How Does Your Team Reach a Shared Standard for Quality?

Questions by Thorsten Brunzendorf in August 2018

Conversation facilitated as a session at SoCraTes Germany 2018 in Soltau with sketchnotes by Ekaterina Budnikov.

Triggered by a conversation with Johannes Brodwall about Clean Code, Clean Enough Code and Compassionate Code.

What problems do you encounter where a shared standard may help?
What can go wrong when trying to find such a shared standard?
What does work well for your team towards a shared understanding of quality?
What quality aspects do you discuss with your team? (Internal vs external quality)
Under what conditions are code reviews helpful here?
How do static analyzers can support quality standards?
Automatic tests and code coverage: what role do they play here?
When do you need a standard shared between more than one team?
What has to change when several teams are involved?
Which other factors have got an impact on quality standard discussions?
What should be documented? And how?
How and when should the standard be adapted and changed?