Christophe Heral - Mettons les développeurs au coeur de l'organisation produit

The speaker introduces the topic of putting developers at the heart of the product organization and shares his experience with agile principles in their startup organization.

Discussion about the products developed, including browser extensions for online shopping and cashback features.

Challenges faced in product delivery, including the need for faster delivery and the culture established around product delivery.

Efforts to enhance the development process, including iterative development, testing practices, and the use of feature flags for better control.

Emphasis on team autonomy and decentralized decision-making to improve collaboration and decision velocity within the organization.

Adoption of pair and mob programming to increase collaboration and code quality among team members.

Transition from manual to automated testing, the importance of continuous testing, and the shift towards efficient testing practices.

The speaker emphasizes the importance of automating tests to save time and increase confidence in the code. They discuss the transition from manual to automated testing, the significance of sanity checks, and the integration of automated testing into the continuous deployment process.

Discusses the automated continuous delivery process, deployment to various platforms like Google and Apple Stores, and the review process. Emphasizes the need to minimize manual tasks and ensure stable releases.

Highlights the importance of having an infrastructure capable of scaling and managing both infrastructural and applicative aspects effectively. Mentions the use of cloud services like Azure or AWS for seamless operations.

Explains the significance of monitoring, alerting, and quality assurance to ensure stable releases. Mentions the use of tools like Grafana for monitoring services and detecting anomalies in latency and functionality.

Discusses A/B testing, decision-making based on data insights, and the iterative process of product development. Emphasizes the importance of learning from continuous iterations and making data-driven decisions.

Describes the team structure without traditional roles like project managers or testers, promoting full-stack developers, and focusing on product engineers. Emphasizes a culture of continuous learning and growth within the teams.

Explains the product organization structure, including transversal platform teams and product engineers. Emphasizes the importance of team collaboration, limiting work in progress, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement in code quality and development practices.