Exploring the concept of 'slowification,' the hosts delve into the importance of pausing delivery for deliberate experimentation. They discuss how to effectively pitch this idea to executives focused on improving delivery speed, emphasizing the need to frame it in relatable business terms. Trust-building is highlighted as essential before proposing changes, along with the necessity of frequent updates to maintain accountability. The conversation also touches on simplifying complex processes for better visibility and collaboration.
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Separate Experimentation From Production
Slowification means doing deliberate experiments and problem solving outside of production instead of while delivering.
This separates learning from delivery so you can apply improvements quickly and safely.
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MIT Sailing Team Paused To Improve
The MIT sailing team stopped racing mid-regatta to deliberately experiment and improve their next steps.
They paused poor performance, experimented, and then returned to race with better tactics.
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Pitch The Person Who Owns The P&L
Talk to the executive who owns the P&L for your team, not someone with irrelevant goals.
Frame your work as making that P&L owner's investment (and time to market) deliver faster results.
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You know investing in skills or tech advancements will speed you up, but how to make it happen? Convincing your boss is all kinds of wrong! On this week’s episode of Troubleshooting Agile we discuss why and what works better, with your hosts Squirrel and Jeffrey.
Links:
- Gene Kim, Wiring the Winning Organization: https://myresources.itrevolution.com/id006657164/Wiring-the-Winning-Organization
- Slowification episode: https://soundcloud.com/troubleshootingagile/gene-kim-on-winning-organisations-part-ii-slowification
- Trust Conversation: https://itrevolution.com/articles/trust-and-test-driven-development-for-people/
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About Your Hosts
Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick first met while working together at TIM group in 2013. A decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing organisations through better conversations.
Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, helping companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes.
You can find out more about his work here: https://douglassquirrel.com/index.html
Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, author and speaker.
You can connect with him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/
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