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Arguing Agile
Brian Orlando
229 episodes
3 days ago
Join Product Manager Brian and Enterprise Consultant Om as they peel back the sticky veneer from the "Build First" trend sweeping through product development. Listen or watch as we debate the message being projected by AI tool vendors (who all have their own flavor of tool to sell you) and ask - "are we encouraging teams to skip crucial validation" in favor of rapid prototyping? Stick around for our discussion, which includes: - How "Build First" creates organizational dependencies on AI ...
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Join Product Manager Brian and Enterprise Consultant Om as they peel back the sticky veneer from the "Build First" trend sweeping through product development. Listen or watch as we debate the message being projected by AI tool vendors (who all have their own flavor of tool to sell you) and ask - "are we encouraging teams to skip crucial validation" in favor of rapid prototyping? Stick around for our discussion, which includes: - How "Build First" creates organizational dependencies on AI ...
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Arguing Agile
AA229 - Build First: The Dumbest Take of 2025?
Join Product Manager Brian and Enterprise Consultant Om as they peel back the sticky veneer from the "Build First" trend sweeping through product development. Listen or watch as we debate the message being projected by AI tool vendors (who all have their own flavor of tool to sell you) and ask - "are we encouraging teams to skip crucial validation" in favor of rapid prototyping? Stick around for our discussion, which includes: - How "Build First" creates organizational dependencies on AI ...
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3 days ago
57 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA228 - Product Management: The Impossible Job - Is the PM role fundamentally broken?
Is Product Management the most unrealistic job description ever created? Product Managers are supposed to be the "CEO of the product" - a one-person army who is CEO, therapist, engineer, and strategist (all without equity or authority). The only issue is that it sounds terrible and is a modern recipe for failure. Watch as Brian and Om dive deep into the impossible expectations placed on Product Managers. Listen as we talk through how the role expects you to work 60+ hours minimum, han...
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1 week ago
49 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA227 - Tired of Repeating Yourself? Fixing Broken Communications!
In this episode of Arguing Agile, Brian and Om explore the frustrating reality of constant repetition in leadership roles. They discuss why product managers, agile coaches, and team leads find themselves saying the same things over and over - and what to do about it. We explore: • Why repetition is actually part of a leader's core job • How to transform repetition into reinforcement • How the global attention crisis affects workplace communication • Creating single sources of tru...
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2 weeks ago
55 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA226 - If Agile Really is Dead: What Agile Professionals Should Do Next
The agile brand may have become toxic, but your skills haven't lost value. If you're struggling - listen or watch as we discuss the valuable skills you have and how you might apply them in future roles. Founder & CEO Alex Polyakov returns to the podcast, joining Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Consultant Om Patel for a discussion about the market shift that has taken place and how people avoid being held back by outdated terminology! One immedi...
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3 weeks ago
57 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA225 - The Team That Got You Here: Navigating Growth and Team Evolution
Your founding team delivered your first million-dollar quarter - but can they scale you to $10 million and beyond? Join Enterprise Business Agility Consultant Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando as we talk through the challenging transition from startup scrappiness to operational excellence. Along the way, we ask about loyalty vs. performance, innovation vs. optimization, and how to manage team evolution without destroying trust and culture. Watch or listen if you're interested...
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1 month ago
49 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA224 - QA is the Bottleneck? | Why Your Testing Team Isn't the Real Problem
Is your QA team really slowing down delivery, or are they just revealing the cracks in your development process? In this episode of Arguing Agile, we're talking about one of the most persistent myths in software development and reveal why QA teams are often unfairly blamed for systemic issues. We explore: The shift-left movement and why QA belongs in customer conversationsHow collaboration breakdowns create false bottlenecks Why treating QA as a cost center backfiresReal strategies for ...
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1 month ago
37 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA223 - People Don't Quit Jobs, They Quit Bosses! Part II
People don't quit jobs - they quit bad bosses... OR DO THEY?!? We had so many untouched debate points from our first episode that it would have been a crime - A CRIME - to throw it all away. So we decided to do a part 2! That's right, we're back and Brian tries to make his argument with all new points - are we blaming individual managers for systemic failures? Listen or watch as we (Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel) debate all new poin...
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1 month ago
37 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA222 - People Don't Quit Jobs, They Quit Bosses - Or Do They?
We're challenging the most accepted wisdom in workplace culture - do people really quit bad bosses, or are they really fleeing broken systems? Join Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel as they engage in this heated debate and explore whether blaming individual managers lets dysfunctional organizations off the hook. 🔥 Listen or watch as we also cover: Why good managers turn "bad" under systemic pressureThe broken promotion pipeline from individual cont...
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1 month ago
50 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA221 - Steve Jobs' Radical Decision-Making: Why Consensus Beats Disagree & Commit
Steve Jobs once said he'd rather fire someone than force them to buy into a decision they disagreed with. This flies in the face of popular leadership advice like Amazon's "disagree and commit" philosophy. In this episode, we dive deep into Jobs' consensus-driven approach at NeXT and explore why expert-driven decision making might be superior to top-down mandates. We examine how Jobs' 8-person policy team made only 25 major decisions per year, the importance of psychological safety in decisi...
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1 month ago
52 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA220 - Why Finance is Everyone's Job: The Hidden Truth Behind Product Failures
Last episode, we talked about Instant Pot's failure via financial engineering that most product teams may never see coming. In this episode, we explore why financial literacy should be a core competency for product teams, not something left to the "adults in the room." We break down why reading basic financial statements, understanding customer lifetime value, and making data-driven decisions that actually consider the cost of building features are essential and how you can start moving to...
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2 months ago
44 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA219 - How Private Equity Killed Instant Pot (And Why Your Product Could Be Next)
Instant Pot had $300M+ revenue, passionate users, and $100M cash on hand. So why did they file for bankruptcy? The answer lies in the pattern of how private equity systematically destroys beloved products through financial engineering! In this podcast, Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel examine the acquisition of Instant Brands and discuss how leveraged buyouts, special dividends, and debt loading likely turned a kitchen innovation...
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2 months ago
1 hour 6 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA218 - Palantir's Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Revolution or Rebrand?
Today we're examining Palantir's "Forward Deployed Software Engineers" - and separating fact from the hype! Everything old is new again! Move over companies that have been doing this for decades such as SAP, IBM, and countless consulting firms! https://blog.palantir.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-palantir-forward-deployed-software-engineer-45ef2de257b1 Listen as we break down Palantir's 2020 blog post about their Forward Deployed Software Engineers (FDSEs) and discover what these engineers actua...
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2 months ago
37 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA217 - Extreme Ownership: Military Leadership Lessons for Professionals
Today, we're delivering a not-your-typical-leadership-book review: "Extreme Ownership" by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin! Ed Martin joins hosts Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel for a chapter-by-chapter review of how military leadership principles directly translate to product management, agile coaching, and team development. The core message? True leadership isn't about barking orders - it's about taking complete ownership, empowering o...
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2 months ago
1 hour 32 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA216 - New Scrum Guide Expansion: Revolutionary Update or Unnecessary Complexity?
The Scrum community is buzzing about a new 55-page expansion to the Scrum Guide. Is this the depth practitioners have been asking for, or is it turning the lightweight framework into bloatware? In this episode, Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando critically examine the "DLC" that claims the original guide was "deliberately oversimplified." We explore new concepts like outcome vs output definitions of done, the "supporters" role, and the inc...
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3 months ago
57 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA215 - Why One-on-Ones Still Matter and Why You Should Have Them
Jensen Huang has 60 direct reports and does no 1:1s, so neither should you - right?!? Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel examine NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's claim that he champions "radical transparency" and his policy of no one-on-ones. Join us as we explore what this means for the rest and listen or watch as we agree that one-on-ones should be employee-driven, focused on growth over status updates, and designed to build the trust that actu...
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3 months ago
42 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA214 - Vibe Coding: New Dystopian World or Just Another Tool?
We're talking about either the terrifying or totally mundane new world of "vibe coding" - using AI to generate code without deep technical expertise. Joining Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel for this podcast, we're happy to welcome back to the podcast Lenar Mukhamadiev, CEO of iDelsoft (https://idelsoft.com)! Listen as we discuss how this trend is changing product development, software engineering careers, and business innovation. Stick aroun...
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3 months ago
52 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA213 - Being a Good Engineer Kinda Sucks (Reaction)
Do you want to hear a story about stifling growth and creativity through the lens of one developer's personal story? You're in luck! Join Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel as they watch and react to Theo's YouTube video: "Being a good engineer kinda sucks," April 28, 2025. It's a tale about the tension between excelling at your craft versus navigating organizational politics and dysfunction. That's right, today, we're talking about them...
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4 months ago
53 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA212 - Peak Product Management | Product Competencies
Who coaches PMs if Directors or CPOs don't understand how features get built? ...or don't understand how to build a strategy? Join Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel as we analyze Ravi Mehta's PM competency framework and debate which skills actually matter at each level of product management! #ProductManagement #Leadership #ProductStrategy REFERENCES "How to Become a Peak Product Manager" by Ravi Mehta: https://www.ravi-mehta.com/product-manager...
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4 months ago
46 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA211 - Communication Is Product's Only Job, OR IS IT?
Listen or watch as Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando debate whether communication is the primary function of product managers. We explore how and if PMs can balance effective communication across stakeholder groups while still delivering results, in addition to other topics, such as: What percentage really is communicationThe power-interest matrix for stakeholder managementBalancing narrative leadership vs technical excellenceCreating vis...
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4 months ago
55 minutes

Arguing Agile
AA210 - The Need for (Engineering) Speed!
Ever been in a meeting where an executive decrees: "Engineering needs to go faster!" without any nuance or understanding of the underlying issues? What a coincidence - so have we!!! Listen or watch as Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel discuss this common yet problematic demand. Join us as we unmask deeper organizational issues, explore how to respond to this request, and discuss the potential causes, constraints, and solutions. Whether you're in engi...
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4 months ago
39 minutes

Arguing Agile
Join Product Manager Brian and Enterprise Consultant Om as they peel back the sticky veneer from the "Build First" trend sweeping through product development. Listen or watch as we debate the message being projected by AI tool vendors (who all have their own flavor of tool to sell you) and ask - "are we encouraging teams to skip crucial validation" in favor of rapid prototyping? Stick around for our discussion, which includes: - How "Build First" creates organizational dependencies on AI ...