Krishna Kumar wrote this as satire on LinkedIn, but actually, I dream of the day when this is real…
It has an IT flavour but it’s applicable to all.
๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐จ ๐จ๐ช๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ช๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐
1. The P0 Incident
No more “holy shit, production is down, drop everything!”
Instead you’ll hear: “We’ve transitioned from the complicated domain to chaos, folks. Sense, analyze, and respond? Won’t work. Root cause analysis? Futile. It’s time to embrace emergent, novel practices and shift to an ‘act, sense, respond’ posture and embrace the liminality. Forget PDCA; we’re breaking out the OODA loop for this one!”
2. The WIP Limit
“This isnโt just any limit; itโs an enabling constraint, the estuarine boundary that keeps our finely tuned complex system from spiraling from order into chaos. By respecting the WIP limit, we create the conditions for stability and coherence to emerge from the complex interactions within our team. Ignore it at your peril!”
3. The Refactoring
“We are re-engineering the very fabric of our codebase to unlock new potentials and capabilities. This isnโt just about reducing technical debt; itโs about transforming the underlying substrate to make our system more resilient and adaptable. Every line of code we change shifts the entire landscape, allowing for emergent properties that can handle the complexity weโre about to throw at it.”
4. The Holiday Code Freeze
This holiday code freeze isnโt merely a breakโit’s a governing constraint. Weโre not just avoiding last-minute disasters; weโre strategically maintaining system stability during a period of heightened risk. By enforcing this freeze, we preserve the integrity of our development process, ensuring that we can reintroduce change in a controlled manner when the time is right. Itโs about safeguarding the equilibrium of our complex system.
5. The Best Part
Youโll never hear managers ask, “When will it be done?”. Instead, theyโll say, “Letโs collaborate on our flow and understand the dynamics of our system. It’s not about fixed deadlines; it’s about enabling the emergence of the best possible outcomes within the complexity of our environment. Weโll focus on continuous delivery and adaptability, letting the system dictate its own timelines based on the enabling and governing constraints we have put in place as leaders….