Agile 2023 is almost here! Mark Kilby, Tim Nolan, and I are putting the final touches on our session Tuning Your Distributed Team with a Right Environment Exercise. We are looking forward to sharing some of the things we learned in Modus Cooperandi’s Lean Agile Visual Management Certification program. The workshop will be held at Agile 2023 on Tuesday, July 25th from 2:00 PM to  5:00 PM. This video gives an overview of our workshop and some of the key concepts we will be covering with the participants. If you are attending the conference for the first time, it can be a rough week so we've also got tips for how to get the most out of the conference and how to best survive the week.This was originally recorded in video. You can find that version here:https://youtu.be/FKwIETj0xzM

Agile 2023 is almost here! Mark Kilby, Tim Nolan, and I are putting the final touches on our session Tuning Your Distributed Team with a Right Environment Exercise. We are looking forward to sharing some of the things we learned in Modus Cooperandi’s Lean Agile Visual Management Certification program. The workshop will be held at Agile 2023 on Tuesday, July 25th from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. This video gives an overview of our workshop and some of the key concepts we will be covering with the participants. If you are attending the conference for the first time, it can be a rough week so we've also got tips for how to get the most out of the conference and how to best survive the week. This was originally recorded in video. You can find that version here:<a href="https://youtu.be/FKwIETj0xzM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/FKwIETj0xzM</a>

Tuning Your Distributed Team with a Right Environment Exercise at Agile 2023 Preview

Snehal Talati

Artificial Intelligence and its impact on the Agile and Project Management space has become a conversation most of us are now having daily. There are a number of products already on the market and more coming every hour. In the same way that several years ago everyone had an app, now everyone wants to have a product leveraging AI. Snehal Talati, the AI Agile guy, has an app he’s been working on, but he’s also working on something bigger… the question of how we will use AI, responsibly, to not just replicate the things we can already do, but help us advance the way we understand and approach work. In this interview, Snehal joins me to talk about https://www.aiagile.org. This is a community he has founded to start a conversation with four goals:- Develop principles and practices for human-centric AI- Learn and share how AI augments Agile methods to serve people- Pioneer an adaptive, collaborative model for progress- Ensure diversity and ethics in creating new techDuring our conversation we talk about where AI is headed, what is happening to the job market, and how we can “reimagine agile” in a way that leverages the power of AI and Agile Principles to create another revolution in the world of work.Note: Towards the end of the interview Snehal generously offers a 10% discount on a course but unfortunately I did not finish editing the interview until after the course had run. Instead, he's offering a 10% discount on his ChatGPT Agile Mastery Workshop Series. All you have to do to receive the discount is use the promo code drunkenpm when you sign up here: https://www.boostaro.com/new-micro-certifications.Links from the podcast:AI Agile: https://www.aiagile.org/Agile GPT: https://www.agilegpt.com/ChatGPT: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt Spinach.io: https://www.spinach.io/Socratic: https://socraticworks.comContacting Snehal:Web: https://www.boostaro.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/snehal-talati-124a38b6/

Artificial Intelligence and its impact on the Agile and Project Management space has become a conversation most of us are now having daily. There are a number of products already on the market and more coming every hour. In the same way that several years ago everyone had an app, now everyone wants to have a product leveraging AI. Snehal Talati, the AI Agile guy, has an app he’s been working on, but he’s also working on something bigger… the question of how we will use AI, responsibly, to not just replicate the things we can already do, but help us advance the way we understand and approach work. In this interview, Snehal joins me to talk about <a href="https://www.aiagile.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.aiagile.org</a>. This is a community he has founded to start a conversation with four goals: - Develop principles and practices for human-centric AI - Learn and share how AI augments Agile methods to serve people - Pioneer an adaptive, collaborative model for progress - Ensure diversity and ethics in creating new tech During our conversation we talk about where AI is headed, what is happening to the job market, and how we can “reimagine agile” in a way that leverages the power of AI and Agile Principles to create another revolution in the world of work. Note: Towards the end of the interview Snehal generously offers a 10% discount on a course but unfortunately I did not finish editing the interview until after the course had run. Instead, he's offering a 10% discount on his ChatGPT Agile Mastery Workshop Series. All you have to do to receive the discount is use the promo code drunkenpm when you sign up here: <a href="https://www.boostaro.com/new-micro-certifications" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.boostaro.com/new-micro-certifications</a>. Links from the podcast: AI Agile: <a href="https://www.aiagile.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.aiagile.org/</a> Agile GPT: <a href="https://www.agilegpt.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.agilegpt.com/</a> ChatGPT: <a href="https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt</a> <a href="http://Spinach.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spinach.io</a>: <a href="https://www.spinach.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spinach.io/</a> Socratic: <a href="https://socraticworks.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://socraticworks.com</a> Contacting Snehal: Web: <a href="https://www.boostaro.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.boostaro.com</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/snehal-talati-124a38b6/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/snehal-talati-124a38b6/</a>

Taking a Responsible Approach to AI with Snehal Talati

Johanna Rothman

Johanna Rothman is one of my favorite people to interview and in this episode, she’s back to talk about her new book Successful Independent Consulting: Relationships That Focus on Mutual Benefit. The book is full of insights and practical tips not just for consultants but anyone looking to establish themself and make their presence known in their profession. The conversation also covers the book she published last year, Free Your Inner Nonfiction Writer: Educate, Influence, and Entertain Your Readers because a big part of making your presence known is making sure your voice is heard. What's great about Johanna's books is that they are full of practical answers to the questions you show up with. But in reading Successful Independent Consulting I found it was also addressing the questions I hadn't figured out how to articulate yet, and the questions I didn't realize I was hiding from. She sent me an ebook version of Successful Independent Consulting to prep for the interview, and I was making so many notes in my Kindle that I had to order a hard copy as well,  just so I could keep it all straight. During the interview, she shares some stories and examples of the challenges she faced in consulting and how she has overcome them. Whether you work in consulting or are just trying to carve out a space for yourself in the company you work for, you'll get a lot of value out of this conversation and her new book. I can't recommend the book enough. The advice she shares is already having a deep impact on how I approach my work. This podcast is also available in a video format: https://youtu.be/-H8F873dD10The Books:Successful Independent Consulting: Relationships That Focus on Mutual Benefit https://bit.ly/3PODNFOFree Your Inner Nonfiction Writer: Educate, Influence, and Entertain Your Readers https://bit.ly/3PRZmoPContacting JohannaWeb: https://www.jrothman.comAmazon: https://bit.ly/44wqwWmLeanpub: https://leanpub.com/u/johannarothmanLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/johannarothman

Johanna Rothman is one of my favorite people to interview and in this episode, she’s back to talk about her new book Successful Independent Consulting: Relationships That Focus on Mutual Benefit. The book is full of insights and practical tips not just for consultants but anyone looking to establish themself and make their presence known in their profession. The conversation also covers the book she published last year, Free Your Inner Nonfiction Writer: Educate, Influence, and Entertain Your Readers because a big part of making your presence known is making sure your voice is heard. What's great about Johanna's books is that they are full of practical answers to the questions you show up with. But in reading Successful Independent Consulting I found it was also addressing the questions I hadn't figured out how to articulate yet, and the questions I didn't realize I was hiding from. She sent me an ebook version of Successful Independent Consulting to prep for the interview, and I was making so many notes in my Kindle that I had to order a hard copy as well, just so I could keep it all straight. During the interview, she shares some stories and examples of the challenges she faced in consulting and how she has overcome them. Whether you work in consulting or are just trying to carve out a space for yourself in the company you work for, you'll get a lot of value out of this conversation and her new book. I can't recommend the book enough. The advice she shares is already having a deep impact on how I approach my work. This podcast is also available in a video format: <a href="https://youtu.be/-H8F873dD10" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/-H8F873dD10</a> The Books: Successful Independent Consulting: Relationships That Focus on Mutual Benefit <a href="https://bit.ly/3PODNFO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3PODNFO</a> Free Your Inner Nonfiction Writer: Educate, Influence, and Entertain Your Readers <a href="https://bit.ly/3PRZmoP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3PRZmoP</a> Contacting Johanna Web: <a href="https://www.jrothman.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.jrothman.com</a> Amazon: <a href="https://bit.ly/44wqwWm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/44wqwWm</a> Leanpub: <a href="https://leanpub.com/u/johannarothman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://leanpub.com/u/johannarothman</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/johannarothman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linkedin.com/in/johannarothman</a>

Successful Independent Consulting W Johanna Rothman

I’ve done several podcast interviews over the past few months about Flow Metrics. These podcasts are all pretty much aligned around the fact that if you want metrics you can rely on to predict what to expect from your teams in the future, nothing is perfect, but flow metrics are better than velocity.Since most of the people I meet while I am coaching, or teaching use Jira, I reached out to a friend at Atlassian to learn more about how to get this data. Here’s the best part… if you are using Jira, the system is probably already capturing the data for you, you just need an easy way to get at it… and this podcast Derek Huether and Sam Tsubota will show you just how easy it is to get at the information you need to understand more about you team’s flow.(This podcast was originally recorded in video. If you'd like to watch that version you can find it here:  https://youtu.be/q86HXsvvv04 )If you’d like to check out the other podcasts I’ve done recently on flow metrics:Story Points are Good AND Evil with Ryan Ripley https://bit.ly/3vZvDzkEnabling Change with Data Modeling and Forecasting (with Troy Magennis) https://bit.ly/3JypeSFFor more on Atlassian Analytics: https://bit.ly/3oZiaYt If you’d like to contact Derek or SamDerek HuetherLinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3poYSvFWeb: derekhuether.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/derekhuetherAmazon: https://bit.ly/3GPEQQQSam TsubotaLinkedIn: https://bit.ly/STsubota

I’ve done several podcast interviews over the past few months about Flow Metrics. These podcasts are all pretty much aligned around the fact that if you want metrics you can rely on to predict what to expect from your teams in the future, nothing is perfect, but flow metrics are better than velocity. Since most of the people I meet while I am coaching, or teaching use Jira, I reached out to a friend at Atlassian to learn more about how to get this data. Here’s the best part… if you are using Jira, the system is probably already capturing the data for you, you just need an easy way to get at it… and this podcast Derek Huether and Sam Tsubota will show you just how easy it is to get at the information you need to understand more about you team’s flow. (This podcast was originally recorded in video. If you'd like to watch that version you can find it here: <a href="https://youtu.be/q86HXsvvv04" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/q86HXsvvv04</a> ) If you’d like to check out the other podcasts I’ve done recently on flow metrics: Story Points are Good AND Evil with Ryan Ripley <a href="https://bit.ly/3vZvDzk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3vZvDzk</a> Enabling Change with Data Modeling and Forecasting (with Troy Magennis) <a href="https://bit.ly/3JypeSF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3JypeSF</a> For more on Atlassian Analytics: <a href="https://bit.ly/3oZiaYt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3oZiaYt</a> If you’d like to contact Derek or Sam Derek Huether LinkedIn: <a href="https://bit.ly/3poYSvF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3poYSvF</a> Web: <a href="http://derekhuether.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">derekhuether.com</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/derekhuether" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/derekhuether</a> Amazon: <a href="https://bit.ly/3GPEQQQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3GPEQQQ</a> Sam Tsubota LinkedIn: <a href="https://bit.ly/STsubota" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/STsubota</a>

Tracking Flow Metrics W Atlassian Analytics

Gary Gagliardi

In the classes I teach and the podcasts I record I talk frequently about how deeply Sun Tzu’s The Art of War has impacted the way I understand the opportunities that show up in my life. Once you get past the title, you can begin to understand how it is really a book about collaboration. I have MANY translations of the Art of War in my apartment but none of them have reshaped my brain as profoundly as the ones by Gary Gagliardi. His book The Amazing Secrets of Sun Tzu's The Art of War: The Mysteries of History's Most Powerful Strategy helped me to understand the work on a completely different level and was the basis for my Five Meaasures Canvas tool.And, he is the guest on this episode of the podcast!!!!If you are a fan of the Art of War or are curious about how a book called The Art of War could actually be about collaboration, this podcast is for you. I also want to say that I am so grateful to Gary for being willing to share his time with me and tolerate my questions. He definitely took me to school during this interview. I hope you will enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it.Links from the InterviewThe Amazing Secrets of Sun Tzu's The Art of WarContacting Gary GagliardiAmazon Author Page: https://bit.ly/3CHgJkhLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyjgagliardi/Web: https://scienceofstrategy.org/main/  and http://www.garygagliardi.comSubStack: https://practicalstrategy.substack.comEmail: gagliardi.gary@gmail.com

In the classes I teach and the podcasts I record I talk frequently about how deeply Sun Tzu’s The Art of War has impacted the way I understand the opportunities that show up in my life. Once you get past the title, you can begin to understand how it is really a book about collaboration. I have MANY translations of the Art of War in my apartment but none of them have reshaped my brain as profoundly as the ones by Gary Gagliardi. His book The Amazing Secrets of Sun Tzu's The Art of War: The Mysteries of History's Most Powerful Strategy helped me to understand the work on a completely different level and was the basis for my Five Meaasures Canvas tool. And, he is the guest on this episode of the podcast!!!! If you are a fan of the Art of War or are curious about how a book called The Art of War could actually be about collaboration, this podcast is for you. I also want to say that I am so grateful to Gary for being willing to share his time with me and tolerate my questions. He definitely took me to school during this interview. I hope you will enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it. Links from the Interview The Amazing Secrets of Sun Tzu's The Art of War Contacting Gary Gagliardi Amazon Author Page: <a href="https://bit.ly/3CHgJkh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3CHgJkh</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyjgagliardi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyjgagliardi/</a> Web: <a href="https://scienceofstrategy.org/main/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://scienceofstrategy.org/main/</a> and <a href="http://www.garygagliardi.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.garygagliardi.com</a> SubStack: <a href="https://practicalstrategy.substack.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://practicalstrategy.substack.com</a> Email: gagliardi.gary@gmail.com

The Art of War with Gary Gagliardi

Ross Beurmann

Join us in this new episode as we welcome back Ross Beurmann, who takes us on an exploration in IT funding, and how the way we fund IT impacts how work gets done and the outcomes it delivers. Drawing inspiration from his thought-provoking LinkedIn post, Ross advocates for making intentional decisions about how we fund IT projects and products,  ensuring their separation between operations IT projects and strategic IT projects. Discover how this distinction can impact the outcomes of our work, shaping priorities, staffing decisions, and resource allocation. Links:Ross’s original blog post: https://bit.ly/43SQNhqContacting Ross• Podcast: Couple of Coaches: https://soundcloud.com/coupleofcoaches• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossbeurmann/• Email: Ross@rossbeurmann.com• (Ross has joined me on a few other podcasts. If you’d like to check them out you can find them here: https://soundcloud.com/search?q=ross%20beurmann)

Join us in this new episode as we welcome back Ross Beurmann, who takes us on an exploration in IT funding, and how the way we fund IT impacts how work gets done and the outcomes it delivers. Drawing inspiration from his thought-provoking LinkedIn post, Ross advocates for making intentional decisions about how we fund IT projects and products, ensuring their separation between operations IT projects and strategic IT projects. Discover how this distinction can impact the outcomes of our work, shaping priorities, staffing decisions, and resource allocation. Links: Ross’s original blog post: <a href="https://bit.ly/43SQNhq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/43SQNhq</a> Contacting Ross • Podcast: Couple of Coaches: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/coupleofcoaches" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/coupleofcoaches</a> • LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossbeurmann/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossbeurmann/</a> • Email: Ross@rossbeurmann.com • (Ross has joined me on a few other podcasts. If you’d like to check them out you can find them here: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/search?q=ross%20beurmann" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/search?q=ross%20beurmann</a>)

Investing in Business Strategy NOT IT Strategy with Ross Beurmann

James Grenning

Get ready for an electrifying episode of DrunkenPM Radio as I welcome the esteemed James Grenning to unravel the world of Test Driven Development (TDD). Agile 2023 is just around the corner, and during the conference, James will be leading a workshop called  "Your First Test-Driven Development." While TDD is not a new concept, it remains unfamiliar to many tech professionals who didn't come from a development background. That's precisely why I reached out to James and invited him to join me for this inspiring podcast.If you're immersed in Agile or managing technology projects, and TDD is still a mystery to you, this is a must-watch. TDD is a game-changer, and understanding it is crucial for your professional growth. I assure you that this episode will significantly impact your job in the best way possible.Now, let's talk about the best part of this podcast: our incredible guest, James Grenning. He personifies the epitome of old-school OG Agile Royalty. Not only is James one of the co-authors of the Agile Manifesto, but he also penned the definitive book on TDD. That's not all—James is the brilliant mind behind Planning Poker, a technique that has revolutionized Agile estimation. Stay tuned as we delve into this fascinating topic towards the end of our conversation.But wait, there's more! At the conclusion of our interview, James will unveil a remarkable system he designed and developed for his training classes. When off-the-shelf solutions fell short of meeting his requirements, James took matters into his own hands. His ingenuity and determination to deliver top-notch training are truly awe-inspiring.Don't miss out on this captivating podcast episode. James Grenning's wisdom and expertise will reshape the way you approach your work. Join me as we embark on a journey of discovery and empowerment with one of the brightest minds in the world of Test Driven Development.(This podcast was originally recorded using video. You can find that version here: https://youtu.be/k5OaxLCIzzI)James’s BookTest Driven Development for Embedded C (Pragmatic Programmers): https://bit.ly/43CMsP0James’s session at Agile 2023Your First Test-Driven Development at Agile 2023https://events.agilealliance.org/Agile2023/session/1423798/your-first-test-driven-development-james-grenningMonday, July 24, 2023, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PMLafayette 4Contacting JamesWeb: https://wingman-sw.com/aboutLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwgrenning/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jwgrenningAgile, Extreme Programming, XP, Scrum, TDD, Test Drive Development, James Grenning, Dave Prior, Reluctant Agilist, drunkenpm, Drunken PM Radio, Planning Poker, Estimation, Wingman-SW, Agile Development and Design Techniques,

Get ready for an electrifying episode of DrunkenPM Radio as I welcome the esteemed James Grenning to unravel the world of Test Driven Development (TDD). Agile 2023 is just around the corner, and during the conference, James will be leading a workshop called "Your First Test-Driven Development." While TDD is not a new concept, it remains unfamiliar to many tech professionals who didn't come from a development background. That's precisely why I reached out to James and invited him to join me for this inspiring podcast. If you're immersed in Agile or managing technology projects, and TDD is still a mystery to you, this is a must-watch. TDD is a game-changer, and understanding it is crucial for your professional growth. I assure you that this episode will significantly impact your job in the best way possible. Now, let's talk about the best part of this podcast: our incredible guest, James Grenning. He personifies the epitome of old-school OG Agile Royalty. Not only is James one of the co-authors of the Agile Manifesto, but he also penned the definitive book on TDD. That's not all—James is the brilliant mind behind Planning Poker, a technique that has revolutionized Agile estimation. Stay tuned as we delve into this fascinating topic towards the end of our conversation. But wait, there's more! At the conclusion of our interview, James will unveil a remarkable system he designed and developed for his training classes. When off-the-shelf solutions fell short of meeting his requirements, James took matters into his own hands. His ingenuity and determination to deliver top-notch training are truly awe-inspiring. Don't miss out on this captivating podcast episode. James Grenning's wisdom and expertise will reshape the way you approach your work. Join me as we embark on a journey of discovery and empowerment with one of the brightest minds in the world of Test Driven Development. (This podcast was originally recorded using video. You can find that version here: <a href="https://youtu.be/k5OaxLCIzzI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/k5OaxLCIzzI</a>) James’s Book Test Driven Development for Embedded C (Pragmatic Programmers): <a href="https://bit.ly/43CMsP0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/43CMsP0</a> James’s session at Agile 2023 Your First Test-Driven Development at Agile 2023 <a href="https://events.agilealliance.org/Agile2023/session/1423798/your-first-test-driven-development-james-grenning" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://events.agilealliance.org/Agile2023/session/1423798/your-first-test-driven-development-james-grenning</a> Monday, July 24, 2023, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Lafayette 4 Contacting James Web: <a href="https://wingman-sw.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wingman-sw.com/about</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwgrenning/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwgrenning/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jwgrenning" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/jwgrenning</a> Agile, Extreme Programming, XP, Scrum, TDD, Test Drive Development, James Grenning, Dave Prior, Reluctant Agilist, drunkenpm, Drunken PM Radio, Planning Poker, Estimation, Wingman-SW, Agile Development and Design Techniques,

Your First Test - Driven Development with James Grenning

Atif Rafiq

Are you tired of endless meetings, indecision, and lack of progress? Do you want to learn a powerful problem-solving technique that will help you transform your digital business? If so, you won't want to miss this exciting podcast episode!Join Dave Prior as he interviews Atif Rafiq, a change leader who has worked with some of the biggest companies in the world, including McDonald's, Volvo, and Amazon. Atif's new book, "Decision Sprint," reveals a breakthrough problem-solving technique that enables leaders to tap into the power of upstream work and collaborative teamwork to generate the questions needed to make crucial decisions.In this podcast, Atif shares his insights into how to make the most of upstream work and collaborative teamwork to develop successful products and transform your digital business. You'll discover how to solve complex problems quickly and effectively, and how to keep your team aligned and moving forward, even in the face of uncertainty and ambiguity.Don't miss this opportunity to learn from one of the world's top change leaders! Tune in to this podcast episode now and discover how to unlock the power of upstream work and collaborative teamwork to take your business to the next level.The BookDecision Sprint: https://bit.ly/41kNptKContacting AtifWeb: https://www.decisionsprint.com/LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/42C6dWt

Are you tired of endless meetings, indecision, and lack of progress? Do you want to learn a powerful problem-solving technique that will help you transform your digital business? If so, you won't want to miss this exciting podcast episode! Join Dave Prior as he interviews Atif Rafiq, a change leader who has worked with some of the biggest companies in the world, including McDonald's, Volvo, and Amazon. Atif's new book, "Decision Sprint," reveals a breakthrough problem-solving technique that enables leaders to tap into the power of upstream work and collaborative teamwork to generate the questions needed to make crucial decisions. In this podcast, Atif shares his insights into how to make the most of upstream work and collaborative teamwork to develop successful products and transform your digital business. You'll discover how to solve complex problems quickly and effectively, and how to keep your team aligned and moving forward, even in the face of uncertainty and ambiguity. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from one of the world's top change leaders! Tune in to this podcast episode now and discover how to unlock the power of upstream work and collaborative teamwork to take your business to the next level. The Book Decision Sprint: <a href="https://bit.ly/41kNptK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/41kNptK</a> Contacting Atif Web: <a href="https://www.decisionsprint.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.decisionsprint.com/</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://bit.ly/42C6dWt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/42C6dWt</a>

Decision Sprints with Atif Rafiq

Marty Bradley

ChatGPT was used to create the blog post to go with this podcast...Are you ready to step into the future of work? Join Marty Bradley and Dave Prior for a mind-blowing conversation about the power of Artificial Intelligence!In this podcast, you'll learn how Marty has teamed up with AI to write a book and create epic briefs, and how this cutting-edge technology is already transforming the way we work and lead.Discover how to leverage AI to its fullest potential, and unlock new opportunities for growth and success. From exploring the skills and jobs that will be in demand in the AI era, to uncovering the ways AI is already shaping our world, this conversation is a must-listen for anyone who wants to stay ahead of the curve.Don't miss out on this game-changing episode! Tune in now to hear how you can harness the power of AI to take your career, your team, and your organization to the next level. Subscribe to the podcast and be ready to embrace the future!Contacting MartyWeb: https://evergreenagile.com/LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/martybradleyTwitter: https://twitter.com/AskCoachMartyTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@askcoachmartyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/askcoachmarty/

ChatGPT was used to create the blog post to go with this podcast... Are you ready to step into the future of work? Join Marty Bradley and Dave Prior for a mind-blowing conversation about the power of Artificial Intelligence! In this podcast, you'll learn how Marty has teamed up with AI to write a book and create epic briefs, and how this cutting-edge technology is already transforming the way we work and lead. Discover how to leverage AI to its fullest potential, and unlock new opportunities for growth and success. From exploring the skills and jobs that will be in demand in the AI era, to uncovering the ways AI is already shaping our world, this conversation is a must-listen for anyone who wants to stay ahead of the curve. Don't miss out on this game-changing episode! Tune in now to hear how you can harness the power of AI to take your career, your team, and your organization to the next level. Subscribe to the podcast and be ready to embrace the future! Contacting Marty Web: <a href="https://evergreenagile.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://evergreenagile.com/</a> LinkedIn: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/martybradley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/martybradley</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AskCoachMarty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/AskCoachMarty</a> TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@askcoachmarty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@askcoachmarty</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/askcoachmarty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/askcoachmarty/</a>

Agile and Artificial Intelligence with Marty Bradley

Mike Vizdos

What do you do when you and your fellow product owners are competing for limited resources (human and otherwise) within your organization and senior leadership seems unwilling or unable to align around strategic priority for the company and create clarity on what the most important things to work on are. Is it okay for leadership to just wait for the Product Owners to fight it out? If you are a PO looking for strategic guidance, how can you get it?In this podcast, Mike Vizdos joins me to talk through the impact this situation has on teams and their ability to deliver value. We explore what you might be able to do if you are faced with this “opportunity,”  how Patrick Lencioni’s idea of First Team has become an critical part of Mike’s work coaching senior leadership, and how AI is becoming part of his approach.Links from the PodcastFirst Team: https://www.michaelvizdos.com/resources/first-teamThe Advantage by Patrick Lencioni https://bit.ly/43KMCoxInteractive Scrum Guide: https://www.michaelvizdos.com/interactive-scrum-guideAudio Scrum Guide: https://www.michaelvizdos.com/scrum-guideImplementing Scrum AI: https://implementingscrum.aiContacting MikeWeb: https://www.michaelvizdos.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mvizdos/Blog: https://www.michaelvizdos.com/implementing-scrum/Contact Form: https://www.michaelvizdos.com/contact

What do you do when you and your fellow product owners are competing for limited resources (human and otherwise) within your organization and senior leadership seems unwilling or unable to align around strategic priority for the company and create clarity on what the most important things to work on are. Is it okay for leadership to just wait for the Product Owners to fight it out? If you are a PO looking for strategic guidance, how can you get it? In this podcast, Mike Vizdos joins me to talk through the impact this situation has on teams and their ability to deliver value. We explore what you might be able to do if you are faced with this “opportunity,” how Patrick Lencioni’s idea of First Team has become an critical part of Mike’s work coaching senior leadership, and how AI is becoming part of his approach. Links from the Podcast First Team: <a href="https://www.michaelvizdos.com/resources/first-team" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.michaelvizdos.com/resources/first-team</a> The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni <a href="https://bit.ly/43KMCox" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/43KMCox</a> Interactive Scrum Guide: <a href="https://www.michaelvizdos.com/interactive-scrum-guide" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.michaelvizdos.com/interactive-scrum-guide</a> Audio Scrum Guide: <a href="https://www.michaelvizdos.com/scrum-guide" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.michaelvizdos.com/scrum-guide</a> Implementing Scrum AI: <a href="https://implementingscrum.ai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://implementingscrum.ai</a> Contacting Mike Web: <a href="https://www.michaelvizdos.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.michaelvizdos.com</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mvizdos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mvizdos/</a> Blog: <a href="https://www.michaelvizdos.com/implementing-scrum/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.michaelvizdos.com/implementing-scrum/</a> Contact Form: <a href="https://www.michaelvizdos.com/contact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.michaelvizdos.com/contact</a>

When Your Leadership Can't Agree  - Featuring  Mike Vizdos

A podcast about Agile and Project Management

Agile and Project Management - DrunkenPM Radio

Scott Ambler

For large scale organizations that need to scale Agile, one of the biggest challenges is selecting the option that will fit best. In this interview Scott Ambler, co-creator of the Disciplined Agile framework offers explains the origin of DisciplinedAgile, what makes it different than the other scaling options  and how to handle some of the more common issues facing traditional orgs that are trying to adopt Agile and handle governance.SHOW NOTES00:07 Interview Begins00:35 Background on the Disciplined Agile Framework01:34 The Origin of Disciplined Agile and what it was designed to help with05:01 What drives organizations to want one common way to practice Agile 06:13 How Disciplined Agile responds to the desire for one process to rule them all08:36 If you support multiple approaches to development, how do you bring it all together from a governance perspective and how do you communicate with management about process and progress?11:10 If you are going to govern, what should you actually be governing?12:30 Do we really want the PMO to be in charge of governing all aspects of the work?13:20 How Disciplined Agile looks at the bigger picture with respect to governance15:55 Making room for someone who can watch how things are being measured and keeping track of performance16:39 We do not want to inflict the same process on 50 different teams. We need to up our game and look at the full enterprise picture17:24 Everything in the complex adaptive system impact everything else in the system17:56 The difference between Disciplined Agile and the other options for scaling Agile20:55 There is no such thing as a best practice… EVER21:08 If you want to be effective, pick and choose the techniques that work for you22:50 Teaching them how to make decisions on their own, rather than just prescribing a solution23:15 Getting qualified, experienced coaches to help you adopt Disciplined Agile25:19 How Disciplined Agile makes sure the people teaching it are experienced it and know what they are doing26:42 The first step is not to park your brain at the door. Hire someone who has experience and knows what they are doing.27:25 The legions of Agile coaches … a 4 day class does not make you an experienced expert28:55 Avoiding the trap of hiring “experts” who have merely completed few days of training30:20 Making the case to senior leadership for taking a more mindful approach, despite the additional risk and effort31:36 If it took your organization decades to get into the state they are in now, it is not going to go away overnight32:50 The investment is more than just dollars34:44 No matter how good we are, there is always something more we can tweak to get better35:12 Organizations need to wake up, observe and have an honest discussion - make the bigger picture obvious36:47 If you want to get in touch with Scott37:44 Scott’s upcoming speaking events38:22 Interview EndsFOR MORE INFORMATION ON SCOTT AMBLER AND DISCIPLINED AGILEhttp://scottambler.com http://www.disciplinedagiledelivery.com https://disciplinedagileconsortium.org

For large scale organizations that need to scale Agile, one of the biggest challenges is selecting the option that will fit best. In this interview Scott Ambler, co-creator of the Disciplined Agile framework offers explains the origin of DisciplinedAgile, what makes it different than the other scaling options and how to handle some of the more common issues facing traditional orgs that are trying to adopt Agile and handle governance. SHOW NOTES 00:07 Interview Begins 00:35 Background on the Disciplined Agile Framework 01:34 The Origin of Disciplined Agile and what it was designed to help with 05:01 What drives organizations to want one common way to practice Agile 06:13 How Disciplined Agile responds to the desire for one process to rule them all 08:36 If you support multiple approaches to development, how do you bring it all together from a governance perspective and how do you communicate with management about process and progress? 11:10 If you are going to govern, what should you actually be governing? 12:30 Do we really want the PMO to be in charge of governing all aspects of the work? 13:20 How Disciplined Agile looks at the bigger picture with respect to governance 15:55 Making room for someone who can watch how things are being measured and keeping track of performance 16:39 We do not want to inflict the same process on 50 different teams. We need to up our game and look at the full enterprise picture 17:24 Everything in the complex adaptive system impact everything else in the system 17:56 The difference between Disciplined Agile and the other options for scaling Agile 20:55 There is no such thing as a best practice… EVER 21:08 If you want to be effective, pick and choose the techniques that work for you 22:50 Teaching them how to make decisions on their own, rather than just prescribing a solution 23:15 Getting qualified, experienced coaches to help you adopt Disciplined Agile 25:19 How Disciplined Agile makes sure the people teaching it are experienced it and know what they are doing 26:42 The first step is not to park your brain at the door. Hire someone who has experience and knows what they are doing. 27:25 The legions of Agile coaches … a 4 day class does not make you an experienced expert 28:55 Avoiding the trap of hiring “experts” who have merely completed few days of training 30:20 Making the case to senior leadership for taking a more mindful approach, despite the additional risk and effort 31:36 If it took your organization decades to get into the state they are in now, it is not going to go away overnight 32:50 The investment is more than just dollars 34:44 No matter how good we are, there is always something more we can tweak to get better 35:12 Organizations need to wake up, observe and have an honest discussion - make the bigger picture obvious 36:47 If you want to get in touch with Scott 37:44 Scott’s upcoming speaking events 38:22 Interview Ends FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SCOTT AMBLER AND DISCIPLINED AGILE <a href="http://scottambler.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://scottambler.com</a> <a href="http://www.disciplinedagiledelivery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.disciplinedagiledelivery.com</a> <a href="https://disciplinedagileconsortium.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://disciplinedagileconsortium.org</a>

Scott Ambler - Disciplined Agile Framework

Micheal Sahota

Emotional Science is a new book written by Audree and Michael Sahota that focuses on helping individuals discover and break through the blockers that are holding them back from becoming better leaders. It is often said that if you want to lead others, you first have to lead yourself. Many of us have the desire to be able to show up as better leaders, we read books, sign up for seminars and yet, when it comes down to doing the actual work, we struggle. The reason for this is often that, while we want the results, the work itself is often too daunting to take on. Emotional Science provides a set of tools you can begin to employ that will help you discover the blockers you have placed in your own path and work through how to remove those blockers. The book also explores how your own emotional history can impact your ability to gain clarity on how that history impacts your ability to lead yourself, and others. One of the most impactful things I have picked up from this book is the idea that emotions have no sense of time. Something from your past that is unresolved can sneak up and find it’s way into how you respond to something that is happening to you right now. This is true of humans, and, to an extent, to companies as well. In this interview Audree and Michael share what led them to writing this book and how their diverse backgrounds brought them together in a shared goal of helping us (and the organizations we work for) find a better way to show up and be clear about the work required to achieve the results we are looking for when it comes to transformation. If you’d like to learn more about Emotional Science, including the free exercises and downloads that are offered and links to where you can purchase the book, visit https://emotionalscience.com/You can also find Michael via the links below:Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelsahotaLinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/michaelsahotaAnd if you’d like to find out more about Michael’s Certified upcoming Scrum and Certified Agile Leadership Classes, click here: https://bit.ly/2NXcEgN

Emotional Science is a new book written by Audree and Michael Sahota that focuses on helping individuals discover and break through the blockers that are holding them back from becoming better leaders. It is often said that if you want to lead others, you first have to lead yourself. Many of us have the desire to be able to show up as better leaders, we read books, sign up for seminars and yet, when it comes down to doing the actual work, we struggle. The reason for this is often that, while we want the results, the work itself is often too daunting to take on. Emotional Science provides a set of tools you can begin to employ that will help you discover the blockers you have placed in your own path and work through how to remove those blockers. The book also explores how your own emotional history can impact your ability to gain clarity on how that history impacts your ability to lead yourself, and others. One of the most impactful things I have picked up from this book is the idea that emotions have no sense of time. Something from your past that is unresolved can sneak up and find it’s way into how you respond to something that is happening to you right now. This is true of humans, and, to an extent, to companies as well. In this interview Audree and Michael share what led them to writing this book and how their diverse backgrounds brought them together in a shared goal of helping us (and the organizations we work for) find a better way to show up and be clear about the work required to achieve the results we are looking for when it comes to transformation. If you’d like to learn more about Emotional Science, including the free exercises and downloads that are offered and links to where you can purchase the book, visit <a href="https://emotionalscience.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://emotionalscience.com/</a> You can also find Michael via the links below: Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelsahota" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/michaelsahota</a> LinkedIn: <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/michaelsahota" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://linkedin.com/in/michaelsahota</a> And if you’d like to find out more about Michael’s Certified upcoming Scrum and Certified Agile Leadership Classes, click here: <a href="https://bit.ly/2NXcEgN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2NXcEgN</a>

Emotional Science - The Key to Unlocking High Performance (with Audree and Micheal Sahota)

Jesse Fewell

"Consistency is the junk food of management."As 2019 gets underway the Reluctant Agilist checks in with Jesse Fewell on his primary areas of focus heading into the New Year. During this episode of the podcast Dave and Jesse discuss the current state of traditional PM vs. Agile, the role of the PMO in an Agile organization and how both of these topics have evolved since they began trying to develop programming aimed at helping PMP's move to a more Agile state. Jesse and Dave both come from a background deeply stepped in traditional project management before finding their way to Agile. Since then a large portion of their time has been spent working on helping traditional PMs find an easier path to agility and in helping to solve the great question of how the PMO can remain relevant in a traditional organization that is working through Agile transformation.Links from the PodcastThe Leadership Circle https://leadershipcircle.comMastering Leadership https://amzn.to/2CQIB6hScaling Leadership https://amzn.to/2FVHvdGBible in a Year App on iTunes: https://apple.co/2DHqBdjJesse's Upcoming EventsPMI versus Agile: Adversaries or allies?https://www.meetup.com/Agile-Fredericksburg/events/256845346/The Agile PMO Workshop: https://jessefewell.com/the-agile-pmo-pittsburgh-pa-february-8/ProjectCon: https://projectconevent.com/Global Scrum Gathering Austin 2019 https://events.scrumalliance.org/austin-2019 Contacting JesseWeb: https://jessefewell.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/jessefewellLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessefewell/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/jessefewell

"Consistency is the junk food of management." As 2019 gets underway the Reluctant Agilist checks in with Jesse Fewell on his primary areas of focus heading into the New Year. During this episode of the podcast Dave and Jesse discuss the current state of traditional PM vs. Agile, the role of the PMO in an Agile organization and how both of these topics have evolved since they began trying to develop programming aimed at helping PMP's move to a more Agile state. Jesse and Dave both come from a background deeply stepped in traditional project management before finding their way to Agile. Since then a large portion of their time has been spent working on helping traditional PMs find an easier path to agility and in helping to solve the great question of how the PMO can remain relevant in a traditional organization that is working through Agile transformation. Links from the Podcast The Leadership Circle <a href="https://leadershipcircle.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://leadershipcircle.com</a> Mastering Leadership <a href="https://amzn.to/2CQIB6h" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2CQIB6h</a> Scaling Leadership <a href="https://amzn.to/2FVHvdG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2FVHvdG</a> Bible in a Year App on iTunes: <a href="https://apple.co/2DHqBdj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2DHqBdj</a> Jesse's Upcoming Events PMI versus Agile: Adversaries or allies?<a href="https://www.meetup.com/Agile-Fredericksburg/events/256845346/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/Agile-Fredericksburg/events/256845346/</a> The Agile PMO Workshop: <a href="https://jessefewell.com/the-agile-pmo-pittsburgh-pa-february-8/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jessefewell.com/the-agile-pmo-pittsburgh-pa-february-8/</a> ProjectCon: <a href="https://projectconevent.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://projectconevent.com/</a> Global Scrum Gathering Austin 2019 <a href="https://events.scrumalliance.org/austin-2019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://events.scrumalliance.org/austin-2019</a> Contacting Jesse Web: <a href="https://jessefewell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jessefewell.com</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jessefewell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/jessefewell</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessefewell/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessefewell/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/jessefewell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/jessefewell</a>

The Evolving Role of the PMO in an Agile Organization - Catching Up With Jesse Fewell

Brett Harned

In this episode o DrunkenPM Radio, Digital PM Summit co-founder, Brett Harned, talks about his new book “Project Management for Humans”, the upcoming (and 5th annual) Digital PM Summit and the new podcast he’s been working on.Show Notes00:08 Interview Starts00:37 Who is the book for?02:44 What are the pieces that are missing we teach people how to be project managers?04:25 The project manager is more than just a box checker. But how technical do they have to be?08:04 What is Brett’s ideal version of the job of a project manager11:18 What is the biggest misconception that new PMs have about the job when they first get started?12:30 What is the thing about the job of being a PM that keeps Brett motivated even on the days that totally suck15:19 What is the Digital PM Summit and why did they put it together in the first place?17:52 Why the Bureau of Digital’s events are so focused on community19:21 Sharing and debating… and why it is different in Digital PM than in traditional PM21:20 Details on the Digital PM Summit and Brett’s workshop right after the conference21:44 How to get tickets to the conference after registration closes on September 30th 22:17 Following the event online if you can’t make it23:31 Brett’s new podcast Sprints and Milestones (URL to be posted later)25:04 Getting in touch with Brett directly25:24 Hacking Agile at the DPM Summit25:32 Special events happening at the conference26:30 Interview endsBrett’s book Project Management for Humans Publisher http://bit.ly/2fGmpAIAmazon: http://amzn.to/2yUlEMQFor more on the 2017 Digital Pm SummitWeb: http://bureauofdigital.com/summits/digital-pm-2017/Email: dpm@bureauofdigital.comTwitter Hashtag: #dpm2017To contact Brett directlyWeb: http://brettharned.comEmail: brett@brettharned.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/brettharned

In this episode o DrunkenPM Radio, Digital PM Summit co-founder, Brett Harned, talks about his new book “Project Management for Humans”, the upcoming (and 5th annual) Digital PM Summit and the new podcast he’s been working on. Show Notes 00:08 Interview Starts 00:37 Who is the book for? 02:44 What are the pieces that are missing we teach people how to be project managers? 04:25 The project manager is more than just a box checker. But how technical do they have to be? 08:04 What is Brett’s ideal version of the job of a project manager 11:18 What is the biggest misconception that new PMs have about the job when they first get started? 12:30 What is the thing about the job of being a PM that keeps Brett motivated even on the days that totally suck 15:19 What is the Digital PM Summit and why did they put it together in the first place? 17:52 Why the Bureau of Digital’s events are so focused on community 19:21 Sharing and debating… and why it is different in Digital PM than in traditional PM 21:20 Details on the Digital PM Summit and Brett’s workshop right after the conference 21:44 How to get tickets to the conference after registration closes on September 30th 22:17 Following the event online if you can’t make it 23:31 Brett’s new podcast Sprints and Milestones (URL to be posted later) 25:04 Getting in touch with Brett directly 25:24 Hacking Agile at the DPM Summit 25:32 Special events happening at the conference 26:30 Interview ends Brett’s book Project Management for Humans Publisher <a href="http://bit.ly/2fGmpAI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2fGmpAI</a> Amazon: <a href="http://amzn.to/2yUlEMQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/2yUlEMQ</a> For more on the 2017 Digital Pm Summit Web: <a href="http://bureauofdigital.com/summits/digital-pm-2017/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bureauofdigital.com/summits/digital-pm-2017/</a> Email: dpm@bureauofdigital.com Twitter Hashtag: #dpm2017 To contact Brett directly Web: <a href="http://brettharned.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://brettharned.com</a> Email: brett@brettharned.com Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/brettharned" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/brettharned</a>

Project Management for Humans w/ Brett Harned

Andrew Stellman

Jenny Greene

Andrew Stellman and Jenny Green are back with a new book “Head First Agile: A Brain Friendly Guide to Agile and the PMI-ACP Certification”, which offers a strong foundational understanding in the most widely used Agile practices. The book is also intended as a PMI-ACP Exam preparation resource, providing complete coverage of the material included on the certification exam. In this podcast, Jenny and Andrew explain why they wrote the book, how PMI-ACP has evolved and why reaching a level where you are no longer concerned about the tools you use to get work done are traditional or agile is a great place to be.SHOW NOTES01:19 Interview Begins01:50 Background on Jenny and Andrew03:30 Who the book IS NOT for 04:48 Who is book IS for and how it can help you move beyond simply going through the motions06:29 The debate over principles vs. practices and it has impacted Andrew and Jenny’s approach11:55 If you are new to Agile of have no experience working with Agile practices, how can this book help?14:32 Why PMI-ACP prep is the secondary goal of this book. (And what the primary goal is.)16:05 How the PMI-ACP exam has evolved and how Jenny and Andrew approached the topics for this book19:23 How the authors ensured the book covers 100% of the material included on the PMI-ACP exam20:21 Is is harder for a PMP to learn Agile, or harder for an Agilist to learn traditional Project Management?21:40 Reaching the “Ri” level of project management where Agile vs. Waterfall is no longer a concern22:43 Agile has moved beyond software, even reaching into construction, and how the is impacting PMI’s approach to Agile24:46 Agile and the PMO: Is the PMO a dead man walking?26:10 Scaling Agile is large organizations27:44 What is the most dynamic/challenging area of Agile that we need to pay attention to?28:29 Getting in touch with Andrew and JennyTHE BOOKYou can find “Head First Agile: A Brain Friendly Guide to Agile and the PMI-ACP Certification” here: https://www.amazon.com/Head-First-Agile/dp/1449314333/CONTACTING ANDREW AND JENNYIf you’d like to reach Jenny and Andrew, here is how to find them:Their Website: https://www.stellman-greene.comAndrew on Twitter: ‎https://twitter.com/AndrewStellmanJenny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jennygreene

Andrew Stellman and Jenny Green are back with a new book “Head First Agile: A Brain Friendly Guide to Agile and the PMI-ACP Certification”, which offers a strong foundational understanding in the most widely used Agile practices. The book is also intended as a PMI-ACP Exam preparation resource, providing complete coverage of the material included on the certification exam. In this podcast, Jenny and Andrew explain why they wrote the book, how PMI-ACP has evolved and why reaching a level where you are no longer concerned about the tools you use to get work done are traditional or agile is a great place to be. SHOW NOTES 01:19 Interview Begins 01:50 Background on Jenny and Andrew 03:30 Who the book IS NOT for 04:48 Who is book IS for and how it can help you move beyond simply going through the motions 06:29 The debate over principles vs. practices and it has impacted Andrew and Jenny’s approach 11:55 If you are new to Agile of have no experience working with Agile practices, how can this book help? 14:32 Why PMI-ACP prep is the secondary goal of this book. (And what the primary goal is.) 16:05 How the PMI-ACP exam has evolved and how Jenny and Andrew approached the topics for this book 19:23 How the authors ensured the book covers 100% of the material included on the PMI-ACP exam 20:21 Is is harder for a PMP to learn Agile, or harder for an Agilist to learn traditional Project Management? 21:40 Reaching the “Ri” level of project management where Agile vs. Waterfall is no longer a concern 22:43 Agile has moved beyond software, even reaching into construction, and how the is impacting PMI’s approach to Agile 24:46 Agile and the PMO: Is the PMO a dead man walking? 26:10 Scaling Agile is large organizations 27:44 What is the most dynamic/challenging area of Agile that we need to pay attention to? 28:29 Getting in touch with Andrew and Jenny THE BOOK You can find “Head First Agile: A Brain Friendly Guide to Agile and the PMI-ACP Certification” here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Head-First-Agile/dp/1449314333/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Head-First-Agile/dp/1449314333/</a> CONTACTING ANDREW AND JENNY If you’d like to reach Jenny and Andrew, here is how to find them: Their Website: <a href="https://www.stellman-greene.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.stellman-greene.com</a> Andrew on Twitter: ‎<a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewStellman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/AndrewStellman</a> Jenny on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jennygreene" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/jennygreene</a>

Head First Agile w Andrew Stellman and Jenny Greene

Hearst Digital

Agile is not easy. Many organizations struggle with trying to break free of their traditional work culture and finding their path to a different way of working. Along the way, many organizations give up, or slowly slide back into the old ways of working because making the transition is just too hard.If you happen to work at one of those organizations, this episode should offer you something special to start off the new year. This episode offers HOPE.Hearst Digital Media has been working on making the transition to Agile for the past few years. As you’ll hear in the interview, what they’ve achieved is a group that has adopted and adapted a variety of Agile practices and found a way of working that is not just a great example of how to make Agile work for your organization, but how you can establish a group in lieu of a traditional PMO that exists to support, nurture and continuously improve their approach in order to deliver value for their organization and their customers. This episode of The Reluctant Agilist features Michelle Dennis, Director of Product Management, and Jacquelyn Talpalar, Director of Agile Operations for Hearst Digital Media. During the conversation we talk through how they’ve evolved the approach Hearst Digital Media has taken in transitioning to Agile and how that approach has helped them scale from 3 Scrum-ish teams to 24 teams in four years. The group is serving over 1 billion customers a year and on-boarding new products at the rate of almost one a week. Their path was not an easy one and Jacquelyn and Michelle share some of the challenges they faced along the way and offer advice for those who are currently working on making the switch. If you are in need of a good example of how Agile can help you succeed and grow, this podcast should give you a nice boost. For me, this was a truly inspiring interview.  I hope you will enjoy it. Oh - and if you are looking for a gig at a place that has figured all this out… they’re hiring.If you’d like to download  the graphics mentioned in the interviewt, you can find them here.https://bit.ly/2Fz3VAbIf you’d like to contact Michelle Dennis:Email: michellesd02@gmail.comLinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2AKq6QKIf you’d like to contact Jacquelyn Talpalar:Email: jacquelyn.talpalar@gmail.comLinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2Hdvb9R

Agile is not easy. Many organizations struggle with trying to break free of their traditional work culture and finding their path to a different way of working. Along the way, many organizations give up, or slowly slide back into the old ways of working because making the transition is just too hard. If you happen to work at one of those organizations, this episode should offer you something special to start off the new year. This episode offers HOPE. Hearst Digital Media has been working on making the transition to Agile for the past few years. As you’ll hear in the interview, what they’ve achieved is a group that has adopted and adapted a variety of Agile practices and found a way of working that is not just a great example of how to make Agile work for your organization, but how you can establish a group in lieu of a traditional PMO that exists to support, nurture and continuously improve their approach in order to deliver value for their organization and their customers. This episode of The Reluctant Agilist features Michelle Dennis, Director of Product Management, and Jacquelyn Talpalar, Director of Agile Operations for Hearst Digital Media. During the conversation we talk through how they’ve evolved the approach Hearst Digital Media has taken in transitioning to Agile and how that approach has helped them scale from 3 Scrum-ish teams to 24 teams in four years. The group is serving over 1 billion customers a year and on-boarding new products at the rate of almost one a week. Their path was not an easy one and Jacquelyn and Michelle share some of the challenges they faced along the way and offer advice for those who are currently working on making the switch. If you are in need of a good example of how Agile can help you succeed and grow, this podcast should give you a nice boost. For me, this was a truly inspiring interview. I hope you will enjoy it. Oh - and if you are looking for a gig at a place that has figured all this out… they’re hiring. If you’d like to download the graphics mentioned in the interviewt, you can find them here. <a href="https://bit.ly/2Fz3VAb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2Fz3VAb</a> If you’d like to contact Michelle Dennis: Email: michellesd02@gmail.com LinkedIn: <a href="https://bit.ly/2AKq6QK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2AKq6QK</a> If you’d like to contact Jacquelyn Talpalar: Email: jacquelyn.talpalar@gmail.com LinkedIn: <a href="https://bit.ly/2Hdvb9R" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2Hdvb9R</a>

Developing a PMO that is Actually Agile - Hearst Digital Media

Darren Petersen

Darren Petersen is a Senior Technical Project Manager at Lullabot. He’s also incredibly knowledgeable about Agile. In this interview Darren and I discuss how Agile has been implemented at Lullabot. We dig into what works, what doesn’t, why he moved away from Story Points and all, and how Lullabot has been able to get dedicated teams in place.Note: During the interview Darren and I have a brief conversation about why it makes no sense to force yourself into the As a (some user)I want to (some action)so I can (some benefit) format just for the sake of using it. I promised to get him an official answer. You can find that here: SHOW NOTES00:08 Interview Begins00:47 Background on Lullabot01:33 Managing 50 distributed team members03:04 Using social media tools to stay connected with remote staff05:57 Using Agile at Lullabot for client work12:02 Making the case for some upfront planning, before using Agile during Development12:50 Taking on the cost of teaching Agile to the client (who doesn’t care about Agile)14:22 The way Lullabot sets up Teams to use Agile for client work15:22 How can a digital agency maintain the business with dedicated teams20:35 How dedicated teams impact the staff members morale and performance at Lullabot23:27 Teaching customers to write decent User Stories28:07 Should you force yourself into a User Story format when it doesn’t make sense? *29:32 Why Darren doesn’t like using Story Points33:00 How did Darren get so deep with Agile and what drives him to keep learning about it36:19 Getting in touch with Darren37:01 Interview EndsCONTACTING DARRENTwitter https://twitter.com/dsayswhatEmail: darren.petersen@lullalbot.comAbout: https://www.lullabot.com/about/darren-petersenLullabot https://www.lullabot.comLINKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCASTUser Stories Applied by Mike Cohn http://amzn.to/2vKv4JITroy Magennis &amp; Focused Objective http://focusedobjective.com User Story Mapping by Jeff Patton http://amzn.to/2wckyOgAgile Manifesto http://agilemanifesto.org

Darren Petersen is a Senior Technical Project Manager at Lullabot. He’s also incredibly knowledgeable about Agile. In this interview Darren and I discuss how Agile has been implemented at Lullabot. We dig into what works, what doesn’t, why he moved away from Story Points and all, and how Lullabot has been able to get dedicated teams in place. Note: During the interview Darren and I have a brief conversation about why it makes no sense to force yourself into the As a (some user) I want to (some action) so I can (some benefit) format just for the sake of using it. I promised to get him an official answer. You can find that here: SHOW NOTES 00:08 Interview Begins 00:47 Background on Lullabot 01:33 Managing 50 distributed team members 03:04 Using social media tools to stay connected with remote staff 05:57 Using Agile at Lullabot for client work 12:02 Making the case for some upfront planning, before using Agile during Development 12:50 Taking on the cost of teaching Agile to the client (who doesn’t care about Agile) 14:22 The way Lullabot sets up Teams to use Agile for client work 15:22 How can a digital agency maintain the business with dedicated teams 20:35 How dedicated teams impact the staff members morale and performance at Lullabot 23:27 Teaching customers to write decent User Stories 28:07 Should you force yourself into a User Story format when it doesn’t make sense? * 29:32 Why Darren doesn’t like using Story Points 33:00 How did Darren get so deep with Agile and what drives him to keep learning about it 36:19 Getting in touch with Darren 37:01 Interview Ends CONTACTING DARREN Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/dsayswhat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/dsayswhat</a> Email: darren.petersen@lullalbot.com About: <a href="https://www.lullabot.com/about/darren-petersen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.lullabot.com/about/darren-petersen</a> Lullabot <a href="https://www.lullabot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.lullabot.com</a> LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST User Stories Applied by Mike Cohn <a href="http://amzn.to/2vKv4JI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/2vKv4JI</a> Troy Magennis &amp; Focused Objective <a href="http://focusedobjective.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://focusedobjective.com</a> User Story Mapping by Jeff Patton <a href="http://amzn.to/2wckyOg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/2wckyOg</a> Agile Manifesto <a href="http://agilemanifesto.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://agilemanifesto.org</a>

Making Agile work in a Digital Agency w/ Darren Petersen

Mike Anderson

For a long time now I have held strongly to the opinion that there is no such thing as an Agile Project Manager. There are Project Managers and there are ScrumMasters but the value systems they serve are different and at odds.  I am comfortable playing either role, but I cannot do them both at once. (That is based on personal experience as well as observation.)When I saw that the PMI NY Chapter was going to have someone give a talk on Agile Project Management, I was skeptical, but I thought it would be worth checking out.  Unfortunately, the event was sold out before I could get a ticket. Obviously this is an important topic to the community. Fortunately for me, Mike Anderson was willing to have a conversation with me about his presentation. That conversation had a huge impact on me and completely changed the way I felt about the topic of Agile Project Manager. Thanks to Mike, that opinion I mentioned above … not held so strongly anymore.In this interview, Mike Anderson makes a logical, thoughtful case for what an Agile Project Manager is, why we need this role on our teams, and what stage of Agile Transformation you need to reach before you give this role a try. And this is not just theory—Mike is heading up the Agile Transformation effort at a company where they have successfully made the switch from Scrum Master to Agile Project Manager. During the podcast Mike and I refer to the slide deck from his presentation at PMI NYC. You can find it here:  https://www.slideshare.net/secret/JN1P00L1i9iwfEThis could be the next step in the evolution of Project Management.Contacting Mike AndersonIf you'd like to reach out to Mike with follow up questions, you can reach him via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-anderson-03b62210/

For a long time now I have held strongly to the opinion that there is no such thing as an Agile Project Manager. There are Project Managers and there are ScrumMasters but the value systems they serve are different and at odds. I am comfortable playing either role, but I cannot do them both at once. (That is based on personal experience as well as observation.) When I saw that the PMI NY Chapter was going to have someone give a talk on Agile Project Management, I was skeptical, but I thought it would be worth checking out. Unfortunately, the event was sold out before I could get a ticket. Obviously this is an important topic to the community. Fortunately for me, Mike Anderson was willing to have a conversation with me about his presentation. That conversation had a huge impact on me and completely changed the way I felt about the topic of Agile Project Manager. Thanks to Mike, that opinion I mentioned above … not held so strongly anymore. In this interview, Mike Anderson makes a logical, thoughtful case for what an Agile Project Manager is, why we need this role on our teams, and what stage of Agile Transformation you need to reach before you give this role a try. And this is not just theory—Mike is heading up the Agile Transformation effort at a company where they have successfully made the switch from Scrum Master to Agile Project Manager. During the podcast Mike and I refer to the slide deck from his presentation at PMI NYC. You can find it here: <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/secret/JN1P00L1i9iwfE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.slideshare.net/secret/JN1P00L1i9iwfE</a> This could be the next step in the evolution of Project Management. Contacting Mike Anderson If you'd like to reach out to Mike with follow up questions, you can reach him via LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-anderson-03b62210/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-anderson-03b62210/</a>

Defining the Role of Agile Project Manager - w Mike Anderson

David Marquet

Leadership is Language - L. David MarquetIn 2013, David Marquet’s book Turn the Ship Around (https://amzn.to/3bbE2nk) was published, introducing intent based leadership to people all over the world. Since then David has worked with thousands of companies, teams, and individuals and helped them transform the way they think about and engage with others. His new book Leadership Is Language (https://amzn.to/3b6H3p7 )  digs even deeper into intent based leadership by focusing on the subtle ways in which the words we choose impact the message we are trying to send—how it is received and acted upon by others. In this interview, David and I talk about the new book and some of the key ideas he introduces in Leadership is Language. One of concepts we focus on in the interview is blue work vs. red work, or, the thinking work we do that embraces variability and the execution work we do where we want to limit variability.  As an added bonus, David shares a a tip towards the end of the interview that is absolutely going to transform your ability to get people to arrive on time for events. Leadership is Language https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780735217539Contacting DavidIf you’d like to reach David or learn more about Intent Based Leadership here are some links to get you started:Web: https://www.davidmarquet.comWeb: https://intentbasedleadership.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/ldavidmarquetFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ldavidmarquetLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmarquet/VideosIn addition to the book, David posts his “Leadership Nudges” on YouTube each week:Leadership Nudges Videos: http://bit.ly/2UlglmMLive EventsAnd if you’d like to see David in person, here are some of his upcoming events:February 12 from 11:30 - 12:30 - Watermark Conference for Womenhttps://www.watermarkconferenceforwomen.org/speakers/david-marquet/ February 16 from 1:00 - 1:40 PM Sunday Times Life Lessons; Choose Category Businesshttps://www.lifelessonsfestival.com/programme  February 17 from 6:45 - 8:00 PM How To Academyhttps://www.howtoacademy.com/events/leadership-is-language-how-to-empower-your-team-through-better-communication/ February 20 - Stockholm (Crisp Event)https://www.crisp.se/kurser/intent-based-leadership-david-marquet-february-20-2020 February 21 goAgile Eventhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/david-marquet-brings-language-is-leadership-to-copenhagen-dont-miss-this-keynote-book-signing-and-tickets-83150069095

Leadership is Language - L. David Marquet In 2013, David Marquet’s book Turn the Ship Around (<a href="https://amzn.to/3bbE2nk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3bbE2nk</a>) was published, introducing intent based leadership to people all over the world. Since then David has worked with thousands of companies, teams, and individuals and helped them transform the way they think about and engage with others. His new book Leadership Is Language (<a href="https://amzn.to/3b6H3p7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3b6H3p7</a> ) digs even deeper into intent based leadership by focusing on the subtle ways in which the words we choose impact the message we are trying to send—how it is received and acted upon by others. In this interview, David and I talk about the new book and some of the key ideas he introduces in Leadership is Language. One of concepts we focus on in the interview is blue work vs. red work, or, the thinking work we do that embraces variability and the execution work we do where we want to limit variability. As an added bonus, David shares a a tip towards the end of the interview that is absolutely going to transform your ability to get people to arrive on time for events. Leadership is Language <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780735217539" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780735217539</a> Contacting David If you’d like to reach David or learn more about Intent Based Leadership here are some links to get you started: Web: <a href="https://www.davidmarquet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.davidmarquet.com</a> Web: <a href="https://intentbasedleadership.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://intentbasedleadership.com</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ldavidmarquet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ldavidmarquet</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ldavidmarquet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ldavidmarquet</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmarquet/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmarquet/</a> Videos In addition to the book, David posts his “Leadership Nudges” on YouTube each week: Leadership Nudges Videos: <a href="http://bit.ly/2UlglmM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2UlglmM</a> Live Events And if you’d like to see David in person, here are some of his upcoming events: February 12 from 11:30 - 12:30 - Watermark Conference for Women <a href="https://www.watermarkconferenceforwomen.org/speakers/david-marquet/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.watermarkconferenceforwomen.org/speakers/david-marquet/</a>  February 16 from 1:00 - 1:40 PM Sunday Times Life Lessons; Choose Category Business <a href="https://www.lifelessonsfestival.com/programme" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.lifelessonsfestival.com/programme</a>   February 17 from 6:45 - 8:00 PM How To Academy <a href="https://www.howtoacademy.com/events/leadership-is-language-how-to-empower-your-team-through-better-communication/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.howtoacademy.com/events/leadership-is-language-how-to-empower-your-team-through-better-communication/</a>  February 20 - Stockholm (Crisp Event) <a href="https://www.crisp.se/kurser/intent-based-leadership-david-marquet-february-20-2020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.crisp.se/kurser/intent-based-leadership-david-marquet-february-20-2020</a>  February 21 goAgile Event <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/david-marquet-brings-language-is-leadership-to-copenhagen-dont-miss-this-keynote-book-signing-and-tickets-83150069095" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/david-marquet-brings-language-is-leadership-to-copenhagen-dont-miss-this-keynote-book-signing-and-tickets-83150069095</a>

Leadership Is Language w David Marquet

Steve Martin

This is a frequent question in the CSPO classes I teach. Many organizations want the benefits of Agile. Sometimes they assign people to the role of Product Owner, and then continue with business as usual. For the role of PO to work effective, you need an individual filling the Product Owner role who is will and able to make decisions, even without all the information they would want to make the decisions. AND they need to be working in an organization that trust them to make those decisions.  If you don't have that, if you are in a PO role, but management is handing you products with deadlines and ever changing scope (cause it's agile #sarcasm), then you're in trouble.  So, how do you get started developing the skill and experience negotiating with stakeholders who may not view you as someone who has the gravitas to negotiate with them. In this episode of drunkenPM radio, Steve Martin joins me to share his strategies and thoughts on how to cope with your need to develop negotiation skills. Steve is the founder of Cottage Street Consulting (https://cottagestreetconsulting.com/) and you can also find him on LinkedIn  at https://www.linkedin.com/in/agilesteve/.

This is a frequent question in the CSPO classes I teach. Many organizations want the benefits of Agile. Sometimes they assign people to the role of Product Owner, and then continue with business as usual. For the role of PO to work effective, you need an individual filling the Product Owner role who is will and able to make decisions, even without all the information they would want to make the decisions. AND they need to be working in an organization that trust them to make those decisions.    If you don't have that, if you are in a PO role, but management is handing you products with deadlines and ever changing scope (cause it's agile #sarcasm), then you're in trouble.  So, how do you get started developing the skill and experience negotiating with stakeholders who may not view you as someone who has the gravitas to negotiate with them.   In this episode of drunkenPM radio, Steve Martin joins me to share his strategies and thoughts on how to cope with your need to develop negotiation skills.   Steve is the founder of Cottage Street Consulting (<a href="https://cottagestreetconsulting.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cottagestreetconsulting.com/</a>) and you can also find him on LinkedIn at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/agilesteve/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/agilesteve/</a>.

How can a Product Owner develop skill negotiating with Exec Leadership? w/ Steve Martin

Ryan Ripley wears many hats. He's a Professional Scrum Trainer, an Agile Coach, the creator of the Agile for Humans podcast, a blogger, a speaker, and now... author!Last month, Ryan and Todd Miller released Fixing Your Scrum (https://amzn.to/2Pi46En), a book chock full of real-life stories from two seasoned Agile coaches who spend their days helping organizations, teams, and individuals find a better way to work. In this episode of The Reluctant Agilist, Ryan and I talk about the book, what motivated them to write it, and how it can help you figure out ways to address some of the issues you and your Scrum Team are facing. During the interview, Ryan and I also discuss what led him to become a Professional Scrum Trainer and why he finds teaching Scrum and Agile to be such a rewarding way to spend his days. If you are going to be in NYC on February 20, 2020, Ryan and Todd will be speaking at the Agile NYC User Group. http://bit.ly/37EcB2CIf you haven't checked out Ryan's podcast Agile for Humans, that is something you definitely want to do. https://ryanripley.com/agile-for-humans/LinksFixing Your Scrum by Ryan Ripley and Todd Millerhttps://amzn.to/2Pi46EnAgile NYC User Group Event with Ryan Ripley and Todd Millerhttp://bit.ly/37EcB2CContacting RyanWeb: https://ryanripley.com/Agile For Humans Podcast https://ryanripley.com/agile-for-humans/Training https://ryanripley.com/training-classes/

Ryan Ripley wears many hats. He's a Professional Scrum Trainer, an Agile Coach, the creator of the Agile for Humans podcast, a blogger, a speaker, and now... author! Last month, Ryan and Todd Miller released Fixing Your Scrum (<a href="https://amzn.to/2Pi46En" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2Pi46En</a>), a book chock full of real-life stories from two seasoned Agile coaches who spend their days helping organizations, teams, and individuals find a better way to work. In this episode of The Reluctant Agilist, Ryan and I talk about the book, what motivated them to write it, and how it can help you figure out ways to address some of the issues you and your Scrum Team are facing. During the interview, Ryan and I also discuss what led him to become a Professional Scrum Trainer and why he finds teaching Scrum and Agile to be such a rewarding way to spend his days. If you are going to be in NYC on February 20, 2020, Ryan and Todd will be speaking at the Agile NYC User Group. <a href="http://bit.ly/37EcB2C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/37EcB2C</a> If you haven't checked out Ryan's podcast Agile for Humans, that is something you definitely want to do. <a href="https://ryanripley.com/agile-for-humans/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ryanripley.com/agile-for-humans/</a> Links Fixing Your Scrum by Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller <a href="https://amzn.to/2Pi46En" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2Pi46En</a> Agile NYC User Group Event with Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller <a href="http://bit.ly/37EcB2C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/37EcB2C</a> Contacting Ryan Web: <a href="https://ryanripley.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ryanripley.com/</a> Agile For Humans Podcast <a href="https://ryanripley.com/agile-for-humans/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ryanripley.com/agile-for-humans/</a> Training <a href="https://ryanripley.com/training-classes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ryanripley.com/training-classes/</a>

RyanRipley - Fixing Your Scrum

Amitai Schleier

Insights from two days of Personal Kanban training  w/ Amitai SchleierA few weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of taking a class put on by Modus Cooperandi called “Individual, Team, &amp; Project Success: Personal Kanban" with Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria, authors of the book Personal Kanban. Even though personal kanban is a system I am very familiar with, I was psyched to be able to take the class because I was confident that spending two days with Jim and Toni was going to have a deep impact. One surprise benefit was that I finally got a chance to meet Amitai Schleier in person. Both Amitai and I had a lot of valuable takeaways from the class. In this episode of The Reluctant Agilist, we share what we learned from our time with Jim and Toni and some of the challenges each of us face day-to-day in dealing with limiting our WIP and managing flow. Both of us highly recommend taking any training you can with Jim and Tonianne. They are brilliant and come from diverse backgrounds, which is part of what makes their classes so insightful.Upcoming Modus Leadership Class in NYC: Leader Standard Work in the Office: How to Be a Lean / Agile Leader or Work... https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leader-standard-work-in-the-office-how-to-be-a-lean-agile-leader-or-work-with-one-tickets-58671636444Amitai’s Upcoming EventsWebinar: "Mob Programming Explained" https://schmonz.com/talk/2019-smartbear (April 11, 2019)Deliver Agile https://schmonz.com/talk/2019-deliveragile (May 1, 2019)Big Apple Scrum Day: "Two Midwesterners Politely Invite You To Explore Coding" https://schmonz.com/talk/2019-basd/ (May 10, 2019)Contacting AmitaiAmitai on the web: https://schmonz.comAmitai on Twitter: https://twitter.com/schmonzAgile in 3 Minutes Podcast: https://agilein3minut.esModus Cooperandi Links:Personal Kanban: http://personalkanban.com/pk/Lean Coffee: https://moduscooperandi.com/pk-lean-coffeeJim and Tonianne’s books and classes: https://moduscooperandi.com/books-and-classesContacting Jim and TonianneJim Benson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ourfounderTonianne DeMaria on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sprezzaturaThe Reluctant Agilist is hosted on ProjectManagement.com. This podcast may not be copied or reused without their permission.

Insights from two days of Personal Kanban training w/ Amitai Schleier A few weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of taking a class put on by Modus Cooperandi called “Individual, Team, &amp; Project Success: Personal Kanban" with Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria, authors of the book Personal Kanban. Even though personal kanban is a system I am very familiar with, I was psyched to be able to take the class because I was confident that spending two days with Jim and Toni was going to have a deep impact. One surprise benefit was that I finally got a chance to meet Amitai Schleier in person. Both Amitai and I had a lot of valuable takeaways from the class. In this episode of The Reluctant Agilist, we share what we learned from our time with Jim and Toni and some of the challenges each of us face day-to-day in dealing with limiting our WIP and managing flow. Both of us highly recommend taking any training you can with Jim and Tonianne. They are brilliant and come from diverse backgrounds, which is part of what makes their classes so insightful. Upcoming Modus Leadership Class in NYC: Leader Standard Work in the Office: How to Be a Lean / Agile Leader or Work... <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leader-standard-work-in-the-office-how-to-be-a-lean-agile-leader-or-work-with-one-tickets-58671636444" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leader-standard-work-in-the-office-how-to-be-a-lean-agile-leader-or-work-with-one-tickets-58671636444</a> Amitai’s Upcoming Events Webinar: "Mob Programming Explained" <a href="https://schmonz.com/talk/2019-smartbear" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://schmonz.com/talk/2019-smartbear</a> (April 11, 2019) Deliver Agile <a href="https://schmonz.com/talk/2019-deliveragile" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://schmonz.com/talk/2019-deliveragile</a> (May 1, 2019) Big Apple Scrum Day: "Two Midwesterners Politely Invite You To Explore Coding" <a href="https://schmonz.com/talk/2019-basd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://schmonz.com/talk/2019-basd/</a> (May 10, 2019) Contacting Amitai Amitai on the web: <a href="https://schmonz.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://schmonz.com</a> Amitai on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/schmonz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/schmonz</a> Agile in 3 Minutes Podcast: <a href="https://agilein3minut.es" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://agilein3minut.es</a> Modus Cooperandi Links: Personal Kanban: <a href="http://personalkanban.com/pk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://personalkanban.com/pk/</a> Lean Coffee: <a href="https://moduscooperandi.com/pk-lean-coffee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://moduscooperandi.com/pk-lean-coffee</a> Jim and Tonianne’s books and classes: <a href="https://moduscooperandi.com/books-and-classes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://moduscooperandi.com/books-and-classes</a> Contacting Jim and Tonianne Jim Benson on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ourfounder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ourfounder</a> Tonianne DeMaria on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sprezzatura" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sprezzatura</a> The Reluctant Agilist is hosted on <a href="http://ProjectManagement.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ProjectManagement.com</a>. This podcast may not be copied or reused without their permission.

Insights from two days of Personal Kanban training  w/ Amitai Schleier

Richard Cheng

What does it take to be a great Product Owner?On Wednesday, May 22nd at the North American Global Scrum Gathering, Certified Scrum Trainer Richard Cheng will be leading a session called The Perfect Product Owner. In this interview Richard and I discuss some of the material he will be exploring in his session, some of the organizational conditions needed to enable a Product Owner to deliver value for the organization, and some Product Owner anti-patterns to watch out for. Towards the end of the podcast we also offer some tips for Scrum Gathering first-timers to help them get the most out of their experience in Austin.Here are the details for Richard’s session in Austin:The Perfect Product Owner2019 North American Global Scrum Gathering - AustinWednesday, May 22, 2019 2:45 PM - Room ETo check out the full program for the Scrum Gathering, click here: https://www.scrumalliance.org/events/calendar/austin2019If you’d like to contact Richard:Excella: https://www.excella.com/LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardcheng/Twitter https://twitter.com/RichardKCheng

What does it take to be a great Product Owner? On Wednesday, May 22nd at the North American Global Scrum Gathering, Certified Scrum Trainer Richard Cheng will be leading a session called The Perfect Product Owner. In this interview Richard and I discuss some of the material he will be exploring in his session, some of the organizational conditions needed to enable a Product Owner to deliver value for the organization, and some Product Owner anti-patterns to watch out for. Towards the end of the podcast we also offer some tips for Scrum Gathering first-timers to help them get the most out of their experience in Austin. Here are the details for Richard’s session in Austin: The Perfect Product Owner 2019 North American Global Scrum Gathering - Austin Wednesday, May 22, 2019 2:45 PM - Room E To check out the full program for the Scrum Gathering, click here: <a href="https://www.scrumalliance.org/events/calendar/austin2019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.scrumalliance.org/events/calendar/austin2019</a> If you’d like to contact Richard: Excella: <a href="https://www.excella.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.excella.com/</a> LinkedIn <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardcheng/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardcheng/</a> Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/RichardKCheng" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/RichardKCheng</a>

The Perfect Product Owner w/ Richard Cheng, CST

Troy Lightfoot

Trying to figure out when you will be ready to ship is incredibly challenging. Many Scrum teams track historic velocity, or story points completed in a Sprint, and then use the average number of points completed per Sprint as a way of making an educated guess as to when they could deliver when they’d expect to deliver a certain number of story points in the future. There are, however, many who feel that this approach is no better than just making a completely random guess, and there is evidence to support the value in taking a different approach. In this episode of The Reluctant Agilist, Troy Lightfoot explains his approach to Probabilistic Forecasting, what it is, why it matters, and how it is a better way of planning than using a more traditional approach. Books Recommended In the Podcast:Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability - Dan Vacanti https://amzn.to/2HT1zfeWhen will it be done? - Dan Vacanti https://leanpub.com/whenwillitbedonePrinciple of Product of Development Flow - Don Reinterson https://amzn.to/2M989DDTools mentioned in the podcast:Throughput and cycle time calculator:  http://focusedobjective.com/free-tools-resources/Actionable Agile http://actionableagile.comAgile UprisingAgile Uprising http://agileuprising.comContacting Troy Twitter: https://twitter.com/g4stroyWeb: http://agileuprising.com/bod/troy-lightfoot/ http://www.cookingandketones.com

Trying to figure out when you will be ready to ship is incredibly challenging. Many Scrum teams track historic velocity, or story points completed in a Sprint, and then use the average number of points completed per Sprint as a way of making an educated guess as to when they could deliver when they’d expect to deliver a certain number of story points in the future. There are, however, many who feel that this approach is no better than just making a completely random guess, and there is evidence to support the value in taking a different approach. In this episode of The Reluctant Agilist, Troy Lightfoot explains his approach to Probabilistic Forecasting, what it is, why it matters, and how it is a better way of planning than using a more traditional approach. Books Recommended In the Podcast: Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability - Dan Vacanti <a href="https://amzn.to/2HT1zfe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2HT1zfe</a> When will it be done? - Dan Vacanti <a href="https://leanpub.com/whenwillitbedone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://leanpub.com/whenwillitbedone</a> Principle of Product of Development Flow - Don Reinterson <a href="https://amzn.to/2M989DD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2M989DD</a> Tools mentioned in the podcast: Throughput and cycle time calculator:  <a href="http://focusedobjective.com/free-tools-resources/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://focusedobjective.com/free-tools-resources/</a> Actionable Agile <a href="http://actionableagile.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://actionableagile.com</a> Agile Uprising Agile Uprising <a href="http://agileuprising.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://agileuprising.com</a> Contacting Troy Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/g4stroy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/g4stroy</a> Web: <a href="http://agileuprising.com/bod/troy-lightfoot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://agileuprising.com/bod/troy-lightfoot/</a> <a href="http://www.cookingandketones.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.cookingandketones.com</a>

Probabilistic Forecasting with Troy Lightfoot

Bob Tarne

Bob Tarne provides an overview of his upcoming PMI Global Congress presentation "Agile and Design Thinking, the Perfect Pairing for a Successful Project". Bob is a seasoned Project Management Professional whose work focuses primarily on helping organizations refine their approach to Agile. In this interview Bob explain what Design Thinking is and how it fits with Agile. He also talks about the book "How Successful Organizations Implement Change" which he contributed a chapter to. And the book "Project Managers at Work" by Bruce Harpham, which features a chapter all about Bob. During the interview Bob also shares details on the upcoming P2P Conference which will be taking place in Egypt on December 9-10. If you are attending the PMI Global Congress and would like to check out Bob's session: Agile and Design Thinking, the Perfect Pairing for a Successful ProjectMonday, October 30 8:30 AM to 10 AMhttp://sched.co/BKKkThe book “How Successful Organizations Implement Change” which was put together by Emad Aziz, is available here: http://amzn.to/2ym38iaThe book "Project Managers at Work" by Bruce Harpham can be found here: http://amzn.to/2ygxaVqThe P2P Conference is being held on December 9-10 in Cairo, Egypt(link will be posted soon)If you'd like to contact Bob directly, here is how to reach him:http://twitter.com/btarne http://zen-pm.blogspot.com

Bob Tarne provides an overview of his upcoming PMI Global Congress presentation "Agile and Design Thinking, the Perfect Pairing for a Successful Project". Bob is a seasoned Project Management Professional whose work focuses primarily on helping organizations refine their approach to Agile. In this interview Bob explain what Design Thinking is and how it fits with Agile. He also talks about the book "How Successful Organizations Implement Change" which he contributed a chapter to. And the book "Project Managers at Work" by Bruce Harpham, which features a chapter all about Bob. During the interview Bob also shares details on the upcoming P2P Conference which will be taking place in Egypt on December 9-10. If you are attending the PMI Global Congress and would like to check out Bob's session: Agile and Design Thinking, the Perfect Pairing for a Successful Project Monday, October 30 8:30 AM to 10 AM <a href="http://sched.co/BKKk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sched.co/BKKk</a> The book “How Successful Organizations Implement Change” which was put together by Emad Aziz, is available here: <a href="http://amzn.to/2ym38ia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/2ym38ia</a> The book "Project Managers at Work" by Bruce Harpham can be found here: <a href="http://amzn.to/2ygxaVq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/2ygxaVq</a> The P2P Conference is being held on December 9-10 in Cairo, Egypt (link will be posted soon) If you'd like to contact Bob directly, here is how to reach him: <a href="http://twitter.com/btarne" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/btarne</a> <a href="http://zen-pm.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://zen-pm.blogspot.com</a>

Bob Tarne  - Agile and Design Thinking

Melissa Watts

This episode of the Reluctant Agilist features an interview with Melissa Watts. Melissa works for Major League Baseball as a Technical Project Manager and acts in the capacity of ScrumMaster for a Scrum Team. During the interview, Melissa shares some of the experiences she has had working as a ScrumMaster over the last two years. In this conversation, we explore things like how hard it can be to move from being a member of the Dev Team to being a ScrumMaster in addition to how to run experiments and find different ways to get the members of your Scrum Team to gel and reach that high-performing state we are all aiming towards. Melissa and her team work in a very complex environment on a product that has to perform on a wide range of platforms and is not allowed to have any downtime. They are also faced with the added challenge of dealing with legacy systems and a significant amount of technical debt. If you are working as a ScrumMaster or curious about what the job is like, this podcast offers real-life stories and examples of the day-to-day challenges of the job, how to work through them, and how to pick yourself up and put yourself back together at the end of one of the bad days.If you'd like to contact Melissa with follow up questions:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/melissa-w-a9a9518

This episode of the Reluctant Agilist features an interview with Melissa Watts. Melissa works for Major League Baseball as a Technical Project Manager and acts in the capacity of ScrumMaster for a Scrum Team. During the interview, Melissa shares some of the experiences she has had working as a ScrumMaster over the last two years. In this conversation, we explore things like how hard it can be to move from being a member of the Dev Team to being a ScrumMaster in addition to how to run experiments and find different ways to get the members of your Scrum Team to gel and reach that high-performing state we are all aiming towards. Melissa and her team work in a very complex environment on a product that has to perform on a wide range of platforms and is not allowed to have any downtime. They are also faced with the added challenge of dealing with legacy systems and a significant amount of technical debt. If you are working as a ScrumMaster or curious about what the job is like, this podcast offers real-life stories and examples of the day-to-day challenges of the job, how to work through them, and how to pick yourself up and put yourself back together at the end of one of the bad days. If you'd like to contact Melissa with follow up questions: LinkedIn: <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/melissa-w-a9a9518" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/melissa-w-a9a9518</a>

Melissa Watts - Tips for ScrumMasters

Adam Weisbart

This episode features a student question and a special appearance by Adam Weisbart. I recently had a student in class who was struggling to get her team to participate during retrospectives. This is a fairly common problem for teams that are either trying to get the hang of how to run a retro, or teams that may have stuck with a particular tactic for so long that it has stopped working. I invited Adam Weisbart to join me for the podcast. If Adam's name sounds familiar, it may be because you've taken a class from him, seen him speak at a conference, watched the video "Shit Bad Scrum Masters Say," or because you've used his Agile Adlibs or his retrospective facilitation kit, Recess. (We'll be spending time on those last two during the interview.)If you've got teams that aren't fully engaging during your Retrospectives, you are not alone. This podcast has some ideas that should help you get that turned around.Links from the podcastAgile Retrospectives by Esther Derby and Diana Larsen https://amzn.to/2DYTBzqRetrospective Facilitator Gathering https://www.retrospectivefacilitatorgathering.org/Sh*t Bad Scrum Masters Sayhttps://youtu.be/GGbsgs611MMDownload a free copy of Agile Adlibshttp://downloadretro.com/drunkenpmRecesshttps://recesskit.com/Contacting Adam Weisbart Web https://weisbart.com/

This episode features a student question and a special appearance by Adam Weisbart. I recently had a student in class who was struggling to get her team to participate during retrospectives. This is a fairly common problem for teams that are either trying to get the hang of how to run a retro, or teams that may have stuck with a particular tactic for so long that it has stopped working. I invited Adam Weisbart to join me for the podcast. If Adam's name sounds familiar, it may be because you've taken a class from him, seen him speak at a conference, watched the video "Shit Bad Scrum Masters Say," or because you've used his Agile Adlibs or his retrospective facilitation kit, Recess. (We'll be spending time on those last two during the interview.) If you've got teams that aren't fully engaging during your Retrospectives, you are not alone. This podcast has some ideas that should help you get that turned around. Links from the podcast Agile Retrospectives by Esther Derby and Diana Larsen <a href="https://amzn.to/2DYTBzq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2DYTBzq</a> Retrospective Facilitator Gathering <a href="https://www.retrospectivefacilitatorgathering.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.retrospectivefacilitatorgathering.org/</a> Sh*t Bad Scrum Masters Say <a href="https://youtu.be/GGbsgs611MM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/GGbsgs611MM</a> Download a free copy of Agile Adlibs <a href="http://downloadretro.com/drunkenpm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://downloadretro.com/drunkenpm</a> Recess <a href="https://recesskit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://recesskit.com/</a> Contacting Adam Weisbart Web <a href="https://weisbart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://weisbart.com/</a>

What to do when your team won't  to talk In Retrospectives w Adam Weisbart

This week in New York City the Lower East Side is host to the 3rd Annual LeSS Conference. I stopped by the conference today and had the chance to sit down with Bas Vodde to talk about Large Scale Scrum and the annual event they hold to bring the coaches, trainers and practitioners of LeSS together. The LeSS Conference is not like a standard IT Conference. During the interview Bas explains how their approach to setting up and running the event focuses on letting the on-site attendees drive the content and work together to develop new tools, games, and techniques to help  the growth, adoption and practice of Large Scale Scrum.If you aren’t familiar with LeSS, this interview will help you get an understanding of how this approach to scaling has a philosophy that aims to simplify things as much as possible in order to create greater understanding of what is blocking an organization from being able to truly adopt an agile approach to work. During the conversation we dig into what happens to the traditional portfolio and program view when you adopt LeSS and take a more product focused approach to work. We also discuss the difference between LeSS and LeSS Huge, which is designed to help organizations running upwards of 8 teams create products using agile. If you’d like to learn more about Large Scale Scrum (LeSS), including case studies, please check:http://less.worksIf you are having trouble finding someone to help you implement LeSS, send an email to support@less.worksAnd if you’d like to reach out to Bas directly, send an email to basv@odd-e.com

This week in New York City the Lower East Side is host to the 3rd Annual LeSS Conference. I stopped by the conference today and had the chance to sit down with Bas Vodde to talk about Large Scale Scrum and the annual event they hold to bring the coaches, trainers and practitioners of LeSS together. The LeSS Conference is not like a standard IT Conference. During the interview Bas explains how their approach to setting up and running the event focuses on letting the on-site attendees drive the content and work together to develop new tools, games, and techniques to help the growth, adoption and practice of Large Scale Scrum. If you aren’t familiar with LeSS, this interview will help you get an understanding of how this approach to scaling has a philosophy that aims to simplify things as much as possible in order to create greater understanding of what is blocking an organization from being able to truly adopt an agile approach to work. During the conversation we dig into what happens to the traditional portfolio and program view when you adopt LeSS and take a more product focused approach to work. We also discuss the difference between LeSS and LeSS Huge, which is designed to help organizations running upwards of 8 teams create products using agile. If you’d like to learn more about Large Scale Scrum (LeSS), including case studies, please check: http://less.works If you are having trouble finding someone to help you implement LeSS, send an email to support@less.works And if you’d like to reach out to Bas directly, send an email to basv@odd<a href="http://-e.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">-e.com</a>

Bas Vodde at the 3rd Annual Large Scale Scrum Conference

The Scrum Alliance and Forbes Insights recently released a report called the “The Elusive Agile Enterprise” (https://www.scrumalliance.org/forbes/). The report presents the findings of a survey that involved over 1,000 C-level executives across the globe in a range of industries. In this interview, Scrum Alliance Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications, Renata Lerch (https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/profile/rlerch) and I talk through the results of this survey and what they mean for organizations adopting Agile.  We also explore some of the more valuable insights that came out of the report including the 3 elements determined to be critical to a successful adoption of Agile and how the findings have helped the Scrum Alliance make a decision to target Human Resources as an area of growth in the future.Download the ReportYou can download a copy of the report at https://www.scrumalliance.org/forbes/Contact Renata Lerch:Scrum Alliance site: https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/profile/rlerchTwitter: https://twitter.com/limalerch?lang=enEmail: rlerch@scrumalliance.org

The Scrum Alliance and Forbes Insights recently released a report called the “The Elusive Agile Enterprise” (<a href="https://www.scrumalliance.org/forbes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.scrumalliance.org/forbes/</a>). The report presents the findings of a survey that involved over 1,000 C-level executives across the globe in a range of industries. In this interview, Scrum Alliance Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications, Renata Lerch (<a href="https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/profile/rlerch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/profile/rlerch</a>) and I talk through the results of this survey and what they mean for organizations adopting Agile. We also explore some of the more valuable insights that came out of the report including the 3 elements determined to be critical to a successful adoption of Agile and how the findings have helped the Scrum Alliance make a decision to target Human Resources as an area of growth in the future. Download the Report You can download a copy of the report at <a href="https://www.scrumalliance.org/forbes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.scrumalliance.org/forbes/</a> Contact Renata Lerch: Scrum Alliance site: <a href="https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/profile/rlerch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/profile/rlerch</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/limalerch?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/limalerch?lang=en</a> Email: rlerch@scrumalliance.org

The Elusive Agile Enterprise - A Forbes Insight Report

During the 2018 North American Global Scrum Gathering in Minneapolis, (https://bit.ly/2LOd5ZD) I had a chance to interview the Interim Co-CEOs of the Scrum Alliance: Shannon Carter, Renata Lerch, and Angie Stecovich. In addition to their new roles, they also serve as VP of Education, VP of Global Marketing and Communications, and Sr. Director of Finance, respectively. Shannon, Renata, and Angie explain how their roles have changed at the Scrum Alliance and how being part of an agile leadership team has prepared them for this. They also speak about all the new things happening at the Scrum Alliance.  During the interview, they share details about a number of new initiatives at the Scrum Alliance (including how the certifications offered by the Scrum Alliance have changed over the last year and continue to evolve) as well as new benefits being offered to Certified Scrum Professionals (like free access to Comparative Agility (https://www.comparativeagility.com), an online assessment tool that can be used to help organizations develop their agile capabilities).By far, the biggest announcement the Scrum Alliance made during the 2018 North American Global Scrum Gathering was the partnership with Jeff Sutherland and Scrum Inc. to form a new organization called Scrum at Scale (https://www.scrumatscale.com) that is focused on helping large organizations transform to Agile. If you’d like to check out an interview with Jeff on the partnership, you can find it here: http://drunkenpm.blogspot.com/2018/04/jeff-sutherland-at-2018-global-scrum.html For more on the Scrum Alliance: https://www.scrumalliance.org

During the 2018 North American Global Scrum Gathering in Minneapolis, (<a href="https://bit.ly/2LOd5ZD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2LOd5ZD</a>) I had a chance to interview the Interim Co-CEOs of the Scrum Alliance: Shannon Carter, Renata Lerch, and Angie Stecovich. In addition to their new roles, they also serve as VP of Education, VP of Global Marketing and Communications, and Sr. Director of Finance, respectively. Shannon, Renata, and Angie explain how their roles have changed at the Scrum Alliance and how being part of an agile leadership team has prepared them for this. They also speak about all the new things happening at the Scrum Alliance. During the interview, they share details about a number of new initiatives at the Scrum Alliance (including how the certifications offered by the Scrum Alliance have changed over the last year and continue to evolve) as well as new benefits being offered to Certified Scrum Professionals (like free access to Comparative Agility (<a href="https://www.comparativeagility.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.comparativeagility.com</a>), an online assessment tool that can be used to help organizations develop their agile capabilities). By far, the biggest announcement the Scrum Alliance made during the 2018 North American Global Scrum Gathering was the partnership with Jeff Sutherland and Scrum Inc. to form a new organization called Scrum at Scale (<a href="https://www.scrumatscale.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.scrumatscale.com</a>) that is focused on helping large organizations transform to Agile. If you’d like to check out an interview with Jeff on the partnership, you can find it here: <a href="http://drunkenpm.blogspot.com/2018/04/jeff-sutherland-at-2018-global-scrum.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://drunkenpm.blogspot.com/2018/04/jeff-sutherland-at-2018-global-scrum.html</a> For more on the Scrum Alliance: <a href="https://www.scrumalliance.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.scrumalliance.org</a>

What's New at the Scrum Alliance - from the 2018 North American Global Scrum Gathering

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