Agile Principles —29 min episode
Tiny DevOps episode #27 Steve Wells — Using Games and Simulations for Agile Education

Steve Wells talks about his platform for Agile games and simulations, and how they can be used to illustrate complex Agile concepts, such as inter-team dependencies, in easier to digest ways.

Agile Principles —2 min read
A DevOps simulation with toothpicks

This 15-minute exercise demonstrates the silos problem DevOps aims to solve, and serves as a great conversation starter.

Agile Principles —2 min read
But we REALLY need TODO comments!

Enhance discoverability, and reduce comment rot by making sure every TODO comment references an issue number.

Agile Principles —2 min read
TODO: Add an intriguing title

TODO comments are everywhere. And they're usually ignored. So just stop creating them.

Agile Principles —2 min read
Things that blew my mind

The best, game-changing ideas always feel like utter blasphemy the first time I hear them.

Agile Principles —2 min read
Why most Agile Transformations fail

To achieve agility make one change today that allows for faster response to change. Then repeat. Every day. Forever.

Agile Principles —3 min read
Science is never settled

The odds are in your favor if you follow the science, even though it's not yet settled.

Agile Principles —1 min read
How to handle schedule slippage on an agile project

If you have a fixed scope and a fixed timeline, you simply don't have an agile project.

Agile Principles —36 min episode
Tiny DevOps episode #24 Ola Ellnestam — Disecting Complexity With the Mikado Method

Ola Ellnestam joins me to discuss a visual refactoring and project management methodology he co-created and wrote about in his book The Mikado Method.

Agile Principles —34 min listen
Adventures In DevOps 098: Acronyms in DevOps and the Different Kinds of Ops ft. Daniele Fontani

Daniele Fontani joins the Adventure to discuss the different kinds of Ops like NoOps, AppOps, and the ever-popular TriceratOps.

Agile Principles —2 min read
Should you build an MVP?

Do you need an MVP? Do you need to validate your product idea? Do you need to learn about your customers?