The Mob Mentality Show

Introducing Mob Programming with Empathy with Alex Bird

Ever struggled with how to introduce a new practice like Mob Programming with your team? Looking for kind and thoughtful ways to break the ice? Join Chris and Austin as they discuss with Alex Bird on patterns for introducing mobbing with team members. Alex not only shares ways that have worked well for him, but he also shares how to do so in a way that shows empathy and understanding.Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/jLk-mRBF4NY   

A Quest for Value with Colleen Kirtland

What does it look like when agility and systems thinking is applied beyond tech? Are our organizations and development teams really oriented towards value or do we just simply output things? Does the "Product Owner" title really describe the right goal of this role? Or should the title be changed to "Value Owner"? Come join Austin and Chris in a discussion with Colleen Kirtland as we venture beyond the "what" and "how" of product development and jump into the "why."
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/fUv6P_KB4-M 

Live Mob Programming at Agile Open SoCal

Heard of mob programming talked about but have not seen it in action? Check out this special episode of the Mob Mentality show where we do some live #remote #mobprogramming at Agile Open SoCal 2020. Come see five devs who have not mobbed together before (Nestor Valenzuela, Kenny Jacobson, Art Bergquist, Paul Moore, and Joseph Ishak) tackling FizzBuzz in Python. Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/JeLKTvkGLNQ 

Dynamic Reteaming with Heidi Helfand

If team change is inevitable, how can we get good at it? What are the pros and cons of team change? Should we encourage team change? Should we ensure it happens at a certain frequency? Chris and Austin discuss these questions and more with Heidi Helfand in light of her book on Dynamic Reteaming and her work on Sustainable Pace.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/wBoUGfiBlvk 

Freestyle Mob Programming with Jen Diamond

#MobProgramming patterns like strict driver/navigator with a timer works really well for many teams and contexts, but is there a style of mobbing that is more loose but still effective collaboration? Join Chris and Austin as they discuss Freestyle #MobProgramming with Jen Diamond. We also talk about her experiences with mobbing to learn and mobbing for work.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/hdzAvcz-_Mo 

Mob Programming and Fear with Thomas Cagley

Ever seen someone afraid of the implications of #Agility and #MobProgramming for management roles? Or just afraid in general? Its not Halloween yet but there is quite a bit of fear out there. Come join the conversation Chris and Austin have with Thomas Cagley on:- Promiscuous #MobProgramming- #MobProgramming & Fear- #Agile & Contracts
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/ERG9FgHQJZE 

Agile Planning for Mob Programming

Is there a form of #AgilePlanning that is leaner than #Sprint planning? What can #AgilePlanning look like for a team doing #MobProgramming? Come hear Chris and Austin share how product planning has worked for the #MobProgramming teams they have been on and how it has been dramatically different from not only waterfall but common #Agile frameworks like #Scrum.Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/iYreavnXE-o 

Making Training Stick with Camille Bell

Ever seen a team take some training to only watch them never really try or apply in real work what they learned? Been there yourself? Come join the conversation Chris and Austin have with Camille Bell as she shares about Mob Programming to make training stick, teaching agile technical skills, and team building. She not only shares about what has worked well in her experiences but also what has not worked well. You don't want to miss it! :) 
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/2UhfeYr62Jc 

Remote vs. In-Person Mob Programming with Sandra Spaeth

After spending multiple years doing full-time in-person mob programming, Sandra Spaeth (https://twitter.com/SandraSpaeth) had to switch to full-time remote mob programming. Now with half a year of remote mobbing under her belt, Sandra reflects on her experiences with Chris and Austin. What are the pros & cons of remote work vs. on-site work? Is one better than the other? With something so high in interpersonal interaction like mob programming, is it even possible for remote to be as good as in-person? Come join the discussion and also pick up some tips, tricks, and experiments to try for the remote life.Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/u-VnZ-3qziI 

Team Decision Making

Without a command and control leader calling the shots, what are some good ways for teams to make decisions? When people disagree while #MobProgramming, how is the path forward selected? If there is room for improvement in the decisions a team is making, how can you help them improve without making the decisions for them? Chris and Austin discuss these questions and more in this installment of the Mob Mentality Show! Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/C-iHT0xMnW0