A FaST Way to Scale
summary
Fluid Scaling Technology (FaST) replaces many small teams with larger collectives (45–65 people reported) that hold a fast meeting twice a week (10–20 minutes) to self‑select teams, use Miro for a shared team room, Slido for questions, and run task maps and release maps to break work into 1–2 day tasks and valuable increments. Outcomes include fewer cross‑team dependencies, moving from monthly releases to weekly or faster delivery, and successful use at OpenSesame for ~10 months; challenges include collective ownership, on‑call confidence, and initial churn.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction to scaling
- 1:41Problems with current models
- 4:54Vertical scaling with FAST
- 10:35The FAST meeting ceremony
- 21:18Questions on FAST dynamics
- 26:57Planning and task management
- 36:18Scaling and practical adoption
- 38:09Evaluating outcomes and lessons
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