Podcasts about being agile

Immer wieder sagen wir in Unternehmen, dass wir jetzt agil arbeiten. Wir wollen nun mutig sein und in Iterationen arbeiten, eine offene Fehler- und Feedbackkultur leben, unsere Commitments einhalten und stärker fokussieren und unsere Kunden natürlich besser einbinden. Zu Beginn sind wir hoch motiviert, unsere Arbeitsweise und Projekte nach den agilen Werten und Prinzipien umzustellen. Allerdings stoßen wir schnell an die Grenzen des Agil-Seins. Aber warum bleibt das Being Agile oft eine schöne Idee, während das Doing Agile im Alltag untergeht? Warum reden wir so oft über Werte und Prinzipien, aber vergessen, wie wir sie konkret umsetzen? Und warum läuft trotz agiler Transformation immer noch alles wie vorher?

On this episode of The Defense Unicorns Podcast, the question isn't just how to deliver software—it's how to do it faster, safer, and smarter. According to Bryan Finster Distinguished Engineer at Defense Unicorns, the answer isn't in rigid frameworks or bloated processes but in embracing continuous delivery, shortening feedback loops, and eliminating the bureaucratic roadblocks that hold teams back. Host Rebecca Lively sits down with Bryan to debunk DevSecOps' myths, tackle the frustrations of “Agile theater,” and explore why real software success comes from a culture of ownership, not just following a set of rules.Bryan makes a compelling case that rigid processes, review boards, and bureaucratic bottlenecks don't make software safer—they make it fragile. He argues that adaptability is the real key to security, and that organizations clinging to outdated waterfall-style contracts are setting themselves up for failure. Drawing on experiences from Walmart's supply chain to government defense systems, he explains how fostering a culture of ownership, feedback, and accountability leads to better outcomes—not just for users, but for the engineers who build the systems.If you're tired of buzzwords and top-down mandates that miss the mark, this conversation will hit home. Bryan isn't just here to talk about DevSecOps—he's here to challenge the way you think about software, leadership, and even history. Whether you want to deliver better software or just hear an unfiltered take on why Agile often fails in practice, this episode is worth a listen.Key Quote:“ The goal we have is number one, I need to be able to respond to the realities of what's happening in production as quickly as possible safely. I don't want to be making up ways to. Make change, I don't want to be cowboying change in when something's going wrong in production, either with security breach or functional problems or whatever it is, then I don't want to be throwing gasoline on a fire  at three o'clock in the morning. I need to be able to recover from what's currently occurring as quickly and safely as possible. So operational responsiveness is key. The other part is, if I'm building something new, software development is not the same as building a car.  Unless you think of it as designing the car we're going to build. We're prototyping everything all the time. And the bigger the thing is that we deliver.  The more wrong is in that prototype. And so it's not about speed. It's about feedback.”Bryan FinsterTime Stamps:(01:39) Balancing Speed and Safety in DevOps(03:53) The Role of Feedback in Software Development(12:35) The Power of Feedback and Continuous Improvement(18:35) Understanding Conway's Law(23:55) Building a Strong Engineering Community(28:26) DevOps and Quality Assurance(33:48) Being Agile in High-Risk Environments(40:13) Lightning RoundLinks:Connect with Bryan FinsterConnect with Rebecca LivelyLearn More About Defense Unicorns

 Discussion points: Arvind, assuming you weren't born a CXO or SVP or genetically predisposed to being a CXO, what formed your approach to leadership? Was it predominantly life experience, training, or mentors? Was there a time you can identify when you became aware that there was an Agile way versus a non-Agile way? How long have … The post 266 Being Agile as a Senior VP—Arvind Rathore first appeared on Agile Noir.

Tony's guest today is Mario Moreira   Submit your questions If you would like to clarify anything with either Tony or Mario make a comment below or drop Tony an email. We will respond.   About Tony Lockwood After a 25 year career delivering change and transformation, Tony launched The Transformation Leaders Hub (#TLH) in 2020. #TLH's core focus is to help members to standout from the crowd, build their network with their peers and open up new career opportunities. www.thetransformationleadershub.com Tony can be contacted by email at tony@allaboutsuccess.co   About Mario Moreira A highly accomplished, influential, and collaborative Agile Transformation Leader, Executive Change Agent, and Enterprise Coach who has authored 5 cutting edge Agile and business related books. Two most recent include: The Agile Enterprise and Being Agile. Writer of Agile Adoption Blog (http://cmforagile.blogspot.com/) and 100+ articles on Agile, Business, Innovation, and Culture Contact Mario: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariomoreira/   About #TLH The Transformation Leaders Hub - a truly global peer to peer network for change and transformation professionals. Check it out here. w: http://www.thetransformationleadershub.com

Auf die Einstellung kommt es an: "Being Agile" als Vorausetzung für ein "Doing Agile". Prof.'in Kerstin Mayrberger (Universität Hamburg) über Agilität und Leadership als hochschuldidaktische Variablen.

In this episode I'm talking about how the mindset of "Being Agile " will help to deal with the challenges of IT Delivery in today's Digital landscape. Please listen to it provide your feedback in order to further improve my contents and delivery.

00:00 Intro 06:48 Systems Thinking 08:05 Passion Projects 12:00 Startups and Agility 18:05 Big Companies 21:10 Being Agile. Being Strong. 28:35 Common Patterns Impeding Agility 32:00 Team Relationships 35:32 LeSS Course in Chicago July 24, 25, and 26 (REGISTER NOW! http://wisconsinagility.com/less) 42:10 Women in Agile 49:05 Acting on Nudges 52:05 Chad's Next Song (https://youtu.be/gGXs6TV6fvM) 53:10 awarex.io (https://awarex.io) 54:50 Outro Juliana https://www.linkedin.com/in/jceja https://awarex.io LeSS Course REGISTER NOW for LeSS Course with Craig Larman in Chicago: https://www.wisconsinagility.com/products/certified-less-practitioner-principles-to-practices-july-24th-to-july-26th-chicago-il ---------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us at the following places: Wisconsin Agility Training: https://wisconsinagility.com/training Advising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advising Merch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merch Jeff Bubolz Jeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/ Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad Beier Chad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/ Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs Agile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shorts Agile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongs The Agile Wire Web: https://theagilewire.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSG Agile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel! #Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility

I loved studying "agility" during my PhD - how to help organizations be nimble in the face of ever evolving business contexts. In particular, I loved finding people like Mario Moreira who dedicate their lives to helping teams and organizations be more agile. Mario's book, The Agile Enterprise, captures his work in achieving "agile transformations" and developing the culture change necessary to achieve agility.

Geneva Pritchard, Move92's Executive Director, curates relationships between grant makers (donors) and grassroots organizations around the world in a way that is rooted in the core philosophies of trust-based philanthropy.More about our guest:Relationship-building is at the center of everything Geneva does. Her devotion to connecting real people to real solutions has been the heartbeat of her work for her entire career. Having worked for large NGOs and grassroots organizations for nearly 20 years, Geneva knows the subtle landscapes of both. Her broad experience includes being involved in water and sanitation programs with CARE International in Nicaragua, drug-resistant malaria solutions among migrant communities, vocational incentive projects for people living with HIV, innovative education systems for mobile populations on the Thailand/Myanmar border, and diabetic retinopathy among marginalized populations with The Fred Hollows Foundation in Nepal and the Pacific Islands.  Geneva holds a degree in International Studies from Seattle University, and a Master's in Public Health from Thammasat University in Bangkok.  When she isn't on zoom calls with extraordinary grassroots leaders around the world, you will find her training for a wild adventure race on the trails of Christchurch, New Zealand (or adventuring with her husband and 4 and 6 year old daughters).------------------------------------------------Episode Guide:1:36 - What is Innovation?2:04 - What makes it courageous?3:35 - Provoking the thought4:50 - Difference on the ground vs main offices8:15 - The Australian project8:50 - Move92 and changing philanthropy9:57 - Move92: bridging the philanthropist and local organizations13:50  - Curating the process16:15 -  Core-values of Move92  18:12 - Being Agile and Move92's brief history21:59 - Empowering the local leaders in Nepal23:13 - The "Western lens"25:08 - Female empowerment and leadership27:23 - What isn't innovation?30:56 - Advice to innovators-------------------------Resources Mentioned: Companies/Institutions: Move92The Fred Hollows Foundation--------------------------OUTLAST Consulting offers professional development and strategic advisory services in the areas of innovation and diversity management.

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. We must look at the team's goals when defining team's success, a key measure of our own success as Scrum Masters. Being Agile, or adopting Scrum are not goals in themselves, so that should not be the focus for the team, even if it needs to be our own. Luís shares some tips on how to help teams define their own goals.  Featured Retrospective Format for the Week: The 4L's format, simple and effective Luís shares his approach to the 4L's format, and how its simplicity enables him to focus the team on the outcomes and actionable items we want the retrospectives to yield.  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 Luís Santos Silva Luís is not your typical Agile Coach as he doesn't have an IT background. He worked his way from a contact center up to Lean and Agile Coach and is now a Agile Coach team lead at OutSystems. You can link with Luís Santos Silva on LinkedIn.

#5amMesterScrum Show 704 Live - Not Adapting nor Expanding, the story of a little Polish Church or Any Business or Team  - Today's topic: (1) So Sunday was the last Mass at my little Polish Church, as there are not enough people going.  So how does this mean anything to you, your team or business or Being Agile? Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #philadelphia #philly #growth #customer #expanding #learning 5am Mester Scrum Show 704 went live on Youtube Monday 9/6/2021 from Philadelphia, PA  Happy Scrumming, Social Media: - search 5amMesterScrum or #5amMesterScrum  and you should find us and if not please let us know LinkedIn, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok     Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum)

Agile | Agile Coach | Nuuday | Agile Mindset | IT Transformation | Find your Calling | Career Development | Experiment | The Agile Way Signe Hjorth Hansen is the last guest of Femme Lead Podcast season 2! Signe is an Agile Coach for the tech & telecom company Nuuday in Denmark and a board member in the organization Women in Tech Denmark. Signe's career started with a graduate program in the company Cisco and continued as a business manager before moving into the telecommunication space for the last 4 years at TDC/Nuuday.  Nuuday is a family of 9 brands in Denmark that includes YouSee, Telmore, eesy, Hiper, YouTv, Blockbuster, TDC Erhverv, NetDesign, and Related. The core of Nuuday is TV, broadband, network, telephony, and entertainment delivered across all brands.An agile coach is a person who is responsible for creating and improving Agile processes within a team or a company. Signe graduated with a master's in Engineering, Operation, and Innovation Management from the Danish Technical University and her career path at Nuuday included the role of service solution architect and commercial manager before becoming an agile coach.In this episode, we will discuss the day-to-day activities of an agile coach, and the overall understanding of how IT transformation happens with the help of the Agile framework. Signe Hjorth Hansen also shares how she used the Agile mindset to reflect on her career and how she started making decisions using the framework for her professional development. We cover:How does one become an Agile Coach, and what will it mean for the organization?How do you use Agile as a mindset for change and experiment in your development?How to find your purpose and calling?Key takeaways:Being an Agile Coach means you need to be comfortable with being proactive, build mental strength, and constantly experiment with different scenarios.The people who flourish in the Agile setup take control over their development: Do you like to work freely in a structured environment? You have a specific role, but the tasks differ depending on the project and team you collaborate with.Find out what DRIVES you. People will always tell you what you do and who you should become, but they are not you in the end. Understand what drives you. Connect with Signe via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/signe-hjorth-hansen-38279721/ Read more about the Agile Principles: https://www.agilealliance.org/agile101/ Read more about OKRs (Objectives and Key Results): https://www.whatmatters.com/faqs/okr-meaning-definition-example/Episode Timeline: 02:10 What does it mean to be an Agile Coach? 03:07 What are the keywords of the Agile setup?04:50 How did Denmark's largest digital service provider decide to go Agile? 09:28 How do you define Agile? 13:15 What is the day-to-day role of an Agile Coach? 15:24 Why Agile matter?20:20 How do you use Agile for career development?23:30 What changed when applying the Agile mindset to your career? 28:25 Planning your Career Roadmap 29:20 Finding your Calling / Purpose32:20 How did you realize what was NOT working for you?34:45 What advice do you have for young women looking to find their calling? 38:35 Being Agile means adopting Servant Leadership.41:13 The story of Women in Tech Denmark

Im ersten Teil dieser Sprint-Podcast-Folge tauscht sich Andreas mit Dr. Christopher Lohman zum Thema agile Transformation der HDI Talanx in Deutschland aus. Er ist CIO der Talanx AG und Vorstandsvorsitzender der HDI Deutschland AG und verantwortet die Privat- und Firmenversicherungen in Deutschland. In den kommenden knapp 30 Minuten schildert uns Christopher seine Sicht auf Agilität im Allgemeinen und Being Agile bzw. Doing Agile im Speziellen – und warum es sich lohnt, beim Thema Agilität den Mitarbeitenden zu vertrauen.

Bei der weiteren Lektüre zum Thema Agilität bin ich auf eine Studie aus dem Jahr 2020 gestoßen. Die Unternehmensberatung Campana & Schott und die Universität St. Gallen haben insgesamt rund 500 TOP-Entscheider:innen, Führungskräfte und Mitarbeitende aus den TOP 10 Branchen zum Thema Agilität befragt. Ein paar dieser Ergebnisse möchte ich mir heute in diesem Podcast zunutze machen, denn spannend sind diese allemal. Vor allem, was diese Studie zum Thema Doing Agile oder Being Agile mit auf den Weg gibt. Reinhören lohnt sich

In this episode of #InVinoFab podcast, we were delighted to chat with Kristin Powers. Not only does Kristin have a superhero name, but we think she lives a superhero life. From our conversation about play, experimentation, nature, and creativity, we have no doubt that you will learn so much from her resilience and self-directed learning. Kristin encourages our listeners to develop a taste for failure with practice, like a fine wine or an exotic delicacy. She brings both art and science to her personal and professional life with her works at Coursetune Inc. as the Director of Storytelling and Client Engagement. Kristin's original paintings can be viewed and purchased, and you can join her Artist's Insider Circle newsletter at: www.kristinpowers.com  Here are a few of the many things we chat about on this episode: Intentional Futures Fibromyalgia Burnout Book Club (last episode #80) Being Agile & Iterative Agile Faculty by Rebecca Pope-Ruark Self-Talk - The Story We Tell Ourselves & Reframing Why the KonMari Method™ Works Self-Efficacy for Resilience and Encouragement What is Rhizomatic Learning?  Foraging: A Beginners Guide Happiness is an Inside Job by John Powell Food Wars (Anime) Embodied Cognition 15 Ways to Build a Growth Mindset Brene Brown's Books Call for Instructional Designers: Come tell your story to Kristin about the work you love! Kristin's Mottos: Stay curious, Create opportunity for chaos (unexpected), practice Beverage: sparkling water with grapefruit juice and a slice of lime The Booksellers (documentary) Stuffed (documentary) Forged in Fire (TV show) Books: Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind by Guy Claxton Intelligence in the Flesh by Guy Claxton How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan Plant: Step outside and learn a new plant name! Joy: Snails and Snail Photography “How do you invite more opportunities to invite chaos into your life?” asks Kristin PowersTop 3 ways Kristin wants us to invite experimentation into our daily lives:  Personal appearance/grooming style Navigating to take interesting routes for discovery Cooking experimentation ----In Vino Fabulum! In Wine, Story! Subscribe to #InVinoFab podcast on Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you catch your pods.  Follow us on Twitter @InVinoFab or IG: @invinofab   Email us to be a guest or share a topic suggestion? invinofabulum@gmail.com   Connect with your co-hosts (she/her) on Twitter: @laurapasquini & @profpatrice

How can you BE Agile without understanding the values behind it? Impossible some will say. Well, so do we!! In this Episode, we focus on the four values in the Agile Manifesto by diving into each one. You'll discover why each one is important, and why you need to care. So, join us as we accompany you on your journey of BEING Agile. Enjoying the Podcast? Please consider supporting us so we can continue to help you BE more Agile by visiting our page below. Thank you so much!https://www.patreon.com/user?u=48778124Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/join/6045853?)

It's Shubbz and Lex today, sitting down to discuss: Advice for Graduates, Being Open-minded about your career, their 5-Year Plan, Being Agile and The Importance of Delayed Gratification. A visual version of the episode is available on youtube. Check out @hustlesmartuk on Twitter https://twitter.com/hustlesmartuk Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hustlesmartuk/ And subscribe to our Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Lu... AND Visit the hosts on their social media too: @shubbz1 https://www.instagram.com/shubbz1/ @lexr94_ https://www.instagram.com/lexr94_/ Visuals by @220visuals https://www.instagram.com/220visuals/

Doing agile is different from being agile. One involves practices, the other is a mindset. Today, the mermaids are talking about both: how we're staying adaptable by reassessing our clients and our own needs.

Total Duration 45:28 Download episode 285 Check Out the 120VC Project Leadership Program (PLP) This episode is sponsored by the 120VC Project Leadership Program, led by my friend J. Scott from 120VC. You may recall my discussion with J back in episode 274 about his book The Irreverent Guide to Project Management. There are so many things I appreciate about J, but one is his passion for the people side of our profession. 120VC has been driving large global transformational Projects successfully for the last 20 years for fortune 500 clients like Trader Joes, Sony Pictures, T-Mobile, & AT&T. J's Project Leadership Program is a practical 14-week virtual & instructor-led learning opportunity. It qualifies for 30 PDUs while teaching you techniques that get proven results. J's next cohort starts up on April 22 and he's offering $200 USD off for listeners of the podcast. Register at 120vc.com/plp and use the coupon code People-0422. I highly recommend it!   Agile: Not Just for Software Projects We often think of agile approaches being used for systems or software-related projects. Our guest today is Gil Broza, who recently published a book entitled Agile for Non-Software Teams. In today’s discussion, Gil and I talk about his agile journey, what he means when he refers to agile, and some of the common mistakes people make when embarking on an agile journey. Gil will even share some thoughts about applying agile at home. I look forward to sharing that discussion with you today. Learn more about Gil at 3pvantage.com/. Related Episodes If you would like additional ways to earn free PDUs while learning about agile, check out these episodes: Episode 84 with Gil, talking about his book The Human Side of Agile Episode 74 with Andy Crowe for his perspectives on about agile Episode 95 with Cornelius Fichtner about the PMI-ACP certification Episode 207 with Johanna Rothman about her book Create Your Successful Agile Project Let's Stay In Touch! I hear from listeners almost every day and I love it! How about you and I connect on LinkedIn? Go to https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/LinkedIn and send me an invite! Also, all of our workshops and keynotes are available in a virtual format. Concerned about travel with the coronavirus pandemic? We can help you invest in your team without requiring travel. Learn more at https://i-leadonline.com/keynotes. Thanks! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Technical Project Management   Adding the Sun by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5708-adding-the-sun License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Pop Cinematic Credits by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5586-pop-cinematic-credits- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Being Agile is our favourite thing by ThoughtWorksUK Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALWHCUNU8Nw

Agility has arguably never been more needed in every industry and in every part of the globe than right now as the Coronavirus disrupts all of our lives. In todays episode we bring you the audio from our latest free Public Live Online event. More than 2,000 people from around the world are participating in these. This one was Thursday, March 26th, and was hosted by Marcus Nicolls and Ryan Millar, both senior partners at Partners In Leadership. Their topic was: "how to boost agility during disruption."To get daily content and interviews about leading during this disruptive times subscribe to this series and get daily content tap on the subscribe button in this podcast app.Here are some of the links from the show:Register for FREE Live Online Event: Leading Through UncertaintyLink to register: https://lnkd.in/g54BFweConnect with Marcus Nicolls on LinkedInConnect with Ryan Millar on LinkedInConnect with Russ Hill on LinkedIn Connect with Jared Jones on LinkedInJoin the PIL Culture Community on LinkedInVisit our website: Partners In Leadershiphttp://www.partnersinleadership.com--About the podcast:How do you lead during a period of significant disruption - like the coronavirus? The team at Partners In Leadership share their insights from coaching and consulting leaders around the globe for more than three decades.

Are you doing Agile or being Agile? In this episode, Philip Smith is joined by Belinda Waldock from Being Agile and Software Cornwall, to discuss Agile Leadership, culture and blockers to success plus how @SwCornwall promotes regional tech.

In this episode, Philip Smith is joined by Belinda Waldock of Being Agile and Software Cornwall to discuss Agile leadership, culture and blockers to success. (Part 1 of 2) - What is being agile? - What are the blockers to being agile for businesses‬? - Can culture be a blocker to being agile ? ‬ - How can we be more agile as leaders? ‬ - Being agile teams and leadership - introducing the concept of agile to help your teams take on agile. - Helping leaders show their teams rather than telling them, helping people work it out for themselves. - What about brexit? it’s not very agile.. but we are!

In this episode, Philip Smith is joined by Belinda Waldock of Being Agile and Software Cornwall to discuss how Software Cornwall promotes regional tech , what to do when Agile implementations go off the rails and offers advice from her career journey. (Part 2 of 2) Topics include: - What are the benefits of running a business from the edge of England? - How has Software Cornwall helped build the tech community in Cornwall? - How do organisations course correct if things go a little awry with an agile implementation ? - What are the dangers of just doing agile? - How and where do we start being agile?

Today, we've got two killer listener questions, one to do with procrastination in agile team members, and the other on the difference between Being and Doing Agile. What I love most about these questions is that they go to the heart of our philosophy. That's this week…. Both of these questions go to the heart of the Badass Agile Philosophy Agile, Scrum and Kanban, etc are all about minimum rails. Enough process to fix most of your common problems and enough flexibility and simplicity to shape them to fit the uncommon problems To cure a procrastinator, you might need carrots and sticks to get them in the room initially, but if you focus your daily stand-ups on making and keeping promises to each other, you're golden. Most people value loyalty or fear losing face in front of others. Also, use the idea of MVP in everything you do. If people are procrastinating to the point where work is not getting started until the 11th hour, break big things into small things and re-focus on an MVP if scope continues to slip. In retrospective, you can commit to improvements. This way, nobody loses face. Doing Agile is all about the techniques, which are easy enough to learn, but also present two major risks - by focusing on individual techniques, we forget to focus on the bigger picture and underlying principles that help us when situations are less than ordinary, AND we create unnecessary complexity under the assumption that more information is better, when really we ought to be integrating information into a cohesive whole that drives our leadership. Being Agile means applying agile principles to your leadership game - continually inspecting and adapting YOURSELF, applying value-based prioritization and iterative planning, execution and measurement to your leadership game…this not only teaches you how to be a better agilest, but a better leader as well.

Today, we’ve got two killer listener questions, one to do with procrastination in agile team members, and the other on the difference between Being and Doing Agile.  What I love most about these questions is that they go to the heart of our philosophy.  That’s this week…. Both of these questions go to the heart of the Badass Agile Philosophy Agile, Scrum and Kanban, etc are all about minimum rails.  Enough process to fix most of your common problems and enough flexibility and simplicity to shape them to fit the uncommon problems To cure a procrastinator, you might need carrots and sticks to get them in the room initially, but if you focus your daily stand-ups on making and keeping promises to each other, you’re golden.  Most people value loyalty or fear losing face in front of others.  Also, use the idea of MVP in everything you do.  If people are procrastinating to the point where work is not getting started until the 11th hour, break big things into small things and re-focus on an MVP if scope continues to slip.  In retrospective, you can commit to improvements.  This way, nobody loses face. Doing Agile is all about the techniques, which are easy enough to learn, but also present two major risks - by focusing on individual techniques, we forget to focus on the bigger picture and underlying principles that help us when situations are less than ordinary, AND we create unnecessary complexity under the assumption that more information is better, when really we ought to be integrating information into a cohesive whole that drives our leadership.  Being Agile means applying agile principles to your leadership game - continually inspecting and adapting YOURSELF,  applying value-based prioritization and iterative planning, execution and measurement to your leadership game…this not only teaches you how to be a better agilest, but a better leader as well.

Being Agile is all about being more flexible, adaptable and being ready to change and adjust in this ever changing world. The often forgotten "secret" to living a truly fulfilling and happy life lies in your ability to be agile.   Join Jon Voigt, founder of Agility Inc, as he shares the tips, strategies and insights from Entrepreneurs and Digital Leaders across the country on how to make your business and overall life more Agile. Each week Jon will be sharing the stories of today’s most Agile leaders and forward thinking companies.   Discover the skills and shortcuts to build a mindset, set yourself in motion and then influence a more agile life today by listening to the latest episodes every week. For show notes, transcripts, exclusive episode resources and links from every episode go to www.agilitycms.com/AgileLiving.   Connect with Jon personally on https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheAgileCommunity

Emergent architecture is all well and good but, as Rebecca Wirfs-Brock puts it, "sometimes what emerges out of the swamp... may not be what you want, in terms of scalability or performance or reliability." Rebecca has a passion for ensuring that the often complex requirements used to define what companies want actually yields the software architecture and quality that they expect. Rebecca's session at the Agile Alliance Technical Conference is a workshop called "Being Agile about Architectural Qualities" and she shares with Agile Amped what she hopes it will accomplish. Rebecca Wirfs-Brock is a self-defined "design geek who invented Responsibility-Driven Design and the xDriven meme." She is keen about team effectiveness, communicating complex requirements, software quality, pragmatic TDD, and techniques for architecting and reducing risk on agile projects and programs. SolutionsIQ's Leslie Morse hosts. About Agile Amped The Agile Amped podcast series engages with industry thought leaders at Agile events across the country to bring valuable content to subscribers anytime, anywhere. To receive real-time updates, subscribe at YouTube, iTunes or SolutionsIQ.com. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SIQYouTube, http://bit.ly/SIQiTunes, http://www.solutionsiq.com/agile-amped/ Follow: http://bit.ly/SIQTwitter Like: http://bit.ly/SIQFacebook

Joseph Flahiff is President and CEO of Whitewater Projects, Inc. and author of the book “Being Agile in a Waterfall World: A guide for complex organizations.” He is focused on bringing hope to people who work in difficult business contexts; making sense of these seemingly conflicting approaches, methods and cultures.   Joseph has more than over a decade and a half of experience; executing, coaching, consulting and training in traditional and agile delivery across large scale complex enterprise IT organizations as well as smaller boutique agencies. Joseph’s provocative, engaging, and energetic courses and keynote presentations are in demand across the USA and in Europe.

Many organizations today are implementing Agile into their development processes which often means that agile and traditional project management methodologies live side by side. In this episode Joseph Flahiff discusses his newly published book “Being Agile in a Waterfall World”. This episode was a recording of #PMHangout 39 which was held as part of the […]

“Being Agile in a Waterfall World” was the topic of the 11th hangout of the Sensible Project Manager Hangout Community on Google+. Joseph Flahiff of Whitewater Projects was the guest in this discussion about how agile can be used in a traditional project management environment. Listen to the Podcast: Feature Segment The feature segment of […]

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