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  • Jeff Patton on User Story Mapping and Product Management

    Jeff Patton talks about his book "User Story Mapping" and the background and approaches to the story mapping process as well as upcoming trends in relation to product management.

    Jeff Patton on User Story Mapping and Product Management
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    32:26
  • George Dinwiddie on the Three Amigos (Business, Programmers, and Testers)

    George Dinwiddie sits down with InfoQ at Agile 2012 to discuss the Three Amigos (Business, Programmers, and Testers) and how they need to interact and use examples in order to get a shared vision.

    George Dinwiddie on the Three Amigos (Business, Programmers, and Testers)
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    28:12
  • Agile in the Enterprise with Shane Hastie

    InfoQ's lead Agile editor, Shane Hastie, shares his experiences in coaching large multinational companies with cross-cultural teams. Topics include retrospectives, user stories and Scrum techniques. He also provides an update on the Agile Alliance board and talks about their efforts to translate he Agile Manifesto.

    Agile in the Enterprise with Shane Hastie
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  • Jeff Patton on the Product Owner’s World

    In this interview, Jeff Patton discusses the Product Owner role and points out that Agile has never been very focused on the customer. While Agile development excels at “delivery”, it struggles to support “discovery” (i.e. defining what the customer really needs). Also discussed are techniques such as Lean Startup and story maps and the importance of defining business value in an Agile context.

    Jeff Patton on the Product Owner’s World
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  • Jeff Patton on User Centered Design and Story Mapping

    Jeff Patton describes the different ways Agile teams deal with users and then digs in deep into story mapping. Jeff says: "For me, the story mapping thing is going back to using the story as a genuine conversation to actually drive understanding of the system, not as what I've seen it become – molecular conversation about the details of a particular feature and how we're going to test it.

    Jeff Patton on User Centered Design and Story Mapping
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    38:26
  • Jeff Patton on Embracing Uncertainty

    In this interview with Jeff Patton at Agile 2008, he talks about three strategies that can help product owners do their job more effectively by embracing the inherent uncertainty in all software development. Namely they are understanding the ultimate goals of the project, delaying decisions until the last responsible moment, and scaling up by building quality.

    Jeff Patton on Embracing Uncertainty
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    30:54
  • David Hussman on Helping Organizations Adopt Agile

    David Hussmann "Agile Geek at Large" spoke with InfoQ about his approach to coaching teams adopting Agile, including how to customize it for different kinds of organizations, and some common factors to retain, to achieve lasting success.

    David Hussman on Helping Organizations Adopt Agile
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    38:05
  • Interview: Agile Thought-Leader Alistair Cockburn

    At Agile2006 InfoQ interviewed Alistair Cockburn, methodology creator, author and long-time leader in the Agile community. Topics discussed ranged from the history of the Agile movement to the future of methodologies, with a look at User Stories and Use Cases along the way. This interview uncovers how his research for IBM may have sparked the creation of the Agile Manifesto.

    Interview: Agile Thought-Leader Alistair Cockburn
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