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Drunk AgileEpisode 106 - Empiricism vs ScienceDan and Prateek have thoughts on empiricism. How it is not all that it is cracked up to be. Find out more in this episode of Drunk Agile.2025-05-1317 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 105 - Using Sprint Length To Size StoriesHave you been given the advice - "Slice stories so they fit within the sprint length"? There are numerous issues with this advice. Prateek and Dan take these on in the latest episode of Drunk Agile.2025-05-1315 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 103 - Forecasting Epics Scaterplot Vs Monte CarloShould you use a Cycle Time Scatterplot of Epics or a Monte Carlo simulation of stories to figure out when an Epic would be done? Daniel Vacanti and Prateek Singh discuss this in the latest episode of #DrunkAgile.2025-03-2415 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 102 -Planning Without Controlling WIPEver planned a sprint using sub-tasks? Dan and Prateek discuss how this is an anti-pattern that seems to show up often on Scrum teams. The latest episode of Drunk Agile also discusses this problem at Scale.2025-03-1215 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 99 -Year End SweepstakesDan and Prateek have a couple of questions for you.
What was your favourite episode in 2024?
What content would you like to see in 2025?
Please respond on Youtube.2025-01-0907 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 96 - Validation Is Not What You Think It IsEpisode 96 - Validation Is Not What You Think It Is by Dan Vacanti & Prateek Singh2024-11-1114 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 97 -Agile Through A Flow LensEpisode 97 -Agile Through A Flow Lens by Dan Vacanti & Prateek Singh2024-11-1121 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 98 -You Must Not Fool YourselfEpisode 98 -You Must Not Fool Yourself by Dan Vacanti & Prateek Singh2024-11-1115 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 95 - Done Is Not What You Think It Is#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek discuss what the 'Done' column on your board means and how it is not what most people think it is.2024-08-1916 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 94 - Process Behaviour ChartEnjoy the latest release of DrunkAgile where Dan and Prateek cover an example of the Process Behaviour Chart.
This episode was a request from multiple viewers. Please keep sending these our way. They give us material to record and excuses to drink whisky!2024-08-1920 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 93 - Continuous ProcessOur contract negotiations with Nisha were successful. She is back and has some opinions about sprints and other fixed-length timeboxes. Daniel Vacanti and I might have a couple of things to say about this as well.2024-07-0916 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 91 - Control ChartsWe are in the midst of contract negotiations with #Nisha. #Spartacus subs in as Dan and Prateek talk Control Charts in the latest episode of #DrunkAgile.2024-06-2124 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 90 - Prioritization Level IIINisha believes that the type of prioritization most Agile frameworks tell people to spend time on is the least important. It is also the most wasteful. Dan and Prateek wholeheartedly agree.2024-06-1116 minDrunk AgileEpisode 89 - Prioritization Level IIHow do Nisha, Dan, and Prateek decide the content for the next episode of hashtag#DrunkAgile? Come find out the answer to the question in the next episode of our Prioritization series. We are on to Level II of prioritization.2024-05-3013 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 88 - Prioritization Level IWe finally prioritized(or did we) doing the episodes. Nisha, Dan, and Prateek talk about the three levels of prioritization, starting with Level I - Prioritization of Active Work.2024-05-1010 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 86 - Product Roles Focus On The Wrong Things#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek are back talking about product and flow.
How the most common Agile frameworks have misguided people in product roles and had them focus on the wrong things. Find out more in the latest episode of DrunkAgile.2024-04-2212 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 85 - How Do You Manage A Product BacklogNisha, Dan, and Prateek discuss the best strategy for managing a product backlog.2024-03-2501 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 84 - Why Do You Hate Agile"Why do you hate Agile?"
Nisha loves Agile, but do Dan and Prateek?
Find out in the latest episode of #DrunkAgile.2024-03-1121 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 83 - Return Of The ColleenColleen Johnson visits Nisha, Dan, and Prateek to discuss what is coming up for ProKanban.org. They talk about the various roles like Scrum Mastesr, managers, and team leads who can be better equipped to help teams succeed. As Agile roles keep getting put on the chopping block, how can learning more about kanban and flow help you stand out?2024-02-1325 minDrunk AgileEpisode 82 - Year End Wrap Up 2023#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek wrap up 2023 by looking back at our most-watched episodes of 2023 (released and watched in 2023). Which ones were your favourites? Were there topics you were expecting to see that we did not cover?2023-12-3118 minDrunk AgileEpisode 81 - What If The VoP Matches The VoCWhat happens when you have reduced cycle time to the point that it matches your customer's needs? Should you try to reduce cycle time further?
#Nisha, Daniel Vacanti, and Prateek Singh discuss this in the latest episode of #DrunkAgile.2023-12-3108 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 80 - Voice Of The Process Vs Voice Of The Customer#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek explain the ideas of the Voice of the Process and the Voice of the Customer. Is your Sprint length VoP or VoC?2023-12-1212 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 79 - Dependency Elimination Over Dependency Management#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek talk about all the problems with dependency management. How focusing on dependency elimination instead, can produce better results. All that, with a good dose of rambling thrown in.2023-12-0527 min
Agile Uprising PodcastScaling Simplified with Prateek Singh and Dan VacantiIn this episode, hosts Troy Lightfoot and Andy Cleff sit down with Prateek Singh and Dan Vacanti about the new book "Scaling Simplified ." which can be currently found on Leanpub and Amazon. It challenges many common assumptions about "Scaling Agile" and teaches techniques for simplifying scaling by focusing on flow. Resources Mentioned: About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It helps others find us. Many thanks to the artist from who provided us our outro music free of charge! If yo...2023-12-0347 min
Agile Uprising PodcastAdvanced Topics in Metrics and Predictability with Dan Vacanti and Prateek SinghIn this episode, host Troy Lightfoot sits down with Dan Vacanti and Prateek Singh about the new book "" which can be currently found on Leanpub. 7 years Later, with the help of Prateek, Dan released the follow-up to his book Actional Agile Metrics for Predictability. It challenges many common assumptions about "Agile" and teaches techniques for understanding variation for process improvement, forecasting, and avoiding common mistakes. It's also a deep dive into flow metrics. Resources Mentioned: About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting p...2023-11-0438 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 78 - Just In Time Over PrioritizationWhich prioritization technique do you use? Does it even matter? Is ordering your backlog waste (Yes, it is)? What if you could save all the time you spend prioritizing and still get better results?
#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek discuss how Just in Time decisions and limiting WIP are far superior to having a prioritized backlog, in the latest #DrunkAgile episode.2023-10-3019 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 77 - Stable Systems Over Planning#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek cover their preference for creating stable systems over spending time in planning sessions. What does planning have to do with Dante's circles of hell? If Agile is about continuously learning, can you really plan in advance what you will get done?2023-10-2422 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 76 - Change Mapping With Chris McDermottChris McDermott stops by to talk to Nisha, Dan, and Prateek about Change Mapping. How do you look at your practices in context to figure out what to keep, improve, or discard? Come find out in this episode of #DrunkAgile. Also: Happy Birthday Nisha!2023-10-1744 minDrunk AgileEpisode 75 - Team SizeNisha, Dan, and Prateek discuss the dogma that agile teams have to be small. They discuss their own experiences of working on large teams that were very effective, efficient, and predictable.2023-09-1311 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 74 - Timeboxes, Risk, And ComplexityDan and Prateek stick to the same whiskey and the same topic from the previous episode - Timeboxes. This time though we go deeper into the risk and complexity associated with them. Particularly in #Agile environments.
#Nisha is as active as ever, on this latest episode of #DrunkAgile.2023-09-0812 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 73 - Arbritary Timeboxes#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek are back after a bit of a break. The latest episode of #DrunkAgile is brought to you by the word 'Arbitrary'.
From the OED: 'arbitrary, adj. & n. - Derived from mere opinion or preference; not based on the nature of things'2023-09-0816 minDrunk AgileEpisode 72 - Variability And Statistical DistributionsDoes variability directly imply that your data is distributed in some manner?
How important is it to figure out which distribution your data follows?
Are you even analyzing your data if you are not using a cubic spline?
Nisha, Dan, and Prateek discuss.2023-09-0812 minDrunk AgileEpisode 71 - Variability - The Two MistakesDoes your team get done with work early? Or does your team get done with work a few days late? Are these problems to be addressed? Is it really a problem that your #scrum team got done with the #Sprint goal on day 10 of a 14-day sprint? What if they look like they will get done on day 16?
Do you know what are the 'Two Mistakes' according to Shewhart?
#Nisha, Daniel Vacanti and I talk about these in this week's episode of #DrunkAgile.2023-07-1015 minDrunk AgileEpisode 70 - VariabilityEpisode 70 of #DrunkAgile is a start of a 3-part(at least) series on Variability. #Nisha, Dan, and Prateek start off with a high-level introduction to what the word variability means in our context.2023-07-1010 minDrunk AgileEpisode 69 - Invest Vs FirstIn episode 69 of #DrunkAgile, #Nisha, Dan, and Prateek talk through a replacement for INVEST as work-item splitting criteria. Re-emphasizing our preference for right-sizing and feedback over value and estimation.2023-07-1014 minDrunk AgileEpisode 68 - Blockers Outside The Team's ControlNisha, Dan, and Prateek answer an audience question about how to deal with blockers that are outside the team's control. They take a little detour into Little's Law as well.2023-05-3015 minDrunk AgileEpisode 67 - WIP Limits And Team CapacityWhat do WIP Limits have to do with a team's capacity... turns out, everything. #Nisha, Dan, and Prateek dive deeper into this question in the latest #DrunkAgile episode. Enjoy!2023-05-3012 minDrunk AgileEpisode 65 - Blocker PoliciesYou asked for Blocker policies and #Nisha delivered. In this week's #DrunkAgile episode, Dan, and Prateek discuss how to set some policies around dealing with blocked work.2023-05-3014 minDrunk AgileEpisode 64 - Blocker Data Vs AgeingShould you collect Blocker data? If yes, how do you use it? If not, what is an alternative?
#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek discuss this in the third episode recorded on the same night. #DrunkAgile tending towards #PlasteredAgile.2023-05-3011 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 63 - Audience Question - Monte Carlo And WeekendsNisha, Dan, and Prateek answer an audience question about #MonteCarlo and the predicted date ending on a weekend. What does this mean in terms of #risk? Does the risk change based on how far out the forecast is?2023-04-0309 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 62 - Cycle Time And WeekendsNisha, Dan, and Prateek talk through the effect weekends have on cycle time. Why they are included and what would be the effect if we did exclude them? Note : This episode includes the use of visuals and might be better experienced on Youtube.2023-04-0323 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 61 - Flow Metrics For ScrumNisha, Dan, and Prateek talk through the applicability of Flow Metrics in Scrum. Also, they are 'Flow Metrics', not 'Kanban Metrics'. ProKanabn.Org's new AFMS course covers this as well.2023-03-0116 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 60 - LeBron James And ForecastingIn this episode, Dan and Prateek inspect the results of Monte-Carlo forecasts for when in the season would LeBron James break Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record. Nisha does her best airbud impression.2023-02-2719 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 59 - The Flaw Of Averages Part IIIThe last episode in the Flaw of Averages series. Nisha, Dan, and Prateek answer a distillation of multiple audience questions - What is the problem with single-point answers?2023-02-2715 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 58 - The Flaw Of Averages Part IIThe Flaw of Averages Part II. In this sequel, Dan and Prateek take on data distributions and shapes. #Nisha calls out the bull in Weibull. It is normal for your data to not be normal.2023-02-2718 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 57 - The Flaw Of AveragesNisha, Dan, and Prateek discuss Dr. Sam Savage's Flaw of Averages in this episode of #DrunkAgile. Have you been thinking of the world in terms of averages? If yes, hopefully, this episode will cure that ailment.2023-02-2717 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 56 - Drunk Agile Live! Holiday SpecialProKanban.org hosts Nisha, Dan, and Prateek for a live edition of Drunk Agile. In this Holiday Special, the Drunk Agile crew takes on a variety of questions from the audience.2023-01-1759 minDrunk AgileEpisode 55 - When Will A New Feature Be DoneNisha, Dan, and Prateek cover an audience question - I have a new feature, not yet started, when will that feature be completed? Come find out the answer.2023-01-1718 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 54 - Applying Scaled Portfolio KanbanEverything you have been told about Scaling is wrong! Nisha, Dan, and Prateek cover what is so different about Applying Scaled Portfolio Kanban.2023-01-1722 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 53 - Prescriptive Approach To Implementing Agile#Nisha, Dan, and Prateek talk about being Agile when implementing Agile. They discuss the pitfalls of Maturity Models and more...2022-10-1714 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 52 - Audience Question - How Much Analysis Before Starting WorkNisha, 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."2022-09-1315 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 51 - Backlog Vs Ready ColumnShould #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!2022-08-1216 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 50 - Live At Lean Agile LondonDan and Prateek (with a Nisha slideshow) take the stage at Lean Agile London to answer questions from a live audience.2022-07-2641 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 49 - Are Pull Requests Work ItemsIs 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.2022-07-1415 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 48 - Observations Of FlowNisha, 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.2022-07-0821 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 47 -No Product BacklogNisha, 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?2022-06-2316 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 46 - Is Kanban Only For Mature Teams?Dan and Prateek answer an audience question - Is Kanban Better Suited For Mature Agile Teams? Nisha helps as usual.2022-06-2317 minDrunk AgileEpisode 45 - SpotiSafe With James ScrimshireJames 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.2022-06-2325 minDrunk AgileEpisode 44 - Ex - Ante Vs Ex - PostPotentially 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.2022-04-3011 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 43 - Monte Carlo With Unkonwn Backlog SizeWant 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!2022-03-2817 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 42 - When Will It BeginMost #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.2022-03-2821 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 40 - When Will A Backlog Item Be DoneDan, Prateek and Nisha discuss how to answer the question of "When will it be done" for an item that is still in the backlog. Can Monte Carlo help?2022-03-2811 minDrunk AgileEpisode 41 - OKRs And More With Jose CasalJose 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.2022-02-1518 minDrunk AgileEpisode 39 -Prediction Wars Scatterplot Vs Monte CarloNisha, Dan and Prateek answer an audience question about when is it appropriate to use Cycle Time Scatterplot vs Monte Carlo for predictions.2022-01-1818 minDrunk AgileEpisode 38 - Solving The World's Shipping Problems With Jeff And ChadDan, Nisha and Prateek host Chad and Jeff as they talk about the shipping problems of the world and of course... aging.2021-12-2143 minDrunk AgileEpisode 37 -Johanna Rothman Part Deux - More Bigger AgingJohanna Rothman comes back to visit Nisha, Dan and Prateek to talk about more aspects of aging. More whisky, more insights, more bigger aging.2021-11-1335 minDrunk AgileEpisode 36 - Predictability With Karl ScotlandKarl Scotland joins Nisha, Dan and Prateek as they explore definition of predictability and the metrics that could represent it.2021-11-0339 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 35 - Leading And Lagging IndicatorsNisha, 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.2021-10-1017 minDrunk AgileEpisode 34 - Defining Workflows With Julia WesterJulia 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!2021-10-0543 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 33 - How Much Data Do I NeedNisha, 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.2021-10-0515 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 32 - Cycle Time Vs Lead TimeDan 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? #metrics2021-09-2419 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 31 - SAFe's Flow MetricsNisha, 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.2021-09-2440 minDrunk AgileEpisode 30 - SAFe, Kanban And Scrum With Yuval YeretNisha, Dan and Prateek have a conversation with Yuval Yeret around Safe, Kanban, Scrum and the intersection of all these.2021-09-2450 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 29 - Right Sizing Feautures And EpicsDan, Nisha and Prateek discuss applying flow metrics to Features, especially the concepts of Right Sizing and Aging. As usual, whiskey!2021-08-0424 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 28 - Kanban Myth - Items Dont Move BackwardsDan and Prateek discuss the common myth that items on a kanban board dont move backwards.2021-07-2319 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 26 - A Conversation With Mark KilbyMark Kilby joins Dan, Prateek and Nisha to talk about remote Scrum, hybrid teams and the future of remote work.2021-06-3038 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 25 - A Conversation With Johanna RothmanDan and Prateek have a conversation with Johanna Rothman about management, teams, flow, agile and averages. Find out why managers need to watch their own cycle times!2021-06-2442 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 24 - The People Side Of AgileDan 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.2021-06-0423 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 23 - Audience Question - How Do We Use Flow Metrics During Scrum EventsDan and Prateek talk about the use of flow metrics during Scrum events. They dive into how metrics, usually associated with Kanban are very useful for Scrum teams and can help teams level up their agile implementation.2021-05-0626 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 22 - Audience Question - How Do You Set WIP LimitsProbably the most common question asked during or after #kanban training is - How do we set WIP limits? Dan, Nisha and Prateek attempt to answer it in our latest #drunkAgile episode.2021-04-2324 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 21 - Kanban At Corbis With Greg BoswellDan and Prateek talk to Greg Boswell on how kanban evolved at Corbis and how the journey has continued since.2021-04-1642 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 20 - Kanban - Improving Your WorkflowDan 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.2021-04-0825 minDrunk AgileEpisode 19 - Kanban - Operating Your WorkflowWhy 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.2021-04-0131 minDrunk AgileEpisode 18 - Because MathDan 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.2021-03-2628 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 17 - Kanban- Defining Your WorkflowDan and Prateek start a series of conversations about what constitutes a Kanban system. In this episode, step 1 - Defining your Workflow.2021-03-1928 minDrunk AgileEpisode 16 - CFDsDan 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.2021-03-0937 minDrunk AgileEpisode 15 - Little's Law MythsLike 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!2021-03-0220 minDrunk AgileEpisode 14 - Assumptions Of Little's LawDan and Prateek take a deep-ish dive into Little's Law. They cover the theorem and the assumptions behind it and why is it important to understand them. They explain how paying attention to Little's Law and its assumptions helps create a stable, predictable system.2021-02-2338 minDrunk AgileEpisode 13 - Basic Metrics Of FlowDan and Prateek discuss the basic metrics of flow. WIP, Cycle Time, Throughput and an important one that you probably haven't heard of.2021-02-1728 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 11 - Dont Be A DitkaDan and Prateek talk about the pitfalls of using Cost of Delay and CD3 for prioritization. They talk about Mike Ditka, Tom Brady and the NFL draft as an example of misjudgements of value. Monte Carlo simulations incorporating value are used to highlight the problems with CD3. We go all the way back to Episode 8 to find an alternative approach, ie. Right Sizing.
Note - Some parts of this podcast use visual aids. For the full experience, please refer to the Drunk Agile youtube channel - www.youtube.com/channel/UC758reHaPAeEixmCjWIbsOA2021-02-0249 minDrunk AgileEpisode 10 - Cost Of DelayDan and Prateek continue their series on #IneptAndInapt. Dan does a deep dive and explains #CostOfDelay and CD3. Learn why Cost of Delay and especially CD3 are dangerous to your health. Will #Nisha stay awake for this whole episode? #flow #agile
Note - Some parts of this podcast use visual aids. For the full experience, please refer to the Drunk Agile youtube channel - www.youtube.com/channel/UC758reHaPAeEixmCjWIbsOA2021-01-2733 minDrunk AgileEpisode 9 - Wilt ChamberlainDan and Prateek take a closer look at the story of Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game. What can we learn from the decisions he made? How does this tie in to the theme of #IneptAndInapt that we are exploring. If you have the motivation, the data and the outcomes all available would you make the right decision? What Would Wilt Do? Conversations about how individuals and teams fail with #InspectAndAdapt and are often #IneptAndInapt when interpreting data. Biases, data, whisky and much more on the latest episode of #DrunkAgile.2021-01-2728 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 8 - Right SizingDan and Prateek talk about the not-often-talked-about concept of right sizing. They discuss how limiting your WIP is not enough in this first episode of the #IneptAndInapt series.2021-01-2636 minDrunk AgileEpisode 7 - ProKanban and ScatterSpoke With Colleen JohnsonColleen Johnson, CEO of ProKanban and ScatterSpoke joins Dan and Prateek for a drink. They talk retrospectives, data, ProKanban and creating an inclusive community. Colleen takes us through the journey of how working directly with users helped create ScatterSpoke and when to ignore user requests/feedback. Also - Do feelings matter?2021-01-2634 minDrunk AgileEpisode 6 - Monte Carlo Q & ADan and Prateek field a couple of listener questions. Why use daily throughput instead of weekly throughput? Why not use feature level metrics to forecast features?
Note - Some parts of this podcast use visual aids. For the full experience, please refer to the Drunk Agile youtube channel - www.youtube.com/channel/UC758reHaPAeEixmCjWIbsOA2021-01-2135 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 5 - Feature MonteCarloDan and Prateek take on using Monte Carlo simulations to predict probability of features getting done. They talk about the overwhelming effect that Feature WIP (number of simultaneous features in progress) has on your chances to finish your highest priority features.
Note - Some parts of this podcast use visual aids. For the full experience, please refer to the Drunk Agile youtube channel - www.youtube.com/channel/UC758reHaPAeEixmCjWIbsOA2021-01-2043 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 4 - MonteCarlo What Not To DoDan and Prateek talk about 'What not to do' when using Monte Carlo simulations to forecast work. They cover problems with using split rates, arrival rates and curve fitting. Discussions include a brief overview of the powerful technique of continuous forecasting. As always, more whisky and more #Nisha.2021-01-1939 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 3 - Probabilistic Forecasting using MonteCarloDan and Prateek talk about forecasting in a probabilistic world. They demonstrate how to use Monte Carlo simulations to answer - "When will it be done?". How do we use what we know about the system to predict what we can get done using some probabilistic forecasting techniques.
Note - Some parts of this podcast use visual aids. For the full experience, please refer to the Drunk Agile youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC758reHaPAeEixmCjWIbsOA2021-01-1940 min
Drunk AgileEpisode 2 - Probabilistic ThinkingDan and Prateek draw the distinction between deterministic and probabilistic thinking. They use everyday examples to describe what forecasting looks like in a probabilistic world.2021-01-1936 minDrunk AgileEpisode 1 - Story PointsIn episode 1 of Drunk Agile, Dan Vacanti and Prateek Singh explore the problems with using story points for estimation. We try some whisky and talk agile software development.2021-01-1835 min