Troubleshooting Agile

Troubleshooting Agile is a problem-solving session for agile teams. Jeffrey Fredrick and Douglas Squirrel look at common problems agile teams face and provide practical, immediately useful advice for getting back on track.

Troubleshooting Agile is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 449 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Troubleshooting Agile, a business show with 449 episodes published.

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  Signals & Levers - Part II with Elisabeth Hendrickson & Joel Tosi

  Oct 2, 202618 min

  Are you trying to fix "bad estimates" when you actually have a broken system? In this week’s episode, we sit down with authors of “Signals and Levers,” Elisabeth Hendrickson and Joel Tosi to talk about the events that led up to writing their book. Tune in to the second of our three-part episode to get our discussion on Shewhart charts, cycle time, and why aiming directly for predictability always backfires. Links: - Signals & Levers: https://signalsandlevers.com/ - Elisabeth Hendrickson previous appearance: https://soundcloud.com/troubleshootingagile/office-politics-and-toxic-behaviors - Tilted Slider Episode: https://agileconversations.com/blog/dont-add-more-metrics/ -------------------------------------------------- You'll find free videos and practice material, plus our book Agile Conversations, at agileconversations.com And we'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show: email us at info@agileconversations.com -------------------------------------------------- About Your Hosts Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication. Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

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  Signals & Levers with Elisabeth Hendrickson & Joel Tosi

  Sep 23, 202616 min

  Are you trying to fix "bad estimates" when you actually have a broken system? In this week’s episode, we sit down with authors of “Signals and Levers,” Elisabeth Hendrickson and Joel Tosi to talk about the events that led up to writing their book. Tune in to the first of our three-part episode to get our discussion on Shewhart charts, cycle time, and why aiming directly for predictability always backfires. Links: - Signals & Levers: https://signalsandlevers.com/ - Elisabeth Hendrickson previous appearance: https://soundcloud.com/troubleshootingagile/office-politics-and-toxic-behaviors - Tilted Slider Episode: https://agileconversations.com/blog/dont-add-more-metrics/ -------------------------------------------------- You'll find free videos and practice material, plus our book Agile Conversations, at agileconversations.com And we'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show: email us at info@agileconversations.com -------------------------------------------------- About Your Hosts Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication. Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

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  Why Is Everyone Else Wrong? Lessons From One Lane Roads

  Sep 16, 202611 min

  Ever felt like you’re the only person in a meeting moving at the "right" speed? Well everyone else is probably thinking that too! On this episode, Squirrel uses his example of driving on one of England’s many one-lane roads to make the point of fast and slow communication. Join us to learn his ice-cream incentivised “secret word” strategy to get teams being curious again! -------------------------------------------------- You'll find free videos and practice material, plus our book Agile Conversations, at agileconversations.com And we'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show: email us at info@agileconversations.com -------------------------------------------------- About Your Hosts Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication. Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

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  Bug Blindness

  Sep 9, 202617 min

  Are you suffering from bug blindness? This week, we dive into Dan Luu's article on how entire teams grow blind to obvious software bugs, Squirrel shares how their brilliant QA broke their system with a simple negative number, and Jeffrey ponders the reality that bug blindness isn't an accident; it's a cultural choice you make upstream. Links: - Dan Luu: https://danluu.com/bug-blind/ - Steve Jobs on MobileMe: https://daringfireball.net/2025/03/something_is_rotten_in_the_state_of_cupertino - Bill Gates on Movie Maker: https://www.techemails.com/p/bill-gates-tries-to-install-movie-maker -------------------------------------------------- You'll find free videos and practice material, plus our book Agile Conversations, at agileconversations.com And we'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show: email us at info@agileconversations.com -------------------------------------------------- About Your Hosts Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication. Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

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  Life Finds A Way… To Cheat!

  Sep 2, 202615 min

  Are your teams quietly cheating your software controls to get their actual job done? In this episode of Troubleshooting Agile, Jeffrey and Squirrel tackle the "normalization of deviance," rogue AI agents sharing cheat sheets, and why human (and bot) workarounds reveal your real systemic problems. Links: - Dianne Vaughn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalization_of_deviance - Open AI / HuggingFace incident: https://thezvi.substack.com/p/huggingface-attack-postmortem-fleshing -------------------------------------------------- You'll find free videos and practice material, plus our book Agile Conversations, at agileconversations.com And we'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show: email us at info@agileconversations.com -------------------------------------------------- About Your Hosts Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication. Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/

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