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Episode 161 | James Grenning - Right Place and Time

James Grenning talks with Dave Rael about getting to the heart of the problem, forging important relationships, humility, and providing training

James Grenning is an engineer. He likes solving problems: in code, in design, in meetings, in organizations, in his business. His mission is to bring modern technical and management practices to embedded systems development. That mission takes him all over the world training and coaching. He is the author of Test-Driven Development for Embedded C (http://wingman-sw.com/tddec). He invented Planning Poker, and participated in the creation of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. His website is http://wingman-sw.com.

James's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
  1. Get good at identifying problems
  2. Look for waste in your work
  3. Automate repetitive tasks

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