Items necessary for "Minimum Viable Airlines" and your "Minimum Viable Project". These are the items that we agreed we would need before embarking on a project together. Do you have all of these before you begin a project?Destination - Project

The Developer Experience Manifesto

Sep 19th, 2019 1h 2m

Join the guys as they, on the fly, create the Developer Experience ManifestoPicksJasonBook - “Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words of Influence & Impact” by Phil Jones - great insights and straights on how many of the simple things we say (i

Chaotic and Confusing

Sep 5th, 2019 50m 33s

Scaled Agile and the similarities between hair styling and agilist.The PicksCraigNew version of git, introducing git switch and git restore:https://github.blog/2019-08-16-highlights-from-git-2-23/LeePros and Cons of Scaled Agilehttps://w

Inconsistent at Best

Jul 18th, 2019 1h

In this thrilling episode of This Agile Life, Jason asks for advice from Craig, Amos and Lee on what kind of metrics development teams can provide so there is some level of predictability as to new when features will be available to users or po

Skinny Agile

May 30th, 2019 1h

TopicsMarriage WorkshopSkinny AgileCommandments:Working software, delivered in short intervals (weekly or more often)Every story has to be deployed when it’s finishedEvery story has to be valuable (to the stakeholders) and observablePick

Alone in the Ring

May 9th, 2019 49m 20s

Jason and Amos in a steel cage match of death. PicksTiceLive Event - Play For Agile NA - September 26 - 29, 2019 - Corwall, ON - Multi-Day Open Space conference focused on collaboration for high performing teams - theme this year is: Growing

Letting People Be Vulnerable

May 2nd, 2019 45m 51s

What to do when team members don’t want to follow the established team rules? How to deal with your emotions getting the better of you?How Craig prefers to work* Introverted, but likes to work with people* Thinking out loud* OK with taking

Squad, Squad, Squad, Squad

Mar 21st, 2019 42m 30s

How to tell how well your team is doing* Happiness* Productivity* Informed (communication)* Needed a break?* Learned/improved?* How many times did you feel pain?* Trust* Feeling important/useful* Self-organizing* Have you tried “all”

Dirty Diapers

Feb 21st, 2019 40m 36s

Geological Separation

Jan 31st, 2019 48m 6s

PicksJohn* test && commit || revert with Kent Beck on https://hanselminutes.com/663/test-commit-revert-with-kent-beck* GTD, for $1.99 https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity-ebook/dp/B00KWG9M2EAmos* GullyTown Do

Natural Flow

Jan 24th, 2019 47m 1s

PicksCraig* A critique of “the 5 whys” (https://www.kitchensoap.com/2014/11/14/the-infinite-hows-or-the-dangers-of-the-five-whys/) (not the one I saw recently, but similar)* Office Space scenes with the real Michael Bolton (https://www.youtu

Shower Standup

Jan 28th, 2018 48m 49s

LinksAgile Connection (https://www.agileconnection.com/question)Subway Map to Agile Practices (https://www.agilealliance.org/agile101/subway-map-to-agile-practices/)PicksCraigDoug DeMuro car videos (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsqjHFM

Ideas to Increase Agility in 2018

Jan 15th, 2018 51m 16s

Special GuestsDon PetersMarc ChouinardTopicsReal-Time Team ImprovementsSetting Clear Objectives, Goals, and Working AgreementsTry Pair Testing in 2018Find Your Personal Impact / MotivationPicksLiftoff (https://www.amazon.com/Liftoff-St

Agile Tribal Council

Oct 22nd, 2017 53m 3s

TopicsLeadership by examplePicksCraigClean Architecture (https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Architecture-Craftsmans-Software-Structure/dp/0134494164) by Robert “Uncle Bob” MartinBuilding Evolutionary Architectures (https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod

Stockholm Syndrome

Oct 8th, 2017 51m 16s

DiscussionThe standardization of agile process across an organization.PicksLee22 Scrum Master Anti-Patterns (http://www.101ways.com/22-scrum-master-anti-patterns-job-ads/) from Job Ads, blog post by Stefan WolpersNateMellowcreme pumpkins

Great Bathtubs

Oct 1st, 2017 48m 46s

The DiscussionWe discuss ways that you can create a virtual "Save Point" in your project, both technically and with your relationships. PicksNateAudible Content Exchange (http://acx.com)LeeWelcome Inn Manor (http://welcomeinnmanor.com/) -

Intelligent Monkeys

Sep 24th, 2017 51m 28s

PicksAmosMoon Monkey - Ginger Beer from Saint Louis’ Urban ChestnutQuixir (https://hex.pm/packages/quixir) - Property-based testing in ElixirLeeArtillery (https://artillery.io/) - performance testing toolTesting Pyramid (https://martinfow

What Happened

Sep 17th, 2017 1h 4m

LinksMaslow’s Hierarchy Needs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs)PicksJasonThe DevOps Lego Chocolate Game (https://www.agilealliance.org/resources/sessions/introduction-to-devops-with-chocolate-lego-and-scrum-game/

Pickle Buckets

Aug 20th, 2017 1h 8m

Recorded at the Rolla Brewpub (http://www.publichousebrewery.com/rolla-brewpub/)Amos and Craig head out to a Brewery...Yes, a Brewery, and talk Josh Stacy, one of the co-owners of Public House Brewing Company. They talk about learning from our

Someone Stank

Aug 13th, 2017 44m 52s

Working from Home / PairingSuggests on how to pairMob ProgrammingPicksAmosMaltopia, Hermitage Brewing (https://hermitagebrewing.com/beer/year-round/maltopia-scotch-ale/)Strange Loop (https://www.thestrangeloop.com/)ElixirConf (https://el

Cat Killed the WiFi

Apr 24th, 2017 38m 28s

Job InterviewsHiring without Whiteboards (https://github.com/poteto/hiring-without-whiteboards)The Utter Uselessness of Job Interviews (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/08/opinion/sunday/the-utter-uselessness-of-job-interviews.html) from the N

DevOps Extravaganza of Tangents

Jan 29th, 2017 49m 38s

PicksCraigSupporting Open Source projectsRuby Together5 Web Trends for 2017Progressive Web Apps - mobile first, responsive, offline, cross-platform, AmosElixir Daze - because I’m speakingThe Commodore - Ballast Point brewer StoutAll th

The 12 Days of Agile

Jan 8th, 2017 1h 20m

Below are the most impactful words that Craig and Jason selected from each of the 12 principles* Principle #1: Delivery & Customer* Principle #2: Welcome & Change* Principle #3: Frequently & Shorter* Principle #4: Business-People & Together