SPaMCAST 726 - Nuke Your Backlog, A Conversation With Allan Kelly

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In SPaMCAST 726 Mr. Allan Kelly returns! We discussed the fact that backlogs often become dumping grounds. Allan suggested an energetic solution. We also discussed OKRs and whether they are related to backlogs. Are OKRs the chicken or the egg?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Allan Kelly advises and mentors managers and teams in using agile approaches and OKRs to accelerate delivery, meet deadlines and execute against strategy. He believes these approaches benefit businesses and create more fulfilling work environments.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Allan is a keynote conference speaker and author of several books including "Succeeding with OKRs in Agile", "The Art of Agile Product Ownership" and "Business Patterns for Software Developers". He blogs at</span> <a href= "http://allankelly.net"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">allankelly.net</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and can be contacted there or on Linkedin,</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/allankellynet/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.linkedin.com/in/allankellynet/</span></a></p> <p><strong>Re-read Saturday News</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We complete our re-read of the classic</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/38G0ZD3"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Coaching Agile Teams</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">this week with a few final thoughts. I view</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/38G0ZD3"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Coaching Agile Teams</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">as a tale of two themes. The first is a book of philosophy and the second is a how-to book full of techniques. The full value of this book requires two readings. The first time I read the book, I took the how-to path. This time the philosophies of agile coaching were more important to me than any individual technique.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Next week we start our re-read of</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/3RrmE2a"><s