The Mob Mentality Show

Thinking Big, Working Small, and Sense-Making Together with John Cutler

Ever been on a team that "works big"? Large, prescriptive projects with no incremental value delivery, no experimentation, and infrequent integration.On the other hand, ever been on a team that traded its waterfall for a whirlpool? A team that "thinks small" and "works small." They sprint in circles. The work lacks coherence and feels scattershot. There's a perception of progress, but looking back the team sees a lot of disjointed, reactive work. Is there another way?Come join Chis and Austin as they discuss the art of "Thinking Big, Working Small, and Sense-Making Together" with John Cutler. John not only shares about shipping as fast as you learn and learning as fast as you ship but also about applying the mobbing spirit to non-code related situations.Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/LX-YzmD2Prc 

Mastering Focus in Team Programming Sessions with Thomas Much

Ever been in a team programming session that felt chaotic?
Ever seen people in a #MobProgramming session going in different directions?
What things help an ensemble to work together in harmony on one thing?
Join Chris and Austin as they discuss with Thomas Much tips, tricks, and tools for Mastering Focus in Team Programming Sessions. Not only does Thomas share great techniques for keeping focus in mob sessions, but he also explores the benefits of taking breaks and the positive effects of using mob programming even if part time only.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/FMv96zRJzAE 

Lean Turned Up to 10

How can your customer value be maximized and waste minimized in product development when many “team members” work in isolation? How can wait time be reduced when work is completed in isolation and passed around for review? How can quality be built in when most development processes inherently employ post-production inspection?Come join Chris and Austin as they transport you to the parallel universe of Mob Programming. Wait time is eliminated. Quality is truly built in with little to no bugs. Cycle time and batch size reduced. Flow efficiency maximized. Continuous kaizen and people are first in every way. In sum, lean turned up to 10.Not only will mob programming be linked to lean principles, but many real world concrete examples will be shared stemming from 12+ years of combined mob programming experience.Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/qjZ2_ZLorjQ 

Mob Programming 10 Year Anniversary Panel with DanYeung Wong, Dexter Baga, and Woody Zuill

In what context was mob programming discovered? What were tech practices like before and after the discovery? What was the biggest personal challenge in the new way of working? How did the collaboration patterns change? 
Who better to answer these questions than members from the original #MobProgramming team on the 10 year anniversary of the practice 🎉
Join us, DanYeung Wong, Dexter Baga, and Woody Zuill in this fun and insightful conversation as the panel takes a trip down memory lane. 
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/kYeYdU4ZRg4 

Socio-Technical Training from the Back of the Room with Marco Consolaro, Alessandro Di Gioia, and Pedro Santos

How do you maximize technical learning in your team? How do you maximize social learning? Is there a way to maximize learning for both at the same time?
Come join not only the discussion on socio-technical training from the back of the room with Marco Consolaro, Alessandro Di Gioia, and Pedro Santos, but also the conversation on organizational psychotherapy, the safety of ensembling, and the book Agile Technical Practices Distilled. We really had a good time in this episode and you don't want to miss it! 
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/a8dOHS_2hTk 

Developing Deep Team Trust via Mob Programming​ with Juan Madrigal and Art Bergquist

As a leader, how do you develop trust with your teams?
As a team member, how do you develop trust with other team members?
Imagine trying to develop trust only by talking to someone a few minutes a day/week. Now imagine the parallel universe of Mob Programming where servants leaders/coaches work side-by-side with their teams for hours daily. Misunderstandings fade away. Empathy and trust grow rapidly.
Join us to not only see it described but also to see mobbing demonstrated live with a real team.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/pUaiDxX_rv8 

The Future of Product Development

What do you think the future of product development is going to be? How about software development? If the good things you are currently experiencing are turned up to 100 in the future, what would that look like?Join Chris and Austin as they not only share their past and present of product/software development, but speculate about the future in regards to team, code, design, quality, and interpersonal growth.Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/wyXWAN-txNk 

Agile + Craftsmanship Tag Team Coaching with Nicolas Umiastowski and Cedric Martin

Ever been on a team that had great agile habits from a non-technical perspective but lacked craftsmanship? What was it like?How about the other side of the coin? Ever been on a team that had technical excellence but lacked agility in regards to process, product, etc.?
Now imagine a world where these powers are combined. Join Chris and Austin as they discuss with Nicolas Umiastowski and Cedric Martin how they crossed the chasm between agile and craftsmanship with tag team coaching and mob programming.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/P_SwQAfG2-4 

Introverts vs. Extroverts in Mob Programming? with Matthew Killoran and Aaron Griffith

Is mob programming disastrous for introverts? Does it inevitably lead to exhaustion? Does it pit introverts and extroverts against each other? Does ensemble programming naturally lead to loud extroverts dominating the flow?
Come join two introverts (Matthew Killoran and Aaron Griffith) and two extroverts (Chris and Austin) as they discuss introverts and extroverts in Mob Programming. All four have been doing mob programming full time for many years and in this episode they hit topics like the "Both Stretch" model and the "Silent Sr" model. Lastly, they discuss the "28 seconds of silence" experiment and run it live on the show! Yes, the "28 seconds of silence" experiment was hard for the extroverts, but it was good for them :)
Show notes and video: https://youtu.be/Li-_fnDYkBk 

The Hidden Costs of Software Estimates

What is the cost of your development team making an estimate? Is the cost simply the time it takes to make it (e.g. in planning poker)? Or, are there any second order costs as well? For your estimates, what are the side effects of the side effects?
Join Chris and Austin as they discuss what many organizations have paid for their estimates. After experience in being on teams that estimate and experience in being on teams that do not estimate, they discuss costs such as:
- 80/20 Rule * Cost of Delay- Design Trade-offs- Estimation Creation Time- Parkinson's Law- Cost of poor security and data protection
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/ejm1_p0YsT4