Season 1

In this episode, we're joined by Ed Martin to discuss and debate the benefits and challenges of asynchronous daily scrum meetings.  Listen as we explore the reasons teams may want to go async, potential pitfalls to avoid, and best practices to make async standups effective. If your team is struggling w...

Are you (or management) considering shuffling team members to improve performance? Before you play musical chairs, explore the latest Arguing Agile Podcast (Linked in the comments) for ways to make sure you're using data, not just reacting to hearsay and emotions! Organizational design is difficult - d...

In this episode of the Arguing Agile podcast, Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel are joined by Software Development expert Ed Martin for an exploration how company size affects business agility. We discuss the challenges that arise as organizations scale from 3 peop...

Onboarding New Product Managers In this episode of Arguing Agile, hosts Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel dive into the challenges and best practices around onboarding new product managers.  Topics include: Communicating the company vision, mission and goals  Mappi...

In this episode, hosts Hemant (Om) Patel and Brian Orlando are joined by special guest Bob Crews , co-founder and CEO of Checkpoint Technologies. Listen as we dive deep into the critical role quality assurance plays in the agile development process, including: The difference between QA and QC and how they f...

What is a product philosophy and why does it matter?  In this insightful episode, Ed Martin joins hosts Om Patel and Brian Orlando to discuss how clarifying your product principles and values can align your team and improve decision-making.  Discover the difference between product philosophy, vision, and pr...

"Fail fast" is used so often, it has become a cliché! In this episode, we tackle rebranding the term "fail fast" to "learn fast" within organizational cultures. Is this a step towards promoting psychological safety and open conversations, or does it undermine the essence of emb...

In this episode, our favorite special mystery guest joins the podcast for a comprehensive walkthrough of the PI Planning agenda so that our resident Product Manager, Brian, can be "sold" on the idea. SAFe P.I. Planning is a critical event that aligns teams with business objectives and fosters coll...

Standardization. It's the battle-cry of managers, the world, over! This episode explores a parallel track to our Weaponizing Efficiency episode where we explore the dark side of standardization.  In this episode, the hosts share their experiences and insights on topics such as: The potential stifling e...

Some people say you can't build products without being guided by evidence. Some people say you can't build products without strong intuition. We're arguing about the balance so you don't have to! This episode, we also welcome back friend of the show Alex Polyakov, CEO and Founder of Proj...

In agile software development, everyone loves to say they know what the customer needs... but who do you really need to listen to, and what are they really saying? This podcast explores the different roles and their interpretations of "customer needs", from product managers to founders to the actu...

Weaponizing Efficiency: Is it really helping your software development, product, and teams? Efficiency is crucial, but at what cost? This episode digs deep into the dark side of "weaponized efficiency" in software development, product management, and team & business agility. We discuss how see...

If your product has a combination of hardware and software, this is the podcast for you! This podcast is all about agile in the manufacturing world with manufacturing expert and consultant to the stars, Clint Murt! Clint joins Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando for ...

Senior Product Coach Mike Miller is back on the Podcast, joining Brian & Om for a fun and lightweight podcast discussion about the unspoken realities of agile software development! Get ready to talk about all those elephants in corners - from the unspoken challenges teams experience, to budgeting woes, ...

In this episode, we answer an interview question that Brian has started to notice Product Managers stumbling over: "What are some indicators you would look for to know if an agile team is working effectively?" 0:00 Topic Intro 1:49 Velocity 4:39 Delivery and Forecasting 6:21 Flow Metrics (Cycle Ti...