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Mapping Your Org Capability | Chapter 11 Breakdown of The Value Flywheel Effect

In this episode, Dave Anderson, Mark McCann, and Michael O’Reilly dive into Chapter 11 of The Value Flywheel Effect — "Map Your Organisational Capability".

We unpack how to use mapping techniques, such as Wardley Mapping, to assess and visualise your organisation’s capabilities across areas like security, cloud-native development, and emerging tech like GenAI. The discussion covers:

🔹 Why individual expertise ≠ organisational capability
🔹 Mapping techniques using industry standards and evolutionary stages
🔹 How to use mapping for strategic clarity and identifying capability gaps
🔹 Lessons from applying security and cloud-native capability maps in real organisations
🔹 Using mapping as a lightweight but powerful tool for technology leadership and investment planning

This episode is full of practical insights for tech leaders seeking clarity, situational awareness, and better strategic decisions.

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🎙️ Serverless Craic: Exploring Socio-Technical Systems for Change

Welcome back to Serverless Craic! In this episode, the team dives into Chapter 10: Challenge – A Socio-Technical System for Change from the book, The Value Flywheel Effect. This thought-provoking conversation unpacks how organisations can effectively bridge the gap between people and technology to foster meaningful, sustainable change.

🔍 Topics Covered:

What makes socio-technical change so difficult
The importance of flow, team design, and time to value
Lessons from Team Topologies and Drive by Daniel Pink
Frameworks like Cynefin and Wardley Mapping
Democratising AI and enabling change through feedback loops
Why architecture alone won't save you

🤔 Whether you're a tech leader, architect, or engineer, this episode offers valuable insights on how to navigate complexity, decentralise expertise, and embed purpose and autonomy at every level of your organisation.

📚 Referenced:

Team Topologies
Drive by Daniel Pink:
Cynefin Framework (Dave Snowden)
Wardley Mapping
Fred Emery’s Design Principles

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🎙️ Environment for Success & Psychological Safety
Welcome back to another episode of Serverless Craic! After a short hiatus (thanks, ServerlessDays Belfast!), Dave Anderson and Mark McCann return to dive deep into one of the most critical – and timely – topics in modern software delivery: creating the right Environment for Success.

In this episode, we unpack Chapter 9 from The Value Flywheel Effect and explore the fundamentals that enable high-performing teams, including:

🔹 Psychological safety and why it’s the foundation of great engineering cultures
🔹 The danger of hero anti-patterns and the myth of the “rock star” developer
🔹 Challenging assumptions safely – using artefacts, not egos
🔹 Simon Wardley’s doctrine and Dr. Ron Westrum’s organisational culture model
🔹 How aligned autonomy and clarity of purpose help teams focus on what matters
🔹 Why generative, learning organisations adapt best to AI-driven change

Whether you’re a tech leader, architect, or engineer, this conversation is a masterclass in building sustainable, modern digital organisations.

🧭 Referenced resources:

The Value Flywheel Effect by us!
The Fearless Organisation by Amy Edmondson
Accelerate by Nicole Forsgren
Simon Wardley’s Doctrine
Dr. Ron Westrum’s organisational models

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