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The DNA of highly effective teams

Initially dismissive of "Culture eats strategy for breakfast," the author realized its truth when their team's strong culture led to canceling an unused 24/7 support service. This talk shares insights from building SaaS products, highlighting the impact of effective team culture, rather than focusing on methodologies like Scrum.

Achim Wiedemann
Achim WiedemannRobert Bosch GmbH

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Friday, June 13, 15:10-16:00
Room 3
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"Culture eats strategy for breakfast". That widely quoted statement, attributed to Peter Drucker, never really spoke to me and I found it pretty bland - until the day I was asked how we were actually able to pull it off. Half a year earlier we cancelled the subscription to our 24/7 support team because they didn't have any work with our services. Now, as I was explaining to the former lead of that support team how we work, I realized that for the most part our smooth sailing could be attributed to our team culture - and it suddenly clicked. Now Drucker's sentence made sense.The last couple of years as a software engineer I spent building SaaS products for end customers. I want to share my observations from working in highly effective software teams with you. Spoiler: this is not a talk about Scrum.
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Achim Wiedemann

Achim Wiedemann

Robert Bosch GmbH

Germany

I am a software engineer since over 15 years. Most of my career I spent in the Java ecosystem. I have worked in various industries and teams across Germany and Canada. I am currently working for Bosch eBike Systems where we build a cloud platform for emission-free mobility. Beside techie stuff I enjoy nature, traveling, music and hanging out with friends.
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