Marlene Roth &
Tobias Mohr
16 - 17 April 2024 | Alte Kaserne Winterthur
Marlene Roth
Architecture Lead @ Lufthansa Technik
Marlene Roth is responsible for the Enterprise and Software Architecture and at Lufthansa Technik. She strives to make software engineering a cutting-edge capability of organizations. In her current role, she drives the digital Transformation of Lufthansa Technik by leveraging Conway’s Law and combining state-of-the-art architectures and technologies with effective team topologies. Marlene is passionate about software engineering strategy, Big Tech and lifting heavy weights.
Tobias Mohr
Senior Director IT Aircraft Maintenance and Digital Fleet Solutions @ Lufthansa Technik
Tobias is responsible for IT and related services for Aircraft Maintenance and Digital Fleet Solutions at Lufthansa Technik.
He strives with his team to drive the company’s digital transformation and to make Lufthansa Technik a software company. In this endeavor, he works on building, growing, and scaling a software engineering organization based on state-of-the-art technologies, lightweight architectures, and agile team topologies.
In doing so, he can rely on his broad experience in various tech leadership positions covering various tech functions, from operations to engineering and development to strategy.
Besides his professional activities, he is passionate about combining his fascination for sports and traveling by visiting football matches around the globe.
Talk
Collapsing Clouds of Dust - The Skunk Works Approach to Cultivating a Software-driven Organization
In the era of Digital Transformation, IT departments face the delicate task of upholding their traditional purpose while shaping tomorrow’s value proposition. Navigating through uncertainty, ambiguity, and complexity requires non-tech-native organizations to foster flexibility and speed by undergoing a fundamental shift in their culture and capabilities.
As most organizations do not share the privilege of launching on a green field, they grapple with complex big balls of mud and discouraging clouds of dust. The real challenge lies in transforming these legacy landscapes full of tech debt, unintentional easter eggs and intertwined interfaces. Thanks to tight coupling, it feels like playing Jenga. You touch one brick and are pretty lucky if you do not wreck the whole complex.
How do you find the ideal split between:
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bulletproof architectures and trendy architectural patterns
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proficient functional silos and refreshing cross-functionality
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meticulous estimation and daring experimentation
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saving money and beating the speed of light
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dealing with tech debt on the verge of bankruptcy and driving innovation
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upskilling and fishing for new tech talent
Unveiling the path towards making software engineering a cutting-edge capability of our organization we leak our amusing mistakes, unexpected insights, and pragmatic approaches.