Amazing Apps - learn how to build agile Dynamics 365 and Power Platform business apps using Scrum

Amazing Apps is for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform builders who want to use the Scrum framework to build amazing business apps that everyone will love. The podcast is hosted by Microsoft MVP, Neil Benson, and produced by Customery. [Dynamics365, D365, Power Apps, PowerApps, Power Pages, Power Apps Portals, Power Automate, Flow, Power Virtual Agents, PVA, PowerBI]

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Episodes

The Sprint Backlog

#12. Co-hosts, Neil and Dermot (yes, he's back!), discuss the sprint backlog. What is the sprint backlog and how does it relate to the product backlog? Who is responsible for the sprint backlog and who can change it? How the development team and the product owner negotiate the contents of the sprint backlog, with the help of the scrum master. The effect of swapping items out of the sprint backlog. How to handle capacity issues towards the end of the sprint when you’re ahead of or behind schedule...

Apr 03, 2019•36 min•Ep. 12

Estimating the Product Backlog Using Planning Poker

#11. Estimating product backlog items using planning poker is the topic for this episode. The benefits of planning poker: gain a shared understanding of the work, bring diverse perspectives to the estimation process and estimate the work as we learn about the Dynamics 365 system. Who plays planning poker: the role of Scrum team developers, the product owner and proxy product owners in estimation. When to play planning poker during each sprint: sprint planning and storytime. What to play planning...

Apr 02, 2019•22 min•Ep. 11

The Product Backlog

#10. Neil compares the to-do list on his 100-year old house to the product backlog and goes on to describe: Using epics to capture your project scope Getting your product backlog started Estimating backlog items using story points and not t-shirt sizes or ideal days User stories, spikes, chores and bugs The product backlog in sprint planning and sprint reviews Refining the product backlog in storytime workshops Managing the backlog in Atlassian JIRA or Visual Studio Team Services . Support the s...

Apr 02, 2019•16 min•Ep. 10

Learning Scrum with Nick Doelman

#9. Neil is joined by Nick Doelman ( @ReadyXRM ) who shares his experience learning Scrum and applying it to one of his recent Dynamics 365 projects. During the episode we cover: Nick’s background in Dynamics 365 since CRM 1.0 beta Some of his recent projects for a community organisation organising summer camps, classic car auctioneer, certification portal for a company in the mining industry, a telecommunications company in the Caribbean, a reinsurance company, and others Before starting a larg...

Apr 02, 2019•34 min•Ep. 9

Listeners’ Q&A

#8. Dermot and Neil answer questions submitted by podcast listeners about: Estimating chores to reduce technical debt ( Todd Mercer ). Prioritizing items with dependencies and the principle of emergent design ( Alan Rachid ). Whether business analysts are part of the development team or not ( Greta Sharples ). Planning agile projects, especially in the sales cycle ( Jeffry van de Vuurst ). You can submit your questions by tweeting @customery or clicking on the Send Voicemail button anywhere on t...

Apr 01, 2019•24 min•Ep. 8

Sprints and the Daily Scrum

#7. Dermot and Neil discuss sprints and the daily scrum events in a Scrum project. What's the ideal sprint length when you're using Scrum on a Dynamics 365 project? When is it a good idea to use special sprints like Sprint 0 or a hardening sprint? Can you cancel a sprint? What's the purpose of the daily scrum? How can we run the daily scrum with remote teams? Support the show CONNECT 🌏 Amazing Apps website 🟦 Customery on LinkedIn 🟦 Neil Benson on LinkedIn MY ONLINE COURSES 🚀 Agile Foundation...

Apr 01, 2019•41 min•Ep. 7

The Development Team

#6. Neil and Dermot discuss the development team in a Scrum project implementing Dynamics 365. Covered in this show: The role of the development team in a Scrum project What it means to be cross-functional and self-organizing How many developers should be in your dev team Support the show CONNECT 🌏 Amazing Apps website 🟦 Customery on LinkedIn 🟦 Neil Benson on LinkedIn MY ONLINE COURSES 🚀 Agile Foundations for Microsoft Business Apps 🏉 Scrum for Microsoft Business Apps 📐 Estimating Business...

Apr 01, 2019•26 min•Ep. 6

Success with Scrum for Dynamics 365

#5. This episode of Scrum Dynamics is brought to you live from the Dynamics 365 User Group Summit EMEA in Dublin, Ireland. In this session, Neil covers the basics of Scrum and best practices for each of Scrum’s roles, events, and deliverables from his Dynamics 365 and CRM projects over the last ten years. He also highlights the lessons learned from his first Scrum for Dynamics CRM project at Premier Medical Group. Support the show CONNECT 🌏 Amazing Apps website 🟦 Customery on LinkedIn 🟦 Neil ...

Apr 01, 2019•27 min•Ep. 5

The Role of the Scrum Master

#4. Neil and Dermot discuss the role of the scrum master in a Dynamics 365 project. A servant leader Is the scrum master a project manager? The role of the scrum master in sprint events The three questions a scrum master asks during daily standup Project planning Reviews and retrospectives Do Dynamics 365 scrum masters need to be Microsoft certified? Can scrum masters have other scrum team roles such as product owner or developer? What are the characteristics of a good scrum master Techniques th...

Apr 01, 2019•24 min•Ep. 4

The Product Owner

#3. Neil introduces the role of the Product Owner in Dynamics 365 projects, including: The primary responsibility of the Product Owner Five ways the Product Owner manages the Product Backlog Characteristics of great Product Owners How a Product Owner spends their time How to use Proxy Product Owners Top ten tips for Product Owners Where do Product Owners come from? Remember to download the Scrum Terms cheat sheet for a handy guide to all the Scrum terms you hear in this episode. Support the show...

Apr 01, 2019•13 min•Ep. 3

The Scrum Framework

#2. Neil and Dermot introduce the Scrum framework’s events, roles, deliverables and the Scrum theory. We cover: Sprints, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective events Product Owner, Scrum Master and Development Team roles Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog and Product Increment deliverables Empirical process control, and the pillars and principles of the Scrum theory Download the Scrum Terms cheat sheet to go along with this episode for a handy guide to all the Scrum t...

Mar 31, 2019•27 min•Ep. 2

Origin Stories

#1. This is the premiere episode of the Scrum Dynamics podcast with Neil Benson and Dermot Ryan. If you have heard of Scrum or would like to use it in one of your Microsoft Dynamics 365 projects, you’re in the right spot. What is Agile What is Scrum Using Scrum for packaged software vs custom development Scrum vs Waterfall Soft skill benefits of Scrum Sustainable delivery The role that management plays in Scrum Budgeting for a Scrum project Support the show CONNECT 🌏 Amazing Apps website 🟦 Cus...

Mar 25, 2019•18 min•Ep. 1

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