Software Delivery in Small Batches

Adam presents the ideas in Wiring the Winning Organization with a vignette from his time on gemba. Plus, a giveaway! Here's how to win a FREE copy of Wiring the Winning Organization . First, follow me on LinkedIn . Second, post a link to Small Batches podcast episode with what you learned using the #SmallBatchesGiveaway hashtag. The giveaway runs through January 2024. The winner will be announced...

Twelve tips for first-time engineering managers. Want more? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ 🚀 New listener? Start here . 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence

Adam presents thinking about boundaries, testing, and software design. Want more? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ 🚀 New listener? Start here . 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence 🖥️ Alistair Cockburn's posts on Hexagonal Architecture 📘 New Book! Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge by John Willis ☕️ Small Batches #22: Derek Comartin on Service Boundaries

Adam presents how he thinks about estimates and delivery. Plus, a special announcement on something new! Want more? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ 🚀 New listener? Start here . 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence 🥋 The Software Kaizen Substack 📘 Principles of Product Development Flow 📘 Making Work Visible   ☕️ Small Batches #86 - Flow: A Mental Model Chapters (00:00) -...

Adam presents mental model behind lean and agile. The mental model accepts we don't know the path forward, thus we must optimize for learning it. Are you just beginning your path to excellence? Then start here . Already on the path? Continue your self-study with any of these: 🧠 The Small Batches Way study guide  📘 The Fifth Discipline 📘 The Learn Startup ☕️ Small Batches #39 - The High-Velocit...

Adam presents the rationale behind choosing a language or tech stack. Spoiler alert: it's irrelevant to software delivery performance.  Learn More 🚀 New listener? Start here . 📘 Accelerate - The science of software delivery performance 📘 The DevOps Handbook ☕️ Small Batches #65 - Systems Thinking 🧠 The DORA report ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam presents thoughts on Sidney Dekker's book "Drift into Failure".   🚀 New listener? Start here . 📘 Drift into Failure by Sidney Dekker 📘 The Field Guide to Understanding "Human Error" by Sidney Dekker ☕️ Small Batches #65 - Systems Thinking 📹 The Pursuit of Success & Averting Drift into Failure - Sidney Dekker (DOES 2017) Editor's note: There is an error in the recording. Adam mistaken...

Adam revisits the historic Agile Manifesto. Learn More 🚀 New listener? Start here . 🧠 The Agile Manifesto 📘 The Art of Agile Development by James Shore 📘 The DevOps Handbook by Gene Kim ☕️ Small Batches #63 - Modern Software Engineering ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam shares an example of breaking work into increments and iterations. Learn More 🚀 New listener? Start here . 📘 Modern Software Engineering by Dave Farley ☕️ Small Batches #63 - Modern Software Engineering ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam shows how the phrase, "as measured by", encourages empirical and scientific thinking. Learn More 🚀 New listener? Start here . 📘 Measure what Matters by John Doerr   ☕️ Small Batches #88 - Golden Signals ☕️ Small Batches #84 - Deming & The System of Profound Knowledge ☕️ Small Batches #69 - Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam describes the aims of this podcast and what listeners can expect. Here's the best way to start down the path: 1. Envision the ideal: Small Batches #83 2. Study the origin: Small Batches #84 3. Build a mental model of the software delivery value stream: Small Batches #73 4. Follow me on LinkedIn for daily software delivery education 5. Create a self-study plan: Small Batches #71 6. Supplement...

Adam presents the four golden signals for steering production operations. Are you just beginning your path to excellence? Then start here . Already on the path? Continue your self-study with any of these: 📘 Release It! Design & Deploy production-ready Software 📘 Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems ☕️ Small Batches #26 - Service Level Objectives with Alex Hidalgo...

Adam comments on the importance of creating a menu of viable alternatives when problem-solving. Show notes 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence 📘 Understanding A3 Thinking 📘 Toyota Kata 📘 Lean Product & Process Development ☕️ Small Batches #77 - Managing to Learn ☕️ Small Batches #62 - Four Types of Problems ★ Support this p...

Adam introduces the idea of "flow" beginning with the Theory of Constraints and ending with value stream networks. Are you just beginning your path to excellence? Then start here . Already on the path? Continue your self-study with any of these: 📘 The Goal  📘 Making Work Visible 📘 Principles of Product Development Flow 📘 Goldratt's Rule of Flow 📘 Value Stream Mapping 📘 Project to Product (in...

Learn More NEW! The Small Batches Slack App Toyota Kata Pocket Guide Small Batches #71: Recommended Reading Small Batches #84: Deming The Flow Collective ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam connects Deming's trips to Japan in 1950 with modern software delivery. This is an essential episode. Deming on Small Batches: ☕️ Small Batches #100 : Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge with John Willis ☕️ Small Batches #67 : The Red Beads (Deming's experiment to introduce SPok) ☕️ Small Batches #49 : Variation ☕️ Small Batches #50 : Introducing Dr. Deming with John Willis ☕️ Small B...

Adam shares an end-of-year reflection on pursuing the lean ideal. This is the last episode of 2022. Small Batches will return in 2023. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam presents the language used to call the plays from Leadership is Language as told in The Project Banana episode.  Learn More 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence ☕️ Small Batches #80: Project Banana ☕️ Small Batches #77: Managing to Learn ☕️ Small Batches #76: The Coaching Habit 📘 Leadership is Language ★ Support this podcast...

Adam presents the concept of redwork and bluework presented in the book "Leadership is Language". Learn More 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence ☕️ Small Batches #80: Project Banana ☕️ Small Batches #77: Managing to Learn ☕️ Small Batches #76: The Coaching Habit 📘 Leadership is Language ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Something completely different. This episode is a short story about leadership, communication, and collaboration. Chapters (00:00) - 080 - Project Banana (00:37) - Project Banana (03:38) - Launch Day (07:10) - Preflight Checks (08:02) - Deploy the Proxy (11:27) - ANDON! (14:55) - Collaborate (26:40) - The Coach (32:46) - Complete (35:50) - Improve Learn More 🚀 New listener? Start with the introdu...

Learn More NEW! The Small Batches Slack App Toyota Kata Pocket Guide The Flow Collective (Come join Saeed and I) Saeed's post on the Business Vision, Product Vision, Product Objectives, Product Strategy, and Roadmap hierarchy ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Learn More NEW! The Small Batches Slack App Toyota Kata Pocket Guide Small Batches #77: Managing to Learn Small Batches #76: The Coaching Habit Small Batches #53: The Toyota Way Small Batches #39: The High-Velocity Edge (Part One) The Flow Collective ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam summarizes John Shook's book "Managing to Learn" on the A3 problem-solving process. Show Notes ☕️ Small Batches #53 : The Toyota Way ☕️ Small Batches #39 : The High-Velocity Edge 📘 Managing to Learn 📘 Understanding A3 Thinking 🧠 More on the A3 Process with Examples 🎁  My Annotated A3 Template Miro Board ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Learn More NEW! Get Small Batches Slack App Toyota Kata Pocket Guide Small Batches #53: The Toyota Way Small Batches #39: The High-Velocity Edge (Part One) The Coaching Habit (2016) The Flow Collective ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Recommend Reading 📘 The New Economics by Dr. Deming 📘 The High-Velocity Edge by Dr. Steven Spear 📘 The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge 📘 The Toyota Way by Jeffery Liker 📘 The Toyota Kata by Mike Rother 📘 The Principles of Product Development Flow by Donald Reinersten 📘 Making Work Visible by Dominica de Grandis 📘 Modern Software Engineering by Dave Farley 📘 The DevOps Handbook by Gene Kim...