In this episode, we talk to Indushree, Surendra & Pramida about Iteration Planning in a radically remote setupBy Akshay and Chirag

In this episode, we talk to Sumeet, Richa, Pramida and Nalini about the practice of Story Kickoffs and VolleyballsBy Akshay and Chirag

In this episode, we talk to Meenakshi, Sunit and Swapnil about how remote work is affecting / enhancing their experience in day to day pair programmingBy Akshay and Chirag

In this episode, we talk to Quazi, Nazneen, Pratima, Sumeet and Dipsi on the challenges and tips for effective remote standupsBy Akshay and Chirag

In this episode Chirag and I talk to Sumeet, Vishal, Pramida and Aditya about their experiences in running remote retrospectives and some tips for facilitatorsBy Akshay and Chirag

We are starting a parallel series to discuss some aspects of Remote Work that we have been thrown into in the past few weeksBy Akshay and Chirag

In this episode, we discuss a few anti-patterns that will dilute or diminish the benefits that you would get from the practice of self signups.By Akshay and Chirag

In this episode, we talk about the benefits of using self signups as a way of distributing work amongst the team.By Akshay and Chirag

In this episode we describe the practice of self signupsBy Akshay and Chirag

In this new series on Self Signups, we discuss the benefits of using this practice where team members choose the work that they want to do rather than being assigned tasks by a manager / team lead.This episode talks about the problems with a conventional task assignment approachBy Akshay and Chirag

In this episode we touch upon how to account for refactoring in your development plan and how to have meaningful conversations with client stakeholders about prioritizing this important activityBy Akshay and Chirag

The messenger from the Gods of Software development has come bearing 7 commandments of refactoring.By Akshay and Chirag

In this episode, we talk about how NOT to refactorBy Akshay and Chirag

Here we delve a little deeper into various things that are misinterpreted as refactoringBy Akshay and Chirag

Here we talk about when and how to refactor.By Akshay and Chirag

In this episode, we introduce the widely misunderstood term "Refactoring"By Akshay and Chirag

In this episode we attempt to define what TDD. This should ideally be heard before the TDD vs Unit testing episode.By Akshay and Chirag

Today we talk about how TDD can make software development joyfulBy Akshay and Chirag

Today we discuss how TDD makes you more productive as a developerBy Akshay and Chirag

Today we discuss how TDD enables better design.By Akshay and Chirag

Today we talk about the difference between TDD and Unit Testing and why TDD is a preferable way to write code.By Akshay and Chirag

Today we talk about when should you write those awesome unit testsBy Akshay and Chirag

Today we talk about the different types of automated testsBy Akshay and Chirag

In this series we talk about Test Driven Development. We begin with today's episode by talking about the need for automated tests.By Akshay and Chirag

In this episode Chirag and Akshay discuss some patterns of when to switch pairsBy Akshay and Chirag

In this episode Chirag and Akshay discuss some pitfalls to keep in mind when switching pairsBy Akshay and Chirag

In this episode Chirag and Akshay discuss the benefits of pair rotationBy Akshay and Chirag

In this episode Chirag and Akshay discuss some patterns of who should pairBy Akshay and Chirag

Chirag and Akshay discuss the anti patterns of pair programmingBy Akshay and Chirag

Akshay and Chirag talk about the benefits of pair programming for teamwork.By Akshay and Chirag

Pair programming amplifies the learning on any team and is the most elegant method to onboard new developers.By Akshay and Chirag

In this episode we discuss the benefits of Pair Programming for the internal and external quality of software that we write.By Akshay and Chirag

Before we look at more benefits, let's discuss what pairing is and some patterns that help make it effectiveBy Akshay and Chirag

"Why am I paying twice the money?" is a question often asked by stakeholders when they think of pairing. In this episode Chirag and Akshay talk about how pairing benefits productivity in various ways with direct benefits to your stakeholders!By Akshay and Chirag

In this episode we discuss how working alone hampers effective teamwork.By Akshay and Chirag

In this episode we discuss how working alone hampers the speed at which developers learn from each other in turn affecting the growth of the team adversely.By Akshay and Chirag

In this episode, Chirag and Akshay discuss hoe working alone might affect qualityBy Akshay and Chirag

We are starting a new series on Pair Programming where we will explore the problems with working alone and how pair programming can help solve many of these issues.In this episode we talk about how working alone hampers productivity.By Akshay and Chirag

In the last episode of this series, we discuss a few common traps to watch out for when working with story point estimates.By Akshay and Chirag

When teams get better (start performing) this should reflect in their velocity. But more often than not, teams fall prey to a trap. In this episode, Chirag and Akshay talk about how to avoid this.By Akshay and Chirag

In this episode, we discuss a common tendency of managers comparing different teams based on velocity.By Akshay and Chirag

In this episode Chirag and Akshay talk about an antipattern of using story points as a way of estimation. Quite often teams start using the points themselves as targets and start measuring success by completing story points.By Akshay and Chirag

This is the final episode in our series on estimation.In this episode, Chirag and Akshay talk circle back to the problems that they enumerated with time based estimates and see if a story points approach can solve those problems.We are eager to hear your Comments, Suggestions and questions.Join in the Practising XP community on Telegram. https://ti…

This is episode 6 in our series on estimation.In this episode, Chirag and Akshay discuss the XP game - the XP approach to planning.We are eager to hear your Comments, Suggestions and questions.Join in the Practising XP community on Telegram. https://tiny.cc/practisingxpBy Akshay and Chirag

This is episode 5 in our series on estimation.In this episode, Chirag and Akshay talk about how to answer the second important question "How fast can we go"We are eager to hear your Comments, Suggestions and questions.Join in the Practising XP community on Telegram. https://tiny.cc/practisingxpBy Akshay and Chirag

This is episode 4 in our series on estimation.In this episode, Chirag and Akshay talk about separating the two questions "How big" and "How fast" and only answering the question "How big" really well.We are eager to hear your Comments, Suggestions and questions.Join in the Practising XP community on Telegram. https://tiny.cc/practisingxp…

This is episode 3 of our series on estimation.In this episode, Chirag and Akshay discuss how its difficult even for project stakeholders to track progress and respond to delays if you are using time based estimates.We are eager to hear your Comments, Suggestions and questions.Join in the Practising XP community on Telegram. https://tiny.cc/practisi…

This is episode 2 of our series on estimation.In this episode, Chirag and Akshay talk about the various kinds of pressure created by time based estimation and its ill effects.We are eager to hear your Comments, Suggestions and questions.Join in the Practising XP community on Telegram. https://tiny.cc/practisingxpMusic by Lee Rosevere…

This is episode 1 of our estimation series. In this episode, Akshay & Chirag argue that any time based estimates that you ever give will be wrong.We are eager to hear your Comments, Suggestions and questions.Join in the Practising XP community on Telegram. https://tiny.cc/practisingxpMusic by Lee Rosevere…

Chirag and Akshay talk to Vidhi, Tejashree, Anil and Rahul about what incremental / evolutionary design is and what it means in terms of mindset and practicesWe are eager to hear your Comments, Suggestions and questions.Join in the Practising XP community on Telegram. https://tiny.cc/practisingxpBy Akshay and Chirag