SPaMCAST 717 - Flow Load Experiment, Delaying Requirements. Essays and Conversations

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Flow Load has a special place in flow metrics, it is a leading indicator of value delivery as exhibited in flow velocity (throughput) and flow time. We review one experiment and propose another. In the end, you either control work entry or it controls you.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A quick advertisement:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Controlling work entry requires preparation and knowledge building to establish a path to control work entry (magic wands are normally not available) which is why Jeremy Willets and I have developed a work entry workshop. We recently delivered the workshop at the 2022 Path to Agility in Columbus, OH to rave reviews. Interested email us at tcagley@tomcagley.com or willetsjm@gmail.com</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Also this week we are joined by Tony TImbol and his</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">To Tell A Story</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">column. In this installment, Tony focuses on the impact of delayed requirements on agile teams. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you have questions that you would like Susan, Jon, Jeremy, Tony, or myself to answer?  Leave a voice message at 01.440.668.5717 or an email at</span> <a href="mailto:spamcastinfo@gmail.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">spamcastinfo@gmail.com</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Re-read Saturday News</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chapter 6 of</span> <a href= "https://amzn.to/38G0ZD3"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is titled Coach as Facilitator. As a coach, I suspect I spend more time facilitating and observing than playing any other sub-role. Chapter 6 provides a number of gems that piqued my interest more during this read than in the first.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Remember to buy a copy of  Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa