Secret Management Hacks to Faster Delivery - Agile Bites (Episode 88)

If you're a CTO, manager, or team lead looking to develop software faster, this episode is for you!

If someone has told you that you shouldn't want to shorten time to delivery, this episode is also for you. Because they're wrong.

Wanting speed isn't a bad thing—assuming you are building the right thing (which is the main problem Agile addresses).

As teams do grow in their agility, they do tend to become faster for all kinds of reasons—but it's not directly because of Agile. Speed isn't the goal of Agile. Making sure the right software comes out the door is.

But there are definitely process improvements you can make that can also increase your speed of delivery, and you should want that.

In our most click-baity titled episode yet, I talk about the actual things that are influencing your rate of delivery and how to deal with them.


00:00 Welcome to Agile Bites: Unpacking the Clickbait
00:37 The Real Meaning of Wanting to Be Agile
02:00 Misconceptions and Marketing of Agile and Scrum
03:13 Increasing Development Speed: The Core Principles
04:37 Focusing on Fewer Projects for Faster Delivery
14:31 Leveraging Teamwork: Pair and Mob Programming
19:00 Prioritizing Work Item Aging and Eliminating Wait Time
24:38 Conclusion and Invitation for Feedback