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 by size and how large tech companies differ.
Coaching Tools - The One on One by Marty Cagan
Marty discusses the ingredients necessary for a successful 1-on-1 meeting - purpose, frequency, context, and relationship.
Product Vision
Breaking Down The ProductOps Fundamentals by Adam Bennett
Support onboarding, streamline critical and routine tasks, managing the tools, staying on top of best practices and ensuring easy access to data.
7 Proven Techniques For Writing A Great Problem Statement by Robbie Allan
Use job stories, focus on a person and talk with more customers if there is still uncertainty.
Continuous Research
Learn how UX Researchers from DoorDash ensure alignment and a user first mentality when working with their Strategy and Operations Team.
Learn the different strategies Aravind and his team have used to ensure alignment with stakeholders that still don't see the value of UX.
Ideate & Design
Leveraging Mental Models in Product Design by Miklos Philips
The importance of mental models' for your users to ensure seamless interaction and better usability for your products.
User-Centered Design System Resources by Runi Goswami
Learn how the team from Lyft have ensured the systems thinking mentality for their Design Systems.
Architect & Build
How To Find a Healthy Balance Between Microservices and Monoliths by Ashley Peacock
Using a purchasing flow as an example Ashely compares and contrasts domain boundaries with monoliths and microservices.
Microservice Principles: Smart Endpoints and Dumb Pipes by Nathan Peck
Centralised Service Buses make sense on architectural diagrams but lead to bottlenecks. The Observer model is much more scalable.
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