
        <p>Items necessary for &quot;Minimum Viable Airlines&quot; and your &quot;Minimum Viable Project&quot;. These are the items that we agreed we would need before embarking on a project together. Do you have all of these before you begin a project?</p>

<ol>
<li>Destination - Project Vision</li>
<li>Altitude - Depth of backlog</li>
<li>Location - Progress (working software)</li>
<li>Airspeed - Speed of delivery and speed constraints</li>
<li>Fuel - Stories</li>
<li>Captain or pilot - A leader</li>
<li>Black box - Project data or metrics</li>
<li>Landing gear - A clear and well worn path to prod</li>
<li>Good flight procedures - Working agreements</li>
<li>FAA flight time restrictions for pilots - Sustainable pace</li>
<li>Logbook - Source control</li>
<li>Emergency slide - Good enough or a safe way to end a project on short notice</li>
</ol>

<h3>Picks</h3>

<h4>Jason</h4>

<ul>
<li>Podcasting Innovation - it’s amazing how much has changed in the last 7+ years, thanks to all the people &amp; companies that have created </li>
<li>Goats to Go - <a href="http://www.goatsonthego.com" rel="nofollow">www.goatsonthego.com</a> - you can poop out the back of the airplane</li>
<li>The Red Rubber Ball at Work - by Kevin Carroll - a fun book on practical strategies and why you should inject more fun into the workplace - <a href="http://kevincarrollkatalyst.com/books" rel="nofollow">http://kevincarrollkatalyst.com/books</a></li>
<li>TV shows you can watch that Jason likes:</li>
<li>Why Planes Crash</li>
<li>Airline Repo</li>
</ul>

<h4>John</h4>

<ul>
<li>Uncle Bob, professionalism in software development and the future of programming, <a href="https://youtu.be/LmRl0D-RkPU" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/LmRl0D-RkPU</a></li>
</ul>

<h4>Craig</h4>

<ul>
<li>Waverunners</li>
<li>Vacation from your vacation</li>
<li>China Airlines Flight 006, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_006" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_006</a></li>
<li>Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_and_radiation_accidents_and_incidents" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_and_radiation_accidents_and_incidents</a></li>
</ul>
      

<description>Items necessary for "Minimum Viable Airlines" and your "Minimum Viable Project". These are the items that we agreed we would need before embarking on a project together. Do you have all of these before you begin a project?
Destination - Project Vision
Altitude - Depth of backlog
Location - Progress (working software)
Airspeed - Speed of delivery and speed constraints
Fuel - Stories
Captain or pilot - A leader
Black box - Project data or metrics
Landing gear - A clear and well worn path to prod
Good flight procedures - Working agreements
FAA flight time restrictions for pilots - Sustainable pace
Logbook - Source control
Emergency slide - Good enough or a safe way to end a project on short notice
Picks
Jason
Podcasting Innovation - it’s amazing how much has changed in the last 7+ years, thanks to all the people &amp; companies that have created 
Goats to Go - www.goatsonthego.com - you can poop out the back of the airplane
The Red Rubber Ball at Work - by Kevin Carroll - a fun book on practical strategies and why you should inject more fun into the workplace - http://kevincarrollkatalyst.com/books
TV shows you can watch that Jason likes:
Why Planes Crash
Airline Repo
John
Uncle Bob, professionalism in software development and the future of programming, https://youtu.be/LmRl0D-RkPU
Craig
Waverunners
Vacation from your vacation
China Airlines Flight 006, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChinaAirlinesFlight_006
Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclearandradiationaccidentsand_incidents 
</description>

John takes Jason and Craig on the inaugural flight of Minimum Viable Airlines

Episode 147: Minimum Viable Airlines


        <p>Join the guys as they, on the fly, create the Developer Experience Manifesto</p>

<h3>Picks</h3>

<h4>Jason</h4>

<ul>
<li>Book - “Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words of Influence &amp; Impact” by Phil Jones - great insights and straights on how many of the simple things we say (including on this podcast) impact how people perceive and respond to what we say as agilists - <a href="https://www.philmjones.com/exactly/" rel="nofollow">https://www.philmjones.com/exactly/</a></li>
<li>Product (for virtual teams) Sococo - Provides a virtual office with different spaces for team collaboration, pairing, or solo work - creates the experience where people working virtually can drop in - <a href="http://www.sococo.com" rel="nofollow">www.sococo.com</a></li>
<li>Live Event - Agile Midwest 2019 - Come hang out in the “Agile Lounge” to discuss advanced agile topics or attend any of the other 40+ sessions on the program - <a href="http://www.agilemidwest.org" rel="nofollow">www.agilemidwest.org</a> </li>
</ul>

<h4>John</h4>

<ul>
<li>Three Amigos, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092086/" rel="nofollow">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092086/</a></li>
<li>WWT Software Development podcast episode on the Virtual Office, <a href="https://wwtapps.podbean.com/e/virtual-office-1563125261/" rel="nofollow">https://wwtapps.podbean.com/e/virtual-office-1563125261/</a></li>
<li>John&#39;s relatively new podcast, Dalio&#39;s Principles: A Philosophical Examination, <a href="https://daliosprinciples.fireside.fm/" rel="nofollow">https://daliosprinciples.fireside.fm/</a></li>
</ul>
      

<description>Join the guys as they, on the fly, create the Developer Experience Manifesto
Picks
Jason
Book - “Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words of Influence &amp; Impact” by Phil Jones - great insights and straights on how many of the simple things we say (including on this podcast) impact how people perceive and respond to what we say as agilists - https://www.philmjones.com/exactly/
Product (for virtual teams) Sococo - Provides a virtual office with different spaces for team collaboration, pairing, or solo work - creates the experience where people working virtually can drop in - www.sococo.com
Live Event - Agile Midwest 2019 - Come hang out in the “Agile Lounge” to discuss advanced agile topics or attend any of the other 40+ sessions on the program - www.agilemidwest.org 
John
Three Amigos, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092086/
WWT Software Development podcast episode on the Virtual Office, https://wwtapps.podbean.com/e/virtual-office-1563125261/
John's relatively new podcast, Dalio's Principles: A Philosophical Examination, https://daliosprinciples.fireside.fm/
</description>

Developer experience and autonomy

Episode 146: The Developer Experience Manifesto


        <p>Scaled Agile and the similarities between hair styling and agilist.</p>

<h2>The Picks</h2>

<h3>Craig</h3>

<ul>
<li>New version of git, introducing git switch and git restore:

<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.blog/2019-08-16-highlights-from-git-2-23/" rel="nofollow">https://github.blog/2019-08-16-highlights-from-git-2-23/</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<h3>Lee</h3>

<ul>
<li>Pros and Cons of Scaled Agile

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.qasymphony.com/blog/pros-cons-scaled-agile-framework-safe/" rel="nofollow">https://www.qasymphony.com/blog/pros-cons-scaled-agile-framework-safe/</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<h3>Amos</h3>

<ul>
<li>Rocketbook Beacons

<ul>
<li><a href="https://getrocketbook.com/pages/beacons-how-it-works" rel="nofollow">https://getrocketbook.com/pages/beacons-how-it-works</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<h3>John</h3>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://daliosprinciples.fireside.fm/" rel="nofollow">https://daliosprinciples.fireside.fm/</a> My new podcast Dalio’s Principles: A Philosophical Examination</li>
</ul>
      

<description>Scaled Agile and the similarities between hair styling and agilist.
The Picks
Craig
New version of git, introducing git switch and git restore:
https://github.blog/2019-08-16-highlights-from-git-2-23/
Lee
Pros and Cons of Scaled Agile
https://www.qasymphony.com/blog/pros-cons-scaled-agile-framework-safe/
Amos
Rocketbook Beacons
https://getrocketbook.com/pages/beacons-how-it-works
John
https://daliosprinciples.fireside.fm/ My new podcast Dalio’s Principles: A Philosophical Examination
</description>

Episode 145: Chaotic and Confusing


        <p>In this thrilling episode of This Agile Life, Jason asks for advice from Craig, Amos and Lee on what kind of metrics development teams can provide so there is some level of predictability as to new when features will be available to users or potential customers.</p>

<h3>Craig</h3>

<ul>
<li>I Estimate this Talk will be 20 Minutes Long, Give or Take 10 Minutes by Noel Rappin, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBMwT53oGsM" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBMwT53oGsM</a></li>
<li>Concolic testing, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concolic_testing" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concolic_testing</a></li>
<li>* Concolic = concrete + symbolic</li>
</ul>

<h3>Lee</h3>

<ul>
<li>#NoEstimates Project Planning Using Monte Carlo Simulation, <a href="https://www.infoq.com/articles/noestimates-monte-carlo/" rel="nofollow">https://www.infoq.com/articles/noestimates-monte-carlo/</a></li>
<li>ActionableAgile, <a href="https://actionableagile.com/" rel="nofollow">https://actionableagile.com/</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Amos</h3>

<ul>
<li>Agile and Beyond - Tom Churchwell, <a href="http://agileandbeyond.com" rel="nofollow">http://agileandbeyond.com</a></li>
<li>Code Craftsman Saturdays - Bob Allen, <a href="http://codecraftsmansaturdays.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://codecraftsmansaturdays.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li>Ford Agile Coaches - They are hiring agile craftsman who want to pair and do TDD email Fadi at <a href="mailto:fkhoury@ford.com" rel="nofollow">fkhoury@ford.com</a></li>
<li>Give and Take - Adam Grant, <a href="https://www.adamgrant.net/give-and-take" rel="nofollow">https://www.adamgrant.net/give-and-take</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Jason</h3>

<ul>
<li>Book - Lynn Cazaly - Visual Mojo – Learn how drawing can be easy and fun &amp; Agile 2019 keynote speaker - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Visual-Mojo-Express-Lynne-Cazaly/dp/0987462911" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Visual-Mojo-Express-Lynne-Cazaly/dp/0987462911</a></li>
<li>Video - Brene Brown – Netflix Special: Call to Courage – Learn how shame and vulnerability impact you and your team and what you can do about it – <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81010166" rel="nofollow">https://www.netflix.com/title/81010166</a></li>
<li>Event - Agile Midwest Call For Papers Round Two (Sept 25/26 in St. Louis, MO) – Congrats to our first round selections but it’s not too late to submit your idea to share OR improve your submission if you weren’t selected – <a href="http://www.agilemidwest.org" rel="nofollow">www.agilemidwest.org</a> </li>
</ul>
      

<description>In this thrilling episode of This Agile Life, Jason asks for advice from Craig, Amos and Lee on what kind of metrics development teams can provide so there is some level of predictability as to new when features will be available to users or potential customers.
Craig
I Estimate this Talk will be 20 Minutes Long, Give or Take 10 Minutes by Noel Rappin, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBMwT53oGsM
Concolic testing, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concolic_testing
* Concolic = concrete + symbolic
Lee
#NoEstimates Project Planning Using Monte Carlo Simulation, https://www.infoq.com/articles/noestimates-monte-carlo/
ActionableAgile, https://actionableagile.com/
Amos
Agile and Beyond - Tom Churchwell, http://agileandbeyond.com
Code Craftsman Saturdays - Bob Allen, http://codecraftsmansaturdays.blogspot.com
Ford Agile Coaches - They are hiring agile craftsman who want to pair and do TDD email Fadi at fkhoury@ford.com
Give and Take - Adam Grant, https://www.adamgrant.net/give-and-take
Jason
Book - Lynn Cazaly - Visual Mojo – Learn how drawing can be easy and fun &amp; Agile 2019 keynote speaker - https://www.amazon.com/Visual-Mojo-Express-Lynne-Cazaly/dp/0987462911
Video - Brene Brown – Netflix Special: Call to Courage – Learn how shame and vulnerability impact you and your team and what you can do about it – https://www.netflix.com/title/81010166
Event - Agile Midwest Call For Papers Round Two (Sept 25/26 in St. Louis, MO) – Congrats to our first round selections but it’s not too late to submit your idea to share OR improve your submission if you weren’t selected – www.agilemidwest.org 
</description>

In this thrilling episode of This Agile Life, Jason asks for advice from Craig, Amos and Lee on what kind of metrics development teams can provide so there is some level of predictability as to new when features will be available to users or potential customers.

Episode 144: Inconsistent at Best


        <h3>Topics</h3>

<ul>
<li>Marriage Workshop</li>
<li>Skinny Agile

<ul>
<li>Commandments:

<ul>
<li>Working software, delivered in short intervals (weekly or more often)</li>
<li>Every story has to be deployed when it’s finished</li>
<li>Every story has to be valuable (to the stakeholders) and observable</li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<h3>Picks</h3>

<p>Craig</p>

<ul>
<li>Jessica Kerr’s talk about Opera at Agile: Deliver, <a href="https://www.agilealliance.org/resources/sessions/the-origins-of-opera-and-the-future-of-programming-jessica-kerr/" rel="nofollow">https://www.agilealliance.org/resources/sessions/the-origins-of-opera-and-the-future-of-programming-jessica-kerr/</a></li>
</ul>

<p>John</p>

<ul>
<li>This is 40, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1758830/" rel="nofollow">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1758830/</a></li>
</ul>
      

<description>Topics
Marriage Workshop
Skinny Agile
Commandments:
Working software, delivered in short intervals (weekly or more often)
Every story has to be deployed when it’s finished
Every story has to be valuable (to the stakeholders) and observable
Picks
Craig
Jessica Kerr’s talk about Opera at Agile: Deliver, https://www.agilealliance.org/resources/sessions/the-origins-of-opera-and-the-future-of-programming-jessica-kerr/
John
This is 40, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1758830/
</description>

The similarities between marriage counseling and agile and a new thought experiment: Skinny Agile.

Episode 143: Skinny Agile

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