On: A day in the life of a Walmart manager

[throwaway2037]

Would you compare "walking the floor" to doing some PRs or improving test coverage? Neither of these specifically delivery features, but they keep a close eye on the software.

[noodlesUK → throwaway2037]

I would say getting a development environment up and running and running the test suite would usually be a great start. You’ll see pain points almost immediately if you just do those things.

[mitthrowaway2 → throwaway2037]

That's going a bit above and beyond a gemba walk, but certainly a good thing!