Elevator Pitch
Many teams have embraced the idea of tracking DORA’s 4 Key Metrics, and are enthusiastic about using them to measure improvement, but they often lack a clear starting point - much less a path to success. The 4x4 Method provides not only that path, but the quick wins to get traction in a few hours.
Description
This session describes a winning approach to making progress with any key initiative, framed within the context of DevOps adoption and improvement. It has evolved through many iterations across several mediums and now in the age of remote-first collaboration, is finally easy to share, and easy to start. The system is collaborative and remote by default, but works equally well in a room full of people and post-its. It can even provide value as a solo investigation. It requires no specific tooling. It can be leveraged to drive both continuous improvement and innovation.
the 4x4 Method focuses on 4 sequential mapping activities that build upon eachother to create clarity, alignment, confidence, and momentum. The four maps are: - Outcome maps - Value Stream maps - Dependency maps - Capability maps
The 4x4 Method was created through 20 years of improvement experience. It sits upon principles, practices, and learning from Lean, Agile, Systems Thinking, Visual Learning, Collaborative Facilitation, and many other bodies of knowledge. It was created to help teams make clear and consistent progress towards their performance goals. The 4x4 Method is named not only for the 2 sets of 4 components it comprises, but because it was designed to provide a vehicle to help you navigate challenging terrain.
Notes
With 60 mins I can get into each map and the path from 1-4, but I can easily introduce them in 20-30 minutes and provide the audience with more resources to dig deeper.
More from me: https://vzbl.io/stevetalks More on 4x4: https://vzbl.io/4x4