{"id":6482,"date":"2024-05-25T00:34:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sysmit.com\/cf22\/?page_id=6482"},"modified":"2024-06-04T21:38:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T11:38:59","slug":"reliability-blueprint","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sysmit.com\/cf22\/reliability-blueprint\/","title":{"rendered":"Reliability Blueprint"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-ideabox-toc ib-block-toc\" data-anchors='h2' data-collapsable='false' ><div class=\"ib-toc-container ib-toc-list-style-numbers ib-toc-hierarchical ib-toc-expanded\"><div class=\"ib-toc-header\" style=\"font-size:22px;color:#6e20b2;--fill:#6e20b2\"><div class=\"ib-toc-header-title\">Navigate this page<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ib-toc-separator\" style=\"height:2px\"><\/div><div class=\"ib-toc-body\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><ol class=\"ib-toc-anchors\"><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"highlevel-blueprint\">High-level blueprint<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\">Here&#8217;s a high-level blueprint encompassing reliability work in software engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-7a8a0aaf\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-f03d9267\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f03d9267\">\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"airtable-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/embed\/appsX1hBq913Qd9mH\/shrhEDm0jEUyv1CYD?viewControls=on\" frameborder=\"0\" onmousewheel=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" style=\"background: transparent; border: 1px solid #ccc;\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\">We break this blueprint down into greater detail through workstreams \ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffc<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large)\" id=\"dive-deeper-through-workstreams\">Dive deeper through workstreams<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\">Visualizing your reliability work as a blueprint helps <strong>create a strong, supportive mental model for effective action<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\">The above high-level blueprint is great for managerial overviews, but engineers and teams doing the work require a deeper look. This is where thinking in <em>workstreams<\/em> becomes useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#o11y\">Check out the observability workstream right now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-column-box-shadow has-main-color has-tertiary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1bf49231a27c46cd5c68a7e9c7fee23f has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:16px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<p class=\"has-main-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">What are workstreams?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\" id=\"workstream\">You might have heard of \u201cvalue streams\u201d. They show the end-to-end journey of creating and delivering value to a customer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\" id=\"workstream\"><strong>Workstreams support your value streams.<\/strong> Value streams are the goals and workstreams are the activities you do to achieve those goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\">For this blueprint, workstreams are the individual swim lanes e.g. observability and incident management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-column-box-shadow has-main-color has-tertiary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ed6d0cee521a549c1bc7579da80180c1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:16px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<p class=\"has-main-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">How to use workstreams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li class=\"has-base-font-size\">We know of Reliability Engineers (<em>x<\/em>REs) contributing to some or all&nbsp;of these workstreams in a meaningful way<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-base-font-size\">Prioritize workstreams&nbsp;that are relevant to your <em>current<\/em> business needs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-base-font-size\">Aim to focus on one workstream at a time, especially if you are experiencing high cognitive load<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-base-font-size\">We recommend you&nbsp;start with good observability and release engineering&nbsp;practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-column-box-shadow has-main-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-982985ba640c5c6547d8db7e256da0cf has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:16px;background-color:#e9f5f8;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<p class=\"has-main-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">A quick history of this work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\">Ash developed a capability model for operationalizing new value streams early(ish) in his management career in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\">He kept it internal until 2021 when he made an early <a href=\"https:\/\/sre-capability-map.tiiny.site\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/srepath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sre-capability-map-OG.pdf\">SRE capability map<\/a> (external link) to think deeply about software reliability. Now, you can enjoy an enhanced workstream version here to support your reliability work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-column-box-shadow has-main-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4480dd5d96c5946b4098bee5a8921864 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:16px;background-color:#fef7e7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<p class=\"has-main-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">What you should do next<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\">\u2b50  <strong>Bookmark this page to stay updated with the blueprint<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\">      \u21b3 Our goal is to grow every workstream to good levels of detail<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\">\ud83d\udcac  <strong>Share this blueprint with your (technical) friends and colleagues<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color has-base-font-size wp-elements-63195dcb4d44aa1895b3097df35d1db5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What&#8217;s in it for you to do this?<\/span> Wider access to this blueprint promotes effective mental models for reliability. This can enhance standards across organizations and eliminate the need for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/yak_shaving#Noun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">yak shaving<\/a> in your next job.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"o11y\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large)\">Observability workstream<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6cffd702\">\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"airtable-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/embed\/appsX1hBq913Qd9mH\/shrrFhm2ImFocgEpf?viewControls=on\" frameborder=\"0\" onmousewheel=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" style=\"background: transparent; border: 1px solid #ccc;\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\">We&#8217;ll publish more workstreams once the observability workstream is complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\">At the moment, we still have to populate it with tasks, risk advice, and other data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High-level blueprint Here&#8217;s a high-level blueprint encompassing reliability work in software engineering. 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