Fred George on Solving Fuzzy Problems

Published: Oct. 15, 2018, midnight

b'In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Fred George about the need to solve \\u201cfuzzy problems\\u201d and approaches to doing so.\\n\\nWhy listen to this podcast:\\n\\n\\u2022\\tFuzzy problems are ones which don\\u2019t have precise answers but they are the places where most money is being made in the modern economy \\n\\u2022\\tApplying the thinking that works for traditional problems to fuzzy problems causes frustration because the underlying assumption that the problem will have a single solution is wrong \\n\\u2022\\tThe rules for solving fuzzy problems are related to the speed of trying out ideas and learning rather and so competitive advantage accrues to fast delivery\\n\\u2022\\tMost organisations have a mix of traditional and fuzzy problems \\u2013 segregate the teams and use the appropriate approach for the problem type\\n\\u2022\\tIf you\\u2019re doing agile the same way in all your teams you\\u2019re probably not doing agile anymore\\n\\nMore on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ https://bit.ly/2J1xBpg\\n\\nYou can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq\\n\\nSubscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq\\nLike InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8\\nFollow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ\\nFollow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq\\nCheck the landing page on InfoQ: https://bit.ly/2J1xBpg'