Agile Military ideas with Ben Ford

Agile Military ideas with Ben Ford

by | Nov 18, 2021 | No Nonsense Agile Podcast, Podcast

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a conversation with former Royal Marine Commando Ben Ford about how agile practices mirror modern military practices in the field. We discuss John Boyd’s OODA loop and the value of an accurate model of one’s environment for good decision making. And we discuss mission command and the value of leadership training to develop an effective approach for orders, planning, delegation, and review.  We hope this episode provides food for thought on how you can utilise some of these military leadership principles to enhance your agile practices in the software product development world.

Agile Product Development

by | Nov 12, 2021 | No Nonsense Agile Podcast, Podcast

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a conversation about Agile product development. discuss what a product is and what a product manager does.  We talk about the value of customer feedback and the need to test your hypotheses.  We define minimum viable products and discuss technical debt, scaling and co-designing products with customers.  And we talk about how you can move from a project to a product mentality and the value of applying an iterative approach to your marketing and sales