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Slow down to speed up your decision-making – Gien Verschatse

Slow down to speed up your decision-making – Gien Verschatse

Software teams often reach for Kubernetes or similar prepackaged answers as default solutions to complex problems. But Kubernetes isn’t a strategy—it’s a tool. Using it prematurely can bury your team in unnecessary complexity and unwanted consequences. These...

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Decoding Paradoxes: Why are many good ideas in Software Delivery counter-intuitive

Decoding Paradoxes: Why are many good ideas in Software Delivery counter-intuitive

How does deploying more frequently improve quality? How does slack time in a team improve reliability? Why should we do it more often if it hurts? These are counter-intuitive concepts that don't make sense at first, and you'll be met with a bewildered...

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Open Sociotechnical Systems Thinking with Trond Hjorteland

Open Sociotechnical Systems Thinking with Trond Hjorteland

The term “sociotechnical” seems to have gotten a bit or renaissance lately, which is a great thing given all the positive impact it has had on many organisations and their workers around the world over the years. It also seems to have gotten some traction outside...