Listen "Meltdown, Part III"
Episode Synopsis
Our first interview ever! We welcome to the studio Chris Clearfield, co-author of Meltdown, a book all about system failure and the reasons for it. Chris explains ideas like tight coupling (not the OO kind!) and system complexity, and we explore how they apply to technical debt and bug prioritisation. We get to hear some of the best stories from the book as well, including the hedge fund that lost £500m in 45 minutes, and we learn about failcake and pre-mortem analysis.
GUEST LINKS:
- Chris's site: https://www.chrisclearfield.com
- Chris's twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisClearfield
- Book site: http://meltdownbook.net
- Take the quiz: http://quiz.rethinkrisk.net/quiz/
- Book video preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wi8KA4I34s&feature=youtu.be
SHOW LINKS:
- Psychohistory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychohistory_(fictional)
- Normal Accidents: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_Accidents
- John Allspaw: https://www.kitchensoap.com/about-me/
- Just Culture book: https://sidneydekker.com/just-culture/
- Dunbar’s number: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number
- Amy Edmondson, Teaming: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Teaming-Organizations-Innovate-Compete-Knowledge/dp/078797093X
- Jon Ronson So You've Been Publicly Shamed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You%27ve_Been_Publicly_Shamed
- Gary Klein, Pre-Mortem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-mortem
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Email us: see link on troubleshootingagile.com
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Also, if you'd like to leave us a review on iTunes (or just like and subscribe), you'll find us here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/troubleshooting-agile/id1327456890?mt=2
GUEST LINKS:
- Chris's site: https://www.chrisclearfield.com
- Chris's twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisClearfield
- Book site: http://meltdownbook.net
- Take the quiz: http://quiz.rethinkrisk.net/quiz/
- Book video preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wi8KA4I34s&feature=youtu.be
SHOW LINKS:
- Psychohistory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychohistory_(fictional)
- Normal Accidents: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_Accidents
- John Allspaw: https://www.kitchensoap.com/about-me/
- Just Culture book: https://sidneydekker.com/just-culture/
- Dunbar’s number: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number
- Amy Edmondson, Teaming: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Teaming-Organizations-Innovate-Compete-Knowledge/dp/078797093X
- Jon Ronson So You've Been Publicly Shamed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You%27ve_Been_Publicly_Shamed
- Gary Klein, Pre-Mortem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-mortem
***
We'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show.
Email us: see link on troubleshootingagile.com
Tweet us: twitter.com/TShootingAgile
Also, if you'd like to leave us a review on iTunes (or just like and subscribe), you'll find us here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/troubleshooting-agile/id1327456890?mt=2
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