Agile Data N’ Info

Join Shane and guest Ashwin Kamath as they discuss his experience working with analytical teams and analytical team topologies.

If you want to join us on the next podcast, get in touch over at https://agiledata.io/podcasts/#contact

Or if you just want to talk about making magic happen with agile and data you can connect with Shane @shagility or Nigel @nigelvining over on Twitter.

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Simply Magical Data

Join Shane and Tammy Leahy as they discuss what is an Information Product and why you would use the Information product pattern.

Listen to more podcasts on applying AgileData techniques over at https://agiledata.io/podcasts/ or read more on our AgileData Way of Working over at https://wow.agiledata.io/way-of-working/

If you want to join us on the next podcast, get in touch over at https://agiledata.io/podcasts/#contact

Or if you just want to talk about making magic happen with agile and data you can connect with Shane @shagility or Nigel @nigelvining over on Twitter.

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Simply Magical Data

Join Shane and guest Tammy Leahy as they discuss how to scale your data teams.

Listen to more podcasts on applying AgileData techniques over at https://agiledata.io/podcasts/ or read more on our AgileData Way of Working over at https://wow.agiledata.io/way-of-working/

If you want to join us on the next podcast, get in touch over at https://agiledata.io/podcasts/#contact

Or if you just want to talk about making magic happen with agile and data you can connect with Shane @shagility or Nigel @nigelvining over on Twitter.

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Simply Magical Data

Join Shane and guest Eric Broda as they discuss data products.

And don't forget to checkout Eric's thoughts on Data Products over at https://medium.com/@ericbroda

If you want to join us on the next podcast, get in touch over at https://agiledata.io/podcasts/#contact

Or if you just want to talk about making magic happen with agile and data you can connect with Shane @shagility or Nigel @nigelvining over on Twitter.

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Simply Magical Data

Join Shane and guest Laura Bell as they discuss how you can eat the security elephant in an agile way.

And don't forget to checkout Laura's SafeStack Academy over at https://academy.safestack.io/

If you want to join us on the next podcast, get in touch over at https://agiledata.io/podcasts/#contact

Or if you just want to talk about making magic happen with agile and data you can connect with Shane @shagility or Nigel @nigelvining over on Twitter.

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Simply Magical Data

In this episode of the Agile Data N’ Info Podcast, host Shane Gibson sits down with Benn Stancil, a founder of Mode and a data industry veteran with a decade of experience navigating the evolving landscape of analytics.

In this episode, the conversation explores the shifting boundaries and potential friction between data engineers, analytics engineers, and traditional analysts. Benn explains how the modern data stack and hyper-specialization have fundamentally altered the data workflow, lowering the cost of dashboard production but unintentionally flooding organizations with ad-hoc “junk”. By focusing on critical thinking and business context, Benn emphasizes the importance of keeping analysts dedicated to solving strategic business problems rather than just managing pipelines or churning out disposable reports.

The discussion also dives deep into the complexities of the emerging “metrics layer” (or semantic layer), clarifying how it shifts logical governance to help resolve friction between data modeling and pure analysis. Benn breaks down the current limitations of natural language AI querying, explaining that because business questions are inherently ambiguous, human analysts remain essential to providing context and preventing stakeholders from asking structurally flawed questions.

Whether you are curious about the dangers of hyper-specialization and team handoffs, how metrics layers are changing data governance, or want to learn why “T-shaped” cross-functional skills remain vital for agile data teams, this episode is packed with valuable insights for data professionals.

You can get in touch with Benn via LinkedIn or over at https://benn.substack.com/

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If you want to download the transcript for the podcast, head over to:

https://agiledata.info/i/208316819/transcript

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If you just want to talk about making magic happen with agile and data you can connect with Shane @shagility on LinkedIn.

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Simply Magical Data Ways of Working

Join Shane and guest Brian McMillian as they discuss the art of architecture in an agile data world.  We discuss 3 things:

If you want to get in touch with Brian, contact him over on LinkedIn.

Listen to more podcasts on applying AgileData techniques over at https://agiledata.io/podcasts/ or read more on our AgileData Way of Working over at https://wow.agiledata.io/way-of-working/

If you want to join us on the next podcast, get in touch over at https://agiledata.io/podcasts/#contact

Or if you just want to talk about making magic happen with agile and data you can connect with Shane @shagility or Nigel @nigelvining over on Twitter.

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Simply Magical Data

Join Shane and guest Raphael Branger as they discuss combining agile ways of working with the world of data and business intelligence (BI).

If you want to get in touch with Raphael, contact him over on LinkedIn.

Listen to more podcasts on applying AgileData techniques over at https://agiledata.io/podcasts/ or read more on our AgileData Way of Working over at https://wow.agiledata.io/way-of-working/

If you want to join us on the next podcast, get in touch over at https://agiledata.io/podcasts/#contact

Or if you just want to talk about making magic happen with agile and data you can connect with Shane @shagility or Nigel @nigelvining over on Twitter.

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Simply Magical Data

Join Shane and special guest Shaun McGirr as they discuss the combining of agile ways of working with analytics teams.

If you want to get in touch with Shaun, contact him over on LinkedIn.

Listen to more podcasts on applying AgileData patterns over at https://agiledata.io/podcasts/

If you want to join us on the next podcast, get in touch over at https://agiledata.io/podcasts/#contact

Or if you just want to talk about making magic happen with agile and data you can connect with Shane @shagility or Nigel @nigelvining on LinkedIn.

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Simply Magical Data

Join Shane and special guest Lynn Winterboer as they discuss the core differences between teams that leverage an agile way of working while managing data versus creating software.

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If you have a suggestion on a subject you would like us to discuss on the next podcast, or even better you want to join us on the next podcast, send us a suggestion over at https://agiledata.io/podcasts/#contact

Or if you just want to talk about making magic happen with agile and data you can connect with Shane @shagility or Nigel @nigelvining over on Twitter.

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Simply Magical Data