Raising the bar on software delivery

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:24:05 +0000

In this episode of Continuous Delivery Office Hours, Tony, Bob, and Steve propose a raising of standards for software delivery.
While most development teams can agree on some basic capabilities, like using version control rather than a network share to store code, as soon as you go beyond the simplest things, the level of agreement drops dramatically.

But we have decades of high-quality research to guide us toward something better, and we should take inspiration from other industries that continually raise the bar for "what good looks like".
Watch now to delve into:

The evolution of delivery standards: While high-performing teams worked out new standards as they increased their throughput through Lean and Agile, those who haven't raised the bar are now struggling to improve throughput with AI.
Feedback is the litmus test: Just as Ron Westrum captured the essence of organization in terms of information flow, we can test our software delivery by paying attention to feedback loops.
The 23 things: We think there are about 23 interconnected capabilities and practices that set the minimum standard for professional software delivery (but we don't list them all in this episode!
Shopping, watertight houses, and the Omaha basement: We draw inspiration from buildings to highlight the necessity of interconnected practices.

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Raising the bar on software delivery