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Mitch Lacey

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In this episode of AgileNEXT, Mitch Lacey joins Daniel and Stephen to discuss his work at Microsoft and what is in store for agile NEXT.  Some topics include:Parenting and AgileHow to get buy-in with teams by selling the value of practicesComing clean with Agility and Organizational DevelopmentLuke Skywalker for POTUS 2016

In this episode of AgileNEXT, Mitch Lacey joins Daniel and Stephen to discuss his work at Microsoft and what is in store for agile NEXT. Some topics include: Parenting and Agile How to get buy-in with teams by selling the value of practices Coming clean with Agility and Organizational Development Luke Skywalker for POTUS 2016

017 - Mitch Lacey - Episode 17 20161006 Agile Next

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 192!The SPaMCAST 192 features my interview with Mitch Lacey.  We discuss his new book, . Mitch Lacey is an agile practitioner and consultant and is the founder of Mitch Lacey &amp; Associates, Inc., a software consulting and training firm. Mitch specializes in helping companies realize gains in efficiency by adopting agile principles and practices such as Scrum and Extreme Programming. Mitch is a self-described “tech nerd” who started his technology career in 1991 at Accolade Software in San Jose, CA, a computer gaming company. After working as a software test engineer, a test manager, a developer, and a variety of other jobs in between, he settled on his true calling, project and program management.Mitch was a formally trained program manager before adding agile to his project tool belt. He began developing agile skills at Microsoft Corporation, where his team successfully released core enterprise services for Windows Live, where he has two patents pending. Mitch’s first agile team was coached by Ward Cunningham, Jim Newkirk, and David Anderson. Mitch cut his agile teeth working as a product owner or ScrumMaster on a variety of projects. He continued to grow his skills to the point where he was able to help other teams adopt agile practices. Today, with more than 16 years of experience under his belt, Mitch continues to develop his craft by experimenting and practicing with project teams at many different organizations.As a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) and a PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), Mitch shares his experience in project and client management through Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum courses, agile coaching engagements, conference presentations, blogs, and white papers. Mitch works with companies across the world, from Austria to Colombia, California to Florida, Portugal to Turkey, and just about everywhere in between.Mitch has presented at a variety of conferences worldwide, is the conference chair for Agile 2012,  on the board of directors for the Agile Alliance and was on the board of directors of the Scrum Alliance.Web:    Twitter:   mglacey Buy the  (dead tree)  The SPaMCAST 182 is sponsored by LeanKit Kanban.  is a software tool for kanban that is as simple to use as physical kanban. If you put it up on a touchscreen in your team area, it practically IS physical kanban. But your boards are available from anywhere, and updated in real-time. A slew of colors, icons, and avatars take your visual signaling to the next level. And the system tracks the metrics for you, providing analytics on bottlenecks, lead time, work distribution, process efficiency, and variability - for a single board or a whole company. It's kanban for the Lean enterprise. FYI . . . something special is coming to LeanKit Kanban.  Words like enterprise portfolio and groundbreaking, More to come soon!I am working on several projects with friends that we are using kanban to control flow. We are using LeanKit Kanban as a mechanism to keep the project on track and organized. LeanKit allows us to share the Kanban board across the miles with ease!! (and say hello for the SPaMCAST!)Shameless Ad for my book!  co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team."News just in  . . . We also just got word that the SPM book has been adopted for a class at the University of West Flroida for the Fall. ?Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail:  spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail:  +1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:http://bit.ly/16fBWVNextThe Software Process and Measurement Cast 193 will feature my essay on the impact of routine on change, innovaton and goals!

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 192! The SPaMCAST 192 features my interview with Mitch Lacey.  We discuss his new book, .  Mitch Lacey is an agile practitioner and consultant and is the founder of Mitch Lacey &amp; Associates, Inc., a software consulting and training firm. Mitch specializes in helping companies realize gains in efficiency by adopting agile principles and practices such as Scrum and Extreme Programming. Mitch is a self-described “tech nerd” who started his technology career in 1991 at Accolade Software in San Jose, CA, a computer gaming company. After working as a software test engineer, a test manager, a developer, and a variety of other jobs in between, he settled on his true calling, project and program management. Mitch was a formally trained program manager before adding agile to his project tool belt. He began developing agile skills at Microsoft Corporation, where his team successfully released core enterprise services for Windows Live, where he has two patents pending. Mitch’s first agile team was coached by Ward Cunningham, Jim Newkirk, and David Anderson. Mitch cut his agile teeth working as a product owner or ScrumMaster on a variety of projects. He continued to grow his skills to the point where he was able to help other teams adopt agile practices. Today, with more than 16 years of experience under his belt, Mitch continues to develop his craft by experimenting and practicing with project teams at many different organizations. As a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) and a PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), Mitch shares his experience in project and client management through Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum courses, agile coaching engagements, conference presentations, blogs, and white papers. Mitch works with companies across the world, from Austria to Colombia, California to Florida, Portugal to Turkey, and just about everywhere in between. Mitch has presented at a variety of conferences worldwide, is the conference chair for Agile 2012,  on the board of directors for the Agile Alliance and was on the board of directors of the Scrum Alliance. Web:    Twitter:   mglacey  Buy the (dead tree)   The SPaMCAST 182 is sponsored by LeanKit Kanban.  is a software tool for kanban that is as simple to use as physical kanban. If you put it up on a touchscreen in your team area, it practically IS physical kanban. But your boards are available from anywhere, and updated in real-time. A slew of colors, icons, and avatars take your visual signaling to the next level. And the system tracks the metrics for you, providing analytics on bottlenecks, lead time, work distribution, process efficiency, and variability - for a single board or a whole company. It's kanban for the Lean enterprise.  FYI . . . something special is coming to LeanKit Kanban.  Words like enterprise portfolio and groundbreaking, More to come soon! I am working on several projects with friends that we are using kanban to control flow. We are using LeanKit Kanban as a mechanism to keep the project on track and organized. LeanKit allows us to share the Kanban board across the miles with ease! ! (and say hello for the SPaMCAST!) Shameless Ad for my book!  co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team." News just in  . . . We also just got word that the SPM book has been adopted for a class at the University of West Flroida for the Fall.  ? Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail:  spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail:  +1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:</a><a href="http://bit.ly/16fBWV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/16fBWV</a> Next The Software Process and Measurement Cast 193 will feature my essay on the impact of routine on change, innovaton and goals!

SPaMCAST 192 - Mitch Lacey, Scrum Field Guide