GOTO - The Brightest Minds in Tech Flow Engineering • Steve Pereira & Andrew Davis
Sep 16, 2025
Steve Pereira, co-author of 'Flow Engineering' and Principal Consultant at Visible Flow Consulting, teams up with Andrew Davis, founder of the Institute for Transformational Leadership, to discuss enhancing workflow visibility in software development. They share insights on value stream mapping's adaptation to digital work and introduce a five-map framework for boosting team collaboration. The duo underscores the importance of visual communication in overcoming invisible barriers and explores the evolving role of AI in shaping the future of workflow management.
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Complexity Of Modern Software Flow
- Modern software delivery spans huge, invisible networks that cause disorientation and disengagement.
- Value stream mapping gives teams a way to make that invisible flow visible and actionable.
Shared Mental Models Matter
- People at different levels hold fragmented views: engineers focus on tasks while leaders focus on timelines and cost.
- A shared visual model bridges those perspectives and creates unified understanding.
Invisible Work Requires Visualization
- Knowledge work is invisible and fast-moving compared with manufacturing's physical signals.
- That invisibility makes visual collaboration essential to align people working in different 'universes'.
