194 — The GP Book Club: Ryan Singer's Shape Up

12/05/2020 39 min Episodio 194
194 — The GP Book Club: Ryan Singer's Shape Up

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In Shape Up, Ryan Singer shares the methodology that he and his colleagues at Basecamp use to 'ship work that matters'. The book presents itself as a guide for software developers, but what lessons does it hold for L&D?   On this week's episode of The Good Practice Podcast, Ross D is joined by Owen, Nicola and Ross G for the third in our series of bimonthly 'book club' episodes. We discuss:  our general impressions of the book the differences between Basecamp's approach and other product development methodologies key takeaways for L&D Show notes All of Basecamp's books, including Shape Up, can be downloaded for free on their website: https://basecamp.com/shapeup The macOS app Owen mentioned was 'Alfred': https://www.alfredapp.com/  You can find out more about Chefs in Schools by visiting https://www.chefsinschools.org.uk/ You can listen to This American Life's Pulitzer-winning episode, 'The Out Crowd', on their website: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/688/the-out-crowd If you work in UX/UI and you're interested in joining a team that doesn't report to Ross Garner, check out these job listings: https://emeraldgroup.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/1931140 https://emeraldgroup.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/1931141 For more from Emerald Works, see: emeraldworks.com  Subscribe to the Podcast There are so many ways to subscribe to The Good Practice Podcast. Click your preference below and subscribe. Google Play Music iTunes Overcast Pocket Casts Podbean Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Connect with our speakers If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter: Ross Dickie @RossDickieEW Owen Ferguson @owenferguson Ross Garner @RossGarnerEW Nicola Boyle @Nicola_BoyleEW