{"id":79,"count":1861,"description":"Depending on the organization's culture, teams take different approaches to success. Software engineering companies need to build the right culture because individuals make up their teams - even if they deal with codes - and the company environment directly affects how the team members work and behave.\r\n\r\nOrganizational culture<\/span><\/a> impacts the success of every company and determines the approach taken by each team. Building the right culture in your software engineering company is essential because individuals make up your teams \u2014 even if you deal with codes \u2014 and the company environment directly influences team members\u2019 work ethic and workplace experience.<\/span>\r\n\r\nGood culture and community at any enterprise attract top talent. This approach allows a company to have skilled and invaluable team members who bring diverse and innovative ideas that move the organization forward.<\/span>\r\n\r\nTeam culture<\/span><\/a> promotes collective effort and cooperation between team members.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe New Stack\u2019s coverage of this topic looks at how cultural forces positively or negatively influence cloud-native <\/span>computing<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>DevOps<\/span><\/a>, and other modern information technology practices.<\/span>\r\n\r\nJob Sharing Can Help Retain Tech Workers. But It\u2019s Not Easy.<\/b><\/a>\r\n

5 Steps to Creating a Software Engineering Team Culture<\/b><\/h2>\r\nCreating an influential organizational culture is not limited to the software development industry. However, our coverage focuses on how to improve a software development company structure and other guiding workplace culture principles.<\/span>\r\n\r\nIT culture<\/span><\/a> is vital because it affects execution and the work environment. <\/span>Culture and community<\/span><\/a> also shape the future direction of any company.<\/span>\r\n\r\nHere are five steps to follow when building a progressive software company culture:<\/span>\r\n\r\nGrow your current culture.<\/b> Building an excellent <\/span>corporate culture<\/span><\/a> doesn\u2019t mean the existing culture is negative. Bearing the company\u2019s direction in mind, leaders can carry out an audit and retain certain aspects of the current culture. An audit will highlight areas of improvement and parts of the company's culture that are not progressive.<\/span>\r\n\r\nCommunicate value<\/b>. Now more than ever, people are looking to find meaning behind anything they do, especially at work. Helping team members see the value behind their work and the company\u2019s overall objectives promotes job satisfaction. Communicating value can influence the effort and zeal of the entire staff.<\/span>\r\n\r\nPromote positivity<\/b>. A good software company culture centers around positivity. Leaders should encourage employees to use positive language, express gratitude, respect others and exhibit these traits.<\/span>\r\n\r\nCreate goals<\/b>. Setting goals helps all teams have specific short-term and long-term objectives and a clear company direction. Without goals, team members and company leaders do not work towards anything. Leaders should work with team members and develop SMART goals that move the company forward.<\/span>\r\n\r\nIs Tech\u2019s 4-Day Work Week Coming? Not Yet, but Stay Tuned.<\/b><\/a>\r\n\r\nPay attention to health<\/b>. Mental, emotional, and physical fitness is vital to the success of any company. When <\/span>team members feel valued<\/span><\/a> and see that leaders are concerned about their well-being, their productivity is likely to increase, positively impacting the organization.<\/span>\r\n

Benefits of Adopting a DevOps Culture<\/b><\/h2>\r\nDevOps<\/span><\/a> combines practices, tools, and processes that enable an organization to achieve goals by integrating development and operation teams. Fostering a strong DevOps culture helps to improve the software development life cycle because it eliminates long lead times.<\/span>\r\n\r\nBenefits of adopting a DevOps culture in your software engineering company include:<\/span>\r\n\r\nIncreased efficiency.<\/b> A DevOps culture promotes technological devices that save time and increase efficiency among team members. <\/span>DevOps automation culture<\/span><\/a> identifies bugs and other issues with code and enables developers to carry out hotfixes and rollbacks.<\/span>\r\n\r\nJob satisfaction. <\/b>Instead of a rule-based or power-based culture, one of the DevOps core principles is to take a performance-based approach. This approach allows employees to improve and utilize their skills resulting in a better workforce. Software companies can invest in their staff by offering them industry-recognized DevOps training. Giving employees opportunities to develop their skills helps to increase their job satisfaction.<\/span>\r\n\r\nReduced risk of failure. <\/b>Another DevOps core principle is fast and frequent software releases. Using the DevOps approach in development and deployment, teams can reduce the risk of outright crashes as changes are made quickly to issues detected in the software. The DevOps methodology ensures that development and operation teams are involved in the product life cycle. DevOps core principles reduce communication gaps between concerned teams and minimize the risk of product failure.<\/span>\r\n\r\nCollaboration. <\/b>Rather than focusing on individual team achievements and goals, a DevOps culture ensures that development and operation teams work together to achieve their goals. This approach promotes efficiency and cooperation. It also enhances the development atmosphere and software company culture.<\/span>\r\n\r\nEasier recovery from unsuccessful deployments. <\/b>The DevOps methodology reduces the change failure rate to about 15% or less and helps teams recover from failure faster. When the required code changes can be made within one unit, solutions can be implemented quickly. Delay is reduced as fixes do not need to pass through the software company\u2019s employee hierarchy. Teams can work in small increments and implement trunk-based developments and test automation strategies. This approach helps the department recover faster from failures and improves the overall performance of an organization.<\/span>\r\n\r\nInvesting in the Next Generation of Tech Talent<\/b><\/a>\r\n

The Impact of Institutional Bias<\/b><\/h2>\r\nAnother topic we discuss in our coverage of IT culture is <\/span>institutional bias<\/span><\/a>, which is a tendency for institutions to operate in a certain way that favors a specific group of people. Some software companies and development shops struggle with inclusivity, much to the loss of the industry. We want to shed light on unpopular issues and help organizations act in the right direction. An example is creating an inclusive <\/span>culture within organizations<\/span><\/a>. If computing is for all people, everyone should be represented in its creation.<\/span>\r\n\r\nAt The New Stack, we look at <\/span>how culture impacts technology choice<\/span><\/a> and how good business and development practices can benefit the operation of cloud-native systems. We also discuss open-source, as independent developers spar with large cloud companies over the rights and responsibilities of open-source software. 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