Part four of a ten-part series on the 2009 book The High-Velocity Edge by Steven Spear. This episode introduces the two pillars of the first capability: design systems to reveal problems. The first pillar is Taiichi Ohno's "kanban", or pull-based, philosophy on system design. The second pillar is Sakichi Toyoda's "jidoka", or self-regulation, philosophy to identify problems when they happen.The High-Velocity Edge on Small Batches☕️ Part One: Introduction☕️ Part Two: The Four Capabilities at Alcoa☕️ Part Three: The Four Capabilities in the nuclear reactor program☕️ Part Four: Kanban & Jidoka  (👈🏻 you are here)☕️ Part Five: Systems Thinking☕️ Part Six: System Design & Operation☕️ Part Seven: Problem-Solving☕️ Part Eight: Knowledge Sharing☕️ Part Nine: Reflections☕️ Part Ten: Interview with Dr. Steven SpearLinks📘 The High-Velocity EdgeThe Story of Sakichi ToyodaBiography of Taiichi OhnoDiscovering Your Way to Greatness: How Finding and Fixing Faults is the Path to Perfection (talk) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This episode tells how Admiral Hyman Rickover demonstrated the four capabilities while creating the US Navy's nuclear reactor (or NR) program. Part three of a ten-part series on the 2009 book The High-Helocity Edge by Steven Spear.The High-Velocity Edge on Small Batches☕️ Part One: Introduction☕️ Part Two: The Four Capabilities at Alcoa☕️ Part Three: The Four Capabilities in the nuclear reactor program  (👈🏻 you are here)☕️ Part Four: Kanban & Jidoka☕️ Part Five: Systems Thinking☕️ Part Six: System Design & Operation☕️ Part Seven: Problem-Solving☕️ Part Eight: Knowledge Sharing☕️ Part Nine: Reflections☕️ Part Ten: Interview with Dr. Steven SpearLinks📘 The High-Velocity EdgeDr. Steve Spear's 2019 and 2020 DevOps Enterprise Summit Talks on Rapid, Distributed, Dynamic Learning (podcast) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This episode demonstrates the four capabilities through Alcoa's commitment to changing its safety culture. Part two of a ten-part series on the 2009 book The High-Velocity Edge by Steven Spear.The High-Velocity Edge on Small Batches☕️ Part One: Introduction☕️ Part Two: The Four Capabilities at Alcoa  (👈🏻 you are here)☕️ Part Three: The Four Capabilities in the nuclear reactor program☕️ Part Four: Kanban & Jidoka☕️ Part Five: Systems Thinking☕️ Part Six: System Design & Operation☕️ Part Seven: Problem-Solving☕️ Part Eight: Knowledge Sharing☕️ Part Nine: Reflections☕️ Part Ten: Interview with Dr. Steven SpearLinks📘 The High-Velocity EdgeThe Topography of Problems and the Importance of Distributed Problem Solving (podcast) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Part one of a nine-part series on the 2009 book The High-Velocity Edge by Steven Spear. This episode demonstrates how complex systems fail through the story of Mrs. Grant and the four capabilities to overcome such failures.The High-Velocity Edge on Small Batches☕️ Part One: Introduction  (👈🏻 you are here)☕️ Part Two: The Four Capabilities at Alcoa☕️ Part Three: The Four Capabilities in the nuclear reactor program☕️ Part Four: Kanban & Jidoka☕️ Part Five: Systems Thinking☕️ Part Six: System Design & Operation☕️ Part Seven: Problem-Solving☕️ Part Eight: Knowledge Sharing☕️ Part Nine: Reflections☕️ Part Ten: Interview with Dr. Steven SpearLinks📘 The High-Velocity EdgeCreating High-Velocity Organizations (talk)Discovering Your Way to Greatness: How Finding and Fixing Faults is the Path to Perfection (talk)The Pursuit of Perfection: Dominant Architectures and Dynamics (podcast) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Enjoy this meme-ready episode with Bryan Finster.Bryan Finster leads a DevOps dojo at a Fortune 50 enterprise where he helps teams deliver to production daily. This episode continues recurring discussion topics on the post: integrated vs isolated development environments, software architecture and team owner, and their relationship to delivering to production daily. Check out episodes #15 (for philosophy) and #22 (for boundaries) for more background on the ideas in this conversation.Bryan s LinksTwitterLinkedInmountebank - over the wire test doublesBlogPrism: Turn OpenAPI spec into a running serverDredd: HTTP API Testing FrameworkAdam's LinksSmall Batches #15: Dev EnvironmentsSmall Batches #22: Service Boundaries ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam welcomes Dave Mangot to the show for a book discussion. The classic leadership and management book is "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team". Adam & Dave discuss the dysfunctions through a lens of software delivery, DevOps, and SRE.Dave Mangot's LinksThe Goal 30th Anniversary EditionJust Culture: Restoring Trust and Accountability in Your Organization, Third EditionThe Three Principles Underpinning DevOpsInno-Versity Presents: "Greatness" by David MarquetThe Manager's Path (Book)People not TechWhat Google Learned from Its Quest to Build the Perfect TeamAdam's LinksThe Cognitive Neuroscience of Empathy - You're a DevOps Natural ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Level up your soft skills with this episode on "Agile Conversations". The episode begins with a short introduction to the book then dives into the content with the authors. Topics include: "TDD for People", The four R's, The trust conversation, the fear conversation, the why conversation, the commitment conversation, and the accountability conversation.Adam Hawkins' LinksTroubleshooting Agile PodcastJeffrey Fredrick's LinksAgile Conversations BookLondon Organizational Learning MeetupDouglas Squirrel's LinksFree Conversational Dojo Kit  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam welcomes Carmen de Ardo to the show. Carmen is a senior VSM strategist at TaskTop and author of numerous books on value streams, leaderships, DevOps, and product transformation.This episode is a response to a listener request for an episode on value streams. So we start from the beginning of "what is a value stream" and work up towards toward value stream mapping, the flow framework, and peak of continuous improvement.Adam's  LinksDOES15 - Carmen DeArdo - How DevOps is Enabling Lean Application DevelopmentThe Case for Value Stream Architecture - Mik Kersten & Carmen DeArdo Project to Product: Practical Realities at a Large Scale Enterprise - Nationwide & TasktopThe Quest for Accelerated Delivery - NationwideValue Stream Management: Treat Your Pipeline as Your Most Important ProductSmall Batches #21: The Flow Framework with Dr. Mik KerstenSmall Batches #9: The Four Types of WorkCarmen's LinksStanding on Shoulders: A leader’s guide to digital transformationStanding on Shoulders Podcast EditionThe Age of Value Stream ManagementMoving to Project to Product ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam welcomes Matthew Skelton to the show. Matthew is co-author of the book "Team Topologies" and a DevOps Enterprise Summit speaker. This episode builds on the previous podcast introducing the team types and interaction models.Adam and Matthew discuss the first principles in Team Topologies, building internal platform products, and the impact on software and team architecture. Adam's LinksTeam Topologies in Small Batches #18Team Topologies talks at the DevOps Enterprise SummitMatthew Skelton's LinksTeam Topologies: Organizing Business & Technology for Fast Flow (book)Key ConceptsMini-book: Organization Dynamics with Team Topologies (in collaboration with TechBeacon) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam welcomes Markus Schirp to the show. Markus is an independent software professional. He calls himself a "dynamic language exorcist." He's also the man behind the Mutant mutation project for Ruby.Adam and Markus discuss the first principles for software development, laddering up to higher-level abstractions, and how tooling helps developers.Markus Schirp's LinksMy GithubMutantMy TalksAdam Hawkins' LinksSoftware Architecture Talk (2014) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★