Agile2022: Dan Vacanti

September 12, 2022

We recently attended the Agile2022 conference put on by the Agile Alliance and wanted to share our conversations with a few of the speakers and attendees. This episode is a conversation with Dan Vacanti, an author and speaker in the product development world, and Chris Shinkle, SEP’s Director of Innovation. We asked Dan some follow-up questions to expand on his talk from earlier in the conference.

To illustrate how we interpret data, Dan used a story about Wilt Chamberlin’s record breaking total points in a single basketball game. Dan emphasizes that all data have noise and it’s easy to mistake noise for signal.

Note: The audio for this is not our normal in studio quality, so thanks for bearing with us.

 

Episode Guests

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Dan Vacanti | Co-Founder ProKanban.org & Co-Author of the Kanban Guide

Dan has been around the Product Development world for many years. He’s a speaker, author and leader in the Agile and Kanban space.

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Chris Shinkle | Director of Innovation at SEP

Chris has been a thought leader and initiator of new ideas and continuous improvement at SEP since 1997. His experience comes from building products with many clients in a variety of industries, including aerospace, medical, healthcare, and finance. As SEP’s Director of Innovation, Chris leverages many community ideas to help SEP engineers and clients deliver better products.

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Episode Host

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Zac Darnell | Host of Behind The Product & Manager at SEP

With his diverse background and expertise, Zac brings a unique perspective to discussions around innovation, leadership, and the ever-evolving tech landscape. His ability to bridge technical and business domains makes him a valuable voice in the industry.

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