The High-Velocity Edge with Steve Spear
06/04/21 • 47 min
Adam welcomes Steve Spear to the show to discuss his 2009 book "The High-Velocity Edge." This is the last episode in the series.
Adam and Steve reflect on the fundamental thesis in the book: apply the scientific method everywhere to everything all the time. This leads to a conversation on how the ideas directly apply to software, deployment pipelines, the ideal flow, and applying the coaching and improvement katas.
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
- ☕️ 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 Spear (👈🏻 you are here)
Links
- 📘 The High-Velocity Edge
- See To Solve (Steve's new venture)
- Steve on the Idealcast with Gene Kim
- Steve's previous DevOps Enterprise Summit Talks
Adam welcomes Steve Spear to the show to discuss his 2009 book "The High-Velocity Edge." This is the last episode in the series.
Adam and Steve reflect on the fundamental thesis in the book: apply the scientific method everywhere to everything all the time. This leads to a conversation on how the ideas directly apply to software, deployment pipelines, the ideal flow, and applying the coaching and improvement katas.
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
- ☕️ 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 Spear (👈🏻 you are here)
Links
- 📘 The High-Velocity Edge
- See To Solve (Steve's new venture)
- Steve on the Idealcast with Gene Kim
- Steve's previous DevOps Enterprise Summit Talks
Previous Episode
The High-Velocity Edge: Part Nine
My closing thoughts on the book before the next episode featuring my conversation with Steven Spear. Part nine 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
- ☕️ 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 Spear (👈🏻 you are here)
Links
- 📘 The High-Velocity Edge
- Creating High-Velocity Organizations (talk)
- Discovering Your Way to Greatness: How Finding and Fixing Faults is the Path to Perfection (talk)
Next Episode
Dr. Deming on Variation
This is the first episode of a few episodes on Dr. Deming's works. Adam recaps Dr. Deming's "System of Profound Knowledge" principle: understanding variation. There are two types of variation: common and special causes. Misunderstanding the type of variation leads to wasted effort and lost resources. Understanding variation helps optimize system performance.
The Deming Rabbit Hole:
- ☕️ Small Batches #100: Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge with John Willis
- ☕️ Small Batches #84: Dr. Deming
- ☕️ Small Batches #67: The Red Beads (Deming's experiment to introduce SPok)
- ☕️ Small Batches #50: Introducing Dr. Deming with John Willis
- ☕️ Small Batches #51: System of Profound Knowledge with John Willis
- ☕️ Small Batches #52: Understanding Variation with John Willis
- 📘 Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge
- 📘 The New Economics
- 📘 The Essential Deming
- 📘 Out of the Crisis
- 🎙️The Profound Podcast
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