SPaMCAST 688 - Flow Metrics Not Velocity, TIme and Work Entry - Complexity, Essays and Conversations

Published: Jan. 30, 2022, 10 p.m.

b"Continuous improvement through inspecting and adapting is a core tenant of an agile mindset, which dovetails well with every executive\\u2019s need to deliver the most value possible.\\xa0 Measurement is an important tool to help teams and organizations ask the right questions at the right time. Flow metrics, not burndowns and velocity, need to be a big part of any IT organization's approach to measurement.\\xa0 We also have a visit from Jon M Quigley who brings his Alpha and Omega of Product Development column to the podcast.\\xa0 Jon discusses the complicated relationship between time, work entry, and promises.\\xa0 Have you checked out The Open Transformation Playbooks Martin Foster discussed last week? If not, you are missing something important.\\xa0 \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The Open Transformation Playbooks is an initiative to build an open, remixable, body of knowledge for agile organizational transformation.\\xa0\\xa0 Re-Read Saturday News\\xa0 Week 5 of our re-read of\\xa0 tackles Chapter 4: The Fear Conversation. Fear has a significant impact on what we think and how we behave. The changes that fear drives don\\u2019t stop at the individual, the behavior changes ripple through organizations.\\xa0 My experiment of the week: Update on last week\\u2019s experiment.\\xa0 I was able to use some of the ideas from the trust conversation this week.\\xa0 I actually used the statement, \\u201cthe story I am telling myself is\\xa0 . . .\\u201d in a real conversation twice. The first time it felt contrived; it is much easier to state something as fact than to admit it might not be true. For both conversations, I had created a conversation analysis sheet to record the conversation. I need conversation analysis practice. Also, both conversations would have gone better with a copy of the trust ladder close at hand.\\xa0 This week\\u2019s experiment. I would like to try to generate a fear chart and have a fear conversation. I am still considering what type of job aids will be most useful.\\xa0 \\xa0 Week 1: - \\xa0 Week 2: - \\xa0 Week 3: - \\xa0 Week 4: - \\xa0 Week 5 - \\xa0 \\xa0 Next SPaMCAST\\xa0 Next week Prabhjot Singh and I talk about AI. If you are a developer or entrepreneur, AI (however you define it) is in your future.\\xa0 You need to be ready! \\xa0 Mr. Singh is a serial entrepreneur who has started multiple for-profit, social enterprise, and non-profit ventures. He serves as President and CEO of Pyze.\\xa0 Continuous improvement through inspecting and adapting is a core tenant of an agile mindset, which dovetails well with every executive\\u2019s need to deliver the most value possible.\\xa0 Measurement is an important tool to help teams and organizations ask the right questions at the right time. Flow metrics, not burndowns and velocity, need to be a big part of any IT organization's approach to measurement.\\xa0 We also have a visit from Jon M Quigley who brings his Alpha and Omega of Product Development column to the podcast.\\xa0 Jon discusses the complicated relationship between time, work entry, and promises.\\xa0 Have you checked out The Open Transformation Playbooks Martin Foster discussed last week? If not, you are missing something important.\\xa0 \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The Open Transformation Playbooks is an initiative to build an open, remixable, body of knowledge for agile organizational transformation.\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0 Re-Read Saturday News\\xa0 Week 5 of our re-read of\\xa0 tackles Chapter 4: The Fear Conversation. Fear has a significant impact on what we think and how we behave. The changes that fear drives don\\u2019t stop at the individual, the behavior changes ripple through organizations.\\xa0 My experiment of the week: Update on last week\\u2019s experiment.\\xa0 I was able to use some of the ideas from the trust conversation this week.\\xa0 I actually used the statement, \\u201cthe story I am telling myself is\\xa0 . . .\\u201d in a real conversation twice. The first time it felt contrived; it is much easier to state something as fact than to admit it might not be true. For both conversations, I had created a conversation analysis sheet to record the conversation. I need conversation analysis practice. Also, both conversations would have gone better with a copy of the trust ladder close at hand.\\xa0 \\xa0 This week\\u2019s experiment. I would like to try to generate a fear chart and have a fear conversation. I am still considering what type of job aids will be most useful.\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 Week 1: - \\xa0 Week 2: - \\xa0 Week 3: - \\xa0 Week 4: - \\xa0 Week 5 - \\xa0 Next SPaMCAST\\xa0 Next week Prabhjot Singh and I talk about AI. If you are a developer or entrepreneur, AI (however you define it) is in your future.\\xa0 You need to be ready! \\xa0 Mr. Singh is a serial entrepreneur who has started multiple for-profit, social enterprise, and non-profit ventures. He serves as President and CEO of Pyze."