These are the four pillars that make the dimmer switch possible. You need to understand them so you know where to lean in, what to ask for, and how to provide the feedback that makes the whole system work.
Progressive Delivery is not brand new. The pattern is older than software. What is new is that software teams need to find a way to do this while operating at faster and faster rates of production.
Progressive Delivery decouples deployment from release. In a traditional model, these happen at the exact same time. Bang. In Progressive Delivery, they are separated by hours, days, or weeks. This separation is where your power lives.
the Human Connection Moat For thirty years, the “build versus buy” debate was the persistent game of tetherball in the CTO’s office. It was a rational, if often heated, accounting exercise. On one side: the allure of ultimate control—software tailored perfectly to your unique business logic, free from the constraints of a vendor’s roadmap. On the other: the pragmatic realization that recreating wheels is a waste of…
For years, we’ve heard the goal of “moving fast.” But speed without control isn’t progress, it’s a hazard. As we enter the era of AI-augmented development, the throttle is wide open. The question is: do you have the suspension system to handle it?
When we talk to teams about Progressive Delivery they are often most interested in learning how they can move faster without introducing technological jerk for their users. They want to innovate, but realize they also want to build the right thing for the right people at the right time. We love this. However it’s also worth mentioning there is an upside down world to product delivery. Though…
We’ve always been fascinated by the concept of the “tech jerk”—that sudden, often uncomfortable change in the acceleration of a product or service that disrupts the user’s experience. Borrowed from physics, where jerk describes a change in acceleration (think of a lurching elevator or a car braking too hard), the term perfectly captures how poorly managed technological change can leave users feeling disoriented, frustrated, or even abandoned.…
One of the interesting problems of being immersed in something for years is that it feels really obvious to you. The curse of knowledge is real. So we were really excited to give a talk at IT Revolution’s conference, the Enterprise Technology Leadership Summit. It gave us a chance to lay out our vision of what Progressive Delivery is, and what it may be in the future.…
When we’re making software, it’s easy to have our hearts and minds focused on The Next Thing, the new hardware that will support it, the rate of adoption. But it’s worth remembering that you may have devoted customers who are not going to install your new things right away. They’re worth listening to.
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