Gene Kim Quotes

#1. Remember, it goes beyond reducing WIP. Being able to take needless work out of the system is more important than being able to put more work into the system.

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#2. DevOps shows how we optimize the IT value stream, converting business needs into capabilities and services that provide value for our customers.

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#3. To tell the truth is an act of love. To withhold the truth is an act of hate. Or worse, apathy.

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#4. One of the inherent challenges with initiatives such as DevOps transformations is that they are inevitably in conflict with ongoing business operations. Part

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#5. Done poorly, Conway's Law will prevent teams from working safely and independently; instead, they will be tightly-coupled together, all waiting on each other for work to be done, with even small changes creating potentially global, catastrophic consequences.

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#6. makes me angry when we need to make some heroic, diving catch because of someone else's lack of planning.

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#7. we need to design our systems so that they are continually creating telemetry, widely

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#8. we are not talking to one another about what changes we're planning or implementing. This is not acceptable.

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#9. It's not the upfront capital that kills you, it's the operations and maintenance on the back end.

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#10. A great team doesn't mean that they had the smartest people. What made those teams great is that everyone trusted one another. It can be a powerful thing when that magic dynamic exists.

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#11. Improving daily work is even more important than doing daily work.

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#12. My guys wanted to call it "Cujo" or "Stiletto." But the developers wanted to call it "Unicorn." Unicorn? Like rainbows and Care Bears? And against all my expectations, "Unicorn" wins the vote. Developers. I'll never understand them.

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#13. The status quo (of development) pre-ordains failure from the very beginning.

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