Acceptance Criteria

It's another dual-topic episode where we answer questions, give advice, and look at some recent news stories. We start with some questions debating User Stories vs Wireframes, how to break an Epic into User Stories, and whether you can be a Product Manager and be liked. And then we dig into the latest ways AI is enabling humans to do terrible things, including a start-up that wants to scan your ju...

It's our User Stories segment where we take some questions from Reddit and try to help a few people out. We also look at some Market Factors, with the Department of Justice's anti-trust suit against Apple's monopoly power with the iPhone and a look at the state of Gmail as it turns 20. Join the discussion on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AcceptanceCriteria/ And on the Discord: https://discord.g...

It's another news round up as we talk about concerning advances in AI automation and other news of the week. From Devin the AI engineer to Apple canceling its self-driving car plans, artificial intelligence had a rocky week. Also, NVidia's new GPUs will require even more electricity and amid soaring revenue numbers an alarming amount of companies are laying off tech workers. Join the discussion on...

It's time to talk about everything that happened this year. From the ongoing disaster in Ukraine to the brewing Apple vs PC wars, we dig into the big global and tech news, including whether anyone uses email and if self-driving cars are going to put cabbies and truck drivers out of work. Join the discussion on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AcceptanceCriteria/ And on the Discord: https://discord...

It's another Breaking News grab bag episode! From the US House trying to ban TikTok to Elon Musk getting sued by music publishers and getting called out by OpenAI for his apparent lies, we've got some news to discuss. Also, LinkedIn tries to get into gaming for some reason, and there's even more buggy software ruining the lives of subpostmasters in the UK Post Office Scandal. Join the discussion o...

Returning guest Mer joins us to talk about the increasing likelihood that AI will replace a significant number of workers across most industries. Join the discussion on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AcceptanceCriteria/ And on the Discord: https://discord.gg/2Tyj8H9MFF Intro/Outro music from lemonmusicstudio: https://open.spotify.com/album/55huJO0lYmbv8AIcJKexVo?si=jN5zZR9cRReNwzabJKlUpQ The pos...

The eternal debate continues in this week's episode as we discuss how teams evaluate when to write their own code vs seek alternative solutions. Whether that's buying or licensing third-party solutions or turning to applications like Low-Code/No-Code platforms that abstract most of the code away entirely, there are pros and cons to both sides. Join the discussion on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/...

We're joined by Kevin's friend Mer to talk about HR software, leadership, team development, and the future of Human Resources with and without software and AI's help. Join the discussion on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AcceptanceCriteria/ And on the Discord: https://discord.gg/2Tyj8H9MFF Intro/Outro music from lemonmusicstudio: https://open.spotify.com/album/55huJO0lYmbv8AIcJKexVo?si=jN5zZR9cR...

This week we dig into even more examples of how software bugs can turn into enormous disasters with financial and even deadly consequences. We've also got a few more light-hearted examples like a French guy whose wife left him after a bug helped her realize he was a cheating scumbag. And we have an update on the UK Post Office Scandal. Warning: this post discusses the ramifications of these softwa...

Join us as we pick up our conversation from a few weeks ago and look at the growing volume of voices who have been critiquing Agile. As we head into 2024, we will continue to look for a new path forward, so stay tuned to additional updates from us. Items we referenced in this episode: Murat Guler - Chapter 4 - Agile As a Micromanagement Tool: https://muromuro.substack.com/p/agile-as-a-micromanagem...

We dial back the clock to the early-to-mid 2000s and look at how internet darlings StumbleUpon, Digg, and del.icio.us all shot out of the gate and then tripped on their way to the finish line. It's a bleak look at what can go wrong after acquisitions and when leaders get too swallowed up in their own hype to bother listening to their users. Intro/Outro music from lemonmusicstudio: https://open.spo...

On this week's episode, Andrew interrogates Kevin on what makes a good Product Manager. We also talk about common pitfalls Product Managers should avoid as they partner with other teams. Andrew apologizes to any Product Managers who listen to this, he's just playing "devil's advocate" - something we all love when men do on the internet. Join the discussion on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Accep...

This is a random news grab bag of recent articles and events we wanted to talk about. - Apple was forced to abandon its monopolistic control over App Stores in the EU and make pricing changes - Taylor Swift AI explicit deepfakes spread across Twitter and the web - Microsoft Teams rolled out "Mesh" its VR / Meta virtual experience competitor - The Japanese moon landing went a little sideways Join t...

On this week's episode, Andrew sides with the machines and discusses how a post-scarcity technological utopia could work... and also the horrifying "Gap" we'll all have to survive to get there. Please don't stop listening, I promise we'll return to cheerier topics next week 😂 Join the conversation on the Discord: https://discord.gg/yyVPWY5ZnK Intro/Outro music from lemonmusicstudio: https://open....

On today’s show, Andrew has a real Sophie’s Choice situation with trying to build a software development team and prioritizing the first three people you'd hire. Intro/Outro music from lemonmusicstudio: https://open.spotify.com/album/55huJO0lYmbv8AIcJKexVo?si=jN5zZR9cRReNwzabJKlUpQ The post E007: Startup Sophie’s Choice: how do you pick the first three roles you’d hire? first appeared on Acceptanc...

How did a series of bad software planning and execution decisions lead to at least four deaths, hundreds of prison sentences, and the financial ruin of thousands of people? And how did it take over two decades for justice to barely be served in exonerating the innocent victims of software bugs? Warning: this post discusses the ramifications of the scandal, which includes suicide Read more about th...

On this week’s show we’ll be talking about the role of the Product Owner, someone who is both the owner and not the owner of the product most of the time. It’s very confusing to be honest. Intro/Outro music from lemonmusicstudio: https://open.spotify.com/album/55huJO0lYmbv8AIcJKexVo?si=jN5zZR9cRReNwzabJKlU The post E005: Is being a Product Owner really that hard? first appeared on Acceptance Crite...

On this week’s show we’ll be taking a look at the Apple Podcast app and why people seem to hate it every time it gets an update. Uh, Apple, please don’t punish our ranking because we chose to talk about this. Intro/Outro music from lemonmusicstudio: https://open.spotify.com/album/55huJO0lYmbv8AIcJKexVo?si=jN5zZR9cRReNwzabJKlUpQ The post E004: Why does everyone hate the latest Apple Podcast app upd...

On this week’s show we’ll be talking about the successes and failures of the Agile Framework and probably annoying a lot of agile diehards. Oops. Intro/Outro music from lemonmusicstudio: https://open.spotify.com/album/55huJO0lYmbv8AIcJKexVo?si=jN5zZR9cRReNwzabJKlUpQ The post E003: Has the Agile Framework failed us? first appeared on Acceptance Criteria .

On this week’s show we’ll be digging into how software teams are, or, are not, working effectively in this new remote world. Blog post about working remotely: https://acceptancepod.com/2023/12/19/the-patterns-and-anti-patterns-of-effective-remote-teams/ Intro/Outro music from lemonmusicstudio: https://open.spotify.com/album/55huJO0lYmbv8AIcJKexVo?si=jN5zZR9cRReNwzabJKlUpQ The post E002: Working re...

On this, our inaugural episode, we’ll be talking about Twitter and how it turned into what it is today. Intro/Outro music from lemonmusicstudio: https://open.spotify.com/album/55huJO0lYmbv8AIcJKexVo?si=jN5zZR9cRReNwzabJKlUp The post E001: Why Twitter is The Worst now (and always kinda was) first appeared on Acceptance Criteria .