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Drunk Agile

Dan Vacanti & Prateek Singhsoundcloud.com
Dan Vacanti and Prateek Singh drink whisk(e)y and discuss various facets of agile software development. From scotch to bourbon and from metrics to human behaviour, we cover it all.
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Episodes

Episode 44 - Ex - Ante Vs Ex - Post

Potentially the most important concept in Agile that no one talks about is the difference between ex ante and ex post. Much of Agile assumes ex ante knowledge that you just don't have. #Nisha, Prateek, and Dan discuss on this week's episode of Drunk Agile.

Apr 30, 202212 min

Episode 43 - Monte Carlo With Unkonwn Backlog Size

Want to forecast a release but don't know exactly how many items are in your backlog? Want to know when a bunch of features will finish but haven't broken them down yet? Find out how in this week's episode of Drunk Agile with Nisha, Dan, and Prateek!

Mar 28, 202217 min

Episode 42 - When Will It Begin

Most #agile frameworks love to talk about "done" and most forecasting is centered around done. But how do we forecast when something will begin? (spoiler alert: or do we?) Join Nisha, Dan, and Prateek to find out in this week's episode of Drunk Agile.

Mar 28, 202221 min

Episode 41 - OKRs And More With Jose Casal

Jose Casal joins Nisha, Dan and Prateek for this week's edition of Drunk Agile where we talk about OKRs. Well, Jose and Prateek talk and Dan just channels his inner Demming.

Feb 15, 202219 min

Episode 35 - Leading And Lagging Indicators

Nisha, Dan and Prateek discuss leading and lagging indicators, the difference between the two and whether that difference is important or not. There is a decent dose of Little's Law thrown in for good measure.

Oct 09, 202118 min

Episode 34 - Defining Workflows With Julia Wester

Julia Wester stops by to talk about Board Design antipatterns with Nisha, Dan and Prateek. Come find out why your board design might be critical to how work is or is not flowing. Also... Scottish Gin!

Oct 05, 202144 min

Episode 33 - How Much Data Do I Need

Nisha, Dan and Prateek discuss the answer to "How much data is needed to generate reliable forecasts?". Spoiler alert - It is less than you think... and you might be asking the wrong question.

Oct 05, 202116 min

Episode 32 - Cycle Time Vs Lead Time

Dan and Prateek channel Ted Lasso's Roy Kent and Coach Beard. They get pedantic about Cycle Time and Lead Time. Ted Lasso(#Nisha) mostly stays out of it in the latest #DrunkAgile episode. What is your opinion on the distinction(or lack thereof) between these two terms? #metrics

Sep 24, 202120 min

Episode 31 - SAFe's Flow Metrics

Nisha, Dan and Prateek are back to their curmudgeon-y best as they discuss the metrics of flow as described by SAFe. The whisky helped quite a bit on this one.

Sep 24, 202140 min

Episode 27 - Scrum And Kanban Myths

Daniel and Prateek discuss myths of #Scrum and #Kanban as they taste 3 (high proof) bourbons. Which of these agile related myths do you believe?

Jul 21, 202123 min

Episode 24 - The People Side Of Agile

Dan and Prateek talk about (of all things)...people. Please join us as we share some of our thoughts on teams and teamwork. At the very least, join them for your daily dose of #Nisha.

Jun 04, 202123 min

Episode 20 - Kanban - Improving Your Workflow

Dan and Prateek wrap up the kanban series by talking about improving your workflow. They dive into how kanban teams can utilize what they are learning from their systems to improve their process.

Apr 08, 202126 min

Episode 19 - Kanban - Operating Your Workflow

Why are people who let people cut in line the worst? In the follow up to Episode 17 - Defining Your Workflow, Dan and Prateek talk about the answer to that question and how to effectively operate your workflow. Part 2 of the kanban series form DrunkAgile.

Apr 01, 202131 min

Episode 18 - Because Math

Dan and Prateek dive into some common "math" issues with interpreting Cycle Time data. Learn why histograms are mostly a terrible way to display time-series data. What are alternatives that might provide better answers.

Mar 26, 202128 min

Episode 16 - CFDs

Dan and Prateek discuss CFDs. When should you use them and when should you not? What is the correct way to construct one? What are the common pitfalls? Also, shout out the Muppets with Statler and Waldorf.

Mar 09, 202138 min

Episode 15 - Little's Law Myths

Like most things, there's probably more myths than truths about Little's Law out there on the interwebs. How many myths do you know about? Join Dan and Prateek on the next episode of #DrunkAgile to find out!

Mar 02, 202121 min
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