Google Tech Talks
September 4, 2008
ABSTRACT
High performance depends on the self-organizing capability of teams. Understanding how this works and how to avoid destroying self-organization is a challenge. Until you understand complex adaptive systems and how Toyota works it is difficult to improve team velocity. Jeff will discuss three core topics:
1. Shock therapy as a strategy for booting up teams.
2. The Cosmic Stopping Problem, otherwise known as the choice uncertainty principle.
3. Punctuated equilibrium – how software systems evolve
Take advantage of these concepts and you may find a way to achieve the ultimate potential of a team. This session will be a “Deep Agile” presentation keying off topics presented to engineers at MIT.
Speaker: Jeff Sutherland
Dr. Jeff Sutherland is one of the co-creators of the Scrum software development process. He and Ken Schwaber invented Scrum in 1993. Since then he has worked with many software companies and IT organizations to extend and enhance this process.
For more info please Google Jeff or visit his web site.
Duration : 1:33:20
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March 25th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
what is this . it …
what is this . it did not make any sense to me
March 25th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Albert Einstein …
Albert Einstein said:
“Example isn’t another way to teach, it is the only way to teach”.
Please provide examples of what is worth doing, lots of them.
March 25th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Intro is a a bit …
Intro is a a bit too lengthy
March 25th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
To btmore: I can …
To btmore: I can appreciate that it sounds paradoxical. As said earlier, you have to try it. Jeff Sutherland has done Scrum for 15 years; I think the associated teams are quite happy with it (not to mention his firms).
March 25th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
To spayced: This …
To spayced: This presentation is geared towards advanced users of SCRUM methodology, people who already know what sprint, waterfall, and team velocity mean.
You could have figured it out before watching by checking out the info section, it says clearly that “this session will be a “deep agile” presentation…”. Also, the title is about “improving the team” – any team already using Agile development and SCRUM knows the terminology.
March 25th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
It would have been …
It would have been nice if he spent more time explaining some of the things he talked about it. Many people don’t know what a ’sprint’ is, outside of running. What do you mean by velocity? I already know what a ‘waterfall’ implementation is but I bet many people don’t. I think there are a lot of good ideas here but if you can’t explain them better, this talk is useless.
March 25th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
How so? Real world …
How so? Real world results trump your personal opinion… Have you actually used it anywhere?
March 25th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
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March 25th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
This guy just …
This guy just convinced me that scrum is bullshit.
March 25th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Absolutely …
Absolutely wonderful intro.
Dance with your heart, and you will not dance alone.
March 25th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
some fresh moves… …
some fresh moves…especially in the korean dmz, nice touch!
March 25th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
nice intro!
nice intro!