Agile Toolkit Podcast

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

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

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 Rick Mugridge I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I enjoyed our conversation.

I 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 need to keep going in the never ending grind of a large agile roll out.  I gave him a spark and he has given me a Life Line.  Enjoy-bob payne 

I 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 for life...Time will tell.-bob payne

We 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.  -bob

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

Kevin 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 payne

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

George and I talk about the important practice of retrospectives.Enjoy the podcast-bob

I worked with Jill recently at Nationwide Insurance. She is an excelent scrum master and did a great job of ballencing the many competing forces in an agile team. I hope you enjoy this podcast. -bob payne

I speak with Tom and Charlie about the transition to agility for the Corporate Internet Services group at Nationwide. George Dinwiddie, Sanjiv Augustine and I worked with them for most of 2008 to structure and implement an Agile Transition in the CIS Department. That transition was featured in a PM Network article and was part of a larger groundswell of agile activity at Nationwide. I very much enjoyed working wit them and I hope you will enjoy the podcast. -bob payne

George and I talk with Sanjiv Augustine about the larger organizational issues facing Agile Transitions. We chat about strategies for adoption and the Agile PMO. Enjoy -bob payne

Nancy speaks to Jack about the Deep Agile conference and his work in the embedded world. Jack will be speaking at Deep Agile. If you are interested in Agile in the world of embedded systems this conference is an opportunity to explore or improve your use of agile methods in that space. Enjoy this podcast. -bob payne

George and I talk about the importance of team rooms. This can make all the difference in the world even if you do nothing else to improve a projects delivery. -bob payne

George and I take our first Listener Email. Tim wanted some clarification on Self Organizing teams. Enjoy -Bob and George

If I could put time in a bottle... Well not exactly. George and I talk about the importance of time boxing as an agile concept in this episode. Enjoy -bob payne

Nancy and James talk about the upcoming Deep Agile Conference. This sounds like a great conference and I hope some of you will get a chance to be there. Embedded systems present their own development/delivery challenges. If you are a beginner or an expert at Agile Embedded development you will find something at this conference. http://deepagile2009.eventbrite.com/ -bob payne

Self Organize ....... NOW. No really, we think it is important to create an environment that allows your teams to flourish. This seems like a "Black Art" but with enough space and encouragement it can not be stopped. Enjoy -bob

Scott gives another entertaining presentation.  He talks about some very interesting survey information.  Take a look at it for yourself. http://www.ambysoft.com/surveys This one is a long one but worth it. -bob