Videos

#56. The biggest online community event of the year, Dynamics Con 2020, is just around the corner: Wednesday 9 to Thursday 10 September. I'm joined in this special episode by a special guest to discuss this special event -- the event's director, Molly Fuschel (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollyfuchsel/) . You can register for…

What can Harry Potter teach us about the relative estimation of Microsoft Business Applications? My son, Jensen, has just finished reading his first Harry Potter book and drops in to explain relative estimation.

What is behaviour-driven development (BDD) and how can we use it to improve the quality of our Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform apps? Join my free Agile Foundations mini-course: https://customery.com/foundations. -- Behavioural test is an acceptance test written in plain language that users can write and understand -- Explain…

#55. In this second episode on estimating Microsoft Business Applications we answer your financial sponsor's two favourite questions: 1. How long is it going to take? 2. How much is it going to cost? If you're a Dynamics 365 or Power Platform project manager, business analyst, solution architect, pre-sales consultant,…

#54. I'm joined by Dani Kahil (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danikahil/) , Microsoft Business Applications practice lead at Empired, who shares the story behind one of his client projects, Lives Lived Well. • How the Lives Lived Well CRM project started with a review of the high-level requirements • Adopting Scrum gradually during the…

#53. If you're building Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Apps, Power BI, Power Automate or Power Virtual Agent applications, when and how should you be estimating your requirements, releases and applications? Check out part 2, Estimating how long and how much (http://amazingapps.show/1127783/5122228-estimating-how-long-and-how-much) , to discover more about forecasting how long it's…

#52. For this special episode, I asked 15 industry leaders how they were coping with the coronavirus restrictions and what advice they'd give to their younger selves if their career was affected by the impacts of an economic recession. 1. James Phillips 2. Sarah Critchley 3. Kathrine Hogseth 4. Neil…

#51. Welcome to the new Amazing Apps show. This episode is a bonus episode for previous subscribers of the Scrum Dynamics podcast explaining the reasons behind the name change and gives you a sneak preview of the new theme music. Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/amazingapps) CONNECT 🌏 Amazing Apps (https://amazingapps.show) website…

Here are the top 10 benefits for Microsoft customers or partners building Dynamics 365, Power Apps, Power Virtual Agents, Power Automate or Power BI apps. 1. Better business software 2. Faster release cadence 3. Higher return on investment 4. Greater user satisfaction 5. More visibility and confidence 6. Efficient allocation…

#50. Chris Kendrick (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriskendrick/) is the founder and CEO of Mercury xRM (https://www.linkedin.com/company/mercury-xrm/) , who develop recruitment software on Dynamics 365 Sales. We discuss parsing resumes (and fine-tuning your own resume), as well as entity model designs, ISV product development, implementation approaches, remote training and user adoption incentives. Support the…

The two most popular Scrum training and certification bodies are Scrum Alliance and Scrum.org. Find out which certification I recommend for Microsoft Business Apps professionals, and discover my tips for passing the certification assessment. This video is an excerpt from my online course, Scrum for Microsoft Business Apps (https://customery.com/scrum). 0:00…

#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 this year? • Intrinsic and extrinsic solution architects • What is…

#48. My guest is Clément Olivier (https://www.linkedin.com/in/clemolivier/) from Javista (https://www.linkedin.com/company/javista-microsoft-dynamics-crm-and-social-crm-solutions/) in Nantes, France. Clément was recently awarded a Power Platform FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect (https://powerplatform.microsoft.com/en-us/fasttrack/recognized-solution-architects/) designation. He was one of 8 first-time Power Apps architects and 5 Power BI architects to be recognised, in addition to a new group of…

#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 approach and which aren't. Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/amazingapps) CONNECT 🌏 Amazing…

Is Scrum the perfect approach for every Microsoft Business Application? No! Many, but not all, Dynamics 365, Power Apps, and Power BI applications benefit from a Scrum approach. Find out in this video when to use Scrum and when to adopt an alternative approach. Take my free Agile Foundations for…

#46. Ryan Ripley (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanripley/) joins me in Amazing Apps to discuss his new book, Fixing Your Scrum (https://amzn.to/33NbI7P) . Ryan is a Professional Scrum Trainer with Scrum.org. We also discuss: • The suitability of Scrum for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform projects. Is the Scrum framework appropriate for enterprise…

#45. This is a special, bonus episode of Amazing Applications with a live recording from inside my current Scrum teams' daily scrum. Take a sneak peek as my developers share their progress with each other and adjust the sprint backlog as they learn more about what they've accomplished. Support the…

#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-provoking journalism? Here's one, Agile software development is dead. Deal with it…

A special g'day message to the new Belfast Power Platform User group in my homeland. I wish I could be there to join your inaugural meetup, but I can't understand your strange accents any more, so I sent this message instead.

#43. EY Kalman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecrmninja/) , also known as the CRM Ninja, joins me in this episode of Amazing Apps to reveal the critical factors behind the success of his Dynamics CRM project at Orbis Investments. Listen in as he reveals his critical success factors on this project. Resources EY Kalman…

#42. The topic for this episode is scrum teams. The composition and the characteristics of your scrum team remain fundamental to you having any success with an agile approach when you're implementing business applications. I recently refreshed the content of the scrum team section in my Scrum for Microsoft Business…

#41. Lots of Microsoft Business Applications teams use Azure DevOps Repos and Pipelines for managing their source code and automating their code integration, build and deployment processes. But what about using Azure DevOps Boards to plan, track and collaborate on your work in a Dynamics 365, Power Apps, Power Automate…

My Scrum for Microsoft Business Apps course kicks off by explaining the theory that underpins Scrum, and its pillars core values. Understanding and embracing these principles is key difference between 'doing agile' and 'being agile'.