About Scrum Episodes

March 15, 2022

Start Here: How to Build Amazing Apps

#111. Start here to learn why, when and how to use an agile approach to build Dynamics 365 and Power Platform applications. In this episode, you'll learn: Why I use an agile approach building Dynamics 365 and Power App When …
Nov. 3, 2020

Scrum Guide 2020 Launch Event

#60. This year, Scrum is celebrating its 25th anniversary. To celebrate, the Scrum Guide 2020 is being published at a free global launch event at 10:00 EST on Wednesday 18 November 2020. Click here to register for the Scrum …
May 17, 2020

Agile Architects with Gus Gonzalez and Joel Lindstrom

#49. I'm joined by Gus Gonzalez and Joel Lindstrom to discuss the role of solution architects in agile teams implementing Microsoft Business Applications. We chill out on the mics and discuss: Why weren't Joel and Guz at MVP…
April 17, 2020

When to Use Scrum for Microsoft Business Apps

#47. Is Scrum the best approach to use for every Microsoft Business Application? No! Join me, as we explore the Stacey and Cynefin models that help us make judgements about which types of applications are suited to a Scrum a…
March 27, 2020

Fixing Your Scrum with Ryan Ripley

#46. Ryan Ripley joins me in Amazing Apps to discuss his new book, Fixing Your Scrum . Ryan is a Professional Scrum Trainer with Scrum.org. We also discuss: The suitability of Scrum for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platf…
Guest: Ryan Ripley
Feb. 9, 2020

Agile is Dead

#44. Someone sends me an "Agile is Dead" article at least once a year. Are these articles with their clickbait headlines just opinion pieces with no data to back up the authors' claims or are they well-researched and thought…
May 30, 2019

Emergent Design

#30. Emergent design is an advanced practice for Microsoft Business Application team experienced in Scrum. What is emergent design? When we practice emergent design, the development team designs the solution to meet the user…
April 5, 2019

Scrum in the Public Sector with Seth Bacon

#20. Seth Bacon and Neil catch up to discuss Scrum in the public sector. You can connect with Seth Bacon on LinkedIn and @SethTBacon on Twitter . Check out Seth’s blog/vlog, The Bacon Bytes , for Dynamics 365 administrators.…
April 4, 2019

Successfully Implementing Dynamics 365 with Scrum

#18. Neil recently presented a live session on YouTube for the Dynamics 365 Community Corner . He recorded this special version of his presentation for the podcast covering: His first Dynamics CRM project using Scrum at Prem…
April 3, 2019

Tracking Scrum Metrics

#17. Dermot and Neil discuss what to measure in your Dynamics 365 projects when you're using Scrum. Tracking velocity is the basic measure of progress. Velocity is the total number of story points of 'done' stories in each s…
April 2, 2019

Learning Scrum with Nick Doelman

#9. Neil is joined by Nick Doelman ( @ReadyXRM ) who shares his experience learning Scrum and applying it to one of his recent Dynamics 365 projects. During the episode we cover: Nick’s background in Dynamics 365 since CRM 1…
April 1, 2019

Success with Scrum for Dynamics 365

#5. This episode of Scrum Dynamics is brought to you live from the Dynamics 365 User Group Summit EMEA in Dublin, Ireland. In this session, Neil covers the basics of Scrum and best practices for each of Scrum’s roles, events…
March 31, 2019

The Scrum Framework

#2. Neil and Dermot introduce the Scrum framework’s events, roles, deliverables and the Scrum theory. We cover: Sprints, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective events Product Owner, Scrum Master…
March 25, 2019

Origin Stories

This is the premiere episode of the Scrum Dynamics podcast with Neil Benson and Dermot Ryan. If you have heard of Scrum or would like to use it in one of your Microsoft Dynamics 365 projects, you’re in the right spot. What i…
Guest: Dermot Ryan