The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt is a seminal book in the field of business management that explores the Theory of Constraints (TOC), a methodology for identifying and addressing bottlenecks in a system. While the book focuses on manufacturing, the principles of TOC can be applied to many different industries, including software development. In this post,
We have all heard the news about the 2022 Christmas Cold front and the devastation it has lead to across the country. One company in particular was hit hard and that was Southwest Airlines. 1000s of flights have been delayed or canceled and 1000s of people stranded across the country. This is what Gene Kim
If you aren’t deploying to production every day (or multiple times a day) not only is your company’s DevOps model a failure but so is your agile practice, and I would bet you still think “release trains” are a good idea.