The Engineering Room with Dave Farley Continuous Delivery vs. Gitflow & CD At Scale | Bryan Finster In The Engineering Room Ep. 11
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Feb 1, 2024 Bryan Finster, an engineer known for rolling out Continuous Delivery (CD) to over 18,500 developers at Walmart, shares his insights on scaling CD practices in defense organizations. He humorously likens understanding CD to flying cars—hard to believe without experience. Bryan discusses the profound impact of CD on team morale, the importance of executive support, and strategies to win over bureaucracy. He also addresses the necessity of practical training and maintaining momentum, while promoting his parody site to critique industry practices.
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Scale Knowledge With Communities
- Build communities and shared playbooks to scale knowledge and avoid re-solving the same problems.
- Use lunch-and-learns, Slack channels and open playbooks to spread practical CD techniques.
Embed Engineers, Not Coaches
- Use enabling teams (dojos) as embedded, practical engineering help rather than 'agile coaches'.
- Focus on solving delivery problems practically, using working examples and shared applications.
Win The Air Cover And The Middle
- Get senior sponsors and educate the middle management; top-level support alone won't sustain change.
- Walk the organization, hand out books, and repeatedly explain why CD solves their problems.
