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My name is Gary Straughan
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We do an episode like this every Wednesday.
Actually.
Not like this.
This one is going to be a bit different.
I've had a few thoughts bouncing around in my head.
And I’d like like to share them with you.
The first thing I've been thinking about is LEAN.
More than thinking ... reading.
I finally got around to reading the Eric Ries’ book The Lean Startup.
We've touched on Lean one or twice
Minimum Viable Product has cropped up on a few occasions.
And I’d like to do more.
But I've hesitated
Mainly because I don't have that much hands-on experience of Lean
The other thing I've been thinking about
for the best part of year.
Is the idea of putting together some kind of course
There'd be loads of shiny new videos
Maybe even a clutch of Cheat Sheets.
(You know I like my Cheat Sheets.)
Of course, it's just a pipe dream.
I don't have the time to put together a course
It's a non-starter.
Forget it.
It's completely out of the question.
What took me the longest time for me to realise -
but you can probably see immediately -
is that a way forward is staring me in the face.
What if I could create a course in a LEAN way?
Not only would I get a course...
I’d also get some practical experience of “doing Lean”
There's another set of synergies here.
And it involves... you.
Yes you!
It doesn't seem like 5 minutes since...
Things were really quiet around here.
Now it's much more lively.
Do you know that the number of subscribers to this channel
has more than doubled in the last three months?
Loads of interesting - and knowledgeable - comments and discussion.
There's a lot of knowledge out there that I'd love to tap in to.
I'd like to involve you in the process of “creating-a-course-in-a-lean-way”.
And in return...
I'll share the entire process with you.
I think it could work really, really well.
Or the whole thing might fall on its face.
Either way it'll be entertaining.
Right, let's give this some structure.
I'm going to create a course.
Not the “big assed” course that I've spent the last year imagining.
It's going to be a “small-ass” course.
Probably a 5-day mini-course.
Subject?
Let's start as we mean to go on and do it on the basis of some data.
Here are my YouTube stats for the last 90 days.
Kanban Scrum vs Kanban
Kanban vs Scrum Scrum
I think a course about Kanban and Scrum might be a good idea, don't you?
And I already have a bunch of content on Scum and Kanban that could be re-purposed...
But I'm getting ahead of myself.
5 day mini-course.
Scrum and Kanban.
Those are the constraints.
And now I'm now turning it over to you.
What's my first move?
Let me know in the comments below.
Remember, I'm looking for a "lean" first move.
A Minimum Viable Product, perhaps?
If you're not familiar with MVPs. - or if you need some inspiration
then check-out the episode on my 3 favourite MVPs.
Then come back here and let me know your suggestion for my first move.
If you think that more information is needed in order to decide the first move, ask a question
Please ask a question in the comments. I'll do my best to respond.
I'm really looking forward to reading your comments
and I can't wait to see where this leads us
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Cheers for now.