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No Nonsense Leadership#0118 - Test Driven Development with Bryan Finster In this episode, we talk to Bryan Finster about Test Driven Development. We discuss what TDD is and why it's essential for high speed, high quality software engineering. Bryan criticizes independent QA teams and we explore how integrated cross-functional teams provide the rapid feedback you need to develop high quality code. And we discuss how to use value stream mapping to show your leaders the need to make a change. Tune in to learn all about TDD and BDD from an expert.
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| Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts ...2025-03-1754 min
Defense Unicorns, A PodcastBreaking the Myths of DevSecOpsOn this episode of The Defense Unicorns Podcast, the question isn’t just how to deliver software—it’s how to do it faster, safer, and smarter. According to Bryan Finster Distinguished Engineer at Defense Unicorns, the answer isn’t in rigid frameworks or bloated processes but in embracing continuous delivery, shortening feedback loops, and eliminating the bureaucratic roadblocks that hold teams back. Host Rebecca Lively sits down with Bryan to debunk DevSecOps’ myths, tackle the frustrations of “Agile theater,” and explore why real software success comes from a culture of ownership, not just following a set of rules.Bryan mak...2025-03-1045 min
snackable Leadership - Tech, Culture & Personal GrowthWhat is Continuous Delivery and Why Should You Care?Talking with Bryan Finster, Software Engineer at Defense Unicorns and core team member of minimumcd.org, about what Continuous Delivery really is; and what's not.00:00 Spontaneous Start and Introduction00:13 Defining Continuous Delivery01:28 Brian's Background in Continuous Delivery03:44 Challenges and Misconceptions in Continuous Delivery07:35 Automation in Continuous Delivery12:44 Deployment Strategies and Best Practices17:10 Real-World Examples and Industry Practices29:03 The Importance of Simplicity and Standardization35:36 Understanding the KISS Principle35:43 Service-Oriented Architecture Misconceptions36:40 Designing for Continuous Delivery37:24 The...2025-02-021h 06
The Agile Embedded PodcastSAFeBryan Finster's episode on Luca's DevOps podcast. part one: https://open.spotify.com/episode/26cnxrZEWhQRxY3jkwQTb8?si=Fj3VtirDRU-l2xQAomrWUwBryan Finster's episode on Luca's DevOps podcast. part two: https://open.spotify.com/episode/36U6glqDPuvkpPwrdD8Axv?si=8T9isqUHS6WBh1aQyZEXGAScaled Agile DevOps Maturity Framework (SADMF), a SAFe parody: https://scaledagiledevops.com/Klaus Leopold's Flight Levels framework: https://www.flightlevels.io/
You can find Jeff at https://jeffgable.com.You can find Luca at https://luca.engineer.Want to join the agile Embedded Slack? Click here 2024-12-1142 min
Hangar DX PodcastContinuous Delivery with Bryan Finster from Defense UnicornsIn this episode of the Hangar DX podcast, Ankit Jain interviews Bryan Finster, a seasoned expert in developer experience and continuous delivery to discuss the evolution of software engineering practices, the importance of continuous delivery, and principles behind achieving it. Bryan shares insights on the differences between continuous delivery and deployment, the significance of testing, and the role of AI in modern software development. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcast.aviator.co2024-11-1542 min
Service Management Leadership PodcastService Management Leadership - With Bryan Finster, Part 3This episode is part three of a three-part interview with CD expert, Bryan Finster, discussing the CrowdStrike outage
Each week, Jeffrey will be sharing his knowledge on Service Delivery (Mondays) and Service Management (Thursdays).
Jeffrey is the founder of Service Management Leadership, an IT consulting firm specializing in Service Management, Asset Management, CIO Advisory, and Business Continuity services. The firm's website is www.servicemanagement.us.
Jeffrey has been in the industry for 30 years and brings a practical perspective to the discussions. He is an accomplished author with seven acclaimed books in the subject area and a popular Yo...2024-09-1617 minService Management Leadership PodcastService Management Leadership - With Bryan Finster, Part 2This episode is part two of a three-part interview with CD expert, Bryan Finster, discussing the CrowdStrike outage
Each week, Jeffrey will be sharing his knowledge on Service Delivery (Mondays) and Service Management (Thursdays).
Jeffrey is the founder of Service Management Leadership, an IT consulting firm specializing in Service Management, Asset Management, CIO Advisory, and Business Continuity services. The firm's website is www.servicemanagement.us.
Jeffrey has been in the industry for 30 years and brings a practical perspective to the discussions. He is an accomplished author with seven acclaimed books in the subject area and a popular Yo...2024-09-0926 minService Management Leadership PodcastService Management Leadership - With Bryan Finster, Part 1This episode is part one of a three-part interview with CD expert, Bryan Finster, discussing the CrowdStrike outage
Each week, Jeffrey will be sharing his knowledge on Service Delivery (Mondays) and Service Management (Thursdays).
Jeffrey is the founder of Service Management Leadership, an IT consulting firm specializing in Service Management, Asset Management, CIO Advisory, and Business Continuity services. The firm's website is www.servicemanagement.us.
Jeffrey has been in the industry for 30 years and brings a practical perspective to the discussions. He is an accomplished author with seven acclaimed books in the subject area and a popular Yo...2024-09-0211 min
Typo LiveWebinar: The Hows & Whats of DORA | Bryan Finster & Richard PangbornTypo recently hosted Session 2 of "The Hows and Whats of DORA" webinar, featuring Bryan Finster, a Value Stream Architect at Defense Unicorns and co-author of 'How to Misuse and Abuse DORA Metrics’, alongside Richard Pangborn, Manager of Software Development at Method:CRM. The session, led by host Kovid from Typo, delved into the implementation and challenges of DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) metrics. Bryan and Richard discussed their professional backgrounds, emphasizing the importance of continuous delivery and value stream management. Bryan provided insights from his experience at Walmart and Defense Unicorns, explaining the pitfalls of misusing DORA me...2024-08-3049 min
Typo LiveWebinar: The Hows & Whats of DORA | Nathen Harvey & Ido ShvekiTypo recently hosted an engaging live webinar titled “The Hows and Whats of DORA”, featuring DORA expert Nathen Harvey and special guest Ido Shveki. With over 170 attendees, they explored DORA and other crucial engineering metrics in depth.Nathen Harvey, the DORA Lead & Developer Advocate at Google Cloud, and Ido, the VP of R&D at BeeHero, one of Typo’s valued customers, brought their unique insights to the discussion.The session explored why only 5-10% of engineering teams actively use DORA metrics and examined the current state of data-driven metrics like DORA and SPACE. It also h...2024-08-0746 min
The Commercial BreakTalk Sh*t, Get HitYou know when people say they’ve got their finger on the pulse? Well TCB is the opposite of that. But, what we do have our finger on is Theresa Caputo’s hair!
We love Kyle Kinane
Giggly Squad on tour
Clue the movie
Howard Finster
Friday night dinner → Dinner With The Parents
Bryan is officially done with 90 Day Fiance
Royal Crackers
Theresa Caputo on The Kelly Clarkson Show
Bounty hunter hair
A slap, a kick, and a death for Theresa!
Theresa has to continue because we need content
Krissy with the hard-hitting questions
Takes a thirsty one to kno...2024-04-2657 min
The Engineering Room with Dave FarleyContinuous Delivery vs. Gitflow & CD At Scale | Bryan Finster In The Engineering Room Ep. 11If you haven't come across Bryan Finster before, you can thank me later. Bryan was one of a small enabling team of 5 people who introduced Continuous Delivery to over 18000 developers at Walmart. He is now working with Defence Unicorns to do the same kind of thing for the US Airforce. Adopting CD at scale is a complicated problem, but Bryan has done it repeatedly, and with intelligence, humour and whit. Amongst many other things, Bryan has started the parody site "Scaled Agile DevOps Maturity Framework" (SADMF) which is worth checking out it you would like a laugh.2024-02-011h 09
Talk of the WeekEpisode 192: Bryan FinsterShow notes: Episode 192: Bryan Finster2024-01-2353 min
AB TestingEpisode 192: Bryan FinsterWe are joined by Bryan Finster who talks about his journey with CD, Developer Testing, and he shares all kinds of fantastic information on delivering quality software.
You can read his 5-minute devops blog at blog.bryanfinster.com see his podcast (vcast?) on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@devhopspodcast9535) and see some of his work on CD at minimumcd.org2024-01-1553 min
snackable Leadership - Tech, Culture & Personal GrowthThe Three Wrongs of DevOpsIn this episode, we welcome Bryan Finster, a veteran software developer from Defense Unicorns with nearly 30 years of rich experience in the field. Bryan takes us through his journey from the early days of DevOps in the 90s to the challenges of adapting to less frequent delivery cycles in subsequent roles. He shares pivotal insights on the evolution of his mindset towards continuous delivery and the crucial role of customer feedback in software development. Additionally, Bryan emphasizes how often the real issue lies in outdated requirements rather than just software bugs, shedding light on the...2023-12-181h 47
The Podcast by Agile Coaching Round Table(ACRT)Continuous Delivery and DevOps culture with Bryan FinsterIn this Episode, Bryan speaks about the Continuous Delivery (CD), benefits of CD, DevOps culture within Organizations, their challenges, how CD improves the quality of life for developers, Quality Assurance in CD and much more...2023-11-2653 min
0800-DEVOPSMeasuring developer productivity with Bryan FinsterBryan Finster is a Distinguished Engineer at Defense Unicorns and a relentless searcher for better ways of working – not by following prescribed frameworks but by gaining situational awareness and recognizing specific contextual improvements. We discussed a topic that stirred an otherwise dull summer – McKinsey’s report on measuring developer productivity.Please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform or Podchaser, and subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here.This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #53 - Measuring developer productivity with Bryan Finster.[Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below...2023-09-2728 min
The Mob Mentality ShowFundamentals, Not Silver Bullets with Bryan FinsterAre you ready to dive deep into the essence of software development? Join us in this enlightening episode of the Mob Mentality Show as we explore the core principles and fundamentals that underpin successful software development with the exceptional Bryan Finster.
Episode Highlights:
🛠️ Mastering the Basics: Discover the timeless importance of software development fundamentals. We break down the essential elements that lay the foundation for excellence.
📝 Agile Story Slicing: Learn the art of breaking down complex tasks into manageable chunks, a fundamental skill that empowers developers to deliver quickly and iteratively.
🛡️ Refactoring an...2023-09-1144 min
The Podcast by Agile Coaching Round Table(ACRT)Implementation of DevOps and Agile with Krishna KumarIn this Episode, Krishna talks about DevOps, how DevOps practices enable Agile implementation, how DevOps enhance collaboration, cuts silos, limits WIP, faster feedback loops, release frequency, continuous integration, Continuous improvement, Continuous learning, metrics and much more..
Here are some links to the topics and Programs that Krishna talks about in the episode:
Bryan Finster's 5-Minute DevOps Blog: https://bdfinst.medium.com/
Minimum CD: https://minimumcd.org/minimumcd/
Dora: https://dora.dev/
Krishna's blog that talks about Product Development Flow at
https://www.polaris-flow-dispatch.com/
And The Polaris Advisor Program that he runs has it's website at https://exathink.com2023-09-1050 min
Bitslap with KBC | WFMUBeatlemania 2 from Aug 20, 2023
Professor Bug - "Beatlemania (Part 1)"
John Wesley Harding - "When the Beatles Hit America"
Rodd Keith - "Beatle Bop"
Bill Clifton - "Beatle Crazy"
Zeke Mullins - "Beatle Fan"
Murry Kellum - "I Dreamed I Was a Beatle"
Gene Cornish & Unbeetables - "I Wanna Be a Beetle"
Bobby Wilding - "I Want to Be a Beatle"
Rod Rogers & Swinging Strings - "I Can't Decide (If It's The Beatles, Elvis Or Rick)"
Annie & Orphans - "My Girl's Been Bitten By the Beatle Bug"
Foto Fi Four (with Harry Nillson) - "Stand...2023-08-211h 36
Real TechnologistsReal Technologists: Jonathan RiversI'm noticing a few core traits in the many guests I've hosted for the Real Technologist podcast. Authenticity and a willingness to say yes. This rings true for guest Jonathan Rivers. He was recommended to me as somebody who absolutely is passionate about making opportunities for others. Talking with each guest is filled with surprises and challenges my own preconceived notions. Jonathan Rivers is the CTO of Fortune Media which includes Fortune Magazine. In doing some research, I came across Jonathan's headshot. Sometimes his photos show a mild smirk though often the photos have an intensity that y...2023-08-1031 min
Slight ReliabilitySlight Reliability Episode 53 - DORA Metrics with Tim WheelerSend us a textIn this episode Stephen Townshend chats to Tim Wheeler (Director of Engineering Services at SquaredUp) about his work implementing and continually monitoring DORA metrics. They chat about customising each metric to your own unique context, avoiding the weaponisation metrics, the "tools will solve this for me" trap, and much more.The books mentioned during this episode were: Accelerate, The DevOps Handbook, The Phoenix Project, The Unicorn Project, Lean Enterprise, and Sooner, Safer, Happier. Tim also mentioned the work of Bryan Finster (https://twitter.com/BryanFinster).You can find Tim...2023-05-0228 min
ShipTalk - SRE, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Software DeliveryShipTalk - Lean into pipelines for speed, efficiency, and reliability - Bryan Finster - Defense UnicornsIn this episode of ShipTalk (The SRE Edition), Bryan Finster discusses how to ensure reliability and resiliency across the SDLC by making everything part of the pipeline.IntroductionsJust for fun #1 - Bryan's favorite hobbyMain topic - Leaning into delivery pipelines to ensure reliability and resiliency while creating efficiencies.Just for fun #2 - Bryan's worst IT mess upClosing2023-02-2220 min
Engineering Enablement by Abi NodaA masterclass on DORA – research program, common pitfalls, and future direction | Nathen Harvey (Google)Nathen Harvey, who leads DORA at Google, explains what DORA is, how it has evolved in recent years, the common challenges companies face as they adopt DORA metrics, and where the program may be heading in the future.—Discussion points:(1:48) What DORA is today and how it exists within Google(3:37) The vision for Google and DORA coming together(5:20) How the DORA research program works(7:53) Who participates in the DORA survey(9:28) How the industry benchmarks are identified (11:05) How the reports have evo...2023-01-2554 min
DevOps auf die Ohren und ins HirnFolge 66: Bryan Finster on SAFe at Walmart, and the downsides of SAFe [EN] 2/2This week, Falko and Luca are joined by Bryan Finster, a software engineer who was part of the introduction of SAFe at Walmart -- and Walmart's subsequent departure from SAFe.
We talk about the advantages and disadvantages he sees with SAFe based on his experience, and what he proposes instead.
Since this was a delightfully long interview, we've once again split it in two parts to keep the podcast at an acceptable length.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doadouih/message2022-12-0942 min