Adam Zimman
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Adam Zimman
@azimman.bsky.social
· May 28
Just got the best gift from my wife and kid…. A new sticker that I have been waiting for my whole adult life.
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AWS deploys thousands of changes daily across 117 availability zones. The secret? Automation sophisticated enough to absorb complexity while preserving human judgment for decisions that truly matter. At scale, this becomes not just desirable but essential.
itrev.io/47WGagX
itrev.io/47WGagX
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
AWS deploys thousands of changes daily across 117 availability zones. The secret? Automation sophisticated enough to absorb complexity while preserving human judgment for decisions that truly matter. At scale, this becomes not just desirable but essential.
itrev.io/47WGagX
itrev.io/47WGagX
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Look you're just not getting any ice cream today unless you're buying for him, too
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Look you're just not getting any ice cream today unless you're buying for him, too
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This pic…for real
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This pic…for real
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I mean yeah sure why not.
Buckle up friend it’s time for bread made out of crisps 🍞 🥔
Full disclosure it was not a flawless first attempt.
The aim was to make a loaf of bread where the majority ingredient is crisps.
1. Buy 450g of crisps, without shame
Full disclosure it was not a flawless first attempt.
The aim was to make a loaf of bread where the majority ingredient is crisps.
1. Buy 450g of crisps, without shame
November 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I mean yeah sure why not.
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*3 weeks ago*
*Pope Leo, insomnia watching John Wick 2 for the 50th time*: ...I have a great idea.
*Pope Leo, insomnia watching John Wick 2 for the 50th time*: ...I have a great idea.
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
*3 weeks ago*
*Pope Leo, insomnia watching John Wick 2 for the 50th time*: ...I have a great idea.
*Pope Leo, insomnia watching John Wick 2 for the 50th time*: ...I have a great idea.
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hahahahaha I knew it. "I feel very confident that he can do a very good job. I think he's gonna surprise some conservative people, actually. And some very liberal people he won't surprise because they already like him."
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
hahahahaha I knew it. "I feel very confident that he can do a very good job. I think he's gonna surprise some conservative people, actually. And some very liberal people he won't surprise because they already like him."
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oOoOO this is where the math gets fun 🤓
a cat 's paw is sticking its head out of a wooden door
ALT: a cat 's paw is sticking its head out of a wooden door
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
oOoOO this is where the math gets fun 🤓
This thread brings me so much joy.
November 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This thread brings me so much joy.
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Think of alignment like a jazz ensemble. Each musician has complete autonomy over their instrument and interpretation. But they work from the same chord progression, key, and tempo. Result: coordinated improvisation that creates something beautiful together.
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Think of alignment like a jazz ensemble. Each musician has complete autonomy over their instrument and interpretation. But they work from the same chord progression, key, and tempo. Result: coordinated improvisation that creates something beautiful together.
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
Early on in writing the book we developed the four A’s framework to help us organize our thoughts and the themes we kept encountering in interviews and conversations. But even then we knew all the A’s are connected and just different parts of a larger whole.
Organizations with strong alignment move faster (less coordination overhead), scale better (adding teams doesn't need exponentially more management), and adapt quicker (principle-based alignment is more resilient than process-based). But alignment without automation stays fragile.
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Early on in writing the book we developed the four A’s framework to help us organize our thoughts and the themes we kept encountering in interviews and conversations. But even then we knew all the A’s are connected and just different parts of a larger whole.
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Starting in one minute! Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS images to be shared by NASA. YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A55S...
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Starting in one minute! Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS images to be shared by NASA. YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A55S...
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really nice articulation by @itrevolution.com. I love the way they are capturing so many key themes of the book - it's out now!
Alignment evolution: Waterfall = detailed specs and rigid processes. Agile = shared goals and regular communication. DevOps = shared tools and automated feedback. Progressive Delivery = shared understanding of user needs.
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
really nice articulation by @itrevolution.com. I love the way they are capturing so many key themes of the book - it's out now!
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Disney theme parks integrate ride vehicles, show effects, safety systems, and mobile apps into seamless experiences. How do hundreds of autonomous teams coordinate? Through sophisticated alignment that maintains autonomy while working in the same direction.
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Disney theme parks integrate ride vehicles, show effects, safety systems, and mobile apps into seamless experiences. How do hundreds of autonomous teams coordinate? Through sophisticated alignment that maintains autonomy while working in the same direction.
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
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GitHub deploys hundreds of times daily across thousands of engineers. Their secret: "aligned autonomy." Every engineer understands the mission, sees real-time metrics, uses standardized platforms, and has direct user feedback loops. Teams self-correct automatically.
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
GitHub deploys hundreds of times daily across thousands of engineers. Their secret: "aligned autonomy." Every engineer understands the mission, sees real-time metrics, uses standardized platforms, and has direct user feedback loops. Teams self-correct automatically.
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
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Stakeholders have financial/organizational power. Constituents are everyone actually affected by your software. Medical records software might have hospital execs as stakeholders, but nurses, patients, family members, and auditors as constituents. Big difference.
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Stakeholders have financial/organizational power. Constituents are everyone actually affected by your software. Medical records software might have hospital execs as stakeholders, but nurses, patients, family members, and auditors as constituents. Big difference.
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
itrev.io/3JDXZcK
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Most organizations try to control risk through approval processes instead of through engineering practices.
This creates false confidence while slowing everything down.
itrev.io/48PDd4d
This creates false confidence while slowing everything down.
itrev.io/48PDd4d
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Most organizations try to control risk through approval processes instead of through engineering practices.
This creates false confidence while slowing everything down.
itrev.io/48PDd4d
This creates false confidence while slowing everything down.
itrev.io/48PDd4d
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Amazon's two-pizza team rule: teams should be small enough that two pizzas feed everyone and have everything needed to build, deploy, and maintain services independently.
It's all about where you place constraints.
itrev.io/48PDd4d
It's all about where you place constraints.
itrev.io/48PDd4d
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Amazon's two-pizza team rule: teams should be small enough that two pizzas feed everyone and have everything needed to build, deploy, and maintain services independently.
It's all about where you place constraints.
itrev.io/48PDd4d
It's all about where you place constraints.
itrev.io/48PDd4d
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Out to dinner with my mom and she points out the window:
Her: There's a guy dressed as Darth Vader outside
Me: Oh that's not Vader, that's Kylo Ren
Her: Who's that?
Me: Darth Vader's grandson
Her: *bursts into laughter for 10 straight minutes*
Her: There's a guy dressed as Darth Vader outside
Me: Oh that's not Vader, that's Kylo Ren
Her: Who's that?
Me: Darth Vader's grandson
Her: *bursts into laughter for 10 straight minutes*
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Out to dinner with my mom and she points out the window:
Her: There's a guy dressed as Darth Vader outside
Me: Oh that's not Vader, that's Kylo Ren
Her: Who's that?
Me: Darth Vader's grandson
Her: *bursts into laughter for 10 straight minutes*
Her: There's a guy dressed as Darth Vader outside
Me: Oh that's not Vader, that's Kylo Ren
Her: Who's that?
Me: Darth Vader's grandson
Her: *bursts into laughter for 10 straight minutes*
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
I did, in fact, have a great time.
Adam Zimman had a great time talking all things Progressive Delivery on AgileLnL. Check on the recording and the transcript:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/_kIZFI5QJkk?si=27jyylu5M2T9pJPC The following is a transcript from the video.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/_kIZFI5QJkk?si=27jyylu5M2T9pJPC The following is a transcript from the video.
Progressive Delivery on AgileLnL
The following is a transcript from the video. The transcript has been edited for easier reading and organization. Mark (Host): Okay, well thank you everybody for coming today. This is going to be very exciting. Adam is here; he's going to be talking about progressive delivery. Adam's worked with a number of startups and also worked at GitHub, and he can tell you more of the things he's done.
progressivedelivery.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I did, in fact, have a great time.
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Adam Zimman had a great time talking all things Progressive Delivery on AgileLnL. Check on the recording and the transcript:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/_kIZFI5QJkk?si=27jyylu5M2T9pJPC The following is a transcript from the video.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/_kIZFI5QJkk?si=27jyylu5M2T9pJPC The following is a transcript from the video.
Progressive Delivery on AgileLnL
The following is a transcript from the video. The transcript has been edited for easier reading and organization. Mark (Host): Okay, well thank you everybody for coming today. This is going to be very exciting. Adam is here; he's going to be talking about progressive delivery. Adam's worked with a number of startups and also worked at GitHub, and he can tell you more of the things he's done.
progressivedelivery.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Adam Zimman had a great time talking all things Progressive Delivery on AgileLnL. Check on the recording and the transcript:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/_kIZFI5QJkk?si=27jyylu5M2T9pJPC The following is a transcript from the video.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/_kIZFI5QJkk?si=27jyylu5M2T9pJPC The following is a transcript from the video.
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Adobe lets users choose which AI model version to use. Developers can experiment without company-wide approvals. Product teams decide exposure timing.
Innovation at the speed of development without forcing disruptive changes on users.
itrev.io/48PDd4d
Innovation at the speed of development without forcing disruptive changes on users.
itrev.io/48PDd4d
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Adobe lets users choose which AI model version to use. Developers can experiment without company-wide approvals. Product teams decide exposure timing.
Innovation at the speed of development without forcing disruptive changes on users.
itrev.io/48PDd4d
Innovation at the speed of development without forcing disruptive changes on users.
itrev.io/48PDd4d