Agile Chuck Wagon
170 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsA weekly podcast on agile, lean, leadership, and technical topics aimed at beginning to intermediate practitioners.
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Episodes
Kaizen
July 29, 2020 15:00 - 9 minutes - 6.24 MBChuck talked about kaizen, the lean concept of continuous improvement. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
So What?
July 22, 2020 15:00 - 8 minutes - 5.77 MBChuck talks about why emotional impact is an important part of messaging Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Asymmetry of Returns
July 15, 2020 15:00 - 9 minutes - 6.87 MBIn this episode, Chuck talks about the financial concept of asymmetry of returns in terms of agile experiments. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Metaphor
July 08, 2020 15:00 - 6 minutes - 4.57 MBChuck talks about metaphor and how its use can propel effective retrospectives. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Corporate Values
July 01, 2020 15:00 - 11 minutes - 7.94 MBIn keeping with the theme of the last episode, Chuck talks about corporate values, again using the 5 taekwondo values of courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control, and indomitable spirit. He talks about how these 5 values could be of use to an agilist. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Personal Values
June 24, 2020 15:00 - 10 minutes - 7.1 MBOn this episode, Chuck talks about doing the podcast during the COVID crisis and perseverance. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Mind Maps
June 17, 2020 15:00 - 8 minutes - 6.14 MBOn this episode, Chuck talks about the idea generation technique of mind mapping. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Diversity
June 10, 2020 15:00 - 6 minutes - 4.61 MBChuck talks about diversity, and why it's important in society and on agile teams. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Season 10 Retrospective
June 03, 2020 15:00 - 10 minutes - 7.39 MBOn this episode, Chuck looks back on ten seasons of the revived Agile Chuck Wagon. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Saliency
May 27, 2020 15:00 - 7 minutes - 5 MBSaliency is a measure or quality of things standing out from their neighbors. Chuck talks about this information science term in the context of agile. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Lessons Being a Nonprofit Board Member
May 20, 2020 15:00 - 11 minutes - 7.78 MBIn this episode, Chuck talks about lessons he learned during his time on the board of Agile Denver. The board of directors is a team, needs common answers to fundamental questions, and needs a good working agreement with the rest of the organization. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Fishbone Diagrams
May 13, 2020 15:00 - 7 minutes - 5.35 MBFishbone or Ishikawa diagrams are a handy tool for performance root causes analysis. Chuck talks about them in the context of the Scaled Agile framework, but the tool comes from lean and can be applied anyway. It's particularly strong when paired with the 5 Whys technique. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Sparse Checkout
May 06, 2020 15:00 - 7 minutes - 5.49 MBChuck talks about how to handle a situation where you only want to download part of a Git version control repository. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Version Control for Non-programmers
April 29, 2020 15:00 - 10 minutes - 7.25 MBIn this episode of the Agile Chuck Wagon, Chuck talks about why a person who isn't a programmer might want to use a version control system. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Core Competencies
April 22, 2020 15:00 - 13 minutes - 9.35 MBIn Growing Great Employees, Erika Andersen talks about six core competencies to evaluate people against. Chuck talks about them in this episode: teamwork, judgement, initiative, results orientation, caring, and pragmatic. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
4x4 performance management
April 15, 2020 15:00 - 7 minutes - 5.35 MBIn this episode, Chuck talks about the 4x4 performance management framework. He compares its 4 questions to the scrum daily standup. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
4x4 Performance Management
April 15, 2020 15:00 - 7 minutes - 5.35 MBIn this episode, Chuck talks about the 4x4 performance management framework. He compares its 4 questions to the scrum daily standup. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Asciidoc
April 08, 2020 15:00 - 8 minutes - 6.08 MBChuck gushes about the markup format Asciidoc, as well as markup in general. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Coronavirus
April 01, 2020 15:00 - 9 minutes - 6.61 MBChuck talks about the coronavirus and its disruption to routine Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
The Accountability Dial
March 25, 2020 15:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBIn this episode, Chuck illustrates the use of Jonathan Raymond's Accountability Dial technique, with Manager Tools feedback examples as well. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
The Advice Monster
March 18, 2020 15:00 - 9 minutes - 6.71 MBChuck talks about a concept from the new book The Advice Trap by Michael Bungay Stanier, the Advice Monster. This tendency to inject ourselves into coaching comes with three personas: Tell-It, Save-It, and Control-It. Chuck uses personal examples for each. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Coaching versus Feedback
March 11, 2020 15:00 - 9 minutes - 6.52 MBChuck talks about the difference between coaching and feedback. This difference between staying curious and sharing your point of view is a line he often blurs himself. This concept comes from the new book The Advice Trap by Michael Bungay Stanier. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
No Season 9 Retro
March 07, 2020 16:00 - 33 seconds - 422 KBA quick audio note that there was no Season 9 retro Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
The Strategy Pattern
March 04, 2020 16:00 - 7 minutes - 4.99 MBChuck talks about the strategy pattern, a technique software engineers use to make programs behave more intelligently. Design patterns appear outside of software, and Chuck uses real-world examples to illustrate. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
The CORE Model for Leadership Resilience
February 26, 2020 16:00 - 7 minutes - 4.96 MBChuck talks about how exercising control, ownership, reach, endurance (CORE) can help you deal with adversaries. He mentioned Morag Barrett's book Cultivate if you want to convert an adversary to an ally. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
The Decorator Pattern
February 20, 2020 01:00 - 7 minutes - 5.11 MBIn this episode, Chuck talks about the decorator pattern, one of many design patterns software engineers use. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
5 Ways of Well-Being
February 12, 2020 16:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBIn this episode, Chuck talks about a study done by the New Economics Foundation on 5 practices that improve a person's happiness and feelings of well-being. They are Connect, Be active, Take notice, Keep learning, and Give. Thanks for sketchplanations for bringing it to my attention! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Professionalism
February 05, 2020 16:00 - 5 minutes - 3.79 MBIn this short episode, Chuck reminds us of the importance of remaining professional after giving notice. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Build Systems
January 29, 2020 16:00 - 11 minutes - 7.89 MBIn a continuing series on DevOps, Chuck talks about build systems: what they are and why they are important to DevOps success. NOTE: The episode doesn't mention build systems by name. Three popular options are Jenkins, Travis, and TeamCity. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
ESVP Activity
January 22, 2020 16:00 - 10 minutes - 7.26 MBThe ESVP activity has application beyond just retrospectives. Learn about explorers, shoppers, vacationers, and prisoners in business meetings and other gatherings. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Version Control
January 15, 2020 16:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBIn today's episode, Chuck talks about version control. He uses software and non-software examples, then talks through the basics of git, a popular version control system, uses those running examples. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
SLO SLI SLA
January 08, 2020 16:00 - 12 minutes - 8.55 MBOn this episode, Chuck talks about the differences between service level objectives (SLOs), service level indicators (SLIs), and service level agreements (SLAs). Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Thinking in Bets
January 01, 2020 16:00 - 11 minutes - 7.87 MBChuck talks about Annie Duke's book Thinking in Bets, which has some nice parallels to agile philosophy. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Introduction to DevOps
December 25, 2019 16:00 - 10 minutes - 7.4 MBChuck introduces the topic of DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Ownership and Excuses
December 18, 2019 16:00 - 9 minutes - 6.31 MBIn this episode, Chuck talks about how excuses prevent taking ownership of issues. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Ideal Team Player
December 11, 2019 16:00 - 12 minutes - 8.77 MBChuck talks about Pat Lencioni's book, The Ideal Team Player. Photo by Quino Al on Unsplash Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Universal Troubleshooting Process
December 04, 2019 16:00 - 12 minutes - 8.95 MBChuck introduces Steve Litt's 10-step Universal Troubleshooting Process, found on troubleshooters.com. Photo by Owen Beard on Unsplash Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Death by Meeting
November 27, 2019 16:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBIn today's episode, Chuck talks about Pat Lencioni's book Death by Meeting. Photo by Marvin Meyer on Unsplash Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
The Abilene Paradox
November 20, 2019 16:00 - 5 minutes - 3.65 MBToday, Chuck talks about situations where a group takes an action no individual approves of. Photo by Dino Reichmuth on Unsplash Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Levels of Conflict
November 13, 2019 16:00 - 10 minutes - 7.47 MBIn this episode, Chuck talks about a model for levels of conflict by Speed Leas. The model shares some strategies for keeping conflict from escalating. Photo by Frank Busch on Unsplash Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Nielson's 10 Heuristics for User Interface Design
November 06, 2019 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBChuck talks about Jakob Nielson's 10 heuristics for create good user interfaces. They include rules of thumb like use of ubiquitous language and the need for error prevention. Photo by Kobu Agency on Unsplash Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
My Reading Workflow
October 29, 2019 15:00 - 7 minutes - 5.15 MBFor the last episode of season 8, I did not record a retrospective due to the hiatus. Instead, I talked about my personal reading workflow. It's enabled me to read over a book a week. Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Development Managers as Engineering Leads
October 22, 2019 15:00 - 5 minutes - 4.01 MBIn a similar vein to last episode, Chuck talks about the challenges of having a development manager also be an engineering lead. Photo by Marius Ciocirlan on Unsplash Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Development Managers as Scrum Masters
October 15, 2019 15:00 - 6 minutes - 4.23 MBIn this episode, Chuck answers a question from an old work colleague who recently went into management. Young wants to know if dev managers can fill the role of a scrum master. Chuck explains the challenges with this practice. Photo by Foto Sushi on Unsplash Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Hiatus
October 01, 2019 15:00 - 1 minute - 771 KBThe Agile Chuck Wagon is on pause while I recover from a car accident Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Commit Derby
September 24, 2019 15:00 - 14 minutes - 9.78 MBChuck details an exercise to help people using source control learn good commit discipline. Interesting in trying it? See my code-kata respository for an implementation. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
Pomodoro Technique
September 17, 2019 15:00 - 14 minutes - 9.75 MBIn this episode, Chuck teaches you how a tomato timer can help you be manage your time and be more productive. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
4 Pillars of Too Much
September 10, 2019 15:00 - 11 minutes - 7.68 MBThis week, Chuck talks about 4 pillars of too much: stuff, choice, information and speed. While originally in the context of overwhelm in children, adults suffer from this as well. Source: Sketchplanations Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
A Spectum of Feedback Quality
September 03, 2019 15:00 - 11 minutes - 8.25 MBChuck talks about Nancy Hey's spectrum of feedback quality, from no feedback at all to judgmental, descriptive, targeted, and then self-recognized at the top. Source: Sketchplanations Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)
4 Laws of Simple Design
August 27, 2019 15:00 - 10 minutes - 7.21 MBIn this episode, Chuck reviews Kent Beck's 4 Laws of Simple Design. They are that software code: Passes the tests Reveals intention Has no duplication Uses the fewest elements Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)