AgileToolkit Podcast

Steve talks to me about his research and finds some very interesting agile analogies in war fighting, traditional project success and cultures of success.  Steve is a great speaker and I personally like this podcast quit a bit and I'm sure you will enjoy it as well. -bob

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 on Agile in the Government space and this is a nice departure from that important but somewhat dry topic. Hopefully I will soon get all of the Agile 2006 podcasts out of the way so that I can focus on Agile 2007. -bob

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 is in the pipeline for the Pragmatic Bookshelf. The most striking feature of this podcast is the range of topics that we discuss.  The second half of the discussion explores music, photography, monoculture and education.  I was tired when I recorded th...

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 participated in several of the talks and is a Rails Developer himself.  This was my first Ruby/Rails specific event and it will not be the last. This was the last of a series of recordings that I made at Rails Edge.  I will be releasing the others over time....

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 while now but this conference was the first time that I got to talk with Chet.  They both enjoyed the conference and I hope to see them at the next SDT conference if we ever get around to organizing one. -bob payne

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 family of methodologies, his writing and much more. I hope you enjoy. -bob payne

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 University of Pennsylvania. http://sdtconf.com/

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 Ruby but with a little simplicity and Agile thrown into the mix. It was a fun discussion and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. -bob

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 variety of subjects including the presentations that he and I  presented at  SD Best Practices 2006. -bob payne

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 get one last burst of Podcast Energy from me. We discuss a number of topics but the podcast is short and sweet. Enjoy -bob payne

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 several OpenSpaces with him.  I'm sure we will be hearing more from Michael.  I certainly enjoyed my chat with him. -bob payne

APLN - DC Chapter - Transitioning to Agility Panel:  - Sanjiv Augustine, Thad Sheer, Bob Payne, and Cliff Berg. We talked about our experiences transitioning organizations to Agile Practices.  This was a fun discussion.  It is long but I hope you enjoy it. -bob payne

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 one went on for a while. Hope you enjoy. -bob

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 Eclipse foundation, it's Agile roots and other fun tool related topics. -bob

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 and I look forward to working with her on Agile 2007. I did not get as much time to talk with her at the conference as I would have liked since she was swamped.  - bob

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 taken hold in Europe and the UK but has not made the jump to the states yet. DSDM has a more formalized  prioritization process that is refered to as the  MoSCoW process.  - Must Have - Should Have - Could Have - Won't Have I enjoyed my talk with Dot and...

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.  That is bad for Boston but Good for the England. Hope you enjoy. -bob payne

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 more from Chris in the future. Hope you enjoy. -bob payne

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 John Cunningham. A contractors experience doing a project for the military and the challenges involved providing security monitoring for the Super Bowl. Hope you enjoy. -bob payne

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 Agile Team by Alexia Bowers. Leadership challenges that customers face on an agile project. Alexia is the COO of Ternary software and she speaks of her challenges leading from the customer seat. Hope you enjoy. -bob payne

David Hussman and Tor Stenstad discuss about their experience working together on the transition of GMAC-RFC to an agile delivery approach.   "Better Faster Cheaper, Everyday…It's a competitive advantage.? Customizing Agile for a large implementation. -bob

This panel discussion from the APLN Leadership Summit brings the voice of large company executives speaking about their implementation of Agile.  You may want to make sure your Executives listen to this podcast.  These people never thought Agile can't scale. Steven Ambrose – Director DTE Energy Israel Gat – IBM, Digital, Microsoft, EMC, BMC Peter George – Senior VP Engineering, CTO Kronos Bud Phil...

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.   This was the second time I have heard him talk and I always find his talks humorous and informative.  There are a few audio glitches as he puts on his mic and when people ask questions without a mic but all and all it is well worth a listen. -bob  

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 in an opreations group...Not Me.  Capital One has a large Agile implimentation and Bud was one of the early adopters. I enjoyed this interview quite a bit.  I hope to see Bud on the next Agile tour here in DC at Agile 2007. -bob

François Beauregard and I talk about his new venture at GreenPepper software.  This tool is a combined test tool, bug tracking and management software.  I've known him for several years and I always like talking to him . -bob