Welcome to Agile Clips. In this episode our guest is Linda Rising - she is a speaker, author, and recipient of the 2020 World Agility Forum Lifetime Achievement Award.  Today’s topic is “change”. We start the conversation with misconceptions about our ability to help others and organizations change and go on to techniques for achieving long lasting changes. Although the focus is Agile, the discussion is wide ranging and applicable to some of the biggest and toughest challenges we face in the world today. You can contact Linda at https://lindarising.org. The following book by Linda and Mary Lynn Manns is mentioned in the podcast: https://fearlesschangepatterns.com.

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Episode 26: Fearless Change with Linda Rising

In this episode we discuss the so-called hybrid work model, where some team members are working remotely and some from a traditional office environment. As people return to offices following working from home, most organizations will have to work this way. The model presents both challenges and opportunities for more effective collaboration. We talk about this trend, some of the tools available and offer some tips on how to adapt to this new working model.

Episode 25: The hybrid working model

There is a misconception that in Agile development you can plan as you go along. In fact, you still need to plan ahead. What is different compared with waterfall development is that we respond to change over following a plan created when we knew less than we do now. In this episode, we discuss several techniques for understanding what the desired business outcome is so that we can plan how to achieve the outcome more than, for example, the detailed features that, in any case, we may want to adjust as we start to gather user feedback. We also talk about understanding dependencies and risks so that those can be planned for, rather than being surprised by them late in the development cycle.

Episode 24: Planning in Agile product development

In this episode we discuss the vast number of collaboration tools available, some of our experiences with specific tools and various aspects of collaboration with and without electronic tools.   The listing of tools mentioned in the episode can be found at https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com/tools.

Episode 23: Collaboration tools for remote working

Who is a Leader? What does it take to be a Leader? In this episode we are joined by James Saliba, author of “Reviving the Work Environment: Taking Your Position as a Leader” to discuss how leaders can find themselves "stuck" and how they can get “unstuck” by taking time to assess themselves, assessing overall performance, and then taking the appropriate actions. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamessaliba/ https://jamessaliba.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Reviving-Work-Environment-Taking-Position/dp/1734906103

Episode 22: Taking Your Position as a Leader

We are excited to announce that Andrew Webster has joined us as a co-host of the Agile Clips podcast. In this episode Steve, Santosh and Andrew have a conversation about negative views of Agile, what can cause people to have these negative views and how to overcome them to help teams reap the benefits of the Agile values and principles.

Episode 21: Agile is BS!

In this episode we discuss the pluses and minuses of Scrum and Kanban, which is the most appropriate in specific situations and how they can be used together to achieve the best of both worlds.

Episode 20: When to use Scrum, Kanban, or both

In this episode we discuss the role of manager in an Agile setting and how it compares to the role of manager in a waterfall organization. We also talk about the difference between being a manager and being a leader. The following books are referenced in the podcast.   Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage in Human Consciousness by Frederic Laloux https://www.amazon.com/Reinventing-Organizations-Frederic-Laloux/dp/2960133501   Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by L. David Marquet https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Ship-Around-Turning-Followers/dp/1591846404

Episode 19: Agile management and leadership

In this episode we speak with Dr. David A. Bishop about the role of Agile methods in the development of complex systems comprising hardware, firmware and software. Often these systems are developed using a hybrid methodology with some teams using Agile and others using waterfall techniques. David can be contacted via https://agile-worx.com/. You can read about his book, “Metagility: Managing Agile Development for Competitive Advantage” at https://agile-worx.com/product/.

Episode 18: Using Agile in embedded systems development

In this episode, Scrum trainer, podcaster and author Ryan Ripley talks about some of the challenges Scrum teams face and offers practical advice on how to resolve them. We loved his view on how to work with engineering managers who are questioning their role in Scrum! Ryan can be contacted via https://ryanripley.com/. You can read about his new book, “Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems” at https://ryanripley.com/fixing-your-scrum/.

Episode 17: Fixing Your Scrum with Ryan Ripley

In this episode we talk about Agile First Responders - people brought in to deal with "Agile disasters". How do you know when you need help with your agile transformation, and what do first responders do to identify and fix the root causes of problems and to then stabilize the situation. Mike Cottmeyer’s work referenced in the podcast can be found at https://www.leadingagile.com/whitepaper/.

Episode 16: Agile First Responders

Welcome to Agile Clips where we break down Agile into manageable pieces. In this episode we discuss why interest in agility has grown beyond product and engineering groups to the agility of entire organizations. In the podcast we refer to the following interesting resource about Agile Culture Development from the Agile Business Consortium. https://www.agilebusiness.org/resource/resmgr/documents/templates/agile-consortium-culture-dna.pdf This is just one of many useful resources on the same web site.

Episode 15: Business Agility is the agility that really matters

In this episode we discuss why well prioritized and ordered backlogs are so important, how items should be added to them and by whom, and some techniques to manage them so that they are consumable by the delivery team.

Episode 14: Backlogs – The Why, What, When, Where and Who

In this show we discuss documentation. Teams new to Agile sometimes mistakenly abandon good documentation practices, thinking that the Agile Manifesto relieves them of the need for it. We talk about what kinds of documentation are still needed and why, and provide some tips for ensuring that there is just the right amount of it, that it provides value and is not too much of a burden to write.

Episode 13: The right amount of documentation in Agile product development

In this show, your co-hosts Steve Sanoff and Santosh Kolhatkar discuss sizing features and stories. In addition to covering how sizing is different in Agile compared to Waterfall, they discuss proven techniques to do sizing efficiently and to ensure that team members have a common understanding of the scope and work to be done. Podcast feedback form: https://forms.gle/yPHi3TBHKcnck4KJA 

Episode 12: Sizing features and stories – why do it and how to do it efficiently

Welcome to Agile Clips where coaches Santosh Kolhatkar and Steve Sanoff break down Agile into manageable pieces, from changing organizational culture to best practices at the team level.

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