Agile at Lundbeck

Mette and Sanne have been working with agile principles and design thinking for years. In this podcast they give their take on how some of the concepts and principles can bring about new revelations, better and longer-lasting solutions and essentially drive innovation.

Aneesha from Global Patient Safety has worked as a scrum master on three projects. Hear her story and how she gets energy from using a coaching mindset to help the team discover the answers rather than applying a solutions mindset. Also hear how she applies the methodology in her daily work – among others the importance of focusing on the bits of work that really add most value. 

Listen-in on how Lu-Canada with a common goal and not aiming for perfection created measurable results and impact. In this podcast Martine and Isabelle share with us their learnings and experiences from using the agile methodology to develop a new medical education process.  They describe the agile way of working as 'an efficient on-the-job, motivating learning experience'  that moved 'cross-functional consultation and collaboration to another level'.

What is it like to be a scrum master and how does is it different from being a product manager? How many of us use “I don't know” as an answer and do it comfortably? Despina talks us through this discomfort as a Scrum Master. Admitting we can't know everything in advance has helped her to save time on planning and empowered her teams to innovate. Listen in on an interesting talk with Despina.

What makes agile ways of working, servant leadership and self-managed teams work in China? Today we are talking to Nina Qu, Lani Wang and Minglan Wang about their digital project called Patient Care Solution aiming to enhance the patient and the physician experience throughout the care journey. We hear about how agile became a strategic priority in China and how leadership embodied the change.

Ever wonder what a manager really thinks when leading an agile team? Today two VPs, Claus Thomsen and Ingrid Harbo, tell us about the challenges and learnings they faced.

Jacob Paduan talks us through the Padwan project and how the team used a 'responsible playful' approach to achieve impressive results. He talks very frankly about failures and has a direct message for managers leading agile teams. 

We go through the scrum framework, one of the main frameworks to DO agile in this step-by-step guide.

What happens when a VP becomes a product owner and then back to a VP again? Morten Grunnet talks about implementing agile and what's he's taking with him from the mindset. 

Mette Maigaard, Head of the Agile Center, talks about why we started where we did and shares what worked with the pilots and what we're still working on.

If you know nothing or very little about agile, start here. Simple and easy explanations with a Lundbeck focus. 

On Part II with Johan Luthman, EVP R&D, he talks about having the right people in the room to make decisions and get things done. 

Johan Luthman, EVP R&D makes the case for focused work and fun with Agile. He describes his own experience with the agile methodology and some humbling lessons along the way. 

A sneak peek of some of what you can expect in Season 1 on Agile@Lundbeck. 

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