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Anything But Tech Debt

Honeycomb

By setting a shared expectation up front for how services should perform, teams are then able to frame the need for scaling and reliability work in terms of risk to the SLO. If you ever find yourself in an intractable debate on tech debt investments, I encourage you to try one of the more precise labels for the work you’d like to do.

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AoAD2 Chapter 6: Invest in Change

James Shore

Here’s how they apply to Agile: 1 Steven Smith has a good article on the Satir model at [link] that includes tips for helping team members through each stage. Performance and morale decline. Feelings of chaos decrease, morale improves, and performance climbs. If not, you can hire consultants. Late Status Quo. Integration.

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AoAD2 Chapter 3: How to Be Agile

James Shore

In addition, Agile practices often perform double- and triple-duty, solving multiple software development problems simultaneously and supporting each other in clever and surprising ways. Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. The manager was looking for someone to lead a small team.

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