Observability in action
Exploring the storytelling power of observability and how to embed it into our orgs


Episodes
Tell better stories with observability
6 mins
Episode 01
Article
Tell better stories with observability
Elizabeth
Carretto
Observability at scale
5 mins
Episode 02
Article
Observability at scale
Ramez
Hanna
Observability and your business
8 mins
Episode 03
Article
Observability and your business
Liz
Fong-Jones
Episode 04
Video
Embedding observability into your engineering culture
Liz
Fong-Jones
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Tom
Oketch
Learnings from 'Observability in action'
3 mins
Episode 05
Article
Learnings from 'Observability in action'
Ellie
Spencer-Failes
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Effective meeting facilitation techniques

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Solutions for creating and managing inclusive projects
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08 Nov 2019
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Driving architecture alignment across a fully-distributed engineering workforce

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08 Nov 2019
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Using an 'architectural North Star' to align your engineering team with your organization

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08 Nov 2019
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Bridging the gap between engineering and customer success teams

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How to affect change without losing your job
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Handling security issues as an engineering team

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Writing effective technical documentation
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Breaking down silos for better collaboration

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Strategies for making impossible decisions
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06 Dec 2019
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Building blocks for architecture governance with autonomous teams

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06 Dec 2019
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Scaling performance at the scale of Slack

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06 Dec 2019
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Learning from incidents: from 'what went wrong?' to 'what went right?'

Nick
Stenning
06 Dec 2019
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Applying software engineering practices to improve people management

Nicky
Thompson
Debugging engineering velocity and leading high-performing teams
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The challenges of introducing product experimentation
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09 Sep 2020
Article
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17 Sep 2020
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Team Topologies: Manuel Pais in conversation
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Engineering with empathy
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24 Sep 2020
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Engineering with empathy
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Building stronger teams with AB testing
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Building stronger teams with AB testing
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29 Sep 2020
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Establishing experimentation as a core part of your project workflow
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Accessibility from the start
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Accessibility from the start

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Adopting an experimentation philosophy
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Trusting the instincts of engineers to foster a culture of innovation
8 mins
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Trusting the instincts of engineers to foster a culture of innovation
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Using metrics to remove bottlenecks and support your team
4 mins
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Article
Using metrics to remove bottlenecks and support your team
Hillary
Nussbaum
Career ladders aren't enough – you need a thoughtful promotion process, too
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Article
Career ladders aren't enough – you need a thoughtful promotion process, too
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Milstein
How to avoid alert fatigue
6 mins
28 Oct 2020
Article
How to avoid alert fatigue
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The toolbox of engineering metrics for distributed teams
8 mins
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Article
The toolbox of engineering metrics for distributed teams

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The health of your business depends on the health of your engineering team
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The health of your business depends on the health of your engineering team
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Minimizing risks in code deployment

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Strategies for creating cultures of innovation in engineering teams

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Learnings from 'Deconstructing engineering velocity'
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Crafting fun and productive Sprint retrospectives

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Reclaiming the Spirit of Agile

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Tackling Big, Impossible Projects

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Engineering retrospectives - Look back, move forward
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Link
08 Jun 2017
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Failing smarter and learning faster in engineering
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Goldsmith
08 Jun 2017
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How to estimate as as an engineering leader
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Dominika
Rogala
23 Jun 2016
Video
Seven key considerations in early development

Heidi
Waterhouse
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Creating processes that don't impede autonomy
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Hirpa
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Working backwards from the customer

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Lobinger
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Waterhouse

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O'Banner
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A primer on the OpenTelemetry collector
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9 mins
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Leading your engineering team through an unexpected product pivot
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Software platforms: DIY vs. buying it
7 mins
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Software platforms: DIY vs. buying it
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Parzych
To build, or to buy, that is the question
7 mins
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To build, or to buy, that is the question
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Mapping the immovable objects in engineering projects
7 mins
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Mapping the immovable objects in engineering projects
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How to run a great software incident post-mortem
12 mins
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How to run a great software incident post-mortem
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The importance of effective status reports
7 mins
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The importance of effective status reports
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The ‘flawed five’ engineering productivity metrics
5 mins
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The ‘flawed five’ engineering productivity metrics

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Optimizing micro-feedback loops in engineering
7 mins
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Running efficient, effective, and engaging retrospectives

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Empowering your engineering team with an effective decision-making process
5 mins
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Empowering your engineering team with an effective decision-making process
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Don’t cross the Rubicon: engineering practices you don’t want to delay
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Don’t cross the Rubicon: engineering practices you don’t want to delay
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