BROADCASTS.com

Richard Hundhausen helps software organizations and teams deliver better products by understanding and leveraging Azure DevOps and Scrum. He is a Professional Scrum Trainer, Professional Scrum Developer, author of Professional Scrum with Azure DevOps (MS Press), and co-creator of the Nexus Scaled Scrum framework. As a software developer and consultant with over 30 years of experience, he understands that software is built and delivered by people and not by processes or tools.

\xa0

Topics of Discussion:

[3:03] Is it really that easy to teach developers?

[3:34] Scrum implementation and best practices for developers and managers.

[5:11] What is a Scrum trainer and developer?

[6:40] Reminding teams to talk to each other and deliver value earlier.

[6:47] Remembering not just the nouns, but the verbs: improve, collaborate, share, love the values, commit, have courage, be open, have focus, and be respectful.

[8:39] The importance of having the right teams.

[12:04] Improving software development efficiency through cross-functional teams.

[13:47] The importance of being a self-managing team.

[15:04] When we outsource everything to HR to find a good culture, that can perpetuate the \u201cit\u2019s someone else\u2019s job\u201d mentality.

[15:24] Bigger companies vs. smaller companies.

[17:44] Giving creatives the space to create.

[21:09] HDD (Hypothesis-driven development) can help us learn early and adapt.

[29:27] The importance of focusing on outcomes and impacts, rather than just measuring resources, activities, and outputs.

[31:08] Outcomes and impacts are where we should be focused.

[32:40] One percent of product owners using Scrum as intended?

[33:27] Even if you don\u2019t have a product owner, have someone who orders the work.

\xa0

Mentioned in this Episode:

Clear Measure Way

Architect Forum

Software Engineer Forum

Programming with Palermo \u2014 New Video Podcast! Email us at programming@palermo.net.

Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor)

.NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer\u2019s Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo \u2014 Available on Amazon!

Jeffrey Palermo\u2019s Twitter \u2014 Follow to stay informed about future events!

Accentient

Upgrade Your Team

Daniel Pink

Practicing Hypothesis-Driven Development in Azure DevOps

\u201cRichard Hundhausen on Professional Scrum \u2014 Ep 100\u201d

\xa0

Want to Learn More?

Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.