Amplio Foundations
Amplio Foundations
Amplio is based on the theories of Flow, Lean, and the Theory of Constraints. The material here provides an overview of these theories as well as how Amplio uses them. It is being provided free because the lack of verifiable theory is one of the four major impediments to being effective with Agile. The others are not coming from value first, the high cost of training and the lack of an integration of how people listen, react, learn and resist.
The information presented here provides a solid base of verifiable theory that will help you regardless of which approach you are taking. The first article and five videos represent a foundation that any approach can use. The next set discusses how Amplio uses patterns to make it flexible and complete.
There are videos of the topics in the diagram to the right in the first 10 YouTube sessions here.
Note: All slides in these presentations are available to participants to use, license free, in Amplio University.
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Amplio’s Axioms
Amplio’s Axioms. These are the core beliefs and presumptions on which Amplio is based. To many these will be self-evident. Many others will think they are optimistic at best and dangerous at worst. Read them and engage in a conversation if you have considerations.
Amplio’s Principles of How People Learn
Amplio’s First Principles of How People Learn Knowing first principles of how people learn is essential if you intend to coach people.
Background article
Why theory is so important, There is a huge amount of evidence that without theory, people learn much more slowly and even resist adopting what are good practices. Telling people to follow until they understand is both demeaning, disrespectful and a poor way to lead.
Using an Integration of Flow, Lean, and the Theory of Constraints
Flow, Lean, and the Theory of Constraints all work together. There is no conflict between them. Each has a slightly different focus. Knowing the essence of all three provides more insights as well as a variety of starting and improvement points. These combined enable you to be more effective than if you merely respond to challenges.here is a huge amount of evidence that without theory, people learn much more slowly and even resist adopting what are good practices. Telling people to follow until they understand is both demeaning, disrespectful and a poor way to lead. See video.
The Amplio Foundations videos and blogs
Amplio Foundations is comprised of the following sections. Click on the topic to get more information. A set of videos is available for all of these topics on the Success Engineering Foundations YouTube Playlist.
See a one hour seminar on the physics of flow here.
– Standing on the shoulders of giants
– Systems thinking
– Verifiable first principles
– Value Streams
– Factors for Effective Value Streams
– How Amplio Uses Patterns
Additional topics of interest
Overview of Flow, Lean, Theory of Constraints
Why pattern languages are better than hybrid methods. While hybrids offer more choices than a single framework they still focus on the framework and not the work at hand. Pattern languages are both more complete than hybrids while enabling the users of them a quicker, easier to use start. See the video here.
Overcoming disempowering Beliefs. This is a working board where look at disempowering beliefs, missing practices and more.
The century-old idea that’s still missing in Agile is the root cause of much of the mischief and difficulty we see today. The concept of common and special cause is discussed. This let’s us know where to look when things go wrong.
