Hand to Hand Combat with a Gorilla Won't Work
summary
Claims experience scaling agile across organizations from thousands to half a million people and boosting Skype’s delivery throughput 10x by using simple coordination, not new tools. Uses specific tactics: ordered backlog (a visible prioritized list), a cadenced backlog for 23,000 people in a bank via Clarity, a risk grid that orders work to remove biggest risks first, and manager-focused manager gemba visits to map their KPIs and trade currency. Emphasizes earning trust through helping managers (emptying bins) before proposing big changes.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:43Agile
- 3:24Failure
- 5:45The Problem with Agile
- 9:40Stop
- 10:32Organizational Jujitsu
- 11:35User System
- 13:04Monkey Story
- 17:22Email
- 20:03Friendly Gorilla
- 20:33Agile Management
- 21:41Political Campaigning
- 27:14The Undecided
- 29:22Think About People
- 33:49Trust
- 38:34Have a list
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