Show Notes
For each episode of the Scaling Tech Podcast, the show notes below will help you jump to the part of the conversation you are most interested in, or to find the links to anything mentioned by our guests.
Bob Payne On Has Agile Lost the Plot? (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep14)
Do we still need to talk about Agile methodologies, or is it just the way we work now? Have we just bought into the hype and lost sight of the most important thing: delivering value? In this episode of the Scaling Tech Podcast, we speak with Bob Payne, SVP for Agile...
Gustavo Razzetti On Remote Not Distant (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep13)
On episode 13 of the Scaling Tech Podcast, hosts Arin and David speak to workplace culture expert and author of "Remote Not Distant", Gustavo Razzetti. They discuss discuss key mindset shifts for remote teams, psychological safety, blameless postmortems, asynch vs...
Johanna Rothman On Going From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep12)
Distributed teams are a necessity in modern software development, but it's not easy! In this episode, Arin and David speak with Johanna Rothman, who is also known as the Pragmatic Manager. She is a very well know Agile Management Consultant and author of 19 books on...
Tricia Rhodes on Recruiting and Employee Experience (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep11)
Hiring and Retention for tech roles is hard! In this episode, David and Arin speak with Tricia Rhodes, who is the Chief People Officer at SingleStone. We talk about how SingleStone's team of consultants moved from in-person work to work-from-home due to the pandemic,...
Lessons Learned and Recap (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep10)
Episode 10 wraps up our first “season” of the Scaling Tech Podcast! In this special recap episode, we review some of our favorite clips from the season, which includes interviews with notable agile experts such as Daniel Vacanti, Sanjiv Augustine, Lyssa Adkins, and Bill Wake, covering all sorts of topics including agile coaching, test automation, Kanban, and how to deliver more value to your users!
Lyssa Adkins on Agile Coaching (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep9)
On episode 9 of the Scaling Tech Podcast, Lyssa Adkins joins us to discuss Agile Coaching and Agile Transformations. Lyssa Adkins is a truly inspirational voice in the Agile community who co-founded the Agile Coaching Institute in 2010 and has been a leader in working committees for ICAgile and the Scrum Alliance. She is author of Coaching Agile Teams, which is a foundational text for anyone interested in agile coaching. Be sure to listen to this episode, Lyssa’s insights and experience will change how you approach leadership in general, not just during an agile transformation!
Mariana Lopez on Hiring for UX and Design Roles (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep8)
Mariana Lopez joins us to discuss hiring and interviewing for UX roles. She covers the different types of UX roles, and the sorts of questions you can ask to determine if they are a good fit for agile software development teams. We discuss integrating design, UX and...
Bill Wake on Building Agile Developer Skills (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep7)
On episode 7 of the Scaling Tech Podcast, hosts Arin and David speak with noted Extreme Programming consultant and thought leader Bill Wake. Bill discusses topics around the technical and process aspects of Agile, including Mob or Ensemble Programming, User Stories,...
Matt Makai on Developer Relations (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep6)
On episode 6 of the Scaling Tech Podcast, hosts Arin and David are joined by Twilio Senior Director of Builder Content, Matt Makai, to discuss Developer Relations and Developer Evangelists, their roles in tech companies, and how to hire for them.
Ryan Nelson on IT Project Management (Scaling Tech Podcast Ep5)
Professor Ryan Nelson joins us to discuss IT Project Management: Infamous Failures, Classic Mistakes, and Best Practices. Why are only 35% of projects successful? We discuss what he's learned about project management over 30 years of research and case studies....