Faye Thompson's guest appearances

Faye Thompson

Agile for Humans with Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller

Software Process and Measurement Cast

Writer's Life Chats

Yuval Yeret

Natalie Warnert

Gil Broza

Mark Kilby

Ryan Ripley

Woody Zuill

Bob Galen

Doc Norton

Esther Derby

Jerry Weinberg

Vasco Duarte

Lisa Crispin

Johanna Rothman

Chris Murman

Daniel Vacanti

OwlTail

Cheryl Hammond

Jenny Tarwater

Linda Podder

SPaMCAST 545 we have an interview with Cheryl Hammond, Jenny Tarwater, Faye Thompson, and Linda Podder.  We talk about Launching New Voices, Women in Agile, planned activities at Agile 2019 and more. There is a lot of good advice and ideas if you’re new to speaking or if you are a seasoned speaker. There is a call to action at the end of the interview. 2019 Women in Agile Conference site    Cheryl Hammond  Cheryl Hammond, a.k.a. @bsktcase, has a couple of decades' experience as a software leader in the private and public sectors. She ran her team's successful adoption of Scrum-ban for a mission-critical regulatory compliance project under multi-agency state and federal government oversight, mentored former COBOL devs into true-believing unit-testing XP evangelists, and turned a threatened software product at risk of litigation into a lean, revenue-generating flagship offering in nine months, all of which leads her to believe that anything is possible. She is not sorry for her many biases, including strong preferences for servant-style leadership and team-based, holistic problem-solving and a strong aversion to agile zealotry. Whether consulting or in-house, Cheryl endeavors to make life suck less for software delivery organizations and the humans who inhabit them.   Faye Thompson  With more than twenty years of project delivery experience, Faye Thompson is a consultant coach and scrum master. With a focus on an agile mindset and continuous improvement, Faye has had a positive impact in the financial services, healthcare, advertising, automotive and aviation industries. Passionate about using innovative solutions to drive business value, she supports workgroups as they transform themselves into highly engaged and energized teams. Faye enjoys serving on the board of directors for the Central Ohio Agile Association and as President of the Women in STEMM Alumni Society of The Ohio State University. She spends her free time volunteering as an emergency medical responder and public affairs coordinator for the American Red Cross. Jenny Tarwater  Jenny Tarwater is an International Speaker, Agile Coach, and Trainer local to the Kansas City, Missouri area. Jenny has over 23 years of corporate experience bringing business teams, technical teams, and sponsors together to reliably deliver large-scale development projects with her disciplined approach of cultivating success and growth in people, process and products. Jenny has a passion for driving the adoption and understanding of Agile values, principles, and practices, and her endless motivation drives her involvement in cultivating the “small company startup culture” across organizations large and small. Jenny is a kinetic leader, partner, and consummate student who brings enthusiasm and awareness to projects and keeps teams focused and delivering success in rapidly evolving and dynamic environments. Linda Podder  Linda Podder is a passionate learner and experienced Scrum Master at Hyland Software in Westlake, OH.  She was instrumental in helping launch Hyland’s first SAFe implementation and continues to work with additional SAFe programs as they launch.  Linda loves encouraging her teams to explore, innovate, and celebrate their failures just as much as their successes. She is also passionate about empowering her teams to achieve technical excellence through Agile engineering practices.  Outside of work, she loves to game with her family and take pictures of her fluffy black cats. Re-Read Saturday News Today we continue the re-read of  by Daniel Kahneman. This week we re-read chapter 2. Chapter 2 tackles the relationship between effort, attention, and thinking slow. Thinking slow, system 2 thinking, requires effort. That effort must be marshaled and directed which requires attention. The more effort needed, the more attention needed. Attention is a finite resource, therefore, the more we spend on system 2 thinking, less attention available for everything else. A word of warning, don’t do higher math while driving! If you do not have a favorite, dog-eared copy of , please buy a copy.  Using the links in this blog entry helps support the blog and its alter-ego, The Software Process and Measurement Cast. ,  It’s time to get reading!   The installments: Week 1:  -  Week 2:  -  Week 3:  -  Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 546 will feature our interview with Michael Milutis. Michael and I talked about putting people back in charge of their careers. Michael provides advice that every listener can put to use immediately and in the long run.

SPaMCAST 545 - Launching New Voices, Women in Agile, An Interview with Cheryl Hammond, Jenny Tarwater, Faye Thompson, and Linda Podder

Markus Silpala

Amitai Schleier

(@msipala), Faye Thompson (@agilefaye), and Amitai Schleier (@schmonz) joined Ryan Ripley (@RyanRipley) to discuss their learnings from Agile 2017.Markus Silpala  [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Markus Silpala and Amitai Schleier Hanging out at Agile Coach Camp[/featured-image] is a developer who enjoys close collaboration with both clients and teammates. He seeks work environments where his capabilities—both human and technical—will contribute to the production of high-quality, customer-pleasing software. Markus has a career that spans twenty years and excels as a developer, coach, or architect.Markus  Faye has more than eighteen years of project delivery experience and is currently a senior agile consultant with CareWorks Tech. Focusing on agile methodologies and continuous improvement, she has had a positive impact in the financial services, healthcare, advertising, and automotive industries. Faye is passionate about using innovative solutions to drive business value and helps work groups transform into highly engaged and energized teams. Amitai is a software development coach, speaker, legacy code wrestler, non-award-winning musician, award winning bad poet, and the creator of the Agile in 3 Minutes podcast. He blogs at schmonz.com and is a frequent guest on Agile for Humans. Amitai has published many of his agile observations and musings in his new book – Agile in 3 Minutes on Lean Pub. In this episode you’ll discover:  How Markus Used an Agile Mindset to Confront Cancer What we all learned at Agile 2017 Why it’s important to banish our inner critics  Links from the show:  Handling Cancer with an Agile Mindset Markus’s Blog Agile Coaching Summit – Chicago  The Path to Agility Conference in Columbus, OH Agile 2017 Conference  [callout]Denise Jacobs, Speaker, Author and Chief Creativity Evangelist of The Creative Dose, who speaks at web conferences and consults with tech companies worldwide, maps a way out in her latest work, Banish Your Inner Critic. This book is your manual and toolkit to help you not only reclaim your creativity and productivity, but bump it up to extreme productivity, clearing a path for you to find your zone more often – and stay in it longer. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]Which topic resonated with you? Please leave your thoughts in the comment section below.[/reminder]       Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor.  — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks!  Techwell’s Agile Dev East is *the* premier event covering the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AGILEDEV  to receive up to $200 off any registration package over $800. Check out the entire program at adceast.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there again this year. Attendees will have a chance to participate in my Aligning Toward Business Agility–360° of Freedom Leadership Summit presentation, along with my half day sessions on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions, as well as Rethinking Your Retrospectives. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Orlando – November 5-10, for this great event. The post AFH 076: Agile 2017 with Faye Thompson, Markus Silpala, and Amitai Schleier appeared first on Ryan Ripley.See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(<a href="https://twitter.com/msilpala" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@msipala</a>), Faye Thompson (<a href="https://twitter.com/AgileFaye" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@agilefaye</a>), and Amitai Schleier (<a href="https://twitter.com/schmonz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@schmonz</a>) joined Ryan Ripley (<a href="https://twitter.com/ryanripley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@RyanRipley</a>) to discuss their learnings from Agile 2017.Markus Silpala [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Markus Silpala and Amitai Schleier Hanging out at Agile Coach Camp[/featured-image] is a developer who enjoys close collaboration with both clients and teammates. He seeks work environments where his capabilities—both human and technical—will contribute to the production of high-quality, customer-pleasing software. Markus has a career that spans twenty years and excels as a developer, coach, or architect.Markus  Faye has more than eighteen years of project delivery experience and is currently a senior agile consultant with CareWorks Tech. Focusing on agile methodologies and continuous improvement, she has had a positive impact in the financial services, healthcare, advertising, and automotive industries. Faye is passionate about using innovative solutions to drive business value and helps work groups transform into highly engaged and energized teams. Amitai is a software development <a href="http://www.schmonz.com/coach/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">coach</a>, <a href="http://www.schmonz.com/speaker/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">speaker</a>, legacy code <a href="http://www.schmonz.com/2015/02/25/the-when-to-stop-kata/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wrestler</a>, non-award-winning <a href="http://www.schmonz.com/tag/music/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musician</a>, award winning <a href="http://www.schmonz.com/2007/11/16/explosion-at-the-poem-factory/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bad poet</a>, and the creator of the <a href="https://agilein3minut.es/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Agile in 3 Minutes podcast</a>. He blogs at <a href="http://www.schmonz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">schmonz.com</a> and is a frequent guest on Agile for Humans. Amitai has published many of his agile observations and musings in his new book – <a href="https://leanpub.com/agilein3minutes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Agile in 3 Minutes on Lean Pub</a>. In this episode you’ll discover: <ul> <li>How Markus Used an Agile Mindset to Confront Cancer</li> <li>What we all learned at Agile 2017</li> <li>Why it’s important to banish our inner critics</li> </ul> Links from the show: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.solutionsiq.com/resource/agile-amped-podcast/handling-cancer-with-agile-mindset-markus-silpala/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Handling Cancer with an Agile Mindset</a></li> <li><a href="https://markus.silpala.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Markus’s Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/agile-coaching-summit-chicago-tickets-36069862931" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Agile Coaching Summit – Chicago</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.thepathtoagility.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Path to Agility Conference</a> in Columbus, OH</li> <li><a href="https://www.agilealliance.org/agile2017/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Agile 2017 Conference</a></li> </ul> [callout]<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Banish-Your-Inner-Critic-Self-Doubt/dp/1633534715/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1503031231&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=banish+your+inner+critic&amp;linkCode=li2&amp;tag=aganmaco-20&amp;linkId=7ea53b16b308ba03c1167bca5bb639fe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Denise Jacobs, Speaker, Author and Chief Creativity Evangelist of The Creative Dose, who speaks at web conferences and consults with tech companies worldwide, maps a way out in her latest work, Banish Your Inner Critic. This book is your manual and toolkit to help you not only reclaim your creativity and productivity, but bump it up to extreme productivity, clearing a path for you to find your zone more often – and stay in it longer. <a href="http://amzn.to/2vHSlxq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to purchase on Amazon</a>.[/callout] [reminder]Which topic resonated with you? Please leave your thoughts in the comment section below.[/reminder] <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-for-humans-podcast-devoted/id991671232?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/agile-for-humans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/agileforhumans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on <a href="https://ryanripley.com/afh-039-how-do-you-become-an-agile-coach-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">episode 39</a>. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor.  — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-for-humans-podcast-devoted/id991671232?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! Techwell’s Agile Dev East is *the* premier event covering the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AGILEDEV to receive up to $200 off any registration package over $800. Check out the entire program at <a href="http://adceast.techwell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">adceast.techwell.com</a>. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there again this year. Attendees will have a chance to participate in my <a href="https://adceast.techwell.com/program/leadership-summit-sessions/aligning-toward-business-agility-360-freedom-agile-dev-east-2017?utm_source=agilehumans&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mk-adce17-agilehumans-leadership" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aligning Toward Business Agility–360° of Freedom</a> Leadership Summit presentation, along with my half day sessions on advanced scrum topics called <a href="https://adceast.techwell.com/program/tutorials/scrum-answering-tough-questions-agile-dev-east-2017?utm_source=agilehumans&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mk-adce17-agilehumans-tutorial-scrum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions</a>, as well as <a href="https://adceast.techwell.com/program/tutorials/rethinking-your-retrospectives-agile-dev-east-2017?utm_source=agilehumans&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mk-adce17-agilehumans-tutorial-rethinking" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rethinking Your Retrospectives</a>. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Orlando – November 5-10, for this great event. The post <a href="https://ryanripley.com/afh-076-agile-2017-with-faye-thompson-markus-silpala-and-amitai-schleier/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AFH 076: Agile 2017 with Faye Thompson, Markus Silpala, and Amitai Schleier</a> appeared first on <a href="https://ryanripley.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan Ripley</a>.See <a href="https://omny.fm/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omny.fm/listener</a> for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

76: Agile 2017 with Faye Thompson, Markus Silpala, and Amitai Schleier

Faye Thompson’s love affair with books began early on. By age ten she was pounding out her first book on the keys of her mother’s old manual typewriter. A product of the New York City Public School System and a summa cum laude York College graduate, today she is the author of four drama-drenched gems–In Her Mother’s Shadow, Cheesecake and Teardrops, Red-Hot Pepper, and Slippin’ Sippin’ Saints…Her second novel, Cheesecake and Teardrops (2009), met with rave reviews, landing her a coveted spot in Black Expressions Magazine. Living in New York, three best girlfriends struggle to resist a seductive boss, commitment-phobic boyfriends, and a body by Haagen-Dazs®. The trio embarks upon a spiritual odyssey of redemption, forgiveness, self-acceptance, and tolerance in their quest to be made whole. Cheesecake and Teardrops quickly became a book club favorite.

Faye Thompson’s love affair with books began early on. By age ten she was pounding out her first book on the keys of her mother’s old manual typewriter. A product of the New York City Public School System and a summa cum laude York College graduate, today she is the author of four drama-drenched gems–In Her Mother’s Shadow, Cheesecake and Teardrops, Red-Hot Pepper, and Slippin’ Sippin’ Saints… Her second novel, Cheesecake and Teardrops (2009), met with rave reviews, landing her a coveted spot in Black Expressions Magazine. Living in New York, three best girlfriends struggle to resist a seductive boss, commitment-phobic boyfriends, and a body by Haagen-Dazs®. The trio embarks upon a spiritual odyssey of redemption, forgiveness, self-acceptance, and tolerance in their quest to be made whole. Cheesecake and Teardrops quickly became a book club favorite.

Author Faye Thompson