Debugging Product Teams

Explore effective strategies for troubleshooting and improving product team dynamics in this 26-minute conference talk from RubyConf 2021. Discover how to approach team issues using a debugging mindset, drawing parallels between software systems and team dynamics. Learn to identify internal problems such as performance issues, power imbalances, and cultural barriers to collaboration. Gain insights into implementing small, targeted interventions, starting with personal behavior changes, and fostering team resilience. Apply these practical techniques to enhance trust, productivity, and morale within your own development teams, regardless of your role.

Intro
Some Assumptions I Make That Don't Matter
The Debugging Process MAP THE SYSTEMS
Some Examples of Internal Problems *performance problem unacknowledged or tonic power Imbalances culture that discourages collaborative behavior within and across teams
Intervene perturb the system and see what happens test and learn. most interventions should be small to start changing your own behavior is always the first place to
where you have limited influence, work to make the team more resilient