Podcast appearances and mentions of paul madison

Are you struggling to make a dinner reservation at a restaurant this week? You're probably experiencing the influx of people who are in Madison for Epic Systems' annual conference, known as UGM. On today's show, host Bianca Martin and executive producer Hayley Sperling talk about UGM and a new antitrust investigation by the Federal Trade Commission into Epic. Meanwhile, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Madison says it lost $100,000 in business while the Williamson St. store was closed following the shooting of Corey Ruiz, the cCity aAttorney says the Office of the Independent Police Monitor can't access policeMPD records yet in the Ruiz investigation, and Madison redditors solve the mystery of the dug-up stones. Mentioned the show: Impacted businesses on Willy St  Gofundme for employees who work on Willy St

stops in to chat at the APLN Chicago 2017 Conference, and gets roped into helping produce the rest of the podcasts for the conference. Before that, though, Paul and I shoot the breeze about the current market temperature on experimentation and how to handle violations of Team Working Agreements.

At the Agile Professional Learning Network - Chicago Chapter's 2017 conference, and I had the opportunity to talk with about the Agile Fluency Project. Ahmed had almost literally just finished his presentation on the Agile Fluency Model when Paul sat him down and asked him about it. Ahmed told Paul about the 4 zones of Fluency Focus on Value Deliver Value Optimize Value Optimize for Systems The Agile Fluency is different than Maturity Models in that one team cannot be compared to another (therefor weaponizing the model) Ahmed also explains Fluency through the Tarzan example. Tarzan matured relative to his environment - swinging on vines hanging from trees, etc. But, his language fluency never quite developed, and his vocabulary very limited - “Me Tarzan. You Jane.” With a larger vocabulary and more practice at speaking to other humans, Tarzan has a chance to communicate with humans. Without the necessary practice he will either continue at his current fluency level, or his fluency could even diminish. You can catch up with Paul Madison on Twitter at @ You can catch up with Ahmed Avais on Twitter at @

Oh, Jerry Norden is in the studio with Zee Michaelson and Jay Lawrence. Zee lets you know about some National Parks that aren't crowded. Jerry Norden talks about a fly over Mt Denali. Paul Madison brings us up to date. Mari VanDyke goes to Nevada. Plus Zee has a great travel tip. And how about a $10,000 train ride?

Jay & Zee have a lively discussion about air travel. And the big elephant in the room, what happens when your cruise gets cancelled. Mari VanDyke goes west to Sheridan, WY. Paul Madison is back for a second visit and talks about SE Asia.

Zee Michaelson reviews your rights about flying. Paul Madison shares some great insights into traveling in Southeast Asia. Jerry Norden is Getting Around in Atlanta and the Center for Puppetry Arts. Mari VanDyke is in Illinois. What a show.