This book really gets under the skin of measurement and busts myths about what kind of sample size you need to get useful insights (you need far fewer data points than you think!) Having read many books on statistics, this one certainly had the strongest practical link to everyday work.
It also does an amazing job of explaining the damage done by thinking "this can't be measured", after which I was left feeling this needed to be essential management reading.
The invaluable companion to the new edition of the bestselling How to Measure Anything This companion workbook to the new edition of the insightful and eloquent How to Measure Anything walks readers through sample problems and exercises in which they can master and apply the methods discussed in the book. The book explains practical methods for measuring a variety of intangibles, including approaches to measuring customer satisfaction, organizational flexibility, technology risk, technology ROI, and other problems in business, government, and not-for-profits. * Companion to the revision of the bestselling How to Measure Anything * Provides chapter-by-chapter exercises * Written by…
This book has a strong thread to bring together a lot of solid ideas, so it's valuable in its own right while also signposting some crucial theories that underpin Lean and Agile. The ideas extend outwards from software teams to whole organizations, essentially aligning everyone towards the same goals.
How well does your organization respond to changing market conditions, customer needs, and emerging technologies when building software-based products? This practical guide presents Lean and Agile principles and patterns to help you move fast at scale - and demonstrates why and how to apply these methodologies throughout your organization, rather than with just one department or team. Through case studies, you'll learn how successful enterprises have rethought everything from governance and financial management to systems architecture and organizational culture in the pursuit of radically improved performance. Adopting Lean will take time and commitment, but it's vital for harnessing the cultural…
The key idea in this book is great. It's about leadership - but that really means leadership in all pursuits not just work. It uses simple questions to evaluate how you're thinking, so can re-orient on the "fundamental state of leadership". What result do you want create? What would my story be if I were living the values I expect of others? How do others feel about this situation? What strategies can I try to achieve my purpose?
Just as the Wright Brothers combined science and practice to finally realize the dream of flight, Ryan and Robert Quinn combine research and personal experience to demonstrate how to reach a psychological state that lifts us and those around us to greater heights of achievement, integrity, openness, and empathy. The updated edition of this award - winning book - honored by Utah State University's Huntsman School of Business, Benedictine University, and the LeadershipNow web site - - includes two new chapters, one describing a learning process and social media platform the Quinns created to help people experience lift and the…
Welcome to Octopus! This book is for the explorers. The automators. The improvers. It's for all the software, platform, operations, and site-reliability engineers. It doesn't matter whether you just downloaded your first Octopus Deploy trial or you're an old friend. This book explains the concepts and features of Octopus Deploy that help you make your complex deployments and runbooks a breeze.
You'll learn:
- How automation brings more than just speed - What excellent deployments look like - What makes operations runbooks great - An overview of Octopus Deploy features, concepts, and terms - How you can use Octopus to level up deployments and runbooks
The second edition is a complete rewrite of Exploring Octopus Deploy. It has been updated with all the features that have been added or updated since the first edition. Find out how to get the most from Octopus by using it for deployments, operations tasks, and self-service actions for your teams.
