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“Having developers share responsibility for the quality of the systems they build not only improves outcomes but also accelerates learning.” quote by Gene Kim
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““Having developers share responsibility for the quality of the systems they build not only improves outcomes but also accelerates learning.””

Gene Kim

About This Quote

Source Book: The Phoenix Project, 2013

Sharing quality responsibility among developers improves outcomes and speeds learning.

In simple terms: Team ownership boosts quality and learning.

Key Takeaway

Encourage collective code ownership.

Themes

collaboration quality learning

Mood

reflective pragmatic

Type

leadership instructional

When to use this quote

  • software development
  • team meetings
  • code reviews

Key Concepts

DevOps shared responsibility

Questions to Reflect On

  • How will you define responsibilities?
  • What metrics will track quality?
A Different Perspective

May cause conflict if roles are unclear.

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