Arguing Agile Podcast Brian Orlando

In this episode of the Arguing Agile podcast, Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel explore the importance of asking for help across various roles, including developers, testers, UI/UX designers, managers and executives. The podcast explores the common reasons people avoid seeking help, such as ego, fear of appearing weak or incompetent, and cultural factors.Listen to this podcast if you want to discover the benefits of fostering a culture where asking f...

Many companies offer both products and services to their customers, but struggle with how to effectively manage and organize these two sides of the business. In this episode of the Arguing Agile podcast, Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel dive deep into the challenges and opportunities that come with delivering products and services together. Join the hosts as they explore different organizational models, from silos to matrixed structures to customer-...

In this episode of the Arguing Agile podcast, Brian and Om discuss the risks of bypassing user validation and prototyping in favor of quickly building and releasing features. They explore the potential pitfalls, including lack of alignment with user needs, rework, low feature adoption, and damage to company reputation.Learn why investing time upfront in user research, wireframes and staged rollouts can save major headaches later. Even if you think a feature is quick to build, validation is st...

We've titled this podcast: "Escaping the Feature Factory," or Unlearn Bad Habits and Advance Your Career!If you're a developer, product manager, or in another tech role and feel stuck in the "feature factory" mindset, this podcast episode is for you. We discuss the key skills and mindset shifts needed to break out of the feature factory and advance your career in a more modern, collaborative product development environment. Topics include:Recognizing feature factory habits that hold you ...

Does your team struggle with large, complex user stories that don't fit in a sprint? 🤔In this podcast, Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel brainstorm for 10 techniques to split user stories for better flow and faster software delivery. 💡This episode is all about practical tips to slice stories by:Workflow and valuable user paths Personas and rolesSystem and technology bordersBusiness rules and exception handlingNon-functional requirements...and mo...

In this episode, we're joined by Ed Martin to discuss and debate the benefits and challenges of asynchronous daily scrum meetings. Listen as we explore the reasons teams may want to go async, potential pitfalls to avoid, and best practices to make async standups effective. If your team is struggling with async practices, listen as we explore ways to optimize your async workflow, including:The top reasons teams switch to async standupsAnti-patterns and pitfalls to watch out for Best ...