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Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases non-events

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Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 18, 2010 Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases non-events The following is a case study of one entrepreneurs transition from a traditional development cycle to continuous deployment. Continuous Deployment is Continuous Flow applied to software.

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It's a startup, not a spreadsheet

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It’s entirely possible for the startup to be a massive success without having large aggregate numbers, because the startup has succeeded in finding a passionate, but small, early adopter base that has tremendous per-customer behavior. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business)

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Two others – that each team member give their input independently and that the results be objectively aggregated – are also key parts of building a meritocracy. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Diversity is not the only requirement for making good group decisions.

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Lessons Learned: Please teach kids programming, Mr. President

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But aggregated across many schools, there are thousands or tens of thousands of them. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Towards a new entrepreneurship ▼ 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica. Expo (and a call for he.

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Assessing fit with the Wisdom of Crowds

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In order to get optimal results from a group-based effort, you need three things: diversity, Independence , and an objective method for aggregating results. Aggregate results carefully. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Not all crowds are wise. cause disaster. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Marching through quicksand

Startup Lessons Learned

Or follow all of the New York Times columnists equally? This is good news for everyone except those who have huge legacy investments in large-batch distribution. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. But the traditional media brands simply aren’t good enough.

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Lessons Learned: Validated learning about customers

Startup Lessons Learned

First of all, it means that most aggregate measures of success, like total revenue, are not very useful. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Towards a new entrepreneurship ▼ 2009 (88) ► December (4) Continuous deployment for mission-critical applica.

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