# Accelerate the Book

- Show: [The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast)
- Published: 2024-09-18
- Length: 45m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-09-18-accelerate-the-book
- Listen: https://agileembeddedpodcast.com/episodes/accelerate-the-book-0TFF8r9N

## Summary

Hosts Jeff Gable and Luca Ingianni discuss applying principles from the book 'Accelerate' by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim to embedded systems development. They analyze DORA metrics (delivery lead time, deployment frequency, time to restore service, change fail rate) and 24 organizational capabilities, noting how they translate to hardware-constrained environments. The conversation covers the challenges of applying continuous delivery to non-networked devices, the importance of version controlling toolchains, and the need for loosely coupled architectures and empowered cross-functional teams in embedded engineering.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-09-18-accelerate-the-book#t=0) Introduction to Accelerate and DORA Metrics
- [5:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-09-18-accelerate-the-book#t=330) Key Capabilities for High-Performing Organizations
- [18:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-09-18-accelerate-the-book#t=1081) Applying DevOps Principles to Embedded Systems
- [20:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-09-18-accelerate-the-book#t=1219) Challenges of Hardware and Non-Networked Devices
- [33:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-09-18-accelerate-the-book#t=2029) Logging, Feedback Loops, and Team Experimentation

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Accelerate (other)
- Nicole Forsgren (other)
- Jez Humble (other)
- Gene Kim (other)
- DORA (other)
- Phoenix Project (other)
- Jenkins (tool)
- Docker (tool)
- Memfault (company)

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- [440: Condemned to Being Perfect](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2023-01-13-440-condemned-to-being-perfect) (Embedded.fm)
- [16: Democracy Is the Worst Form of Government](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-08-28-16-democracy-is-the-worst-form-of-government) (Embedded.fm)
- [53: Being a Grownup Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-05-28-53-being-a-grownup-engineer) (Embedded.fm)
- [53: Being a Grownup Engineer (Repeat)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-09-28-53-being-a-grownup-engineer-repeat) (Embedded.fm)
- [109: Resurrection of Extreme Programming (Repeat)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2018-10-12-109-resurrection-of-extreme-programming-repeat) (Embedded.fm)

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