UIE
UI Engineering
Cross-site HMH Working Group
Who is UIE?
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Dublin
Boston
Montreal
Alistair MacDonald
Steven Gadman
Dennis Kenny
Clíona de Róiste
Attila Vago
Dominique Rochefort
Senior Engineer
TBC
Max Kovalenkov
Vision
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- Complexity
- Cost
- Delivery Speed
- Quality
Increase
Decrease
Challenges
- One-Off Architectures
- No standardization of practices
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Technical
- Outside groups committing to work on behalf of engineering
- Parachute projects
(no look-ahead)
Operational
Solutions
- UI Architecture
- UI Best Practices
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Ownership
Culture
Collaboration
- Features vs. Capabilities - align w/ business on engineering modes
- Incoming Pipeline - new products, changes to existing products
- Build vs. Buy - decisions on software we will be supporting
- Clear on-boarding, ownership & professional expectations
- Skills development program
- Town hall meetings for UI Engineers
UIE responsible for:
Unlocking the full potential of every UI Engineer
Early collaboration with the business:
Strategy
- ~10 Webex Meetings
- Onsite Meeting in Dublin
- (Montreal Onsite coming Jan 2019)
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Sessions To Date
- React Monorepos
- Web App Container
- HMH Engineering Blog on Medium.com
- Cross-site knowledge sharing
- E2E, Unit & Accessibility Test Frameworks
- PXD-UIE Inter-Group Working Process
Work In Progress
- Monthly at each location
- All UI (and full-stack) Engineers involved
UI Guild Meetings
Common UI Architecture & Processes:
The Ask
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- Once a year for each location
(three times a year) - Boston, Dublin, Montreal
- Travel budget for six Staff & Senior Engineers,
three times a year.
UIE Onsite Meetings
Early Business Collaboration
- Early involvement at the beginning of the new work pipeline for three UIE Staff Engineers:
- Alistair MacDonald
- Dennis Kenny
- Dominique Rochefort
- Working process to share/gain valuable insights with the business to shorten delivery timelines, increase quality and save costs.
Questions?
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By Alistair MacDonald (f1lt3r)
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