Mothering A Dev Team: How Wardley Maps Saved My Parenting and My Job

A presentation at DevOpsDays, MapCamp, and Serverless Days ATL in April 2019 in Atlanta, GA, USA by Valarie Regas

Proper execution of a project is always easier with proper planning beforehand. Wardley Mapping is one of the best tools in our arsenal for seeing the road ahead clearly, and getting to where we need to be. Having learned a lot about planning while being a stay-at-home parent, Valarie has a unique take on how to manage time and resources, and especially children… I mean, coworkers.

During this presentation we’ll cover the basics of Wardley Mapping, in the context of both an automation process, as well as a life project. Because the best tools are multitaskers, and should be able to be used for more than one purpose!

Buzz and feedback

Here’s what was said about this presentation on social media.

Inception level tweet, but I cant resist. So thankful the creator of #WardleyMapping saw my map versions and approved of the mods my quirky self felt inspired to make. I love this community #DevOpsDaysATL #Serverless #womenintech https://t.co/Ne3NBaEq0I
— Valarie Regas (@ValarieRegas) April 10, 2019
It looks nothing like the #WardleyMapping that I learned about ... but it works for me!
@ValarieRegas #DevOpsDaysATL #Serverless #WardleyMapping #DevOpsDays #DevOps pic.twitter.com/q9TF0qaXoR
— a-prepare-fication 💉💉💉😷 (@aclairefication) April 10, 2019
This speaks to my inner dad @ValarieRegas @devopsdaysATL #devopsdays pic.twitter.com/L534X6tt6d
— DevOpsDreamer (@gelfing) April 10, 2019
Accessibility advice by @ValarieRegas for #WardleyMapping: use dyslexic-friendly fonts (e.g. comic sans), and use graphics as well as text (e.g. docker whale, ruby gem, etc.) #DevOpsDays
— Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真) (@lizthegrey) April 10, 2019
Listening to @ValarieRegas about adapting maps to help with things from work to parenting. @devopsdaysATL #DevOpsDays #DevOpsDaysATL pic.twitter.com/PQl0POyirj
— Jeffrey Sykes (@sykesjs) April 10, 2019
@ValarieRegas very cool #WardleyMapping applied to parenting for kids #DevOpsDaysATL pic.twitter.com/85gywYh8hr
— Idan Bidani (@idanbidani) April 10, 2019
Packed house for @ValarieRegas exploring new @swardley-inspired visual models for doing what works in-context! @devopsdaysATL @DaysAtlanta @map_camp pic.twitter.com/HX1hH7vnGO
— ben (@HiredThought) April 10, 2019
#wisdomnugget "For every half hour past 7:30 I get to sleep, they get a piece of candy" . Amazing advice from @ValarieRegas @devopsdaysATL #devopsDays #parentingwin
— DevOpsDreamer (@gelfing) April 10, 2019
Fantastic talk @ValarieRegas!!! Thank you for giving your time! @devopsdaysATL #devopsdays
— DevOpsDreamer (@gelfing) April 10, 2019
#WardleyMapping for a business project...? So for this my axes are Time Needed (intensive vs speedy) and Execution (planning through to completion) @ValarieRegas #DevOpsDaysATL #DevOpsDays #DevOps #serverless
— devopsdaysATL (@devopsdaysATL) April 10, 2019
There's no such thing as a perfect Wardley Map - don't be afraid to modify everything that you do to make it work for you & your situation. There's what works! @ValarieRegas #DevOpsDaysATL #DevOpsDays #DevOps #serverless #WardleyMapping
— devopsdaysATL (@devopsdaysATL) April 10, 2019
@ValarieRegas I loved your talk. Thanks for sharing how you map. Your playful spirit is refreshing, infectious, and much needed for approaching these tools!
— Love Pilgrim (@tasshinfogleman) April 10, 2019
Thanks for attending! It is always reassuring to see smiling faces in the crowd while I'm trying to share.
— Valarie Regas (@ValarieRegas) April 10, 2019
Thanks @ValarieRegas for a great talk on How Wardley Maps Saved My Parenting and My Job #DevOpsDaysATL #mapcamp
Brining great perspectives to maps
— Luke (@lucus_patrick) April 10, 2019
@ValarieRegas I would love to get copies of your slides (or at least the completed maps) -- I got the chore chart but missed the work example. Awesome presentation at #DevOpsDaysATL
— Byron "Always DNS" Lagrone (@ByronLagrone) April 10, 2019