Separate progress is not the same as integrated progress. Release decisions depend on the second one. “The performance of a system doesn’t depend on how the parts perform taken separately, it depends on how they perform together, how they interact.” Russell L. Ackoff “A bad system will beat a good person every time.” W. Edwards Deming In the last post, I argued that Release on Demand depends on several conditions being true inside the delivery system, and you can find that po

Adopting the phrase is easy. Building a trustworthy system is where the work begins “If you only quantify one thing, quantify the Cost of Delay.” Don Reinertsen “The performance of a system doesn’t depend on how the parts perform taken separately, it depends on how they perform together, how they interact.” Russell L. Ackoff Release on Demand is easy to describe and much harder to make real. Most organizations are not struggling because they disagree with the idea. They would

“Constantly” is a frequency. Release on Demand is control “If you only quantify one thing, quantify the Cost of Delay.” Don Reinertsen "The performance of a system doesn’t depend on how the parts perform taken separately, it depends on how they perform together, how they interact.” Russell L. Ackoff I’ve noticed a predictable pattern when organizations start talking about SAFe. Someone hears “Release on Demand” and translates it into: “We release constantly now.” That inte

Just because you can  release anytime doesn't mean you should! “Speed without control is chaos.” Taiichi Ohno “What we call management consists largely of making it difficult for people to get their work done.”Peter Drucker One of the recurring misunderstandings in discussions about SAFe appears when the phrase Release on Demand  enters the conversation. The wording sounds straightforward, and it is often interpreted to mean that organizations should release continuously. Th