#67. In this Q&A episode, Stephen Price (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenedwardprice/) , Digital Solution Architect at ITK Consulting in Canada, asks, "How should we manage scope creep within a sprint in an agile project?" The scope of our product is defined by the product backlog, and the scope of our project is a…
#66. Matt Venamore (https://www.linkedin.com/in/venamore/) , scrum master at RACQ, asks about how to handle data migration on agile Dynamics 365 projects. My recommended approach is for the data migration team to conduct a proof-of-concept or prototyping exercise (just like many business apps teams do) to uncover challenges, test their assumptions…
#65. Neil discusses the five most important changes in Scrum Guide 2020 for Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 teams: 1. It's less strict and less about software 2. One team (except when there're multiple teams) 3. Commitments clarified - the Product Goal 4. No more roles 5. Increments Customery…
#64. Carolle Bruce (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carollebruce/) , Director of Information Technology at Avcorp Industries in Vancouver, asks, "What's the best argument for when senior management says, 'All this agile stuff is great but I don't see why you'd have a scrum master on your project when you could have an agile PM…
#62. Anand Kushalnagar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anandkushalnagar/) , a project manager at Nexon Asia Pacific in Sydney, asks, "At the moment, we are using a hybrid implementation approach for our projects. How can you deliver Dynamics 365 business central projects in a fully agile methodology when there are so many dependencies between the…
#61. Mark Llewellyn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/markllewellynceo/) , Director of Technology at Osmosys Software Solutions in London asks, "How can you be sure you've captured all the requirements?" Traditional approaches, like Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step, pretend that we can capture all the requirements upfront at the start of a project before we've started…
#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 Guide 2020 launch event (https://scruminc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GHERNRMDRXynh2IQ5WJFMA) The launch event is being hosted…
#59. Neal Carty (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nealcartyprofile/) , a Business Solutions Consultant at Traction On Demand in Toronto asks: 1. How does the Professional Scrum Product Owner certification compare to the Professional Scrum Master certification, and is it relevant for Dynamics 365? 2. What's the best way to acquire the knowledge required for…
#58. I had to fire a client this week. I felt terrible that I wasn't able to help, yet relieved that I stuck to my approach and my principles. Listen in to find out what happened. Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/amazingapps) CONNECT 🌏 Amazing Apps (https://amazingapps.show) website 🟦 Customery on LinkedIn…
#57. Join me with Ana Inés Urrutia de Souza (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anainesurrutia/) , a Dynamics 365 HR consultant at FourVision and a rising star in our Power Platform community. Ana shares the story behind the amazing Dynamics 365 for Talent application her team deployed at Centria, in Lima, Peru. • Ana came…
#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…
