Sooner, Safer, Happier - Jonathan Smart
CoLab Book Club - July 2023
As longtime fans of "Sooner Safer Happier", the book was an obvious choice for our #CoLabBookClub read this month. It offered a fantastic opportunity for some members to read it for the first time, others to re-read for the 6th time (looking at you at Pete Tansey!) and all of us to share our thoughts.
Overview
The book provides valuable insights into the common pitfalls of agile transformations and offers practical solutions to overcome them.
Our Key Takeaways
✔️ We resonated with the authors' definition of business agility as "the ability to deliver value sooner, safer, and happier."
✔️ We liked the use of simple language and memorable sound bites, making the concepts easy to connect with and remember.
✔️ We loved the use of storytelling and real case studies to bring life to the patterns discussed.
✔️ We strongly agreed that agility is not just about adopting agile practices but about creating a culture of continuous improvement.
✔️ We enjoyed the blend of theory and actionable advice, presenting patterns and antipatterns for better understanding.
Who is it For?
We believe this book would prove beneficial for anyone interested in enhancing their organisation's agility, including business leaders, managers, and practitioners. Its broad appeal makes it relevant to a wide audience.
Thank you!
Thank you Jonathan Smart, Zsolt Berend, Myles Ogilvie and Simon Rohrer for writing such a useful book.
Thank you Alfred Enslin, Allan Atkinson, Anna Thomas, Ceedee Doyle, Louis Kerswill, Mahesh Krshnan, Pete Tansey, Peter Bink, Sam (Sampada) Mittal and Toni Wilson for the great conversation!
#BVSSH #AgileCoLab #BookClub #Learning