WHY SHOULD CONTINUOUS DELIVERY BE A KEY PART OF YOUR STRATEGY? © CARL VIKMAN 2014 CONTINUOUS DELIVERY
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WHY SHOULD CONTINUOUS DELIVERY BE A KEY PART OF YOUR STRATEGY?
© CARL VIKMAN 2014
CONTINUOUS DELIVERY
CARL VIKMAN
AGILE LEADERSHIP CONSULTANT @AVEGA GROUP
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
“WE ARE FACED WITH AN ACCELERATING PACE OF CHANGE”
PACE OF CHANGE
TIME
... CHANGE ITSELF IS CHANGING
“THE WORLD AND OUR CUSTOMERS ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE INTERCONNECTED”
OUR CUSTOMERS GET ACCESS TO MORE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES EACH DAY
TOOLS USED TO BUILD DIGITAL PRODUCTS ARE BECOMING MORE ACCESSIBLE EACH DAY
…. INFORMATION ITSELF IS BEING COMMODITIZED
THIS IS THE RISE OF COMPLEXITY….
DAVE SNOWDEN
OBVIOUS
OBVIOUS
COMPLICATED
OBVIOUS
COMPLICATEDCOMPLEX
OBVIOUS
COMPLICATEDCOMPLEX
CHAOTIC
OBVIOUS
COMPLICATEDCOMPLEX
CHAOTIC
DISORDER
OBVIOUS
COMPLICATEDCOMPLEX
CHAOTIC
DISORDER
COMPLEXITY CAN ONLY BE EXPLORED NOT ANALYZED
SO WHY IS CONTINUOUS DELIVERY BENEFICIAL WHEN DEALING WITH COMPLEXITY?
1. DELIVERING FASTER AND MORE OFTEN WILL ALLOW YOU TO EXPLORE MORE OPTIONS
FASTER AND THUS LEARN FASTER
DESIGNERS
DESIGNERS
METRICS
FEEDBACK
DESIGNERS
METRICS
FEEDBACK
MULTI-LEVEL FEEDBACK
LOOP
DESIGNERS
METRICS
2. DELIVERING FASTER AND MORE OFTEN ALLOWS US TO USE SMALLER BATCHES = SHORTER
QUEUES & LESS VARIABILITY
3. FAST DELIVERY CAPABILITY WILL ALLOW YOU TO CHOOSE YOUR BATCH-SIZE AND THUS HIT A
SWEET-SPOT BETWEEN HOLDING COST AND TRANSACTION COST
IN THE END SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT UNLIKE ARRANGING A
CHILDREN’S PARTY!
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