Amazing Apps
👋 G'day, I'm Neil Benson, host of Amazing Apps, and a Microsoft MVP for Business Apps since 2010.
Amazing Apps is the result of my experiments with agile practices, creating high-performing teams, and building enterprise apps with Power Platform and Dynamics 365.
It’s full of advice from my expert guests and examples from my own work leading delivery teams and building amazing apps.
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Recent Episodes
March 10, 2025
Preparing for the First Sprint: Design Thinking and Discovery with Hamish Sheild
#160. Hamish Sheild is a Microsoft MVP and Power Platform consultant specialising in applying Design Thinking practices to our apps and projects to make them more human-centred. Hamish and I discuss the different activities a...
Feb. 7, 2025
Here's when to use a waterfall approach with Power Platform
#159. Should you use a traditional, waterfall approach to build Power Platform apps? In this episode, I break down six situations when you might be tempted to use a waterfall method and share my thoughts on whether that's rea...
Jan. 1, 2025
What is Scrum and why should Power Platform teams care?
#158. It's 2025, and I still meet Power Platform and Dynamics 365 professionals that don't know what Scrum is or have an incomplete understanding of what Scrum is. Especially in job interviews! In this short episode, you'll l...
Dec. 2, 2024
Are Scrum Masters Overrated?
#157. Rethink the role of the scrum master. Two recent events—a thought-provoking article by agile coach Maarten Dalmijn and a leave of absence by Matthew, a beloved scrum master in my team—prompted me to question if scrum ma...
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