Episodes

  • #84-Agile Beyond Software
    Nov 24 2025

    Is agile solely or primarily a software development paradigm? Not at all. This episode will give examples of agile being used in widely different areas of business, and suggest how you might try applying its principles to what you do.

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    4 mins
  • #83-Measuring Agile Progress
    Nov 17 2025

    How can we best measure the progress of an agile project? Getting this right is critical, and in some cases might be somewhat counter-intuitive. This episode is all about that.

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    5 mins
  • #82-Lean to Agile
    Nov 10 2025

    In this episode we wrap up our discussion of Lean by relating it to agile development processes.

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    4 mins
  • #81-Lean Principle: Optimize The Whole
    Nov 3 2025

    This week I'm covering the seventh principle of lean, which is to optimize the whole.

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    4 mins
  • #80-Lean Principle: Respect People
    Oct 20 2025

    Respecting the people in your organization has many implications regarding the way the environment is created, and the way the work within is conducted. This episode outlines how this respect is reflected in both manufacturing and in automating a business process.

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    3 mins
  • #79-Lean Principle: Deliver Fast
    Oct 13 2025

    The idea of delivering fast has a very different meaning when you compare the manufacture of physical products to the process of developing a system to meet a business need. This episode will delve into those differences.

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    4 mins
  • #78-Lean Principle: Deferring Commitment
    Oct 6 2025

    Waiting until the "last responsible moment" to make critical decisions is important both in physical manufacturing and the creation of business automation. This week, I'll outline the concept and the differences that exist when applying to these processes.

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    4 mins
  • #77-Lean Principle: Create Knowledge
    Sep 29 2025

    This week I will examine the principle "create knowledge" and how it influences both the way physical products are manufactured but in the creation of business automation. Along the way I wall introduce the process of Kaizen, and compare that to the idea of a Spike in hardware and software development.

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    4 mins