Returning guest Mer joins us to talk about the increasing likelihood that AI will replace a significant number of workers across most industries.

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The eternal debate continues in this week's episode as we discuss how teams evaluate when to write their own code vs seek alternative solutions. Whether that's buying or licensing third-party solutions or turning to applications like Low-Code/No-Code platforms that abstract most of the code away entirely, there are pros and cons to both sides.

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We're joined by Kevin's friend Mer to talk about HR software, leadership, team development, and the future of Human Resources with and without software and AI's help.

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This week we dig into even more examples of how software bugs can turn into enormous disasters with financial and even deadly consequences. We've also got a few more light-hearted examples like a French guy whose wife left him after a bug helped her realize he was a cheating scumbag. And we have an update on the UK Post Office Scandal.

Warning: this post discusses the ramifications of these software bugs and the UK Post Office scandal, which includes suicide and death

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Join us as we pick up our conversation from a few weeks ago and look at the growing volume of voices who have been critiquing Agile. As we head into 2024, we will continue to look for a new path forward, so stay tuned to additional updates from us.

Items we referenced in this episode:

Murat Guler - Chapter 4 - Agile As a Micromanagement Tool: https://muromuro.substack.com/p/agile-as-a-micromanagement-tool

take5IRL Podcast - 2024 Agile trends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPOjAYWdTY4

scrum.org - Scrum with Kanban, the Unfinished Conversation: https://www.scrum.org/resources/scrum-kanban-unfinished-conversation

scrum.org - 12 Agile Anti-Patterns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEKG--ELFSk

No Nonsense Agile Podcast - The agile brand has been destroyed by con men and clowns: https://nononsenseagile.podbean.com/e/0075-brett-maytom-and-michael-kusters-the-agile-brand-has-been-destroyed-by-con-men-and-clowns/

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We dial back the clock to the early-to-mid 2000s and look at how internet darlings StumbleUpon, Digg, and del.icio.us all shot out of the gate and then tripped on their way to the finish line.

It's a bleak look at what can go wrong after acquisitions and when leaders get too swallowed up in their own hype to bother listening to their users.

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On this week's episode, Andrew interrogates Kevin on what makes a good Product Manager. We also talk about common pitfalls Product Managers should avoid as they partner with other teams. Andrew apologizes to any Product Managers who listen to this, he's just playing "devil's advocate" - something we all love when men do on the internet.

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This is a random news grab bag of recent articles and events we wanted to talk about.

- Apple was forced to abandon its monopolistic control over App Stores in the EU and make pricing changes

- Taylor Swift AI explicit deepfakes spread across Twitter and the web

- Microsoft Teams rolled out "Mesh" its VR / Meta virtual experience competitor

- The Japanese moon landing went a little sideways

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On this week's episode, Andrew sides with the machines and discusses how a post-scarcity technological utopia could work... and also the horrifying "Gap" we'll all have to survive to get there. Please don't stop listening, I promise we'll return to cheerier topics next week 😂

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On today’s show, Andrew has a real Sophie’s Choice situation with trying to build a software development team and prioritizing the first three people you'd hire.

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