Practical Applications of Complexity in Software & Digital Products Development
summary
Catalogue of five practical practices maps complexity into repeatable moves: the basic model sets prerequisites for team self‑organization (critical mass ≥3, diversity, constrained environment) and introduces 21 control knobs to nudge dynamics; a lightweight sensing complexity and a larger complexity estimation assess technology, people and work; Litha’s 1–5 scale asks who in the world has done this before to flag uncertainty; adapt estimates with a cone of uncertainty and use co‑creation (pair/mob programming) to surface emergent solutions.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Start
- 4:00AGENTS OF THE COMPLEX SYSTEMS: PEOPLE NOT HIVES OR ALGORITHMS
- 7:07HUMAN SELF-ORGANISATION
- 10:18BASIC MODEL, JOSEPH PELRINE
- 20:20THE WORK WE DO MAY BE COMPLEX
- 25:28ASSESSING THE DEGREE OF
- 26:36ADAPTING TO THE DEGREE OF
- 32:12KEY CONCEPTS
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