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.

Keep experimenting 🧪

Recent Episodes

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 re…
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 …
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 m…
Aug. 4, 2024

Improving Your Scrum Practice - Mastering Professional Scrum - chapter 1

#156. Neil Benson dives into the essentials of continuously improving Scrum practices in this episode of the Amazing Apps podcast. Drawing on the book "Mastering Professional Scrum" by Stephanie Ockerman and Simon Reindl, Ne…