Improving Podcasts

Allen and Mike are joined by the biggest group yet: Ed Grannan, Dave O’Hara ,Jeff Sharp, Ben Floyd, Chris Weldon, and Allen Parish. The discussion is on whether business software development is a science or an art and what the difference is between Computer Science, Software Engineering, and Software Craftsmanship.

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In episode 11, a fully clothed Mike and Allen talk Naked Planning with fellow Improver Ben Rady.

Topics covered:
- The value of value-based planning
- The what’s and why’s of Naked Planning
   – Requirements waste
   – Queues and flow
   – Minimum marketable features
   – The ultimate definition of done
- We don’t need no stinking iterations
- How to handle releases
- Naked Planning vs. kanban
- Naked Planning and estimation
- MMFs that require architectural change
- Handling emergencies
- Continuous flow, Software Craftsmanship and the evolution of agile

References:
- Arlo Belshee on the Agile Toolkit Podcast: http://bit.ly/jz0V9
- Tom DeMarco – Controlling Software Projects – http://bit.ly/1Q4gTC
- Steve McConnell – Software Estimation – http://bit.ly/gZjYX
- Software Craftsmanship Manifesto http://manifesto.softwarecraftsmanship.org
- Ben Rady’s Blog – feedbackjunkies.com

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