Avoiding Accidental Evil: Work less & win more at your agency
Most of us feel like there's just not enough time in the day to get it all done. In an effort to keep our heads above water, we sometimes behave in ways that we believe will help us keep up, but which often end up causing exponentially more work in the long-run (and sometimes even in the short-run). In this talk, angel investor and agency owner Casey Cobb will share experiences, principles, tools, and systems you can apply to keep your team and clients happier, develop higher quality code, and ensure that your company and personal career are always positioned for success.
Time permitting, we will cover the following topics along with anecdotes and stories of where each has been effective in software development, agency operations, and client management:
- What Accidental Evil is and how to avoid it
- How to utilize the Pareto Principle for exponential effectiveness
- Tips for a more effective Scrum
- Cognitive biases that engineers, clients, and project managers are susceptible to - and how to fortify against them
- How to apply the "Swiss Cheese Model" in your software and organization
- How to apply an understanding of personality for effective communication with clients and collegues
- What effective management is, and how to identify if you have it
- Principles, tricks, and hacks for time management
No technical experience is required and the content of this talk will be highly relevant to PMs, managers, and software engineers alike.