When switching on the oxygen pumps, there was an explosion on board of the Apollo 13 space craft. A short circuit in a small module led to an explosion rendering most of the space craft useless. For days, the crew frantically worked in cramped quarters trying to return to Earth. Tensions ran high, but, instead … Continue reading How Value Stream Mapping can speed up your cycle time from years to weeks
Month: May 2013
How To Break Departmental Silos By Forming Feature Teams
Imagine a seven year old playing the piano. She hits every note like it's the only one, taking long breaks between each note. The play drags and listening to the singular notes is a pain. Instead of music, all you hear is a bunch of individual sounds, each one rivaling with the others to be … Continue reading How To Break Departmental Silos By Forming Feature Teams
Stop Scaring Your Customers and Speed Up Releases
"But our customers don't want 10 new versions a year. The last release alone had over 600 bugs!" retorts the hotline manager. "How about a small update with just a handful of bugs?" Your big-bang release is scary. It's full of issues and weird, new features that nobody understands. It requires documentation and training and … Continue reading Stop Scaring Your Customers and Speed Up Releases
