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Feb 5, 2021
12. A retro for retrospectives
It's the season finale! In the final episode of season one, Jay leads us through a discussion about product team retrospectives. We review simple strategies for planning and executing retrospectives; we wrap up the season with our own retro of the podcast!
Read moreDec 23, 2020
11. It’s nice being nice around the Holidays
In the penultimate episode of our first season, Rob and Jay dig deep into the realm of team dynamics -- confronting niceness disease & groupthink, creating psychological safety and the pursuit of unit cohesion.
Read moreNov 30, 2020
10. Our big reaction to React Native
Rob and Jay get into the technical weeds with our good friend and senior developer, Jake Hendley. Jake gives us a tour of our favorite mobile app framework, React Native, sharing wisdom about where it fits best and how to choose the right framework for your next project.
Read moreNov 17, 2020
9. The best 20 minutes about Staff Augmentation
Rob and Jay have a few things to say about the practice of staff augmentation, especially with how it can impact the culture and delivery value of high-performance product teams.
Read moreOct 13, 2020
8. We’re okay with OKRs – Part Two
In part two of our exciting discussion about OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), hosts Rob Hall and Jay Cosgrove with veteran product manager Nick Alexander get down to brass tacks about the practical usage of OKRs within teams both large and small.
Read moreSep 30, 2020
7. We’re okay with OKRs – Part One
Rob and Jay are joined by Lead Product Manager Nick Alexander for an in-depth survey of OKRs (that's Objectives and Key Results); what they are, what they aren't, and how to use implement them in your practice of product management.
Read moreAug 28, 2020
6. The Minimum Viable Episode about MVPs
Rob and Jay are back to kick off the second half of our first season with a short chat about the virtues of creating MVPs, or Minimum Viable Products in your organization. With some important lessons from their years of experience rapidly building and releasing MVPs to the market, this is a great episode for anyone needing a pick-me-up or help getting their ideas to market faster.
Read moreMay 29, 2020
3. Architecting a Developer’s Journey
On today's episode, Rob is joined by Solution Architect and veteran developer Josh Brown for a fascinating conversation about life as a developer, modern approaches to software solution architecture, and some twists and turns through the cosmos. Josh peppers the conversation with important wisdom from nearly two decades of experience building software and leading other developers. Note: this episode was originally recorded in April, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 shutdown.
Read moreMay 21, 2020
2. The Big Deal about Time and Material
If you've ever lived the agency life, you've probably dealt with different types of pricing and billing models - time and material, retainer, and flat-rate. All come with their pros and cons, some more risky than others. Are these the only ways to structure client engagements? Rob and Jay do a critical survey of our experience with each of these models; what's worked, what hasn't, what pitfalls we want to avoid, and where we think the future lies.
Read moreMar 7, 2020
1. The Point Solution Conundrum
In the first episode of The Experience Lab, Product Director Rob Hall and Senior Product Manager Jay Cosgrove take a dive into the world of Product Management tools, surveying the tools we use at Digital Scientists as well as some best practices around dealing with the problem of point solutions.
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