#1 HOUR SHIPIT MOVIE#

Previously we had some automation however there were gaps and missing signals that kept the process from being as seamless or as face up as we’d like. The SquirrelOps team wanted to increase the speed that we would go from commit to deployment in our development environments, as well as provide a more holistic view of the state of the system across our various tools, which included GitHub, Spinnaker, New Relic, Artifactory, and Jenkins. Naresh Rayapati, Scott Buchholz, Matt Nelson Overview These trophies are made by one of our own associates, Kyle Harper! ShipIt XIX Winners – SquirrelOps Our virtual winners receive a custom 3D printed version of the trophy that is mailed directly to them. One of our favorite activities to do with our virtual ShipIt participants is virtual bingo! The traveling golden keyboard trophy is safely locked up on campus. Our most popular activities have been Trello’s GIF battles, virtual bingo and a JackBox game hour! The live demo portion is streamed using Microsoft Teams as well and is available for all associates within the company to tune in. To keep our teams engaged with each other during the event we host several virtual activities throughout the day and night. During the actual event, we utilize Microsoft Teams to communicate and collaborate with our participating teams. We knew we had to keep this tradition alive! To get our associates excited for the event, we mail a swag box directly to each participant’s home. ShipIt participants enjoy collecting our signature t-shirts quarter-over-quarter, building a variety of colors into their wardrobes. Our goal for the virtual format was to keep the core aspects of the event the same. It was a fun moment to wrap up the event and capture photos of all the teams. At the end of the presentations, the judges and people-choice winners get announced in our assembly, where each team then gets to pick from a line-up of prizes, with the 1st place team receiving the traveling trophy: the golden keyboard. Another very anticipated part of the event is the live demo portion where each participating team shares what they created in the last 24 hours.

#1 HOUR SHIPIT MOVIE#

Participating teams would be provided with awesome swag, a fully loaded snack bar and an evening movie to give a fun atmosphere for those who enjoyed to be attending in the evening ( check out our recap video for what it was like on our campus). Moving this event to a virtual format has created a lot of challenges! During a typical in-person ShipIt event, all participating teams would gather in one room to collaborate on their projects.

With the pandemic this year, we had to rethink how can we continue to achieve this same associate enjoyment and fulfillment while only being in a virtual format. The enjoyment of these projects often come from just working on something different, working with other colleagues, and applying their passions to an area they have been desiring to solve. This quarterly event is something associates enjoy by taking a break from their normal routine and focusing on a problem that they seek to achieve within a short time period (one day). ShipIt Days are Cerner Engineering’s 24-hour hackathons where associates are empowered to brainstorm, plan, build, and present a project of their choice.

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