Another conversation with Michael and Lyssa.  This time we speak about their new enterprise the Agile Coaching Institute.  They have been bringing the skills of professional coaching to the agile space for a while now and they decided to mak a practice out of it.  I am excited about the tools and techniques they are bringing to the table.  They are always engaging and informitive to talk to.

We were rudely cut off in our first attempt at an interview by a power cut in the Expo at the conference but I think the 2nd take worked out well.  Hope you like it as well.

Enjoy

-bob payne

I speak with Drew about thier next generation of Sticky Minds.  Techwell.com launced recently and it is the successor to Sticky Minds.  We also discuss the Agile Development Practices West conference held in Las Vegas.  

I am pleased to say that the Agile Toolkit Podcast is syndicated on techwell.

Please enjoy Techwell and this podcast.

-bob payne

George and I talk about the importance of driving concrete examples to ensure high quality stories through the Three Amigos Process.  This process goes hand in hand with Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD)  

Teams using ATDD are showing improvements in defect rates and reducing missed "requirements" in the user stories.  

• Conversation is powerful
• Examples are Powerful
• Automated Tests are Powerful

Feel the Power.

-bob payne

I speak with Michael about the M word.  Yes Metrics and Agile teams have seemed to be at odds for a long time.  If you look at a large enough population of teams using many differing methods you can however glean information that is useful.  It turns out that on average Agile teams deliver on our goal of delivering higher quality software, predictably and without increasing costs.  There is a lot the data does not say about individual teams but this information is gold when approached by one of the remaining skeptics.

I hope you enjoy this podcast.

-bob payne