Chapter 11 Transitioning to the Six Week Solution

Chapter contents

  • Introduction 204
  • Before You Do Anything, Though 204
  • Automate the Build 204
  • Selling This Idea up the Chain 205
  • Selling It to Sales and Marketing 206
  • Determine Your Aggressiveness on Cycles and Compensation 207
  • Set Expectations from the Start 208
  • Pick the Date for the Cutover 209
  • Use the Language of the Process 210
  • Transitioning the Development Team 210
  • Creating the Baseline—Your First Six Week Cycle 212

Introduction

“Okay,” you say, “this all sounds great, but there is no way I can move my company in this direction. The business will never participate, the developers all have offices, and marketing will not understand.”

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