AgileToolkit Podcast

Agile 2009 - Olav Massen - Real options

13 Apr 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Olav gives his first podcast interview ever.  He discusses 'Real Options' as a model for thinking about prioritization and commitment.  Real options...

Agile 2009 - Bob Martin - The software craftsmanship movement

17 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Bob Martin and I chat about the software craftsmanship movement.  I missed this conference but know many of the people involved in it.  I suspect it...

Agile 2009 - Aslak Hellesoy - Cucmber test framework

10 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

I met Aslak at the Agile 2009 conference for the first time.  In fact this is to date my one and only conversation with him.  I have used the Cucumb...

Tom Goulet - Cucumber, Ruby and the transition to Generalizing Specialist

14 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

I have had the pleasure of working with Tom for over a year now.  This podcast was recorded some time ago.  Tom represents the best of what I hope t...

Jim Miller - The Product Owner Role and Business Alignmnet

25 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

I have worked with Jim on and off over the past year and he is one one of those people you do not forget working with.  Enough said about that.Early ...

Tips and Advice - Continuous Integration

23 Jul 2009

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about the importance of continuous integration as a practice for teams.  Continuous integration is a tool and it is a way of doing things wit...

Agile 2009 - Conference preview with Johanna Rothman

09 Jul 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This is a must attend event for folks using or contemplating using Agile Methods. The conference will be in beautiful Chicago August 24-28. If y...

Nationwide - Kevin Fisher - AVP of Product Management - Value of Alignment

25 Jun 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin and I talk about the challenges of managing product development in large organizations.  We talk about the challenges of aligning teams and org...

Nationwide - Mike Kaiser - Customer Proxy and the role of experimentation

14 Jun 2009

Contributed by Lukas

I worked with Mike for nearly a year at Nationwide and he is one of those folks that is hard to forget.  Passionate about the work and hungry to le...

Tips and Advice - Retrospectives

21 May 2009

Contributed by Lukas

George and I talk about the important practice of retrospectives.Enjoy the podcast-bob

Moving into the role of Scrum Master - Jill Tubaugh

13 May 2009

Contributed by Lukas

I worked with Jill recently at Nationwide Insurance. She is an excelent scrum master and did a great job of ballencing the many competing forces in a...

Executive Strategies for Agile Transition - Charlie Kennedy and Tom Paider

04 May 2009

Contributed by Lukas

I speak with Tom and Charlie about the transition to agility for the Corporate Internet Services group at Nationwide. George Dinwiddie, Sanjiv August...

Tips and Advice - Beyond The Team - Sanjiv Augustine

21 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

George and I talk with Sanjiv Augustine about the larger organizational issues facing Agile Transitions. We chat about strategies for adoption and th...

Deep Agile Conference 2009 - Nancy Van Schooenderwoert, Jack Ganssle

17 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Nancy speaks to Jack about the Deep Agile conference and his work in the embedded world. Jack will be speaking at Deep Agile. If you are interested ...

Tips and Advice - Team Rooms

14 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

George and I talk about the importance of team rooms. This can make all the difference in the world even if you do nothing else to improve a proj...

Tips and Advice - Listener Email - Self Organizing Teams

06 Apr 2009

Contributed by Lukas

George and I take our first Listener Email. Tim wanted some clarification on Self Organizing teams. Enjoy -Bob and George

Tips and Advice - Time Boxes

26 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

If I could put time in a bottle... Well not exactly. George and I talk about the importance of time boxing as an agile concept in this episode. ...

Deep Agile Conference 2009 - Nancy Van Schooenderwoert, James Grenning

25 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Nancy and James talk about the upcoming Deep Agile Conference. This sounds like a great conference and I hope some of you will get a chance to be...

Tips and Advice - Self Organizing Teams

19 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Self Organize ....... NOW. No really, we think it is important to create an environment that allows your teams to flourish. This seems like a "...

APLN Washington DC - Scott Ambler - New Survey Information - What we Really Do.

08 Mar 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Scott gives another entertaining presentation.  He talks about some very interesting survey information.  Take a look at it for yourself. http:/...

Tips and Advice - Manifesto for Agile Software Development

12 Feb 2009

Contributed by Lukas

We start out the new Tips and Advice segment of the Agile Toolkit Podcast with the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. Hosts Bob Payne and Ge...

Agile 2008 - Adrian Mowat - Naked Agelist Podcast, Fitnesse, Big Batch Processing

05 Feb 2009

Contributed by Lukas

I met Adrian at Agile 2008 for the first time and had a nice conversation with him about batch processing, Scrum, Technical Practices, Fitnesse and hi...

agile 2008 - Doug Bradbury - Agility, Religion, Beliefs and Practice

13 Jan 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Doug is one of the members of 8th Light. I talk with him about his talk and the Apprenticeship model that they have at 8th Light. -bob

Agile 2008 - Jochen Krebs - Agile PMO, Agile Portfolio Managment, Scrum and More

16 Dec 2008

Contributed by Lukas

I talk with Jochen about his new Portfolio Management book among other things.  He has been working on a large agile transformation and give some ins...

Agile 2008 - Emily and Geoff Bache - Programming with the Stars and the TextTest framework

19 Nov 2008

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Emily and Geoff at the end of the conference and we were all a bit tired.  Emily performed in the Coding With The Stars stage at Agile 2...

Agile 2008 - Arlo Belshee - Naked Planning, Promiscuous Pairing and other Unmentionables

06 Nov 2008

Contributed by Lukas

What can I say about this secular messianic figure that is constantly challenging and stretching agile methods to suit his will. Must be the portland...

agile 2008 -Jon Stahl - Sustainable Fun for Agile Development

06 Nov 2008

Contributed by Lukas

I met Jon at my most recent client. He is a dynamic person and is highly committed to Agile Delivery. Jon has taken the enjoyable workplace and run ...

agile 2008 -Esther Derby - Conference End Interview

17 Oct 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Esther and I talk about the conference OpenJam and making retrospectives stick. Enjoy -bob

Agile 2008 - Johanna Rothman - Agile Portfolio Management and Agile 2008

06 Sep 2008

Contributed by Lukas

I speak again with Johanna Rothman at Agile 2008.   Johanna and I talk about her new work on Agile Portfolio Management.   She will be the chair o...

Agile 2008 - Sanjiv Augustine - The effect of Agile Projects on Middle Management

17 Aug 2008

Contributed by Lukas

I talk with Sanjiv Augustine about his work with Agile Project/Portfolio Management and the Middle Managers that execute projects within organizations...

Agile2008 - Segundo Velasquez - Mano a Mano -LiveAid

07 Aug 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Agile IT Experience 2008 Panel Discussion - Agile Marketing, Culture, Jokes

01 Jul 2008

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke at the Agile IT X conference in Reston VA. This conference is put on by the No Fluff Just Stuff folks and ended up being quite fun. The Pane...

Agile2007 - Esther Derby and Diana Larsen - Retrospectives and the CWAC

24 Jun 2008

Contributed by Lukas

We chat about their new book on Retrospectives and the Conference within a Conference (CWAC) at Agile 2007. I always enjoy chatting with Esther and D...

Agile2007 - Nancy Van Schooenderwoert - Survey of Bugs and Agility

19 Jun 2008

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Nancy V. about her survey of bugs in agile teams and a lot of other topics. She has been a regular on the podcast and is always entert...

Agile2007 - Deb Hartman - Interview the Interviewer

13 Jun 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Deb Hartmann ... Deb Hartmann. She is not a Soap Opera from the 70's, she is the editor of the Agile Series at InfoQ. I've known Deb for a long ti...

Agile2007 - Ole Jepson - APLN, Agile Certification and the 2007 conference

05 Jun 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Ole and I chat about the world of Agile Certifications, the conference and a bunch of other things. I first met Ole through his work with the APLN....

Agile2007 - Rick Mugridge - New product demo for ZiBreve

03 Jun 2008

Contributed by Lukas

I speak with Rick Mugridge about ZeBreve, Fit, and the conference. Enjoy. -bob payne

Agile 2007 - David Chelimsky - Behavior Driven Development with RSpec

10 Dec 2007

Contributed by Lukas

David Celimsky is one of the development powerhouses behind RSpec, one of the first frameworks for Ruby to implement the Behavior Driven Development p...

Agile 2007- Jochen Krebs - Agile Certification

16 Nov 2007

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with "Joe" Krebs at the Agile Conference regarding the somewhat contentious topic of certification.Enjoy-Bob Payne

Agile2007 - James Shore - The Art of Agile Development

26 Oct 2007

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with James Shore about his new book.  I have not yet read it but enjoyed the sample chapter that was provided int the packet.My guess is that...

Agile 2007 - Johanna Rothman - Author, Consultant and Agilist

11 Oct 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Johanna is one of those people that I have just never run into until Agile 2007.  I really enjoyed my conversation with her and I believe that you wi...

Gartner Mid Size Enterprise 2007 - Live Agile Project - Cyber Korp / Paul Smith

25 Sep 2007

Contributed by Lukas

I recently attended the Gartner Mid-Size conference with Cyber Korp.  Cyber Korp provides Agile Development, Delivery and Transformations to organiza...

Agile2007 - Segundo Velasquez - Mano a Mano - CodeGreen Labs

12 Sep 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Agile2007 - Dave Thomas - I finally speak with Smalltalk Dave

04 Sep 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Agile2007 - Josh Kerievsky - Scaling training, e-Learning and certification

31 Aug 2007

Contributed by Lukas

I finally got a chance to record a podcast with Josh.  He is great fun to chat with and has also produced a classic in the field.  If you do not hav...

APLN 2006 - Pollyanna Pixton - Agile Leadership

12 Jun 2007

Contributed by Lukas

If you have not heard Pollyanna Pixton you are in for a treat.  Not only does she have the best Cold War Super Hero name of all the agilists she is a...

RailsEdge 2007 - Bruce William - His talks and the Ruby/Rails Community

07 Jun 2007

Contributed by Lukas

I talked with Bruce Williams about the Ruby community near the Boulder, living in snow, the RailsEdge, Rails Plugins and UI Frameworks.  We talked ab...

Agile SkypeCast 2007 - Bob Martin - What is Agile?

24 May 2007

Contributed by Lukas

In the first Agile Skypecast, Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin answers thequestion of "What is Agile?" He goes back to the start, to theSnowbird meeting, the...

RailsEdge 2007 - Jim Weirich - Rake goodness

15 May 2007

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Jim after his Rake Talk at the RailsEdge.  If this is not your favorite build tool now it will be.  Jim is the creator of Rake and Ruby...

Agile 2006 - Ryan Martens - Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Rally

16 Apr 2007

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Ryan about Rally software and the Eclipse plugin that they are releasing.  We talk about the movement of teams from my favorite "Cards o...

Agile 2006 - J.B. Rainsberger - XP Day, A Fire Alarm and Buffalo Jerkey

03 Apr 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Joe and I talk about his work with XP Day around the globe.  We also enjoyed some excellent buffalo jerky from the farmers market in Minneapolis.  J...

Agile 2006 - Steve Adolph - Agility in the Art of War ... a dissertation

15 Mar 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Steve talks to me about his research and finds some very interesting agile analogies in war fighting, traditional project success and cultures of succ...

Agile 2006 - Barg Upender and David Kane - Agile Movie Making - Sell your first increment.

15 Mar 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Barg and David are friends from DC and I wish I had gone to their workshop since I have an interest in movie making.  They have both presented papers...

RailsEdge 2007 - Dave Thomas - Monoculture, Music and Erlang ... Oh My

01 Mar 2007

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Dave Thomas at the RailsEdge in Reston Virginia.  We talk about his new book Agile Web Development With Rails and the Erlang book that i...

Rails Edge 2007 - Mike Clark - Pragmatic Studio and Rails Edge

17 Feb 2007

Contributed by Lukas

Mike and I talk about the Rails Edge and some of the other conferences that he is involved with.  Not only does he run a great conference he particip...

Simple Design and Testing Conference 2006 - Ron Jeffries and Chet Hendrickson

26 Jan 2007

Contributed by Lukas

I finally got a chance to talk with Ron Jeffries and Chet Hendrickson at the Simple Design and Testing conference last year.  I have known Ron for a ...

Agile06 - Alistair Cockburn - Crystal Methodlogies and Agility

13 Jan 2007

Contributed by Lukas

I got a chance to speak with Alistair Cockburn at Agile 2006.  He talks about his evolution as a Methodologist from a hardware guy, the Crystal famil...

Simple Design and Testing Conference 2006 - Open Space Kickoff

29 Dec 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Here is the kickoff of the OpenSpace for SDT 2006.  This conference was organized by Naresh Jain of Thoughtworks and held at the West Chester Univers...

No Fluff Just Stuff Fall 2006 - Panel Discussion

15 Nov 2006

Contributed by Lukas

I had the chance to drop in on the NFJS Fall tour in Reston VA.  This panel discussion covers a wide variety of topics.  Mostly related to Java and ...

Agile06 - Jeff Nielsen - The Psycology of Build Times

27 Oct 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff gave a presentation on the Psycology of Build Times at Agile 2006.  He is always a cheerful voice in the Agile Community and we chat about a var...

Agile06 - Bob Martin - Fitness, New Book and the Conference

27 Oct 2006

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Bob at the end of the last day of the conference.  At this point we were both tired.  Bob can always liven up a room and he was able to...

Agile06 - Michael Spayd - Cogility and Agile Transformation

27 Oct 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Michael and I talk about his company Cogility and his work with organizations.  I have seen Michael on the agile circuit for some time and shared sev...

Transitioning to Agility - Sanjiv Augustine, Thad Sheer, Bob Payne, and Cliff Berg

23 Oct 2006

Contributed by Lukas

APLN - DC Chapter - Transitioning to AgilityPanel:  - Sanjiv Augustine, Thad Sheer, Bob Payne, and Cliff Berg.We talked about our experiences transit...

Agile06 - Scott Ambler - Eclipse Process Framework

19 Oct 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Scott and I talk about his new work with the Eclipse Process Framework and a variety of other topics.  As with all my conversations with Scott this o...

Agile06 - Ward Cunningham - Eclipse Foundation

19 Sep 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Ward and I talk about his new position as the Director of Committer Community Development at Eclipse.  He discusses the release of Callisto by the Ec...

Agile06 - Mary Lynn Manns - Fearless Chage and Agile 2007

11 Sep 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Lynn is the co author of Fearless Change and the Chair of the Agile 2007 Conference here in Washington DC.  What can I say ... the book is great...

Agile06 - Dot Tudor - Agile Europe/UK and DSDM

11 Sep 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Dot is the first practicioner of DSDM that I have spoken with on the Agile Toolkit Podcast.  DSDM is one of the early Agile Metodologies that has tak...

Agile06 - Nancy Van Schooenderwoert - From Embeded to The Organization

18 Aug 2006

Contributed by Lukas

I spoke with Nancy V. last year about using Agile in the embedded software space.  Now she is coaching organizational change in the UK and loving it....

Agile06 - Chris Matts - Real Options and Agile Software Delivery

18 Aug 2006

Contributed by Lukas

I speak with Chris Matts about Real Options.  Chris is as high energy about financial options and risk profiles as anyone I know.  Expect to hear mo...

APLN06 - Mark Salamango John Cunningham - Leading the Agile Way: Duty, Honor, Delivery

18 Aug 2006

Contributed by Lukas

This is a recorded Experience Report from the APLN Leadership summit at Agile 2006.Leading the Agile Way: Duty, Honor, Delivery by Mark Salamango and ...

APLN06 - Alexia Bowers - Leading from a Position of No Power:

18 Aug 2006

Contributed by Lukas

This is a recorded Experience Report from the APLN Leadership summit at Agile 2006.Leading from a Position of No Power: A Customer's Perspective of an...

APLN06 - David Hussman and Tor Stenstad - GMAC/RFC Agile Transition

10 Aug 2006

Contributed by Lukas

David Hussman and Tor Stenstad discuss about their experience working together on the transition of GMAC-RFC to an agile delivery approach.  “Bette...

APLN06 - Panel Discussion - Real leaders talk about large Agile Implementations

10 Aug 2006

Contributed by Lukas

This panel discussion from the APLN Leadership Summit brings the voice of large company executives speaking about their implementation of Agile.  You...

APLN06 - Tim Lister - Introduction to Agile Leadership

09 Aug 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Lister is a well know author and all around funny speaker.  I recorded his tutorial at the APLN Leadership Summit at the Agile 2006 Conference. ...

Agile06 - Bud Phillips, Vice President Capital One - Decisioning Services

03 Aug 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Straight from the VP's mouth.  Bud and I talk about his adoption of Agile and Lean practices in his line of business.  Who said you can not do Agile...

Agile06 - François Beauregard - GreenPepper Software

03 Aug 2006

Contributed by Lukas

François Beauregard and I talk about his new venture at GreenPepper software.  This tool is a combined test tool, bug tracking and management softwa...

Agile06 - James Shore - CardMeeting - Online 3x5 cards

03 Aug 2006

Contributed by Lukas

James Shore is working on CardMeeting.com.  I love this tool.  I think it has a lot of great potential.  I generally do not like online planning to...

Agile06 - Brian Robertson - Holocracy - A Governance Sturcture

03 Aug 2006

Contributed by Lukas

I speak with Brian Robertson about the project governance structure  called Holocracy.  This is an interesting process of structuring the organizati...

Agile06 - Gary Pollice - Teaching a new crop of Software Craftspeople

31 Jul 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Pollice is a Professor of Practice, Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He discusses his use of project simulation to bring "R...

Agile06 - Tom and Mary Poppendieck

31 Jul 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Tom and Mary Poppendieck talk with me about their new book: Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash Since the interview I have re...

Agile06 - Sanjiv Augustine

29 Jul 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Sanjiv and I talk about his book Managing Agile Projects and his work.  He is on the board of the APLN and active in the local DC chapter of the APLN...

Agile06 - BorisGloger

24 Jul 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Boris and I talk about his work with Product Owner Teams and the state of Agile in Europe.  Working with multiple customers is always somewhat proble...

Agile06 - Open Space Kickoff - Diana Larsen

24 Jul 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Diana kicks off OpenSpace at the conference.  If you have never attended openspace you will find the most fulfilling sessions there.  At least I do....

Agile06 Keynote - Peter Coffee

24 Jul 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Coffee delivered a keynote that was both informative and inspiring.  A combination that is sometimes hard to come by at a conference.  His key...

Agile06 Kick Off with Todd Little

24 Jul 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Todd kicks off the conference with a Top 10 List and the news that the conference has nearly doubled since last year.

Jared Richardson - Just Ship It - No Fluff Just Stuff 2006

04 Jul 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Jaraed is one of several authors that I met at the NFJS conference here in the DC area.  He has a book out called Just Ship It and I believe that you...

Ramnivas Laddad - AOP - No Fluff Just Stuff

04 Jul 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Are you ready for Aspect Oriented Programming, if not give this a listen and hopefully you will learn a bit more about the topic from Ramnivas.  I me...

Brian Sletten at No Fluff Just Stuff 2006

04 Jul 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Another in the NFJS series.  A conversation with Brian Sletten aobut NetKernal and the Semantic Web.  Brian is a DC area consultant that I have run ...

Venkat Subramaniam - Practices of an Agile Developer - NFJS Tour 2006

29 May 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Venkat Subramaniam and I talk about his new book "Practices of an Agile Developer" during the NFJS Tour 2006 in Reston VA.  I enjoyed both the book a...

Jay Zimmerman - No Fluff Just Stuff Tour 2006

13 May 2006

Contributed by Lukas

I talked with Jay at the end of the No Fluff Just Stuff conference in Reston VA.  Jay talks about the Java roots of NFJS and discusses the inclusion ...

Mark Richards - FDD & Agile Architecture - NFJS2006 Tour

13 May 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Mark and I discuss Feature Driven Development (FDD), Agile Architecture and the NFJS conference.  Mark is an energetic spokesman for Agile Architects...

Dave Thomas - No Fluff Just Stuff 2006 Tour

04 May 2006

Contributed by Lukas

I got a chance to speak with Dave at the No Fluff Just Stuff that was held in Reston VA.  Every year or so I find nuggets of information that change ...

Cliff Berg - High Assurance Design

01 Feb 2006

Contributed by Lukas

Cliff talks about his new book "High Assurance Design", Agile Development and repairing the image of Architects. Cliff and I go back a number of year...

Todd Little - Agile 2005 - APLN and Agile 2005

15 Nov 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Todd was kind enough to give me a few spare minutes during the Agile 2005 Conference. He was exceptionally busiy as one of the organizers of the conf...

Fit with Ward Cunningham and Rick Mugridge

20 Oct 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Here is an interview that I had with Ward Cunningham and Rick Mugridge at the Agile 2005 conference in Denver. Fit is an acceptance testing tool that...

The AgileGuys Discuss ScrumMaster Certification

12 Sep 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and I talk after the ScrumMaster certification that I taught in DC. Look forward to more conversations with Bob and Matt as the AgileGuys get sp...

Nancy Van Schooenderwoert - Embedded Agile- Agile 2005

11 Sep 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Nancy V and I talk about her work in the agile embedded software space. She talks about her work, the challenges of instrumenting embedded software f...

Mary Poppendieck - Lean Software Development - Agile 2005

23 Aug 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Mary and I talk about her work in the area of Lean Software Development, new product development and the Agile 2005 Conference in Denver.

Scott Ambler - Agile Modeling, Agile Database and the Agile Development Conference

16 Aug 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Scott and I talk about his work integrating the modeling and data communities into agile projects. He also hints at something that will make the RUP...

Arlo Belshee - Agile 2005 - Promiscuous Pairing and the Least Qualified Impementer

09 Aug 2005

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Arlo Belshee experience. Promiscuous Pairing, Least Qualified Implementer and a whole lot of energy. I spoke to Arlo at the Agile 200...