I chat with Ward about the 10th anniversary of the Agile Manifesto and his newest wiki project. The best conversation happened directly after the podcast as we discussed what an audio wiki might look like. Sorry the bits were not rolling on the digital recorder.
Hope you enjoy this.
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Tips and Advice - Test Driven Development - Bob Payne and George DinwiddieGeorge and I discuss one of the most beneficial and underutilized Agile technique, Test Driven Development. What can I say the data is in and you need to be doing this if you want to call yourself an Agile Engineer.
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ADP West 2011 - Ken Pugh - Acceptance Test Driven DevelopmentKen and I talk about his ATDD book. This is a topic that has been gaining a lot of traction in agile teams. Acceptance Test Driven Development is a technique that some teams are using to improve quality and collaboration between business, testing and development.
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AgileDC Conference - Organizer Podcast at Agile2011 Come join us at AgileDC on October 26th 2011. This not for profit regional conference aims to have a wide varieity of talks, networking, open space and is one of the few conferences to have a Government track alongside an Agile Engineering track.
We are excited and hope to see you there.
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Path to Agility 2011 - Ken Schwaber - Scrum and the Product OwnerKen and I chat about the Product Owner roll and the complexity that can emerge when we ask too much of the product owner. This has always been a key role and we have sometimes dode the project a disservice by focusing the PO on the needs of development. This can sometimes create a situation where the PO is focused too much on User Stories and not enough on the product context and value.
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Path to Agility 2011 - Kelly Allen - Deming then, now and for the foreseeable futureKelly Allen is one of the foremost experts on Edward Deming. I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with him. We wander from measurement, punishment by rewards, human factors in organizations and organizational development to education. Kelly is an engaging speaker and conversationalist.
I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I did.
-bob payne
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Tips and Advice - Story Sizing and GranularityGeorge and I discuss the finer points of appropriatly sizing User Stories to ensure that they can be delivered. This is a fairly tricky process and is best figgured out by experimentation and ensuring that you have good examples.
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ADPEast 2010 - Elizabeth Hendrickson - Test Obsession on Agile Teams ... It's a good thingThis has been sitting in the vault for a while. The recording was not that great so please excuse the audio quality. The content is great as I am speaking to Elisabeth Hendrickson.
Elizabeth has been a force in the agile community for 10 years now and she was recognized for that last year at Agile 2010 with the Gordon Pask award.
I finally caught up with her at ADP East 2010. We talk about testing/test automation and acceptance test driven development.
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ADPWest 2011 - Michael Spayd and Lyssa Adkins - Agile Coaching InstituteAnother conversation with Michael and Lyssa. This time we speak about their new enterprise the Agile Coaching Institute. They have been bringing the skills of professional coaching to the agile space for a while now and they decided to mak a practice out of it. I am excited about the tools and techniques they are bringing to the table. They are always engaging and informitive to talk to.
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ADPWest 2011 - Drew Thoeni - Techwell and the ADP/Better Software ConferencesI speak with Drew about thier next generation of Sticky Minds. Techwell.com launced recently and it is the successor to Sticky Minds. We also discuss the Agile Development Practices West conference held in Las Vegas.
I am pleased to say that the Agile Toolkit Podcast is syndicated on techwell.
Please enjoy Techwell and this podcast.
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Tips and Advice - Acceptance Test Driven Development and the 3 Amigos ProcessGeorge and I talk about the importance of driving concrete examples to ensure high quality stories through the Three Amigos Process. This process goes hand in hand with Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD)
Teams using ATDD are showing improvements in defect rates and reducing missed "requirements" in the user stories.
Conversation is powerful
Examples are Powerful
Automated Tests are Powerful
Feel the Power.
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ADPEast 2010 - Michael Mah - Agile Teams by the numbers - software metrics and the big giant databaseI speak with Michael about the M word. Yes Metrics and Agile teams have seemed to be at odds for a long time. If you look at a large enough population of teams using many differing methods you can however glean information that is useful. It turns out that on average Agile teams deliver on our goal of delivering higher quality software, predictably and without increasing costs. There is a lot the data does not say about individual teams but this information is gold w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Agile 2010 - Johanna Rothman - Agile Program ManagementJohanna and I chat about the enterprise. Again. We talk about getting products out the door across teams to deliver value for your program. I am looking forward to chatting again with her this year.
This area of project and portfolio management is an area that has been the source of many questions in enterprise adoption. It is an area that begs for "situationally specific" implementations.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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Lyssa Adkins - Coaching Agile Teams Agile 2010Lyssa and I chat about her book Coaching Agile Teams, her work as a coaches coach and her passion for making the world better one coach at a time. Lyssa and Michael Spayd have worked together and we discuss the Coaching Circles that they facillitate.
I still want audio versions of these books so you too should email the publishers and let them know that people on the go want an audio version.
Enjoy
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Michael Spayd - Agile 2010 - Coaching CoachesMichael and I chat about his work coaching coaces, facillitaton and coaching teams. Michael has been on the podcast a number of times and I always find my conversations with him compelling.
Michael talks about his work with teams and some of the techniques he uses to create the appropriate environment for those teams to learn and step out on their own.
Enjoy
Bob Payne
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Agile Palooza DC 2010 - Sanjiv Augustine - Intrinsic Motivation and Agile Performance Management
Sanjiv and I both have enjoyed the work of Daniel Pink. His book Drive is a great read for agile coaches and practitioners alike. Creating a Performance Management plan for knowledge workers can be a challenge in traditional organizations. Hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I always enjoy working and talking with Sanjiv.
-bob payne
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Agile Palooza DC - Ian Culling - Version One internal development and practicesIan and I discuss the internal development practices at Version One and some of the new features in V1. The folks at V1 have always been involved in community and it was a pleasure to talk with Ian and participate in the Agile Palooza.Enjoy.-bob payneListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Dave Thomas - Agile 2010 - The big tar ball and other unintended consequences.
I talk with Dave Thomas about his keynote at Agile 2010. During his keynote he put up a slide telling people that they would be refactored if if they tweeted or otherwise used the information about to be given. Sarcasm is no longer appreciated in the land of the brave. Maybe he gets a pass for being Canadian. As always I love talking to one of the many "Dave Thomas" characters.
-bob payne
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Dave Thomas - Agile 2010 - The big tar ball and other unintended consequences.
I talk with Dave Thomas about his keynote at Agile 2010. During his keynote he put up a slide telling people that they would be refactored if if they tweeted or otherwise used the information about to be given. Sarcasm is no longer appreciated in the land of the brave. Maybe he gets a pass for being Canadian. As always I love talking to one of the many "Dave Thomas" characters.
-bob payne
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Agile DC - Washington DC's regional agile conference - Bob PayneCome and join me at the Agile DC conference on October 22. We have 3 tracks to choose from and lots of great speakers.Agile EssentialsAgile in the Government and EnterpriseOpen Talks TrackUse the discount code "agileToolkit" to get $20 off.Information here http://agiledc.orgListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
PaloozaDC 2010 - Richard Cheng - Agile in the federal space.
Richard and I speak about the utilization of agile in the government. Say it can't be done. It is being done and in the most unlikely places. Richard will be running the Agile Government Panel at the October 22, AgileDC conference. If you are interested in this topic this talk and the conference visit us at http://AgileDC.org to register.
Enjoy
-bob payne
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ADP West 2010 - Jean Tabaka -Linchpin
Jean and I discuss Lynchpin the recent book by Seth Godin. We both enjoyed this book and found it to be a good guide for any agile change agent. I especially like his ideas around Gift Culture. Not revolutionary but a good book.
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
Enjoy.
-bob payne
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ADP 2010 West - Ryan Martens - Rally Dev and the addition of Agile Zen
Ryan talks about the acquisition of Agile Zen as an addition to the Rally family of agile tools. I have not really spent much time with Ryan before this interview and I was excited to talk with him about his passion for giving.
Enjoy
- bob payne
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ADP West 2010 - Payson Hall - Risk, Reward and Public Sector ContractsI chatted with Payson Hall for the first time at ADP West. We talked about the broken model of Fixed Price contracts and the challenges of working in the public sector with agile methods.Hope you enjoy this interview as much as I enjoyed recording it.-bob payneListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
ADP West 2010 - Dale Emery - Resistance as a ResourceDale and I chat in sunny Vegas. We spoke about his presentations, training and our lives as consultants. If you have not met Dale you should get yourself out to sunny California and attend his training in July.I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I enjoyed recording it.-bobListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Agile Tips and Advice - Index Cards - Wave of the Past, Present and FutureGeorge and I discuss the reasons that we declare the index card the most valuable project management tool ever. I know this is probably old news but we are constantly asked "Why Index Cards". If you have never experienced a true project card wall it is time to "Kick it Old School".Enjoy-bob payneListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tips and Advice - The three basic things - Simple but not easy
George and I discuss the "Three Basic Things" that you need to understand to implement agile. The "Three" theme never gets old.
Much is said about agile but I think George says it best.
"Simple but not easy"
-bob
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Tips and Advice - The three basic things - Simple but not easyGeorge and I discuss the "Three Basic Things" that you need to understand to implement agile. The "Three" theme never gets old.
Much is said about agile but I think George says it best.
"Simple but not easy"
-bobListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Agile 2009 - Johanna Rothman - Manage Your Project Portfolio
Johanna and I discuss her new book Manage Your Project Portfolio.
As usual I really enjoyed my conversation with Johanna. We discuss the use of flow management in the realm of agile projects. Flowing the work through stable agile teams is a technique that has been used successfully for years. The biggest challenge to this process is yearly funding by project rather than a more incremental funding model.
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Agile 2009 - Johanna Rothman - Manage Your Project PortfolioJohanna and I discuss her new book Manage Your Project Portfolio.
As usual I really enjoyed my conversation with Johanna. We discuss the use of flow management in the realm of agile projects. Flowing the work through stable agile teams is a technique that has been used successfully for years. The biggest challenge to this process is yearly funding by project rather than a more incremental funding model.
Buy the book here.
Manage Your Project Portfolio
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Agile 2009 - Olav Massen - Real options
Olav gives his first podcast interview ever. He discusses 'Real Options' as a model for thinking about prioritization and commitment. Real options is an interesting model for limiting WIP and managing a portfolio of work through a development team.
Enjoy
-bob payne
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Agile 2009 - Olav Massen - Real options Olav gives his first podcast interview ever. He discusses 'Real Options' as a model for thinking about prioritization and commitment. Real options is an interesting model for limiting WIP and managing a portfolio of work through a development team.
Enjoy
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Agile 2009 - Bob Martin - The software craftsmanship movement
Bob Martin and I chat about the software craftsmanship movement. I missed this conference but know many of the people involved in it. I suspect it was great.
As always I enjoyed my conversation with Bob and hope you do as well.
Enjoy.
-bob payne
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Agile 2009 - Bob Martin - The software craftsmanship movementBob Martin and I chat about the software craftsmanship movement. I missed this conference but know many of the people involved in it. I suspect it was great.
As always I enjoyed my conversation with Bob and hope you do as well.
Enjoy.
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Agile 2009 - Aslak Hellesoy - Cucmber test framework
I met Aslak at the Agile 2009 conference for the first time. In fact this is to date my one and only conversation with him. I have used the Cucumber framework at a number of clients to facilitate automated regression testing at the story level. His work builds on the work of several of my previous interviewees.
David Chelimsky
Dave Astels
Ward Cunningham
Bob Martin
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Agile 2009 - Aslak Hellesoy - Cucmber test frameworkI met Aslak at the Agile 2009 conference for the first time. In fact this is to date my one and only conversation with him. I have used the Cucumber framework at a number of clients to facilitate automated regression testing at the story level. His work builds on the work of several of my previous interviewees.
David Chelimsky
Dave Astels
Ward Cunningham
Bob Martin
Rick Mugridge
I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I enjoyed our conversation.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tom Goulet - Cucumber, Ruby and the transition to Generalizing SpecialistI have had the pleasure of working with Tom for over a year now. This podcast was recorded some time ago. Tom represents the best of what I hope to achieve when working with organizations. Reaching someone and changing their outlook on how they do their work and how they see themselves as a valuable asset within an organization. He grabbed on to the bits that we gave and created his own vision of what he wanted to learn and teach his co-workers.I think of him when I ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tom Goulet - Cucumber, Ruby and the transition to Generalizing SpecialistI have had the pleasure of working with Tom for over a year now. This podcast was recorded some time ago. Tom represents the best of what I hope to achieve when working with organizations. Reaching someone and changing their outlook on how they do their work and how they see themselves as a valuable asset within an organization. He grabbed on to the bits that we gave and created his own vision of what he wanted to learn and teach his co-workers.I think of him when I ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Jim Miller - The Product Owner Role and Business AlignmnetI have worked with Jim on and off over the past year and he is one one of those people you do not forget working with. Enough said about that.Early on he had a lot of questions related to ROI Calculations and Business Alignment. Over time he brought me closer to his view of Business Alignment and I convinced him that ROI Calculations were at best lies codified by rigorous technique. It is always a pleasure when you learn from someone you are coaching.I think he is Agile fo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Jim Miller - The Product Owner Role and Business AlignmnetI have worked with Jim on and off over the past year and he is one one of those people you do not forget working with. Enough said about that.Early on he had a lot of questions related to ROI Calculations and Business Alignment. Over time he brought me closer to his view of Business Alignment and I convinced him that ROI Calculations were at best lies codified by rigorous technique. It is always a pleasure when you learn from someone you are coaching.I think he is Agile fo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Jim Miller - The Product Owner Role and Business AlignmnetI have worked with Jim on and off over the past year and he is one one of those people you do not forget working with. Enough said about that.Early on he had a lot of questions related to ROI Calculations and Business Alignment. Over time he brought me closer to his view of Business Alignment and I convinced him that ROI Calculations were at best lies codified by rigorous technique. It is always a pleasure when you learn from someone you are coaching.I think he is Agile fo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tips and Advice - Continuous IntegrationWe talk about the importance of continuous integration as a practice for teams. Continuous integration is a tool and it is a way of doing things within a team. It is the lever to shoehorn many other practices into a team. -bobListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tips and Advice - Continuous IntegrationWe talk about the importance of continuous integration as a practice for teams. Continuous integration is a tool and it is a way of doing things within a team. It is the lever to shoehorn many other practices into a team. -bobListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Agile 2009 - Conference preview with Johanna Rothman
This is a must attend event for folks using or contemplating using Agile Methods.
The conference will be in beautiful Chicago August 24-28. If you have not yet signed up there is still time. Visit the site for more information.
http://www.agile2009.org/
Remember to join me in the LiveAid stage this year.
-bob payne
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Agile 2009 - Conference preview with Johanna RothmanThis is a must attend event for folks using or contemplating using Agile Methods.
The conference will be in beautiful Chicago August 24-28. If you have not yet signed up there is still time. Visit the site for more information.
http://www.agile2009.org/
Remember to join me in the LiveAid stage this year.
-bob payneListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Nationwide - Kevin Fisher - AVP of Product Management - Value of AlignmentKevin and I talk about the challenges of managing product development in large organizations. We talk about the challenges of aligning teams and organizations in an agile services organization.Kevin also discusses the value of UE integration in the Agile Process.Kevin will be presenting at Agile2009 so make sure you look him up.-bob payneListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Nationwide - Kevin Fisher - AVP of Product Management - Value of AlignmentKevin and I talk about the challenges of managing product development in large organizations. We talk about the challenges of aligning teams and organizations in an agile services organization.Kevin also discusses the value of UE integration in the Agile Process.Kevin will be presenting at Agile2009 so make sure you look him up.-bob payneListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Nationwide - Mike Kaiser - Customer Proxy and the role of experimentation
I worked with Mike for nearly a year at Nationwide and he is one of
those folks that is hard to forget. Passionate about the work and
hungry to learn. He was one of the driving forces behind the most
experimental team I have had the pleasure to coach.
Enjoy.
-bob
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Nationwide - Mike Kaiser - Customer Proxy and the role of experimentationI worked with Mike for nearly a year at Nationwide and he is one of
those folks that is hard to forget. Passionate about the work and
hungry to learn. He was one of the driving forces behind the most
experimental team I have had the pleasure to coach.
Enjoy.
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