In the latest Culture & Methods Trends Report by InfoQ, we saw the two most significant factors influencing organizational culture in 2023. Those are layoffs and the emergency of Large Language Models (read ChatGPT).
𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:
🔹 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹
𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 across the whole industry. Even though it was explained as a right-sizing after changing economic climate, it resulted in a loss of trust and reduced employee engagement.
🔹 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 but are also considerably flawed. It was noticed that could be a risk of developers being replaced by AI, yet it is still not in sight. On the other hand, we saw how tools such as GitHub Copilot improve developer productivity by 40%.
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𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. We saw that ideas around Projects and products are happening increasingly as companies try to shift their IT departments from a cost to something that adds value. Here Value Stream Management is essential in optimizing the development process in DevOps implementations.
🔹 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁. Some organizations saw the harm in conflicts between architects and developers. Developers need to develop features quickly, but architects have a longer-term view of the system. The remediation is making architecture an integral part of the development process through collaboration with developers, using Design Docs or RFCs and Architecture Design Records (ADRs).
🔹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. Organizations can use the Reverse Conway strategy and Conway's Law to align communication for greater effectiveness intentionally. To help organizations restructure teams to maximize value delivery and reduce cognitive strain, Team Topologies has offered patterns.
🔹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀. There are career pathways that don't necessitate entering people management jobs, and the Staff Plus role is garnering prominence.
🔹 𝗔𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱, and rganizations adopting the practices are gaining real benefits
🔹 𝗛𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺. It is essential to be deliberate about the reasons for bringing people together in person rather than just having a fixed schedule
