Podcast appearances and mentions of allan kelly

BONUS: Challenging the Agile Status Quo with #NoBacklogs, Allan Kelly In this BONUS episode, we explore the provocative ideas of Allan Kelly, the author who introduced #NoBacklogs to the Agile community. Allan shares his insights on why traditional backlogs may be hindering true agility, offers practical alternatives, and explains how teams can maintain accountability while focusing on outcomes rather than outputs. The Problem with Traditional Backlogs "Backlogs keep ideas for far too long." Allan Kelly challenges the conventional wisdom of maintaining extensive backlogs in Agile environments. He distinguishes between sprint backlogs and product backlogs, highlighting how the latter often becomes a repository for stale ideas that outlive their relevance. Allan argues that this practice undermines the adaptability that should be at the core of Agile methodologies, transforming what should be a flexible approach into a more rigid, traditional project management framework. Outcome-Focused Alternatives "What are you doing to try and change the world?" Instead of lengthy backlogs filled with specific tasks and features, Allan advocates for approaches centered on outcomes and meaningful change. He discusses the concept of OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) as a form of "test first management" - a powerful framework that shifts focus from outputs to measurable impacts. This perspective encourages teams to consider the broader purpose of their work rather than simply executing a predetermined list of tasks. Balancing Structure and Flexibility "There should be a 'Best before' date for all backlog items." Finding the right balance between necessary structure and agile flexibility is crucial for effective delivery. Allan suggests implementing a "best before" date for all backlog items to prevent the accumulation of outdated ideas. He emphasizes starting with the Sprint Goal as a guiding principle, using it to create focus and purpose that allows teams to adapt their approach while maintaining a clear direction. Breaking Free from Traditional Mindsets "The work to do is not a fixed entity." According to Allan, the reliance on extensive backlogs has perpetuated traditional project management mindsets within supposedly Agile organizations. He challenges the underlying assumption that the scope of work is a predetermined, fixed entity waiting to be discovered and documented. Instead, he suggests embracing the evolving nature of work, allowing teams to respond to changing priorities and insights as they emerge. Maintaining Accountability Without Backlogs "Test first management as a management innovation that helps focus on goals, and measure progress by the teams." Allan addresses concerns about accountability by offering practical approaches to tracking progress without traditional backlogs. He emphasizes the importance of regular demonstrations of working solutions and assessing whether these demonstrations align with the team's strategic direction. His concept of "test first management" provides a framework for focusing on goals while measuring genuine progress rather than simply tracking task completion. Resources for Deeper Learning "Honey, I shrunk the backlog." For listeners interested in exploring these ideas further, Allan recommends his YouTube presentation "Honey, I shrunk the backlog," which offers additional insights and practical guidance on implementing a #NoBacklogs approach in Agile teams. About Allan Kelly Allan Kelly is the author of #noprojects: A Culture of Continuous Value, and an outspoken Agile practitioner that helped introduce the idea of #NoBacklogs to the Agile community. His work spans several decades, and includes some breakthrough contributions that he shares in his books and conference talks. He is the author, among others, of Project Myopia: Why projects damage software, Continuous Digital: An agile alternative to projects for digital business, The Art of Agile Product Ownership: A Guide for Product Managers, Business Analysts, and Entrepreneurs, and Xanpan: Team Centric Agile Software Development. You can link with Allan Kelly on LinkedIn.

Coffee with Samso, Episode 198, brings a new perspective to the Coffee with Samso conversations. In this first episode we bring a delve into the thoughts of Allan Kelly, Executive Chair of Miramar Resources Limited (ASX: M2R). The life of an executive in the small mineral exploration is busy and stressful. Those that are out there trying to make an economic discovery are constantly under the spotlight. . In my five years of establishing the Coffee with Samso series, Allan Kelly strikes to me a a true mineral explorationist. To those that have followed the Samso journey and have watched Allan share his projects in Miramar Resources Limited, you will know that he speaks with great sincerity. Our conversations on the Samso platform (see below for previous conversation) are always long form and it has always offered a great insight to the reasons why Alan is so passionate in the potential discovery. When you watch and listen to Allan talking about the projects, there is no doubt that he is enthusiastic nature is wanting the viewers to know what he is doing and why he is spending money into the project. The Insights to Allan Kelly In this first episode of Coffee with Samso - Insights, we learn about Allan Kelly, the person. In an industry that takes no prisoners, it is hard for investors to know who is actually really trying to make a discovery. It is difficult to know if the person who is telling you the story is actually telling the truth or the real facts. I have been an investor in this industry since my university days in 1987 and have been a willing participant in the mineral industry since 1992. Like everyone who is working in the mineral exploration industry, we are all trying to make that economic discovery. The rate of success is not very high and as Allan mentioned in the first minute of the introduction to this episode, that rate of success is very low. So what makes us continue to work in mineral exploration? Why are the likes of myself and Allan Kelly continuing to be in the lime light and the brunt of all criticism? The questions that are being asked is why the Coffee with Samso Insights is beginning its journey. Get yourself a coffee or your favourite beverage and watch or listen and get a better understanding of Allan Kelly: Chapters: 00:00: Introduction 05:13 How did Allan Kelly get into this industry? 09:04 Western Mining Interview 11:40 Work with Western Mining 13:18 Is the Development of Geological Skills still a common trait? 13:44 Western Mining was Unique for the time. 15:27 What traits do you need to stay in the mineral exploration industry? 17:05 The Keys to be a Mineral Explorationist. 17:35 Don't be afraid to say you don't know something. 18:22 What is the Core Asset required to do well in the industry? 19:03 Need to have Endurance, the "Non-Technical Asset" - "Non-Geological Assets" 21:18 The Andy Well Story 23:29 The many reasons why a project may not be discovered.? 24:30 How do you decide and manage which projects to leave behind. 29:56 The lack of Mineral Exploration and Mineral Discovery. 32:24 Does Criticism Ever Affect you Negatively? 34:26 The Gidgee Project and The Paleochannel Problem. 35:11 Is it Frustrating to be misunderstood about the Gidgee Project? 37:30 How do Investors understand Exploration Results? 41:23 How to understand lack of Mineralisation strike length 42:31 What is Allan's thoughts on the Mineral Exploration sector? 43:49 Lack of Patience from Brokers 45:03 Reasons why Allan is optimistic with Nickel and the Bangemall project. 50:57 Allan's last Words. 51:26 Conclusions Previous Conversations with Allan Kelly Mineral Exploration - Creating Value Organically Miramar Resources Limited (ASX: M2R) - Mineral Exploration Success - Discovery at Marylebone. Miramar Resources Limited (ASX: M2R) Discovery at Gidji, Bangemall and Whaleshark Miramar Resources Limited (ASX: M2R) Discovery at Gidji, Glandore and Whaleshark. Miramar Resources Limited (ASX: M2R) - Surprises in the Bangemall: Carbonatites and IOCG Project Updates at Miramar Resources Limited (ASX: M2R)

APMG International presents our popular weekly panel Q&A show. Episode 248 is about how to become a Digital Leader. Hosted by Nick Houlton and Question Master Suchitra Jacob. Answering your questions are Malini Jayaganesh, Adrian Pyne, Sarah Hills, Richard Campbell, Allan Kelly and Cath Convery.

APMG International presents our popular weekly panel Q&A show. Episode 239 is about how to achieve an Agile Mindset. Hosted by Nick Houlton and Question Master Charlotte Miller. Answering your questions are Bina Champaneria, Malini Jayaganesh, Farah HEBA, Cindy Hancock, Allan Kelly, and Mridul Tandon.

APMG International presents our popular weekly panel Q&A show. Episode 228 is about how to become an Agile Change Agent. Hosted by Shanice Michell-Cox and Question Master Charlotte Miller. Answering your questions are Malini Jayaganesh, David McCreery, Adrian Pyne, Richard Campbell, Wijnand Lens, and Allan Kelly

Maryse Meinen: Value Over Velocity, A Product Owner's Journey to Value-Driven Development, NoEstimates Unplugged Week This is one of a series of episodes where Product Owners explain how they used, and benefited from #NoEstimates in their work with teams.  To know more about #NoEstimates, sign-up to get the first 3 chapters of the book here. Introduction to #NoEstimates Maryse Meinen shares her journey into agile and lean methodologies, highlighting a pivotal moment at her first international conference where she attended a workshop on #NoEstimates led by Seb Rose. The workshop's quiz on estimating the distance from Earth to the moon led her to an epiphany about the common tendency to provide estimates even when uncertain, driven by peer pressure—an insight that spurred her to experiment with the #NoEstimates approach.   A Real-World Example of Success Maryse describes her experience with a new team tasked with developing an infrastructure solution without relying on traditional estimates. By focusing on conversations, card confirmations (the 3 C's of User Stories), and refining story points to either 1 or 0 based on whether a story was refined, the team managed to prioritize work more effectively. The practice of making items as small as possible and focusing on delivering value in various forms proved to be beneficial. Challenges in Implementation The biggest challenge in implementing #NoEstimates was not from management or stakeholders, but rather from inexperienced scrum masters resistant to deviating from traditional estimation techniques. Maryse found success by allowing the team space to operate independently and focusing on outcomes rather than estimates. Impact on Planning and Prioritization Shifting the focus from estimates to value delivered led to a significant change in how Maryse's team approached planning and prioritization. By setting sprint goals around solving real problems for real people, the team moved away from a task-centric to a value-centric approach. One of the core tenants of the #NoEstimates approach. Measuring Progress Without Estimates Maryse's team measured progress by the problems they solve, framing sprint goals around these problems and communicating achievements in terms of value delivered to stakeholders, rather than in traditional estimation-driven progress metrics, like tasks completed - which would not necessarily deliver any value to end-users and customers. Advice and Resources for #NoEstimates Maryse encourages teams to start experimenting with #NoEstimates and emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and adaptation. She recommends engaging with the #NoEstimates community on Twitter and exploring resources by Allan Kelly and Seb Rose, as well as the NoEstimates book.   About Maryse Meinen Maryse is an Product Owner dedicated to fostering experimentation, agility, and empathy within organizations. She builds and facilitates great teams, coaches leaders, and believes in simplicity and human-centric methodologies. With expertise in Lean/agile development and a passion for teaching, she shapes adaptive and learning-focused cultures. You can link with Maryse Meinen on LinkedIn.

APMG International presents our popular weekly panel Q&A show. Episode 223 is how to build a better business case. Hosted by Nick Houlton and Question Master Suchitra Jacob. Answering your questions are Cath Convery, Eileen J Roden, Robert Gregory, Richard Campbell, and Allan Kelly.

APMG International presents our popular weekly panel Q&A show. Episode 219 is how to facilitate like a pro in 2024. Hosted by Nick Houlton and Question Master Suchitra Jacob. Answering your questions are Sheila Roberts, Karen Newnham, Gary Gamp, Robert Snyder, and Allan Kelly.

This week I am joined by the amazing Allan Kelly to discuss his book: Succeeding with OKRs in Agile: How to create & deliver objectives & key results for teams. In this episode: 1. Allan's journey into OKR 2. How do we implement OKRs in a healthy and helpful way? 3. 1975 vs 2023 OKRs 4. Strategy, mission and purpose 5. You want to do OKRs: where do you start? 6. The notion of commitment & aspirational OKRs 7. Psychological safety 8. Test-driven development & test-driven OKRs 9. Operational OKRs 10. Can you park business as usual and let your team do the shiny new stuff? 11. OKR 0 12. OKR roadmap 13. The rule of thumb: 3 OKRs 14. Queuing theory 15. Balancing your business as usual, your continuous improvement of business as usual and investment initiatives 16. The difference between Allan's 1st edition and 2nd edition of his book About Allan: Allan helps companies create environments were digital professional can thrive and do great work to enhance digital agility and create competitive advantage. In agile, Allan found a set of ideas, techniques and people which matched his own thinking and to which he could contribute. That desire to change the world has led Allan to write seven books - his latest is "Succeeding with OKRs in Agile". The ones Allan is most proud of are "Business Patterns for Software Developers" and "Continuous Digital." In addition Allan has pioneered techniques such as Value Poker, Time-Value Profiles and Retrospective Dialogue Sheets. Allan is always open for discussion, engage through consultancy (part or full time), training and discussion. Allan's website: https://www.allankelly.net/ Allan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allankellynet Allan's email: allan@allankelly.net Allan's books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Allan-Kelly/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3AAllan+Kelly Enjoyed this episode? Let's connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/johncolemanxagility ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- social and podcast links  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linkpop.com/orderlydisruption⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - order training from right here If you are interested in helping your team or organization achieve greater agility and want to explore agile training options, visit our training page on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x-agility.com/executive-agility-leadership-training/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you value coaching and would like to work with a deeply experienced agile and executive coaching specialist, visit our coaching page on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x-agility.com/executive-agility-coaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you are looking for an agile consultant that can help your leadership team identify an appropriate roadmap to organizational agility and take the most effective course of action in your agile transformation, visit our consulting page on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x-agility.com/executive-agility-consulting/⁠⁠⁠⁠ #scrum #okrs #agile --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xagility/message

Recorded at the Øredev 2022 developer conference, Fredrik chats with Cliff Hazell about connecting the whole organization as it grows, priorities, and more. Don't just sit around in your room and think about horses. Talking across silos and departments, all without overloading everyone with meetings? Learn to surf rather than trying to control the ocean. Make good changes and enable flexibility without making process out of everything. Just making something top priority and finishing it can get you so much more done, rather than trying to make everything number one, or think forever about which thing to prioritize. How is something we are doing actually moving us toward our goals? Wrapping up by discussing combining doing good work with taking responsibility for our impact on the team, the company, and the world. It's not that you either can do good or make money. Finally, related to one of Øredev's keynotes , Fredrik admits his annoyance at the fact that deadlines can be a good thing. Thank you Cloudnet for sponsoring our VPS! Comments, questions or tips? We are @kodsnack, @tobiashieta, @oferlund and @bjoreman on Twitter, have a page on Facebook and can be emailed at info@kodsnack.se if you want to write longer. We read everything we receive. If you enjoy Kodsnack we would love a review in iTunes! You can also support the podcast by buying us a coffee (or two!) through Ko-fi. Links Cliff Hazell Cliff on Linkedin Cliff's Øredev 2022 presentation - Beyond copy paste agile - building the missing links between strategy and operations Design by committe Flight levels Agile coaching Priority buckets Always time for tea - Allan Kelly's keynote from Øredev 2022 Titles Similar to the problems of product development Figured out in the proper places Between the functions Should I be thinking about that problem? You assume that you are the user Understand horses Talk across that silo Control the waves There's a swell coming Coach of coaches You only have one thing, and it's wrong Let's make something number one Getting the right people to talk to the right people

Recorded at the Øredev 2022 developer conference, Fredrik chats with Cliff Hazell about connecting the whole organization as it grows, priorities, and more. Don’t just sit around in your room and think about horses. Talking across silos and departments, all without overloading everyone with meetings? Learn to surf rather than trying to control the ocean. Make good changes and enable flexibility without making process out of everything. Just making something top priority and finishing it can get you so much more done, rather than trying to make everything number one, or think forever about which thing to prioritize. How is something we are doing actually moving us toward our goals? Wrapping up by discussing combining doing good work with taking responsibility for our impact on the team, the company, and the world. It’s not that you either can do good or make money. Finally, related to one of Øredev’s keynotes , Fredrik admits his annoyance at the fact that deadlines can be a good thing. Thank you Cloudnet for sponsoring our VPS! Comments, questions or tips? We are @kodsnack, @tobiashieta, @oferlund and @bjoreman on Twitter, have a page on Facebook and can be emailed at info@kodsnack.se if you want to write longer. We read everything we receive. If you enjoy Kodsnack we would love a review in iTunes! You can also support the podcast by buying us a coffee (or two!) through Ko-fi. Links Cliff Hazell Cliff on Linkedin Cliff’s Øredev 2022 presentation - Beyond copy paste agile - building the missing links between strategy and operations Design by committe Flight levels Agile coaching Priority buckets Always time for tea - Allan Kelly’s keynote from Øredev 2022 Titles Similar to the problems of product development Figured out in the proper places Between the functions Should I be thinking about that problem? You assume that you are the user Understand horses Talk across that silo Control the waves There’s a swell coming Coach of coaches You only have one thing, and it’s wrong Let’s make something number one Getting the right people to talk to the right people

Allan Kelly dives into how to use OKRs to delegate outcomes to teams, while still giving them autonomy to figure out the best way to achieve them. Subscribe to Managing Remote Teams podcast on Soundwise

Many companies get stuck in a rut, endlessly doomed to execute on goals that just maintain the status quo. Allan Kelly discusses how to break the entire company out of that mold. Subscribe to Managing Remote Teams podcast on Soundwise

Inspiriert durch den Vortrag von Allan Kelly auf dem OKR Focus Day der Mayflower GmbH, habe ich mir Gedanken zu einer technischen Betrachtung des Frameworks Objectives & Key Results (OKR) gemacht. Als ich noch stark in der Software-Entwicklung unterwegs war, habe ich mich gefragt, ob die Prinzipien von testgetriebener Entwicklung und verhaltensorientiertem Design (BDD) sich auch auf das Management übertragen ließe? Damals war ich im mittleren Management und war es einfach leid, wenn “Entscheidungen” getroffen wurden, deren Grundlage oder Auswirkung mir einfach nicht verständlich waren. Dieser Blogbeitrag basiert auch auf einer Präsentation, die ich vor einiger Zeit auf der Iterate.Ruhr gehalten habe.

Miramar Resources Ltd (ASX:M2R) chairman Allan Kelly says taking into account the company's current cash position and market capitalisation, it is trading at an Enterprise Value of around $5 million while holding a highly prospective portfolio of exploration assets. Kelly discusses the board's track record of discovery, development and production and also outlines Miramar's exploration plans for 2023. #ProactiveInvestors #MiramarResources #asx #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

Miramar Resources Ltd (ASX:M2R) chairman Allan Kelly discusses with Proactive encouraging platinum group element (PGE) results during reanalysis of aircore samples from the Gidgi JV Project in WA that point to potential nickel sulphide mineralisation. The project near Kalgoorlie contains around 15 kilometres of strike of multiple ultramafic units, including the 'Highway Ultramafic', which hosts the historic Scotia nickel mine. #ProactiveInvestors #MiramarResources #asx #nickel #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

Coffee with Samso Episode 164: Exploration work has begun at the Bangemall project and its starting to come up with very interesting results. Allan Kelly, Executive Chair of Miramar Resources Limited (ASX: M2R) narrates this story.   When we did the first episode of Coffee with Samso with Miramar Resources, I liked the Bangemall and Whaleshark projects. To me, these two had the potentially a big pay day if the results came good. The plan at that time was always to begin activities at these projects but the focus was at Gidji.   This episode of Coffee with Samso is all about the Bangemall. In some ways, the Bangemall is the western end and the Whaleshark project is the eastern end members of the Gascoyne/Ashburton complex, respectively. This region has been a neglected part of the Western Australian mineral exploration world till about 12 months ago.   The reason I was interested in these projects is that they lie in this mobile belts that have hosted many mineral deposits. For those people who have been following the Samso series of videos, you will have come across the many conversations about finding great deposits in regions once neglected.   The Bangemall and Whaleshark projects is another example. If you had watched the earlier conversations with Allan Kelly, you would have heard him talking about the reasons why he picked these projects.   The Bangemall Story - Miramar Resources Limited (ASX: M2R) - Coffee with Samso - Episode 146   The Whaleshark Project Story - A Discussion : Miramar Resources Ltd (ASX: M2R) - Rooster Talk   The recent market darling has been dealing with the discovery of Rare Earths in clays. I have made several comments about the need to differentiate, potential economic discoveries and a discovery. In the case of the guys in the Gascoyne-Ashburton region, they are looking for hard rock versions. They are looking for carbonatites or equivalents.   Companies have projects and they must choose the one that gives the company the greatest value. This is one of the best traits of good management. One should never fall in love with the projects. If there is a favorable outcome for the company, the strategy must allow for divestments.   Check out the episode and always, DYOR.

In today's episode Pablo Miller and Chris Le Messurier chat to Executive Chairman from Miramar Resources, Allan Kelly. We tap into their 3 key projects in WA with an exploration focus on Gold & Nickel commodities. We also go back to the early days of Allan's career as a geologist & founder of Doray Minerals. www.triplem.com.au/shows/mining-hqSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In SPaMCAST 726 Mr. Allan Kelly returns! We discussed the fact that backlogs often become dumping grounds. Allan suggested an energetic solution. We also discussed OKRs and whether they are related to backlogs. Are OKRs the chicken or the egg? Allan Kelly advises and mentors managers and teams in using agile approaches and OKRs to accelerate delivery, meet deadlines and execute against strategy. He believes these approaches benefit businesses and create more fulfilling work environments. Allan is a keynote conference speaker and author of several books including "Succeeding with OKRs in Agile", "The Art of Agile Product Ownership" and "Business Patterns for Software Developers". He blogs at allankelly.net and can be contacted there or on Linkedin, https://www.linkedin.com/in/allankellynet/ Re-read Saturday News We complete our re-read of the classic Coaching Agile Teams this week with a few final thoughts. I view Coaching Agile Teams as a tale of two themes. The first is a book of philosophy and the second is a how-to book full of techniques. The full value of this book requires two readings. The first time I read the book, I took the how-to path. This time the philosophies of agile coaching were more important to me than any individual technique.   Next week we start our re-read of Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching: The Journey from Beginner to Mastery and Beyond (Amazon Associate Link – buy your copy soon and start reading). This will be less of a re-read than it will be me trying to stay one or two chapters ahead because I am reading the book for the first time. We will begin with a few notes on the logistics of the read and then we will review the front matter.   Previous Installments Week 1: Logistics and Introduction - https://bit.ly/3A1aNTe  Week 2: Will I Be A Good Coach - https://bit.ly/3nzDAHg  Week 3: Expect High Performance - https://bit.ly/3Rl4fFf  Week 4: Master Yourself - https://bit.ly/3zL8t2n  Week 5: Let Your Style Change - https://bit.ly/3Q8zHWa  Week 6: Coach as Coach-Mentor - https://bit.ly/3QLcSIi  Week 7: Coach as Facilitator - https://bit.ly/3AaP5KY  Week 8: Coach As Teacher - https://bit.ly/3AURGdL  Week 9: Coach As Problem Solver - https://bit.ly/3C06Gr7  Week 10: Coach As Conflict Navigator - https://bit.ly/3R6tmuc  Week 11: Coach As Collaboration Conductor - https://bit.ly/3fXoHOs  Week 12: Agile Coach Failure, Recovery, and Success Modes - https://bit.ly/3T0FluQ  Week 13: When Will I Get There? and It's Your Journey - https://bit.ly/3MAe00v  Week 14: Final Thoughts - https://bit.ly/3z6zJaA    A quick advertisement: Controlling work entry requires preparation and knowledge building to establish a path to control work entry (magic wands are normally not available), which is why Jeremy Willets and I have developed a work entry workshop. Interested? Email us at tcagley@tomcagley.com or willetsjm@gmail.com Next SPaMCAST  In SPaMCAST 727 we will discuss the assumptions behind Little's Law and Neglected WIP. Some of the assumptions you can cheat on and still get valuable information. We will also have a visit from Susan Parente who brings her Not A Scrumdamentalist column to the cast.  

In this episode Barry chats to Allan Kelly, Executive Chairman at Miramar Resources (ASX:M2R).

One of the most common problems teams face is starting more work than they complete. Neglected WIP is the gap between all the work you say you are working on and the stuff you are doing. The natural vagaries of office life can cause an item to get stuck due to someone being out sick or because your co-worker hit the lottery - stuff happens. A little might be ok, but more is bad. When neglected WIP passes that hurdle, real flow time will increase and velocity will slow. The combination of getting less work done and taking longer at it is a prescription for your stakeholders to start looking for torches and pitchforks.      We also have a visit from Jeremy Berriault who brings his QA Corner to the podcast. In this installment, we discussed the QA Lead's role in agile teams. So just what does a QA Lead do in an agile team . . . Jeremy has some ideas. Re-read Saturday News I am going to combine the conversation of Chapters 12 and 13 of  Coaching Agile Teams this week because there is a common core in these two chapters. Chapter 12, When Will I Get There?, discusses when will you know that you have become an Agile Coach, and Chapter 13, It's Your Journey, discusses the journey several coaches have taken to get there. Chapter 12 plots the journey and Chapter 13 provides several travelogues.   Remember to buy a copy of  Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins (SPaMCAST Amazon affiliate line https://amzn.to/38G0ZD3) and read along!   Logistics Note:  Next week we will wrap up Coaching Agile Teams and then on to  Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching: The Journey from Beginner to Mastery and Beyond (Amazon Associate Link – buy your copy soon and start reading). Buy a copy now and start reading.  Previous Installments Week 1: Logistics and Introduction - https://bit.ly/3A1aNTe  Week 2: Will I Be A Good Coach - https://bit.ly/3nzDAHg  Week 3: Expect High Performance - https://bit.ly/3Rl4fFf  Week 4: Master Yourself - https://bit.ly/3zL8t2n  Week 5: Let Your Style Change - https://bit.ly/3Q8zHWa  Week 6: Coach as Coach-Mentor - https://bit.ly/3QLcSIi  Week 7: Coach as Facilitator - https://bit.ly/3AaP5KY  Week 8: Coach As Teacher - https://bit.ly/3AURGdL  Week 9: Coach As Problem Solver - https://bit.ly/3C06Gr7  Week 10: Coach As Conflict Navigator - https://bit.ly/3R6tmuc  Week 11: Coach As Collaboration Conductor - https://bit.ly/3fXoHOs  Week 12: Agile Coach Failure, Recovery, and Success Modes  - https://bit.ly/3T0FluQ  Week 13: When Will I Get There? and It's Your Journey - https://bit.ly/3MAe00v    A quick advertisement: Controlling work entry requires preparation and knowledge building to establish a path to control work entry (magic wands are normally not available), which is why Jeremy Willets and I have developed a work entry workshop. We recently delivered the workshop at the 2022 Path to Agility in Columbus, OH to rave reviews. Interested? Email us at tcagley@tomcagley.com or willetsjm@gmail.com Next SPaMCAST  In SPaMCAST 726 we will chat with Mr. Allan Kelly. I missed talking to Allan so we covered a wide range of topics including OKRs, Product Backlogs, and remote working. Allan brings incredible insight to the podcast.

Coffee with Samso Episode 145 is with Allan Kelly, Executive Chair of Miramar Resources Limited (ASX: M2R)   This episode of Coffee with Samso is all about the details of the projects in Miramar Resources.   I have made a special effort to make this the longest Coffee With Samso because I wanted to highlight the details of each project. I wanted Allan Kelly to tell us as much as possible on why he likes the projects and what his intentions are for each project.   I think we have achieved the objective to get details for each project. We also got Allan to talk about what makes each project tick. The conversation has be fantastic and the result is a video that is just over an hour.   This is a special episode of Coffee with Samso for all those viewers wanting to learn about the Miramar projects. In addition, viewers get a first hand introduction to what makes an exploration company work and allows Allan to showcase how to explore for minerals.   Gidji is more than smoke. We have more than 1km of +2grams and 5 grams hits in there. Could this be a supergene deposit? The prize is the bedrock.   Allan Kelly spares no doubt that the is aware on the potential of Gidji. He believes that Gidji alone will be sufficient for any company to work on, however the potential of the other projects is too enticing to let go.   The time stamps below will help those unable to watch the whole video. This is more than a conversation about the projects of Miramar.   This is a discussion about what you need to know to pick projects, what you need to know to operate the exploration programs and what is the best methods to deploy to find yourself a mineral deposit. Chapters     00:00 Start 00:20 Introduction 00:55 The Capital Raise That Needed to be Done. 03:05 Good timing on the placement. 04:10 The Gidji Story - Allan narrates the story. 16:57 What does Gidji need to wake Investors up? 18:27 Gidji is more than a smoking gun. 19:15 What is the Worst case, Ok Case and Best case scenario for Gidji? 23:24 Mineral Exploration is not an Overnight Process. 24:52 Does the potential of Gidji keep Allan awake at nights? 29:02 Is there a model for Gidji? 33:08 The Glandore story? 39:11 What will the diamond drilling create for Miramar? 41:06 The Lang Well Story. 47:09 Good REE results will create a good solution for Miramar. 47:37 The Whaleshark Story. 53:04 Bangemall Project 55:11 The realistic pathway for the projects. 56:33 The upside of testing theories. 57:18 The potential of Gidji and easily misunderstood. 58:18 News Flow from Miramar? 01:00:51 The Miramar Pitch 01:02:09 Conclusions

What would a healthy retrospective look like if it had no facilitator? What if self-organization was applied not only to how the team works but also how they retro? Join Chris and Austin as they discuss "Retrospectives from the Back of the Room" with Allan Kelly and Nicolas Umiastowski. Allan and Nicolas not only share about how to gamify retrospectives with dialogue sheets and cards, but also share about how to redistribute power in retros. Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/9UwfCyp4Jyc 

Rooster Talk Episode 52 with Allan Kelly, Executive Chair of Miramar Resources Limited (ASX: M2R) is a great revelation of how investors should look at projects and how companies do mineral exploration.   There are exiting times coming for Miramar as they are slowly ravelling the potential jewels in their project portfolio. The consistent drilling results coming out of the Gidji project is showing signs of a slow development into a valued proposition.   As exploration continue, Allan believes that the Gidji project is a new mineral camp with the vast array of geological formations and mineralising tectonic settings.   The recent geophysical results from the Mt Vernon project in the Bangemall is creating a lot of opportunities for Miramar. The company has now new targets being generated which they will interpret and start more surveys to vector drill targets.   The third major project that is now looking at unlocking its secret is the Whaleshark project. In this Rooster Talk, Allan gives us an in-depth discussion of all these topics.   I believe that the Gidji project is now a new mineral camp that sits between Kalgoorlie and Paddington.   Chapters   00:00 Start 00:15 Introduction 00:53 Allan updates. 04:58 The development of Gidji into a monster project. 07:34 Why Gidji is going to be a Camp. 09:08 Taking stock of what is in Gidji _ This is why Gidji is a Camp. 09:50 The first systematic exploration at Gidji. 10:25 KCGM actively drilling at Runway - 280m @ 1g/t. 11:41 KCGM been drilling for two months - Must be something Happening. 14:52 Gidji is strategically placed for corporate and discovery activities. 15:28 Bangemall Project - Mt. Vernon - The history and Why its Prospective. 16:47 The Craton Margin Factor. 18:24: The Discovery of the Atlas Ni-Cu-PGE occurrences. 23:04 The EM response at Mt. Vernon - What it means for Investors. 25:30 The Interpretation of the geophysical data - How it is done. 26:30 How significant are these anomalies? 28:26 How do we interpret the intensity of the anomalies? 29:35 The three important requirements for discovery? 31:00 John Hronsky and the importance of deep lithospheric structures. 32:14 The Whaleshark Project - A Geological reason on the High Prospectivity. 43:11 Miramar is now becoming a Three project company. 46:32 The way of Good Mineral Exploration 49:04 Conclusion

So, your organization has passed down a mandate that you're going to do OKRs. Now what? In this episode, I'm joined by Allan Kelly. Allan is an agile coach, author of 7 books, and keynote speaker. His introduction to OKRs was exactly this—it came down as a mandate and he had to figure things out. He's got some controversial ideas around maintaining a backlog (spoiler: he thinks it's okay to nuke your backlog and start anew every quarter). He believes it's okay to not achieve your Key Results. In his mind, there's something far more important—delivering business benefit. We'll discuss these things and more.

In this week's episode we sit down with author and agile practitioner extraordinaire Allan Kelly to pick his brain about how to work with OKRs in an Agile environment....everyone rushed out to adopt OKRs because Google uses them, but how many companies do them well?  Listen in for some tips and tricks to success with OKRs! Enjoy! Succeeding with OKRs in Agile If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you'd like to join the discussion and share your stories  please join Coalition.AgileUprising.com Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However if you'd like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!    

In this podcast recorded at the Agile on the Beach (New Zealand) conference, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Allan Kelly about his book, Continuous Digital, #NoProjects, Minimally Viable Teams and OKRs. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3kajmBm Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: bit.ly/24x3IVq - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Virtual Events - events.infoq.com/ InfoQ Live: live.infoq.com/ - March 16, 2021 - April 13, 2021 - June 22, 2021 - July 20, 2021 QCon Plus: plus.qconferences.com/ - May 17-28, 2021 Follow InfoQ: - Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ - LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq - Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 - Instagram: @infoqdotcom - Youtube: www.youtube.com/infoq

Coffee with Samso Episode 68 with Allan Kelly, Managing Director of Miramar Resources Ltd (ASX: M2R)     Allan Kelly has created wealth for shareholders before and he is back again with Miramar Resources Limited.   Allan Kelly is a guy who has done a Miramar before and took the then company Doray Minerals Limited (ASX: DRM) from being an explorer to a producer. There have been many other stories that fit this bill but when I met him at a Diggers and Dealers several years ago, I was impressed with the story of Doray.   When I notice Miramar Resources, I was immediately fascinated with the projects. I was thinking that Gidji project was a "postage stamp" (headline reader) project. Why would someone like Allan Kelly bother with this ? I also heard that the IPO was oversubscribed and it did well post IPO.   As soon as this Coffee with Samso was confirmed, I was keenly anticipating a great conversation. Well, to say the least, this has turned out to be one of the best conversation about exploration and why exploration can add value to a company faster and greater than most investors would realise.   In this episode of Coffee with Samso, Allan share with us the value of exploration. He tells about how may times he has seen good exploration create so much value for shareholders. Most importantly, he gives a a great conversation of the projects in Miramar and why Gidji is such a great project.   This is a great conversation about why people like me love exploration. I think it is the same feeling that any explorers or travellers get when they have that sensation of seeing new things and realising the discovery is upon their sights.

Many companies get stuck in a rut, endlessly doomed to execute on goals that just maintain the status quo. Allan Kelly discusses how to break the entire company out of that mold.

Allan Kelly - Modern Agile practice: knowing the patterns but breaking the mould.What makes a good Shepherd of Software Design pattern? How does a shepherd react to a Singleton? Why developers need to get to Pattern Conferences (not for the faint hearted but for the keen learner) Alan gives us a quick tour of the links between Pattern and Agile communities which is often overlooked.Author, contributor, developer coach and guide, Allan is well known for sharing his opinions on a wide range of subjects. In today's podcast Allan share his thoughts about Users Stories, why the Backlog is a bottomless pit of rubbish, the joy of feedback in LeanPub, and a fundamental breakdown of digital working. Oh, and are you using OKRs well as test driven management? Allan is that rare practitioner who keeps close to the code, progressive change and the spirit, not rules, of agility. The enthusiasm of his enquiring mind across industry, agile and history, indeed, for all his subject matters is undiminished. A tonic for the new year.https://www.allankellyassociates.co.ukAllans Books Including succeeding with OKRS https://leanpub.com/u/allankellyPatternshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_Patternshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_design_patternhttps://www.amazon.com/s?k=frank+buschmann&i=stripbooks-intl-ship&ref=nb_sb_nossConway's Law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin_Conway)Lise Hvatum https://www.allankellyassociates.co.uk/static/presentations/EuroPLoP2005/ConwaysLawFocusGroup.pdfConferenceshttps://agileonthebeach.com#agile #agility #coachingwww.agilitybynature.com Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Allan Kelly dives into how to use OKRs to delegate outcomes to teams, while still giving them autonomy to figure out the best way to achieve them.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 612 features a conversation with Woody Zuill and Allan Kelly on the topic of being an agile guide. I have felt that the term coach was overused for more than a few years. Woody and Allan put a voice to a topic that I started writing about earlier this summer describing the term 'agile guide'. Over the past 14 years, there have been a number of conversations that changed how I think and work.  This is certainly one of those gestalt moments.   Bios: Allan has pioneered techniques such as Value Poker, Time-Value Profiles, and Retrospective Dialogue Sheets. He is the author of seven books including "Continuous Digital", "Little Book of Requirements and User Stories" and his latest book is "Art of Agile Product Ownership." When not writing, Allan consults and coaches, helping companies embrace the agile and digital world, and teams to improve their performance. Links: Me: www.allankelly.net Blog: www.allankelly.net/blogRetrospective cards: www.dialoguesheets.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/allankellynet Woody Zuill has been programming computers for 30+ years. Woody is an independent freelance agile guide! He believes code must be simple, clean, and maintainable to realize the Agile promise of Responding to Change.  Contact Information Mob Programming: http://mobprogramming.org/ Blog: http://zuill.us/WoodyZuill/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/woodyzuill Re-Read Saturday News  This week we tackle two chapters in Steve Tendon and Daniel Doiron’s  Tame your Work Flow. Chapters ten and eleven put our understanding of workflow and process-flow into action in more complex environments. Remember to buy a copy of Tame your Work Flow to support the authors and blog!   Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter – https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) – https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models – https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN  Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little’s Law and Economic Impact – https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL  Week 5: Flawed Mental Models – https://bit.ly/3eqj70m   Week 6: Where To Focus Improvement Efforts – https://bit.ly/2DTvOUN  Week 7: Introduction to Throughput Accounting and Culture – https://bit.ly/2DbhfLT  Week 8: Accounting F(r)iction and  Show Me the Money – https://bit.ly/2XmDuWu  Week 9: Constraints in the Work Flow and in the Work Process - https://bit.ly/33Uukoz  Week 10: Understanding PEST Environments and Finding the Constraint in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3ga3ew9  Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 613 will feature our essay on directive and non-directive coaching. It is not as straightforward a dichotomy as you would expect, but as a coach, you do need to pick a position.    We will also have a visit to the QA Corner.   

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 611 features our conversation with Jeff Smith. Jeff and I talked about his new book, Operational Anti-Patterns with DevOps Solutions. Our conversation branched out to cover DevOps and how writing a book changes your perception of life. The conversation was the most clear-eyed and penetrating conversation on DevOps I have had on the podcast. Jeff challenged all of us to recognize that we can make a difference. Bio: Jeff Smith has been in the technology industry for over 20 years, oscillating between management and individual contributor. Jeff currently serves as the Director of Production Operations for Centro, an advertising software company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Before that he served as the Manager of Site Reliability Engineering at Grubhub. Jeff is passionate about DevOps transformations in organizations large and small, with a particular interest in the psychological aspects of problems in companies. He lives in Chicago with his wife Stephanie and their two kids Ella and Xander. Jeff is currently writing a book Operational Anti-Patterns with DevOps Solutions with Manning publishing due out in Spring of 2020, but available now via their early access program. He’s also the chapter president of Blacks in Technology where he strives to introduce the community to the different opportunities in the technology field. Contact Information for Jeff Smith: Web:  http://www.allthingsdork.com/ Email: jeffery.d.smith@gmail.com Twitter: @darkandnerdy Re-Read Saturday News  This week we transition to Part 4: Maximizing Business Value in Knowledge-Work in Steve Tendon and Daniel Doiron’s  Tame your Work Flow. We are approximately 40% through according to the Kindle App on my laptop.  (Side note: I would like to talk with anyone in the audience that uses a Kindle to read non-fiction books that they will later use for reference; I am working on a buying decision). Remember to buy a copy of Tame your Work Flow to support the authors and blog!   Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter – https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) – https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models – https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN  Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little’s Law and Economic Impact – https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL  Week 5: Flawed Mental Models – https://bit.ly/3eqj70m   Week 6: Where To Focus Improvement Efforts – https://bit.ly/2DTvOUN  Week 7: Introduction to Throughput Accounting and Culture – https://bit.ly/2DbhfLT  Week 8: Accounting F(r)iction and  Show Me the Money – https://bit.ly/2XmDuWu  Week 9: Constraints in the Work Flow and in the Work Process - https://bit.ly/33Uukoz  Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 612 will break pattern -- again. Recently I had a conversation with Allan Kelly and Woody Zuill about the topic of coaching and how if you bring all of your capabilities to the table you have transitioned to a guide. Allan and Woody are agile guides.

Read the full Show Notes and search through the world’s largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website.   Dimitri is a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, but Dimitri Favre is also the author of a book about #NoProjects, an approach that removes many of the problems that projects bring to software projects. In this first episode with Dimitri, we talk about one of the possible consequences of having a project mindset: wanting to follow the plan no matter the consequences. We discuss why it is problematic for teams and Product Owners to focus on the Features in the Backlog, and how to get out of the “solution space” to better understand the impact the product should have in the market and our customer’s lives. We also have an interview with Allan Kelly on #NoProjects, check that for more details on the #NoProjects approach.   About Dimitri Favre Dimitri is a business, transformation, and agile coach and a repented project manager. Dimitri works side by side with executives, managers, and teams to uncover better ways of developing software and delighting customers.  Dimitri is the author of a recent book, on the topic of #NoProjects: Live Happily Ever After Without Projects: A #NoProjects book. You can link with Dimitri Favre on LinkedIn and connect with Dimitri Favre on Twitter.

Allan Kelly Allan Kelly was an early exponent of the #NoProjects movement, one of whose key tenets is: “If you want to start a project, you’ve already failed” Allan runs workshops on fresh thinking (thought leadership) and Agile team trainings He is also an Agile coach, speaks at conferences and events and spends a great deal of time at ‘Agile on the beach’. Somewhere in amongst all of this, Allan finds the time to write some excellent books such as: Project Myopia Continuous Digital The Little Book of User Stories FAQ (links below) This episode may appear to tilt toward the software and digital spaces, but regular listeners will be aware that here at Wicked Problems I encourage listeners who are involved in other fields to think about how the concepts being discussed might also be applied to help them too, as many of these concepts cross pollinate. Remember – a Wicked Problem is, amongst other things, a problem with no obvious stopping condition. Lastly – can you spot where the technical glitch in recording this episode took place? (We did our best to smooth over it!) I hope you enjoy the show. If you have any comments or suggestions please write to me at: tc@wickedproblems.fm   Enjoy, Toby   For more details on Allan and the podcast please head over to: https://wickedproblems.fm/2020/03/11/allankelly

SPaMCAST 584, the first interview of our 14th year of the SPaMCAST, features our interview with Allan Kelly. We discussed his new book, The Art of Agile Product Ownership: A Guide for Product Managers, Business Analysts, and Entrepreneurs. The role of a product owner is hard and often misunderstood.  Allan offers practical advice on sorting the role out. Allan’s Bio Allan has pioneered techniques such as Value Poker, Time-Value Profiles and Retrospective Dialogue Sheets. He is the author of seven books including "Continuous Digital", "Little Book of Requirements and User Stories" and his latest book is "Art of Agile Product Ownership." When not writing Allan consults and coaches, helping companies embrace the agile and digital world, and teams to improve their performance. Links: Me: www.allankelly.net Blog: www.allankelly.net/blog Retrospective cards: www.dialoguesheets.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/allankellynet Business Agility Conference is sponsoring this Podcast!   Dates: March 11-12, 2020 Location: New York City, 117 West 46th Street URL: http://bit.ly/2SmOJMS  Use the special code “spamcast” to get a 20% discount. The Business Agility Conference is an intense 2-day event focusing on the future of business, focusing on customer centricity, employee engagement, organization design, product innovation, and next-gen leadership. The Conference is bringing together some of the greatest speakers and practitioners of business agility to share their experiences and the benefits their organizations have gained from exploring new and agile practices.  This is the first, and original, Business Agility Conference. The goal is to bring the local and international business agility community together in a friendly, educational and fun environment to exchange and explore ways to create lasting change. This conference is unique, not only in the topic but also in structure. You will experience; 20-minute “Art of the Possible” stories from each speaker 20-minutes Panel Q/A with the audience for each theme 45-minute deep dives and facilitated peer conversations This year’s speakers include current and prior executives from Zappos, Amazon, Pacific Life Insurance, Scrum Alliance, the Chair of the Board of CHOICE, as well as thought-leaders from Menlo Innovations, Freddie Mac, and AgilityHealth. URL: http://bit.ly/2SmOJMS  Use the special code “spamcast” to get a 20% discount!   Support the podcast and blog by visiting the link and adding the Business Agility Conference to your conference dance card in 2020! Re-Read Saturday News  This week we complete the material in Thinking, Fast and Slow. The Conclusion Chapter is the last of the main material in the book. In this chapter, there are three areas I want to highlight. Next week we finish the re-read in earnest with a few closing thoughts.  The previous  installment of Re-read Saturday is: Week 37 - Experienced Well-Being and Thinking About Life - http://bit.ly/2RwYIyJ  Or start at the beginning Week 1: Logistics and Introduction – http://bit.ly/2UL4D6h The next book in our Re-read Saturday Feature is Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler. I have never read this book, I just ordered the book using the link https://amzn.to/34RuZ6V (using the link helps support the blog and podcast). If you do not have a copy or have tossed it at someone during a crucial conversation, it is time to buy a copy. Please use the link above!   Next SPaMCAST The SPaMCAST 585 features an intimate conversation between Jon M Quigley, Susan Parente, and myself discussing experimentation, learning, and a deep dive into whether teams are enabled to get the maximum value from agile. 

Happy Birthday to the Software Process and Measurement Cast. SPaMCAST 583 marks the beginning of the Podcast’s 14th year!  The first podcast of year 14 features a three-way discussion between Susan Parente, Anthony Mersino, and myself. We discussed the pros and cons of hybridizing agile frameworks. Hybridizing agile approaches is a lightning rod concept in many circles. Susan, Anthony and I have different experiences and opinions on the topic. The conversation was spirited. Business Agility Conference is sponsoring this Podcast!   Dates: March 11-12, 2020 Location: New York City, 117 West 46th Street URL: http://bit.ly/2SmOJMS  Use the special code “spamcast” to get a 20% discount!  The Business Agility Conference is an intense 2-day event focusing on the future of business, focusing on customer centricity, employee engagement, organization design, product innovation, and next-gen leadership. The Conference is bringing together some of the greatest speakers and practitioners of business agility to share their experiences and the benefits their organizations have gained from exploring new and agile practices.  This is the first, and original, Business Agility Conference. The goal is to bring the local and international business agility community together in a friendly, educational and fun environment to exchange and explore ways to create lasting change. This conference is unique, not only in the topic but also in structure. You will experience; 20-minute “Art of the Possible” stories from each speaker 20-minutes Panel Q/A with the audience for each theme 45-minute deep dives and facilitated peer conversations This year’s speakers include current and prior executives from Zappos, Amazon, Pacific Life Insurance, Scrum Alliance, the Chair of the Board of CHOICE, as well as thought-leaders from Menlo Innovations, Freddie Mac, and AgilityHealth. URL: http://bit.ly/2SmOJMS  Use the special code “spamcast” to get a 20% discount!   Support the podcast and blog by visiting the link and adding the Business Agility Conference to your conference dance card in 2020! Re-Read Saturday News This week as we discuss Chapter 37 and 38 of Thinking, Fast and Slow we are quickly closing in on the completion of the re-read. Chapter 37, Experienced Well-Being, and Chapter 38, Thinking About Life, are the last two chapters before Kanhneman’s conclusions. Assuming “God willing and the creek don’t rise” (an Americanism), we will begin Crucial Conversations in three weeks. I have purchased my copy and have started reading the book.  The current installment of Re-read Saturday is: Week 36 - Life As A Story -  http://bit.ly/2R8HDe2  Or start at the beginning Week 1: Logistics and Introduction – http://bit.ly/2UL4D6h The next book in our Re-read Saturday Feature is Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler. I have never read this book, I just ordered the book using the link https://amzn.to/34RuZ6V (using the link helps support the blog and podcast). If you do not have a copy or have tossed it at someone during a crucial conversation, it is time to buy a copy. Please use the link above!   Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 584 will feature our interview with Allan Kelly. We discussed his new book, The Art of Agile Product Ownership: A Guide for Product Managers, Business Analysts, and Entrepreneurs. The role of a product owner is often misunderstood and always hard. Allan gets things sorted for us!

Allan Kelly is a conference organiser, speaker, author and a coder who’s on a mission to help other coders get in touch with the world around them. His Fireside Chat with Richard had a wonderfully warming feel, just like his Agile on the Beach conference in Cornwall. He began by revealing that he actually apologised for giving a new talk at a conference, He believes strongly that repurposing conference talks helps you reach new audiences and reach existing audiences in new ways. He also revealed how he spread rumours of Russian cargo ships landing on a Cornwall beach to attract people to Agile on the BeachIf you’d like to find out more about Allan Kelly and his agile approach to technology and to life, check him out at Agile on the Beach.We’re delighted to partner with Simplecast for our Fireside with Voxgig Podcast, which helps us bring you the most brilliant people in the events and conference field.To get a weekly dose of public speaking tips, information, videos of great talks, conference news, book reviews and more, sign up to the Voxgig newsletter.View all show notes, links, and more brilliant public speaking resources at voxgig.com.If you like what you hear on Fireside with Voxgig, don’t be shy―tell everyone! Use #firesidewithvoxgig on your social media.

Allan Kelly is a conference organiser, speaker, author and a coder who's on a mission to help other coders get in touch with the world around them. His Fireside Chat with Richard had a wonderfully warming feel, just like his Agile on the Beach conference in Cornwall. He began by revealing that he actually apologised for giving a new talk at a conference, He believes strongly that repurposing conference talks helps you reach new audiences and reach existing audiences in new ways. He also revealed how he spread rumours of Russian cargo ships landing on a Cornwall beach to attract people to Agile on the BeachIf you'd like to find out more about Allan Kelly and his agile approach to technology and to life, check him out at Agile on the Beach.We're delighted to partner with Simplecast for our Fireside with Voxgig Podcast, which helps us bring you the most brilliant people in the events and conference field.To get a weekly dose of public speaking tips, information, videos of great talks, conference news, book reviews and more, sign up to the Voxgig newsletter.View all show notes, links, and more brilliant public speaking resources at voxgig.com.If you like what you hear on Fireside with Voxgig, don't be shy―tell everyone! Use #firesidewithvoxgig on your social media.

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Phil’s guest on this episode of the IT Career Energizer podcast is Allan Kelly. Allan is the author of several books including “Continuous Digital”, “Project Myopia” and “A Little Book about Requirements and User Stories”. He is also a regular conference speaker and the originator of Retrospective Dialogue Sheets, Value Poker and Time Value Profiles In this episode Phil and Allan discuss why a career in I.T. can be a risk, why new technologies will open up new problems to be solved and why you shouldn’t be scared to take some time out for yourself. Allan also provides some fantastic stories and insight into his own career.   KEY TAKEAWAYS: (3.58) TOP CAREER TIP By having an interesting career in I.T. you are taking on a lot of career risk. Allan talks about the number of companies that he has worked for in the past that have subsequently either disappeared or folded. This is because interesting and innovative companies often haven’t found out how to make money reliably and this could delay your pay check.   (6.32) WORST CAREER MOMENT Allan tells us that early in his coaching career he took a role with a bank. He was very eager to help and make a difference when he joined but quickly concluded that a big part of the problem was the management. Allan believed that they needed to change the system but was unable to get the management’s time to explain his concerns. Consequently it became more and more frustrating until he was fired. However you will never know what a company is like until you try to work for them.   (11.25) CAREER HIGHLIGHT Allan describes how companies he worked for early in his career didn’t work in the way that he had been taught at university. It was disorganised and this made Allan feel guilty about not doing things correctly. He then worked for Railtrack on a project where they did work in a structured, methodical manner which delighted Allan. But he found that there were even more difficulties than he’d encountered in his previous experiences. However, he subsequently got to see what he had worked on in action and making a difference to other peoples’ lives when he visited Paddington station Allan also talks about how he was able to help someone transition their career from a programmer to a product manager.   (16.53) THE FUTURE OF CAREERS IN I.T Allan says that we are constantly at the frontier of new technology. As we solve problems we open up new categories of problems to be addressed. He then provides an example of how he used XML to help to move data around. Allan then goes on to say that current technologies are helping to solve problems but they will also create a new frontier of things that we haven’t even thought about.   (20.21) THE REVEAL What first attracted you to a career in I.T.? – BBC Telesoftware. Allan was able to write programs, send them to the BBC for publishing and be paid for them. What’s the best career advice you received? – Allan can’t recall a specific example but recalls not having the confidence to work independently as a contractor What’s the worst career advice you received? – A school career aptitude test suggested that Allan should become a forester or woodsman. What would you do if you started your career now? – Create something and get it into the App stores and hopefully make some money out of it. Alternatively contribute to an open source project. What are your current career objectives? – Allan says that he’s longing to get back to product delivery. What’s your number one non-technical skill? - Allan considers himself to be a closet economist and that understanding has helped him in his career. How do you keep your own career energizer? – Allan does podcast interviews, speaks at conferences and writes books. What do you do away from technology? – Allan says that he’s found a love of gardening, exercises regularly and is kept busy by his children.   (26.10) FINAL CAREER TIP Allan says that he doesn’t believe that the perfect work-life balance exists. Don’t be scared of taking some time off for yourself.   BEST MOMENTS (10.10) – Allan Kelly - “Not all the agile coaches in the world are compatible with all the corporations and vice-a-versa” (25.01) – {Name} - “The person who learns most is the person doing the talking or doing the writing”     ABOUT THE HOST – PHIL BURGESS Phil Burgess is an independent IT consultant who has spent the last 20 years helping organisations to design, develop and implement software solutions. Phil has always had an interest in helping others to develop and advance their careers. And in 2017 Phil started the I.T. Career Energizer podcast to try to help as many people as possible to learn from the career advice and experiences of those that have been, and still are, on that same career journey.   CONTACT THE HOST – PHIL BURGESS Phil can be contacted through the following Social Media platforms: Twitter: https://twitter.com/philtechcareer LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/philburgess Facebook: https://facebook.com/philtechcareer Instagram: https://instagram.com/philtechcareer Website: https://itcareerenergizer.com/contact Phil is also reachable by email at phil@itcareerenergizer.com and via the podcast’s website, https://itcareerenergizer.com Join the I.T. Career Energizer Community in Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ITCareerEnergizer   ABOUT THE GUEST – ALLAN KELLY Allan Kelly inspires, educates and advises digital teams to effectively deliver better products through Agile technologies. He is the author of several books including “Continuous Digital”, “Project Myopia” and “A Little Book about Requirements and User Stories”. He is also a regular conference speaker and the originator of Retrospective Dialogue Sheets, Value Poker and Time Value Profiles   CONTACT THE GUEST – ALLAN KELLY Allan Kelly can be contacted through the following Social Media platforms:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/allankellynet LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allan-kelly-19b16/ Website: https://www.allankellyassociates.co.uk/

Producer Sean fills in for Charles Gooch and breaks down Sporting KC's 2-0 loss to FC Dallas with Andy Edwards. The game started well with Giddeon Zelalem looking good in the number 6 spot. Busio had a game to forget. He was involved on the calamity of a first goal. Not that is mattered, but Allan Kelly didn't cover himself with glory. Patrons can listen to postgame shows live. www.patreon.com/talkintouches  

SPaMCAST 528  features our interview with Allan Kelly.  Allan makes his third appearance on the cast to talk about his book Continuous Digital (buy a copy!) and the state of agile.  A great way to start the year! Allan’s Bio: Allan Kelly helps companies large and small enhance their agility and boost their digital offering. Past clients include Virgin Atlantic, Qualcomm, The Bank of England, Reed Elsevier and many small innovative companies you've never heard of. He invented Value Poker, Time-Value Profiles and Retrospective Dialogue Sheets. He is the author of "Dear Customer, the truth about IT" and books including "Project Myopia", "Continuous Digital", "Xanpan" and  "Business Patterns for Software Developers". His blog is at https://www.allankellyassociates.co.uk/blog/ and on twitter he is @allankellynet. Re-Read Saturday News My intent is to complete our re-read of Bad Blood, Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup in three more weeks.  The book has 24 chapters and an epilogue, therefore there will be two more weeks on the book and then a wrap-up. We will re-read The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell next. This week we tackle three more chapters in which we learn money is thicker than blood (something I learned working in a department store during college), and that people with a moral basis for ethics always have a breaking point (something I have only had to tangentially face). Week 11: The Grandson, Fame and The Hippocratic Oath - https://bit.ly/2FfSwp3 Previous Entries: Week 1 – Approach and Introduction – https://bit.ly/2J1pY2t    Week 2 -- A Purposeful Life and Gluebot - https://bit.ly/2RZANGh Week 3 -- Apple Envy, Goodbye East Paly and Childhood Neighbors - https://bit.ly/2zbOTeO Week 4 -- A Reflection -https://bit.ly/2RA6AfT Week 5 -- Sunny - https://bit.ly/2AZ5tRq Week 6 - The miniLab -  https://bit.ly/2rfmwJh Week 7 - Wellness Play - https://bit.ly/2rqUYk6 Week 8 - Who is LTC Shoemaker - https://bit.ly/2GkbWv0 Week 9 - Lightning a Fuisz and Ian Gibbons - https://bit.ly/2QR7poR Week 10 - ChiatDay, Going Live and Unicorn - https://bit.ly/2SrRpGv Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 529 will feature an essay titled Habit and Commitment.  Commitment and habits can be positively interrelated. Commitment is being dedicated to a cause or activity.  Habits reflect a more or less fixed routine. We will also have a column from Kim Pries.  

On the podcast this month, Seb Rose and Steve Tooke speak to Allan Kelly, a well-known agile consultant and long-time friend of the pod. **On the podcast the three discuss:*** - Why agile often just means agile software development. - What companies mean when they say "digital transformation". - Advice for ambitious teams who want to spread agile across the organisation. - Allan's personal story into agile consulting. - Why he advocates a #noprojects mindset - Why Seb shares Allan's Dear Customer blog post with all his post-graduate students. Shownotes: - Dear Customer - https://leanpub.com/xanpan/c/Trega15 - Agile on the Beach - http://agileonthebeach.com/ - How buildings learn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvEqfg2sIH0 https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Buildings-Learn-Happens-Theyre/dp/0140139966 - Allan on Twitter - https://twitter.com/allankellynet - Allan's blog - https://www.allankellyassociates.co.uk/

Allan Kelly, known as "Agile Allan", joins Chase Raz to talk about Agile and its importance in the world of technology and software development. Allan is a London-based former professional programmer and is currently a consultant, presenter, and writer specializing on topics that merge busienss practices with technology best practices. Allan and Chase discuss how business people can better understand Agile, and even explore the economics of the future as it relates to knowledge workers and technological productivity.

Allan Kelly, known as "Agile Allan", joins Chase Raz to talk about Agile and its importance in the world of technology and software development. Allan is a London-based former professional programmer and is currently a consultant, presenter, and writer specializing on topics that merge busienss practices with technology best practices. Allan and Chase discuss how business people can better understand Agile, and even explore the economics of the future as it relates to knowledge workers and technological productivity.

Meet our next guest, Allan Kelly. Allan began his career as a software developer but quickly moved into consulting. He has authored several books on software development and shares his love of tech and how to be more efficient in software development with others in the industry. Listen in to episode 60 and hear his...

Meet our next guest, Allan Kelly. Allan began his career as a software developer but quickly moved into consulting. He has authored several books on software development and shares his love of tech and how to be more efficient in software development with others in the industry. Listen in to episode 60 and hear his...

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 435 features our interview with Allan Kelly.  Our discussion touched on the concepts behind #NoProjects.  Allan describes how the concept of a project leads to a number of unintended consequences.  Those consequences aren’t pretty. Allan makes digital development teams more effective and improves delivery with continuous agile approaches to reduce delay and risk while increasing value delivered. He helps teams and smaller companies - including start-ups and scale-ups - with advice, coaching and training. Managers, product and technical staff are all involved in his improvements. He is the originator of Retrospective Dialogue Sheets and Value Poker, the author of four books, including "Xanpan - team-centric Agile Software Development" and "Business Patterns for Software Developers". On Twitter he is @allankellynet. Re-Read Saturday News This week we tackle Chapter 8 of Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (buy your copy and read along).  Chapter 8, titled “Changing Mindsets.” The whole concept of mindsets would be an interesting footnote if we did not believe they could change. Chapter 8 drives home the point that has been made multiple times in the book, that mindsets are malleable with self-awareness and a lot of effort. The question of whether all people want to be that self-aware will be addressed next week as we wrap up our re-read. We are quickly closing in on the end of our re-read of Mindset.  I anticipate one more week.   The next book in the series will be Holacracy (Buy a copy today). After my recent interview with Jeff Dalton on Software Process and Measurement Cast 433, I realized that I had only read extracts from Holacracy by Brian J. Robertson, therefore we will read (first time for me) the whole book together. Every week we discuss a chapter then consider the implications of what we have “read” from the point of view of both someone pursuing an organizational transformation and using the material when coaching teams.   Remember to buy a copy of Carol Dweck’s Mindset and start the re-read from the beginning! Visit the Software Process and Measurement Cast blog to participate in this and previous re-reads. Next SPaMCAST The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature our essay on incremental change approaches.  We will also have columns from Jeremy Berriault. Jeremy blogs at https://jberria.wordpress.com/  and Jon M Quigley who brings his column, the Alpha and Omega of Product Development, to the Cast. One of the places you can find Jon is at Value Transformation LLC.  

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 434 features our essay on Change Implementations - To Big Bang or Not To Big Bang? The knee jerk reaction amongst transformation leaders is usually a loud NO! However, the answer is not nearly that cut and dry.  Big Bang approaches to change have a place in bag of tricks every transformation leader has at their fingertips. The second column this week is from Steve Tendon. Steve Tendon brings another chapter in his Tame The Flow: Hyper-Productive Knowledge-Work Performance, The TameFlow Approach and Its Application to Scrum and Kanban, published by J Ross (buy a copy here) to the cast.  In this installment, we talk about Chapter 16, The (Super)-Human Side of Flow. In Chapter 16 Steve and Wolfram go into detail on in Kotter’s attributes of flow state.  A good discussion and a good read. Our third column is from the Software Sensei, Kim Pries.  Kim discusses Fermi Problems. Fermi problems or questions are a tool to teach approximation and estimation.  These problems usually can be solved logically as a back-of-the-envelope calculation. The last time we talked about Fermi Problems was when we were re-reading How To Measure Anything (Hubbard). Re-Read Saturday News This week we tackle Chapter 7 of Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (buy your copy and read along).  Chapter 7, titled “Parents, Teachers, Coaches: Where Do Mindsets Come From? explores the impact of some of the most intimate and earliest relationships on our mindsets. Understanding how parents, teachers, and coaches affect mindsets helps us learn to lead change. We are quickly closing in on the end of our re-read of Mindset.  I anticipate two more weeks (Chapter 8 and a round up).  The next book in the series will be Holacracy (Buy a copy today). After my recent interview with Jeff Dalton on Software Process and Measurement Cast 433, I realized that I had only read extracts from Holacracy by Brian J. Robertson, therefore we will read (first time for me) the whole book together. Every week we discuss a chapter then consider the implications of what we have “read” from the point of view of both someone pursuing an organizational transformation and using the material when coaching teams.   Remember to buy a copy of Carol Dweck’s Mindset and read along! Visit the Software Process and Measurement Cast blog to participate in this and previous re-reads. Next SPaMCAST The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature our interview with Allan Kelly.  Our discussion touched on the concepts behind #NoProject.  Allan describes how the concept of projects leads to a number of unintended consequences.  Those consequences aren’t pretty. Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: “This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, for you or your team.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.  

The week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast features our interview with Allan Kelly.  We talked #NoProjects and having a focus of delivering a consistent flow of value.  The classic project framework causes us to focus on being on-time, on-budget and on-scope, but not on-value. If we don’t focus on delivering the maximum value we are doing both our customers and ourselves a great disservice.  Allan Kelly advises teams from many different companies and domains on adopting and deepening Agile practices and development in general. He specializes in working with software product companies and aligning products and processes with company strategy. When he is not with clients he writes far too much.  He holds BSc and MBA degrees, is the author of three books: "Xanpan - team centric Agile Software Development" (https://leanpub.com/xanpan), "Business Patterns for Software Developers" and “Changing Software Development: Learning to be Agile”. In addition he is the originator of Retrospective Dialogue Sheets (http://www.dialoguesheets.com) and a regular conference speaker. He can be found on Twitter as @allankellynet (http://twitter.com/allankellynet) and blogs (http://blog.allankelly.net). Call to Action! I have a challenge for the Software Process and Measurement Cast listeners for the next few weeks. I would like you to find one person that you think would like the podcast and introduce them to the cast. This might mean sending them the URL or teaching them how to download podcasts. If you like the podcast and think it is valuable they will be thankful to you for introducing them to the Software Process and Measurement Cast. Thank you in advance! Re-Read Saturday News Remember that the Re-Read Saturday of The Mythical Man-Month is in full swing.  This week we tackle the essay titled “Passing the Word”!  Check out the new installment at Software Process and Measurement Blog. Upcoming Events Software Quality and Test Management September 13 – 18, 2015San Diego, Californiahttp://qualitymanagementconference.com/ I will be speaking on the impact of cognitive biases on teams.  Let me know if you are attending! If you are still deciding on attending let me know because I have a discount code. Agile Development Conference EastNovember 8-13, 2015Orlando, Floridahttp://adceast.techwell.com/ I will be speaking on November 12th on the topic of Agile Risk. Let me know if you are going and we will have a SPaMCAST Meetup. Next SPaMCAST The next Software Process and Measurement feature our essay titled, Agile Success.  How do we define success with Agile?  If we can’t define what success using Agile is and how we can measure it, anyone adopting Agile is bound to wander aimlessly.  Wandering aimlessly is bad for your career and potentially for the careers of everyone around you! Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: “This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

This week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast features three columns.  The first is our essay on learning styles.  Learning styles are useful to consider when you are trying to change the world or just and an organization.  While opposites might attract in poetry and sitcoms, however rarely do opposite learning styles work together well in teams without empathy and a dash of coaching. Therefore, the coach and teams need to have an inventory of learning styles on the team. Models and active evaluation against a model are tools to generate knowledge about teams so they can tune how they work to maximize effectiveness. Our second column features Gene Hughson bringing the ideas from his wonderful Form Follows Function Blog.  Gene talks about the topic of microservices. Gene challenges the idea that microservices are a silver bullet. We anchor this week’s SPaMCAST with Steve Tendon’s column discussing the TameFlow methodology and his great new book, Hyper-Productive Knowledge Work Performance.   One of the topics Steve tackles this week is the idea of knowledge workers and why a knowledge worker is different.  The differences Steve describes are key to developing a hyper-productive environment. Call to Action! I have a challenge for the Software Process and Measurement Cast listeners for the next few weeks. I would like you to find one person that you think would like the podcast and introduce them to the cast. This might mean sending them the URL or teaching them how to download podcasts. If you like the podcast and think it is valuable they will be thankful to you for introducing them to the Software Process and Measurement Cast. Thank you in advance! Re-Read Saturday News Remember that the Re-Read Saturday of The Mythical Man-Month is in full swing.  This week we tackle the essay titled “The Second-System Effect”!  Check out the new installment at Software Process and Measurement Blog. Upcoming Events Software Quality and Test Management  September 13 – 18, 2015 San Diego, California http://qualitymanagementconference.com/ I will be speaking on the impact of cognitive biases on teams!  Let me know if you are attending! If you are still deciding on attending let me know because I have a discount code!   Agile Development Conference East November 8-13, 2015 Orlando, Florida http://adceast.techwell.com/ I will be speaking on November 12th on the topic of Agile Risk!  Let me know if you are going and we will have a SPaMCAST Meetup. Next SPaMCAST The next Software Process and Measurement Cast features our interview with Allan Kelly.  We talked #NoProjects and having a focus of delivering a consistent flow of value. Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: “This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

Un artículo publicado por Allan Kelly, un consultor de software en el Reino Unido, despertó mucho interés. Se titula: "Los programadores sin TDD estarán sin empleo en 2022 (una predicción)". Vamos a hablar de ello.

In this episode, Allan shares his insights about how learning is a necessary part of software development. He covers the personal as well as the team and the organizational level and offers practical advice.

In this episode, Allan shares his insights about how learning is a necessary part of software development. He covers the personal as well as the team and the organizational level and offers practical advice.

In this episode, Allan shares his insights about how learning is a necessary part of software development. He covers the personal as well as the team and the organizational level and offers practical advice.