SPaMCAST 727 - Little’s Law and Neglected WIP, All Managers No Doers, Essays and Conversations

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In SPaMCAST 727 we discuss the assumptions behind Little’s Law and Neglected WIP. Some of the assumptions you can cheat to generate useful conversations but there are limits and you need to be upfront about what you are doing. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We also have a visit from Susan Parente who brings her Not A Scrumdamentalist column to the cast. In this installment, Susan answers a listener's question about the complications of a team with 2 developers and 5 managers. </span></p> <p><strong>Re-read Saturday News</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week we begin our re-read of</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/3RrmE2a"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching: The Journey from Beginner to Mastery and Beyond</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(Amazon Associate Link – buy your copy soon and start reading). This week we begin with a few notes on the logistics of the read and then review the two Forewords.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Week 1:</span> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3zoAYlx"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Logistics and Forewords</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <a href="https://bit.ly/3zoAYlx"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://bit.ly/3zoAYlx</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>A quick advertisement:</strong></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. Interested? Please email us at tcagley@tomcagley.com or willetsjm@gmail.com</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Next SPaMCAST </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In SPaMCAST 728 we will feature our discussion of product leadership stances with Anjali Leon and Nadezhda Belousova. Developing an understanding of product leadership stances will highlig