Stephan Swart
Engineering Leadership Consultant
Pretoria, South Africa
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Stephan is a consultant, advisor, and Fractional CTO. He has held a range of titles including: developer, architect, agile coach, and CTO. He is passionate to help organisations and their leaders to get the best out of their dev teams. He is passionate about creating work-environments where software teams and individuals can flourish. He has seen the insides of small, medium, and large organisations. In all teams he has been part of, he has grown a reputation of bringing clarity, trust, and courage.
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Avian App Development: A Flock of Fun and Feathers
Come join us on a flight through the process of developing an African-based birding app that's for the birds (pun intended). We'll share our tales of beak-to-beak collaboration with ornithologists, writers, illustrators, and photographers to bring a comprehensive and visually stunning avian app to life.
During the talk, we'll delve into the technical aspects of building the app, including the choice of (native-based) tech stack and the considerations we made for seamless UX. We'll also share the process of working as a two-man dev team working closely with experts in the field of ornithology to ensure the accuracy and accessibility of the app's content.
But it's not all about the technicalities – we'll also share the personal and emotional challenges we faced so far. From the thrill of seeing the app take flight to the frustration of hitting turbulence, we'll give you an honest and transparent look at what it took to bring this project to fruition.
This talk will provide insights and inspiration for anyone looking to create their own.
Decoding Developer Productivity: The Impact of Metrics and Mindsets
Join the speaker, a seasoned consultant in the South African software industry with a Masters in Organisational Leadership, as he unravels the intricacies of developer productivity. Drawing from McKinsey's recent findings, Kent Beck and other industry giants' rich practical insights and his own real-world consulting experiences, he will dissect the metrics conundrum and its impact on engineering culture.
Engage in a riveting discussion on balancing individual and team performance while fostering a collaborative culture. Whether you're a developer wanting to improve your own productivity or a tech leader that wants a better understanding of the trade-offs involved, gear up for a thought-provoking exploration of developer productivity measurement.
Join this talk and be part of the conversation shaping modern software development practices!
Invisible Forces Shaping Your Code: Psychodynamics and Software Design
Have you ever wondered how team interactions and organisational structures silently influence your codebase? Organisational design, unresolved leadership issues, hidden anxieties, and unspoken group dynamics often manifest in your software architecture—sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.
In this talk, we’ll explore how psychodynamic principles—the psychological forces that influence human behaviour—apply to software development. Through real-world case studies, we’ll see the significant power of these invisible forces on code structures and even more surprisingly how the opposite is also true.
Whether you’re a developer, team lead, architect, or leader overseeing complex technical organisations, this talk equips you with actionable strategies to transform not just your code but also your team and organization. By learning how to illuminate these hidden dynamics, you’ll be better prepared to create software products that actually achieve their goals.
Regional Scrum Gathering® Cape Town 2024 Sessionize Event
Stephan Swart
Engineering Leadership Consultant
Pretoria, South Africa
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