Summary

In this chapter, you learned that systems are much more complicated than the sum of their parts. The number of potential connections and interactions explodes with a geometric increase as the number of participating elements increases. You've learned how to use systems thinking to analyze the complexities of the elements and their relationships. You've also learned the vocabulary of systems thinking and how to use CLD as a modeling and visualization technique to work through complex interrelationships. Next, you got to use your newfound knowledge in systems thinking and CLD visualizations to review the Sprint Planning process. Finally, you learned that systems thinking takes a different approach to modeling and visualizing flows than value stream mapping.

With this knowledge, you now have the skills to assess the participating elements and their relationships within a system – relationships that contribute to complexities through their interactions. Systems...