#201 - Alternate Endings

Yes, this is a for-serious thing that management did.

The book was Leading the Transformation: Applying Agile and DevOps Principles at Scale.

It might be the least agile thing I've ever read.

Transcript

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CEO: I'VE GENEROUSLY PURCHASED EACH OF YOU A COPY OF A BOOK.
CEO: I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO READ IT BEFORE OUR MEETING ON FRIDAY.

[no text]

[Book cover: LEADING FROM BEHIND - PROFIT, INNOVATION, AGILE, REVOLUTION - CRACK THE MANAGEMENT CODE - WINDY PILLOWS]

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CEO: I'VE GENEROUSLY PURCHASED EACH OF YOU A COPY OF A BOOK.
CEO: I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO READ IT BEFORE OUR MEETING ON FRIDAY.

[no text]

[Book cover: Fifty Shades of Grey - E L James]

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CEO: I'VE GENEROUSLY PURCHASED EACH OF YOU A COPY OF A BOOK.
CEO: I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO READ IT BEFORE OUR MEETING ON FRIDAY.

[no text]

[Book cover: TOYOTA COROLLA TERCEL 1980 thru 1982 - AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR MANUAL]

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CEO: I'VE GENEROUSLY PURCHASED EACH OF YOU A COPY OF A BOOK.
CEO: I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO READ IT BEFORE OUR MEETING ON FRIDAY.

[no text]

[Book cover: LEO TOLSTOY - WAR AND PEACE]

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[Photo of a printed book page: the end of a case study on large-scale agile development at HP, by Gary Gruver, Mike Young, and Pat Fulghum, listing its results (reduced development costs, more products supported, increased capacity for innovation) followed by prose on applying agile principles at scale. Body text not transcribed.]