Episode 11: Dominica DeGrandis on Increasing Developer Happiness

Episode 11: Dominica DeGrandis on Increasing Developer Happiness

Author: Dr. Mik Kersten: Author of Project to Product and Founder and CEO of Tasktop June 30, 2020 Duration: 47:49
In this episode of Mik + One, the official Project to Product podcast, Mik is joined by Dominica DeGrandis, Principal Flow Advisor at Tasktop and Author of “Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow.” In this episode, Mik and Dominica cover a variety of topics, including: Reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on organizations, and advice for leaders, teams and individuals to get through this time and find their own flow Exploration into how Dominica’s work in ‘Making Work Visible’ applies at the individual, team and organization levels Leadership’s role in acknowledging employee burnout and working to improve it in order to increase employee confidence, innovation and engagement during the Turning Point Getting Work in Progress (WIP) under control in order to improve flow The concept of Flow Safety, and why it is critical in making structural changes and seeing successful results The importance of experimentation when removing bottlenecks, and how it can help to increase team happiness and productivity Why exposing dependencies is critical in order to make fast decisions that produce results, reduce wait times, and reduce WIP Subscribe to the Mik + One podcast today so you never miss an episode and don’t forget to leave your review. Follow Mik on Twitter: @mik_kersten #MikPlusOnewww.tasktop.com For more information about Dominica DeGrandis, to view the full list of resources featured in this episode, and to download the episode transcript, visit:https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/dominica-degrandis/

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