23, 2017
Technology
130
0
Share
Embed
Copy iframe code
Copy JS code
Copy link
Start on current slide
Building a culture of collaboration
DevOps Edinburgh 2017 Keynote
Maria Gutierrez
October 23, 2017
More Decks by Maria Gutierrez
See All by Maria Gutierrez
[TuringFest 2018] What should we work on?
mariagutierrez
1
150
[TuringFest 2017] A clear-eyed look at distributed teams
mariagutierrez
0
69
[SaaStock 2017] Is your engineering team ready to support your growth?
mariagutierrez
0
730
Lead Dev UK 2017 - Time to focus on your goals
mariagutierrez
0
1.4k
RailsConf 2017: A clear-eyed look at distributed teams
mariagutierrez
1
240
A clear-eyed look at distributed teams
mariagutierrez
1
340
Choosing Management: A programmer at the crossroads
mariagutierrez
0
150
Building the right tool for the job
mariagutierrez
0
130
RailsGirls 2012 - Why should I become a software engineer?
mariagutierrez
0
71
Other Decks in Technology
See All in Technology
ビジネスを止めない技術的負債の返済のための戦略とその手法 - 技術的負債と向き合う / Complexity and Simplicity
soudai
PRO
3
680
FOSS4Gを活用した自治体業務DXの試み
470715
0
140
全人類(ほぼ)AWS Organizations の上でAWSを利用している、その世界を知る話
htan
1
130
事業活動を AI Ready にする攻めと守りのデータエンジニアリング / data-engineering-for-ai-ready-business
pei0804
6
2.3k
オンラインゲームのシステム全体像 - コロプラ 2026年度 新卒研修
colopl
0
1k
今さら理解するウェブフォントver.2026
takanorip
3
500
あなたの知らないAmazon VPC Route Server/Amazon VPC Route Server you don't know about
masakiokuda
2
240
全PRの83%が AIレビューだけでマージできるようになった開発組織は その後どうなったか @2026/10
athug
0
130
生成AIを使って「人が」考える技術 ― AI時代の人機共想と実践ノウハウ|UNITT AC2026
ishiirikie
0
570
脆弱性診断って、何をしているの? 〜弱点を見つけて、会社の改善につなげるまで〜
keeg
0
770
子育てエンジニアの可処分時間が減っても成長を諦めない戦い方
sudoakiy
5
4.2k
Kiro Crewをはじめよう
kizawa2020
1
110
Featured
See All Featured
What Being in a Rock Band Can Teach Us About Real World SEO
427marketing
0
1.1k
DevOps and Value Stream Thinking: Enabling flow, efficiency and business value
helenjbeal
2
400
Skip the Path - Find Your Career Trail
mkilby
1
250
Build your cross-platform service in a week with App Engine
jlugia
234
19k
It's Worth the Effort
3n
188
29k
State of Search Keynote: SEO is Dead Long Live SEO
ryanjones
0
310
A designer walks into a library…
pauljervisheath
211
25k
Believing is Seeing
oripsolob
1
240
Raft: Consensus for Rubyists
vanstee
142
7.7k
Ethics towards AI in product and experience design
skipperchong
2
420
Learning to Love Humans: Emotional Interface Design
aarron
275
41k
The Curse of the Amulet
leimatthew05
3
15k
Transcript
Building a culture of COLLABORATION
HELLO my name is María Gutiérrez VP Engineering @ FreeAgent
@mariagutierrez
None
None
Committed to building a DIVERSE, HIGH PERFORMING AND HAPPY TEAM
2000 2001 2004 2008 2011 2016
Ryan - SkyScanner Charlotte - GBG Kevin - NCR Nick
- Adobe Micky - SolarWinds Matt - SkyScanner Maria - FreeAgent Percy - St Andrews Uni
None
DEVOPS
Cross-functional way of working between development and operation teams that
emphasises communication, collaboration and cohesion
Faster time to market Improved deployment frequency Lower failure rate
of new releases Shorter time between fixes Faster time to recovery
Manage the code Architectures Continuos integration Continuos testing Artefact packaging
Release automation Configuration management Monitoring
Cross-functional way of working between development and operation teams that
emphasises communication, collaboration and cohesion WHAT?
Faster time to market Improved deployment frequency Lower failure rate
of new releases Shorter time between fixes Faster time to recovery WHY?
Manage the code Architectures Continuos integration Continuos testing Artefact packaging
Release automation Configuration management Monitoring HOW?
Cross-functional way of working between development and operations that emphasises
communication, collaboration and cohesion
None
None
Patrick Lencioni, “Five dysfunctions of a team” & “The Advantage”
Patrick Lencioni, “Five dysfunctions of a team” & “The Advantage”
Patrick Lencioni, “Five dysfunctions of a team” & “The Advantage”
None
Patrick Lencioni, “Five dysfunctions of a team” & “The Advantage”
be respectful, helpful and collaborative and candid
https://www.devopsdays.org/ events/2017-edinburgh/ conduct/ Code of Conduct Harassment policy
Patrick Lencioni, “Five dysfunctions of a team” & “The Advantage”
Patrick Lencioni, “Five dysfunctions of a team” & “The Advantage”
Patrick Lencioni, “Five dysfunctions of a team” & “The Advantage”
INCLUSION
“Inclusion is about making sure that people feel valued, respected,
listened to and able to challenge…”
BACKGROUNDS gender, age, experience, race…
DEPARTMENTS engineering, sales, marketing, support…
LOCATION colocated vs remote
TENURE old guard vs new folks
UNCONSCIOUS BIAS
None
…happens by our brains making incredibly quick judgments and assessments
of people and situations without us realising. Our biases are influenced by our background, cultural environment and personal experiences.
COLLABORATE daily to build trust
MINDSET START WITH WHY Make learning part of YOUR DAY
None
None
None
Faster time to market Improved deployment frequency Shorter time between
fixes Lower failure rate of new releases Faster mean time to recovery
BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE
None
Manage the code Architectures Continues Integration Continuos testing Artefact packaging
Release automation Configuration management Monitoring
BE CRITICAL
SMALL BUSINESS CAPACITOR TECH PROCESS PEOPLE
BE THE CATALYST
None
@mariagutierrez THANKS! Illustrations by the amazing FreeAgent designers