Amazing Apps - learn how to build agile Dynamics 365 and Power Platform business apps using Scrum
256 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAmazing Apps is for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform builders who want to use the Scrum framework to build amazing business apps that everyone will love.
The podcast is hosted by Microsoft MVP, Neil Benson, and produced by Customery.
[Dynamics365, D365, Power Apps, PowerApps, Power Pages, Power Apps Portals, Power Automate, Flow, Power Virtual Agents, PVA, PowerBI]
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Do We Need to Rethink How We Build Power Platform and Dynamics 365 Apps?
April 14, 2024 08:54 - 9 minutes - 8.54 MBIn this episode of Amazing Apps, host Neil Benson explores the importance of rethinking our approach to building business applications. Join us as we delve into the benefits of questioning our assumptions and adapting to new information in the dynamic landscape of app development. - Unpacking the concept of "thinking like a scientist" and its impact on creating agile business apps. - Understanding cognitive entrenchment and how it can hinder our progress in app development. - Examining ho...
The Power of Learning Through Experiments in Power Apps Development
February 26, 2024 10:40 - 13 minutes - 10.6 MB#154. Neil Benson takes us on a journey of learning through experimentation. Starting with the historical origins of smallpox inoculation, Neil discusses the importance of conducting experiments to drive innovation and problem-solving. Sharing personal experiences from his biochemistry studies to his current work in building applications with Power Platform and Dynamics 365, Neil emphasizes the value of agile software development and the significance of learning through short bursts of exp...
Should .NET Developers Stick or Switch to Power Platform?
January 08, 2024 21:00 - 29 minutes - 19.9 MB#153. Neil Benson is joined by Keith Atherton, a proper pro developer. Keith shares his journey from developing custom apps using .NET, C# and SQL Server to embracing and mastering the development of enterprise business applications using the Power Platform. What do developers lose and gain using Power Platform compared to developing an app from scratch with .NET and SQL Server. The power of rapidly prototyping applications in Power Apps even compared to wireframing tools, like Basalmiq. ...
Unpacking User Stories and Backlog Refinement with Dani Kahil
November 06, 2023 23:00 - 49 minutes - 33.6 MB#152. Host Neil Benson is joined by the talented Dani Kahil for an insightful discussion on managing backlogs and enhancing user stories in Azure DevOps and Jira. Neil shares his experiences with Jira, highlighting some configuration challenges, while Dani expresses a strong preference for Azure DevOps. They dive into the hierarchy of backlog items, including epics, features, user stories, and tasks, and explore different approaches to tracking progress on a Kanban board. Throughout their...
Super CRM: a case study
October 02, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MB#151. Amazing Apps host, Neil Benson, dives into a case study from one of his team's own projects: "Member Super", a financial services organisation in Australia. With over a million members, they needed a CRM application that could handle their complex stakeholder relationships and provide exceptional service to their customers. Member Super's existing CRM app was limiting their capabilities and hindering their goal of achieving a single view of their customers. So, they made the decision ...
A Big Bang? Going Live with Dynamics 365 or Power Platform with Andrew Bibby
September 19, 2023 08:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MB#150. What does it take to have a successful go live event for your Dynamics 365 or Power Platform application. Neil Benson sat down with Andrew Bibby, a seasoned expert in Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform business applications. In this episode, Andrew shares his insights on the crucial process of preparing for and executing a successful go live. From addressing technical difficulties to promoting user adoption and measuring success, Andrew sheds light on the often-overlooked aspect...
Breaking Free from the Tyranny of the Deliverable with Andrew Welch
September 06, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB#149. Andrew Welch is the Chief Technology Officer at HSO. Andrew is an expert in IT strategy and has a wealth of experience advising customers on their big strategic technology decisions. He is also an author, Microsoft MVP, and a regular presenter at conferences. Joining us today, Andrew shares valuable insights on the importance of IT leadership, cloud ecosystems, data platforms, artificial intelligence, and the future of innovation in technology. We dive into the concept of the "Tyrann...
Amazing CRM & ERP Apps in Manufacturing with Shawn Tabor
August 21, 2023 21:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MB#148. Get ready for another captivating episode of Amazing Apps! In this episode, Neil Benson engages Shawn Tabor, Director of Consulting Services at Hitachi Solutions, in an insightful conversation about the dynamic realm of Microsoft Business Applications and its role in the manufacturing and service industries. Explore Hitachi's product landscape, investment strategies, and the art of identifying patterns to create accelerators for efficient project estimations. Discover Shawn's podcastin...
Power Platform pipelines or Azure DevOps pipelines for ALM? with Benedikt Bergmann
August 21, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MB#147. When should you use Power Platform pipelines and when should you use Azure DevOps pipelines to deploy your Power Platform or Dynamics 365 applications? That's the question that Benedikt Bergmann answers in this episode of Amazing Apps. Benedikt is a Power Platform consultant known for his expertise in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). Neil and Benedikt delve into the world of ALM, discussing its importance for small and enterprise teams alike. From tools and environments to test...
Can you really gain competitive advantage with Dynamics 365? with Martin Hinshelwood
August 01, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MB#146. In this episode, we're thrilled to have Martin Hinshelwood from naked Agility join host, Neil Benson. Martin shares his perspectives on improving the success of agile engagements through the role of a consulting product owner, and why you should build your own business applications rather than buy Dynamics 365 if you're looking for competitive advantage. Hit the play button and dive into this insightful conversation between Neil and Martin! Timestamps 02:46 The importance of unique c...
Chris Huntingford Doesn't Believe in Citizen Developers
July 19, 2023 23:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MB#145. We're back with another incredible episode of Amazing Apps, and this time we have an amazing guest on board. Neil Benson is joined by the Low Code Lead & Platform Evangelist at ANS Group, Chris Huntingford. Chris spills the beans on citizen developers, he talks about the concept of ecosystem enablement, the potential of low code platforms, the importance of enabling everyone to build apps and flows, hackathons, and more. Hit the play button and dive into this insightful conversation be...
Joining an existing team as a new scrum master with Matthew Venamore
July 05, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB#144. Neil Benson is joined by Matthew Venamore, a scrum master with extensive experience coaching Dynamics 365 teams. Matthew shares valuable insights into the challenges faced by new scrum masters when joining existing teams and emphasizes the importance of empowering the team. He advises taking a standoffish stance initially, observing the team and their work before making any changes or adding value. Matthew shares his personal journey, starting as a software delivery manager and even...
Who do we need in our Business Apps team?
June 23, 2023 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MB#143. On this episode of Amazing Apps, we discuss resourcing agile teams using the Scrum framework. Neil Benson talks about who we should have on our teams as product owner, developers and scrum master. Should Microsoft partners offer to provide a consultant for every role on the team? Listen in to find out. Timestamps (02:04) Product owner maximizes value, sets goals. (03:02) Product owner orders backlog, ensures focus. (07:52) From business analyst to product owner. (09:32) Ideal product...
Smaller Teams, Bigger Wins: how to split your enterprise apps teams
June 02, 2023 22:00 - 13 minutes - 9 MB#142. Neil Benson discusses the challenges of organizing a large Scrum team to maximize efficiency. He suggests rotating developers between teams and organizing teams around specific components or external systems they need to integrate with. Neil also recommends self-organizing teams and coaches teams to create their own code of conduct and establish expected behaviors. He shares his experience of organizing teams by components in the past at RACQ and why it wasn't the best approach. Reso...
Navigating the role of an architect in a Dynamics 365 Scrum team with Allan de Castro
May 19, 2023 04:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MB#141. On this episode of Amazing Apps, podcast host Neil Benson is joined by Allan de Castro, a senior technical consultant for the Power Platform at Avanade France. They discuss their experience applying Scrum to recent projects, including the role of an architect in the Scrum framework. The episode covers key challenges such as the importance of ensuring clarity in the backlog, prioritization of sprints, and addressing technical requirements while focusing on business and added value. [...
Running experiments to build Dynamics 365 and Power Platform apps
April 27, 2023 04:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MB#140. Today, it’s just me, and I’d like to discuss what EMPIRICISM means to teams building complex, enterprise Dynamics 365 and Power Platform applications. In this episode, I’ll break down what empiricism is and its importance in Scrum, provide examples of work that would benefit from an empirical approach, and share insights on how we can use empiricism to build better business apps and improve our processes, tools, and techniques. HIGHLIGHTS [01:45] Why Scrum is based on an empirical p...
Agile Testing for Dynamics 365 with Emma Beckett
March 29, 2023 16:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MB#139. Today’s guest is Emma Beckett, an experienced test professional who runs her own company, Fortitude 17, in London, UK. A professional footballer, Emma pursued a career in software testing, even though her first role in tech was in Desktop Support — hardware, not software! As you’ll hear, Emma is a Certified ISTQB Test Consultant and trained in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&SCM, CE, and HR. She is currently training on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Centr...
Deep dive into Dynamics 365 Marketing with Malin Martnes
March 21, 2023 11:00 - 54 minutes - 37.1 MB#138. My guest today is Malin Martnes, a Microsoft MVP and MCT who runs her own company MaCoTra AS in Oslo, Norway. As you’ll hear, Malin doesn’t have any technical background on Dynamics 365 and Power Platform but she focuses on using these systems. In this episode, Malin talks about how she came to be a CRM consultant and set up her own consulting business. With years of experience as a user and trainer of Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, she also discusses the integration of the HR so...
What's Next for Customery Academy?
February 22, 2023 15:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MB137. Customery Academy is my online business through which I coach and train Microsoft customers and partners to build amazing, agile business applications. In this episode, I share a short history of Customery Academy, where it's at today, and my goals for 2023. Halfway through editing the episode, there's a surprise about just how many Customery Academy students have achieved their Professional Scrum Master certification thanks to my son's detective work. Resources Customery Academy Ag...
Professional Scrum and DevOps with Richard Hundhausen
February 15, 2023 16:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MB136. My guest is Richard Hundhausen, a former Microsoft MVP and Regional Director, Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer, and co-creator of the Nexus Scaled Professional Scrum Framework. As you’ll hear, Richard doesn’t have a background in Dynamics 365 or Power Platform, but he’s no stranger to developing apps on Microsoft technology. In this episode, Richard talks about his experience working with Microsoft and how he got started with Scrum. Drawing from his over 30 years of software develo...
I'm Beginning to Hate Scrum
February 08, 2023 23:00 - 11 minutes - 7.87 MB#135. Remy is starting to hate Scrum. He thinks we should use Kanban. And get rid of Product Owners. It's a shame, then, that Remy doesn't understand Scrum. And doesn't want to understand Scrum. Don't be like Remy. Resources Kanban Guide on Kanban University Professional Scrum with Kanban training from Scrum.org Support the show CONNECT 🌏 Amazing Apps website 🟦 Customery on LinkedIn 🟦 Neil Benson on LinkedIn MY ONLINE COURSES 🚀 Agile Foundations for Microsoft Business Apps 🏉 Scrum ...
Is Power Fx really low code? with Rishona Elijah
January 31, 2023 13:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB#134. Today’s guest is Rishona Elijah, a Microsoft MVP (Business Applications) and Microsoft Certified Trainer who works as a Power Platform Trainer and Evangelist at Barhead Solutions in Sydney, Australia. She spends most of her time running training sessions and delivering events around Power Platform to business users to show them what they can achieve with this technology. In this episode, Rishona shares how she got started in Business Applications, how she uses her blog to help busines...
Power Platform Governance Possibilities with Michael Roth
January 04, 2023 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB#133. Today’s guest is Michael Roth, a Power Platform consultant with Avanade who specializes in governance. In this episode, Michael walks us through how he keeps business apps amazing by working on only the fun stuff, i.e., governance and licensing, and understanding how users experience tech, specifically Power Platform. Michael also highlights the importance of governance and shares with us some of the biggest mistakes he sees organizations make when they don’t consider governance, wha...
Using Figma to design business apps with Andrew Ly
December 13, 2022 15:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MB132. Today’s guest is Andrew Ly, a Microsoft Business Applications Solutioning Lead at IBM Consulting in Australia. Andrew shares his 22 years of experience in the Microsoft space, including the type of work he does and the clients he works with. Andrew also gives his two cents on the low-code, no-code approach and talks about the demand of in a day trainings like App-in-a-Day sessions, Figma, and Power Platform applications. Show Highlights [02:48] Andrew’s background and what it’s like...
Deploying Dynamics 365 Field Service with Magnus Sørensen
November 24, 2022 04:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MB131. Today’s guest is Magnus Gether Sørensen, a Dynamics 365 Field Service expert at Delegate in Denmark. Magnus shares with us some of the Field Service projects he has worked on, as well as the interesting challenges that his customers have encountered using the application. Plus, Magnus talks about what’s new and next for Field Service and gives a few tips for teams implementing the application. Episode Highlights [0:30] Magnus’ background and his career in business applications [...
Sprint 1 is done!
October 19, 2022 22:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MB#130. Sprint 1 is a magical, wonderful, beautiful thing. Find out how my messy, unstructured and un-estimated sprint 1 unfurled on a recent project to build a Power Platform app for a mid-size Microsoft customer in financial services. In-person conferences I didn't attend: Power Platform Conference Nordic Summit South Coast Summit Upcoming online conferences I'm presenting at: 2 Nov 2022 at Power Platform 24 4 Nov 2022 at New Zealand Business Applications Summit Learn how to qualify,...
Estimating Requirements for Your Microsoft Business App
September 27, 2022 09:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MB129. Learn how to use story point estimation to estimate the relative size of your Dynamics 365 or Power Platform application's requirements. You'll also learn: How to slice user stories into the right size for estimation and development How to decide on a standard user story for comparing other stories against when estimating How to use affinity estimation or planning poker to estimate the relative size of user stories How to derive the duration that describes how long it'll take to bu...
Using Story Points to Estimate Power Platform and Dynamics 365 Apps
September 14, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutes - 8.31 MB128. My wife, Natascha, is a faster trail runner than I am. Find out why estimating trail runs in units of time leads to misaligned expectations about how long it'll take for us to run the same trail together. You'll also learn: What story points are Three factors affecting the size of a requirement How to account for Hick's Law and Weber's Law when choosing an estimation scale The two estimation scales commonly used by agile teams The estimation scale my teams use This episode is t...
Why Estimate Business Apps At All?
August 25, 2022 01:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MB127. Do you really have to estimate the effort of building the Dynamics 365 or Power Platform apps you've been asked to build? If you work for a Microsoft partner, you probably do -- unless you work for a customer who doesn't care how much it costs or how long it takes. Find out how I approach estimation: How much and how long? Why estimates are notoriously inaccurate Estimating time doesn't work Estimating t-shirts doesn't either Estimates, forecasts and commitments This episode is ...
Advanced Estimating Q&A
August 15, 2022 17:00 - 13 minutes - 9.05 MB126. Thanks for all your questions about estimating business applications. In this episode, I tackle four tricky situations when it comes to estimating Dynamics 365 and Power Platform applications. Should we re-estimate items in our backlog after we’re done because they were easier or harder than originally expected? — Tanika If we don’t complete a story by the end of the sprint, should we re-estimate how much work is remaining and split the story points across the sprints in which the wor...
EY's PowerPost reduces lead times by 95%
August 12, 2022 04:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MB#125. In this episode of Amazing Applications, Emil Hovgaard and Sheelan Bhana of EY Nordic Tech Hub share the story behind EY's PowerPost application and how it has made the General Ledger posting process easier and faster for the EY organization. Emil’s background and his role at the EY organization Sheelan’s background and his role at the EY organization Emil’s favorite Microsoft application Sheelan’s favorite Microsoft application What Emil did during his time in the EY strategy te...
Documenting Your Agile Applications
July 29, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes - 7.26 MB#124. When you're using an agile approach, like Scrum, how and when should you document your Dynamics 365 or Power Platform applications? After all, the Agile Manifesto says, "We value working software over comprehensive documentation", right? Before projects start, my teams document requirements in a product backlog, visualise the backlog in a user story map, and discuss the project during a solution blueprint review workshop. During sprints, we're writing unit tests, functional test case...
Sprint Goals for Microsoft Business Apps
July 21, 2022 05:00 - 12 minutes - 8.83 MB#123. Learn how to use sprint goals to communicate to your stakeholders what your team has committed to building this sprint. If you can write your sprint goal in the subject line of the sprint review invitation to your stakeholders, and they stampede to accept your invite and beat down the door at sprint review, that's a great sprint goal. This episode includes examples of sprint goals for Dynamics 365 and Power Apps projects and answers sprint goal questions like: What's the benefit for ...
Can You Build an App Without a Product Owner?
July 04, 2022 22:00 - 8 minutes - 5.62 MB122. Ethan is a scrum master for a Power Platform team and his team is trying to build an app but the customer's product owner hasn't shown up yet! What should he do? If your team's product owner is missing in action, in this episode you'll learn how to prevent this situation from happening, what to do to recover, and what could happen if you don't. Support the show CONNECT 🌏 Amazing Apps website 🟦 Customery on LinkedIn 🟦 Neil Benson on LinkedIn MY ONLINE COURSES 🚀 Agile Foundations for ...
Power Platform governance at a global scale with Rene Modery
June 17, 2022 05:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MB121. What's it like trying to manage 10 Microsoft 365 tenants with hundreds of environments, apps and citizen developers. Rene Modery, Power Platform Technical Lead shares his journey at global advertising company, WPP. Managing ten Microsoft 365 tenants for a global company with hundreds of subsidiaries. Power Platform environment policies and other guard rails to help makers. How do you know what apps have already been built and what problems have already been solved within a large org...
Defining requirements for complex Power Platform apps with Hamish Sheild
June 07, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MB120. Hamish Sheild describes his five step Solution Mapping framework for using design thinking principles to define the requirements for complex Power Platform applications. Hamish has discovered Outlook's Board View and Neil is evaluating Motion for improving productivity. AppRising's Solution Mapping Framework What is a complex application? Observing users in their environment Customer journey mapping Swimlane business process mapping Are as-is process diagrams worth the effort? C...
Is Pre-Sales the Key to Power Platform Success? with Craig McGeough
May 29, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MB119. What's the role of pre-sales in setting up Microsoft customers and partners for successful Dynamics 365 and Power Platform projects? Today's guest is Craig McGeough, Power Platform Pre-Sales Consultant at Incremental Group. Make sure you catch Craig's session, More than "selling the dream"! Why Pre-Sales is the key to Power Platform success, at Scottish Summit on Friday, 9 June 2022. Register for free today at ScottishSummit.com. What is pre-sales? Why do pre-sales consultants get pa...
Power Pages and beyond with Ulrikke Akerbæk
May 19, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MB118. Ulrikke Akerbæk joins to discuss what's new with Power Pages (still called Power Apps Portals when we recorded this episode under NDA!). Discover some of the goodies Microsoft has been releasing for professional developers Power Pages and which portal template Ulrikke uses for almost every portals project. Announcing the preview of Microsoft Power Pages on the Power Apps blog. Ulrikke is the Low Code Platform Lead at Itera in Norway and has been a Microsoft MVP since 2021. Ulrikke is...
Power Portals and beyond with Ulrikke Akerbæk
May 19, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MB118. Ulrikke Akerbæk joins to discuss what's new with Power Apps Portals (if that's what they're still called by the time you're listening!). Discover some of the goodies Microsoft has been releasing for professional developers building portal apps and which portal template Ulrikke uses for almost every portals project. Ulrikke is the Low Code Platform Lead at Itera in Norway and has been a Microsoft MVP since 2021. Ulrikke is presenting 'Portal Templates - What's what?' at Scottish Summit...
Answer These Five Questions Before You Build Anything with Chike Eduputa
May 12, 2022 06:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MB117. Chike Eduputa challenges citizen developers (and professional developers) to ask themselves five critical questions before building their next Power Platform or Dynamics 365 app. Chike Eduputa is a senior manager at Capgemini Invent in London where he specialises in digital strategy and transformation. He's presenting at Scottish Summit on 9 June with the topic "Build what matters: critical metrics for citizen developers". Register today for Scottish Summit. Chike invites us to answ...
Six challenges of enterprise Dynamics 365 projects with Andrew Bibby and Dani Kahil
May 03, 2022 06:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MB#116. Dani Kahil interviews Andrew Bibby about a pivotal, multi-year Dynamics 365 business transformation project in financial services. Dani Kahil and Andrew Bibby are both Microsoft Business Applications MVPs. Dani is an independent consultant and online trainer specialising in requirements analysis and solution envisioning. Andrew Bibby is a founder of Proximo 3, a Microsoft training and advisory partner based in the UK. Dani and Andrew discuss: How Andrew's client engaged him as an a...
Application Eggs and Change Chickens with Angeliki Patsiavou
April 25, 2022 15:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB#115. Angeliki Patsiavou is on a mission to help Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform application development teams introduce professional change managers to their projects from inception instead of deferring it until near the end. Angeliki is a senior consultant at Avanade, specialising in change management, and has a background as a change manager at HSBC and a digital marketer. Join us as we highlight her upcoming presentation at Scottish Summit, "The chicken-egg dilemma; should pr...
Personalise Your Customer Experience with Dynamics 365 with Guro Faller and Tricia Sinclair
April 11, 2022 15:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MB#114. I'm joined by Microsoft MVPs Guro Faller and Tricia Sinclair. Guro and Tricia are presenting at Scottish Summit in Glasgow in June. Their presentation is "Personalize Your Customer Experience with Dynamics 365". It's going to be a showcase of the art of the possible with Dynamics 365 Marketing, Customer Insights, and Omni-channel for Customer Service. Guests Tricia Sinclair is a customer service lead at Avanade, and she's based in London in the UK. Tricia Sinclair on LinkedIn Tri...
From the Basement to the Cloud with Vivian Voss
April 04, 2022 15:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MB#113. Vivian Voss joins me to discuss her upcoming Scottish Summit session, From the Basement to the Cloud - Your Journey from CRM on-premises to Dynamics 365 CE. Register today for Scottish Summit. Congratulations to Yacob Shenkute from Power Platform School for achieving his Scrum.org PSM1 certification. Resources Vivian Voss on LinkedIn Vivian Voss on Twitter Vivian's blog Customer Experience Platform user group Support the show CONNECT 🌏 Amazing Apps website 🟦 Customery on Linke...
Power Platform at the heart of Scotland’s new recycling scheme
March 28, 2022 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB#112. Dani Kahil interviews Paddy Byrne about the Power Platform's role in enabling Scotland's new recycling scheme for single-use drinking containers. Scots people are famous for being careful with their money so I imagine any program to pay them for recycling containers was always going to be a big hit. Learn about Paddy's Power Platform team: Meeting public-sector's accessibility and security requirements with a custom web portal rather than Power Apps Portals. Internal project team o...
Start Here: How to Build Amazing Apps
March 15, 2022 02:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MB#111. Start here to learn why, when and how to use an agile approach to build Dynamics 365 and Power Platform applications. In this episode, you'll learn: Why I use an agile approach building Dynamics 365 and Power App When an agile approach is suitable and when it's not The benefits that Microsoft customers and partners experience using an agile approach What agile actually means, the history of agile software development, and the principles and values in the agile manifesto The basic...
Testing Heaven: When should we test agile apps?
February 10, 2022 03:00 - 13 minutes - 9.15 MB#110. My current team is stuck in Limbo. We've finished development of a Dynamics 365 application for a local government department and we're tapping our fingers waiting for acceptance testing to start. What should agile testing look like on a Dynamics 365 or Power Platform project? I describe my agile testing Heaven, and the next best thing, Elysium. And what it's like to be stuck in Limbo. What does testing look like on your business applications projects today? Resources Agile Testi...
Enterprise CRM with scaled Scrum at RACQ
January 24, 2022 05:00 - 49 minutes - 34.4 MB#109. In this special episode, I'm interviewed by Dani Kahil about my experience delivering an enterprise CRM project at RACQ (the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland). RACQ is a membership organisation serving two million people in Queensland with roadside assistance, insurance and banking services. In 2018, they set out to replace two legacy systems with Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Apttus and I had the pleasure of leading their Dynamics 365 delivery team. Resources Dani Kahil's w...
Enterprise CRM with scaled Scrum at RACQ
January 24, 2022 05:00 - 49 minutes - 34.4 MB#109. In this special episode, I'm interviewed by Dani Kahil about my experience delivering an enterprise CRM project at RACQ (the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland). RACQ is a membership organisation serving two million people in Queensland with roadside assistance, insurance and banking services. In 2018, they set out to replace two legacy systems with Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Apttus and I had the pleasure of leading their Dynamics 365 delivery team. Resources Dani Kahil's w...
Behind the scenes of Amazing Applications
January 04, 2022 06:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB108. If you're considering starting a Dynamics 365 or Power Platform podcast in 2022, or just wonder what's involved in producing a podcast episode, join me for a behind the scenes look at my four step episode production process. If you have any questions about starting a business apps podcast, I'd love to do my best to help. Email me at [email protected]. Resources Some of these resources include affiliate links that could result in a commission paid to me so that I can blow off ...