by Stephen Kuenzli | Nov 27, 2019 | DevOps, Strategy, Systems
The Unicorn Project tells the transformation story of Parts Unlimited first described in The Phoenix Project through a different set of people and with a different focus. These characters, their story, and the focus on The Five Ideals a compelling way to learn about... 
by Stephen Kuenzli | Nov 23, 2019 | Strategy
White meat, dark meat, you just can’t lose.Adam Sandler The traditional Thanksgiving feast can be an enjoyable gathering filled with sharing of stories, eating good food, and relaxation. But frequently it’s not — especially for the hosts. Today... 
by Stephen Kuenzli | Nov 20, 2019 | DevOps, Strategy, Systems
Organization and process changes are full of challenges. First, the existing structure and process is (probably) a ‘stable state’ that people are comfortable with and whose very position in ‘the machine’ reinforces. Even if no one likes the... 
by Stephen Kuenzli | Nov 18, 2019 | DevOps, Strategy
I am learning a lot from Melissa Perri’s ‘Escaping the Build Trap’ in my studies of product management. Perri says in chapter 9 ‘Organizing Your Teams’: You can’t build an organizational structure without a product vision, because the... by Stephen Kuenzli | Nov 15, 2019 | DevOps, Strategy, Systems
Today I will share my high-level process and questions for reflecting and improving an organization’s delivery process and outcomes. First, review the Aspects of Software Delivery Performance (DORA) that generate improved business outcomes: Deployment... 
by Stephen Kuenzli | Nov 11, 2019 | AWS, Cloud, Docker, Strategy, Systems
This series on container orchestrators has covered: the general concept of a container orchestrator, their responsibilities, and typical architecturean overview of the orchestrators leading the market in 2019q4 (Swarm, Elastic Container Service, Kubernetes), what... 