by Neil Benson
Amazing Apps is for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform builders who want to use the Scrum framework to build amazing business apps that everyone will love. The podcast is hosted by Microsoft MVP, Neil Benson, and produced by Customery. [Dynamics365, D365, Power Apps, PowerApps, Power Pages, Power Apps Portals, Power Automate, Flow, Power Virtual Agents, PVA, PowerBI]
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March 10, 2025
<p>#160. Hamish Sheild is a Microsoft MVP and Power Platform consultant specialising in applying Design Thinking practices to our apps and projects to make them more human-centred. Hamish and I discuss the different activities and artifacts we've experimented with before starting the delivery phase of our Power Platform and Dynamics 365 projects. </p><p>Join us as we discuss:</p><p>03:43 Design thinking exercises and goal setting</p><p>08:45 Inclusion of developers in the discovery phase</p><p>09:48 Importance of day in the life sessions</p><p>11:59 Exploration of design sprints</p><p>17:10 Creating customer and user journey maps</p><p>18:48 Utilizing user story maps for clarity</p><p>24:21 The role of prototyping in projects</p><p>25:11 Developing solution blueprints with Dynamics 365</p><p>30:18 Size and refinement of initial product backlog</p><p>32:02 Establishing environments</p><p>32:48 Business process maps</p><p>35:35 Crafting stakeholder maps for project success</p><p><strong>HAMISH SHEILD</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamishsheild/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hamish Sheild on LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://www.apprising.co.nz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AppRising</a></li><li><a href="https://www.apprising.co.nz/designing-business-applications" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Designing Business Applications</a> </li></ul><br/><p><strong>RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.avion.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Avion</a> for user story mapping</li><li><a href="https://storiesonboard.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">StoriesOnBoard</a> for user story mapping</li><li><a href="https://miro.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Miro </a>for visual collaboration</li></ul><br/><p><strong>RECOMMENDED EPISODES</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://amazingapps.show/130" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">130 Sprint 1 is Done!</a></li><li><a href="https://amazingapps.show/120" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">120 Defining Requirements for Complex Power Apps with Hamish Sheild</a></li></ul><br/><br><p><strong>👋 LET'S CONNECT</strong></p><p>🌐 <a href="https://amazingapps.show/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to Customery Academy newsletter</a> for new episode announcements and special offers</p><p>🟥 <a href="https://youtube.com/@amazingapplications" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe on YouTube</a></p><p>🟦 <a href="https://linkedin.com/company/customery" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow on LinkedIn</a></p><p>🟦 <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/neilbenson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neil Benson on LinkedIn</a></p><p>🦋 <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/neilabenson.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neil Benson on BlueSky</a></p><p><br></p><p>⭐ <strong>RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW</strong></p><p>👍 <a href="https://amazingapps.show/rate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rate Amazing Apps</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>👨💻 MY ONLINE COURSES</strong></p><p>🚀 <a href="https://customery.com/foundations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Agile Foundations for Microsoft Business Apps</a> </p><p>🏉 <a href="https://customery.com/scrum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scrum for Microsoft Business Apps</a> </p><p>📐 <a href="https://customery.com/estimating" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Estimating Business Apps </a></p>
February 7, 2025
<p>#159. Should you use a traditional, waterfall approach to build Power Platform apps? </p><p>In this episode, I break down six situations when you might be tempted to use a waterfall method and share my thoughts on whether that's really the best approach.</p><h2>Highlights</h2><p>00:11 Everyone should try waterfall at least once.</p><p>02:18 When to adopt a waterfall approach</p><p>02:53 #1 Predictable and well-defined requirements</p><p>04:19 #2 Regulated industries</p><p>05:49 #3 Fixed-price contracts</p><p>06:59 #4 Small or simple projects</p><p>08:02 #5 No agile experience</p><p>08:59 #6 Lots of dependencies</p><p>10:09 Recap `</p><h2>Resources</h2><ul><li><a href="https://estimatingagilebusinessapps/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Estimating Agile Business Apps</a>: learn how to quickly, accurately and confidently estimate how long it'll take and how much it'll cost to build your Power Platform or Dynamics 365 app. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjXRY0IbJw8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cynefin Model</a>: learn how to approach different problems from simple to complex.</li><li><a href="https://customery.com/courses/scrum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Successful Scrum for Microsoft Business Apps</a>: learn the Scrum framework, prepare for certification and discover my proven practices for successfully applying Scrum for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform.</li><li><a href="https://se-radio.net/2024/12/se-radio-646-matthew-skelton-on-team-topologies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Team Topologies</a>: Matthew Skelton discusses how different team topologies can reduce the impact of dependencies across an organisation.</li></ul><br/>
January 1, 2025
<p>#158. It's 2025, and I still meet Power Platform and Dynamics 365 professionals that don't know what Scrum is or have an incomplete understanding of what Scrum is. Especially in job interviews!</p><p>In this short episode, you'll learn:</p><ul><li>What Scrum really is</li><li>Why it's a framework and not a methodology</li><li>A simple hack for remembering the 18 components of Scrum</li></ul><br/><p>🚀 Agile Foundations for Microsoft Business Apps: Learn the basics and benefits about adopting agile approach to building business applications. https://customery.com/foundations</p>
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