Lessons From Fedex

Previously, we looked at predictability. Let's look at throughput -- the quantity, x, delivered within a given time, y. FedEx has constant flow of items of business value (in packages) ... and they deliver these to the world on time. That flow -- via a set of 'continuous delivery pipelines' (borrowing SAFe's CDP metaphor) -- started with a throughput of 186 packages delivered over a day or two... very low compared to the throughput that they have now. FedEx scaled-up with their flow. Imagine having a CDP but lacking the needed throughput to deliver more? CDP that can't scale-up? Never…