Drunk Agile

Nisha, Dan, and Prateek are back with some whisky and revisiting thoughts around Ex-Ante vs Ex-Post in order to answer an audience question looking for "guidance on finding the sweet spot to achieve meaningful metrics without too much waste in the form of ex-Ante Analysis."

Should #Kanban boards have a "Ready" column? If they do, what's the difference between that column and a "Backlog"? Dan, Prateek, and #Nisha discuss this on this week's episode. A special thanks to Andy for the question!

Dan and Prateek (with a Nisha slideshow) take the stage at Lean Agile London to answer questions from a live audience.

Is each pull request a separate work item? How do Dan, Prateek and Nisha suggest we correlate the two? Hint - It is all about your flow policies.

Nisha, Dan and Prateek talk about observations of flow outside of product development. They discuss how flow management policies have a great effect on the performance of any kind of process.

Nisha, Dan and Prateek discuss the merits and drawbacks of Product Backlogs. Can a team or and organization actually be successful and achieve results without a Product Backlog?

The hosts kick off with playful banter about their drinks, setting a light-hearted tone. They debunk myths around Kanban, clarifying it's not just for mature Agile teams. The discussion brings to light the blend of Kanban and Scrum, showcasing the flexibility in methodologies. Emphasizing that team maturity isn't a requirement, they suggest using cycle time as a readiness metric. Finally, they highlight the need to prioritize customer value over jargon while inviting listeners to engage with their insights.

James Scrimshire joins Nisha, Dan and Prateek to discuss the problems with trying to follow a big scaling recipe. Are you seeing problems with one of the popular scaling frameworks? You are not alone. Listen in to find out what might be causing those issues.

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.

Agile expert Nisha, product management specialist Dan, and software development guru Prateek explore using Monte Carlo simulation to forecast completion times for products when backlog size is unknown. They discuss utilizing the simulation for project estimation with uncertain work item counts, managing uncertainty in backlog items, and forecasting future work in Agile projects through historical data analysis and simulations.