Boot the Backlog - Optimizing Your Workflow for Dev Happiness

Explore the Shape Up approach to project management and optimize developer happiness in this RubyConf 2022 talk. Challenge traditional work processes and learn how to streamline workflows across distributed teams. Discover ways to eliminate endless backlogs, reduce meeting fatigue, and increase focus time. Gain insights from the Workforce.com dev team's experience coordinating work across three continents, and understand how to deliver more value to users while enhancing developer satisfaction. Examine core elements of the Shape Up methodology and learn how to rethink ineffective practices to boost team productivity and morale.