The 6 Pillars

1 - Great software is built by great teams 2 - Great software is built for customers 3 - Work in feedback loops 4 - Make things visible 5 - Automation amplifies human potential 6 - Continuous improvement is a habit

Curriculum

9 Chapters · 46 Lessons

  1. 1

    Introduction

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      Great software is built by great teams

  2. 2

    What Makes a Great Team?

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      The five dysfunctions

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      The five dysfunctions pyramid

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      Exercise: five dysfunctions wrap-up

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      Psychological safety

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      What is psychological safety?

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      Empowerment

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      Drive: the surprising truth about what motivates us

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      Celebrating and radiating success

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      Team forming is an ongoing effort

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      Exercise: what makes a great team?

  3. 3

    What Makes a Great Team Member?

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      Skilled with our tools

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      Exercise: what are the tools of your job?

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      Mindset

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      The importance of empathy

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      A comb-shaped skillset

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      Exercise: comb shaped planning

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    Cross-Functional Product Teams

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      Work in cross-functional teams

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      Team size

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      Operate as product teams

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      Two key team roles

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      Explicit working agreements

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      Definition of done vs acceptance criteria

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      Exercise: definitions quiz

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      The Team Onion

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    Communication & Collaboration

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      Communicate to be understood

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      Exercise: communicate to be understood

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      Choose the best medium to communicate

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      Exercise: choose the best medium

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      If in doubt, over-communicate

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      Core communication tools

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      A note on meetings

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    Decision Making

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      Shift decisions down to the lowest level

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      Optimise for decision velocity

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      Treat most decisions as reversible

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      Favour data-informed decisions over HiPPOs

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      Have an Andon cord

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      The OODA loop

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      Exercise: decision making reflection

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    Shifting Down and Left

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      Introduction

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      Shifting down

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      Shifting left

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    Pillar Assignment

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      Assignment Background

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      Assignment One - Team Onion

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      Assignment Two - Communication Channels

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    Pillar Feedback

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      Pillar Feedback

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