The Lies We Tell Ourselves
When you use the tools around you to collect your thoughts, do you think you’re doing valuable work? When you automate a piece of your… Read More »The Lies We Tell Ourselves
Say Yes to Different
There is an oft-misattributed quote thats goes: The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Narcotics Anonymous… Read More »Say Yes to Different
How Not To Worry About Agile vs Waterfall
Everybody’s Agile. Why do you want to be Agile? Because it’s the cool, new thing right!? Well, I hate to be the one to break… Read More »How Not To Worry About Agile vs Waterfall
The Four Ps of Automation
When considering whether or not to automate, or what and when to automate, consider your mission. What type of a business are you? Service industry,… Read More »The Four Ps of Automation
Brazil 1986: State Management by Committee
My favourite ever film is the black comedy and pastiche of Orwellian dystopia that is Terry Gilliam’s Brazil. I love the film so much I… Read More »Brazil 1986: State Management by Committee
Dave Farley and Allen Holub: Agile & Scrum – what doesn’t work
Yesterday I caught up with an interesting and wide ranging discussion between Dave Farley and Allen Holub about “Agile & Scrum – what doesn’t work”.… Read More »Dave Farley and Allen Holub: Agile & Scrum – what doesn’t work
Release Cadence Considered a Poor Quality Metric
If you’re doing DevOps and releasing frequently you may be aware of the DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) metrics. These have been identified as four… Read More »Release Cadence Considered a Poor Quality Metric
Making The Promise To Your Customer, Early
Yesterday’s email about incident management led me to find another interesting and related podcast. Reducing On-Call Engineer Burnout with a Volunteer Management Infrastructure from TopEndDevs.com… Read More »Making The Promise To Your Customer, Early
Reimagining the High Performing Team
This week, something remarkable happened. The English Test Cricket Team won a game against India that they really shouldn’t have won. They did it despite… Read More »Reimagining the High Performing Team
Thinking in Systems & Change Management
This week on Automation for the Nation I discuss Thinking In Systems and Change Management, talking about systems complexity and systems change. How do we… Read More »Thinking in Systems & Change Management