Amazing Apps #142. I discuss the challenges of organising a large Scrum team to maximize effectiveness. When your team becomes too big, splitting it into component teams feels natural. Component teams usually organise by skill set -- a systems integration team, a Power Apps team, and an Azure team. But…

Today, it’s just me, and I’d like to discuss what EMPIRICISM means to teams building complex, enterprise Dynamics 365 and Power Platform applications. In this episode, I’ll break down what empiricism is and its importance in Scrum, provide examples of work that would benefit from an empirical approach, and share…

Amazing Apps 139. Today’s guest is Emma Beckett, an experienced test professional who runs her own company, Fortitude 17, in London, UK. A professional footballer, Emma pursued a career in software testing, even though her first role in tech was in Desktop Support — hardware, not software! As you’ll hear,…

136. My guest is Richard Hundhausen, a former Microsoft MVP and Regional Director, Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer, and co-creator of the Nexus Scaled Professional Scrum Framework. As you’ll hear, Richard doesn’t have a background in Dynamics 365 or Power Platform, but he’s no stranger to developing apps on Microsoft technology.…

Join me for Amazing Applications ep. 136 with Rishona Elijah. Find out how she got started in Microsoft Business Applications, how she uses her blog to help business users, and the latest innovations with Power Virtual Agents. Rishona also talks about whether Power Fx is really part of a low-code…

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https://customery.com/winning Conal Campbell is the Director of Sales at Dynamics 365 consultancy, ITK Consulting, in western Canada. He was a student in the private preview of my Winning Agile Projects masterclass in March 2022. Learn what Conal had to say about his experience in this 5-week program. MY ONLINE COURSES…

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https://customery.com/winning Hamish Shield is a Microsoft Business Apps MVP and director of Power Platform consultancy, AppRising, in Auckland, New Zealand. He was a student in the private preview of my Winning Agile Projects masterclass in March 2022. Learn what Hamish had to say about his experience in this 5-week program...…

https://customery.com/winning Hamish Shield is a Microsoft Business Apps MVP and director of Power Platform consultancy, AppRising, in Auckland, New Zealand. He was a student in the private preview of my Winning Agile Projects masterclass in March 2022. Learn what Hamish had to say about his experience in this 5-week program...…

Imagine going for a job interview with a Microsoft partner, and the hiring manager asks, "How many Dynamics 365 or Power Platform scrum teams could you coach at once?" How would you answer that? Or what follow-up questions would you ask? Find out how I'd answer that with three possible…

Apply today: https://customery.academy/courses/winning Winning Agile Projects is my masterclass for sales, pre-sales and discovery teams with Microsoft partners that want to learn how to pitch, propose and close more agile Dynamics 365 and Power Platform projects. Winning Agile Projects is a five-week masterclass that uses a combination of pre-recorded video…

Join today: https://customery.com/scrum Scrum for Microsoft Business Apps is my online course for Microsoft partners and customers building Dynamics 365 and Power Platform applications that want to learn the Scrum framework. Using Scrum, your teams will be able to slash their project budgets, shrink their delivery timelines, mitigate technical risks…

Join here for free: https://customery.com/foundations One thing I've learned after coaching thousands of Dynamics 365 and Power Platform app builders: those looking for an agile approach, all have a different definition of what AGILE is and means. What is agile? How can we build Dynamics 365, Power Apps and Power…

Have you ever struggled with cross-team dependencies when multiple teams are working on a Dynamics 365 or Power Apps application? Find out how I use a cross-team refinement board (a technique from the Nexus scaling framework for Scrum) to visualise dependent features and help my product owner keep her sanity.…

Have you ever struggled with cross-team dependencies when multiple teams are working on a Dynamics 365 or Power Apps application? Find out how I use a cross-team refinement board (a technique from the Nexus scaling framework for Scrum) to visualise dependent features and help my product owner keep her sanity.…

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Can you be the product owner and scrum master or product owner and developer at the same time when you're building Dynamics 365 or Power Platform applications? 00:00 Can you be the product owner and scrum master or developer? 00:39 Why I don't recommend product owner combo roles 02:33 Tension…

If you're a Microsoft partner, is it a good idea to include your customer's developers in your Scrum team? Will it increase your velocity or drag it down? What if your customer insists on a joint development team? 00:00 Can a Microsoft partner's scrum team work with customer's developers? 00:45…

Familiar with the fundamentals of sprint planning but want to learn how to apply proven practices to your Dynamics 365 or Power Platform team's sprint planning events? 0:00 Get ready for sprint planning 2:00 Agree your definition of ready 3:36 How to determine your team's capacity this sprint 6:22 Three…

Dan Foster asks, "Have you found much benefit from your being a scrum master? If so, how did you get that training?" Thanks to Dan for posing the question. Watch to the end for the special offer. 0:00 Have you benefited from being a scrum master? 0:37 My first Scrum…

G'day, I'm Neil Benson, welcome to the Customery Academy channel. My mission is to help Microsoft customers and partners like you build amazing, agile Dynamics 365 and Power Platform applications that everyone one loves. You can join my free mini-course at: https://customery.com/foundations You can prepare for Scrum certification at: https://customery.com/scrum…