building great teams: the power of a nudge
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We all want to be on a great team - with fun, competent and enthusiastic people, delivering successful projects to wow the customer. However, this reality is hard to archive - fun cannot be mandated, success requires coordinated effort of many people, and customers have a hard time explaining what exactly will wow them. Consider nudging - making a small suggestion in a powerful way. A right setup will help the team communicate better. A good nudge will encourage the customer to share their feelings about the project early and often. There are also small nudges (not orders!) that help everyone enjoy their workday more, and be more creative and productive at the same time.TRANSCRIPT
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Building a great team:The power of a nudge
Jane Prusakova
Improving Enterprises
Houston TechFest 2014
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Jane Prusakova
Hard-core developer
Behavioral science geek
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What is a nudge?
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Nudge tools
Defaults
Choice structure
Feedback
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What is a nudge?
Nudge
Conversation
Incentive
Request Order
MoreChoice
LessChoice
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What is NOT a nudge?
Order, requirement
Ultimatum, lack of choice
Commitment
A nudge always leaves a choice
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Popular nudgesTip on the restaurant check
Candy and gum at Fry’s checkout
Minimum payment for credit card bill
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Ag
ileProductivity
Work-lifebalance
On-timedelivery
QualityHealth
Moral
e
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Nudges for better
Communication
Technical excellence
Team spirit
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Collocated groups
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Team spirit
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FREE FOOD
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ANY FOOD WILL DO
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Process nudgesMeeting reminders
Stand-up meetings
Deadlines
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Agile Nudges
Daily scrum
Scrum retrospective
Stakeholder demo
Task board
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Technical Excellence Nudges
Code reviews
Pair programming
Test coverage
Static analysis
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Other nudges at work
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Nudging techniques
Create a defaultScrum ceremonies
Make it easyOpen office layout, meeting facilitation
Continuous feedbackCI, test coverage
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Ag
ileProductivity
Work-lifebalance
On-timedelivery
QualityHealth
Moral
e
©2010 Improving Enterprises, Inc.
Building a great team:The power of a nudge
Jane Prusakova
Improving Enterprises
Houston TechFest 2014
©2010 Improving Enterprises, Inc.
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