Learn how to improve velocity, predictability & agility
summary
Claims a simple FSGD (Frequent Small Good Decoupled) rule drastically improves velocity and predictability across a 140‑person company used by sales, marketing, finance and HR. Uses concrete levers: WIP limits (showing ~30% cycle‑time cut if WIP limit = 2× average, ~50% if = average), smaller batch sizes, and a TLD R quality gate (tested logged documented reviewed). Example: a relabeling feature shipped by five teams independently (browser, mobile, API) with no heavy coordination — it works and mobile cadence moves from quarterly to weekly then daily.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:45Lean on purpose
- 2:47Dark launch
- 5:18iOS release
- 12:43Value of releasing frequently
- 15:21Value of communications
- 16:41Frequency of release
- 19:45Whip limits
- 22:49Batch size variability
- 24:46Big vs small
- 29:31Good is good
- 31:19Good is different
- 34:33MVP
- 37:17Initial picture
- 38:47Do no harm
- 44:24How well it works
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