The Value Flywheel Effect: A Modern Cloud Strategy • David Anderson & Charles Humble
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This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.tech)Read the full transcription of this interview here)David Anderson - Software Architect at G-P/Globalization Partners & Author of "The Value Flywheel Effect)"Charles Humble - Freelance Techie, Podcaster, Editor, Author & ConsultantRESOURCES****Davidhttps://x.com/davidand393)https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-anderson-belfast)https://theserverlessedge.com)**Charles**https://twitter.com/charleshumble)https://linkedin.com/in/charleshumble)https://mastodon.social/@charleshumble)https://conissaunce.com)**Links**https://blog.container-solutions.com/adrian-cockcroft-on-serverless-continuous-resilience)https://www.wardleymaps.com)**DESCRIPTION**David Anderson, co-author of "The Value Flywheel Effect)", shares his experiences and insights from his time at Liberty Mutual, where he drove significant technological transformation through a serverless first approach in a conversation with Charles Humble.Anderson discusses the importance of aligning business and IT strategy, fostering an environment of psychological safety, and enabling teams with the right tools and frameworks to achieve rapid software development. He emphasizes the value of principles-driven development, collaborative processes, and the impact of using the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) to create reusable patterns. Anderson also highlights the continuous nature of software evolution and the importance of timing and momentum in driving successful change in large organizations. [...]RECOMMENDED BOOKSDavid Anderson, Marck McCann & Michael O'Reilly • The Value Flywheel Effect)Gregor Hohpe • The Software Architect Elevator)Gene Kim, Nicole Forsgren & Jez Humble • Accelerate)Jim Collins • Turning the Flywheel)Gene Kim & Steve Spear • Wiring the Winning Organization)Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, John Willis & Nicole Forsgren • The DevOps Handbook)Elisabeth Hendrickson • Explore It!)Gerald M. Weinberg • Be)

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