IT Revolution

Are your teams overwhelmed? Learn how considering cognitive load can boost productivity and motivation. In this article, adapted from the book Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais, discover insights from OutSystems and IKEA on managing team responsibilities effectively.

"Many people study and admire high-performing organizations like Toyota and Amazon but struggle to understand how to catalyze performance across their own organizations. To catalyze and foster that performance, you need a system to enable effective action." From the book Flow Engineering: From Value Stream Mapping to Effective Action by Steve Pereira and Andrew Davis, available now. https://itrev.io/4a9Ryqi

Our free reader's guide for The (Delicate) Art of Bureaucracy will help you get the most out of this popular book by Mark Schwartz. https://itrev.io/45PltlE

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Discover how VELUX revolutionized its IT department by adopting a product mindset! Learn how they reduced cognitive load for developers and empowered teams to innovate faster. Read the article at the link in the comments.

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"We know from extensive research that higher levels of belonging have a significant impact on performance, with Harvard Business Review citing research that showed a 56% increase in performance and a 75% reduction in sick days, equating to a potential annual savings of more than $52M for a 10,000-person company. In that same research, the authors shared an additional insight from EY’s Belonging Barometer that over 40% of 1000 people surveyed felt isolated at work." From the book Wrong Fit, Right Fit: Why How We Work Matters More Than Ever by André Martin. https://itrev.io/3S23IL6

"As we presented in a previous post, scale brings many challenges. But perhaps the most insidious are the difficulties of developing and sustaining value, clarity, and flow, the fundamental elements of effective individual and collective action... "...Value informs direction, clarity provides understanding, and flow lets us get things done. "When these elements are present, effective action is possible. When any are missing, effective action is difficult or impossible. These three elements are critical for establishing and maintaining effective collective action at scale." Keep reading: https://itrev.io/3wJNUEv

"I've been an Agile Coach for almost 20 years and this book does a great job giving the reader complex topics in a simple way with solid analogies and examples." From David Heiser's review of Wiring the Winning Organization by Gene Kim and Steven J. Spear. Read the full review on Amazon. https://itrev.io/3zjRq9L

If you read Deming’s Journey to Profound Knowledge by John Willis with Derek Lewis, you have to check out this new companion ebook. Profound Stories takes readers on a deeper dive into the life and times of W. Edwards Deming, bringing untold stories and fascinating details that didn’t make it into the original book. https://itrev.io/464tCTF