Adam revisits the historic Agile Manifesto. Learn More 🚀 New listener? Start here . 🧠 The Agile Manifesto 📘 The Art of Agile Development by James Shore 📘 The DevOps Handbook by Gene Kim ☕️ Small Batches #63 - Modern Software Engineering ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
May 09, 2023•7 min•Ep. 92
Adam shares an example of breaking work into increments and iterations. Learn More 🚀 New listener? Start here . 📘 Modern Software Engineering by Dave Farley ☕️ Small Batches #63 - Modern Software Engineering ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Apr 25, 2023•7 min•Ep. 91
Adam shows how the phrase, "as measured by", encourages empirical and scientific thinking. Learn More 🚀 New listener? Start here . 📘 Measure what Matters by John Doerr ☕️ Small Batches #88 - Golden Signals ☕️ Small Batches #84 - Deming & The System of Profound Knowledge ☕️ Small Batches #69 - Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Apr 11, 2023•5 min•Ep. 90
Adam describes the aims of this podcast and what listeners can expect. Here's the best way to start down the path: 1. Envision the ideal: Small Batches #83 2. Study the origin: Small Batches #84 3. Build a mental model of the software delivery value stream: Small Batches #73 4. Follow me on LinkedIn for daily software delivery education 5. Create a self-study plan: Small Batches #71 6. Supplement with my catalog of episodes 7. Go to the gemba and start iterating 💪🏼 Want even more? Try these 10...
Mar 28, 2023•7 min•Ep. 89
Adam presents the four golden signals for steering production operations. Are you just beginning your path to excellence? Then start here . Already on the path? Continue your self-study with any of these: 📘 Release It! Design & Deploy production-ready Software 📘 Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems ☕️ Small Batches #26 - Service Level Objectives with Alex Hidalgo ☕️ Small Batches #75 - DevOps 101 🧠 The USE Metrics Framework 🧠 Monitoring Distributed Systems ★ S...
Mar 14, 2023•10 min•Ep. 88
Adam comments on the importance of creating a menu of viable alternatives when problem-solving. Show notes 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence 📘 Understanding A3 Thinking 📘 Toyota Kata 📘 Lean Product & Process Development ☕️ Small Batches #77 - Managing to Learn ☕️ Small Batches #62 - Four Types of Problems ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Feb 28, 2023•6 min•Ep. 87
Adam introduces the idea of "flow" beginning with the Theory of Constraints and ending with value stream networks. Are you just beginning your path to excellence? Then start here . Already on the path? Continue your self-study with any of these: 📘 The Goal 📘 Making Work Visible 📘 Principles of Product Development Flow 📘 Goldratt's Rule of Flow 📘 Value Stream Mapping 📘 Project to Product (introducing the Flow Framework) ☕️ Small Batches #42 - Kanban & Jidoka ★ Support this podcast on Pa...
Feb 14, 2023•9 min•Ep. 86
Learn More NEW! The Small Batches Slack App Toyota Kata Pocket Guide Small Batches #71: Recommended Reading Small Batches #84: Deming The Flow Collective ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jan 31, 2023•8 min•Ep. 85
Adam connects Deming's trips to Japan in 1950 with modern software delivery. This is an essential episode. Deming on Small Batches: ☕️ Small Batches #100 : Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge with John Willis ☕️ Small Batches #67 : The Red Beads (Deming's experiment to introduce SPok) ☕️ Small Batches #49 : Variation ☕️ Small Batches #50 : Introducing Dr. Deming with John Willis ☕️ Small Batches #51 : System of Profound Knowledge with John Willis ☕️ Small Batches #52 : Understanding Variation...
Jan 16, 2023•14 min•Ep. 84
Adam shares an end-of-year reflection on pursuing the lean ideal. This is the last episode of 2022. Small Batches will return in 2023. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Dec 19, 2022•7 min•Ep. 83
Adam presents the language used to call the plays from Leadership is Language as told in The Project Banana episode. Learn More 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence ☕️ Small Batches #80: Project Banana ☕️ Small Batches #77: Managing to Learn ☕️ Small Batches #76: The Coaching Habit 📘 Leadership is Language ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Dec 05, 2022•13 min•Ep. 82
Adam presents the concept of redwork and bluework presented in the book "Leadership is Language". Learn More 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence ☕️ Small Batches #80: Project Banana ☕️ Small Batches #77: Managing to Learn ☕️ Small Batches #76: The Coaching Habit 📘 Leadership is Language ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Nov 21, 2022•7 min•Ep. 81
Something completely different. This episode is a short story about leadership, communication, and collaboration. Chapters (00:00) - 080 - Project Banana (00:37) - Project Banana (03:38) - Launch Day (07:10) - Preflight Checks (08:02) - Deploy the Proxy (11:27) - ANDON! (14:55) - Collaborate (26:40) - The Coach (32:46) - Complete (35:50) - Improve Learn More 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence ☕️ Small Batches #80: Project Banana ...
Nov 07, 2022•39 min•Ep. 80
Learn More NEW! The Small Batches Slack App Toyota Kata Pocket Guide The Flow Collective (Come join Saeed and I) Saeed's post on the Business Vision, Product Vision, Product Objectives, Product Strategy, and Roadmap hierarchy ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Oct 21, 2022•57 min•Ep. 79
Learn More NEW! The Small Batches Slack App Toyota Kata Pocket Guide Small Batches #77: Managing to Learn Small Batches #76: The Coaching Habit Small Batches #53: The Toyota Way Small Batches #39: The High-Velocity Edge (Part One) The Flow Collective ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Oct 10, 2022•7 min•Ep. 78
Adam summarizes John Shook's book "Managing to Learn" on the A3 problem-solving process. Show Notes ☕️ Small Batches #53 : The Toyota Way ☕️ Small Batches #39 : The High-Velocity Edge 📘 Managing to Learn 📘 Understanding A3 Thinking 🧠 More on the A3 Process with Examples 🎁 My Annotated A3 Template Miro Board ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Sep 27, 2022•6 min•Ep. 77
Learn More NEW! Get Small Batches Slack App Toyota Kata Pocket Guide Small Batches #53: The Toyota Way Small Batches #39: The High-Velocity Edge (Part One) The Coaching Habit (2016) The Flow Collective ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Sep 12, 2022•7 min•Ep. 76
Recommend Reading 📘 The New Economics by Dr. Deming 📘 The High-Velocity Edge by Dr. Steven Spear 📘 The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge 📘 The Toyota Way by Jeffery Liker 📘 The Toyota Kata by Mike Rother 📘 The Principles of Product Development Flow by Donald Reinersten 📘 Making Work Visible by Dominica de Grandis 📘 Modern Software Engineering by Dave Farley 📘 The DevOps Handbook by Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick de Bois, John Willis 📘 The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and Georg...
Aug 30, 2022•5 min•Ep. 75
Free Resources NEW! The Small Batches Slack App for Teams Toyota Kata Pocket Guide The Flow Collective Links Small Batches #65: Systems Thinking The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Aug 16, 2022•6 min•Ep. 74
Recommend Reading 📘 The New Economics by Dr. Deming 📘 The High-Velocity Edge by Dr. Steven Spear 📘 The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge 📘 The Toyota Way by Jeffery Liker 📘 The Toyota Kata by Mike Rother 📘 The Principles of Product Development Flow by Donald Reinersten 📘 Making Work Visible by Dominica de Grandis 📘 Modern Software Engineering by Dave Farley 📘 The DevOps Handbook by Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick de Bois, John Willis 📘 The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and Georg...
Aug 02, 2022•7 min•Ep. 73
Free Resources NEW! The Small Batches Slack App for Teams Toyota Kata Pocket Guide The Flow Collective Links Small Batches #1: The DevOps Handbook Small Batches #70: Deployment Pipelines Small Batches #39: The High-Velocity Edge - Part One Value Stream Mapping by Karen Martin and Mike Osterling ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jul 18, 2022•5 min•Ep. 72
Recommend Reading 📘 The New Economics by Dr. Deming 📘 The High-Velocity Edge by Dr. Steven Spear 📘 The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge 📘 The Toyota Way by Jeffery Liker 📘 The Toyota Kata by Mike Rother 📘 The Principles of Product Development Flow by Donald Reinersten 📘 Making Work Visible by Dominica de Grandis 📘 Modern Software Engineering by Dave Farley 📘 The DevOps Handbook by Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick de Bois, John Willis 📘 The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and Georg...
Jul 04, 2022•8 min•Ep. 71
Links Small Batches #17: Continuous Delivery with Dave Farley Small Batches #63: Modern Software Engineering Minimum Viable Continuous Delivery ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jun 20, 2022•9 min•Ep. 70
Explore the tip of scientific thinking, lean, and kaizen with Dr. Deming's PDCA loop. Free Resources NEW! The Small Batches Slack App for Teams Toyota Kata Pocket Guide The Flow Collective DevOps Email Course Project to Product Email Course War & Peace & IT Pocket Guide Links Adam Hawkins on Twitter Adam Hawkins on LinkedIn Adam Hawkins' website Small Batches #50: Introducing Dr. Deming with John Willis Small Batches #39: The High-Velocity Edge Lean Lexicon: PDCA Lean Lexicon: A3 Thinkin...
Jun 07, 2022•6 min•Ep. 69
Links Small Batches #22: Boundaries with Derek Comartin Small Batches #38: Dev Environments with Bryan Finster ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
May 24, 2022•4 min•Ep. 68
Free Resources NEW! The Small Batches Slack App for Teams Toyota Kata Pocket Guide The Flow Collective DevOps Email Course Project to Product Email Course War & Peace & IT Pocket Guide Links Adam Hawkins on Twitter Adam Hawkins on LinkedIn Adam Hawkins' website Profound Podcast Small Batches #49: Dr. Deming on Variation Small Batches #50: Introducing Dr. Deming with John Willis ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
May 09, 2022•8 min•Ep. 67
How to use the 5S method plus the PFEP (Plan for Every Part) to reach the target condition of stable production operations. Free Resources NEW! The Small Batches Slack App for Teams Toyota Kata Pocket Guide The Flow Collective DevOps Email Course Project to Product Email Course War & Peace & IT Pocket Guide Links Adam Hawkins on Twitter Adam Hawkins on LinkedIn Adam Hawkins' website Small Batches #53: The Toyota Way Get Involved Follow @smallbatchesfm on Twitter and tweet me with your co...
Apr 25, 2022•8 min•Ep. 66
Free Resources NEW! The Small Batches Slack App for Teams Toyota Kata Pocket Guide The Flow Collective DevOps Email Course Project to Product Email Course War & Peace & IT Pocket Guide Links Adam Hawkins on Twitter Adam Hawkins on LinkedIn Adam Hawkins' website The New Economics by Dr. Deming (Book) The Fifth Discipline Small Batches #51: The System of Profound Knowledge with John Willis ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Apr 12, 2022•7 min•Ep. 65
This one comes from the episode jar. Canary deploys use deploy an experimental change prior to a larger change. If the canary change is successful, then proceed as normal. Otherwise, back off and readjust. Free Resources NEW! The Small Batches Slack App for Teams Toyota Kata Pocket Guide The Flow Collective DevOps Email Course Project to Product Email Course War & Peace & IT Pocket Guide Links Adam Hawkins on Twitter Adam Hawkins on LinkedIn Adam Hawkins' website Release It! ★ Support th...
Mar 28, 2022•5 min•Ep. 64
A look into the ideas of empiricism, iteration, and incrementalism applied to software engineering. These are the code ideas of Dave Farley's 2022 book "Modern Software Engineering". Learn More 🚀 New listener? Start with the introduction . 🧭 Get your FREE Guide to software delivery excellence 📘 Modern Software Engineering 📘 The Pragmatic Programmer ☕️ Small Batches #17: Continuous Delivery with Dave Farley ☕️ Small Batches #61: Extreme Programming Explained 📺 Dave's Continuous Delivery YouT...
Mar 14, 2022•7 min•Ep. 63