within a dungeon populated with a multitude of terrifying monsters. You will need courage, determination and a fair amount of luck if you are to survive all the traps and battles, and reach your goal — the innermost chambers of the Warlock's domain. Two dice, a pencil and an eraser are all you need to make your journey. YOU decide which route to follow, which dangers to risk and which monsters to fight. Tuesday, 1 October 13
within a dungeon populated with a multitude of terrifying monsters. You will need courage, determination and a fair amount of luck if you are to survive all the traps and battles, and reach your goal — the innermost chambers of the Warlock's domain. Two dice, a pencil and an eraser are all you need to make your journey. YOU decide which route to follow, which dangers to risk and which monsters to fight. Tuesday, 1 October 13
rather than a change of any substance, can lead to a situation where formal controls - i.e. the conventional path to quality - is abandoned without the adoption of any viable alternative path to quality.” Bob Marshall Tuesday, 1 October 13
in many varieties, yet follows certain unchanging laws. It brings rich rewards, yet it is not really a goal but rather a journey.” Tuesday, 1 October 13
your journey Practice -the joy of learning and improving through repetition Surrender to Your Passion - love it or leave it Intentionality - visualize the outcome Go to the Edge - go a little bit further than we’ve gone before and maybe even further than anyone else has gone Tuesday, 1 October 13
and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more. Tuesday, 1 October 13
misunderstanding and misusing “agile” principles by doing it wrong and helping others do it wrong. Through this work we have come to conclude that we should have: Manadatory devops tools to enforce individuals and interactions. Infrastructure as code, with little or no documentation. Naive trust supported by hand-wavey verbal agreements. No plan at all, because we’re “lean” and “agile” hipsters. That is, while there is wisdom in the Agile Manifesto, we failed to understand its essence and implemented a botched mockery in its place. Tuesday, 1 October 13
work that interferes with normal rest patterns Working without holidays or breaks High pressure work without breaks Extremely demanding physical labor and continuously stressful work Tuesday, 1 October 13
to go away and have a little relaxation… When you come back to the work your judgement will be surer, since to remain constantly at work will cause you to lose the power of judgement.” Leonardo Da Vinci Tuesday, 1 October 13
slow and expensive, it probably will be slow and expensive, and someone has to pay. If you're not transparent about that, the chances are you'll pay yourself, with lost profit, lost reputation, or lost health. In my case: all three.” Stephen Nelson-Smith Tuesday, 1 October 13
Business Review) 1. Know your no 2. Be appreciative 3. Say no to the request, not the person 4. Explain why 5. Be as resolute as they are pushy 6. Practice 7. Establish a pre-emptive no 8. Be prepared to miss out 9. Gather your courage Tuesday, 1 October 13
composed of functional silos. Thus, creating another functional silo that sits between dev and ops is clearly a poor (and ironic) way to try and solve these problems.” Jez Humble Tuesday, 1 October 13
disconnected from, the consequences of their actions. Devops is a cultural change that encourages, exposes and rewards people taking responsibility for what they do and what is expected of them.” Ben Kepes Tuesday, 1 October 13
with the scientific method. We think it is a waste of time to understand the theory, create hypotheses, run experiments, gather data, and find out what really works in our environment. We fail to appreciate that “best practices” are somebody else’s solutions to their problems, not necessarily the right solutions to our problems. We adopt new development approaches with an unhealthy dose of wishful thinking, rather than determining the most appropriate practices for our environment — and then we are surprised at the disappointing results.” Tom & Mary Poppendieck, Leading Lean Software Development Tuesday, 1 October 13
on the losses from fear? They are enormous. Nobody knows their magnitude. Getting people to express their ideas without fear of retribution requires fundamental change." W. Edwards Deming Tuesday, 1 October 13
fearlessness, courage, or aggressiveness. It turns out that leaning downhill gives you more control than leaning back uphill. It is connected with `always try to keep going forward`” Alistair Cockburn Tuesday, 1 October 13
the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.” Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear (From Frank Herbert's Dune Book Series) Tuesday, 1 October 13