SPaMCAST 489 - Gemba Walk, Agile Development, No Right Way

Published: April 8, 2018, 9 p.m.

b'SPaMCAST 489 features our essay titled, Deciding on the purpose and scope of a Gemba walk is part science and part art. The part that is science is driven by measurement and observation of the organization\\u2019s value stream(s). The art is applied to decide where to look, to begin with, and in the empathy, you apply during the walk! Our second column features Jon M Quigley who brings his Alpha and Omega of Product Development to the cast. \\xa0In this segment, we discuss agile development. Jon\\u2019s previous column considered agile culture. Listen to SPaMCAST 483 (). \\xa0 Gene Hughson of Form Follows Function anchors the cast. \\xa0He discusses his great article, There is no right way (though there are plenty of wrong ones) () Gene suggests \\u201cAfter all, at the end of the day, if there were only one right way to design a system, would anyone need an architect?\\u201d Re-Read Saturday News In week four of the re-read of L. David Marquet\\u2019s ! we tackle Chapters three and four. These two chapters, titled Change of Course and Frustration, continue to build the basis for Marquet\\u2019s leadership model. \\xa0Buy a copy today and read along! Current Installment: \\xa0 - Previous Installments: - - - \\xa0 Upcoming Webinars and ConferencesMay 21-25, 2018, San Antonio, Texas May 11 Rome, Italy Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 490 will feature the return of Michael West author of Return On Process (ROP): Getting Real Performance Results from Process Improvement and Real Process Improvement Using the CMMI! \\xa0Michael and I talked about process improvement and how process improvement translates to the bottom line.'