As a continuation from Episode 67's goal of demystifying story points, Bob and Josh dig into estimations.  When should you do them?  How long should they take?  Who should do the estimations?  

Take a listen and let us know what you think.  How does your organizaiton handle estimations?

What are story points?  

Why would we use them?

How do we pick a unit?

Can I make my teams all use the same numbers?

How do we get started?

We answer all of these and more as we dig into the hotly debated world of story points.  Like user stories, story points are often talked about, but seldom clarified.  Our goal with this podcast is to give you the tools you need to make story points useful in your organization.

Please let us know how you use story points in the comment section.

In this episode, Bob and Josh respond to a listener request from @sjoerddruiven about the future of agile.  We dig into our hopes for agile's future and also some realistic concerns and fears for where it could end up.  What are your fears?  How can you help shape agile's future?

In this episode, Bob and Josh discuss various ways to plan, and execute, your sprints in a strategic manner.  Many teams suffer for a microscopic view of their current sprint and struggle to properly plan for and execute on the next sprint.  We share a few tips and tricks on how to prevent that from happening.  What tricks do you use?

In this episode, Bob and Josh revisit the Scaled Agile Framework (AKA SAFe).  Josh recently attended a "Leading SAFe" class and that generates some juicy discussion around what SAFe may, or may not, offer to organizaitons like yours.  If you are evaluating the adoption of SAFe, this episode provides a sneak peek into whether or not it is a fit for you.

What is your experience with SAFe?  Has it added value or more headaches?

In this episode, Bob and Josh discuss various ways to plan, understand, and manage your team's capacity.  We cover a few real-world examples of how to get a brand new team off and running without any known capacity.  How does your team manage capacity?

In this episode, Bob and Josh discuss the concept of hardening sprints and what, if any, value they add.  This has been a long standing debate for us, so it is good to finally get it out to our listeners.  What side of the debate do you land on?  Do you use hardening sprints?

In this episode, Bob and Josh discuss ways to assemble an optimal agile team.  We also get into an interesting debate over what candidates (including Bob and Josh) should wear to an interview.  We look forward to your feedback and comments, especially pertaining to that debate!

In this episode, Bob and Josh discuss various seating options for your agile teams.  The endless debate around open office layouts earns a large amount of our discussion.  Regardless of your stance on that topic, we share a few tips that will help make any space better.  Feel free to weigh in with comments on our website about your views on what works best for your teams.  

In this episode Bob and Josh chat with Tricia Broderick about conflict resolution in agile teams.  We dig into the topics she covers in her session at Agile Development Practices/Better Software Conference and learn how to be better leaders and teammates.  A big thanks to Tricia for taking the time to speak with us during her busy schedule at the conference!  Check her out on twitter at @t_broderick.