E38: Agile for Hardware Teams

Join Joel and Rodrigo as they welcome special guest Nathalia Santos, a project manager at Avanti, who shares her unique experience implementing Scrum with hardware engineering teams. In this eye-opening episode:

• 🔩 Breaking the myth: Why Agile frameworks aren't just for software development
• 🤖 Real-world experiences from AI-powered robotics teams adopting Scrum
• 📊 The surprising tool showdown: Why Notion beat Jira for hardware teams
• 📏 T-shirt sizing vs. story points: Making estimation work for hardware projects
• 🚧 Overcoming resistance: How to introduce Agile methodologies to skeptical engineers
• 🧠 The value of communication skills over technical Scrum knowledge when hiring project managers

With Joel sipping hot chocolate, Rodrigo enjoying a Uruguayan beer, and Nathalia breaking tradition with a gin, the conversation flows naturally into practical insights about implementing Agile beyond its traditional software boundaries.

Whether you're managing hardware teams or simply interested in expanding Agile practices to non-software departments, this episode offers valuable lessons from teams at the cutting edge of technology.

Don't miss this compelling discussion about flexibility, communication, and the step-by-step approach that can make Scrum work for even the most complex hardware development projects!

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