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Serverless Craic from The Serverless EdgeServerless Craic Ep66 Map your Org CapabilitySend us a textMapping Your Org Capability | Chapter 11 Breakdown of The Value Flywheel EffectIn this episode, Dave Anderson, Mark McCann, and Michael O’Reilly dive into Chapter 11 of The Value Flywheel Effect — "Map Your Organisational Capability".We unpack how to use mapping techniques, such as Wardley Mapping, to assess and visualise your organisation’s capabilities across areas like security, cloud-native development, and emerging tech like GenAI. The discussion covers:🔹 Why individual expertise ≠ organisational capability🔹 Mapping techniques using industry standards and evolutionary stages🔹 How to use mapping for strategic clarity...2025-06-2715 minServerless Craic from The Serverless EdgeServerless Craic Ep65 SocialTechnical System for ChangeSend us a text🎙️ Serverless Craic: Exploring Socio-Technical Systems for ChangeWelcome back to Serverless Craic! In this episode, the team dives into Chapter 10: Challenge – A Socio-Technical System for Change from the book, The Value Flywheel Effect. This thought-provoking conversation unpacks how organisations can effectively bridge the gap between people and technology to foster meaningful, sustainable change.🔍 Topics Covered:What makes socio-technical change so difficultThe importance of flow, team design, and time to valueLessons from Team Topologies and Drive by Daniel PinkFrameworks like Cynefin and Wardley Ma...2025-06-1921 minServerless Craic from The Serverless EdgeServerless Craic Ep64 Environment for SuccessSend us a text🎙️ Environment for Success & Psychological SafetyWelcome back to another episode of Serverless Craic! After a short hiatus (thanks, ServerlessDays Belfast!), Dave Anderson and Mark McCann return to dive deep into one of the most critical – and timely – topics in modern software delivery: creating the right Environment for Success.In this episode, we unpack Chapter 9 from The Value Flywheel Effect and explore the fundamentals that enable high-performing teams, including:🔹 Psychological safety and why it’s the foundation of great engineering cultures🔹 The danger of hero anti-patterns and the myth of the “rock...2025-06-1222 min
Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 03/22/25We are back together for a bit of craic and the round up of community events along with the sports from home and some amazing Irish music, including; Hozier, The Dubliners, Foster and Allen, Paul Kelly, Kingfishr, Darren Kiely, Beoga and Snow Patrol.Enjoy!2025-03-241h 03Serverless Craic from The Serverless EdgeServerless Craic Ep63 Map the Market and A Cloud Guru Case StudySend us a textIn this episode of Serverless Craic, Map the Market and A Cloud Guru Case Study, we dive into Chapters 7 and 8 of the book The Value Flywheel Effect. The discussion focuses on "Mapping the Market" and a fascinating case study on clarity of purpose, featuring the story of A Cloud Guru.Discover how mapping the value chain helps companies identify their place in the market, understand competitors, and predict strategic moves. Learn about the transformative impact of a laser-focused North Star and how serverless-first approaches powered scalability and success. The episode includes...2024-11-2614 minServerless Craic from The Serverless EdgeServerless Craic Ep62 Obsess Over Time To ValueSend us a textWelcome to the latest episode of Serverless Craic! 🎙️ Today, we're diving back into our series on The Value Flywheel Effect, focusing on Chapter 6: "Obsess Over Time to Value." Join us as we explore the significance of delivering value quickly and efficiently in tech organisations. We discuss the concept of "Time to Value" over "Time to Market," reflecting on how innovation labs and agile structures can help companies pivot, react, and respond to both threats and opportunities.In this episode, we touch on key topics like:- The importance of cre...2024-11-1313 minServerless Craic from The Serverless EdgeServerless Craic Ep61 Finding your North StarSend us a textThis episode centres on Chapter Five of the book "The Value Flywheel Effect," focusing on the North Star framework. We explain how this framework helps teams align their work with a clear, meaningful metric (North Star) and its related leading and lagging metrics. North Star Framework OverviewWe explain the North Star framework, emphasising its use in helping teams coalesce behind a mission or purpose with a visual, collaborative tool. And the importance of leading metrics and lagging metrics, explaining how the North Star framework helps teams r...2024-10-2112 minServerless Craic from The Serverless EdgeServerless Craic Ep60 Mapping TechniquesSend us a textIn this insightful discussion, we explore mapping techniques from Chapter 3 of our book The Value Flywheel Effect and their applications in organisations. Key topics include:Anatomy of a Worldly Map: Breaking down the components of a map, including visible, aware, and invisible items in the value chain.Mapping Teams and Tech Stacks: How mapping helps in identifying team roles and modernising technology stacks.Starting with Maps and Collaboration: Tips for overcoming the blank canvas fear and leveraging tools like GitHub's "Awesome Worldly Maps" and VS Code extensions for map annotations.Open Space...2024-09-1123 minCeol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 09/07/24Singer / songwriter Ger O’Donnell is our Reliance Home Comfort guest this week, he chats to us about the new song himself and fellow writer Johnny B. Broderick wrote for Sean Keane. We play the fabulous new song from Sean called 'Wait along' and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
We also celebrate Eamonn O'Loghlin's birthday through Clare music. As many of you know Eamonn stared Ceol agus Craic and was taken from us all far too soon in 2013.
We chat sport and the Guinness community calendar of events.
2024-09-101h 03Serverless Craic from The Serverless EdgeServerless Craic Ep59 How to Wardley MapSend us a textWardley mapping is a strategic tool to visualise the evolution of products or services. The two axes of a Wardley Map are visibility and evolutionary stage. Products and technologies evolve through four stages: Genesis, Custom build, Product or rental, and Commodity or utility. Understanding context and phase of adoption is crucial in the business world, especially with AI and LLMs. Identifying and moving commodities versus custom-built solutions is important, and optimizing organizational structure for autonomy involves concepts like movement, time planning, and sub-maps. We explain the anatom...2024-08-0523 min
Ceol Agus CraicCeol Agus Craic - 07/15/24Irish music, sport, news, culture, events, interviews and craic (fun) 2024-07-161h 00Serverless Craic from The Serverless EdgeServerless Craic Ep58 The Value Flywheel Effect Chapter 2.2 Wardley MappingSend us a textWe discuss facilitating effective collaborative mapping workshops and creating Wardley maps for strategic planning in businesses. We look at the importance of creating a safe environment, effective facilitation techniques, and involving all stakeholders in the mapping process. We also highlight the benefits of embracing diversity and respecting different opinions. And we share various approaches to creating and utilising Wardley maps, including Miro and Lucid, and learning more about the technique through Ben Mosior LearnWardleyMapping.com resources.Wardley Mapping techniques and anti-patterns.Dave Anderson and Mark McCann discussed...2024-07-1123 minServerless Craic from The Serverless EdgeServerless Craic Ep57 The Value Flywheel Effect Chapter 2 Wardley MappingSend us a textDave, Michael, and Mark discussed the application of Wardley Mapping in understanding movement and making strategic decisions. They share their experiences with the method, emphasising its ability to visualise and track changes in tech stacks and capabilities. They also discussed the importance of context, user needs, and facilitating meaningful conversations through mapping. Additionally, they highlighted the benefits of mapping for challenging each other's thinking and fostering creative dialogue. Later, they discussed the importance of understanding user needs during agile transformations, including the value of having a shared representation of collective exp...2024-07-0421 minServerless Craic from The Serverless EdgeServerless Craic Ep56 The Value Flywheel Effect Introduction - Chapter 1Send us a textThe Value Flywheel Effect is a pattern seen in organisations where business strategy and technology strategy align, leading to more sales and growth.The hosts discuss the concept of the value flywheel effect, its origins, and how it applies to creating software for customers.Dave Anderson and Mark McCann discuss the four phases of the value flywheel process, with three principles for each phase, aimed at building momentum and sustainability in organizations and teams.Clarity of purpose is the first principle, visualised as a data-informed Northstar, helping teams understand...2024-06-2729 minServerless Craic from The Serverless EdgeServerless Craic Ep55 Unveiling The Secrets Behind The Value Flywheel EffectSend us a textWe discuss why we wrote 'The Value Flywheel Effect,' emphasising our desire to give back to the community and help others who have contributed to their success. We share our experiences and insights on navigating the cloud transformation journey, highlighting the importance of luck, collaboration, and upskilling in overcoming challenges. We also discuss modernising engineering practices, prioritising meaningful outcomes, and providing insights on change leadership and decision-making techniques.Modernising software development and delivery in the cloud.Michael O'Reilly and Dave Anderson share their experiences working together in...2024-06-2118 minServerless Craic from The Serverless EdgeServerless Craic Ep54 AWS Serverless Developer Advocate TeamSend us a textAWS Serverless Developer Advocate Team news is breaking. We discuss this and the importance of community events and fostering a culture of curiosity and collaboration in the tech industry. We emphasise the value of attending events like ServerlessDays Belfast and looking outside one's own silo to drive enterprise transformation. We also discuss the significance of developer advocacy in promoting AWS adoption and we look at the challenges of quantifying the impact of advocacy work and the importance of learning about new technologies and driving change within companies.Outline2024-06-1221 minServerless Craic from The Serverless EdgeServerless Craic Ep53 Cynefin FrameworkSend us a textWe use the Cynefin Framework in our cloud modernisation work. Dave Snowden created the Cynefin framework. Cynefin, pronounced "ku-nev-in," is a Welsh word that translates as "place" or "habitat." However, it can also be used to describe the elements of our situation and personal history that influence our thoughts and decisions in ways we don't understand.It's a sense making framework. As architects, we find that the Cynefin framework is a good thinking model.In the Cynefin framework there are four domains and a fifth disorder domain. The f...2024-03-2021 minServerless Craic from The Serverless EdgeServerless Craic Ep52 ServerlessDays Belfast 2024Send us a textServerlessDays Belfast 2024. ServerlessDays Belfast is back at Titanic Hotel Belfast on Thursday 23rd May 2024Our theme is 'Building Beyond Boundaries: ServerlessDays Belfast celebrates the spirit of Innovation'. Find out why you should come to the birthplace of Titanic and what you can expect from this year's ServerlessDays Belfast.From the 100-year-old Drawing Offices at Titanic Hotel Belfast, we will celebrate how the Serverless Mindset enables engineers and organisations to break barriers and build like never before. We ask our speakers to speak of the courage, ambition and...2024-03-0811 min
Here's The CraicHistory Lessons with Jason Brennan & Kevin Larney AKA S***e Talk History | S2 E5Thanks for tuning in to this weeks episode of the Here's the Craic Podcast.
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