The I.T. Sandbox: Recent Episodes
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Bite-sized tips on improving delivery in I.T. organizations and maintaining a healthy marriage between the business and the technology group.
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Finance is a space that's been notoriously known for lagging behind in digital transformation compared to bigger players in the e-commerce & retail space.
Tune in to learn how IT leader, Fazir Ali and his team, are driving major technological change in the financial area at Toyota by going back to basics in their product development approach to maximize value for customers who purchase and finance through Toyota!
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This episode dives into the responsibilities of one of the most misunderstood roles in Agile Delivery.
Tune in to learn how Scrum Master & Agile Coach, Richard Haydon, helps to shake organizations at their core and slowly drive long-lasting and meaningful change!
For more resources, check out his article on what Scrum Masters actually do, and also the Modern Agile framework for a quick refresher on how to get better results in your technology organization.
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This episode is a quick reminder that, in order to better align expectations between the business and the technology group, using Story Points rather than man hours is always a better estimation metric.
Tune in for a quick dosis on how story points help to communicate perceived complexity rather than making a guess of the required time to deliver features!
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Today's episode brings special guest, Joe Previte, to the show! Tune in to learn how a self-made developer leveraged his relentless curiosity and desire to learn to break into the tech community.
Joe's story serves as a reminder to all in tech that, in our organizations, it's important to push for experimentation when it makes sense to do because you never know which new trend will make a huge impact for your company!
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When you think about your favorite social platform or your preferred tool, think about version 1, how basic it was and where it is today!
This episode dives into what planning for post MVP iterations can look like in real life over time and how to foster the necessary dialogue to ensure that the business and the technology group can collaborate and plan for the future of their product!
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As the title suggests, this episode talks about testing; something so simple and seemingly obvious, yet something that sometimes get overlooked more often than it should.
Tune in for a quick refresher on why end-to-end testing is important before deploying any software or new implementations into your technology stack!
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Tune in to hear how special guest, Will Johnson, broke into the technology world purely by building a valuable community around himself on social media!
We talked about some of the habits that he has to engage others in a meaningful way as well as how a lot of what he talks about can be applied at companies of all sizes to drive change and set standards on how business and I.T. groups can work in tandem to design and build software products.
We scratched the surface during this conversation, but you can get Will's E-book at https://www.breakintotech.dev for a deeper dive. Link up with him on twitter by giving him a shout @willjohnsonio.
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Tear down the walls that separate you from the rest of your team, and use a recurring Solutioning Session to keep conversations going!
A quick reminder of the value in transparency and how ongoing communication can strengthen the bond between your IT group and the business.
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Piggybacking off of the previous one, today's episode dives a little bit deeper into what the planning for your MVP can actually look like!
Tune in to find out how you can bring the business folks into your technology world and use virtual whiteboard tools like Miro to provide visibility into your workflow and foster meaningful collaboration!
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From idea to product! This episode talks about the concept of the Minimum Viable Product, its main purpose and some key things to keep in mind when planning out version one of your software product!
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A quick reminder of why software development is never finished and why it's important to continuously optimize your product if you want it to have a long-term future.
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