Archives November 2020

What is the one thing to change within the workforce to get the most improvement?

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Reduce WIP (Work In Progress). The only condition under which further limiting WIP will not increase throughput is where WIP is currently below the optimal capacity of the team. I dont think I’ve ever seen that in the real world.

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Human error is usually one or more of the at least three factors which cause a system failure.
Human error is inevitable, therefore we must design systems to be preemptive and resilient to human error: prevent it and survive it. If we don’t, it’s a fragile system.

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The culture of PM in IT is toxic.

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Work method frameworks – like for example those for Agile scaling – are just a means, not an end. On the grand scale, they really don’t matter.

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Flipping the pyramid – inverting the hierarchy – isn’t just about operational authority. It’s about strategic decision making too.

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Relationships are wonderfully beneficial when they are free, or somehow independently funded (E.g. we both work for the same employer). As soon as a relationship has to be paid for, people revert to a reciprocal expectation of value: will I gain more than I pay?

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Meet Mr Teal.  He’s a caravan.

I don’t usually post personal stuff, but Mr Teal is relevant on several levels.

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Should we measure a person?
We (Dr. Cherry Vu and I, Teal Unicorn) say no.

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