Podcasts about Agile software development

Some of the most successful technology companies—like AWS, Stripe, Twilio, and GitHub—have built platforms that developers don't just use but genuinely love. So, what sets these platforms apart from those that developers avoid? In this episode, we break down three key trends that make a platform indispensable: deep customer empathy, an iterative approach to product management, and a culture of empowerment.  Through real-world case studies, including stories from Integral's work with automotive and commercial vehicle clients, as well as insights from industry leaders like Stripe, GitHub, and Netflix, we explore what it takes to create platforms that drive innovation and efficiency. From GitHub's early days embedding in developer communities to Stripe's hands-on support of its first users, and Netflix's culture of autonomy and accountability, we uncover the strategies behind their success.  Whether you're building an internal platform for your company or a developer-focused product for the market, these lessons can help you increase adoption, reduce friction, and build something that developers truly love. Inside the episode... Why platforms like Stripe, GitHub, and AWS succeed while others struggle The three trends that define highly adopted developer platforms A case study from Integral: building a flexible payments platform for an automotive company How GitHub revolutionized version control by embedding in developer communities Stripe's hands-on early approach to supporting developers—and why it worked The role of iterative product management in successful platform adoption Netflix's "Freedom and Responsibility" principle and how it drives internal innovation Practical tips for increasing platform adoption in your own organization Mentioned in this episode Netflix Culture Deck: https://jobs.netflix.com/culture Unlock the full potential of your product team with Integral's player coaches, experts in lean, human-centered design. Visit integral.io/convergence for a free Product Success Lab workshop to gain clarity and confidence in tackling any product design or engineering challenge. Subscribe to the Convergence podcast wherever you get podcasts including video episodes to get updated on the other crucial conversations that we'll post on YouTube at youtube.com/@convergencefmpodcast Learn something? Give us a 5 star review and like the podcast on YouTube. It's how we grow.   Follow the Pod Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/convergence-podcast/ X: https://twitter.com/podconvergence Instagram: @podconvergence  

This interview was recorded at GOTO Aarhus for GOTO Unscripted.http://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview hereAlistair Cockburn - Co-Author of the "Manifesto for Agile Software Development"Aino Vonge Corry - Retrospectives Facilitator, Teacher, Technical Conference Editor & Author of "Retrospectives Antipatterns"RESOURCESAlistairhttps://twitter.com/TotherAlistairhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/alistaircockburnhttps://github.com/totheralistairhttp://alistair.cockburn.usAinohttps://twitter.com/apaipihttp://metadeveloper.comhttps://github.com/apaipihttps://linkedin.com/in/aino-vonge-corry-9a23801DESCRIPTIONAlistair Cockburn shares his insights on the profound impact of AI on the Agile community and beyond. Together with Aino Vonge Corry they reflect on the history and evolution of Agile, contrasts AI's transformative power with past technologies, and expresses concerns about AI's potential to disrupt various professions.He emphasizes his role as a "Bard" rather than a futurist, focusing on current trends and practices around the world. The conversation also touches on Denmark's resilience in the global recession, highlighting the unique societal perspectives that contribute to happiness in Scandinavian countries.RECOMMENDED BOOKSAino Vonge Corry • Retrospective Antipatterns • https://amzn.to/3naFk84Derby, Larsen & Schwaber • Agile Retrospectives • https://amzn.to/3hB4eNkStone, Chaparro, Keebler, Chaparro & McConnell • Introduction to Human Factors • https://amzn.to/3mfXqY2BlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

How Relevant Are The Agile Principles Today? 2001 is the official birth year of Agile. It took the world by storm. Millions of professionals have found new ways of creating software (and other products) using the values and principles of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development (or Agile Manifesto). At the height of Agile, people saw it as a panacea for all software-related, even all product-related problems. Nowadays, Agile is a commodity. “Everyone” works Agile these days. Some proclaim we are in the post-Agile era. Others say Agile is Dead. Is Agile Really Dead? How to connect with AgileDad: - [website] https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram] https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook] https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin] https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

Some people may have heard of Agile Software Development, others may even have heard of running Agile Business Projects. But Steve and Lynzie recognise Agile as a philosophy and way of life not just a project methodology. They have built a life based on that philosophy. They will be sharing 5 Agile life hacks that will help anybody to live a better life. The opening music is "London Bayou" by Oscar Albis Rodrigues and the closing music is "BDS" by Lewis PIckford. tallboyradio.com

In this episode of the Arguing Agile podcast, Enterprise Agile Coach Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando dive into the concept of cognitive load and how it impacts agile software development teams. Drawing from the 1988 paper "Cognitive Load During Problem Solving" by John Sweller, they discuss:What is cognitive load and how does it manifest on agile teams?Why the mental effort required for day-to-day problem solving doesn't necessarily lead to learning new skills The importance of making space for developers to acquire new "schemas" or patterns through activities like communities of practice and pair programmingHow an overemphasis on utilization and treating problem solving as the primary means of learning can hamper a team's ability to grow their expertiseIdeas for measuring and managing cognitive load on agile teamsIf you're a product manager, agile leader or coach looking to enable your teams to continuously learn and improve, this is the episode for you!0:00 Podcast Intro0:11 Topic Intro: Cognitive Load1:16 What is Cognitive Load2:36 Claim #1: Problem Solving is Heavy Stuff6:08 A Software Development Example, #18:11 Claim #2 Distinctly Different Learning Mechanisms10:48 We're Too Busy to Improve12:27 Being More Effective14:35 Time to Innovate15:55 Claim #3 - Normal Work Doesn't Lend to Learning18:32 Sprint Goals19:45 Claim #4 - Expertise Development22:27 Making Space for Learning24:06 Surprise: Taylorism25:31 Utilization & Overhead27:24 Claim #5 - Modification is Required28:54 Pair Programming30:33 Measuring Cognitive Load34:20 Wrap-Upcognitive load agile development, agile team learning, problem solving vs skill acquisition, managing cognitive load software teams, developer utilization agile, pair programming, communities of practice agile= = = = = = = = = = = =Watch it on YouTube= = = = = = = = = = = =Subscribe to our YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8XUSoJPxGPI8EtuUAHOb6g?sub_confirmation=1Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ee3506fc-38f2-46d1-a301-79681c55ed82/Agile-Podcast= = = = = = = = = = = =Toronto Is My Beat (Music Sample)By Whitewolf (Source: https://ccmixter.org/files/whitewolf225/60181)CC BY 4.0 DEED (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)

The first value expressed in the Manifesto for Agile Software Development is "Individuals and interactions over processes and tools."In this episode of Arguing Agile we are joined by Yadi Caro, host of the Hardcore Soft Skills Podcast for an exploration of practical and actionable ways to put people over processes and tools. Listen as we discuss how to build empathy, facilitate effective meetings, foster team collaboration, and customize processes to fit your unique teams. Discover actionable tips from experienced practitioners to help your team thrive, including:How to invest in building relationships and empathy across the organizationHow to better facilitate meetings, with clear goals and equal voicesWhy you should reward team success, not just individual performanceWhy allowing teams to customize processes is importantagile, scrum, people over process, empathy, facilitation, collaboration, team wellbeing, psychological safety, agile coaching, product management, leadership= = = = = = = = = = = =Watch it on YouTube= = = = = = = = = = = =Subscribe to our YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8XUSoJPxGPI8EtuUAHOb6g?sub_confirmation=1Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ee3506fc-38f2-46d1-a301-79681c55ed82/Agile-Podcast= = = = = = = = = = = =Toronto Is My Beat (Music Sample)By Whitewolf (Source: https://ccmixter.org/files/whitewolf225/60181)CC BY 4.0 DEED (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)= = = = = = = = = = = =AA170 - How to Prioritize Individuals & Interactions (Over Processes & Tools)

It's the season finale of Elixir Wizards Office Hours! SmartLogic's Project Manager Alicia Brindisi and VP of Delivery Bri LaVorgna join host Dan to delve into the agile ceremony of retrospectives. They explore the vital role of retrospectives in Agile project management and unveil practical strategies for enhancing their effectiveness. Alicia and Bri break down the elements of a successful retrospective. They cover everything from meticulous preparation to facilitation techniques, and how to choose the best format for fostering open dialogue and actionable results. Learn how to navigate common obstacles and guide discussions toward productive, solution-focused outcomes. Throughout the episode, they emphasize the transformative potential of retrospectives within the Agile framework, portraying them not just as a procedural activity, but as a catalyst for continuous team growth and project success. Key topics discussed in this episode: Mastering the full potential of retrospectives in Agile environments Best practices for effective preparation and facilitation Choosing the right format to suit your team's dynamics Strategies for overcoming typical challenges during retrospectives Techniques for addressing and resolving interpersonal conflicts constructively The critical importance of valuing each team member's perspective Practical advice on applying insights from retrospectives to enact organizational changes Tailoring and refining retrospectives to meet your team's unique requirements Links mentioned: SmartLogic https://smartlogic.io/ SmartLogic LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/smartlogic-io Contact Bri Bri@smartlogic.io Retrium Retrospectives for Scrum & Agile Teams https://www.retrium.com/ 4Ls Retrospective Template https://www.retrium.com/retrospective-techniques/4ls Start Stop Continue Retrospective https://www.retrium.com/retrospective-techniques/start-stop-continue Sailboat Retrospective https://www.retrium.com/retrospective-techniques/sailboat Starfish Retrospective https://www.retrium.com/retrospective-techniques/starfish ClickUp Project Management Platform https://clickup.com/teams/project-management Asana Task Manager http://www.asana.com Jira Project Management Tool https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira  Special Guests: Alicia Brindisi and Bri LaVorgna.

In Episode 9 of Elixir Wizards Office Hours, we dive into task writing and backlog grooming, transforming ideas from the discovery phase into actionable tickets. Join SmartLogic Developer Camber Griffin and hosts Dan Ivovich and Owen Bickford as they explore the intricacies of task writing, ticket grooming, estimation, and backlog management in the software development lifecycle. They emphasize crafting clear, detailed tickets that act as comprehensive guides for development teams. A well-written ticket does more than outline what needs to be built—it facilitates collaboration by including entry points, linking to essential documentation, defining acceptance criteria, detailing QA steps, and identifying potential risks and future hurdles. Key topics discussed in this episode: Crafting actionable development tickets from inspiration Achieving the optimal level of detail in tickets Tailoring ticket content for developers, QA, and stakeholders Standardizing ticket format with templates Structurally breaking down tasks into manageable sections Ensuring flexibility in implementation while maintaining clear specifications Proactively discussing architectural and design approaches Incorporating related documentation within tickets Clarifying acceptance criteria and QA procedures Accurately estimating task effort and complexity Collaboratively grooming tasks with cross-functional teams Adjusting tickets to evolving requirements Strategically planning for uncertainties and out-of-scope concerns Managing and versioning ongoing documentation Keeping the backlog clean, prioritized, and relevant Mapping dependencies among interconnected tasks Links mentioned: Jira Work Management https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira ClickUp Project Management Platform https://clickup.com/teams/project-management GitHub Projects https://docs.github.com/en/issues/planning-and-tracking-with-projects Zube Agile Project Management https://zube.io/ Pivotal Tracker Agile Project Management Tool https://www.pivotaltracker.com/ Trak Portfolio Management System https://pd-trak.com/ ClearCase Software Configuration Mgmt www.ibm.com/products/devops-code-clearcase Oban Job Processing in Elixir https://github.com/sorentwo/oban Special Guest: Camber Griffin.

In Elixir Wizards Office Hours Episode 4, SmartLogic Product Designer Ava Slivkoff joins hosts Sundi Myint and Owen Bickford to discuss the product designer's role in software development. Ava shares her experience navigating client expectations, software design principles, and technical constraints. They explore the integration of design and development workflows and how designers and engineers can collaborate to meet a project's specific needs. The conversation emphasizes the value of cross-functional teams and the synergy that can arise when all team members work in harmony to bring a product to life. Key concepts discussed in the episode: The broad scope of the designer role in web app development The value of an MVP in the iterative software design process Challenges of aligning client expectations with design best practices Pros and cons of leveraging pre-built Tailwind CSS styled components Trends and evolution in web design aesthetics and patterns Leveraging open-source design systems like Tailwind UI Balancing technical constraints with design aspirations Communication and trust-building between designers and engineers Workflows for design handoffs and feedback loops Importance of user flows and mapping the product experience Challenges around the implementation of complex UI elements Benefits of regular design review meetings and syncs Fostering empathy and collaboration across disciplines Links mentioned Figma Dev Mode https://www.figma.com/dev-mode/ Tailwind CSS utility-first CSS framework https://tailwindcss.com/ Tailwind UI https://tailwindui.com/ https://devinai.ai/ Special Guest: Ava Slivkoff.

Pratik Thantharate is a Principal Software Engineer with over ten years of experience in Agile Software Development, Cybersecurity, and DevOps. ================ All Episodes can be found at www.thecryptopodcast.org   Podcast Coaching + All Social Media + Donations link https://bio.link/podcaster   Our Facebook Group can be found at https://www.facebook.com/thecryptopodcast   =======   Thanks to my Sponsors : If you or know some body you know is struggling with anxiety and want to know how to be 100% anxiety free, in 6 weeks, without therapy or drugs, fully guaranteed    https://www.danielpackard.com/ --------------------------   Speaking Podcast Social Media / Coaching My Other Podcasts ⁠https://bio.link/podcaster⁠   ======================== Bio of Pratik Thantharate : Pratik Thantharate is a Principal Software Engineer with over ten years of experience in Agile Software Development, Cybersecurity, and DevOps. With dual M.S. degrees in Computer Science and Management Information Systems from US universities, he currently works at Paycor. His focus areas include Agile development, DevOps, security from code to cloud, monitoring, observability, and data privacy. Pratik applies his knowledge in CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, containerization, and microservices to innovate in DevOps platforms and security frameworks. He has authored 6 research papers, peer-reviewed over 100, and served on the Technical Program Committee for over 30 international conferences, aiming to advance software delivery through his research. What we Discussed:   - How he got involved in Blockchain Technology (2:30 mins)   - What is Agile Development & Dev Ops (3:30 mins)   - Ai & Machine Learning (6 mins)   - ZeroTrustBlock ( 7 mins)   - How to stop errors in Hospitals ( 10 mins)   - How do we ensure that the Ai gives proper date (14 mins)   - A better Healthcare using Ai (16 mins)   - Cyber Security and how to protect yourself (20 mins)   - Ensure side effects are reported (22 mins)   - Transparency with Employees (26 mins)   - Protecting your Personal Data in Healthcare (28 mins)   - How to ensure that people can use this technology (30 mins)   - What Paycor does ( 31 mins)   - Why he is Positive for the Future of Ai (35 min)   and more     How to Contact Pratik Thantharate :   https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=VEjDpX8AAAAJ   https://www.linkedin.com/in/pratikt1988/  

Pratik Thantharate is a Principal Software Engineer with over ten years of experience in Agile Software Development, Cybersecurity, and DevOps. ================ All Episodes can be found at www.thecryptopodcast.org   Podcast Coaching + All Social Media + Donations link https://bio.link/podcaster   Our Facebook Group can be found at https://www.facebook.com/thecryptopodcast   =======   Thanks to my Sponsors : If you or know some body you know is struggling with anxiety and want to know how to be 100% anxiety free, in 6 weeks, without therapy or drugs, fully guaranteed    https://www.danielpackard.com/ -------------------------- Speaking Podcast Social Media / Coaching My Other Podcasts ⁠https://bio.link/podcaster⁠   ======================== Bio of Pratik Thantharate : Pratik Thantharate is a Principal Software Engineer with over ten years of experience in Agile Software Development, Cybersecurity, and DevOps. With dual M.S. degrees in Computer Science and Management Information Systems from US universities, he currently works at Paycor. His focus areas include Agile development, DevOps, security from code to cloud, monitoring, observability, and data privacy. Pratik applies his knowledge in CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, containerization, and microservices to innovate in DevOps platforms and security frameworks. He has authored 6 research papers, peer-reviewed over 100, and served on the Technical Program Committee for over 30 international conferences, aiming to advance software delivery through his research. What we Discussed:   - How he got involved in Blockchain Technology (2:30 mins) - What is Agile Development & Dev Ops (3:30 mins) - Ai & Machine Learning (6 mins) - ZeroTrustBlock ( 7 mins) - How to stop errors in Hospitals ( 10 mins) - How do we ensure that the Ai gives proper date (14 mins) - A better Healthcare using Ai (16 mins) - Cyber Security and how to protect yourself (20 mins) - Ensure side effects are reported (22 mins) - Transparency with Employees (26 mins) - Protecting your Personal Data in Healthcare (28 mins) - How to ensure that people can use this technology (30 mins) - What Paycor does ( 31 mins) - Why he is Positive for the Future of Ai (35 min)   and more     How to Contact Pratik Thantharate :   https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=VEjDpX8AAAAJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/pratikt1988/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roy-coughlan8/message

In Elixir Wizards Office Hours Episode 2, "Discovery Discoveries," SmartLogic's Project Manager Alicia Brindisi and VP of Delivery Bri LaVorgna join Elixir Wizards Sundi Myint and Owen Bickford on an exploratory journey through the discovery phase of the software development lifecycle. This episode highlights how collaboration and communication transform the client-project team dynamic into a customized expedition. The goal of discovery is to reveal clear business goals, understand the end user, pinpoint key project objectives, and meticulously document the path forward in a Product Requirements Document (PRD). The discussion emphasizes the importance of fostering transparency, trust, and open communication. Through a mutual exchange of ideas, we are able to create the most tailored, efficient solutions that meet the client's current goals and their vision for the future. Key topics discussed in this episode: Mastering the art of tailored, collaborative discovery Navigating business landscapes and user experiences with empathy Sculpting project objectives and architectural blueprints Continuously capturing discoveries and refining documentation Striking the perfect balance between flexibility and structured processes Steering clear of scope creep while managing expectations Tapping into collective wisdom for ongoing discovery Building and sustaining a foundation of trust and transparency Links mentioned in this episode: https://smartlogic.io/ Follow SmartLogic on social media: https://twitter.com/smartlogic Contact Bri: bri@smartlogic.io What is a PRD? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productrequirementsdocument Special Guests: Alicia Brindisi and Bri LaVorgna.

My name is Jeremy Miller and I am a Developer and Software Architect in Austin, TX. I started my career as a “real” engineer and got into software development writing automation tooling for my engineering group. This being the late 90's, it was easy to transition into the early project automation groups where I got to be part of several initiatives to automate large construction project workflows. I was able to turn that experience into a real programming job at a Fortune 500 company. After a couple years of slogging through old style waterfall development, I discovered Agile Software Development and have mostly stayed in that world ever since. I was at the forefront of early Agile usage in .Net and for better or worse was one of the main folks behind the short-lived ALT.Net movement. I've also been very active in .Net OSS development starting with the old StructureMap library and on to many other projects since. I'm currently the lead developer on the Marten project. Since then I've swung between product shops and consulting companies before starting with MedeAnalytics this year heading up their new software architecture team. You can find Jeremy on the following sites: Twitter Website Here are some links provided by Jeremy: Critter Stack PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Amazon Music RSS Feed You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coffeandopensource/support

Senior Product Coach Mike Miller is back on the Podcast, joining Brian & Om for a fun and lightweight podcast discussion about the unspoken realities of agile software development! Get ready to talk about all those elephants in corners - from the unspoken challenges teams experience, to budgeting woes, to inflated titles, to unclear goals and value propositions!0:00 Topic Intro: Things You Don't Say Out Loud in Agile0:19 Project Managers Retitled to Product Manager2:40 Product vs Project4:17 Truer for Scrum Masters?10:33 Middle Management is Unnecessary18:41 Peering is Rare22:45 Systems over Agile Coaching27:25 Annual Budgeting is King34:50 Backlog Managers are the Norm38:36 PO as Delivery Manager 40:21 Product Goals (Do they Exist?)43:11 Strategy (It's Hard, and also Rare)47:23 More on Backlogs & Prioritization50:25 Customer Value - what Value?52:05 Value Must be Defined55:10 PO/SM with Technical Knowledge58:48 The Typical Answers1:02:50 Wrap-Up= = = = = = = = = = = =Watch it on YouTube Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arguingagile= = = = = = = = = = = =Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ee3506fc-38f2-46d1-a301-79681c55ed82/Agile-Podcast= = = = = = = = = = = = AA150 - Things You Don't Say Out Loud in Agile

Isshai Kamara: Redefining Government Projects, A Tale of Agile Empowerment Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. In this episode, Isshai shares the challenging transition from a waterfall to an Agile project for a U.S. government initiative. Initially, waterfall methods led to slow testing and limited team involvement in requirement gathering. Shifting to Agile drastically quickened development, reducing the time to demonstrate working software from months to weeks and enabling earlier risk identification. The project was delivered sooner than anticipated. Key to this success was a focus on team-building, close collaboration with organizational support structures, comprehensive training, and a user story writing workshop to enhance team and PO's skills in collecting requirements.   [IMAGE HERE] As Scrum Master we work with change continuously! Do you have your own change framework that provides the guidance, and queues you need when working with change? The Lean Change Management framework is a fully defined, lean-startup inspired change framework that can be used as the backbone of any change process! You can buy Lean Change Management the book at Amazon. Also available in French, Spanish, German and Portuguese. About Isshai Kamara Isshai Kamara is a seasoned IT professional with over 12 years of experience, specializing in Agile delivery roles and Scrum implementation. Initially a Technologist, he later transitioned into Project and Engineering Management. With 8 years in Agile delivery, Isshai has become an advocate for IT careers, aiding professionals in transitions and conducting bootcamps for tech roles. His extensive experience in Agile methodologies and commitment to IT career development make him a distinguished figure in the tech community. You can link with Isshai Kamara on LinkedIn and connect with Isshai Kamara on Instagram. 

Have a world-changing product idea but don't know how to get it to users? This no-nonsense episode of the Arguing Agile podcast breaks down the REALITY of building products from the ground up. Listen as two industry veterans discuss market research, MVPs, user feedback, and go-to-market strategies so that you can avoid costly mistakes and boost your chances of success.   0:00 Topic Intro: 0 to 10:36 Hey Kid, I Got This New Idea!1:55 What Problem Are We Trying to Solve?3:42 Identifying a Market and/or Audience for MVP7:18 Research & Product Market Fit8:25 Data-Driven Culture (or Not)12:56 Team Members Talking Directly to Customers14:23 Strong Opinions, Loosely Held17:29 Interview Your Customers (and Competitor Customers)20:19 MVP-to-Pilot24:43 Realtime Alpha/Beta Feedback27:42 Alpha/Beta Misconceptions29:06 Alpha Partners & Clarity of MVP32:27 Leveraging (Technical) Debt34:46 Usability37:53 Monetization41:07 Go to Market Strategies45:40 Find or Create Your Audience48:32 What We Learned50:19 Wrap-Up= = = = = = = = = = = =Watch it on YouTubePlease Subscribe to our YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@arguingagile= = = = = = = = = = = =Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ee3506fc-38f2-46d1-a301-79681c55ed82/Agile-Podcast= = = = = = = = = = = = AA147 - Creating and Launching New Software Products (0 to 1)

Ever wondered about why you hunger for an episode on Release Planning or why Brian's Spotify rant struck a chord?Get the inside scoop at this retrospective feast!  We'll examine the recipes for our most popular content from 2024, revealing the juicy trends and themes that tickled your fancy. Plus, we are giving a sneak peek into future episodes, inspired by your binge-worthy favorites!0:00 Topic Intro0:46 AP17: Scrum Master's Role in Release Planning2:41 Back-up Communicator6:27 Playing the Role10:55 Acceptance Criteria12:51 Sprint Review Checklist14:51 Tricky AC & Stories20:00 Agile vs Traditional Software Budgeting26:04 Roadmap Features and Milestones in Agile30:33 Gantt Charts33:38 AA120 - Did AirBNB Fire All Their Product Managers?38:46 Build vs Buy (or Extend)40:07 AP2: Brian Hates on Spotify & Capital One45:07 Take-Aways= = = = = = = = = = = =Watch it on YouTubePlease Subscribe to our YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@arguingagile= = = = = = = = = = = =Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ee3506fc-38f2-46d1-a301-79681c55ed82/Agile-Podcast= = = = = = = = = = = = 

Thousands of books have been written about agile software development since the release of The Agile Manifesto back in 2001.  It was a noble, but frustrating concept two decades ago.  They really did not have the tools to have informal teams combine to complete complicated software development projects. For example, if your team were in one building, you could meet daily and provide updates on agile topics like product backlog and continuous integration.  This face-to-face approach hit a wall when team members were remote.  Back in 2006, the founders of Bluescape saw the problem and started to develop technology that allowed professionals to accomplish the task of process management and workflow automation.  In 2011, the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)started releasing frameworks for assisting larger organizations deploy agile methodologies.  Bluescape works well with the principles of SAFe. During the interview, Norm Literini describes how Bluescape provides a platform to allow software to be developed in a flexible manner.  It provides common operating tools to unite sectors, this can be in software, crisis response, of cross-functional planning. Further, Bluescape is FedRAMP and IL4 / IL5 compliant so federal systems managers can rely on a system to produce software safely as well as effectively. Follow John Gilroy on LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Listen to past episodes of Federal Tech Podcast  www.federaltechpodcast.com          

This interview was recorded at GOTO Amsterdam for GOTO Unscripted.gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview hereDave Thomas - Author of The Pragmatic ProgrammerHannes Lowette - Head of Learning & Development at Axxes, Monolith Advocate, Speaker & Whiskey LoverRESOURCESyoutu.be/Adu75GJ0w1oyoutu.be/gy44CTCce0ounison-lang.orgDave@pragdavpragdave.megithub.com/pragdavelinkedin.com/in/dave-thomas-53aa1057Hannes@hannes_lowettegithub.com/Belenarlinkedin.com/in/hanneslowetteDESCRIPTIONSoftware development in the 1990s was characterized as a chaotic period with projects often failing or delivering buggy software. The traditional approach involved lengthy requirement gathering, design and coding phases, fraught with issues, such as static requirements that didn't account for evolving business needs and poor assumptions about value and functionality. The rapid evolution of frameworks, tools and techniques in the software industry came as a blessing and fostered innovation. However, it was challenging for developers as they struggled to keep up with the constant changes.In this GOTO Unscripted conversation, Dave Thomas, original signatory and author of The Manifesto for Agile Software Development and co-author of The Pragmatic Programmer, spoke to Hannes Lowette about the future of software development, focusing on the concept of immutability in code and databases. Immutability in code refers to the idea that once code is made shareable, it becomes unchangeable, and it is identified by a unique identifier rather than its name. This approach allows for frequent code changes without breaking interfaces used by others. Regarding databases, Dave highlights the advantages of immutable databases, which, when combined with unique identifiers, make it easier to manage and work with data. Tune in to get insights into the dynamic landscape of software engineering and the need for continuous self-improvement in an era of advanced AI tools.RECOMMENDED BOOKSDave Thomas & Andy Hunt • The Pragmatic ProgrammerDave Thomas • Programming ElixirTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily

1253 Today, we have a remarkable guest on the show for the second time, a seasoned author, entrepreneur, and expert in Agile Software Development. He's here to shed light on the path to building sustainably profitable businesses. In our conversation, we'll dive deep into his extensive experience in the software industry, his passion for creating sustainable profits, and his mission to empower youth to control $1 billion in capital. Stay tuned for insights into Agile practices, profitable software solutions, and his work in civic engagement through organizations like the Every Voice Engaged Foundation. Let's welcome to the show from Applied Frameworks, Luke Hohmann. Website: www.appliedframeworks.com Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukehohmann/ __________ Go to www.BusinessBros.biz to be a guest on the show or to find out more on how we can help you get more customers! #Businesspodcasts #smallbusinesspodcast #businessmarketingtips #businessgrowthtips #strategicthinking #businessmastery #successinbusiness #businesshacks #marketingstrategist #wealthcreators #businessstrategies #businesseducation #businesstools #businesspodcast #businessmodel #growthmarketing #businesshelp #businesssupport #salesfunnel #buildyourbusiness #podcastinglife #successgoals #wealthcreation #marketingcoach #smallbusinesstips #businessmarketing #marketingconsultant #entrepreneurtips #businessstrategy #growyourbusiness Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6164371927990272 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbrospod/support

On this episode, Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Agility Coach Om Patel discuss the reasons why everything is always priority one in some teams and software development organizations, their experiences in these organizations, and what might be done.https://arguingagile.com/0:00 Topic Intro: Everything is Priority One!0:34 Not Touching This...2:10 Unclear Product Expectations7:00 Games with Metrics10:33 Delegating to the Team12:09 Misaligned Goals and Strategies21:50 Team Overcommitting26:45 Impact of Culture29:55 Ineffective Inter-Team Communication37:37 Artificial Urgency or Pressure42:42 Technical Debt46:31 Wrap-Up= = = = = = = = = = = =Please Subscribe to our YouTube Channel= = = = = = = = = = = =Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNzgxMzE5LnJzcwSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ee3506fc-38f2-46d1-a301-79681c55ed82/Agile-Podcast= = = = = = = = = = = =AA131 - EVERYTHING IS PRIORITY ONE!!!

Dive into the world of Agile software development, quality assurance, and testing in this knowledge and experience-packed podcast episode! Join a former QA Manager turned Product Manager and an Enterprise Agility Coach as we explore key topics around agile development and testing!#AgileDevelopment #QualityAssurance #TestingInAgile #SoftwareQuality #TechDebt #CrossFunctionality #AutomationTesting #ShiftLeft #ScrumGuide #TechnicalProductPeople #SoftwareBugs #ReleaseProcesses #PodcastDiscussion #AgileMindset #EngineeringMindset #podcast 0:00 Topic Intro: Testing and Agile0:16 Quality in the Scrum Guide2:44 Tech Debt4:15 Cross Functionality6:23 Analytical & Engineering Mindset10:29 Testing Mindset11:25 Unburdening Development14:50 Aligning Product and Quality18:18 Technical Product People22:01 Experiences with Bugs26:15 Grades of Service29:22 Shift Left34:07 Automation37:15 Advanced Release Processes43:01 Wrap-Up= = = = = = = = = = = =Watch it on YouTubePlease Subscribe to our YouTube Channel= = = = = = = = = = = =Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNzgxMzE5LnJzcwSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ee3506fc-38f2-46d1-a301-79681c55ed82/Agile-Podcast= = = = = = = = = = = = 

Paul Stovell is the CEO of Octopus Deploy and an industry veteran building the tool supporting agile software development. I spoke with Paul about bottlenecks in the software delivery process today, deployment challenges in hybrid environments, and the future of application release automation. As Paul says, deployment time should be the time of happiness and satisfaction, not the time of fear and anxiety.Subscribe to 0800-DEVOPS newsletter here.This interview is featured in 0800-DEVOPS #51 - Agile software development with Paul Stovell.[Check out podcast chapters if available on your podcast platform or use links below](0:00)Introduction (5:11)About Octopus Deploy (9:36)Challenges in software delivery today (18:18)The complexity of hybrid environments (22:52)About Governance, Risk and Compliance (25:33)The future of application release automation (28:48)AI and deployment management (33:53)Book recommendations

Luke Hohmann I am a four time author, three time founder, a keynote speaker and internationally recognized expert in Agile Software Development. Coming from Silicon Valley, I know how often founders focus on building companies to flip. My passion is building companies that make the world better. At FirstRoot, Inc. our mission is to create the next generation of impact investors. We want to get $1K into 1M schools globally and watch what happens when youth control $1B in capital. The Every Voice Engaged Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit that helps citizens, governments and nonprofit organizations collaboratively solve problems that are unsolvable without civic engagement. EVEF has been a leader in the Participatory Budgeting movement, helping citizens prioritize hundreds of millions of dollars through Budget Games. Conteneo, Inc. was acquired by Scaled Agile, Inc. With our extraordinary development team, we created the Weave, Strategy Engine and Knowsy® decision agility platforms. In partnership with The Kettering Foundation (www.kettering.org), Conteneo created Common Ground for Action, the first scalable platform for deliberative decision-making. At Applied Frameworks, we make the world better by helping our customers create sustainably profitable businesses. My most recent book, Software Profit Solutions, is co-authored with Jason Tanner and shares key insights from our experience to help transform businesses through profitable, sustainable software solutions. Join our newsletter linked in my profile above for periodic Profit Streams updates and to be notified when the book is available! https://profit-streams.com/book We talk about:   What is system thinking and how is it used? What are some of the tools one would use to navigate the “Fog of uncertainty”? When should one think about raising prices? When does software eat Hardware? What is Solution Life-cycle management?   Connect with Luke https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukehohmann/ Website https://appliedframeworks.com/

This episode promises to broaden your understanding of the Product Requirements Document's (PRD) significance as you join an experienced agile coach and a seasoned product manager as they deconstruct the PRD in Agile Software Development. Delve into real-world examples like the Amazon Six Pager to understand how these documents contribute to clarity and alignment within the team. Explore the importance (or not) of helpful documentation and check out Brian's Miro Board in action and how it challenges the traditional PRD0:00 Topic Intro1:12 What Is the PRD?1:52 Amazon Six Pager Example5:58 Reflecting on the 6-Pager7:40 Aha! Example9:21 Product School Example10:41 Clarity & Alignment12:35 Helpful Documentation13:52 Brian's Opinions16:31 Worst Case Scenario19:14 Marty Cagan 4 Risks20:52 Brian's Miro Board25:30 Challenging the Miro Board27:30 Updating the PRD29:48 Deconstructing the PRD32:29 Conclusions= = = = = = = = = = = =Watch it on YouTube- and - Subscribe to Arguing Agile on YouTube Channel= = = = = = = = = = = =Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNzgxMzE5LnJzcwSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ee3506fc-38f2-46d1-a301-79681c55ed82/Agile-PodcastStitcher:https://www.stitcher.com/show/agile-podcast-2= = = = = = = = = = = = AA123 - Product Requirements Document in Agile Development

BONUS: How I Planned My Wedding With Scrum, and Other Key Agile Adoption Lessons With Julien Déray Julien wrote the book titled "How I Planned My Wedding with Scrum" to apply his knowledge of Scrum to the process of wedding planning. Scrum provided him with a sense of assurance, clarity, and familiarity with the tools he knew best. By deepening his understanding and applying Scrum principles, Julien found that it helped him feel more in control and provided clarity throughout the planning process. Furthermore, working as a team with his parents and family members reinforced the collaborative nature of Scrum. Why Use Scrum for Wedding Planning?  One of the key questions is why Julien chose to use Scrum to organize a wedding—a big-bang event. However, Scrum's structured approach and iterative process lent themselves well to wedding planning. Julien found that giving a crash course on Scrum, defining roles and rules, writing user stories, and using personas to craft experiences allowed for effective planning and communication. Regular calls with the rest of the family and feedback loops enabled them to stay on track and adapt as needed. In the end, Scrum provided a sense of peace of mind and control over the process. The main takeaway was the sense of control and peace of mind that Scrum brought to the team. Key Messages  The book provides an accessible Scrum introduction for a broad audience, including those new to Scrum, and aims to convey the why of Scrum rather than focusing heavily on the how. Even for experienced practitioners, the book provides a fresh perspective on Scrum and agile methodologies. It emphasizes the usefulness and applicability of Scrum in various contexts, including wedding planning. Challenges in Leadership and Management  Julien emphasizes that as an IT community, agile methodologies like Scrum are already well-established. However, the challenge lies in bridging the gap to the rest of the company. Other parts of the organization may not be familiar with the tools and methods used in IT, creating a need for alignment and collaboration. Traditional management approaches, rooted in Taylorism, no longer work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment. Key Messages for Managers and Scrum Masters  Managers and Scrum Masters are encouraged to trust themselves and leverage the tools they have at their disposal. Understanding the purpose behind their work and proposing ways to bring others along are crucial. Agile is not just a methodology but a holistic philosophy that can drive organizational transformation. During this episode, we refer to the following books: Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland Turn The Ship Around! By David L. Marquet, a previous guest on the podcast Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World The Birth of a Chaordic Age" by Dee Hock. The Phoenix Project, by Kim et al. Julien's book is "How I Planned My Wedding with Scrum." And you can find the book on Amazon About Julien Deray Julien is a senior engineering manager at SwissBorg. His journey has moved him from coding to leading fast-paced engineering team. He has a strong focus an agile methods, to facilitate communication and work processes, and to allow people to work better without spending more energy. You can link with Julien Déray on LinkedIn.

Time- and money-based targets don't always serve the purpose we intend. In fact, sometimes, they actively work against us. Today we're spelunking into a few related principles like Goodhart's Law, The Cobra Effect, and why vanity metrics are often no more than a hungry ghost lurking in the shadows of your business. I couldn't resist sprinkling pop culture clips throughout to illustrate these concepts, so I hope you enjoy the ride :)

Harri Tunturivuori: Helping Product Owners, and navigating conflicting priorities as a Scrum Master: A case study Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. In this episode, Harri discusses a challenging situation he faced while working as a Scrum Master on a product that had three internal customers in different countries with different needs. The biggest problem was getting an ordered backlog, which was difficult because they did not have a product owner. Instead, they agreed on a committee of product owners consisting of one representative from each country. However, it was difficult to get agreements on what was most important, so Harri ended up making the decision of what the team should work on. To shield the team from the confusion with the product owners, Harri only relayed the technical details to them. The team was happy with the work, but unfortunately, when they presented the product to stakeholders, it did not meet their expectations. Harri's personal failure as a Scrum Master in this situation was that he did not engage with customers and stakeholders enough. He emphasizes the importance of having a single product owner and engaging with customers and stakeholders to avoid similar issues. Harri also mentions that he loved the product, which made it easier to work with the team, but he should have focused more on meeting the stakeholders' expectations. This episode serves as a great lesson for other Scrum Masters and product owners who may be struggling with similar situations, and Harri's tips on engaging with stakeholders and having a single product owner can help them avoid similar failures. [IMAGE HERE] Recovering from failure, or difficult moments is a critical skill for Scrum Masters. Not only because of us, but also because the teams, and stakeholders we work with will also face these moments! We need inspiring stories to help them, and ourselves! The Bungsu Story, is an inspiring story by Marcus Hammarberg which shows how a Coach can help organizations recover even from the most disastrous situations! Learn how Marcus helped The Bungsu, a hospital in Indonesia, recover from near-bankruptcy, twice! Using Lean and Agile methods to rebuild an organization and a team! An inspiring story you need to know about! Buy the book on Amazon: The Bungsu Story - How Lean and Kanban Saved a Small Hospital in Indonesia. Twice. and Can Help You Reshape Work in Your Company.   About Harri Tunturivuori Harri is an experienced leader, Scrum Master, and Agile Coach who was introduced to the world of agile software development in 2010. Since then, Harri has had the pleasure of leading great agile teams in various forms. Harri enjoys working in a fun environment where there is room for innovation, and Harri is driven by the challenge of growing a group of good people into a great team. You can link with Harri Tunturivuori on LinkedIn. 

Meena Venkataraman: Building Psychological Safety, lessons from helping an Agile team to share interpersonal feedback Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. In this segment, Meena shares her experience coaching a team that struggled to take off and was stuck in a cycle. Despite being nice to each other during scrum events, team members were not sharing feedback with each other, and psychological safety was not present in the team. Meena stresses the importance of having hard conversations and discussing the interpersonal topics in the team, and she suggests that teams should have the necessary tools to talk about difficult topics. By highlighting the value that a team coach can bring to a team, Meena emphasizes the importance of psychological safety and how it plays a crucial role in team dynamics. She suggests that teams should be aware of the small things that can become big things and make sure that they are having hard conversations to address interpersonal issues. Ultimately, Meena's experience coaching this team shows that building a successful team is not just about being nice to each other but also about creating a culture of openness, trust, and psychological safety. We also discuss how using approaches such as non-violent communication can help the Scrum Master create an open environment that is also psychologically safe. Featured Book of the Week: Sooner Safer Happier, by Jonathan Smart In this segment, Meena Venkataraman recommends the book "Sooner Safer Happier: Antipatterns and Patterns for Business Agility" by Jonathan Smart as a valuable resource for scrum masters. She notes that as a scrum master, it's important to have a holistic view of agile and to be "T-Shaped" - understanding the various facets of product development. Meena highlights that the book brings the 12 principles of agile to life and is a resource she refers to often.   [IMAGE HERE] Do you wish you had decades of experience? Learn from the Best Scrum Masters In The World, Today! The Tips from the Trenches - Scrum Master edition audiobook includes hours of audio interviews with SM's that have decades of experience: from Mike Cohn to Linda Rising, Christopher Avery, and many more. Super-experienced Scrum Masters share their hard-earned lessons with you. Learn those today, make your teams awesome!     About Meena Venkataraman Meena is an Agile & Lean coach who helps organizations and teams transition to Agile ways of working. She is passionate about the neuroscience behind team dynamics and is interested in organizational design and the application of Agile principles across different business domains. Meena enjoys speaking at conferences and is an avid learner. You can link with Meena Venkataraman on LinkedIn.

Meena Venkataraman: Dealing with Dysfunctions in the Wider System, a story of Agile adoption Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Meena discusses her lessons learned from her first experience in navigating agile adoption. She emphasizes how important it is for us to have a sponsor in our role as Scrum Masters, and notes that we should look out for anti-patterns such as agile being just a buzzword. Meena also highlights the importance of dealing with dysfunctions in the wider system and staying neutral while accepting when things don't work. She suggests coaching managers and asking questions before accepting a job to understand how the organization works. Meena also suggests investigating conversations to find out more about people and aligning expectations with a sponsor as a coach or Scrum Master. Overall, Meena's lessons learned highlight the importance of navigating change with patience.   Recovering from failure, or difficult moments is a critical skill for Scrum Masters. Not only because of us, but also because the teams, and stakeholders we work with will also face these moments! We need inspiring stories to help them, and ourselves! The Bungsu Story, is an inspiring story by Marcus Hammarberg which shows how a Coach can help organizations recover even from the most disastrous situations! Learn how Marcus helped The Bungsu, a hospital in Indonesia, recover from near-bankruptcy, twice! Using Lean and Agile methods to rebuild an organization and a team! An inspiring story you need to know about! Buy the book on Amazon: The Bungsu Story - How Lean and Kanban Saved a Small Hospital in Indonesia. Twice. and Can Help You Reshape Work in Your Company.   About Meena Venkataraman Meena is an Agile & Lean coach who helps organizations and teams transition to Agile ways of working. She is passionate about the neuroscience behind team dynamics and is interested in organizational design and the application of Agile principles across different business domains. Meena enjoys speaking at conferences and is an avid learner. You can link with Meena Venkataraman on LinkedIn. 

Mike Salogub: The ex-developer skills that help Product Owners excel with Agile software development Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. The Great Product Owner: The ex-developer skills that help PO's excel with Agile software development This segment describes an example of a great Product Owner who was also a developer before (like the anti-pattern example). However, this PO had a deep understanding of the product and the business, thought ahead and talked about opportunities with stakeholders. She made tradeoff decisions using her experience, talked to the team on their terms, and went to bat for the team. There was a great chemistry between the Scrum Master and the PO. The Bad Product Owner: The ex-developer skills that destroy the PO's performance In this segment, Mike discusses Product Owner anti-patterns, including POs who think they are the boss, those who are clueless, and those with a development background who second-guess the team. The segment advises that POs should focus on overall aspects such as working with stakeholders, and recommends setting expectations on the role with each PO. The segment also emphasizes the importance of being deliberate about how we integrate our background in our future positions.   Are you having trouble helping the team work well with their Product Owner? We've put together a course to help you work on the collaboration team-product owner. You can find it at bit.ly/coachyourpo. 18 modules, 8+ hours of modules with tools and techniques that you can use to help teams and PO's collaborate.   About Mike Salogub Mike's an accomplished, committed and creative Scrum Master with over 10+ years of expanding horizons in the healthcare technology industry. Focused on continuous improvement using data to inform business decisions, and driving innovation to meet the needs of patients. You can link with Mike Salogub on LinkedIn and connect with Mike Salogub on Twitter.

Mike Salogub: How to help a team go from waterfall to Scrum in 3 sprints, the challenges to expect Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. In this episode, Mike talks about his experience with change leadership when his team transitioned from waterfall to Agile. The transition happened overnight, and Mike had to learn a new role quickly. After attending Scrum workshops, the team began working on their first sprint, but developers were eager to work on future projects and underestimated the amount of work to be done in the current sprint. This led to a pile-up of work and failure to meet sprint goals in the second sprint. However, by the third sprint, team members started to understand the benefits of Agile, and by the fifth sprint, they were delivering more than expected. Mike shared three tips for successful change leadership: involve the boss in meetings, regularly remind team members of the mission, and have a leader who is committed to making the project a success. In this case, Mike's boss acted as a Release Train Engineer (RTE), helping to steer the team towards success. As Scrum Master we work with change continuously! Do you have your own change framework that provides the guidance, and queues you need when working with change? The Lean Change Management framework is a fully defined, lean-startup inspired change framework that can be used as the backbone of any change process! You can buy Lean Change Management the book at Amazon. Also available in French, Spanish, German and Portuguese.   About Mike Salogub Mike's an accomplished, committed and creative Scrum Master with over 10+ years of expanding horizons in the healthcare technology industry. Focused on continuous improvement using data to inform business decisions, and driving innovation to meet the needs of patients. You can link with Mike Salogub on LinkedIn and connect with Mike Salogub on Twitter.

Mike Salogub: Overcoming Team Conflict in Remote Work Environments, lessons learned as a Scrum Master Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. In this segment, Mike recounted a situation where he was brought in to help a team where there was conflict between two team members who fought about roles and responsibilities. Despite being excellent people individually, when they were together in the same room, they would undermine each other and interrupt each other. Mike took the initiative to understand what was going on and went through every single issue with them. Upon reflection, Mike realized that remote work was the reason for the misunderstandings and conflict. When the team members first came into the same physical room, they started to mellow out, and this face-to-face presence helped them to accept each other as humans. Mike noted that the team members had projected their problems onto each other, and when they met in person, those problems dissipated. Mike shared two tips based on this experience: first, to meet in person if possible, and second, to have cameras on for retrospectives. Featured Book of the Week: Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink Mike recommended two books related to agile software development and leadership in the podcast. The first book is "Extreme Ownership" by Jocko Willink, which Mike described as agile in a nutshell. The book emphasizes values that can be thought of as the core values for Scrum Masters and explains the key characteristics of a team player. It also helps readers understand what it means to be a servant leader. Mike highlighted the importance of transparency, ownership, and teamwork, which are critical components of agile methodologies. Overall, "Extreme Ownership" provides practical insights into how to become an effective leader and team player. The second book that Mike recommended is "Trillion Dollar Coach" by Bill Campbell. The book follows the life and work of Bill Campbell, a legendary coach who worked with Google leaders and other leaders in Silicon Valley. Mike noted that the book explains many ideas that are equally applicable to being a Scrum Master and emphasizes the importance of transparency, ownership, and teamwork. Mike explained that the Scrum Master's role is to help team members shine and facilitate effective collaboration. Overall, "Trillion Dollar Coach" provides valuable insights into leadership, team building, and helps understand why agile methodologies actually work.   Do you wish you had decades of experience? Learn from the Best Scrum Masters In The World, Today! The Tips from the Trenches - Scrum Master edition audiobook includes hours of audio interviews with SM's that have decades of experience: from Mike Cohn to Linda Rising, Christopher Avery, and many more. Super-experienced Scrum Masters share their hard-earned lessons with you. Learn those today, make your teams awesome!     About Mike Salogub Mike's an accomplished, committed and creative Scrum Master with over 10+ years of expanding horizons in the healthcare technology industry. Focused on continuous improvement using data to inform business decisions, and driving innovation to meet the needs of patients. You can link with Mike Salogub on LinkedIn and connect with Mike Salogub on Twitter.

BONUS: Mastering the Product Backlog, lessons for Product Owners with Jeff Bubolz and Chad Beier Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes.   About Jeff Bubolz and Chad Beier Jeff is a Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) with Scrum.org, organizational agility advisor and speaker. He has been a Product Owner, Scrum Master and Development Team member and has worked with companies ranging from enterprise to small start-ups.   Jeff is the co-host of The Agile Wire podcast where he speaks with industry leaders around the world. He speaks at conferences across the United States and is active in the Wisconsin agile community. You can link with Jeff Bubolz on LinkedIn and connect with Jeff Bubolz on Twitter.    Chad is an organizational agility advisor, external change agent, and Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) with Scrum.org. He works with all levels of the organization to optimize your business to respond to change. Chad is the co-host of The Agile Wire podcast where he speaks with industry leaders around the world. He speaks at conferences across the United States and is active in the Wisconsin agile community. lYou can link with Chad Beier on LinkedIn and connect with Chad Beier on Twitter.

Transcript: Joe Krebs 0:00 2023 marks the beginning of the second decade of agile and for the past 10 years, I've been releasing podcast episodes with a variety of speakers and topics to you. And I hope you enjoy the ride so far. I don't know how many of you guys actually know the beginning of agile, and how it all started. While I started, the idea of a podcast actually started after a visit with Jean Tabaka in New York City, where we recorded again, a audio segment for the New York City community. After the recording, she pointed out that this was a really interesting conversation. And she really enjoyed it. And she thought, why am I only releasing this content to the New York City crowd and not on a world level as a podcast? So I began thinking about it, produced a podcast, and eventually it turned into agile FM, something you'll hopefully enjoy today. So as a tribute to Jean Tabaka, which left us way too soon, in 2016, I decided to re release that original content from 2013 with her. And what's amazing after I really listened to that audio segment with her is how much she already talked about organizational agility, somehow business agility, and some collaboration issues that are still valid today. So thank you, gene for, you know, helping me to get into the podcasting. And, you know, having me indirectly meet so many people on this podcast recordings. But I also wanted to make sure that everybody out there knows how influential Ginger Baker was in a variety of ways, and how valid her books and contents still are today, in 23. So I hope you enjoy this one. And in memoriam here is Jean Tabaka. Agile New York City 2013. Joe Krebs 1:56 I am your host Joe Krebs, and today I'm here with Jean Tabaka. Welcome to the podcast. Thank you so much, Joe. Jean, you're in town for a very special event to the edge on New York City community. We're celebrating our fifth birthday. Today, actually here at Pace University in beautiful, sunny New York City today. So thank you "A" for coming to the podcast. And "B" more important is actually speaking tonight to the edge on New York City community. That's a that's a wonderful thing for you.Jean Tabaka 2:26 Thank you. Thank you so much for inviting me. And I guess I could take a little bit of credit for the wonderful weather I brought from Colorado. What the heck. Yeah. And to be part of the fifth anniversary. Wow, what an honor. So seriously, thank you so much. This is great.Joe Krebs 2:45 Well, thank you, Jean, when I was when I was researching a little bit around your book, actually, in preparation for this podcast, I realized that, although we're turning five years, your book is older than five years. Yeah. Well, your book prior to the creation of agile in New York City. Wow. And it's still up to date. No, no. Should we say the book is timeless? It is it's still valid. I mean, people still read it. It's still a topic of conversation. It's not like a programming language has been outdated. The book is still very relevant. It's collaboration explained.Jean Tabaka 3:23 Right. Interestingly enough. About 2003. I think it was, I'll be talking about this in my talk this evening. But I'd like to really bring it up now. So thank you very much. And I was approached by the executive editor of the Agile Software Development series that was being run by Alistair Cockburn and Jim Highsmith. And he said, someone told me to talk to you. Wow, that was a bit frightening right there. And he said, I gathered that you have a great passion around collaboration, and specifically about how to facilitate collaboration. And I said, Yes, because I believe in the human aspect of agile, I read about it. And I don't see in the books, clear guidance about how to bring about self organization, how to make sure all the voices are heard, and how you can gather the greatest pools of insight. And he said, well, then write a book about it. I said, I could do that. But I think these sorts of things are much better transferred in person. And he said, well write the book. And it took me a long time to write the book, because very honestly, I didn't believe in it. I kept saying to him, but no one will read it. And he said, No, I believe in this book. And in fact, back to your point, Joe, he said, This is material, I believe will live on fact beyond many of the other books and he said if it doesn't, I promise su I'll work with you. I won't publish it if we really don't believe in it. And shoot. It's, it got published. It's gone beyond my wildest expectations. I am blown away, truly humbled by the people who still come to me worldwide and say, Thank you. Thank you for this book. I seriously never would have imagined and the gentleman who urged me to do this. Well, he was right. Yeah.Joe Krebs 5:40 Being persistent, right, and making you believe in, in what you're doing? Yes, even though you might not be seeing it at that point. But I did.Jean Tabaka 5:49 And I think you and I were talking earlier about our technical backgrounds. And I kept thinking, my book really isn't technical. Is it going to allow others to see that I have a technical background? Will it look like soft, fuzzy skills. And that was a part of the challenge for me as well to publish the book. And it's, again, just humbling that it's been welcomed into the community as it has.Joe Krebs 6:18 Well, the the other part of your title collaboration explained is actually facilitation skills for software project leaders. Yes. So what I actually like about this, two aspects of it, which are actually more important than ever, in our Agile community facilitation skills. And in 2006, when he was published your you talked about leadership?Jean Tabaka 6:40 Yes. In fact, that's the first chapter in the book. Wow. Thank you, Joe. Yeah, the first chapter of the book is on servant leadership, and what it takes. And there were people who had told me, Well, first of all, get rid of that chapter. And I just wouldn't, I refused. I believe that as we not just inform the Scrum Masters and the Agile coaches within our agile world, that is, we scale and have agile move outside development organizations, we move out what I'll call the value stream, that organizationally, we have to invite the notion of servant leaders, and people who believe in the insights of the teams as they bring forth their visions. That was very important to me. And that's why I lead the book off with that.Joe Krebs 7:39 So you have been doing this since 98. Yeah, the actual communityJean Tabaka 7:42 I am one of the Agile grandmothers.Joe Krebs 7:47 Since 98, there was also the word software in your book with would that be a word we could almost now like years later, almost eliminated, like because so many people do Agile outside of software development?Jean Tabaka 8:00 That yeah, I think that at the time, because my background was strictly software. I have a graduate degree in computer science learn. And that's all I've ever known about the world. And there's been this slow transformation of how I've gone from being analytical, to be more aware of the creative and humane side of how we create software. When the book first came out, I remember I had a gentleman contact me six months to a year afterward and say, he was from New Zealand. So right then and there again, I was blown away. Wow, my book was selling in New Zealand. And he wrote to me to say, why didn't you put the word software in this title? This book is not about software. It's about how to help organizations really be collaborative, how to facilitate collaboration. I knew about that, only in the software world at the time. And as I now look farther out, and around me, I see that and hear from people. This really isn't just about software. And thank you for helping software people understand the value of it.Joe Krebs 9:18 Why do you think it is that we have seen so many technologies come and go. And the topic of collaboration, facilitation is still very much a coot. I would actually say like it. It's important, more important than ever. What do you think is why technology can't solve specific problems in human behavior? We have all these tools will be now and but it seems like the projects are still not more successful from a from a collaborations perspective. Did you agree or do you do you think just been done some progress?Jean Tabaka 9:54 It's interesting. Originally, my target audience was For people who felt that more control would provide more success in the software world. And so I was trying to help command and control environments move to more collaborative environments. Some stuff I've been reading lately, interestingly enough, is pushing back on the agile movement saying, no people need to be able to work on their own to be truly creative. And I've been responding to that and a couple of posts here and there saying, I all the more believe in facilitation as a role because in this world where creativity needs to come both from the group, the the team, as well as the individual where creativity comes from both spaces. A really well informed and well seasoned facilitator is also sort of paid to be an observer, and to bring out the strengths of the team and the individual. So we raise the overall wisdom of the team, by individual contribution, and by overall team contribution. I don't know if that really answers your question orJoe Krebs 11:14 not? Well, yeah, I've seen like teams, distributed teams primarily, there was like, honestly, Cyril collaboration. They were assigning tickets to each other, talking. And that's not the collaboration I have in mind right?Jean Tabaka 11:29 Now it's not and and thank you for bringing that up. I've worked with a lot of distributed teams teams distributed within the same city within the same same state within the same country within the same continent, and then across three different continents. And again, the assumption is, well, we need to add more and more control. And I recognize that the scaffolding around these environments does require a bit more work than when the team is co located, we lose so much of the communication and the implicit versus explicit communication flow. The the tacit versus tribal knowledge. At the same time, when I've been traveling in India, and China, and Texas, sorry, I had to throw that in there. Talk about three different cultures. And what I have been doing is trying to help leaders in these types of environments understand good facilitation is all the more important. Because what I discovered that is that without good strong facilitation, in each of the remote areas, or distributed areas, as well as across the distributed teams, we can't really be reap the benefits of agile at all. In fact, people will start to become very alienated. And assume, frankly, sabotage by the other people. The only commitment the only communication device you have is a ticket. it for some reason, carries a little, little seed of blame and shame with it. Yes, that's not the intent. But boy, do I see shame and blame flying, you know, transcontinental.Joe Krebs 13:37 It's true. It's true. It's really true. Yeah. Well, you mentioned the Agile. I don't know exactly what you say as a movement or agile. You want to push back a little bit. You actually seeking a lot of advice outside of the Agile community. In your talk tonight, tell me why the Golden Circle of Agile? You you actually outline on our website, which is on www agile nyc.org. You actually say? Simon's you were very much influenced by Simon Sinek actually by a TED talk. Yes. So you're actually reaching out to totally other communities, tribes, so forth for for advice, and you map that to, to agility. Is that right?Jean Tabaka 14:24 Yes. Yeah, I want to clarify that I'm not pushing back on agile. What I'm doing is I'm inviting in and pulling in more resources into my technical world than I ever would have imagined. So initially, I was proud and eager to read as many agile books as I possibly could, and seek out the Agile speakers. Go to Agile conferences. What I'm discovering is that over time for Our agile adoptions to move into Agile transformations to move into organizational transformation. I'm being pulled to seek new guidance back to the talk for this evening. Tell me why and the golden the Golden Circle of Agile. When I saw the TED Talk by Simon Sinek, let's start with I was watching TED Talks. What I've been doing that five years ago. No, is Simon's talk about agile. No. But I listened to it multiple times, and took my own interpretations around it. They're not specifically what Simon says, oh, that sounds funny. Sorry. And then I bought his book, start with why. And it gives so much wonderful humanity underneath this thing called the Golden Circle of why, how what. And I said to myself, that really speaks to me. And it falls in line with some other authors and their books that I've been looking at, again, to broad the value of Agile to reap more benefits of Agile. They're not agile books.Joe Krebs 16:24 You do want to you want to share them with the Agile New York City community, what's on your bookshelf right now? What do you what are you interested in?Jean Tabaka 16:30 Actually, you know, oddly enough, what's more, well, yes, I have a bookshelf full of books. But, okay, this is a little bit of a nod to the Kindle. Because I love these books so much, I bought a Kindle, so I can carry them with me wherever. And, frankly, seriously, I use a Kindle as my library, as my reference library. So if you come through what I have on there, you'll discover every one of these books, I think that one of the biggest influences on me with regard to being a change agent, and therefore someone who believes in Agile transformation has been Seth Gordon. And admittedly, I haven't read all his books. But I would say this was a transformative book for me, and it's linchpin. I don't know if you've read that one, it blows me away. And it he talks about being prepared to bring your gifts and your artistry into your work. And I was thinking about how agile asks so much of us, and that our organizations deserve and should value our gifts and our artistry, I think agile invites that but it never really used those words. And he also says that we with our sense of artistry should be prepared to lean in to do hard things. And as we lean in a true artist chips, there are a couple of other things, he adds him with that. But I'd have to pull up my library to tell you this. Boy have those meant a lot to me with regard to talking about what Agile and how we as individuals work within an Agile transformation, and how an organization should be inviting our artistry and our gifts should help us lean in and ship. A book very similar to that. Daniel Pink's drive, and that has a lot to do with how intrinsic motivation is far more compelling for individuals and teams than extrinsic rewards, or extrinsic. Punishment is too strong a term but if you don't get this done, then you're in trouble. So you have to go into this depth tomorrow. Yeah. Wow, another book, I've been doing a lot. I've been going back to time and time again. And in fact, excuse me. Pardon me, I'm using sort of my metaphor for the year is Dan Heath and Chip his book switch. Again, nothing to do with agile, but has to do with when we're prepared to preparing to be transformative, and they have three metaphors there which are, drive the rider so set a vision, motivate the elephant, which is look into the emotions and the heart of what it takes to go to transformation and then shape the path so ensure that that can occur. And again, I think about Wow, all these things I care passionately with regard to agile, agile teams, agile organizations. I want to give these gifts to people about I get how hard it is. And we're worth we're worthy of what we can get out of that. And then a bit more technical.Joe Krebs 20:14 How do you fight broadening that scope? By looking into other industries? What do you what do you think is going to happen to our community? Or where would you like to see the Agile community? Getting stronger getting? Or emphasizing certain topics? Is there anything based on what you're seeing around? Yeah, John community?Jean Tabaka 20:39 I think I wouldn't be telling you anything new with this answer, but I'll give it to you.Joe Krebs 20:43 Please give it to me. You can decide.Jean Tabaka 20:46 And I believe the original agile movement, had a wonderful focus on how to help development teams deliver, and how to protect them from the tyranny that tended to surround them that held them hostage, in some ways. What I'm hopeful about with regard to reading these new things, and the way that I would invite them into agile communities, is that we are broadening, agile scope. And its focus, and inviting, and we're broadening both into the individual values, and our quality of life. And we're broadening out to the organizational view, and organizational quality of life. This is a hard sell, when I go talk to large organizations, they'll still look at the bottom line. And the reading I've been doing is that the bottom line will take care of itself sounds pretty Frou Frou, whatever the bottom line will take care of itself. When you really believe in the people. Every one of these books says believe in the people care and the people and these other things will take care of themselves. I've also been reading Don Reinertsen must be so I feel sorry. That's okay, I keep interrupting you. So.Joe Krebs 22:21 But that has to be true, right? Like a truthful. You believe in your people? I mean, it has to be, it has to be done right. From an organizational perspective. A lot of people say that it's just like I believe, just take care of your department and takes care of itself. Just focus on the customer. Or other say just focus on the employees, like whatever your viewpoint is. But some organizations try that. And it's still not successful, because they might not be really meeting it. But they're saying, right, yeah, so I guess there's a hidden agenda.Jean Tabaka 22:54 Yes, yes. And again, thinking about some of the things I've been reading in the agile and Google Groups, etc. And talking with organizations is I wonderfully I get paid to go talk with and listen to people. How did I get this lucky? And I hear that agile still puts them on Death Marches instead of one death march at the end. Now we have a death marked every two weeks. Yeah, let's sign up for Agile. And and they're under the Agile tyranny. Yeah, they're they're under some sort of tyranny of time box.Joe Krebs 23:33 So torture. Yeah, every two weeks. And that was not the intent. No, that's that's not the intent. Yeah.Jean Tabaka 23:39 And so as we're trying to do the right thing with agile, I think it's valuable for us to look outside of agile and say, Can we reinforce ourselves of what the intent was? And can we actually have it grow through our nurturing of the intent through these through these other guides?Joe Krebs 24:00 I do want to come back to something very, very tiny, narrow topics is meetings, you said, we already had focus we have created we have created where we are delivering software. So you're doing all these good things with agile but I still observe and I just wanted to ask you, obviously you're sharing this battle Holly, Holly, anyone meetings, meetings, Ali run any in any kind of shape, they run in an effective way? Do you have any advice for the listeners out there? I do like one tip or something, how to run meetings, a little bit more effectiveJean Tabaka 24:39 Habits of Highly Effective facilitator. Okay. And sometimes I think people are looking at me and saying, Well, Jean, when you see everything is a nail, yeah, your hammer is the right tool. I would like to use my company rally software as an example this coming August 1, I'm celebrating my eighth anniversary with the company. Thank you. And I was the first consultant hired into the company. Here I was writing a book I was hired in in 2004. I was writing a book on collaboration and facilitation specifically. We were very small group at the time. And I approached the CEO, Tim and the founder, Ryan, and said, I think we could really benefit from having facilitated meetings, Agile has so many meetings. And they said, Okay, ceremonies that Yeah, show us what you've got eight, seven and a half years later, we do not have any major meetings without a facilitator. We are an organization of facilitation. And this has not been through me pushing it on people. It has been through groups pulling it. This is not just the development teams, it's every department in the company. We have retrospectives, we have planning meetings. And we now actually have a facilitators group. And we check in with one another about what are you running into? What are some more things you've been reading besides genes, but we truly believe now we are a facilitation driven organization. And when I can bring that message into other organizations, because they say, agile is killing us there are too many meetings, then what I talked about with them is how effective are your meetings? What are you doing to ensure that they meet a purpose that they don't go on forever and ever, that they don't suffer from what I call LV di D? Yeah, loudest voice driven development, loudest voice decision making driven decisions. The facilitator is there to protect everyone and make sure everyone's heard and understood in a safe environment that I believe is truly critical to Agile. And that's why I think facilitation is a isn't great and necessary tool in the Agile set of tools.Joe Krebs 27:11 How do you see like social media networks, influencing the focus of today's meetings? Do you think that's like with Twitter, with Facebook with all these technical capabilities of instant messaging? Do you think that has any influence negatively on an agile project?Jean Tabaka 27:31 Well, what I can say is that being the one of the grandmothers out there, figure template inish, initially, I put push back very hard on no electronics in meetings, what I've come to believe more valuable is our intentions in meetings, and how electronic service services again, I'll just use my own company. But I've seen it in other companies, where we make agreements with one another at the start of a meeting, we declare our intentions, and the use of electronics. For instance, recently, we had a meeting where we wanted a colleague engaged. And so we just put her in Google Chat, turned in video chat and turned around and sat in a chair and major part of our meeting. In almost every one of our conference rooms, we now have very large high def, panel screens on the walls, so that we can have people in the meetings. And people will also say I need electrons, I need to have my electronics on because I need to stay in I Am. Part of it is so that we make decisions very quickly that we remove the waste of if someone's not in the meeting, we bring in their information to make decisions more informed and faster than waiting until outside the meeting. So theJoe Krebs 29:02 technology is related to the meeting itself to the Yeah, no, it's not like just chatting with somebody about something totally unrelated to the meeting. WeJean Tabaka 29:10 have meetings that still suffer from that. Yeah. And we as facilitators are learning how to check in with people about the agreements, the intentions and the norms. And I'll ask very specifically, who knows right now that they need to be in email. Okay. Yeah, email. Well, yeah, tell me that. Yes. I I have a burning issue that I need to be engaged in and therefore the rest of the group understands why that person is doing email and the others aren't. Yeah. And we still struggle with that.Joe Krebs 29:44 You said you started as a consultant with a rally Yes, but your title now is fellow keen on finding out what a fellow does for rally. Ah, tell me a little bit about Your day. What are how does a typical day of gene debate look like? What I would ColoradoJean Tabaka 30:06 in Boulder, beautiful Boulder, Colorado? Believe it or not, this is something of an emotional question and answer for me. I have loved my work as an agile consultant. I have loved and continue to love working with rally. It is the best job I've ever had in my 30 plus years in the technology community. Well, as the first consultant I help define what we would look like as consultants. One of the big things being we would be highly facilitated. When I moved into the role of agile fellow, the intention was, this is going to sound a little self serving that I would travel less travel less. But now you know something about that. What, what has been so deeply rewarding to be agile fellow is that I actually travel more. And it has to do with the fact that I read a lot more and I blog more. And I work with different levels, higher levels in organizations. And how we came up with the word fellow was we brainstormed and said we don't know what to call this. Let's just call it an agile fellow for now. But it's not an untypical definition. I didn't want to be called an agile thought leader. I thought that was pompous. And yeah, a bit assumptive. But I did want to be someone in the rally community and then in the community at large that where I made an intention of I'm here to share ideas and bring in as we talked about earlier, ideas that aren't even necessarily from agile books.Joe Krebs 31:55 What do you do to relax during boredom? I do try to get a feeling of what is are you scared? Are you ski?Jean Tabaka 32:02 Oh, well, I'm an extremely bad skier. But you ski Yeah. I just went skiing a couple of weeks ago and suffered about five major bruises all over my body and knocked my noggin my head pretty badly. I've broken a leg skiing. I skied into a tree two very badly sprained ankles. And then this two weeks ago, the worst bruises of my life. And I still get out there. It's so beautiful. Wow, I it is so beautiful.Joe Krebs 32:40 You're a skier in training. Claiming like, as we discussed earlier, we still feel like we're in graduate school. Yes, right. And you're stillJean Tabaka 32:50 I'll be in kindergarten as king. And I do love. The other thing about living in Boulder. I chose to live there 12 years ago. It's a beautiful place. There is a lot of entrepreneurship. There's a lot of sense of sustainability, and social impact and giving back to the community. And I've had the deep honor of being engaged with some of the social initiative clubs at the University of Colorado, and also helping with some of the entrepreneur programs. I'm helping set up an agile conference at the University in September. That may not sound like leisure. Okay, let's back off. When when you're passionate about your work, it bleeds back and forth. It really does.Joe Krebs 33:43 You know, it's like, what weekday is it and you will realize how I work on Sundays. But you don't feel it.Jean Tabaka 33:49 And I am trying to move away from so much of my reading, feeding into my passion about work. And actually this summer part of the rally program for having been at the company seven years, I'll be celebrating my anniversary. We get six weeks of sabbatical. So I'm intending to truly take six weeks completely away from my passion around agile.Joe Krebs 34:17 Will that be New York?Jean Tabaka 34:19 It's going to it's going to be in an undisclosed location in France, okay for four weeks of intense language immersion. And I have reasons for doing that which go back to Seth Gordon, and my need to lean in and ship.Joe Krebs 34:39 Awesome. With Thank you, Jean, thank you for your time here. It's been a delight prior to your talk. I just want to highlight that one more time. Tell me why they go in so called Agile we're gonna hear your talk later. At Pace University at our fifth anniversary. It's not a lot. Yay, but it's five years and it's good moment for us to reflect. And we're happy to have an amazing speaker like you onstage. And not only onstage, but also on the ground, actually where we have food, drinks and we can stay for some drinks. That's aJean Tabaka 35:13 hobby. That's food and drinks. Yeah. And music,Joe Krebs 35:17 drinks music, and so we have a good time. Thank you again.Jean Tabaka 35:22 Well, I'll tell you that again. Thank you so much. And thank you for inviting my topic about tell me why that is a passion of mine. I don't think I understood it back when I was an agile neophyte, and learning just how to work within teams. I now look at how passion drives us and should drive the organization. And as Simon Sinek would stay, I would say start with why and that's start with your passion and your vision. That's what I'll be talking about this evening.Joe Krebs 35:55 Thank you, Jean. Thank you so much. Bye bye.

Caterina Palmiotto: Address conflicts in your Agile Team, or else… Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. In this segment, Caterina Palmiotto discusses the story of a software development team that was self-destructing due to conflicts and a blame culture. When Caterina joined the team, she heard blame, resentment, and conflicts among the developers. The team struggled to resolve bugs, and one developer was causing the majority of the conflicts. Caterina tried to address the conflicts and had some success, but it took a difficult decision to remove the person causing the conflicts for the team to work better. Caterina emphasizes the importance of addressing conflicts and the impact of culture on the success of a team. Featured Book of the Week: Legacy, by James Kerr In this segment, Caterina Palmiotto discusses the book Legacy by James Kerr, which is a collection of leadership stories about the All Blacks rugby team from New Zealand. As a scrum master, Caterina noticed similarities in leadership between sports and software development. The book connected all the dots in her mind and emphasized the importance of a strong team culture. According to Caterina, if you focus on the team, the results will follow. The book highlights the idea that strong leadership is essential to building a strong team culture.   About Caterina Palmiotto Caterina started as a software developer but soon realized that she was passionate about team dynamics and communication, and embraced agility from the moment she saw it. Caterina believes a team can be more than the sum of its parts and that growing the right culture is essential. When people are surrounded by good examples they will be motivated to do their best.  So the first step is doing your best to be a good example of the culture you want to nurture. You can link with Caterina Palmiotto on LinkedIn.

Caterina Palmiotto: A Scrum Master anti-pattern, introducing Agile in a “bubble” Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. In this episode, Caterina shares her experience as a Scrum Master in the IT department of a big company. Caterina and her colleague were responsible for two teams developing an in-house software, but no one in the company knew about Scrum. Despite initial difficulties and blaming, after 18 months, Caterina and her colleague were able to create an "agile bubble" where the teams and product owners were able to work together. They protected the teams from negative aspects happening elsewhere in the company.  However, after Caterina left the company, the agile environment fell apart since the decision-makers in the company were not aware of the agile methodology. Caterina realized that she failed to spread agile practices elsewhere in the company and suggested inviting more people into sprint reviews and demos, organizing open sessions, and creating curiosity in other departments. In this episode, Caterina emphasizes the importance of finding allies to continue agile practices even after leaving the company.   About Caterina Palmiotto Caterina started as a software developer but soon realized that she was passionate about team dynamics and communication, and embraced agility from the moment she saw it. Caterina believes a team can be more than the sum of its parts and that growing the right culture is essential. When people are surrounded by good examples they will be motivated to do their best.  So the first step is doing your best to be a good example of the culture you want to nurture. You can link with Caterina Palmiotto on LinkedIn. 

BONUS: The Collaboration Equation, Fostering Effective Collaboration in Agile Software Development with Jim Benson Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes.   About Jim Benson A pioneer in applying Lean and Kanban to knowledge work, Jim is the creator of Personal Kanban and co-author of Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life, winner of the Shingo Research and Publication Award. His other books include Why Plans Fail, Why Limit WIP, and Beyond Agile. He is the CEO of Modus Cooperandi, and co-founder of Modus Institute. For the past two decades Jim has worked at uncovering ways for individuals and groups to communicate, collaborate, and find clarity in unpredictable and amorphous environments. You can link with Jim Benson on LinkedIn and connect with Jim Benson on Twitter.

I'm complete. Have you ever landed on that sense of satisfaction, perhaps after a peak experience when you've given everything you could? Often what quickly follows: Now, what's next?  My guest this week — the very first partner coach I brought on to help in my business — pivoted out of academia after an accomplished trajectory into running her own coaching practice. Several years ago, she was featured in Shana Gaynor's wonderful Business Insider article, I went to a career coach, so you don't have to—and it was a rude awakening, that has been bringing clients our way ever since! In this conversation, we discuss creating the impact you want to have in the world, crafting jobs and roles to fit your strengths, and how to navigate the nerves of striking out on your own. More About Rebecca: Rebecca Fraser-Thill is a Pivot Career Coach, the Senior Contributor at Forbes on meaningful work, and the owner of Fraser-Thill Coaching & Consulting, based near Portland, Maine. Rebecca taught psychology at Bates College for 18 years, where she led the design of their Purposeful Work program. She holds a Master's degree in Developmental Psychology from Cornell University. You can find her at www.RebeccaFT.com

Federal leaders will attest to the statement, “Security must be top of mind throughout an application's development.”  Today, we sat down with Jeff Gallimore, Chief Technology, and Innovation Officer at Excella to try to see how this noble concept can be applied to the amazingly complex and ever-changing world of federal technology. During the interview, Jeff highlights the areas of continuous improvement, naming conventions, and the shift left. If you were to watch a movie that entails police, you would undoubtedly encounter the abbreviation, CI, which stands for Confidential Informant. However, in today's discussion of cybersecurity and software, CI brings a new meaning – Continuous Improvement. Jeff Gallimore describes CI as integral to keeping a software project safe. The concept was broached in 2001 with the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. A group of developers met on a mountaintop and gave principles for improving software development. Near the top of the list was their concept of “responding to change,” what we call continuous improvement. Chances are, those experienced developers could not have anticipated the drastic increase in Internet usage and attacks.  All this highlights the need to adapt code. Moving on to other terms, when asked to differentiate between DevOps and DevSecOps, Jeff did not want to engage in the latest nomenclature debate.  He thinks that federal leaders should focus on outputs, not on defining processes. In the time that a team debates DevOps, they can be moving on to another issue. Another phrase was defined – Shift Left.  No, nothing to do with politics, this refers to the traditional way software developers would write code.  They would have a large whiteboard and diagram the process of moving from left to right. In this context, a “shift left” indicates an interest in including cybersecurity at earlier stages of the software development life cycle. Jeff also commented on the role of automation in managing large hybrid cloud projects. Automation can be offered as the remedy to this complicated circumstance. However, the range of point solutions and platforms merely reinforces the importance of humans understanding the flow of a project.    

In the agile software development discipline, the customer is represented by two separate yet equally important groups: The Business, who brings WHAT to build, and the team(s), who decide HOW it gets built. These are their stories.Cue the Law and Order "DUN-DUN!"On this episode, Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Agile Coach Om Patel talk about the two cycles that exist in product development, the "what" and the "how." We discuss how they should function in small, medium, and large businesses and the common dysfunctions that growth brings to the cycles.0:00 Topic Intro: The How & the What1:34 Small Companies3:40 The First Product Manager4:43 Small Company Issues9:27 Process Changes10:28 Selling Brian & Om's Small Business13:29 Brian's Logistics - My New Company!15:11 Dispatchers & Drivers, a Love Story17:30 Segmenting by Expertise20:20 Focus - Owning Product22:27 Enter Product - Enter Problems25:40 Starting New (or Like New)27:47 Getting Outside Help30:25 Coaching Leadership33:09 The Ideal Scenario36:49 Multi-Product How/What40:13 Rapid Expansion or Growth41:52 Now, You're BIG49:19 Summary= = = = = = = = = = = =Watch it on YoutubePlease Subscribe to our YouTube Channel= = = = = = = = = = = =Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNzgxMzE5LnJzcwSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ee3506fc-38f2-46d1-a301-79681c55ed82/Agile-PodcastStitcher:https://www.stitcher.com/show/agile-podcast-2= = = = = = = = = = = = AA97 - The What & the How: Two Sides of Software Development

A software development philosophy that emphasizes incremental delivery, team collaboration, continual planning, and continual learning  CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/agile-software-development Audio reference link: "Velocity 09: John Allspaw and Paul Hammond, "10+ Deploys Pe," John Allspaw and Paul Hammond, 2009 Velocity Conference, YouTube, 25 June 2009. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we're talking about the things we don't talk about - transformations!On this episode, Product Coach Mike Miller joins Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Agile Coach Om Patel to talk about moving from a Project-led organization to one that is more Product-led.0:00 Failed Intro0:13 The Real Intro0:36 Where Did This Come From?1:44 What's Wrong with Projects?2:56 Physical Products and Risk Tolerance7:11 Services that Also Have Products9:34 Products with Services11:30 Brian's Product-Led Pitch12:29 Exploring Manufacturing Roots14:53 Arguing on Silos16:52 Customer Delight19:11 Project-Led Impact23:13 Crossing the Chasm25:08 Breaking Annual Budgeting / Breaking Command-and-Control27:42 Customer Centricity, Product Definition29:15 Autonomy31:18 You Can't Scale Bad Stragegy (or No Strategy)33:24 Starting with Product Management37:34 Two Different Worlds39:26 Top Things to Do41:59 Fix Budgeting or Nothing Will Stick47:19 Leadership - Learning= = = = = = = = = = = =Watch it on YoutubePlease Subscribe to our YouTube Channel= = = = = = = = = = = =Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNzgxMzE5LnJzcwSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ee3506fc-38f2-46d1-a301-79681c55ed82/Agile-PodcastStitcher:https://www.stitcher.com/show/agile-podcast-2= = = = = = = = = = = = AA95 - Project-Led to Product-Led (with Product Coach Mike Miller)

Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Omar was working with a team that had been working with a remote team, in another office, and country. Over the time those teams worked together there were some problems in communication and collaboration. Because the collaboration between the teams had been difficult, Omar thought it best to organize a retrospective. And then things got even worse! Listen in to learn what caused the problems, and what Omar did when the retrospective failed!  In this episode, we refer to Peopleware by DeMarco and Lister, a very important book for Scrum Masters.  Recovering from failure, or difficult moments is a critical skill for Scrum Masters. Not only because of us, but also because the teams, and stakeholders we work with will also face these moments! We need inspiring stories to help them, and ourselves! The Bungsu Story, is an inspiring story by Marcus Hammarberg which shows how a Coach can help organizations recover even from the most disastrous situations! Learn how Marcus helped The Bungsu, a hospital in Indonesia, recover from near-bankruptcy, twice! Using Lean and Agile methods to rebuild an organization and a team! An inspiring story you need to know about! Buy the book on Amazon: The Bungsu Story - How Lean and Kanban Saved a Small Hospital in Indonesia. Twice. and Can Help You Reshape Work in Your Company.   About Omar Perez Omar is an Agile Coach from Barcelona who currently supports distributed teams that build data products to enable their company to be genuinely data-driven. He has had many previous lives as a design thinker, market analyst, communication consultant, project manager and startup founder. He aspires to become a “peopleware” expert.   You can link with Omar Perez on LinkedIn. 

The most successful leaders have the ability to get people working together.Why is it then, so many organizations have cultures where people are discouraged from working together (for example, development teams where they don't peer program)?On this episode, Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Agile Coach Om Patel talk about getting people to work together without using the word collaboration.0:00 An Interesting Exchange...1:05 Who Benefits from this Podcast?2:17 Everything is Priority-One4:09 Why the Problem?5:51 Chaotic Organizations8:43 Transparency vs Covert Backlogs11:27 A Theoretical (but very real) Scenario13:41 Om's Response to the Theoretical Scenario17:29 How to Focus19:11 How to Focus - Business/Leadership Edition21:10 Alignment & Communication23:30 Mergers & Acquisitions (Product End-of-Line)24:55 Blockers vs Impediments30:52 Example of Impediments33:20 Scrum Masters & Impediment Removal35:45 Streams of Work38:19 Assigned To - How it Should Work42:00 Accountability & Business Categories44:35 Challenges to Collaboration45:46 Promting the Team To Collaborate More47:50 Testers49:27 The View that XP Work is "Not Work"51:47 Changing the Mindset55:01 Wrap-Up= = = = = = = = = = = =Watch it on YoutubePlease Subscribe to our YouTube Channel= = = = = = = = = = = =Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNzgxMzE5LnJzcwSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ee3506fc-38f2-46d1-a301-79681c55ed82/Agile-PodcastStitcher:https://www.stitcher.com/show/agile-podcast-2= = = = = = = = = = = = AA94 - Don't Say Collaboration

Do you consider yourself an advocate for agile and for positive change?On this episode, Product Owner and Registered Nurse Stormy Dickson joins Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Agile Coach Om Patel to talk about what makes a good agile advocate.0:00 Intro - Being a Good Advocate0:08 Om's Take1:15 Stormy's Take2:32 Metrics3:36 Keeping People Busy4:54 An Experience (Keeping People Busy)6:34 Scientific Method, By Another Name8:42 Being Empowered11:22 Deeper Thinking on Culture13:54 Thinking on Motives16:07 Who Advocates for Agile18:51 By Developers for Developers21:28 How the SM Role was Designed22:21 Reading Tweets23:45 Continuing, Hostile Territory24:52 Tweet 2225:07 Project Manager By Another Name27:38 Tactics for Advocating31:31 Steps for Success35:21 An Alternate Take37:33 Gambling Big39:46 Getting Outside Help= = = = = = = = = = = =Watch it on YoutubePlease Subscribe to our YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8XUSoJPxGPI8EtuUAHOb6g?sub_confirmation=1= = = = = = = = = = = =Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNzgxMzE5LnJzcwSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ee3506fc-38f2-46d1-a301-79681c55ed82/Agile-PodcastStitcher:https://www.stitcher.com/show/agile-podcast-2= = = = = = = = = = = = AA93 - Being a Positive Advocate for Agile

I started my career as a developer developing large-scale transactional systems applying various tree-based algorithms. So I'm a tech geek at heart, but I have a real passion for education and business strategy. As the founder and CEO of Divergence Academy, I focus on future direction, strategy and product. I believe that Divergence Academy will make a difference in shaping pedagogy models through our learning products in the field of Data Science, Data Engineering and Internet of Things (IoT). https://divergence.one/ I am a mentor to many aspiring computer students. At Divergence Academy, I get to combine three of my favorite things: Data Science, Machine Learning and teaching. When I am not working in the DFW area with students, you can find me blogging about helping organizations overcome innovation inertia and building capabilities at getoffthedrawingboard.com Please email me at sravana@divergence.academy or follow @divergencedfw on twitter if you are interested in learning more about the academy - curriculum model, and our approach to bridging academia and industry gap in the Data Science field. Specialties: P&L, People Management, Organizational Turnaround, Business Development, Multi-year sales, Incubation Management, Product & Practice Development, Governance, Roadmaps, Agile Software Development, Data Science, Data Engineering, Internet of Things, Architecture strategy

In today's episode, Jordan joins us to talk about those leaders that can be viewed as abrasive, harsh, and maybe even bullies. He explains how he uses the ethos of the Navy Seals to complete the full picture of the workplace warrior, of which these types of people usually have an incomplete view. We examine the four types of warriors outlined in Jordan's book, some of the positions more likely to be taken as abrasive regardless of industry, and the importance of responding to your perceived experience in a healthy way. We also look at ways in which social media may be playing a part in fostering abrasiveness, like dehumanizing our interactions and lowering our tolerance for discomfort.  Jordan shares with us the importance of using the proper framework when communicating, especially when the interaction is not face-to-face, as well as an excellent example of giving negative feedback in a compassionate way. We discuss compassion vs sympathy, learning to speak the language of those you are leading, and how to evaluate the success of your interactions. Lastly, we talk about how important it is to have a way to destress, giving examples of useful apps or other technology and methods.      In this episode you will hear:    The four types of workplace warriors The role of social media in regards to abrasive, aggressive behavior Learning to communicate effectively Recommendations for mindfulness apps to destress and meditate Actionable tips for giving negative feedback   Jordan Goldrich is a Master Corporate Executive Coach, Certified Stakeholder Centered Coach, and Professional Certified Coach who partners with leaders and executives to achieve business results while developing their organizations, their reports, and their own leadership skills. He specializes in working with valuable executives who are experienced as abrasive or even bullies to be completely authentic, fulfill their mission, eliminate complaints, and drive results without damaging relationships® As Chief Operations Officer of a specialized behavioral healthcare company, Jordan was part of the team that created an 800% revenue increase, attained a California Knox-Keene license, and executed an acquisition by WellPoint Health Networks. He created a customer-focused culture using cross-functional team problem-solving methods rooted in Lean Manufacturing and 6 Sigma. He applies Agile Software Development to Leadership.   Jordan has 15+ years of experience with the Center for Creative Leadership. He was recognized as one of CCLs highest-rated coaches in 2019. He is co-author of the Amazon best seller, Workplace Warrior: People Skills for the No-BullSh*t Executive. He is producer/host of the podcast, Workplace Warrior®: Drive Results Without Damaging Relationships® on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, and Amazon. He is the Founder and CEO of Workplace Warrior®, Inc. a firm providing executive coaching and leadership development.       Connect with Jordan: Website: workplacewarriorinc.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jgoldrich Twitter: twitter.com/jordangoldrich1 Facebook: facebook.com/jordan.goldrich Workplace Warrior Podcast: https://www.workplacewarriorinc.com/workplace-warrior-podcast    Get Jordan's book: Workplace Warrior: People Skills for the No-BullSh*t Executive     Connect with R Blank and Stephanie Warner:  For more Healthier Tech podcast episodes, and to download our Healthier Tech Quick Start Guide, visit https://HealthierTech.co and follow https://instagram.com/healthiertech   Additional Links: Shield Your Body website: https://ShieldYourBody.com Shield Your Body Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/shieldyourbody Host R Blank on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rblank9/ Shield Your Body on Instagram: https://instagram.com/shieldyourbody          

140 Grit and your Startup with Luke Hohmann Founder and CEO of FirstRoot, Inc. Our mission is to create the next generation of impact investors. Our unique go-to-market strategy supports all stakeholders as youth use participatory budgeting to invest real money in their schools. Youth learn the 5 C's of modern education: creativity, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and civics as they experience true agency and stewardship over their futures, learning through their own experiences how money really works. We want to get $1K into 1M schools globally and watch what happens when youth control $1B in capital. Previously a SAFe® Framework Contributor and Principal Consultant, Luke was Founder and CEO of Conteneo, Inc. (acquired by Scaled Agile, Inc.) where he worked with an extraordinary dev team to create the Weave, Strategy Engine and Knowsy® decision agility platforms. The author of four books, numerous articles and cited as an inventor on more than a dozen patents, Luke is an internationally recognized expert in Agile Software Development. Luke co-organized the first Agile conference in 2003, has served on the Board of the Agile Alliance and in partnership with the Scrum Alliance produced the "Collaboration at Scale", the world's largest monthly webinar devoted to helping organizations with 10 or more Scrum teams in 2 or more locations scale agility. Luke is a highly sought after speaker has as keynoted such conferences as the Agile Alliance conference, Agile Australia, Lean-Agile Scotland, Agile New Zealand, the Austrian Innovation Forum, the CXPA and the SAFe Summit. Luke's is the co-founder of Every Voice Engaged Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit that helps citizens, governments and nonprofit organizations collaboratively solve problems that are unsolvable without civic engagement. EVEF has been a leader in the Participatory Budgeting movement, helping citizens prioritize hundreds of millions of dollars through Budget Games. In partnership with The Kettering Foundation (www.kettering.org), Conteneo created Common Ground for Action, the first scalable platform for deliberative decision-making. A former United States National Junior Pairs Figure Skating Champion, Luke likes playing with his four kids, his wife's cooking and long runs in the Santa Cruz mountains. Luke's an old school Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Instead of building companies to flip, he builds companies that make the world better! We talk about For the different stages of a company's growth, how can they collaborate using games to get results? How can a company go about finding the right Investment Banker? How important is teaching financial literacy?   What is project based, learning-by-doing? And much more     Connect with Luke Hohmann (5) Luke Hohmann | LinkedIn lukehohmann@yahoo.com firstroot.co 

A software development philosophy that emphasizes incremental delivery, team collaboration, continual planning, and continual learning  Audio reference link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/agile-software-development "Velocity 09: John Allspaw and Paul Hammond, "10+ Deploys Pe" John Allspaw and Paul Hammond, 2009 Velocity Conference, YouTube, 25 June 2009.