X : I thought you were a fan of test and trace?
Me : I'm a big fan of test, test, test and isolate - ... that isolate bit is important. This also should have been operated by the NHS.
X : "The real prize is to buy enough time for a vaccine to be produced" -
Me : Yes. Always was. But that doesn't mean I agree with reducing lockdown. We're rushing again to open up in my view, we've always been rushing to open up.
X : You think the Gov is doing well on vaccines?
Me : I think the NHS is running a fantastic vaccine effort and yes, Matt Hancock and the Dept. of Health did very well in creating a broad vaccine program.
X : Test and trace is under the NHS.
Me : Apparently the NHS plays very little role in it - blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/12/11… - it also has a dual reporting structure according to the NAO report. This is why we need a public inquiry, to learn lessons and to get to the bottom of this.

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13 Mar
X : Thoughts on digital transformation?
Me : Oranges?
X : Sorry, what?
Me : My thoughts exactly. What do you mean by digital transformation?
X : Being more digital.
Me : Heaven help us or more precisely you and your wallet.
X : Explain?
Me : Digital transformation isn't a thing. It's a meaningless term used to describe a whole bunch of things of which some may or may not be related.
X : I'm confused.
Me : You're supposed to be ... easy pickings. Let us start simply ...
Me : Have you seen my doctrine table?
X : No.
Me : OK, start there. Phase I - understand users, focus on user needs etc.
X : When does the digital come in?
Me : It may not ... Image
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Through sleep deprivation and hard partying combined with no effort, evidence or experience, I have created the Wardley Type Personality Indicator ...

* Elf (E) vs Imp (I)
* Spartacus (S) vs Nero (N)
* Thief (T) vs Fighter (F)
* JarJar (J) v Palpatine (P)

... it just works.
Elf, Nero, Thief, JarJar = The Commander

Elf, Spartacus, Thief, Palpatine = The Entrepreuner

Elf, Nero, Fighter, Palpatine = The Campaigner

Imp, Spartacus, Fighter, JarJar = The Defender

... what more do you need? Send me all your money for a self help guide (you'll need it).
X : ENTP?
Me : Elf - Nero - Thief - Palpatine ... a mysterious one, prone to burning bridges in pursuit of their all conquering aim of winning. Happy to pilfer the odd idea here or there ... never likes to lose an argument.
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An agile organisation is one that uses appropriate methods according to the context whether project management (i.e. XP to Lean to Six Sigma) or purchasing or team structures.

An organisation which uses "Agile" everywhere will never be an agile organisation.
X : What's your advice?
Me : On agile organisations?
X : Yes.
Me : Depends upon how much I like you.
X : Explain.
Me : If I like you then I'd say ... understand your context, use appropriate methods, go serverless, go finops and think principles.
X : If you don't?
Me : Write stories, go agile, go containers, go devops and re-organise to a spotify model.
X : Bimodal?
Me : I'm not cruel.
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10 Mar
A staggering and unimaginable cost with no clear evidence of effectiveness ... afaik, that's common language in the private sector for projects run by ex McKinsey consultants.

Test and trace should have been built by the NHS working with local councils - committees.parliament.uk/committee/127/…
Can we stop using the "NHS" moniker? This really should be Gov T&T because the NHS had it's own existing expertise in contact tracing which wasn't used and the NHS moniker is at best misleading. If you want to talk NHS then try NHS vaccine programme which is run by the NHS ...
... if you want some background try the BMJ - blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/12/11…
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10 Mar
X : Your four stages of evolution on your map ...
Me : ... genesis, custom built, product to commodity?
X : Yes. How do you know it's right?
Me : It's a model, it's wrong. It just happens to be the best model I have until someone finds a better model.
X : How long did it take you to come up with that axis?
Me : Roughly ... years of noodling (2003-05), several fortuitous accidents (2005), 6 months of 70hr+ weeks collecting data (2006-07), several nights of "what's the point, I'm broke" and years to grow confidence (2007 - now).
X : ... and it's wrong?
Me : Oh absolutely, it's a model. Maps are also imperfect by their nature in order to be useful. But then that's the point, I find it useful until a better model comes along.
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9 Mar
X : Isn't pioneer / settler / town planner a copy of @KentBeck explore / expand / extract?
Me : Why does it matter?
X : They're the same!
Me : Who cares? Are they useful to you?
X : It matters who was first?
Me : Why is that important? What's wrong with having similar models?
It's like Wardley mapping and @snowded Cynefin. They have similarities, they have overlaps. This is a good thing, they are complimentary, they support each other. They have common backgrounds.
In the same way, I find complimentary approaches between pioneer / settler / town planner with explore / expand and exploit. It's a good thing. It's a positive thing. I like @KentBeck model. I also have bias, I love XP.
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