Episode 70: Hello Is This Thing On?

09/04/201405/01/2021 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

The Agile Revolution Podcast

Craig, Renee and Tony catch up again and discuss the wonderfully diverse world of Agile :

Tony starts the SAFe conversation again via @RonJeffries blog post SAFe – Good not Good Enough
I want Agile back , you ? via Tim Ottinger
Craig brings the Raccoon back whilst discussing ” Reports of Agile’s death” from @jbrains, “Agile is Dead (Long Live Agility) ” from @pragdave
What is ScrumStudy and the “Scrum Master Certified” ? via @sdunnrocket9
We’ll ask for estimates @jonelf
Renee gets in a shameless plug for the “Who Is Agile in Australia and New Zealand ?” Book
Siemens success story ” Kanban at Scale” via InfoQ
“Kanban in Action” book review via authors @marcusoftnet and @joakimsunden
“The Human Side of Agile ” book review @gilbroza

The Agile Revolution – 70 (65 minutes)

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Episode 69: DevOps with Michael Nygard

29/03/201405/01/2021 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

The Agile Revolution Podcast

At YOW 2013 in Sydney, Craig and Renee catch up with Michael Nygard and discuss the world of DevOps including:

Michael’s book “Release it!: Design and Deploy Production Ready Software“
What DevOps really is
The values of DevOps and its relationship to the Agile Manifesto
Could DevOps have occurred without Agile?
How much of Release it is still holding well?
Anti-patterns in DevOps (eg. a separate DevOps group)
Cognitect and Closure
Development is production
Where does ITIL fit in with DevOps?
Why Problem Management may no longer be relevant
How good are we really in DevOps?

You can contact Michael on twitter at @mtnygard or at the Think Relevance Blog.

The Agile Revolution-69 (28 minutes)

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Olav Maassen, Liz Keogh & Chris Matts on Commitment and Real Options

08/03/201423/08/2026 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

Olav Maassen, Liz Keogh and Chris Matts talk about real options and the story behind “Commitment: A Novel About Managing Product Risk”, as well as discussing growing experts and leader archetypes.

Source: Olav Maassen, Liz Keogh & Chris Matts on Commitment and Real Options

Todd Charron on Lean Startup Machine & Improv in Agile

05/03/201423/08/2026 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

Todd Charron talks about some of the outcomes from Lean Startup Machine in Toronto, applying Lean Startup in the Enterprise and how can us improvisation techniques in Agile to reduce our fears.

Source: Todd Charron on Lean Startup Machine & Improv in Agile

Chris Clarke on the State of Agile ALM

04/03/201423/08/2026 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

Chris Clarke from Collabnet talks about the evolution of ALM, how Agile has affected its uptake across all levels of the organisation and some of the important metrics Agile teams should be measuring.

Source: Chris Clarke on the State of Agile ALM

Craig Smith on Agile Outside of IT and the 7 Deadly Sins of Agile Test Automation

26/02/201423/08/2026 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

I stepped aside from a number of interviews I was conducting at Agile 2013 and let Todd Charon interview me about my talk at the conference.

Craig Smith lets us in on the 7 deadly sins of Agile Test Automation and how we can take Agile out of the IT department.

Source: Craig Smith on Agile Outside of IT and the 7 Deadly Sins of Agile Test Automation

Esther Derby on Language, Communication and Change

21/02/201423/08/2026 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

Esther Derby shares her thoughts on language, communication and change and their importance in organisations, the definition of metaphor and designing your environment for Agile success.

Source: Esther Derby on Language, Communication and Change

Chris McMahon on Open Software Testing at Wikipedia

14/02/201423/08/2026 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

Chris McMahon discusses radically open source testing at Wikipedia and has put out a call for the testing community to participate, as well as discussing approaches to browser test automation.

Source: Chris McMahon on Open Software Testing at Wikipedia

Woody Zuill on Mob Programming and No Estimates

26/01/201423/08/2026 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

Woody Zuill discusses Mob Programming, a practice where the whole team works on the same thing, at the same time in the same space on the same computer, as well as his thoughts on No Estimates.

Source: Woody Zuill on Mob Programming and No Estimates

Bryan Beecham on XP Not Dead

18/01/201423/08/2026 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

Bryan Beecham (aka Billy Garnet) reminds us that “XP not dead!” and shares his approach to teaching TDD and refactoring with Lego and applying XP and craftsmanship in teams as well as the human body.

Source: Bryan Beecham on XP Not Dead