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Sooner Safer Happier
- Antipatterns and Patterns for Business Agility
- Narrated by: Jane Steel
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Business & Careers, Small Business & Entrepreneurship
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Publisher's Summary
It's no secret that we are living in the Digital Age. Technology companies make up seven of the world's ten largest firms by market capitalization. And the key to their success is the key to all modern organizations.
Jonathan Smart, business agility practitioner, thought leader, and coach, reveals the patterns and antipatterns that will help organizations from every industry deliver better value sooner, safer, and happier through high levels of engagement, inclusion, and empowerment. Through his decades of experience in the technology world, Smart provides business leaders with a blueprint for creating a world-class organization of the future.
Through Agile and Lean ways of working, business leaders can empower teams to improve production, grow together, and create better services for their customers. These better ways of working have overflowed from the IT department to every corner of successful organizations, taking root in every industry from aerospace to accounting, insurance to shipping.
This book is not about software development. It is not a book about the computer industry. This book is about applying agility across the entire organization. It's a book that will put you at the front of change and ahead of the competition.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- DS
- 2020-12-01
A fresh take on a broad range of concepts
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It covers a broad range of agile and lean ways of working concepts. The tie ins to other IT Rev publications are great reminders for those who have read other books by this publisher. It doesn't feel like an ad on but rather quite complementarity to those wanting to improve their organizations for the digital age.
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- Joe Sherwood
- 2021-03-05
Fantastic
Listened to first few chapters, then bought the book as well. I actually listened and read the book at the same time. What a great way to embed the information.
Loved the patterns / anti-patterns approach. Will be able to use some of the case studies at work.
Will be reading / listening to the again soon.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-12-12
For all people who want to improve the way we work
This is one of the most comprehensive books on agile patterns and anti-patterns I have read. I found myself recognizing many of the anti-patterns in my own organization and then learning about patterns to try and correct the trajectory. I plan on purchasing several copies and sharing them with my colleagues.
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- Merritt Stone
- 2021-05-28
Nothing new, narrated numbingly
I try not to be over-critical of fellow narrators, but the casting and direction didn’t fit a book that repeats lots of catchphrases and refers to lots of graphics.
Arguably, this shouldn’t even be an audiobook.
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- Craig Martin
- 2021-05-28
Too repetitive
Great content and real world stories but waaay too repetitive. I had to check on more than one occasion that Audible picked up at the right spot and didn't skip back. If this same info were given in 1/4 the size it would be easy 4 stars and possibly 5.
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- Israel Carberry
- 2021-05-07
Life changing
Everything I needed after reading The Phoenix Project. A continual-reference-and-often-reread hardcover on my shelf, too!
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- D. J. Meyers
- 2021-04-26
Great perspective and insight
Crate book lots of insight especially going through a transformation myself definitely some gold bricks in here
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- Jaime Noel Carpio
- 2021-02-18
Succinctly summarizes our years of experience
Loved it. It's very relatable. Sharing the book itself influences change in all levels of the organization. Thank you.
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- Amomlifex3
- 2021-02-07
I couldn't listen to the audio voice
The voice was super difficult to focus on and follow. I had to turn it off after not even 10 minutes.
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- Escado
- 2021-01-21
Highly recommended for the digital age
A timeless body of work that uses appropriate dialogue for this evolution of knowledge workers.
I am on second listen and still picking up valuable ways of working.
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- Edward Wee
- 2021-01-06
Great Insights and Summary (bvssh)
Narration could be livelier. Insightful Content & examples. Had fun pausing and reflecting..
I came across Jonathan's video from Unicorn Project, and followed through his works, got hooked to his simple explanations and hilariously artistic description of Certified Really Agile Practitioner. This book gives a more in depth look into Bvssh. If you need convincing, search @jonsmart on YouTube.