In this podcast we interview Jeff Lopes the Delivery Executive for the Standard Bank SAP Core Banking replacement project. This is an important podcast for those who want to understand the management of large programmes and how to apply Lean-Agile approaches to it. He would like this episode to be called: "Never let a good crisis go to waste".
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Show notes
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Role on the Core Banking Programme
02:58 - Background to the Core Banking Programme
06:06 - Adopting a new approach
10:45 - Feature toggling
12:30 - Release frequency
14:11 - Agile on large programmes
15:50 - Three ‘Copper Bullets’ to success in agile at scale
19:01 - Invitation to visit Jeff & Team at Core Banking
19:35 - Weekends
21:18 - Advice to a 30-year old Jeff
22:29 - Practices for handling stress
26:06 - Specific meditation practice
28:25 - Spirit Animal
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