In this session, we will explore a few of the finer points of mapping from capital flow to weak signals to co-evolution to ethical values. In particular, we will focus on transformation in the IT industry with respect to serverless and how this will usher in an age of conversational programming.
Based on empiricism and many case studies, the Kanban Maturity Model offers organizations pragmatic guidance about which of about 150 sub-practices within the Kanban method are aligned with their organizational maturity levels. It maps those practices to observable business outcomes using seven levels of maturity and aids evolution of processes. When it comes to evolution, Wardley Maps can show the state of evolution of components within a value stream in relation to a predefined anchor and helps with gaining situational awareness. In my talk I will show how Wardley Maps and the Kanban Maturity Model overlap and how you can use both in combination to assess how to choose appropriate methods and practices for the context you’re in.
The continuous delivery movement has been a game changer for businesses, helping them deliver high quality, reliable software at predictable speeds. And yet parts of the business cannot keep up, which slows down delivery. Drawing on the experiences of 2 product managers, this session will explain where things can go wrong and explore how to identify, fix and avoid common issues - through the adoption of continuous delivery as an organisational mindset, rather than a software delivery practice.
Simon Wardley (Leading Edge Forum): We live in a competitive world. That competition forces change. It has always forced change. Change is normal. The question is not whether our organisations will change, that’s a given, but can we see this change before it hits us, do we know where we’re heading or are we simply floating aimlessly being carried by a river? It certainly feels that way sometimes. To answer the question we need to understand our landscape, the economic forces at play, the context we operate within and our situational awareness of this. Can we navigate the waters, can we see a storm coming or are we being battered by rocks because we refuse to look?
During this talk we will examine the level of situational awareness within business, why it matters and whether we can anticipate and exploit change before it hits us. We look into the changes that are occurring with the development of serverless, why now, what’s important to it and how it will change the way we do business. There’s a lot of fuss about serverless and in this session will try to paint a clearer picture or at the very least a map of where it is going.
