The Makeshift Pod! Your hosts Scott and Dan of Vertical Visuals debate, chat, tell stories, play games and much more for an hour.
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Towards the end of 2018 we decided to create a podcast that focused on events that we covered as Visual Touch. The idea is to give our audience an audio insight for those that prefer to hear deliberations as opposed other visuals that were normally do. The podcast is coming up pretty well with and we have an international audience as well. Some of the episodes we have uploaded include deliberations from the 2018 BITC Global Expo, 2019 FNBB Budget Speech Review and the International Data Week ...
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The Aerospace industry is ready for takeoff and Honeywell Aerospace is here to keep you up to date with interviews featuring special guests, industry experts talking about technology breakthroughs, emerging trends and more. So, if you work in the industry, are passionate about the ins and outs of the aerospace world or just want to know how Honeywell solutions help take the industry to new heights – this is the podcast for you.
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There is a lot of material on how a team should operate in an agile manner. There is also a lot of material for leadership as to the benefits of agility, the mindset, etc. But there is not a lot of material directed towards those folks who sit in between. Agile Bites breaks down key Lean and Agile concepts and practices for the people who are often tasked with supporting these things. People who may have to be redefining their roles in a world of incremental delivery. Or maybe they’ve been p ...
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LVR Radio Shows The Shows of LVR Radio, the station that scans all fields of electronic music, sounds and textures If you are passionate about electronic music in all its expressions, this is your channel. LVR Radio Shows is the platform that offers a sophisticated selection of electronic sounds, from danceable sessions, to introspective programming, and experimental sound textures. LVR Radio Shows offers on-demand content: special shows, live sessions, exclusive artist presentations and oth ...
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On this podcast, we interrogate african aesthetics and african design philosophy with african/black design professionals, african design enthusiasts/advocates, educators, creatives and storytellers living and practicising in africa and the african diaspora. We talk about how their work and design process intersects with their African Aesthetic; and what the african aesthetic means to them both as individuals and as members of their communities. Our platform centers african design research on ...
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Role of Flight Management Systems (FMS) Guided Visuals
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In this episode, we delve into the critical role of Flight Management Systems (FMS) and how guided visuals enhance their functionality. Join us as we explore the integration of advanced visual aids in FMS, improving pilot situational awareness and flight safety. Our experts discuss the latest innovations, real-world applications, and the future of …
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On the Ground at EAA AirVenture with Andrew Barker
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On this episode of Aerospace Unplugged, we speak with Andrew Barker, Honeywell's Vide President of Integrated Avionics, as he comes to us form the ground of EAA AirVenture to discuss what he's looking forward to and what you shouldn't miss at the show.By Honeywell Aerospace
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The Pilot's View: Vertical Aerospace’s Justin Paines and the Dawn of eVTOL Flight
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Vertical Aerospace, with its VX4 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft, is at the cusp of a new chapter in aviation history. The company's successful untethered free flight of the VX4, piloted by Chief Test Pilot Justin "Jif" Paines, has paved the way for the upcoming first flights. These flights are crucial for the type certificat…
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In our previous episode, we talked about the importance of visualizing your current work-in-progress to uncover bottlenecks, enhance decision-making, and provide clarity on your team's workload. Now, let's tackle what often comes next: realizing you have too much work in progress. Why does this happen so often to development teams, and what can we …
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When the kind of work we do is invisible (like software development), it can be a challenge to keep track of what work is going on at any given time. That's where visualization can be a great tool for understanding your team's work in progress. Building on last episode's discussion on creating workflow visualizations, in this episode, host Phil Led…
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Agile Team Management and Visualization (It's Not What You Think)
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A lot of what we do in software development is invisible. If someone is typing furiously on their keyboard, you don't know if they're about to finish that new feature or if they're complaining to their state representative. One of the things that tends to be invisible is the actual process of getting something from “request” to “deliverable.” Every…
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When managing a new team, it's tempting to come in guns blazing with new ideas and changes. Not only can this cause resistance, however, but you might be heading the wrong direction to begin with. Start with Fact-Finding and Reason-Finding before Recommendation-Making. In other words, one of your first moves should be to ask a lot of questions—"why…
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How To Manage Software Teams - Fundamentals
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Many of us who were thrown into management positions over development teams had to learn on the job. And when that happens, it can be easy to fall into the role of what you THINK a manager should do—be the rule enforcer and hold the team accountable. But as a dev team manager, your primary role should be to enable your team to deliver value effecti…
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This episode of Aerospace Unplugged features Dan Newman, Chief Technology Officer of Honeywell's Advanced Air Mobility team. With his extensive experience at Boeing, the US Department of Defense, and DARPA, Dan will shed light on the pivotal role of autonomy in aviation. We delve into the future prospects, key milestones, and the hurdles we must ov…
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Secret Management Hacks to Faster Delivery
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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).…
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Have you stopped and asked yourself and your organization, “Why are we doing this?” You may or may not be surprised to find out that a lot of organizations make decisions, choose frameworks, and prioritize projects simply because of inertia and not because there's a real reason behind it. Why would you put time and resources into maintaining struct…
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Hey managers, let's talk straight: Is Agile a scam? In your context, it just might be. Agile has become the default for teams, but do you truly understand WHY you're using it or if you even need it? In this episode, we're stripping away the Agile buzzwords, getting back to basics, and exploring the essence of Agile from a manager's perspective. For…
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Slicing Stories Vertically vs. Horizontally
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Should we be slicing stories vertically or horizontally? Does it even matter? Should we organize the requirements in our user stories by architectural layers or by small units of functionality? Both approaches divide the work up into smaller batches, but what good are pieces of software if they're not actually usable? That's what happens when we sl…
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Wondering what scaled Agile framework is right for your organization? If this is your question, this episode is not going to answer it for you because we don't think that's going to bring you the most value. Instead, we're going to challenge you to take a step back and ask why you need to scale and why you're Agile in the first place. Just because …
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Traditionally confined to creating hefty upfront requirements documents, BAs find themselves at a crossroads in the Agile world. However, we believe BAs hold the key to promoting agility and delivering maximum value to organizations. In this episode, we challenge the notion that BAs are mere translators of requirements into user stories. Instead, w…
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In the year and a half that the Agile Bites podcast has been around, we've covered a lot of topics—from story points to stand-ups to MVPs and a whole lot more. And we hope it's been a helpful resource in our listeners' Agile journeys. Now, we're taking a look at the future and asking ourselves, "What's next?" Listen to this episode to hear from Hos…
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If we had a dollar for every piece of “authoritative Agile advice” out there, let's just say that we'd have a lot of money. Sharing the successes, failures, and lessons learned is so valuable to all of us on an Agile journey. But it's important to keep your filter up for not only false information, but also true information that doesn't fit your si…
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Traditionally, QA has been synonymous with manual testing and has been established as its own post-development phase. But in an agile landscape, that setup can lead to bottlenecks and silos. That's why we advocate for making QA a strategic player throughout the entire development journey—not just at the end of development. Tune in to gain insights …
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We all know we should get user stories as small as they can be, but can we go too far? Yes, user stories should be as small as we can get them, but they also need to be a valuable delivery (e.g. a user story should not just be a technical task). Tune into this episode for actionable tips on what to do (and what not to do) to keep your user stories …
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Have you or someone you know ever been stuck with pages of requirements notes having to turn those into user story format (As a [persona], I [want to], [so that])? If so, first of all, we're sorry. Secondly, we want to help you know that there are other—and better—ways to dealing with this situation, and that's what this episode is all about. User …
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You might be wondering what this controversial subject has to do with agility, but people in the agile community are already trying to figure out how this topic works in an agile environment. How do we reconcile with the work-from-home debate when one of the principles of the Agile Manifesto is that “the most efficient and effective method of conve…
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When you ask how long a project is going to take, do you ever feel like your developer team is telling you what you want to hear rather than reality? Unfortunately, this problem is all too common in software development when it comes to estimating deadlines and giving progress updates. We're not claiming it's anything nefarious—humans are just bad …
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So you've defined success for your MVP. But have you thought about how you're going to measure whether it's successful or not? It sounds simple, but it's often not. Some measurements are black-and-white and easier to extract information from. But others (like sentiment) have a lot more gray areas and can be tricky to make decisions based on. In thi…
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Next in line on MVP series, we're talking about defining success for your MVP. The point of an MVP is not to create a small version of the product—it's to get meaningful information that will inform your decisions about the product going forward.Because of this, how you define success plays a vital role in whether your MVP reveals valuable informat…
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Next up in our MVP series, we're talking about schedule and cost—two related elements that can trigger essential pivots in your project. In this episode, host Phil Ledgerwood shares practical insights on estimating timelines, development costs, and additional considerations such as infrastructure and promotional expenses. Learn how these factors pl…
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How do you decide which features should make it into your MVP? When people first think about MVPs, usually this is the point they jump to (side note: if you haven't listened to our previous episodes in our MVP series yet, go back and listen to those first!) With countless feature options and probably many strong opinions, it can be challenging to n…
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Position and Timing Signals from Global Navigation Satellite Systems
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Position and timing signals from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) have become the primary source of navigation for vehicles across air, land and sea. But how do pilots or unmanned systems navigate when GNSS signals aren’t available? GNSS has seen a significant increase in intentional and unintentional disruptions including jamming and spo…
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MVPs - The User Journey (Don't Stop Believin')
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Forget about software for a second and think about what your user actually wants to accomplish. Why would they want your software in the first place? What are you helping them to get done more easily than they could without your software? Those questions are what you should be thinking about when it comes to user journey—not screens or features. Be…
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The number of serious runway safety incidents at U.S. airports has increased over the past year – putting thousands of lives at risk. There were more than 50 serious runway incidents in 2023, clearly demonstrating that America's approach to runway safety is insufficient and under enormous stress. In the latest episode of Aerospace Unplugged, Honeyw…
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Next up in our series about MVPs, we're talking about personas. To know if people are going to use your product, you first have to understand the people you would be building the product for—because no product can be built for “everyone.” In this episode, Host Phil Ledgerwood breaks down MVP personas into three parts: identifying potential users, u…
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In the next episode in our series about MVPs, we're talking about the vision: the thing that guides, outlines the scope, and captures the value of the MVP. Everything we do in the MVP needs to be geared towards the vision—not towards your idea of the final product. If it’s extraneous to the vision, it’s extraneous to the MVP. Sticking to the vision…
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After 67 episodes, it's about time we talk about the MVP—Minimum Viable Product. There are a whole lot of conversations online about what an MVP is and what it isn't. We're not setting out to define it once and for all. Instead, we're taking you through the same process we go through with our clients in this special series about MVPs. And this firs…
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We're covering the last assumption of Little's Law in this series, and this time we're looking at why consistent units must be used for all measures This one seems obvious and trivial, but that doesn't always translate on a practical level when we're thinking about how we want our work items and the planning around them to look. This assumption com…
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4.5. Solomon W Jagwe -Visual artist, Animator and Filmmaker - Uganda/USA
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When creativity blooms from the rich soil of heritage, stories that both enchant and educate take flight. Solomon W Jagwe, a remarkable visual artist, joins us to weave a tapestry of his life, colored by the landscapes of Uganda and the pursuit of his passion in the USA. The echoes of his childhood, marked by the inventiveness of toy-making and the…
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It's time to unpack another assumption of Little's Law, and this time we're looking at how and why the average age of WIP must not be meaningfully changing. This is probably one of the most misunderstood assumptions because people think everything must be the same size. But the key to remember here is the word "average." Little’s Law needs the aver…
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A Little Help - Don't Overwork, Don't Underwork
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We've been working our way through a series on the assumptions of Little's Law, and this episode is about the importance of keeping your WIP constant in your system as a whole. Little’s Law doesn’t tell you the right amount of WIP—it just wants it to be stable so that you're pulling work at the same rate that work is completed. This way, your syste…
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When a card gets pulled to work on, that should mean that the team is committing to not only starting it but also (and more importantly) finishing it. Now, we all know that it's not always that simple. Blockers happen, new priorities come down the management pipeline, and, unfortunately, cards in progress are forgotten or pushed backward into the b…
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Sustainable Skies: The Future of Aviation
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On this episode of Aerospace Unplugged, we'll dive into sustainability in aviation. The industry is all in, but there's also a lot of work to do. Our special guest is aerospace industry veteran and President and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace, Jim Currier. With nearly two decades of experience at Honeywell holding a wide range of positions, he's no str…
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4.4. Cliff A. Moustache - Film director, Actor & Playwright - Seychelles/Norway
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Cliff A. Moustache founded Nordic Black Theater in Oslo Norway together with Jarl Solberg in 1992. He is a Seycellois-Norwegian film director, actor, and playwright. In this episode, we reflect on his lifetime contributions to Norwegian society and his relentless dedication to promoting diverse perspectives in Norwegian theatre. As he navigates thr…
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When people say they want to start increasing their agility or do more Agile software development, they almost automatically start with Scrum. But the problem is that they're not asking whether Scrum is actually the right framework to use for their specific scenario. In this episode, host Phil Ledgerwood goes over the indicators that tell you if Sc…
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4.3. Paul Matovu - Founder, Agripreneur & Innovator at Vertical and Micro Gardening(VMG) - Uganda
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Paul Matovu’s work with Vertical and Micro Gardening (VMG) in Uganda has been nothing short of transformative; his rural upbringing being the catalyst for his passion to improve food accessibility especially in urban contexts. In this episode, we dive into the world of vertical farming, the role of policymakers in this vital and innovative sector, …
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We all know keeping our WIP limited is a good thing—Scrum does it with a Goal and timebox, and Kanban does it with a stated limit. But are you paying attention to your arrival rate and departure rate? In other words, are you starting new items at the same frequency that you’re finishing them? In this episode learn why you should care about and cont…
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Everyone says they have a software development team, but do you really? Or is it just a group of individuals who kind of work together? Software development is a team sport. We want to be operating as a team—not a group of many silos. And as more and more software teams are no longer co-locating, having intentional and real team dynamics is even mo…
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Cycle Time, Cumulative Flow, and Throughput
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There are a lot of different metrics out there for keeping track of your team's workflow. But in this episode, we're sharing the three metrics that we find valuable to keep an eye on and some ideas on how to use them for your own team—not just for planning purposes but also for good discussion on how your team can improve.…
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4.2. Jomo Tariku - Artist/Industrial designer/Data Scientist- Ethiopia/USA
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Jomo Tariku is an Ethiopian American Industrial designer, artist and data scientist. He was born in Kenya, raised in Ethiopia and currently lives and has his design practice in the USA. Jomo's work and research has been covered by many publications such as Architectural Digest, de zeen, Vogue, The Design Edit etc. His work is currently in the colle…
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4.1. Otie Pokua Yankyera - Architect/Researcher - Ghana
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Otie Pokua Yankyera is a young architect and researcher born and raised in Ghana. Research & Development , Traditional Architecture , Sustainability and Local Materials are at the core of her research and practice. In a design space where most young designers aspire towards western architecture, design aesthetics and practices, Otie's passion lies …
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What's Your Problem (and Will Agile Solve It)?
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What outcome are you expecting from Agility? This is the most important question for organizations and teams to be asked when it comes to using Agile methods, but it's also commonly overlooked. And, of course, that leads to missed expectations—like a team increasing their responsiveness when all they really wanted to do was go faster. To know you'r…
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Everyone has had their own path that introduced them to agility, and that path shapes the way we see and interact with the concept in our roles today. In this episode, Host Phil Ledgerwood takes a brief walk down memory lane and shares how his path led him to his mindset on agile. His biggest takeaway? Whatever you’re sold on today, be ready to lea…
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Is Velocity an Effective Tool For Planning?
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Story points—some teams find them useful for having discussions to align their understanding of what a story entails. But the points are not actual quantities of anything. So why are so many teams still using story point velocity to forecast how much they can get done within a sprint? And why are so many people on LinkedIn so adamant about it? We'r…
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Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Agility
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While test-driven development (TDD) might seem like a technical topic, it has a profound impact on the agility of software development. This episode explores how TDD integrates testing throughout the development process, minimizes rework, lowers risk, and fosters a shared understanding of project goals among team members—ultimately creating better …
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