Zarar Siddiqi
The Continuous Delivery Podcast
A podcast about continuously delivering valuable software to production.
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Zarar Siddiqi
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Feb 13, 2026
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Episodes
Ep. 77: The Testing Trophy 19.10.2022 15:25
Back after a long break, we talk about something called the Testing Trophy, which is an alternate take on the Testing Pyramid. We discuss whether it could be useful. Testing Trophy: https://kentcdodds.com/blog/the-testing-trophy-and-testing-classifications Martin Fowler piece: https://martinfowler.com/articles/2021-test-shapes.html With Csaba Bereczki, Gino Marckx and Zarar Siddiqi. YouTube: https...
Ep. 76: Hiring for Continuous Delivery 11.07.2022 18:29
You can watch this episode on YouTube . Make sure to subscribe to the channel . How do you hire talent if you are striving for Continuous Delivery? We talk about the different tactics and principles at play when building your team, including interview techniques. With Csaba Bereczki, Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan, Zarar Siddiqi. #continuousdelivery #agile #hiring YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp A...
Ep. 75: Regression Testing is a Smell 01.06.2022 22:13
Regression testing sounds like a good idea, when in reality it is a speed-killing anti-pattern. We discuss alternatives. With Csaba Bereczki, Gino Marckx, Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan, Zarar Siddiqi. Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7umL0Gkz_k YouT...
Ep. 74: Perils of Backlog Refinement 09.05.2022 15:15
Backlog refinement is an activity used by teams to look ahead to future work. This is a noble idea but can lead to significant amounts of waste if a team isn't careful. With Gino Marckx and Zarar Siddiqi. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVu7a5HVdLA Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399...
Ep. 73: Metrics the Team Cares About 25.04.2022 20:06
Why do teams stop caring about metrics they collectively agreed were important? How do we identify metrics that matter and get the most value out of them? With Gino Marckx, Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan, and Zarar Siddiqi. Apple: https://lnkd.in/e3qyzqS Google: https://lnkd.in/efiszyp Spotify: https://lnkd.in/exR9AYc Follow the podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our Linked...
Ep. 72: Minimum Viable Bureaucracy 12.04.2022 21:07
How do avoid the waste of bureaucracy seeping into engineering teams? With Csaba Bereczki, Gino Marckx, Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan, and Zarar Siddiqi. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqsOEIQgd-U Follow the podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399 ... #continuousdelivery #podcast #agile YouTube: https:/...
Ep. 71: Skip Staging, Test in Production 04.04.2022 24:36
We're on YouTube! Check out this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiXrOyVddsg Burn your boats...I mean staging environments. We discuss how to setup your workflow, architecture and testing practices so you're able to confidently ship to production. The article referenced at the start of the podcast: https://squeaky.ai/blog/development/why-we-dont-use-a-staging-environment Wi...
Ep. 70: Continuously Tearing Your Hair Out with BPM Tools 28.03.2022 16:31
We discuss how to possibly do continuous delivery when big hairy monstrosities like Salesforce and Camunda are in the picture. With Csaba Bereczki, Gino Marckx, and Zarar Siddiqi. Follow the podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4bNrAJK Spotify Podcas...
Ep. 69: Teams that retain Momentum 20.03.2022 15:11
How do we build teams that retain good practices and continue to inspect and adapt well after the coach departs? With Csaba Bereczki, Gino Marckx, and Zarar Siddiqi. Follow the podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4bNrAJK Spotify Podcasts: https://sp...
Ep. 68: Breaking Through Experimentation Barriers 07.03.2022 17:55
How to deal with your organization frowning on experimentation. With Csaba Bereczki, Gino Marckx, and Stacey Vetzal. Follow the podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4bNrAJK Spotify Podcasts: https://spoti.fi/4bZjtcA LinkedIn Group: https://bit.ly/3wZIW...
Ep. 67: Slack-first Development 09.02.2022 19:47
If a team's development process changes, the first thing to do is see what automation needs to be built in their communication platform, e.g., Slack. Or so say some folk. With Csaba Bereczki, Gino Marckx and Zarar Siddiqi. Follow the podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Apple Pod...
Ep. 66: Continuous Delivery, Guerilla Style 01.02.2022 21:26
Your organization has too many processes and policies to deliver continuously? There's still ways to improve and get there. With Csaba Bereczki, Gino Marckx and Zarar Siddiqi. Follow the podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4bNrAJK Spotify Podcast...
Ep. 65: Behaviour Driven Development 18.01.2022 20:35
BDD - evil incarnate or helpful tool? Collaboration catalyst or catastrophic waste? With Csaba Bereczki, Gino Marckx, Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan and Zarar Siddiqi. Follow the podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4bNrAJK Spotify Podcasts: https://sp...
Ep. 64: Balancing Architecture and Autonomy 30.11.2021 16:21
We dig into the fuzzy boundaries between architectural controls and team autonomy to come up with key principles to stick to. With Csaba Bereczki, Gino Marckx, Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan and Zarar Siddiqi. Follow the podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Apple Podcasts: https://app...
Ep. 63: Does Continuous Delivery require a framework? 18.11.2021 16:51
Do we need to use a framework like Scrum or a method like Kanban to deliver continuously? With Csaba Bereczki, Gino Marckx and Zarar Siddiqi. Follow the podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4bNrAJK Spotify Podcasts: https://spoti.fi/4bZjtcA LinkedIn Gr...
Ep. 62: Overcoming Blockers to Continuous Delivery 09.11.2021 18:01
We discuss the major blockers to companies adopting continuous delivery practices, and hypothesize on a root cause. With Csaba Bereczki, Gino Marckx, Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan and Zarar Siddiqi. Follow the podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4bNr...
Ep. 61: What's needed before development can start? 26.10.2021 17:25
What's needed before development can start cranking out stuff? Two sprints worth of stories? Visual designs? Wrong. With Csaba Bereczki, Gino Marckx, Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan and Zarar Siddiqi. Follow the podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co...
Ep. 60: What happens when you call people resources? 04.10.2021 16:26
What behaviours does it drive? How does it impact continuous delivery? Could something good come out of it? Where can I get me a full stack resource? With Gino Marckx, Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan, Stacey Vetzal and Zarar Siddiqi. Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4bNrAJK S...
Ep. 59: Why Product Managers should care about deployment frequency 27.09.2021 16:26
Deployment Frequency is the top DORA metricsc . Why should Product Owners care about this seemingly "technical" metric? With Csaba Bereczki, Gino Marckx and Zarar Siddiqi. Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4bNrAJK Spotify Podcasts: https://spoti.fi/4bZjtcA LinkedIn...
Ep. 58: Fast Agile 21.09.2021 40:59
The crew is joined by Ron Quartel from fastagile.io to talk about his ideas on what's next after continuous delivery. Hint: lot of reteaming and very short-term planning. Also, tons of open space. With Csaba Bereczki, Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan and Zarar Siddiqi. Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Ap...
Ep. 57: Overspiking 30.08.2021 18:12
Can't resist the temptation of a spike? In this episode we discuss this XP concept and talk about when they could be applicable, when to avoid them, how to write them and whether we really need them. With Csaba Bereczki, Gino Marckx and Zarar Siddiqi. Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Apple Podcasts: h...
Ep. 56: Sources of Complexity 09.08.2021 18:07
How do solve for complexity without making things even more complex? Only God knows but here's what we think. With Csaba Bereczki, Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan and Zarar Siddiqi. Follow the podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4bNrAJK Spotify Po...
Ep. 55: Getting the Most out of Story Mapping 03.08.2021 21:18
Can Story Mapping be useful? You bet. Can it be a giant waste of time? You bet. With Csaba Bereczki, Gino Marckx, Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan and Zarar Siddiqi. Story Mapping PDF: https://www.jpattonassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/story_mapping.pdf Follow the podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube...
Ep. 54: Useful Scrum Masters 22.06.2021 17:04
When can Scrum Masters be useful and when do you not need one? With Gino Marckx, Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan and Zarar Siddiqi. Follow the podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4bNrAJK Spotify Podcasts: https://spoti.fi/4bZjtcA LinkedIn Group: https:...
Ep. 53: E2E Tests and the Illusion of Quality 11.06.2021 19:31
What is it about end-to-end tests that provide the illusion of quality and how can we do better? With Csaba Bereczki, Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan and Stacey Vetzal. Follow the podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/continuouspod Join our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12399589/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Xfv2bp Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4bNrAJK Spotify Podcasts: https://sp...
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