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Agile and Project Management - DrunkenPM Radio
Redefining Project Success with Dennis Stevens - March 2025

Agile and Project Management - DrunkenPM Radio

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 33:49


Summary In this conversation, Dave Prior and Dennis Stevens explore the evolving definition of project success as outlined in PMI's recent report. They discuss the implications of this new definition, emphasizing the need for continuous transformation in organizations and the role of project managers in delivering value. The conversation also touches on the importance of reducing friction in project management, the impact of AI on the profession, and the necessity for project managers to navigate the political landscape of project success. Ultimately, they highlight the need for project managers to adapt to a rapidly changing environment and the skills required to thrive in this new landscape. Takeaways • A successful project delivers value worth the effort and expense. • Transformation is continuous, not stepwise. • Project success must include stakeholder perception and value delivery. • Project managers need to focus on reducing friction in processes. • AI will change the role of project managers significantly. • Friction is not the same as constraints; it impedes progress. • Project success should be measured by the ability to adapt and deliver value. • The role of project managers is evolving to include more strategic responsibilities. • Continuous evaluation is essential for project success. • Navigating politics is crucial for achieving project success. Links: PMI Article on Reframing Project Success https://www.pmi.org/blog/reframing-project-success Agile for Project Managers - What is Project Success? w/ Dennis Stevens, Jesse Fewell, Jenny Tarwater, Sally Sloley, Jimi Fearless, and Semira Allen and (on The Agile Network) https://theagilenetwork.com/content/1d2a0a72-4d33-4145-b80a-3728f45b1947/item/0 Redefining Project Success and How it Impacts Project and Product Leaders with Lenka Pincot, Mike Griffiths and Dave Prior (on The Agile Network) https://theagilenetwork.com/content/926c08d0-52c7-4444-8f2a-732ac6acea61/item/0 Contacting Dennis Website: https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=orgwright&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennisstevens/ The Agile Network Profile: https://theagilenetwork.com/celebrity/fa0c1ba5-2373-4750-a3a2-86e37bc3ab03 Chapters 00:18 Introduction to Project Success Redefined 03:25 Transformation in Project Management 06:14 The New Definition of Project Success 09:21 Challenges in Project Management 12:08 Reducing Friction in Project Success 15:16 The Role of Project Managers in Value Delivery 18:39 The Politics of Project Management 22:18 Evolving Role of Project Managers 25:08 AI and the Future of Project Management 28:08 The Changing Landscape of Project Management 30:18 Concluding Thoughts and Future Conversations

Profiles in Leadership
Dennis Stevens, Listen to Your Inner Creative Voice and Use it in Whatever Path You Choose

Profiles in Leadership

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 51:44


Dennis Stevens is a visionary leader and seasoned consultant with over three decades of experience at the intersection of technology innovation and organizational leadership. Beginning his career in the United States Marine Corps, Dennis honed an appreciation for what can be accomplished with well-formed teams, clarity of purpose, and effective leadership. His entrepreneurial spirit led him to found multiple companies, including Responsive Software Solutions, Synaptus, and Knowledge in Process, where he integrated software solutions with business strategies and spearheaded significant business transformation initiatives.    In 2011, Dennis co-founded LeadingAgile, where he solidified his reputation for innovative problem-solving and scalable business solutions. He led over 150 transformations, demonstrating his ability to drive sustainable and meaningful organizational changes. His pioneering work in Agile transformations and AI integration has positioned him as a thought leader in creating resilient and adaptable organizations.   Dennis' latest venture, OrgWright, founded in 2024, focuses on guiding organizations through the rapidly evolving digital landscape. OrgWright's mission is to build leadership teams that craft dynamic organizations, enhancing adaptability and strategic execution. Dennis has identified four key conditions vital for fostering a culture of adaptability: Informed Awareness, Coherence, Purposeful Direction, and Strategic Empowerment. These principles, grounded in his extensive experience and management literature, ensure that organizations not only adapt to changes but lead in innovation and strategic execution.   Dennis is a sought-after speaker and thought leader, known for his insights on overcoming common pitfalls in organizational transformation, the importance of executive buy-in, and the future of work in the age of AI. His approach moves beyond isolated team successes, addressing the critical need for executive leadership to foster environments where true scalability and adaptability can thrive.  

The Leadership Vision Podcast
Building Positive Team Culture Using Agile Principles with Dennis Stevens

The Leadership Vision Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 45:39 Transcription Available


In this episode of the Leadership Vision podcast, we sit down with Dennis Stevens, an enterprise Agile coach and founder of OrgWright with 30 years of experience. We discuss the evolving relevance of Agile principles and practices, particularly in the context of the post-pandemic business world. The conversation explores the difference between superficial Agile practices and fostering true team coherence and adaptability. Dennis shares insights on creating effective teamwork conditions, reflecting on his experiences and lessons from the Agile community, the military, and transformational leadership. The discussion also addresses the challenges of consistent team alignment, clarity of roles, and the significance of first principles and purposeful rhythm in organizational success. Enjoy!00:56 Meet Dennis Stevens, Agile Expert03:52 Defining Agile and Its Core Principles05:26 Challenges in Agile Transformation06:45 Creating Conditions for Effective Teamwork12:23 The Role of Leadership in Agile17:26 Implementing Purposeful Rhythms24:44 The Importance of Structure in Team Meetings25:11 Aligning Personal and Team Goals25:48 Customizing Team Structures for Success26:39 The Role of Leadership in Team Success27:11 Innovative Approaches to Team Building28:24 Real-World Examples of Team Reorganization29:32 Balancing Risk and Reward in Leadership Decisions36:35 Lessons from the Marine Corps40:24 Applying Agile Principles in Leadership43:13 Final Thoughts and TakeawaysSupport the show-Read the full blog post here!CONTACT US email: connect@leadershipvisionconsulting.com LinkedIn Facebook Leadership Vision Online ABOUTThe Leadership Vision Podcast is a weekly show sharing our expertise in discovering, practicing, and implementing a Strengths-based approach to people, teams, and culture. Contact us to talk to us about helping your team understand the power of Strengths.

Conflict Managed
Ep 119, Workplace Conflict: Unmasking Hidden Logic

Conflict Managed

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 66:39 Transcription Available


This week on Conflict Managed we welcome Dennis Stevens, Executive Leader, Entrepreneur and Founder of OrgWright. Join us as we discuss:

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast
Avoid These Common Cloud Transformation Mistakes

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 43:48


In this episode of SoundNotes, Dave sits down with Dennis Stevens to discuss cloud transformation and why you might want to step back, take a deep breath, and come up with a more strategic and planful approach to moving to the cloud. Over the course of the conversation, they dig into some of the anti-patterns Dennis sees in the market that cause cloud transformations to fail, and they explore the benefits of having a strong cloud readiness plan and how you can begin to ensure that your plan is integrated with your business strategy. Video Mentions Dennis' Blog: Navigating the Challenges of Cloud Migration Contacting Dennis Stevens If you'd like to contact Dennis, you can reach him at: LeadingAgile: www.leadingagile.com/guides/dennis-stevens LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennisstevens/ Email: dennis@leadingagile.com Contacting Dave Prior If you'd like to contact Dave, you can reach him at: LeadingAgile: www.leadingagile.com/guides/dave-prior/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mrsungo X: x.com/mrsungo Email: dave.prior@leadingagile.com If you have a question you'd like to submit for an upcoming podcast, please send them to dave.prior@leadingagile.com Interested in CSM or CSPO Training? You can find all the details at www.leadingagile.com/scrum-training/

Martha Debayle en W
Lanzamiento Enchúlame el Changarro 7a. edición

Martha Debayle en W

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 12:26


Dennis Stevens,, managing Director de Discovery americas Capital Partnners; Katria Gutiérrez, CEO y fundadora de JETZ APP

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast
Understanding Change Management with Melissa Oberg & Dennis Stevens

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 39:02


What is PSTIR? PSTIR is an acronym for a change management model we use at LeadingAgile to explain our approach to creating lasting change. It stands for Prepare, Socialize, Tailor, Implement, Reinforce and it is a series of collaboration and implementation activities that enable our clients to be part of the change while leveraging the LeadingAgile reference architecture. In this episode of SoundNotes, Dave is joined by LeadingAgile Principal Consultant, Melissa Oberg and Dennis Stevens, our Chief Methodologist to discuss what PSTIR is, why it exists and why it is such a crucial part of how we introduce and manage change in an organization.

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast

Being strategic is about planning to reach our goals and deciding what to do with our limited capacity to achieve those aspirations and vision. But to do this, we have to first identify what's valuable to the organization and prioritize the things that will release the most value into it.  LeadingAgile Chief Methodologist, Dennis Stevens joins Dave prior this week to discuss why we should be prioritizing value and the importance of value density. Contacting Dennis Stevens Web: https://www.leadingagile.com/guides/dennis-stevens/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dennisstevens Email: dennis@leadingagile.com Contacting Dave Prior If you'd like to contact Dave you can reach him at: LeadingAgile: https://www.leadingagile.com/guides/dave-prior/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrsungo Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrsungo Email: dave.prior@leadingagile.com If you have a question you'd like to submit for an upcoming podcast, please send them to dave.prior@leadingagile.com And if you're interested in taking one of our upcoming Certified ScrumMaster or Certified Scrum Product Owner classes, you can find all the details at https://www.leadingagile.com/our-gear/training/

The CEO Series with McGill's Karl Moore
Running a Restaurant During COVID-19 with Antonio Park, Lenny Lighter, and Dennis Stevens

The CEO Series with McGill's Karl Moore

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 39:24


How do you make money if your restaurant is only half full? This week on the CEO Series, Professor Karl Moore of McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management sits down with three restaurant owners to discuss the challenges the coronavirus poses to the hospitality industry. Antonio Park, owner of Park, Lenny Lighter, general manager of Moishes, and Dennis Stevens, owner of Nostos share how they have been fighting to keep their restaurants alive throughout the pandemic and what might come next.

Dennis Stevens’s podcasts
Episode 39 - Dennis Stevens’s podcasts

Dennis Stevens’s podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 36:18


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Dennis Stevens’s podcasts
Episode 38 - Dennis Stevens’s podcasts

Dennis Stevens’s podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 0:12


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LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast
Product Funding vs. Project Funding with Dennis Stevens

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 38:38


Over the past few years, there has been an increasing push within organizations to move from a project-oriented mindset to a more product-focused approach. Creating that change in an organization can take considerable work and part of that is how you address funding the work being done. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile’s Chief Methodologist, Dennis Stevens spends time with Dave talking about why this change is necessary, the impact it can have on an organization, some things to watch out for as you make the switch and tips that will help you succeed in bringing this change to your company. Contacting Dennis Stevens Web: https://www.leadingagile.com/guides/dennis-stevens/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dennisstevens Email: dennis@leadingagile.com Contacting Dave Prior If you’d like to contact Dave you can reach him at: LeadingAgile: https://www.leadingagile.com/guides/dave-prior/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrsungo Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrsungo Email: dave.prior@leadingagile.com If you have a question you’d like to submit for an upcoming podcast, please send them to dave.prior@leadingagile.com And if you're interested in taking one of our upcoming Certified ScrumMaster or Certified Scrum Product Owner classes, you can find all the details at https://www.leadingagile.com/our-gear/training/

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast
Creating an Organizational System that Supports Business Agility w/Dennis Stevens

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 19:00


At Elevate Agile 2019, LeadingAgile Chief Methodologist, Dennis Stevens gave a presentation called "What Every Agile Organization Has In Common" (link below). In this episode of SoundNotes, Dennis and Dave go deeper on some key themes from the presentation. The interview focuses on how Senior Leadership can create an organizational system that supports Business Agility. This work goes beyond simply adopting Agile practices at a team level, and looks at how the whole organization needs to have a structure and governance model in place that can sustain its ability to respond to rapidly changing market conditions. iTunes Feedback - We Need Your Help We need your help in getting the word out about this podcast and would be grateful for any feedback you are willing to leave us in an iTunes Review. Links Mentioned In the Podcast What Every Agile Organization Has in Common - Dennis Stevens at Elevate Agile 2019 Building an Organization That Can Embrace Change w/ Dennis Stevens - This is the SoundNotes Podcast that discusses how to incorporate market sensing capabilities into strategic planning Contacting Dennis Stevens Web: https://www.leadingagile.com/guides/dennis-stevens/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dennisstevens Email: dennis@leadingagile.com Contacting Dave Prior If you’d like to contact Dave you can reach him at: LeadingAgile: https://www.leadingagile.com/guides/dave-prior/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrsungo Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrsungo Email: dave.prior@leadingagile.com If you have a question you’d like to submit for an upcoming podcast, please send them to dave.prior@leadingagile.com And if you're interested in taking one of our upcoming Certified ScrumMaster or Certified Scrum Product Owner classes, you can find all the details at https://www.leadingagile.com/our-gear/training/

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast
Agile 2019 Day 1: Building Adaptability Into Your Product Driven Organization w/Dennis Stevens

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 20:50


Last week, the biggest conference in the Agile industry took place in Washington DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. We were proud to be a sponsor of this event and we were even more excited about catching up with friends—both old and new. For those of you who couldn't make it to the conference, here's a live-stream of our podcast from our booth in the Prince George Exhibitor Hall. We had a chance to talk to a lot of really smart and interesting people while we were there; some who were speaking at the conference, others who were simply attending, and even a few who were involved in turning this event into a reality. In this live talk with Dennis Stevens, LeadingAgile's Chief Methodologist, we discuss what it looks like to build adaptability into your organization when you’re making a product.

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast
Prioritizing Work to Maximize Return w/ Dennis Stevens

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2019 42:06


This week, on SoundNotes, we've got Part 3 of a trio of interviews with LeadingAgile Chief Methodologist and Co-Founder Dennis Stevens. The series focuses on how to build an organization that can embrace change. In the final episode of the series, Dennis and Dave cover how to prioritize work being done to maximize return. During the interview, they discuss how prioritization at all levels of the organization can support the ability to inspect and adapt and how some lingering traditional approaches to work, compensation, and prioritization can have a negative impact on your organization's ability to embrace change. Links If you'd like to check out the first two parts of this interview: Building an Organizational System That Can Embrace Change  Designing a Feedback-Driven Strategic Execution Model Here are links to the two other podcasts mentioned during the interview: Designing an Organization that Manages Value w/ Mikkel Ladegaard The Language of Loss and The Language of Gain w/ Mike Cottmeyer & Andrew Young  Here is a link to the article he co-authored for Harvard Business Review The Next Revolution in Productivity Contacting Dennis Stevens Web: https://www.leadingagile.com/guides/dennis-stevens/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dennisstevens Email: dennis@leadingagile.com Contacting Dave Prior If you’d like to contact Dave you can reach him at: LeadingAgile: https://www.leadingagile.com/guides/dave-prior/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrsungo Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrsungo Email: dave.prior@leadingagile.com If you have a question you’d like to submit for an upcoming podcast, please send them to dave.prior@leadingagile.com And if you're interested in taking one of our upcoming Certified ScrumMaster or Certified Scrum Product Owner classes, you can find all the details at https://www.leadingagile.com/our-gear/training/

Technology Leadership Podcast Review
01. Paradigm Shifts and Falling In Love (With Your Customer's Problem)

Technology Leadership Podcast Review

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 8:10


Clare Sudbery on Agile Amped, Dennis Stevens on Leading Agile, Howard H White on Coaching For Leaders, Mike Burrows on Being Human, and Dominic Price on Engineering Culture by InfoQ. I'd love for you to email me with any comments about the show or any suggestions for podcasts I might want to feature. Email podcast@thekguy.com. This episode covers the five podcast episodes I found most interesting and wanted to share links to during the two week period starting December 24, 2018. These podcast episodes may have been released much earlier, but this was the week when I started sharing links to them to my social network followers. CLARE SUDBERY ON AGILE AMPED The Agile Amped podcast featured Clare Sudbery with host Chris Murman. Clare talked about leaving the IT industry due to boredom and taking up a career teaching mathematics and described how she regained an interest in IT and became a lead consultant developer at ThoughtWorks. iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/lets-stop-making-people-feel-stupid/id992128516?i=1000423906096&mt=2 Website link: https://www.solutionsiq.com/resource/agile-amped-podcast/lets-stop-making-people-feel-stupid/ DENNIS STEVENS ON LEADING AGILE The Leading Agile podcast featured Dennis Stevens with host Dave Prior. Dennis talked about how to connect strategy to execution in an organization. Dennis then spoke about optionality and had a great quote about how organizations get into situations where responding to change becomes difficult: "An interesting phenomenon that you see in organizations is everybody wants to start their projects on day one because they want to get their money starting to be spent before their stuff gets de-prioritized. Once you've started spending it, it's really hard for organizations to stop projects. The net result of this is everything is being worked on all at the same time and there's no stopping point in the middle for somebody to come in and go, "Hey, wait! We've learned something; we want to change," because we're not sequencing the work. We're not flowing the work through the system in a way that we can adapt. So there's no optionality. How do we break work down so we can finish stuff? Even if it's not the most important thing, you're still actually better off, from an optionality and adaptability standpoint and from a risk and a quality standpoint, finishing one thing before you start the second." iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/designing-feedback-driven-strategic-execution-model/id995790407?i=1000425277842&mt=2 Website link: https://www.leadingagile.com/podcast/designing-a-feedback-driven-strategic-execution-model-w-dennis-stevens/ HOWARD H WHITE ON COACHING FOR LEADERS The Coaching For Leaders podcast featuring Howard H White with host Dave Stachowiak. This is probably my favorite interview in quite some time. Howard tells the story of transferring schools in junior high so that he could go to school with a girl he fancied, only to end up at the new school all alone, knowing nobody and being the only black kid in ninth grade. After being inspired by a conversation with the new school's basketball coach, he takes up basketball, begins to excel at it, becomes class president, gets injured, but then pivots into a job at Nike. He then tells the story of how he convinced the co-founder of Nike to let him establish the Jordan brand even though Michael Jordan had retired. This is a must-listen. iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/384-your-attitude-defines-your-altitude/id458827716?i=1000425474718&mt=2 Website link: https://coachingforleaders.com/podcast/384/ MIKE BURROWS ON BEING HUMAN The Being Human podcast featured Mike Burrows with host Richard Atherton. Mike talked about his career path, what led him to Agile, Lean, and Kanban, and he told a story of an organization that had more projects in progress than people in the company. He talked about how the use of pair-programming brought the work-in-progress down below the number of programmers on his team. Richard asked him why he thought pair-programming helped so much with this and Mike talked about how pairs are more likely than individuals to ask for help when they get stuck rather than picking up a new task and increasing the work-in-progress. Mike talked about working with David Anderson on a project in South Africa where they encountered engineers who had gotten into their mid-twenties without ever having seen a project get completed. He talked about how a generation of managers were taught that Waterfall was the proper way to develop software and he believes that there is still an industry that supports that worldview. He says he refuses to describe Agile now from left-to-right by starting with backlogs and only describes it from right-to-left by starting with outcomes. Everything else, as in the quote above, he sees as pandering to those who still have the Waterfall mindset. iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/38-start-with-the-end-in-mind-with-mike-burrows/id1369745673?i=1000425784892&mt=2 Website link: http://shoutengine.com/BeingHuman/38-start-with-the-end-in-mind-with-mike-burrows-70596 DOMINIC PRICE ON ENGINEERING CULTURE BY INFOQ The Engineering Culture by InfoQ podcast featured Dominic Price with host Shane Hastie. Dominic talked about what led him to be a keynote speaker at Agile 2018 in which he spoke about how many agile "transformations" focus on becoming Agile through the following of rituals rather than focusing on moving to new ways of working. He criticized the focus on Agile as an end state instead of continuous evolution. iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/dominic-price-on-why-agile-is-not-always-the-answer/id1161431874?i=1000424791583&mt=2 Website link: https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/agile-is-not-always-the-answer FEEDBACK Ask questions, make comments, and let your voice be heard by emailing podcast@thekguy.com. Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekguy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithmmcdonald/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekguypage Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_k_guy/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCysPayr8nXwJJ8-hqnzMFjw Website:

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast
Designing a Feedback-Driven, Strategic Execution Model w/ Dennis Stevens

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 43:32


A few weeks ago, Dennis Stevens and I recorded a podcast called Building an Organizational System That Can Embrace Change. The podcast introduced three critical concepts which we are exploring at a deeper level in additional interviews. In this episode of SoundNotes, Dennis Stevens, LeadingAgile’s co-founder and Chief Methodologist, and Dave Prior, dig into one of those key concepts: How to design an execution model that can provide feedback which can then be incorporated back into the strategic planning. If you're involved in making strategic decisions and planning at the program and portfolio level, there is a lot of valuable information here about how to reduce risk and create greater optionality for your organization. Contacting Dennis Stevens Web: https://www.leadingagile.com/guides/dennis-stevens/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dennisstevens Email: dennis@leadingagile.com Contacting Dave Prior If you’d like to contact Dave you can reach him at: LeadingAgile: https://www.leadingagile.com/guides/dave-prior/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrsungo Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrsungo Email: dave.prior@leadingagile.com If you have a question you’d like to submit for an upcoming podcast, please send them to dave.prior@leadingagile.com And if you're interested in taking one of our upcoming Certified ScrumMaster or Certified Scrum Product Owner classes, you can find all the details at https://www.leadingagile.com/our-gear/training/

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast
Building an Organizational System That Can Embrace Change w/ Dennis Stevens

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2018 29:41


This episode of SoundNotes features LeadingAgile’s Chief Methodologist and Co-Founder, Dennis Stevens, and focuses on how to build an organization that can embrace change.  The interview provides an overview of some of the key capabilities an Agile organization needs to accelerate learning, increase optionality, and improve their decision making including: How to incorporate market sensing capabilities into strategic planning How to design an execution model that can provide feedback which can then be incorporated back into the strategic planning How to prioritize the work being done to maximize return The interview digs into some of the steps an organization will need to take to develop these abilities and the challenges that come along with it. We also explore the impact on organizations that can’t remove all their internal dependencies, prioritizing risk to support learning, and the need for an organizational information broker that can collect and interpret the information coming out of the teams, so that the right information can be delivered back to the strategic level. This is a heavy topic, so we’re planning on recording a few additional podcasts that will dig deeper in each of these individual topics. Contacting Dennis Stevens Web: https://www.leadingagile.com/guides/dennis-stevens/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dennisstevens Email: dennis@leadingagile.com   Contacting Dave Prior If you’d like to contact Dave you can reach him at: LeadingAgile: https://www.leadingagile.com/guides/dave-prior/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrsungo Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrsungo Email: dave.prior@leadingagile.com If you have a question you’d like to submit for an upcoming podcast, please send them to dave.prior@leadingagile.com And if you're interested in taking one of our upcoming Certified ScrumMaster or Certified Scrum Product Owner classes, you can find all the details at https://www.leadingagile.com/our-gear/training/  

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast
Live from Agile 2018 w/ Dennis Stevens

LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 23:45


Our very own Chief Methodologist popped in to sit down with Dave and talk shop. Contact Info:  https://www.leadingagile.com/guides/dennis-stevens/ https://twitter.com/dennisstevens

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Agile and Project Management - DrunkenPM Radio
DPM Radio Ep 2 BiModal! - with Steve Elliott and Dennis Stevens

Agile and Project Management - DrunkenPM Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2016 43:39


In this podcast is I got to dig into the topic of Bimodal with two guys who are deeply knowledgeable about both the traditional and the Agile space. If you aren’t familiar with Bimodal yet, you definitely want to check this out because it is poised to have a massive impact on how organizations introduce and work with Agile. And if you are already up to speed on bimodal, there is a good chance some of the discussion in this podcast is going to challenge what you know on this topic. Some links from the Podcast Steve Elliott Interview AgileCraft http://agilecraft.com AgileCraft on Twitter - https://twitter.com/theagilecraft Dennis Stevens Interview LeadingAgile http://www.leadingagile.com LeadingAgile on Twitter https://twitter.com/leadingagile Dennis Stevens on Twitter https://twitter.com/dennisstevens The blog post Dennis mentioned on Agile vs. Waterfall http://www.leadingagile.com/2013/08/agile-vs-waterfall/ Show Notes 0:00 Introduction to the Bimodal Podcast 2:50 Start Interview with Steve Elliott from AgileCraft 3:22 Background on Steve and AgileCraft 5:30 Defining Organizational Agility 6:50 The challenges of scale (with Agile) 8:00 The challenge of Bimodal 9:00 Defining Bimodal 9:40 AgileCraft’s take on Bimodal 11:15 Is Bimodal just a way of legitimizing a hybrid model 12:28 Admitting when we can’t actually go 100% Agile 13:00 The Agile Walk of Shame 13:51 AgileCraft’s decision to support Bimodal and “meet them where they’re at” 15:00 How Bimodal brings the data from both worlds into once place 16:00 Transparency and Measuring Value 17:10 Agile’s connection to strategy 18:11 Figuring out what data you need to pay attention to 20:22 The dangers of big wave planning 21:30 How the Agile space is evolving and maturing 22:30 How to contact Steve 23:15 - Dennis Steven’s interview begins 24:14 Background on Dennis and LeadingAgile 25:00 Dennis explains Bimodal 26:00 Why some things can’t move fast in an organization 27:00 Not everything (in an organization) is ready to move to Agile 27:47 Not everyone is trying to move everything to Agile 28:00 How most people are misinterpreting the message of Bimodal 29:10 Nobody thinks matrix teams are the right way to build software 29:52 People are still running by the pool with scissors in their mouths 30:15 It’s like crack for the business world 31:43 Conditions that must exist for fast feedback cycles and bimodal to work 33:50 Is transitioning to bimodal harder than just transitioning to Agile? (3 options for transformation) 35:51 Realizing when your organization has changed enough 36:45 You have to make Mode 1 be sexy and desirable 37:10 Creating the urgency for change 37:45 Do organizations have the self-awareness needed to understand what change they need? 38:20 Explaining it to Executives 40:10 Why Dennis does not have a “bimodal” conversation with executives 41:00 The value of having a pragmatic and safe roadmap for transformation that resonates with Executives 41:47 The hardest part of transforming to bimodal 42:40 How to contact Dennis

Martha Debayle
El emprendimiento no es para todos. Lunes 12 de octubre de 2015.

Martha Debayle

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2015 27:16


Martha Debayle y Dennis Stevens nos hablan de los emprendedores y las herramientas que necesitan. ¡No te lo pierdas!

Martha Debayle
El emprendimiento no es para todos. Lunes 12 de octubre de 2015.

Martha Debayle

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2015 27:16


Martha Debayle y Dennis Stevens nos hablan de los emprendedores y las herramientas que necesitan. ¡No te lo pierdas!

Martha Debayle
Los aviones cambian de ruta, jueves 19 de junio de 2014

Martha Debayle

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2014 21:16


Martha Debayle y Dennis Stevens explican el cambio de ruta de los aviones, esto es por seguridad.

Martha Debayle
Los aviones cambian de ruta, jueves 19 de junio de 2014

Martha Debayle

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2014 21:16


Martha Debayle y Dennis Stevens explican el cambio de ruta de los aviones, esto es por seguridad.

Software GR Meeting Recordings
Dennis Stevens Software GR - Flash (Medium) - 20101215 09.15.03AM

Software GR Meeting Recordings

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2010 78:07


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Software GR Meeting Recordings
Dennis Stevens Software GR - Flash (Medium) - 20101215 09.15.03AM

Software GR Meeting Recordings

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2010 78:07


software medium flash dennis stevens