Integrating Software by Integrating People

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Integrating Software by Integrating People

• Todd Little
• Sr. Development Manager

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Landmark Product Suite
Geophysics
Engineering
Geology
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Enabling the I2 Enterprise
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Information to Integration
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But software is developed in Houston, Austin,
Denver and Calgary
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What the Leaders Did

• The best way to integrate our software is to
  make sure we integrate our people

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Get the Right People

Passion
Ability
Organizational Fit
Values
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Get Alignment on the Purpose
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The Texas Two Step

• Step Up
• Clarify Purpose
• Step Back
• Test for Success
• Ask Questions

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Integrating People
Creating the Future
Friday_at_4 Weekly
PMM Quarterly
Developers Conference Yearly
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Creating the Future
One Week exposure to Landmark All new employees
from around the world
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Fridays _at_ 4

• Informal setting
• Opportunity for news

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Product/Project Managers Meeting

• Quarterly
• Face to Face
• 2 days

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WorldWide Developers Conference

• 4 Day event
• Everyone collocated

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Persistence

• People
• Purpose
• Passion
• Persistence

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The Bottom Line

• Revenue grew
• Market share grew

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Leadership Role

• Take the Fun
• Out of Being
• Dysfunctional

Make it FUN to be Functional
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Party with a Purpose
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Every Silver Lining has a Cloud
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Integrating People
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Creating the Future
Friday_at_4 Weekly
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PMM Quarterly
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Developers Conference Yearly
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Caution!
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Purpose and People Alignment

Leading Collaboration
Command and Control and/or Heroes
High
Purpose
Kumbayah
Anarchy And Chaos
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High
Low
People (Collaboration)
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Maturity Model
Conformance to Purpose
Conformance to Process
Conformance to Plan
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Making Ship Happen
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Leadership Models
Strategy

Collaboration
Cultivate Innovation
EmbraceChange
Decisions
Real Options
Delivery
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Agile Development Conference