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Software Delivery in Small Batches

Adam Hawkins presents the theory and practices behind software delivery excellence. Topics include DevOps, lean, software architecture, continuous delivery, and interviews with industry leaders.

122 episodi

#Tech #Business #Adam Hawkins #Continuous Delivery #Site Reliability Engineering #Programming #Software Delivery #DevOps #Lean

Software Delivery in Small Batches

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Adam Hawkins presents the theory and practices behind software delivery excellence. Topics include DevOps, lean, software architecture, continuous delivery, and interviews with industry leaders.

122 episodi

#Tech #Business #Adam Hawkins #Continuous Delivery #Site Reliability Engineering #Programming #Software Delivery #DevOps #Lean

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Software Delivery in Small Batches

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Small Batches returns in 2025 1:14

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Small Batches will return in 2025. Until then, I recommend checking out the Complexity Lounge on YouTube, hosted by my friend Jocko Selberg . ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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The Zen of Programming: Part Six 7:20

24 weeks fa7:20

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In this episode, Adam reads haikus from The Zen of Programming (1988) by Geoffrey James. This book is unlike any programming book you've encountered. So, let's try something new for the podcast to showcase this poignant, accurate, and funny book. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🧭 Get the Small Batches Way guide to software delivery excellence 🥋 Software Kaizen: My One-on-One System for Engineering Leadership 📘 The Zen of Programming by Geoffrey James Chapters (00:00) - The Zen of Programming: Book Five (00:22) - The Zen of Programming (01:08) - Support the Show (01:34) - The Zen Nun Yoshiko (02:16) - Haiku One (02:38) - Haiku Two (02:58) - Haiku Three (03:33) - Haiku Four (03:41) - Haiku Five (04:02) - Haiku Six (04:14) - Haiku Seven (04:21) - Haiku Eight (04:53) - Dedication (05:41) - Haiku Nine (06:46) - The Small Batches Way ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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The Zen of Programming: Part Five 11:01

26 weeks fa11:01

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In this episode, Adam reads book four in The Zen of Programming (1988) by Geoffrey James. This book is unlike any programming book you've encountered. So, let's try something new for the podcast to showcase this poignant, accurate, and funny book. This episode features koans from the fabled zen Master Lan-Hsi. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🧭 Get the Small Batches Way guide to software delivery excellence 🥋 Software Kaizen: My One-on-One System for Engineering Leadership 📘 The Zen of Programming by Geoffrey James Chapters (00:00) - The Zen of Programming: Book Four (01:09) - Support The Show (01:34) - The Master Lan-Hsi (01:48) - Koan One (03:19) - Koan Two (05:01) - Koan Three (06:10) - Koan Four (07:52) - Koan Five (08:15) - Koan Six (09:22) - Koan Seven (09:31) - Koan Eight (09:56) - Koan Nine (10:30) - The Zen of Software Delivery ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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The Zen of Programming: Part Four 9:39

28 weeks fa9:39

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In this episode, Adam reads book three in The Zen of Programming (1988) by Geoffrey James. This book is unlike any programming book you've encountered. So, let's try something new for the podcast to showcase this poignant, accurate, and funny book. This episode features analects from the fabled zen Master Rinzai. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🧭 Get the Small Batches Way guide to software delivery excellence 🥋 Software Kaizen: My One-on-One System for Engineering Leadership 📘 The Zen of Programming by Geoffrey James Chapters (00:00) - The Zen of Programming: Book Three (00:21) - About the Book (01:10) - Support the Show (01:39) - Master Rinzai (02:03) - Analect One (02:37) - Analect Two (03:02) - Analect Three (04:04) - Analect Four (05:14) - Analect Five (05:39) - Analect Six (05:59) - Analect Seven (07:26) - Analect Eight (08:23) - Analect Nine (09:06) - The Small Batches Way ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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The Zen of Programming: Part Three 12:37

30 weeks fa12:37

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In this episode, Adam reads book two in The Zen of Programming (1988) by Geoffrey James. This book is unlike any programming book you've encountered. So, let's try something new for the podcast to showcase this poignant, accurate, and funny book. This episode features folktales from the fabled zen Master Noa-Op. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🧭 Get the Small Batches Way guide to software delivery excellence 🥋 Software Kaizen: My One-on-One System for Engineering Leadership 📘 The Zen of Programming by Geoffrey James ☕️ Small Batches #84 - Deming Chapters (00:00) - The Zen of Programming: Book Two (00:21) - Introducing the Zen of Programming (01:09) - Support the Show (01:35) - Master Noa-Op (01:56) - Folktale One (02:46) - Folktale Two (04:46) - Folktale Three (06:29) - Folktale Four (07:26) - Folktale Five (08:11) - Folktalk Six (08:47) - Folktale Seven (09:50) - Folktale Seven (10:06) - Folktale Eight (11:16) - Folktale Nine (12:05) - The Small Batches Way ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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The Zen of Programming. Part Two. 9:17

33 weeks fa9:17

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In this episode, Adam reads book two in The Zen of Programming (1988) by Geoffrey James. This book is unlike any programming book you've encountered. So, let's try something new for the podcast to showcase this poignant, accurate, and funny book. This episode features chronicles from the fabled zen Master Ninjei. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🧭 Get the Small Batches Way guide to software delivery excellence 🥋 Software Kaizen: My One-on-One System for Engineering Leadership 📘 The Zen of Programming by Geoffrey James Chapters (00:00) - Intro (00:22) - The Zen of Programming (01:06) - Support the Show (01:31) - Master Ninjei (02:06) - Chronicle One (02:31) - Chronicle Two (03:14) - Chronicle Three (03:50) - Chronicle Four (04:36) - Chronicle Five (05:18) - Chronicle Six (05:35) - Chronicle Seven (06:07) - Chronicle Eight (06:41) - Chronicle Nine (08:42) - The Small Batches Way ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Reading the Zen of Programming. Part One. 18:27

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In this episode, Adam reads the preface, forward, and introduction to The Zen of Programming (1988) by Geoffrey James. This book is unlike any programming book you've encountered. So, let's try something new for the podcast to showcase this poignant, accurate, and funny book. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🎁 Enter the FREE giveaway for a copy of "Release It!" 🧭 Get the Small Batches Way guide to software delivery excellence 🥋 Software Kaizen: My One-on-One System for Engineering Leadership 📘 The Zen of Programming by Geoffrey James Chapters (00:00) - The Zen of Programming - Intro (00:23) - The Book (01:50) - Foreword by Dr. C.P. Yu (03:59) - Introduction by Charlie (Chuck) Babbage (15:19) - Preface (18:05) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Incidents & Operations with Dan Slimmon 1:01:48

37 weeks fa1:01:48

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In this episode, Adam welcomes Dan Slimmon, an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to discuss aspects of incident response and troubleshooting in software engineering. Dan explains his methodology for clinical troubleshooting, the importance of maintaining a common mental model, and techniques for leading effective incident response efforts. They also delve into the value of continuous ops reviews and ongoing mental model updates to prevent issues, emphasizing the need for structured processes and effective communication. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🎁 Enter the FREE giveaway for a copy of "Release It!" 🧭 Get the Small Batches Way guide to software delivery excellence 🥋 Software Kaizen: My One-on-One System for Engineering Leadership 🧑‍🎓 Dan's course on leading incidents (Code SMALLBATCHES24 for 24% off!) Chapters (00:00) - Incidents & Operations (01:14) - Guest Welcome (01:40) - Dan's Career Journey (02:33) - Evolution of Tech Stacks (04:59) - Clinical Troubleshooting Explained (11:53) - Incident Response Fundamentals (17:41) - Effective Communication in Incidents (26:09) - Training for Incident Response (33:22) - The Essence of Incident Response (33:53) - Balancing Short-Term and Long-Term Fixes (35:01) - The Firefighting Analogy in Software Incidents (37:11) - Postmortems: Learning from Incidents (42:14) - Building a Shared Mental Model (42:41) - Looking for Trouble: Proactive System Monitoring (47:59) - Ops Reviews: Continuous Improvement (54:37) - The Importance of Closing the Feedback Loop (59:40) - Final Thoughts and Resources ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Strategic Thinking with Alex Nesbitt 58:13

39 weeks fa58:13

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In this episode of Small Batches, host Adam Hawkins welcomes Alex Nesbitt, a strategy expert and member of the Flow Collective, to delve into the nuances of strategic thinking. The discussion covers different types of strategies, pro-tips on strategic thinking, and how strategy relates to the concept of flight levels. Nesbitt shares insights from his extensive consulting career, touching on topics like identifying leverage points, the relationship between strategy and tactics, and why being strategic is often more critical than having a strategy. The episode also stresses the importance of having a clear vision, enabling organizational constraints, and the roles of resilience and maintenance in strategic planning. Alex mentions practical examples, resources, and tips to help software and business leaders enhance their strategic approach. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🎁 Enter the FREE giveaway for a copy of "Playing to Win" 🧭 Get the Small Batches Way guide to software delivery excellence 🥋 Software Kaizen: My One-on-One System for Engineering Leadership 📘 Playing to Win by Lafely & Martin 📘 Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Rumelt 📘 The Effective Executive by Drucker 🧠 Effectuation Theory Chapters (00:00) - Intro (01:17) - Alex's Background (04:52) - What is Strategy? (08:10) - The Shadow Strategy (12:56) - How to Practice Strategy (22:03) - Software Architecture & Strategy (25:33) - Strategy & Being Strategic (29:50) - Five Pillars of Strategic Thinking (34:46) - Pain of Bad Strategy (37:22) - Alex's Tip for Surviving Ambiquitous Strategy (38:38) - Strategy Deployment & Hoshin Kanri (42:47) - Tip of Software Development (48:03) - Alex's Recommend Resources (52:47) - Adam's Takeaway & Segue into AI (55:19) - Alex's Links (57:19) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Playing to Win 5:38

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Adam discusses strategy in preparation for the next episode. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🎁 Enter the FREE giveaway for a copy of "Playing to Win" 🧭 Get the Small Batches Way guide to software delivery excellence 🥋 Software Kaizen: My One-on-One System for Engineering Leadership 📘 Playing to Win by Lafely & Martin Chapters (00:00) - Playing to Win (00:46) - Flight Levels (01:53) - What is strategy? (03:45) - Strategy for SRE at Skillshare (05:16) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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On the Gemba 7:22

43 weeks fa7:22

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Adam discusses three (new-ish) ideas from time on a new gemba. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🎁 Enter the FREE giveaway for a copy of "Modern Software Engineering" 🧭 Get the Small Batches Way guide to software delivery excellence 🥋 Software Kaizen: My One-on-One System for Engineering Leadership 📘 Flight Levels by Klaus Leopold Chapters (00:00) - On the Gemba (00:22) - What's new (00:44) - Sequencing over Prioritization (03:44) - Flight Levels (05:11) - Thought Experiment (06:50) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Hexagonal Architecture 10:01

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Adam describes using Hexagonal Architecture, also known as Ports and Adapters, for software delivery excellence. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🎁 Enter the FREE giveaway for a copy of "Modern Software Engineering" 🧭 Get the Small Batches Way guide to software delivery excellence 🥋 Software Kaizen: My One-on-One System for Engineering Leadership 📘 Hexagonal Architecture by Alistair Cockburn ☕️ Small Batches #17 with Dave Farley Chapters (00:00) - Hexagonal Architecture (00:23) - Reflections on Ruby and Rails (01:41) - What is Hexagonal Architecture? (02:45) - The Repository Pattern (04:32) - Dependency Injection (06:43) - Thinking in Pipelines (08:03) - Development Environments (09:09) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Flow Engineering with Steve Pereira & Andrew Davis 57:27

47 weeks fa57:27

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Adam welcomes Steve Pereira and Andrew Davis to discuss their new book, Flow Engineering. They discuss the book's origin story and the use of cybernetics to drive effective action. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🎁 Enter the FREE giveaway for a copy of "Modern Software Engineering" 🧭 Get the Small Batches Way guide to software delivery excellence 📘 Buy Flow Engineering: from value stream mapping to effective action 🧠 Join the Flow Collective 🥋 Software Kaizen: My One-on-One System for Engineering Leadership Chapters (00:00) - Flow Engineering (00:23) - Intro (00:59) - Free June Giveaway (01:38) - Andrew's Intro (02:38) - Steve's Intro (03:46) - Book's Origin Story (06:49) - Adam's Thoughts on the Book (13:03) - The Five Maps (19:16) - Value, Clarity Flow (23:46) - What is Essential? (27:12) - Cybernetics & Effective Action (39:51) - The Principles & Visual Management (53:21) - Wrap up (56:53) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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T1 and T2 Signals 17:37

49 weeks fa17:37

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Adam presents the mental model behind T1 and T2 signals, a necessary lexicon for understanding production operations. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🎁 Enter the FREE giveaway for a copy of "Flow Engineering" 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence ☕️ Small Batches #103 - Understanding Production Operations (The MMIVM episode) ☕️ Small Batches #90 - As Measured By ☕️ Small Batches #88 - Golden Signals ☕️ Small Batches #26 - SLOs with Alex Hidalgo (Google SRE and author of the SLO book) 🥋 Software Kaizen: My One-on-One System for Engineering Leadership Chapters (00:00) - T1 & T2 Signals (00:23) - Can you answer this question? (01:27) - Flow Engineering Giveaway (02:30) - Tier 1 & Tier 1 Signals (03:49) - Example: Datadog Spending (06:13) - Example: a Web Service (08:23) - Example: Video Transcription (09:26) - PROTIP One (09:57) - PROTIP Two (10:27) - PROTIP Three (11:07) - PROTIP Four (11:43) - PROTIP Five (12:38) - PROTIP 6 (13:22) - PROTIP Seven (14:24) - Study Guide Announcement (15:07) - Announcing more Paid Perks (17:25) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Rules of Flow 11:48

51 weeks fa11:48

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Adam answers a listener's request of advice on succeeding in high-level company or project environments with seven tips. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🎁 Enter the FREE giveaway for a copy of "Flow Engineering" 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence 📘 Buy "Goldratt's Rules of Flow" 📘 Buy "Playing to Win" (my favorite book on strategy) ☕️ Small Batches #99 : Wiring the Winning Organization ☕️ Small Batches #82 : Leadership is Language Chapters (00:00) - Rules of Flow (00:23) - Listener Request (00:48) - May Giveaway: Flow Engineering (01:30) - Rules of Flow (04:15) - Goldratt's Rule of Flow (04:52) - Tip One: Control WIP (05:16) - Tip Two: Full-Kits (06:02) - Tip Three: Set a Cadence (06:51) - Tip Four: Right-Size (07:42) - Tip Five: Buffers (08:39) - Tip Six: Visual Management (10:11) - Tip Seven: Language (10:49) - Bonus Tip: Information Diet (11:12) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Skill Zero: Test Driven Development 13:38

1 year fa13:38

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Adam presents TDD as skill zero, the one that unlocks all the others. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🎁 April 2024 Giveaway instructions 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence ☕️ Small Batches #65 : Systems Thinking ☕️ Dave Farley on Small Batches 📘 Tidy First? by Kent Beck Chapters (00:00) - Skill Zero: Test Driven Development (00:25) - Intro (01:32) - Free April Giveaway (02:27) - Skill Zero (04:06) - Learning from Management (05:11) - TDD in Teams (06:03) - Systems Thinking (06:39) - Balancing Feedback Loops (08:00) - Reinforcing Feedback Loops (09:13) - Batch-Size Controls (13:04) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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On Ops Reviews 9:49

1 year fa9:49

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Adam presents a catch-all episode on ops reviews, visual management, call-to-actions, and SLOs. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🎁 April 2024 Giveaway instructions 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence ☕️ Small Batches #104 : Blue-Yellow-Black Visual Management ☕️ Small Batches #26 : Service Level Objectives with Alex Hidalgo ☕️ Small Batches #103 : Understanding Production Operations 🥋 How to Find your Initial SLOs on Software Kaizen Chapters (00:00) - Intro (00:35) - This Month's Free Giveaway! (01:17) - On Ops Reviews (09:13) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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DevOps Patterns for Private Equity with Dave Mangot 43:23

1 year fa43:23

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Dave Mangot returns to discuss his new book "DevOps Patterns for Private Equity". Don't let the title fool you, this is best introduction to DevOps and many related software delivery topics. Buy this book for anyone in leadership. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🎁 Enter the FREE March 2024 book giveaway 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence 📘 DevOps Patterns for Private Equity (Dave's Book) ☕️ Small Batches #37 : The Five Dysfunctions of a Team with Dave Mangot Chapters (00:00) - Intro (00:48) - FREE Giveaway (01:38) - Dave's Introduction (02:28) - Why this book? (05:14) - How Private Equity wins with Software Delivery (08:13) - Communicating these ideas (11:43) - A common entry point? (16:21) - Quaterly Roadmaps? (21:48) - Drift into Kanban (31:54) - On Monitoring & Operations (39:59) - Wrap Up ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Blue-Yellow-Black Visual Management 16:50

1 year fa16:50

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Adam presents visual management using simple blue, yellow, and black color grading. This is an essential episode. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🎁 March 2024 Giveaway instructions 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence 📘 Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn (Katie's Book) ☕️ Small Batches #102 : Chain of Learning with Katie Anderson 🥋 The Toyota Way on Software Kaizen Chapters (00:00) - Blue, Yellow, Black (00:22) - Background (01:20) - March Giveaway (01:55) - Origin Story (05:49) - Blue-Yellow-Black In Ops Reviews (08:11) - Blue-Yellow-Black In 1:1s (11:55) - Blue-Yellow-Black In A3s (14:40) - Wrap-up (15:45) - Farewell Alex (16:14) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Understanding Production Operations 11:04

1 year fa11:04

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Adam presents a series of questions to understand production operations, plus a method to practice: MMIVM. That's Model-Measure-Instrument-Visualize-Monitor. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence 🎁 Enter the February 2024 Book Giveaway! ☕️ Small Batches #90: As Measured By ☕️ Small Batches #88 : Golden Signals Chapters (00:00) - Understanding Production Operations (00:23) - You Build it, You Run it (01:27) - Feburary Giveaway (01:59) - To What Aim? By What Method? (02:19) - Question One (02:45) - Question Two (03:30) - Question Three (04:13) - Question Four (05:24) - Question Five (06:14) - The Exercise (06:24) - Model (06:45) - Measure (07:11) - Instrument (07:40) - Visualize (08:28) - Monitor (09:03) - Recap (10:31) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Chain of Learning with Katie Anderson 57:17

1 year fa57:17

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Adam's welcomes Katie Anderson to the show to discuss her book Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn, lean thinking, and the powerful growth mindset. Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence 📘 Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn (Katie's Book) 🎧 Chain of Learning (Katie's Podcast) ☕️ Small Batches #77 : Managing to Learn Chapters (00:00) - Chain of Learning with Katie Anderson (00:23) - Today's Episode (01:13) - Feburary Giveaway! (01:40) - Katie's Background (03:06) - Katie's Origin Story (13:59) - The Toyota Boat? (25:47) - Katie's Japan Study Trips (29:26) - The Impact of Culture (36:31) - Growth Mindset (49:32) - Katie & Adam's self Kaizen (54:59) - Connect with Katie (56:11) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Words of the Year 8:47

1 year fa8:47

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Adam's two most common words (verbal ticks even) from 2023. Is it a party foul to bring lean thinking into a New Year's Eve party? Want more? 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence ☕️ Small Batches #77 : Managing to Learn ☕️ Small Batches #87 : Set-Based Concurrent Engineering 📘 Managing to Learn 📘 Lean Product & Process Development Chapters (00:00) - Intro (00:47) - News: Website Updates (01:10) - News: Free Giveaways (01:35) - Viable (05:29) - Go and See (07:55) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge with John Willis 1:03:51

1 year fa1:03:51

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Adam welcomes John Willis to discuss his new book, Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge. We discuss why John wrote the book, Deming's career arc, and how we put Deming's ideas into action. The print edition is available now. Listen through to the end for announcements from Adam and John. Learn More 🚀 New listener? Start here . 🧭 Get your FREE guide to software delivery excellenc e 📘 Buy Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge 🎁 Enter my FREE giveaway from a copy of Wiring the Winning Organization ☕️ Small Batches #84 - Deming Chapters (00:00) - 100 - John's Book (00:00) - Intro (01:47) - John's Bio (04:00) - John on Why this Boo (10:44) - Deming's Arc (18:24) - SPok & Software (24:04) - Deming in Japan & Humanism (30:15) - Problem Solving (33:49) - Learning from Failure (38:09) - John's Advice (47:13) - By what method? (56:40) - What's next for John? (59:12) - Wrap Up (01:03:05) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Wiring the Winning Organization 15:41

1 year fa15:41

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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 on February 1st. You can enter as many times as you like. Want more? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ 🚀 New listener? Start here . 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence 📘 Buy Wiring the Winning Organization Chapters (00:00) - Intro (01:21) - Giveaway! (01:52) - Vignette: Rejigging Pagerduty & Datadog (11:38) - My Thoughts (12:30) - Lexicon (12:46) - Slowification (12:59) - Simplification (13:13) - Incrementalization (13:33) - Modularization (13:50) - Coherence (14:10) - Linearization (14:51) - Amplification (15:04) - Outro…

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Tips for New Managers 5:33

1 year fa5:33

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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

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Boundaries 8:50

2 years fa8:50

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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…

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Estimates 10:33

2 years fa10:33

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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) - 096 - Estimates (01:13) - Intro (01:33) - Estimates (03:41) - Problem One: Dynamics (04:01) - Problem Two: Priority (04:36) - Problem Three: Time (05:01) - Problem Three and a Half (06:10) - Problem Four: WIP (07:16) - Problem Five: Confused Priorities (07:48) - Problem Six: Time Horizons (08:30) - The Alternative (10:17) - Outro…

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The Mental Model 7:16

2 years fa7:16

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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-Velocity Edge ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Language Choice 8:15

2 years fa8:15

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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 ★…

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Drift into Failure 5:24

2 years fa5:24

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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 mistakenly refers to Challenger when he means Columbia. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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The Agile Manifesto 7:08

2 years fa7:08

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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 ★

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Iterations & Increments 7:27

2 years fa7:27

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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 ★

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As Measured By 4:48

2 years fa4:48

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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 ★…

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Introduction 7:00

2 years fa7:00

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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 with my catalog of episodes 7. Go to the gemba and start iterating 💪🏼 Want even more? Try these 101 episodes: Small Batches #75 - DevOps 101 Small Batches #73 - Software Delivery 101 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Golden Signals 9:42

2 years fa9:42

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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 ☕️ Small Batches #75 - DevOps 101 🧠 The USE Metrics Framework 🧠 Monitoring Distributed Systems ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Set-Based Concurrent Engineering 6:11

2 years fa6:11

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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 podcast on Patreon ★…

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Flow: A Mental Model 8:32

2 years fa8:32

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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 (introducing the Flow Framework) ☕️ Small Batches #42 - Kanban & Jidoka ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Core Ideas 7:58

2 years fa7:58

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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 ★

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Dr. Deming 14:16

2 years fa14:16

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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 Batches #51 : System of Profound Knowledge with John Willis ☕️ Small Batches #52 : Understanding Variation with John Willis Down the Deming Rabbit Hole: If Japan Can, why can't we? (Video), NBC Special Report, 1980 "Deming to DevOps" presentation by John Willis Deming's Speech in Hakone to industry leaders in Japan, 1950 Deming's Visualization of Japan as a System from 1950 The Deming Institute 📘 Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge 📘 The New Economics 📘 The Essential Deming 📘 Out of the Crisis 🎙️ The Profound Podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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The Ideal 7:12

2 years fa7:12

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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 ★

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Leadership is Language 13:20

2 years fa13:20

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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 on Patreon ★…

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Redwork / Bluework 7:00

2 years fa7:00

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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 ★…

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Project Banana 38:53

2 years fa38:53

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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 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 ★…

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Product Management with Saeed Khan 57:14

3 years fa57:14

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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 ★

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Lean Leadership 6:38

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