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Agile isn't just for software teams – its principles can be effectively applied to HR and other business teams, offering a pragmatic approach to improving workflow and efficiency.It goes beyond flexible working or nimble decision-making, representing a philosophy and set of principles for getting work done more effectively.Nebel Crowhurst is the Chief People Officer at Reward Gateway, and has extensive experience in HR. She's worked across a variety of industries, helping teams understand and transition to Agile.Three reasons to listenFor a pragmatic approach to implementing Agile principles in HR and business teamsTo discover how Agile can help teams prioritise work, reduce friction, and improve efficiency in meetingsTo explore the benefits and potential challenges of applying Agile methodologies outside of traditional software developmentEpisode highlights[00:08:46] Revisiting engagement surveys[00:13:40] What Agile is and is not[00:17:30] What Agile looks like in practice[00:22:08] Handling Agile scepticism (including your own)[00:24:55] Transitioning your team to Agile[00:31:53] Taking your first steps into Agile[00:33:17] Nebel's media recommendation[00:35:51] Takeaways from Dan and PiaLinksConnect with Nebel via LinkedInBooks by Natal DankThe Multi-Hyphen Method, by Emma GannonTrack and improve your team performance with SquadifyLeave us a voice note

In this episode of The Roadmap, our technology lawyers Alice Esuola-Grant, Adrian Sim and Jamie Cox complete our two-part series on Agile. They address Agile in the context of tech development and how Agile development projects should be approached when it comes to putting pen to paper.They explore:What Agile means in the context of tech development and what isn't Agile in this context.Some of the challenges of contracting for Agile and how those challenges can be addressed.How to balance the need for contractual certainty with the flexibility of Agile methodologiesLooking for part 1? Find it here.For more on Agile, check out our co-published whitepaper with KPMG: Sourcing for AgileThanks for listening! If you have any feedback, questions or comments, please email us at theroadmap@bristows.com Find all the episodes as we release them here, and don't forget to subscribe! Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn using #TheRoadmapPod

Geoff is one of the most experienced Scrum coaches in the UK, a TEDx and Keynote Speaker and the author of the seminal best-sellers Scrum Mastery: From Good to Great Servant-Leadership, Product Mastery: From Good to Great Product Ownership and of course the award-winning The Coach's Casebook: Mastering The Twelve Traits That Trap Us which he co-wrote with Barefoot's Kim Morgan. In this episode, Geoff shares: ·      What Agile is and his journey into the world of Scrum ·      Why he is passionate about Servant Leadership ·      His experience of training with Barefoot Coaching ·      How he is using a blend of coaching and Agile methodologies in his work supporting organisations ·      His mission to disrupt the world of Agile certification Episode Links: The Servant as Leader, Robert K. Greenleaf: https://archive.org/details/20200601-the-servant-as-leader/page/4/mode/2up Inspect and Adapt: https://www.inspectandadapt.com/ Agile Mastery Institute: https://agilemasteryinstitute.com/guide/geoff-watts/

David Dame is the Director of Accessibility at Microsoft, one of the largest tech companies in the world known primarily for its Windows operating system and its vast array of software and work tools. As Director, Dave works across all levels of the company's senior leadership team, ensuring their accessibility program outlines the optimal experience for people with disabilities across their various product ecosystems.Dave joins me to describe what AGILE is and how it positively impacts the customer experience. He shares his thoughts on the work culture and how leaders can build an efficient and harmonious working environment through AGILE. He discusses the hurdles that may prevent AGILE from reaching its full potential in an organization. He explains why the industry we see today will not resemble the one we'll see in the next few years. Dave also describes how leaders can connect with their employees at a human level."When you get AGILE out of the technology and into the business, you're really getting where it's more powerful." - Dave Dame This week on Insert:Human●      Why every company is in the service of humans●      What AGILE is and how organizations should approach it●      The resistance to AGILE and where it stems from●      Why it's better to make small decisions frequently than big decisions quarterly●      The difference between chasing money and chasing value●      Why change is getting more drastic as the years go by●      Addressing where the education system is failing through optimization●      The effects of adopting AGILE from technology to business decisions●      Change and what you can do to prepare for it●      Connecting with the humans working for your business Connect with Dave Dame:●      Microsoft●      Dave Dame on LinkedIn Insert:Human - For a Better Life & Better World Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Insert:Human. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | SpotifyBe sure to share your favorite episodes on social media to help me reach more seekers and problem-solvers, like you. Join me on Twitter, Instagram, and Linkedin. For more exclusive content and to claim your free copy of the first chapter of my upcoming book, Technology is Dead, visit my website.

Many organisations are putting the governance into Agile… instead of the Agile into governance. It's causing more rigidity, more bloat and more layers – not to mention increasing silos and division amongst teams. Let's be clear Agile governance can complement traditional governance. It's a way to increase flexibility + responsiveness for our stakeholders and customers In this podcast, I cover:What Agile in Governance means Help you identify the key barriers facing agile in governance todayShare how organisations are adopting and adapting to AgileIntroduce approaches to bridge the gaps between agile and governanceAnd so much more...For more information on my journey go to www.fatimahabbouchi.com Thank you for listening to this podcast. We welcome any feedback. If you would like us to cover specific topics in the future, or be part of our podcast in future episodes, please let us know by going to www.agilemanagementoffice.com/contact . Make sure you subscribe to our newsletter to receive access to special events, checklists, and blogs that are not available everywhere. www.agilemanagementoffice.com/subscribe . You can also find us on most social media channels by searching 'Agile Ideas'. Follow me on LinkedIn - go to Fatimah Abbouchi - www.linkedin.com/in/fatimahabbouchi/ Thank you for listening, please share or rate this if you enjoyed it. #AgileIdeas

Rudi Steyn is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at CoTé Software & Solutions, a tech company that offers management SaaS solutions for all industries. Their main office is in Australia, but they also have offices in the US and Singapore. As CTO, Rudi sets the roadmap for its various services and assists in its Digital Customer Experience strategies. Rudi also endorses the latest service for agencies called AGENCYMATE. AGENCYMATE is a platform that serves as a virtual extension of an agency to provide various marketing and sales solutions.   Rudi joins us to discuss his role as CTO and how AGENCYMATE supports agencies, big or small. He shares what it was like  growing up in South Africa and the differences he noticed in lifestyles when he moved to Australia. He explains how he joined the insurance industry and how the pandemic made industries leap into a more digital future. Rudi also describes the changes we need to make regarding management styles and why hackers no longer target computers as much as they target people. "Management style has to change. We should change our focus from management-based to outcome-based." - Rudi Steyn Today on Spot On Insurance: Growing up in South Africa How sports taught Rudi how to work with different kinds of people The differences between living in South Africa and Australia Why Rudi pursued a career in insurance Rudi's everyday responsibilities as a CTO What AGILE and Scrum brought to the technology world How Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) helps distribute the computational logic of the system What Rudi classifies as a digital experience Why hackers are now targeting humans over computers Reinforcing a culture of cybersecurity in your organization The experience clients can expect when using AGENCYMATE What businesses should focus on following a pandemic The driving factors behind The Great Resignation How the pandemic demanded a change in management styles Key Takeaways: Not having the ability to fail fast, learn, and pivot is hampering a lot of organizations. Everything has gotten faster and we're still time-poor as a collective.

In this episode, Tim and Laurie speak to Jo Sayers, fellow co-founder of LearnJam, about how (and why) he uses Agile product development methodologies to develop digital learning products and solutions. We thought it'd be great to have a chat with Jo to find out a bit more about his approach and to see what advice he has for anyone looking to learn more about Agile and how it can be put into practice. In our conversation, we covered: What Agile actually is and what an Agile project looks like. How to manage a backlog and why it's important. What makes a good user story and how to write one. Why we use Agile in our Learning Design projects. The challenges of applying Agile, and some pro tips. LINKS The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time - Jeff Sutherland

My guest on this week's #TechTalks is Aariz Kadri who is an Agile Coach. We discussed various aspects of the Agile Mindset and the role Agile Coaches play at Organizations. We also covered: - What Agile really is? - Challenges faced by Agile Coaches - Best practices for Agile Coaches - Career advice - And much more! --- To Connect with Aariz: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aariz-kadri-spc-5-rte-ceac-less-icp-trainer-cbpro-20018a111/ Website: www.leanagilist.net Email: consultant@leanagilist.net --- Follow/Connect with me: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/conversationswithatechrecruiter/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dktechrecruiter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dktechrecruiter/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dktechrecruiter/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDUxFIOzKGv89KUVANEtLwQ Podcast : https://anchor.fm/dean-kulaweera --- Dean Kulaweera - IT Recruiter www.deankulaweera.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dean-kulaweera/message

Agile HR is one of the trending terms for HR professionals, but have we got it all wrong? Melissa Di Cristoforo, an Agile HR Trainer and Coach from AxisAgile will discuss:- What Agile is and how it is being applied to HR- How Agile can help HR professionals to deliver better value to their organisations- How to apply Scrum - the most commonly used Agile framework- Specific benefits that Agile ways of working deliversThis is an important session for any HR professional who wants to go beyond the buzzword of Agile to extend this new way of working to the world of HR.

Jeremy Knight spent 20 years as a B2B publisher creating publications for the private equity and fast growth business sectors. With digital technology, the Internet, and social web Jeremy believed making clients the publisher in a new media age was not just a good idea, it was the foundation for building a business. After all, building an audience was a better proposition than renting a list or leveraging third party routes to market, right? He launched Equinet Media in January 2009. Discovering HubSpot in 2011 was a game changer. The blending of a content marketing play with an inbound methodology propelled the business forward as everything we did for clients had measurable outcomes. Today Equinet is an Inbound Agency, working specifically for the manufacturing and professional services sectors, operating on the EOS system and delivering services through an agile scrum process.   What you’ll learn about in this episode: Jeremy’s transition from publisher to agency owner and the challenges he faced in that transition How Hubspot changed the game for Equinet -- even when it was far less powerful in 2011 than it is today Why CMOs are going to lead revenue and why sales and marketing are two halves of the same whole Hiring for attitude and training for aptitude instead of hiring based on skills alone Why you need to focus on developing different skills in all your team member when you keep all the work inside your agency and never outsource anything Why your team needs to have access to and understanding of the tools inside a tool like Hubspot, even if using them is not part of their day-to-day job What Agile is and how its point-based system works Learning how to implement Agile into your agency so that it matches up with inbound Why Agile doesn’t work the same for every agency and why you need to be ready to customize it Using Agile to figure out what works needs to be done to achieve the best results Why Jeremy uses two sets of points within Agile -- one for the value it provides a customer and another for the effort it takes his team Ways to contact Jeremy Knight: Website: www.equinetmedia.com Twitter: @TheJeremyKnight LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyknight Email: jeremy@equinetmedia.com We’re proud to announce that Hubspot is now the presenting sponsor of the Build A Better Agency podcast! Many thanks to them for their support!

Edward Kay, the Founder of Tall Projects, has been managing software and digital projects for over 14 years. A few months ago Edward posted an article on The Digital Project Manager called “Agency Agile: 10 Agile Methods for Agencies”. In this interview, Edward and I discuss his article, some of the key things you need to do in order to get agile to work in digital, and why Scrum may be the one thing that just won’t work in an agency model. 04:04 - Interview Begins 04:48 - Background on Edward and Tall Projects 05:55 - How Edward got started doing agile 06:31 - How Edward’s clients develop a desire to try Agile 09:11 - Are the clients who want to “Go Agile” aware of what that will require and willing to take the steps needed to implement the change? 11:25 - Where in the organization is agile getting started? 12:17 - Why the clients bring Edward in 13:34 - There is no one true way 14:50 - Critical challenges facing Digital Agencies trying to adopt Agile 16:32 - Understanding how to look at work across the portfolio 17:32 - Different ways of measuring work in agencies that are using Agile 20:07 - “Why don’t we just smoke crack at work?” 23:52 - Tracking Happiness 25:10 - Quantifying value and limiting WIP 28:26 - What is the client actually paying you for? 30:50 - Determining value at the project deliverable level 32:40 - Having a conversation about limiting WIP 35:38 - Getting the client to trust the practices agile team’s employ 36:16 - Multitasking is bad and doesn’t work… but it is still expected 37:45 - What Agile practices just do not work in an Agency model 38:49 - “The on system that is not well suited for Digital Agencies in Scrum” 41:15 - Kanban as an alternative for Digital Agencies 42:10 - What Agile tool/technique is the key to making it work in an Agency model? 43:17 - What is the piece that is missing when trying to make Agile fit in an Agency model? 44:18 - How to get in touch with Edward Contacting Edward Website - https://www.tallprojects.co.uk Email: edward@tallprojects.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardkay/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/edwardkay or https://twitter.com/tallprojects Edward’s article on The Digital Project Manager: Agency Agile: 10 Agile Methods For Agencies http://www.thedigitalprojectmanager.com/agency-agile-process/ CSM Training and the 2017 Digital PM Summit For information on the Certified Scrum Master class being held right before the 2017 Digital PM Summit, go to https://www.leadingagile.com/event/certified-scrummaster-training-nevada-10-14-17/. Special Discounts are available for conference attendees. Contact training@leadingagile.com. For information on the 2017 Digital PM Summit, go to http://bureauofdigital.com/summits/digital-pm-2017/.

For the last several months 30%-40% the folks attending LeadingAgile’s CSM and CSPO courses have come from Digital Agencies. Nearly all the attendees have questions about how to implement Agile practices in a Digital Agency Model. In this episode of Sound Notes, Brett Harned, who runs the Digital PM Summit, and Rachel Gertz from LouderThanTen, took some time to share what they’ve seen work, and not work, with Agencies who are trying to apply Agile. Show Notes: Interview Start and introductions 1:48 What makes Digital Project Management a complicated fit with Agile 3:44 What is a Digital Agency 6:17 How the historical relationship between Client’s and Agencies complicates integrating Agile in Digital 7:56 The importance of building strong relationships with your client 11:22 What practices from Agile have you seen implemented that work? 13:12 Do typical contracts between Agencies and Clients allow for backlog grooming throughout the project… is that possible ? 14:24 Adapting Digital contracts for Agile18:12 What work does Digital agency do for free when bringing Agile to a client that a consulting company would be getting paid to do 21:32 Using Agile practices effectively in different areas of the project 23:40 When your Product Owner doesn’t have final say 25:39 Should we have “approval debt” (like technical debt) for POs’ who aren’t empowered to give approval 27:55 Is it really about developing an Agile way of interacting with the client 30:22 What Agile practices just don’t work in Digital 31:14 Can you actually have stable teams in Digital? Have you seen an Agency do that? 33:14 Do we need a new type of Agile that is better suited to Digital work 38:46 A MOTORCYCLE! 40:52 Advice for those trying to use Agile in Digital 42:16 Getting in touch with Rachel and Brett 46:55 You can reach Rachel Gertz here Twitter - https://twitter.com/louderthanten Website - https://louderthanten.com COAX (the magazine) https://louderthanten.com/coax You can reach Brett Harned here Twitter - https://twitter.com/brettharned Website - http://brettharned.com For information on the Digital PM Summit Twitter - https://twitter.com/digitalPMsummit Website - http://bureauofdigital.com/summits/digital-pm/