July 2022 - The Running Mann

26th July 202215th September 2022

The Running Mann’s Guide to August / September 2022 Marathons & Ultras

This article provides detailed information on all South Africa’s August and September marathons and ultras including race descriptions, recommendations and travel information.

An August Comrades’ means that there is no much happening over these two months but the few options available are quality runs.

A summary of all your choices is below:

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5th July 2022

From Agile to Zombie Apocalypse: The Walking Dead explains Agile Teams & Release Trains

The final season of The Walking Dead is currently airing so I thought I’d use the show’s premise – surviving the zombie apocalypse – to explain how agile teams and agile release trains (ARTs) work, as well as the difference between the two.

The executive summary is that:

An agile team is like your family unit – your survival is integrally linked to how well you work together as a team and utilise your complementary skills to overcome your daily challenges.
An ART is like your village – a community of family units who, when working together effectively, can achieve much more (and survive much longer) than individual family units.
Moving from a family unit to a settlement requires giving up some autonomy but the benefits of being part of a team of teams in a settlement vastly outweighs the loss of absolute autonomy.

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