Silos are for Farmers
MinneBar 7 Session
This is a panel session.
Summary: The best websites are made when specialists work collaboratively, not in silos.
Time: 16:50 to 17:35
Room: Theater
Matt Gray is VP, Director of Technology at Clockwork Active Media Systems. Matt is enthusiastic about using technology to solve problems and has a knack for quickly identifying requirements and potential solutions. When not clacking away in a terminal session, he enjoys backpacking in the wilderness and photography. No bio for Andrew Leaf. (create one) No bio for Kristi McKinney. (create one) No bio for Kevin O'Brien. (create one)
The best websites are made when specialists work collaboratively, not in silos. Different departments approach projects from distinct frameworks, and personality types complicate things further. At a minimum, team members have to communicate; its even better when they get along. Amazing things ship when a team truly collaborates.
In this panel discussion, a dev, front-end dev/designer, UXA, and QA will discuss how to think outside the silo on your next project.
Example discussion topics:
- Tips for cross-discipline communication
- Developers vs. QA and other adversarial anti-patterns
- Communicating complex user experiences
Well share real-world tactics to help teams work better and together. We will also ask participants to talk about their own ideas, tips, and experiences.
[edit] Panel
[edit] Andrew Leaf, QA
Software Test Engineer, Clockwork Active Media Systems
Before joining Clockwork, Andrew managed the quality assurance team at a video game company. At Clockwork, Andrew tests websites, apps, and the occasional crumple zone. Prior to working in QA, Andrew managed a musical instrument store, fixed amplifiers, and, as a 7-year old, studied paleontology.
[edit] Kevin O'Brien, front-end developer/designer
[edit] Kristi McKinney, UXA
At Clockwork Kristi works on content strategy, social strategy and user experience. Her previous job was as a product and web manager for a financial services company. Before entering the awesome world of web technology, Kristi worked in academia studying international mass communication.
