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Cross-Functional #61: This week: Democratising research, asynchronous design reviews and templates for designing your org structure.
This week we look at democratising research, asynchronous design reviews and templates for designing your org structure. Enabling the Team The Hard Truths about Transformation by JoJo Swords Up to 85% of transformations end in failure. Focus on value, and the ability to continuou
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #59: This week: Web3 architectures, how to do platform teams right and why the design process is a lie.
This week we look at web3 architectures, how to do platform teams right and why the design process is a lie. Enabling the Team How To Build A Start-Up Culture In A Large Company by Joost Minnaar Joost follows the creation, experimentation and splitting off of a micro-enterprise a
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #58: This week: Dashboards are dead, note taking tips and how to facilitate large-scale change.
This week we look at why dashboards are dead, note taking tips and how to facilitate large-scale change. Enabling the Team My Preferred Models And Strategies For Facilitating Large-Scale Change by Jason Yip Mix top down with bottom up changes, teach principles, not methods and ta
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #57: This week: Why large tech companies don't use Scrum, mental models in design and the benefits of dumb endpoints.
This week we look at why large tech companies don't use Scrum, mental models in design and the benefits of dumb endpoints. Enabling the Team How Big Tech Runs Tech Projects and the Curious Absence of Scrum by Gergely Orosz Gergely examines the key methodologies used in companies
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #56: This week: Long term impacts of remote work, DesignOps and the risks of replatforming
This week we look at long term impacts of remote work, DesignOps and the risks of replatforming. Enabling the Team Remote Work Threatens Long-Term Innovation by Jessica Stillman Optimising one area can hurt a system. Individual productivity increases with remote work because dist
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #55: This week: UX Research at Disney+, the new career ladder and designing design teams.
This week we look at UX Research at Disney+, the new career ladder and designing design teams. Enabling the Team Careers Are No Longer Ladders To Climb. Here’s How To Develop Professionally Instead by Ben Reuveni With flattening organisations and the rise of T-shaped skills tradi
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #54: This week: 16 different product strategies, the UX of surveys and crafting component API's together
This week we look at 16 different product strategies, the UX of surveys and design and dev crafting component API's together. Enabling the Team These Architects Popularized The Open Office. Now They Say ‘the Open Office Is Dead’ by Nate Berg The one-size-fits-all office isn't fit
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #53: This week: Top 10 OKR questions, insights without access to customers and why group brainstorming is a waste of time.
This week we look at the top 10 OKR questions, getting insights without access to customers and why group brainstorming is a waste of time. Enabling the Team In R&D, Generalists Are More Valuable Than You Think by Frank Nagle and Florenta Teodoridis Innovation is the result of cr
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #52: This week: Addictive dark patterns, the ladder of evidence and Zalando's agile journey.
This week we look at addictive dark patterns, the ladder of evidence and Zalando's agile journey. Enabling the Team The Real Reason Your Team Won’t Give You Honest Feedback by Patricia Omoqui If people don't feel safe they won't share. Use the SCARF model to understand team inter
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #51: This week: The biggest missing element in most products, Spotify's design interview and Ops'ing all the things
This week we look at the biggest missing element in most products, Spotify's design interview and Ops'ing all the things Enabling the Team Your Team Is Not “Them” by Sarah Drasner As a manager you only refer to your team as "they" when offering praise. Otherwise it is "we" and "u
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #50: This week: Replacing the agile manifesto, better design critiques and better software testing
This week we look at replacing the agile manifesto, better design critiques and better software testing. Enabling the Team Exact Instructions vs. Social Competence by Michael Bolton Often we blame mistakes on poor requirements or a lack of documentation. But perfect documentation
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Inspiring Teams with a Way of Working Vision
Starting from first principles we build a vision for a way of working that teams can use to streamline their product delivery.
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How to Measure Efficiency in Software Development
Time and cost metrics lead to inefficient software delivery. Using lean manufacturing as the inspiration, teams have shifted to throughput metrics to track and improve efficiency.
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