Agility ≠ Speed
summary
Argues agility is not raw speed and recommends measuring velocity is speed and direction rather than story points that end up as time versus time. Shows a 60 minute file naming fix that generated customer value and avoided two weeks of database work. Advises roadmaps with a preferred road plus alternatives not single itineraries. Cites empirical numbers: half life of code 13 years developers 3 years to explain legacy churn and why scaling often requires scaling down communication not up.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:06Agility vs speed misconceptions
- 4:59Speed is the wrong goal
- 8:14Deliver sooner not faster
- 12:34Projects vs products
- 18:37Measuring business value problem
- 22:48Prioritization and unknown future
- 25:40Road maps as possibilities
- 29:31Working with incomplete knowledge
- 32:00Group intelligence over speed
- 35:33Individuals and interactions drive agility
- 37:40People as the magic ingredient
- 38:42Conway's Law and team design
- 41:31Scaling agile frameworks critique
- 42:33Slowing down to see more
