Drunk Agile

Dan Vacanti and Prateek Singh drink whisk(e)y and discuss various facets of agile software development. From scotch to bourbon and from metrics to human behaviour, we cover it all.

Episode 95 - Done Is Not What You Think It Is

#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek discuss what the 'Done' column on your board means and how it is not what most people think it is.

08-19
16:13

Episode 94 - Process Behaviour Chart

Enjoy the latest release of DrunkAgile where Dan and Prateek cover an example of the Process Behaviour Chart. This episode was a request from multiple viewers. Please keep sending these our way. They give us material to record and excuses to drink whisky!

08-19
20:37

Episode 93 - Continuous Process

Our contract negotiations with Nisha were successful. She is back and has some opinions about sprints and other fixed-length timeboxes. Daniel Vacanti and I might have a couple of things to say about this as well.

07-09
16:39

Episode 92 - Control Chart In Jira

Jira has a chart it calls a "Control Chart" Is it a control chart? Why does it matter?

07-02
20:18

Episode 91 - Control Charts

We are in the midst of contract negotiations with #Nisha. #Spartacus subs in as Dan and Prateek talk Control Charts in the latest episode of #DrunkAgile.

06-21
24:33

Episode 90 - Prioritization Level III

Nisha believes that the type of prioritization most Agile frameworks tell people to spend time on is the least important. It is also the most wasteful. Dan and Prateek wholeheartedly agree.

06-11
16:11

Episode 89 - Prioritization Level II

How do Nisha, Dan, and Prateek decide the content for the next episode of hashtag#DrunkAgile? Come find out the answer to the question in the next episode of our Prioritization series. We are on to Level II of prioritization.

05-30
13:14

Episode 88 - Prioritization Level I

We finally prioritized(or did we) doing the episodes. Nisha, Dan, and Prateek talk about the three levels of prioritization, starting with Level I - Prioritization of Active Work.

05-10
10:35

Episode 87 - The In Progress Column

Does your board have an 'In Progress' column? #Nisha thinks that is not a great idea. Find out why on the latest episode of DrunkAgile.

05-02
09:42

Episode 86 - Product Roles Focus On The Wrong Things

#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek are back talking about product and flow. How the most common Agile frameworks have misguided people in product roles and had them focus on the wrong things. Find out more in the latest episode of DrunkAgile.

04-22
12:09

Episode 85 - How Do You Manage A Product Backlog

Nisha, Dan, and Prateek discuss the best strategy for managing a product backlog.

03-25
01:05

Episode 84 - Why Do You Hate Agile

"Why do you hate Agile?" Nisha loves Agile, but do Dan and Prateek? Find out in the latest episode of #DrunkAgile.

03-11
21:49

Episode 83 - Return Of The Colleen

Colleen Johnson visits Nisha, Dan, and Prateek to discuss what is coming up for ProKanban.org. They talk about the various roles like Scrum Mastesr, managers, and team leads who can be better equipped to help teams succeed. As Agile roles keep getting put on the chopping block, how can learning more about kanban and flow help you stand out?

02-13
25:55

Episode 82 - Year End Wrap Up 2023

#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek wrap up 2023 by looking back at our most-watched episodes of 2023 (released and watched in 2023). Which ones were your favourites? Were there topics you were expecting to see that we did not cover?

12-31
18:53

Episode 81 - What If The VoP Matches The VoC

What happens when you have reduced cycle time to the point that it matches your customer's needs? Should you try to reduce cycle time further? #Nisha, Daniel Vacanti, and Prateek Singh discuss this in the latest episode of #DrunkAgile.

12-31
08:00

Episode 80 - Voice Of The Process Vs Voice Of The Customer

#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek explain the ideas of the Voice of the Process and the Voice of the Customer. Is your Sprint length VoP or VoC?

12-12
12:49

Episode 79 - Dependency Elimination Over Dependency Management

#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek talk about all the problems with dependency management. How focusing on dependency elimination instead, can produce better results. All that, with a good dose of rambling thrown in.

12-05
27:14

Episode 78 - Just In Time Over Prioritization

Which prioritization technique do you use? Does it even matter? Is ordering your backlog waste (Yes, it is)? What if you could save all the time you spend prioritizing and still get better results? #Nisha, Dan, and Prateek discuss how Just in Time decisions and limiting WIP are far superior to having a prioritized backlog, in the latest #DrunkAgile episode.

10-30
19:15

Episode 77 - Stable Systems Over Planning

#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek cover their preference for creating stable systems over spending time in planning sessions. What does planning have to do with Dante's circles of hell? If Agile is about continuously learning, can you really plan in advance what you will get done?

10-24
22:47

Episode 76 - Change Mapping With Chris McDermott

Chris McDermott stops by to talk to Nisha, Dan, and Prateek about Change Mapping. How do you look at your practices in context to figure out what to keep, improve, or discard? Come find out in this episode of #DrunkAgile. Also: Happy Birthday Nisha!

10-17
44:00

Mike Dunbar

This podcast is excellent! story points definitely aren't serving the teams I work with. Looking for something much simpler like this - WIP, right sized items, historical completion time, and work item age.

04-03 Reply

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