Author: Andrew Parker
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S3E20 – Beyond the Code: Your Tech & the Bottom Line
Show Notes In this episode of the Tactics for Tech Leadership Podcast, Mon-Chaio and Andy discuss common questions that CFOs, CEOs, and other stakeholders should pose to the technical leaders within their organizations. Based on a blog post from payslip.com, the discussion focuses on how CFOs can inquire about tech investments’ cost efficiency, agility, flexibility,…
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S3E18 – Vacationcast – Reflections on AI’s Influence on Software Engineering
Show Notes A vacationcast where Andy ruminates on AI coding assistants. He draws on an article re wrote in 2007 on autonomic computing. Emphasis is placed on the essential roles and responsibilities of software engineers, differentiating them from AI systems. Andy shares personal experiences and observations of using tools like AI coding assistants, highlighting potential…
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S3E17 – Systematic Insights: DORA’s Role in Diagnosing
Show Notes In this episode of The Tactics for Tech Leadership Podcast, the hosts discuss personal computer issues (and a missing episode!) before diving into the main topic: the continued search for a system. They review the DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) model, its methodology, and its continuous improvement efforts. Comparing it to other models…
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S3E15 – Vacationcast: An Announcement
Show Notes In this special ‘vacation cast’ episode, Andy shares an important announcement. Transcript Andy: Welcome back! This time it’s a vacation cast with me, Andy, and Mon-Chaio is probably away on Easter holidays while I’m recording this. So normally in my vacation cast I talk about something that I’ve been reading, something I’ve been…
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S3E14 – Does the Empiricism of TSP Provide a Path Forward?
Show Notes Andy and Mon-Chaio continue their journey into organizational models by discussing the Team Software Process (TSP). They touch briefly on the origins and history of TSP, its relationship with the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) from Carnegie Mellon, and how it helps teams organize their software development processes. The discussion takes a turn to…
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S3E12 – The 4 Spheres of Knowledge for Diagnosis
Show Notes In this episode of Tactics for Tech Leadership, Andy and Mon-Chaio dive into the discipline of organizational diagnosis through the lens of the paper ‘Organizational Diagnosis: an Evidence-Based Approach’ by McFillen, Balzer, Varney, and O’Neil. They discuss the need for a rigorous approach to diagnosis in organizational design and change. The focus is…
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S3E10 – SWIFTly Understanding Failure Modes
Show Notes In this Tactics for Tech Leadership podcast episode, Andy and Mon-Chaio explore SWIFT (Structured What If Technique). While traditionally seen as a technical tool for failure analysis, the hosts consider its potential applications in leadership and organizational contexts. Listeners will learn how SWIFT can help anticipate system failures even before they occur, from…
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S3E8 – 5 Dysfunctions of a Team
Show Notes Andy and Mon-Chaio explore Patrick Lencioni’s concept of the five dysfunctions of a team, discussing how absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability, and inattention to results interrelate to impact team performance. They reflect on their own experiences and the importance of productive conflict, peer accountability, and commitment…
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S3E6 – 6 Box Model
Show Notes Andy and Mon-Chaio explore Marvin Weisbord’s Six Box Model, a framework from the 1970s for diagnosing organizational issues. They explain each of the six parts of the model: purpose, structure, relationships, rewards, leadership, and helpful mechanisms, and then illustrate it being used to assess an example software development company. Listeners will learn how…
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S3E4 – Action Science
Show Notes Andy and Mon-Chaio explore the dense yet insightful book ‘Action Science’ by Chris Argyris. They discuss Argyris’s method of developing self-knowledge to break existing norms and achieve actionable knowledge. The conversation covers the core principles and propositions of action science, including the importance of understanding one’s reasoning, questioning underlying assumptions, and fostering mutual…