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Time allocation != Capacity allocation

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TBM 377: Time Allocation ≠ Capacity Allocation
Spoiler: the concept of capacity allocation is fraught with misunderstanding, and companies waste a lot of money (and do a lot of damage) by mistaking time allocation for capacity allocation.
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September 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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eferro.net
Built a Custom GPT to help teams ship smaller, safer, faster. Challenges assumptions, guides toward small safe steps, enables continuous learning and delivery.
For developers, PMs, designers, architects—anyone building products.
👉 www.eferro.net/2025/06/buil...
#LeanSoftware #SmallSafeSteps
Built a Custom GPT to Help Teams Ship Smaller, Safer, Faster
Most teams build too much, too early, with too much anxiety. They optimize for perfect architecture before users, comprehensive features bef...
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June 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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alexfdz.bsky.social
💡 Empezamos nueva aventura y voy a empezar un "Build in Public" tanto del equipo como del producto.

Si te gusta la idea, dale al repost 🔄 y suscríbanse a mi canal.
Empezando un kanban board en Miro desde zero Meme del juego GTA San Andreas, “Ah Shit, Here We Go Again”
May 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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eferro.net
I've launched eferro-picks-site: my personal selection of talks on software development www.eferro.net/2025/04/ive-...

Repost welcome!

#SoftwareDevelopment #XP #Lean #RecommendedTalks #CuratedContent
I've launched eferro-picks-site: my personal selection of talks on software development
Over the years, I've listened to hundreds of talks on software development, product, Lean, Extreme Programming, and related topics. I usuall...
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April 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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eferro.net
New post from the Lean Software development series. Empowering the Team www.eferro.net/2025/03/lean...

Repost are welcome! 🙏

#Lean #LeanSoftwareDevelopment #xp #agile #ContinuousDelivery #ProductTeams #ProductEngineer
Lean Software Delivery: Empowering the Team
From my experience, a truly empowered software development team is one that has the ability to impact the entire Value Stream from start to ...
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March 17, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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terriblesoftware.org
Controversial take: teams that never argue are often the most dysfunctional ones.

Here's why your team should be fighting more.

terriblesoftware.org/2025/03/12/w...
Why Your ‘Harmonious’ Team Is Actually Failing
Teams often confuse psychological safety with everyone getting along perfectly. I see leaders bragging about teams where nobody ever raises their voice, where meetings wrap up with everyone nodding…
terriblesoftware.org
March 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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eferro.net
Come work with us! We have two open positions on our Data Platform team—help us build the best data platform out there. If you’re interested in joining a Lean/XP team and you’re passionate about data, don’t hesitate to apply.
job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/clarityai/jo...
RTs welcome! #data #lean #xp
Senior Software Developer - Data Platform
Remote
job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io
March 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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eferro.net
Optimize the value flow by focusing on impact (not software) and avoiding all possible waste (including the waste of quickly doing what should never have been done in the first place). 😅
March 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
franortiz.bsky.social
“Deliver as fast as possible does not simply mean increasing the pace of work but rather optimizing the flow of value” 💯
March 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
franortiz.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/tidyfirs...
Deadlines in The Forest
“You’ll find few deadlines in The Forest, few estimates.” I made this statement to an organization obsessed with “dead” lines.
open.substack.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:02 AM
franortiz.bsky.social
Good teams ship great products. Great teams kill bad ones.

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Sinking time into a bad product? Here’s when to pull the plug.
Product failure isn’t the biggest waste—waiting too long to walk away is. Learn when to call it quits, reclaim your resources, and refocus on what matters.
testdouble.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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davefarley77.bsky.social
The End Of The Continuous Delivery Channel? ➡️ youtu.be/ZakqUgMfF8I
The End Of The Continuous Delivery Channel?
YouTube video by Continuous Delivery
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February 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
franortiz.bsky.social
El reto no está en hacer las cosas rápido, sino en asegurar que estamos resolviendo el problema adecuado. Y, después, si es rápido, mejor.
cesargarcia.com/inquiettudes...
Problemas – César García Gascón
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February 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
franortiz.bsky.social
"I found in life that things don't tend to have simple answers, they tend to be hidden complexities. I look for people that don't try to hide that nuance or that complexity, but seem to appreciate that it's there"

I loved this quote
January 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
franortiz.bsky.social
www.estrategiadeproducto.com/p/como-vamos...
¿Cómo vamos a ganar?
Una explicación, y una cura, al desperdicio en el sector tecnológico.
www.estrategiadeproducto.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
franortiz.bsky.social
TBM 335: "Simple" Dependency Coordination
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TBM 335: "Simple" Dependency Coordination
A lot of teams approach dependencies like this:
open.substack.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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matthewskelton.com
Fun exercise: determine which of these interactions are healthy for flow and which impede flow.
johncutle.fish John Cutler @johncutle.fish · Nov 30
How different teams interact....
November 30, 2024 at 8:30 AM