Definitely, Maybe Agile
Definitely, Maybe Agile
Peter Maddison and Dave Sharrock
Flow Over Efficiency with Steve Pereira
39 minutes Posted Feb 19, 2026 at 2:00 pm.
Setting The Stage: Visible Flow
The Real Pain: Potential vs Outcomes
Beyond Efficiency: Untethering Talent
Flow Over Fragile “Efficiency”
Value Stream Mapping For Knowledge Work
Dependencies: Contracts vs Collaboration
Friction, WIP, And Utilization Traps
Budgeting Slack And Real Prioritization
Decision Systems: Triage, Andon, A3
AI Meets Flow: Manage The System First
Standardized Work Without Stifling Craft
Three Takeaways And Closing
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Peter Maddison and Dave Sharrock sit down with Steve Pereira, founder of Visible Flow Consulting, to talk about something most organizations get backwards: the obsession with efficiency at the expense of actual flow. Steve works with large companies to improve operational performance through value stream mapping and continuous delivery. But the conversations he keeps having aren't about cutting costs. They're about untethering capable people from the systems that are quietly holding them back...