Living with complexity and exploring the Cynefin framework

About this episode

Douglas Squirrel joins Bill Raymond to discuss the Cynefin framework and the importance of experimentation in managing complexity within tech teams.

🎥 Watch Now: 🌪️ Living with complexity and an exploration of the Cynefin framework Douglas Squirrel, author of Agile Conversations, joins Bill Raymond on the Agile in Action podcast. Douglas discusses the misconceptions around agility in tech teams and the importance of experimentation in complex environments. Bill and Douglas discuss the benefits of rapid experimentation, handling complexity and chaos, and avoiding common pitfalls in software development. In this podcast, you will learn the following: ✅ The Cynefin framework for managing complexity ✅ The importance of experimentation in software teams ✅ How to avoid common development pitfalls 🎉 Strategies to make tech teams more profitable

People in this episode

Host: Bill Raymond

Guest: Douglas Squirrel

Topics covered

• complexity
• Cynefin framework
• agility in tech teams
• experimentation
• software development pitfalls
• profitability in tech teams

Keywords

• Cynefin framework
• complexity
• experimentation
• software development
• agility
• tech teams
• development pitfalls

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Agile in Action

Books & works: Agile Conversations

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