Episode 5: Tools over Frameworks with Vasco Duarte

Today, I’ll be speaking to Vasco Duarte about using tools over generic frameworks. Product Manager, Scrum Master, Project Manager, Director, Agile Coach are some of the roles that he’s taken in software development organizations.

Vasco’s mission is to transform product development organizations into product business organizations. He does that by focusing on the work of the product development teams on the end-to-end life-cycle of their products. From Concept to Cash and Back! Vasco is also the host of a daily podcast where he interviews Scrum Masters about their daily challenges and insights: https://scrum-master-toolbox.org/

You can also connect with him on Twitter: @duarte_vasco

I learned a lot recording this episode. We start off by explaining what “frameworks” and “tools” mean and why it’s important for Agile Coaches to have a large set of tools to pick from, based on their context. Then we briefly talk about the role of product owners and how to define value. Vasco does a really good job in listing some of these tools and their specific examples to put things into context. This is one you won’t want to miss!