Troubleshooting Agile

Are you token maxing or actually learning? Squirrel and Jeffrey have observed a wild new trend where AIs write specs, AIs summarize them for engineers, and AIs write the code. Nobody is actually talking to each other! Join us as we make the case for human-to-human collaboration, not just bots collating text for other bots, on this week’s episode of Troubleshooting Agile. Links - Our book, Agile Conversations: https://agileconversations.com/ - The Tenerife Airport Disaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_airport_disaster - Crew Resource Management https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crew_resource_management -------------------------------------------------- You'll find free videos and practice material, plus our book Agile Conversations, at agileconversations.com And we'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show: email us at info@agileconversations.com -------------------------------------------------- About Your Hosts Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication. Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

Ever been in a meeting wondering “Why are we talking about this?” but not said anything? In this episode, Squirrel talks about a meeting where his client admitted he was thinking “What the fuck?” Join us for our thoughts on why people don’t challenge this pattern and practical tips on how to speak up and embrace productive conflict. Links: - Parkinson's Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law - Bikeshedding: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality -------------------------------------------------- You'll find free videos and practice material, plus our book Agile Conversations, at agileconversations.com And we'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show: email us at info@agileconversations.com -------------------------------------------------- About Your Hosts Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication. Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

Being good at something doesn’t make you good at teaching it! Following on from last week’s episode about forgetting the fundamentals of skiing, Jeffrey and Squirrel discuss the importance of using a beginner’s mindset when teaching new skills and how you can use creative techniques, like Squirrel’s Squirrelmobile, to explain ideas more effectively. Links: - Beginner's Mind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshin - The Squirrelmobile: https://squirrelsquadron.substack.com/p/the-squirrelmobile-the-insanely-profitabe - Wax On Wax Off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P11Bcpyw4g -------------------------------------------------- You'll find free videos and practice material, plus our book Agile Conversations, at agileconversations.com And we'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show: email us at info@agileconversations.com -------------------------------------------------- About Your Hosts Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication. Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

One time on the podcast, we released the wrong episode - twice! But listener feedback meant we could correct it quickly - and it got us asking, do you know what users think of your software as soon as it’s done? On this re-run episode, which shares the theme of a recent episode, Gliding to Success [see below], Squirrel and Jeffrey show you how daily feedback IS possible and why we’d strongly recommend it. Links: - Previous episode on the Glidepath Indicator: https://soundcloud.com/troubleshootingagile/gliding-to-success - Glidepath Indicator: agileconversations.com/blog/glideslope/ -------------------------------------------------- You'll find free videos and practice material, plus our book Agile Conversations, at agileconversations.com And we'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show: email us at info@agileconversations.com -------------------------------------------------- About Your Hosts Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication. Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

It’s okay to be confused about Vibe Coding! On this episode of Troubleshooting Agile, Squirrel and Jeffrey respond to a listener’s argument from our series with Gene Kim on Vibe Coding and reflect on the question, what stage are we at in the industry when it comes to Vibe Coding and what can we expect for the future? Links: - Community of Needs: https://snowbirdcollaboratory.org/community-of-needs/ - First episode of the podcast series on Vibe Coding: https://soundcloud.com/troubleshootingagile/gene-kim-on-vibe-coding-part-i -------------------------------------------------- You'll find free videos and practice material, plus our book Agile Conversations, at agileconversations.com And we'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show: email us at info@agileconversations.com -------------------------------------------------- About Your Hosts Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication. Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

How do you get the best out of AI tools when you don’t have the talent that understands them? In the final of a three part series with guest, Gene Kim, we look at the misconceptions of AI for non-techy people, what happens when you don’t have industry-leading talent to discuss leaf nodes and whether vibe coding really means switching your brain off. Links: - Gene Kim: https://itrevolution.com/author/gene-kim/ - Vibe Coding book: https://itrevolution.com/product/vibe-coding-book/ - Claude code: https://www.claude.com/product/claude-code - Erik Meijer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Meijer_(computer_scientist) - Vibe Coding podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@VibeCodingWithSteveandGene -------------------------------------------------- You'll find free videos and practice material, plus our book Agile Conversations, at agileconversations.com And we'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show: email us at info@agileconversations.com -------------------------------------------------- About Your Hosts Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication. Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/