Adam Hawkins
Software Delivery Coach
Appears in 98 Episodes
Tips for New Managers
Twelve tips for first-time engineering managers. Bonus Tip! 🗺️ Get The Small Batches Way study guide here. You can support Small Batches here.
Boundaries
Adam presents thinking about boundaries, testing, and software design.Are you just beginning your path to excellence? Then start here.Already on the path? Continue you...
Estimates
Adam presents how he thinks about estimates and delivery. Plus, a special announcement on something new!Are you just beginning your path to excellence? Then start here...
The Mental Model
Adam presents mental model behind lean and agile. The mental model accepts we don't know the path forward, thus we must optimize for learning it.Are you just beginning...
Language Choice
Adam presents the rationale behind choosing a language or tech stack. Spoiler alert: it's irrelevant to software delivery performance. Are you just beginning your path...
Drift into Failure
Adam presents thoughts on Sidney Dekker's book "Drift into Failure". Are you just beginning your path to excellence? Then start here.Already on the path? Continue you...
The Agile Manifesto
Adam revisits the historic Agile Manifesto.Are you just beginning your path to excellence? Then start here.Already on the path? Continue your self-study with any of th...
Iterations & Increments
Adam shares an example of breaking work into increments and iterations.Are you just beginning your path to excellence? Then start here.Already on the path? Continue yo...
As Measured By
Adam shows how the phrase "as measured by" encourages empirical and scientific thinking.Are you just beginning your path to excellence? Then start here.Already on the ...
Introduction
Adam describes the aims for this podcast and what listeners can expect.Are you just beginning your path to excellence? Then start here.You can support Small Batches here.
Golden Signals
Adam presents the four golden signals for steering production operations.Are you just beginning your path to excellence? Then start here.Already on the path? Continue ...
Set-Based Concurrent Engineering
Adam comments on the importance of creating a menu of viable alternatives when problem-solving.Are you just beginning your path to excellence? Then start here.Already ...
Flow: A Mental Model
Adam introduces the idea of "flow" beginning with the Theory of Constraints and ending with value stream networks.Are you just beginning your path to excellence? Then ...
Core Ideas
Adam presents nine ideas that bridge the gap between Deming's System of Profound Knowledge and modern-day DevOps.
Dr. Deming
Adam connects Deming's trips to Japan in 1950 with modern software delivery. This is an essential episode.
The Ideal
Adam shares an end-of-year reflection on pursuing the lean ideal. This is the last episode of 2022. Small Batches will return in 2023.
Leadership is Language
Adam presents the language used to call the plays from Leadership is Language as told in The Project Banana episode.
Redwork / Bluework
Adam presents the concept of redwork and bluework presented in the book "Leadership is Language".
Project Banana
Something completely different. This episode is a short story about leadership, communication, and collaboration.
Product Management with Saeed Khan
A long-form weekend conversation on the vision, objective, strategy, and roadmap aspects of product management with Saeed Khan. Saeed is a product consultant based in ...
Lean Leadership
The mental model for lean leadership through self-development, personal mastery, and developing others.
Managing to Learn
Adam presents a summary of John Shook's book "Managing to Learn" on the A3 problem-solving process.
The Coaching Habit
Adam presents how lean leaders can use the seven questions from The Coaching Habit.
DevOps 101
Adam presents an updated introduction to DevOps principles and practices.
System Archetypes
Adam presents some examples of The Fifth Discipline's system archetypes in software delivery.
Lean Software Delivery 101
A short introduction to the ideas and practice of lean applied to software delivery. A preview of the material in the Small Batches slack app.
Percent Complete and Accurate
Adam introduces the percent complete and accurate metric used in system design and operations.
Recommend Reading
Adam presents recommended reading for anyone interested in lean software delivery.
Deployment Pipelines
Adam discusses the stages in deployment pipelines and why they are necessary but not sufficient for continuous delivery. Listen through to the end.
PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act)
Adam present's Dr. Deming's PDCA cycle and how it applies to the daily work of delivering software.
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