Agile for Humans with Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller

Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley) recently joined Vasco Duarte (@duarte_vasco) on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast to discuss Agile Coaching and working with teams. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Vasco Duarte – Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast[/featured-image] I had a lot of fun recording this episode with Vasco. We covered the very broad topic of agile coaching. I really liked that we were able to deep dive agile coaching and discuss how it ties back to Scrum Masters and their role on Scrum Teams. I really wanted to make the point that coaching is a career path and a difficult one at that. Ultimately, we are here to reveal insights about the systems of work without resolving them. To me, this is the highest form of coaching. I hope you enjoy this episode and give Vasco’s podcast a try. In this episode you’ll discover: How to approach working with new teams What to do with advanced teams How to start your own coaching journey Links from the show: Check out Vasco’s Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast – http://scrum-master-toolbox.org Improve yourself with Christopher Avery’s Leadership Gift Program – http://ryanripley.com/leadershipgift Zen in the Martial Arts by Joe Hyams How to support the show: Thank you for your support. Here are some of the ways to contribute to the show: Share the show with friends, family, colleagues, and co-workers. Sharing helps get the word out about Agile for Humans Rate us on iTunes and leave an honest review Join the mailing list – Check out the form on the right side of the page Take the survey – totally anonymous and helps us get a better idea of who is listening and what they are interested in Leadership Gift Program Make a donation via Patreon Book of the Week: [callout]Create Your Successful Agile Project – You think agile techniques might be for you, but your projects and organization are unique. An “out-of-the-box” agile approach won’t work. Instead, unite agile and lean principles for your project. See how to design a custom approach, reap the benefits of collaboration, and deliver value. For project managers who want to use agile techniques, managers who want to start, and technical leaders who want to know more and succeed, this book is your first step toward agile project success. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]Which topic resonated with you? Please leave your thoughts in the comment section below.[/reminder] Related Episode: Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. Help promote the show on iTunes: One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman The Lean Startup by Eric Ries Rolling Rocks Downhill: The Fastest, Easiest, and Most Entertaining Way to Learn Agile and Lean by Clark Ching All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is goto Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose among more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 084: Ryan Ripley on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Krebs (@jochenkrebs) joined Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley) to discuss his podcast (Agile.FM), agile leadership, agile user groups and the impact of agile on organizations. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Joe Krebs Presenting at AgileNYC 2014[/featured-image] Agile is part of Joe’s DNA. He is the founder and organizer of AgileNYC, an international speaker, trainer, author, and host of the Agile.FM podcast. Joe is the founder of Incrementor – the largest agile consultancy in New York City and is the author of Agile Portfolio Management. In this episode you’ll discover: Life of the agile podcaster The role of leadership on agile teams The state of user groups in New York and Chicago Links from the show: Agile.FM – Joe Kreb’s Agile Podcast How to Support the Show: Thank you for your support. Here are some of the ways to contribute that were discussed during this episode: Share the show with friends, family, colleagues, and co-workers. Sharing helps get the work out about Agile for Humans Rate us on iTunes and leave an honest review Join the mailing list – Check out the form on the right side of the page Take the survey – totally anonymous and helps us get a better idea of who is listening and what they are interested in Techwell events – use the code AGILEDEV when you sign up for Agile Dev East in Orlando, FL November 5th – 10th. Leadership Gift Program Make a donation via Patreon [callout]Agile development processes foster better collaboration, innovation, and results. So why limit their use to software projects—when you can transform your entire business? Written by agile-mentoring expert Jochen Krebs, this book illuminates the opportunities—and rewards—of applying agile processes to your overall IT portfolio. Whether project manager, business analyst, or executive—you’ll understand the business drivers behind agile portfolio management. And learn best practices for optimizing results. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]Which topic resonated with you? Please leave your thoughts in the comment section below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! Have you ever been stuck on a project with questions or concerns on how best to move forward? Most of us have had a question or need some tips at some point in your career. Agile software development professionals have a free place to go for answers to their questions. Check out AgileConnection, the free, online community for all things agile. There are tons of free articles to search, interviews with software industry experts, a Q&A forum where you can ask your question and get peer responses, as well as experts, checking in to help you out. Create a profile and network with other professionals, leave comments on articles, get the weekly newsletter for the latest articles released, access the searchable archive of hundreds of issues of Better Software magazine, and so much more. AgileConnection is a robust directory of information for anyone using, implementing up, or growing their agile practices. Discover more at https://well.tc/agilecommunity The post AFH 080: Agile NYC with Joe Krebs appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Agilist from all over the country gathered for the Agile Coaching Summit in Chicago, Illinois at the Uptake offices to discuss agile coaching and how to have a greater impact on organizations and agile teams. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]The Agile Coaching Summit 2017[/featured-image] This episode is the recording of an open space sessions that I hosted. We had lots of great questions from the group that joined us and it was fun to get to talk about some of the weird and interesting events that led to the creation of the Agile for Humans podcast. I hope you enjoy this episode and encourage you to submit your questions that could get answered on future episodes of the show. In this episode you’ll discover: How Agile for Humans got started Why responsibility is core to many agile practices What personal branding really means Why there is no such thing as “overnight success” Links from the show: Uptake The Leadership Gift Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World by Michael Hyatt [callout]Leadership is innate. The Responsibility Process proves it. The Responsibility Process is a natural mental pattern that helps you process thoughts about taking or avoiding responsibility. How you navigate it determines whether you are leading toward meaningful results or just marking time. This book gives you precision tools, practices, and leadership truths to navigate The Responsibility Process and lead yourself and others to freedom, power, and choice. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]Which topic resonated with you? Please leave your thoughts in the comment section below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! Agile Dev East is covering the latest agile methods, technologies, tools, and leadership principles. In Orlando, Florida, November 5–10, choose from over 100 learning opportunities to learn from industry leaders, find solutions to your challenges, network with industry peers, develop and strengthen skills, supercharge knowledge, and re-energize career growth. Explore topics including: Agile and Lean Development Principles & Practices Scaled Agile Development Agile Teams and Leadership Mature Agile Teams Personal Development And more Agile for Humans listeners use code “AGILEDEV” to receive up to $200 off any registration package over $800. Visit well.tc/agile The post AFH 078: The Agile Coaching Summit 2017 appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(@msipala), Faye Thompson (@agilefaye), and Amitai Schleier (@schmonz) joined Ryan Ripley (@RyanRipley) to discuss their learnings from Agile 2017.Markus Silpala [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Markus Silpala and Amitai Schleier Hanging out at Agile Coach Camp[/featured-image] is a developer who enjoys close collaboration with both clients and teammates. He seeks work environments where his capabilities—both human and technical—will contribute to the production of high-quality, customer-pleasing software. Markus has a career that spans twenty years and excels as a developer, coach, or architect.Markus Faye has more than eighteen years of project delivery experience and is currently a senior agile consultant with CareWorks Tech. Focusing on agile methodologies and continuous improvement, she has had a positive impact in the financial services, healthcare, advertising, and automotive industries. Faye is passionate about using innovative solutions to drive business value and helps work groups transform into highly engaged and energized teams. Amitai is a software development coach, speaker, legacy code wrestler, non-award-winning musician, award winning bad poet, and the creator of the Agile in 3 Minutes podcast. He blogs at schmonz.com and is a frequent guest on Agile for Humans. Amitai has published many of his agile observations and musings in his new book – Agile in 3 Minutes on Lean Pub. In this episode you’ll discover: How Markus Used an Agile Mindset to Confront Cancer What we all learned at Agile 2017 Why it’s important to banish our inner critics Links from the show: Handling Cancer with an Agile Mindset Markus’s Blog Agile Coaching Summit – Chicago The Path to Agility Conference in Columbus, OH Agile 2017 Conference [callout]Denise Jacobs, Speaker, Author and Chief Creativity Evangelist of The Creative Dose, who speaks at web conferences and consults with tech companies worldwide, maps a way out in her latest work, Banish Your Inner Critic. This book is your manual and toolkit to help you not only reclaim your creativity and productivity, but bump it up to extreme productivity, clearing a path for you to find your zone more often – and stay in it longer. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]Which topic resonated with you? Please leave your thoughts in the comment section below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! Techwell’s Agile Dev East is *the* premier event covering the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AGILEDEV to receive up to $200 off any registration package over $800. Check out the entire program at adceast.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there again this year. Attendees will have a chance to participate in my Aligning Toward Business Agility–360° of Freedom Leadership Summit presentation, along with my half day sessions on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions, as well as Rethinking Your Retrospectives. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Orlando – November 5-10, for this great event. The post AFH 076: Agile 2017 with Faye Thompson, Markus Silpala, and Amitai Schleier appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gil Broza (@gilbroza) joined Ryan Ripley (@RyanRipley) to discuss agile mindset in context, fit for purpose, and how to help teams improve how they work. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Gil Broza – Author of The Agile Mindset[/featured-image] Gil is the founder of 3PVantage. He is the author of The Human Side of Agile and The Agile Mindset. Gil is a sought after writer, speaker, and trainer with a passion for delighting customers and valuing the human aspects of agile software development. In this episode you’ll discover: Why context is critical to your agile practices How to use the agile manifesto to guide your decisions Which things to look for when figuring out what to do next Links from the show: The Agile Mindset: Making Agile Processes Work by Gil Broza The Human Side of Agile: How to Help Your Teams Deliver by Gil Broza Gil’s web site – 3P Vantage Gil’s Training Offerings Gil’s Brand New Workshop on Agile in Context Gil’s On the Way to Agile Program [callout]Are you frustrated or disenchanted by the results of your Agile approach? Does Agile sound like a good idea, but you’re not sure how to explain it beyond roles, practices, and meetings? Is your team going through the motions, but it’s still business as usual? The missing piece is the Agile Mindset — the thinking that makes Agile processes work. This book is your compass for the Agile journey. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]Which topic resonated with you? Please leave your thoughts in the comment section below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! SQE Training, a TechWell company, and its team of industry experts help organizations worldwide improve their skills, practices, and knowledge in software development and testing. For more than twenty-five years, TechWell has helped thousands of organizations reach their goals of producing high-value and high-quality software. During August, Agile for Humans listeners can save 20% on their agile testing and agile test automation courses with code 17CHFA. This offer is good on both their Public Classroom courses in 6 cities across the US, or from anywhere with their Live Virtual courses. You can get details on the courses as well see the upcoming dates and locations by visiting well.tc/17CHFA. Again, use promo code 17CHFA to save 20% on agile testing and test automation courses by visiting well.tc/17CHFA. The post AFH 075: Agile Mindset in Context with Gil Broza appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I bring #NoEstimates to Cory Bryan’s agile podcast – The Deliver It Cast. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Ryan Ripley Presenting #NoEstimates [/featured-image] For the past ten years, Ryan Ripley has worked on agile teams in development, ScrumMaster, and management roles. He’s worked at various Fortune 500 companies in the medical device, wholesale, and financial services industries. Ryan is great at taking tests and earned the PMI-ACP, PSM I, PSM II, PSE, PSPO I, PSD I, CSM, CSPO, CSP, and CAL 1 agile certifications. He lives in Indiana with his wife Kristin and three children. Ryan blogs at ryanripley.com, hosts the Agile for Humans podcast available on iTunes, and is on Twitter @ryanripley. In this episode you’ll discover: What is #NoEstimates How #NoEstimates impacts the work of Product Owners Why data (not guesses) help teams make better decisions and deliver value sooner The very awesome agile podcast: The Deliver It Cast Links from this weeks episode: Deliver It Cast EP58 – No Estimates with Ryan Ripley Agile for Humans EP20 – #NoEstimates with Vasco Duarte The #NoEstimates Movement with Ryan Ripley Barry Overeem – The #NoEstimates Movement Matt Heusser – Why You Execs Don’t Get Agile and What You Can Do About It Book of the week: [callout]Most start-ups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear a podcast about the getting started with speaking at technical conferences? — Listen to my conversation with Don Gray, Tim Ottinger, Amitai Schleier, and Jason Tice on episode 32. We discuss how to write a compelling abstract, what track reviewers are looking for in a submission, and how to give yourself the best change of getting selected. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman The Lean Startup by Eric Ries Rolling Rocks Downhill: The Fastest, Easiest, and Most Entertaining Way to Learn Agile and Lean by Clark Ching All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose among more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 073: #NoEstimates on The Deliver It Cast appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Cutler (@johncutlefish) and Amitai Schleier (@schmonz) joined Ryan Ripley (@RyanRipley) to discuss feature factories, outcomes, and excellent agile product management. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Product Manager John Cutler presenting his agile product management insights.[/featured-image] John Multiple hat-wearer. Product development nut. He loves wrangling complex problems and answering the why with qualitative and quantitative data. John blogs on Medium here. John is currently Senior Product Manager for Search and Relevance at Zendesk. He has a perspective that spans individual roles, domains, and products. John knows agile product management and frequently shares his knowledge on Twitter. Amitai is a software development coach, speaker, legacy code wrestler, non-award-winning musician, award winning bad poet, and the creator of the Agile in 3 Minutes podcast. He blogs at schmonz.com and is a frequent guest on Agile for Humans. Amitai has published many of his agile observations and musings in his new book – Agile in 3 Minutes on Lean Pub. In this episode you’ll discover: Why a feature factory models work in the short term and fail in the long term. How to empower and engage your teams with customer collaboration When to change roles in order to gain insights and empathy Links from the show: John’s Blog on Medium Amitai’s Blog Roots of the Feature Factory by John Cutler To the Drifters, Why Askers, and System Thinkers by John Cutler [callout]Scrum is the most successful framework for agile product development and much has been written about how to follow the Scrum process but the key to success is in the leadership skills of the product owner. Product Mastery explores the traits of the best product owners offering an insight into the difference between good and great product ownership and explaining how the best product owners are DRIVEN to be successful. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]Which topic resonated with you? Please leave your thoughts in the comment section below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! Techwell’s Agile Dev East is *the* premier event covering the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AFH20 by July 21st to receive 20% off any registration package over $800 in addition to Super Early Bird pricing. Check out the entire program at adceast.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there again this year. Attendees will have a chance to participate in my Aligning Toward Business Agility–360° of Freedom Leadership Summit presentation, along with my half day sessions on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions, as well as Rethinking Your Retrospectives. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Orlando – November 5-10, for this great event. The post AFH 072: Agile Product Management with John Cutler [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This weeks episode is a recording of the Advanced Scrum session that I (@ryanripley) presented at the Path to Agility Conference 2017. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Ryan Ripley Presenting Advanced Scrum at #Path17[/featured-image] For the past ten years Ryan Ripley has worked on agile teams in development, ScrumMaster, and management roles. He’s worked at various Fortune 500 companies in the medical device, wholesale, and financial services industries. Ryan is great at taking tests and earned the PMI-ACP, PSM I, PSM II, PSE, PSPO I, PSD I, CSM, CSPO, CSP, and CAL 1 agile certifications. He lives in Indiana with his wife Kristin and three children. Ryan blogs at ryanripley.com, hosts the Agile for Humans podcast available on iTunes, and is on Twitter @ryanripley. In this episode you’ll discover: How coercion keeps people from adopting Scrum and Agile practices Why sometimes it’s uncomfortable to be a Scrum Master When responsibility can help a team improve performance What make Scrum so difficult for large organizations Slides from the talk: [slideshare id=77431189&doc=advancedscrumpath17-170702015103] [callout]Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear a podcast about the getting started with speaking at technical conferences? — Listen to my conversation with Don Gray, Tim Ottinger, Amitai Schleier, and Jason Tice on episode 32. We discuss how to write a compelling abstract, what track reviewers are looking for in a submission, and how to give yourself the best change of getting selected. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman The Lean Startup by Eric Ries Rolling Rocks Downhill: The Fastest, Easiest, and Most Entertaining Way to Learn Agile and Lean by Clark Ching All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 071: Advanced Scrum with Ryan Ripley [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(@chrismurman) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss Agile from an executive viewpoint and if it’s time to refactor agile.Chris Murman [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]CHRIS MURMAN AT AGILE COACH CAMP 2017[/featured-image] is constantly in search of ways to make the work we do better. This means bringing a lean focus to the products we make, a holistic approach to agile business processes, or an intense focus on the technologies of tomorrow. You can read his thoughts on agile and software development on his blog. He is a board member of the Agile Uprising and co-hosts the Agile Uprising Podcast.Chris In this episode you’ll discover: Why “it depends” is not always a great answer How executives view agile according to a recent survey: Over half of CIOs regard Agile development as “discredited” (53%). Three-quarters (75%) are no longer prepared to defend it. Almost three-quarters (73%) of CIOs think Agile IT has now become an industry in its own right. Half (50%) say they now think of Agile as “an IT fad”. Learnings from the recent Agile Coach Camp in New York Links from the show: Chris Murman’s Thoughts on Refactoring Agile Executive Don’t Think We Are Doing Agile Right The 6point6 white paper referenced on the podcast Agile Coach Camp Agile Uprising [callout]Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear a podcast about the getting started with speaking at technical conferences? — Listen to my conversation with Don Gray, Tim Ottinger, Amitai Schleier, and Jason Tice on episode 32. We discuss how to write a compelling abstract, what track reviewers are looking for in a submission, and how to give yourself the best change of getting selected. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 070: Refactoring Agile with Chris Murman [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison Pollard (@allison_pollard) and Barry Forrest (@bforrest30) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss co-presenting at agile conference and advanced team dynamics. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]ALLISON POLLARD, AGILE COACH & CONSULTANT AND PROUD GLASSES WEARER[/featured-image] is an Agile coach with Improving in Dallas, Texas, Allison Pollard helps people discover their Agile instincts and develop their coaching abilities. Allison is also a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, a foodie, and proud glasses wearer.Allison As a Principal Consultant with Improving in Dallas, Barry is a web developer, Scrum Master, and Agilest. Barry loves helping make work life better for teams and leaving things in a better state than when he was introduced to the situation. Barry is also an award-winning homebrewer and an avid amateur photographer.Barry In this episode you’ll discover: How modes of communication impact team dynamics The importance of co-presenting and the lessons it can bring Why learning communication preferences breeds a stronger culture Links from the show: DiSC Personality Profile Allison’s Blog Site Barry’s Blog Site [callout]Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear a podcast about the getting started with speaking at technical conferences? — Listen to my conversation with Don Gray, Tim Ottinger, Amitai Schleier, and Jason Tice on episode 32. We discuss how to write a compelling abstract, what track reviewers are looking for in a submission, and how to give yourself the best change of getting selected. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 069: Dynamic Teams with Allison Pollard and Barry Forrest appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kim Brainard (@Agilebrain1) and Billie Schuttpelz (@OopslandBillie) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss how our brains work at the AgileIndy Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Billie Schuttpelz presenting at Agile Indy[/featured-image] Kim has over 8 years of Agile experience and 15 years’ experience in IT project planning, implementation, and execution. She is skilled in building interaction and collaboration among organisations to drive change, support key business objectives, and maximize value creation across enterprise environments. She recently served as Co-Chair for Scrum Alliance’s Global Gathering 2017 and is very active in the agile community. Billie is a “force of nature,” breaking up the boulders blocking transformation, and building bridges between technical people and business partners. She applies the perspective gained in a 20-year career, including engagements in five countries, to provide dynamic creativity and positive energy to everything she does. Billie’s ability to make the impossible seem possible is what powers Agile transformations. Her passion for life shines through, so plan a hallway chat today! In this episode you’ll discover: Why speakers looks nervous before their talks How “training from the back of the room” enhances learning The power of giving our brains a break Links from the show: Training from the Back of the Room by Sharon Bowman Connect with Kim on LinkedIn Connect with Billie on LinkedIn [callout]Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear a podcast about the getting started with speaking at technical conferences? — Listen to my conversation with Don Gray, Tim Ottinger, Amitai Schleier, and Jason Tice on episode 32. We discuss how to write a compelling abstract, what track reviewers are looking for in a submission, and how to give yourself the best change of getting selected. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 068: Agile Workshops with Kim Brainard and Bille Schuttpelz appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kalpesh Shah (@AgileBrightSpot) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss his work with Scrum Team at the AgileIndy Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Kalpesh Shah front and center with a few people in the back you may recognize[/featured-image] Kalpesh is the Director of Agile Transformation at IntraEdge Inc., as well as a public speaker, trainer, and coach. He helps organizations transition to the Agile way of working, employs Lean Product Development approaches, and instills a Lean Startup mindset. His latest passion is Culture Hacking via continuous experimentation, which promotes innovative thinking, extends openness, and brings design thinking into teams. In this episode you’ll discover: The dangers and risks of turning teams in to backlog lumberjacks Experimenting with the boundaries of Scrum for fun and profit Why engineers needs to see the value of the work they are doing Links from the show: Kalpesh’s Stand-up Poker: www.standuppoker.com Beyond User Stories: Taking Your Team to the Next Level of Awesome Connect with Kalpesh on linkedin [callout]Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear a podcast about the getting started with speaking at technical conferences? — Listen to my conversation with Don Gray, Tim Ottinger, Amitai Schleier, and Jason Tice on episode 32. We discuss how to write a compelling abstract, what track reviewers are looking for in a submission, and how to give yourself the best change of getting selected. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 067: Backlog Lumberjacks with Kalpesh Shah [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua Kerievsky (@joshuakerievsky) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss Modern Agile at the AgileIndy Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Joshua Kerievsky Presenting Modern Agile[/featured-image] Joshua is the founder and CEO of Industrial Logic, a pioneering Extreme Programming/Lean consultancy that radically improves the software development capabilities of organizations around the globe. Today, he leads an effort to modernize Agile by removing outdated practices and leveraging the best of what the software community and other industries have learned about achieving awesome results. Modern agile practitioners work to Make People Awesome, Make Safety A Prerequisite, Experiment & Learn Rapidly and Deliver Value Continuously. Joshua is an international speaker and author of the best-selling, Jolt Cola-award-winning book, Refactoring to Patterns, numerous Agile eLearning courses, and popular articles like Anzeneering, Sufficient Design and Stop Using Story Points. In this episode you’ll discover: How Modern Agile has improved on past practices to help make teams awesome Why safety is critical to agility, and how without safety your practices and methodologies are pointless The role that continuous learning plays in an organization Links from the show: Industrial Logic Modern Agile AgileIndy Conference Lean Startup by Eric Ries The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg [callout]Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear a podcast about the getting started with speaking at technical conferences? — Listen to my conversation with Don Gray, Tim Ottinger, Amitai Schleier, and Jason Tice on episode 32. We discuss how to write a compelling abstract, what track reviewers are looking for in a submission, and how to give yourself the best change of getting selected. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 066: Modern Agile with Joshua Kerievsky [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Natalie Warnert (@nataliewarnert) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss #womeninagile, seeking out diversity, and getting started in public speaking. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Natalie Warnert Presenting at A Conference[/featured-image] Natalie is a writer, speaker, agile coach, and team innovator. She is passionate about the #womeninagile movement and helps foster a welcoming culture where ever she goes. Natalie is an avid reader, a swimmer, and snowboarder. She is organizing this years Women in Agile pre-conference event for the Agile Alliance. In this episode you’ll discover: How the #womeninagile movement is impacting the agile community Why diversity is critical to your teams success What it takes to get a talk accepted at a conference Links from the show: Natalie Warnert’s Blog Site #WomenInAgile Register for Women in Agile at Agile 2017 Abigail Harrison’s site Natalie’s tips on getting a talk accepted at a conference [callout]Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal, a gripping novel, is transforming management thinking throughout the world. It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry – even to your bosses – but not to your competitors. Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager working ever more desperately to try improve performance. His factory is rapidly heading for disaster. So is his marriage. He has ninety days to save his plant – or it will be closed by corporate HQ, with hundreds of job losses. It takes a chance meeting with a professor from student days – Jonah – to help him break out of conventional ways of thinking to see what needs to be done. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast episode is brought to you by Techwell’s Agile Dev West Conference. Techwell’s Agile Dev West is *the* premier event that covers the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AGILEDEV to receive $200 off their conference registration fee. Check out the entire program at adcwest.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there this year. Attendees will have a chance to see my The #NoEstimates Movement presentation, along with my half day session on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Las Vegas – June 4–9th, for this great event. The post AFH 064: Women in Agile Part 2 with Natalie Warnert [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessie Shternshus (@TheImprovEffect) and Amitai Schleier (@schmonz) joined Ryan Ripley (@RyanRipley) to discuss how improv skills can help make your agile teams awesome. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Jessie Shternshus[/featured-image] is the founder of The Improv Effect where her goal is to help businesses reach their full potential by means of interpersonal-communication skills training. Throughout the years, She has worked with top companies such as Groupon, Fidelity Investments, Johnson & Johnson, Getty Images, The PGA Tour, and Crayola to achieve teamwork, creative problem solving tools, on-boarding, presentation skills, and product development ideation sessions. Jessie co-authored the book, CTRLShift: 50 Games For 50 ****ing Days Like today.Jessie Amitai is a software development coach, speaker, legacy code wrestler, non-award-winning musician, award winning bad poet, and the creator of the Agile in 3 Minutes podcast. He blogs at schmonz.com and is a frequent guest on Agile for Humans. Amitai has published many of his agile observations and musings in his new book – Agile in 3 Minutes on Lean Pub. In this episode you’ll discover: How improv techniques can help get the best out of your agile teams Games you can try to improve listening and collaboration Why improvisation and agile go hand in hand Links from the show: Jessie’s site: theimproveffect.com Big Apple Scrum Day Improv Wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up by Patricia Ryan Madson [callout]What kind of day are you having? Is it a ****ing day? Or is it a ****ing day? What are you going to do about it? Mike Bonifer and Jessie Shternshus, who teach companies around the world how to apply improvisation to business, have created 50 original improv games tailored to the kind of ****ing day you’re having. From the bathroom to the board room, and every stop in between, this fun and engaging book helps you get the craziness under control. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear about the dangers of agile dogma? — Listen to my conversation with Tom Cagley on episode 55 We discuss certifications, frameworks, and the impact of dogma on a teams ability to inspect and adapt. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast episode is brought to you by Techwell’s Agile Dev West Conference. Techwell’s Agile Dev West is *the* premier event that covers the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AGILEDEV to receive $200 off their conference registration fee. Check out the entire program at adcwest.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there this year. Attendees will have a chance to see my The #NoEstimates Movement presentation, along with my half day session on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Las Vegas – June 4–9th, for this great event. The post AFH 063: Agile Improv with Jessie Shternshus [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa Crispin (@lisacrispin) and Amitai Schleier (@schmonz) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss co-presenting at conferences, co-writing books, and agile testing. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory Co-Presenting a Conference Talk[/featured-image] Lisa is a tester who enjoys sharing her experiences and learning from others. She is the co-author, with Janet Gregory, of More Agile Testing: Learning Journeys for the Whole Team (Addison-Wesley, 2014) and Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams (Addison-Wesley, 2009). Lisa is a tester on a fabulous agile team. She specializes in showing testers and agile teams how testers can add value and how to guide development with business-facing tests. Amitai is a software development coach, speaker, legacy code wrestler, non-award-winning musician, award winning bad poet, and the creator of the Agile in 3 Minutes podcast. He blogs at schmonz.com and is a frequent guest on Agile for Humans. Amitai has published many of his agile observations and musings in his new book – Agile in 3 Minutes on Lean Pub. In this episode you’ll discover: How to get started in conference speaking with co-presenting The joys and techniques of writing a book with a partner What is being observed in the agile testing world today Links from the show: More Agile Testing: Learning Journeys for the Whole Team Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams Lisa’s website: lisacrispin.com Self.Conference – May 19th and 20th [callout]Janet Gregory and Lisa Crispin pioneered the agile testing discipline with their previous work, Agile Testing. Now, in More Agile Testing, they reflect on all they’ve learned since. They address crucial emerging issues, share evolved agile practices, and cover key issues agile testers have asked to learn more about. Packed with new examples from real teams, this insightful guide offers detailed information about adapting agile testing for your environment; learning from experience and continually improving your test processes; scaling agile testing across teams; and overcoming the pitfalls of automated testing. You’ll find brand-new coverage of agile testing for the enterprise, distributed teams, mobile/embedded systems, regulated environments, data warehouse/BI systems, and DevOps practices. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the getting started with speaking at technical conferences? — Listen to my conversation with Don Gray, Tim Ottinger, Amitai Schleier, and Jason Tice on episode 32. We discuss how to write a compelling abstract, what track reviewers are looking for in a submission, and how to give yourself the best change of getting selected. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 062: Agile Testing with Lisa Crispin [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GeePaw Hill (@GeePawHill) and Amitai Schleier (@schmonz) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss internal quality vs external quality, generating insights about software, and the dangers of dogma in agile software development. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]GeePaw Hill[/featured-image] is the internet moniker for Michael Hill. He is a professional software coach for agile teams. GeePaw blogs at geepawhill.org and is a must follow on Twitter. GeePaw is a proud grandfather of 9 and finds that to be his most important role yet.GeePaw Amitai is a software development coach, speaker, legacy code wrestler, non-award-winning musician, award winning bad poet, and the creator of the Agile in 3 Minutes podcast. He blogs at schmonz.com and is a frequent guest on Agile for Humans. Amitai has published many of his agile observations and musings in his new book – Agile in 3 Minutes on Lean Pub. In this episode you’ll discover: How to debunk the quality vs quantity myth Why maximizing your insights per hour is important What is hurting the agile industry today Links from the show: GeePaw’s website – geepawhill.org Big Apple Scrum Day Agile in 3 Minutes – episode 24 Invalidate [callout]Scrum is the most successful framework for agile product development and much has been written about how to follow the Scrum process but the key to success is in the leadership skills of the product owner. Product Mastery explores the traits of the best product owners offering an insight into the difference between good and great product ownership and explaining how the best product owners are DRIVEN to be successful. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the dangers of agile dogma? — Listen to my conversation with Tom Cagley on episode 55 We discuss certifications, frameworks, and the impact of dogma on a teams ability to inspect and adapt. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast episode is brought to you by Techwell’s Agile Dev West Conference. Techwell’s Agile Dev West is *the* premier event that covers the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AGILEDEV to receive $200 off their conference registration fee. Check out the entire program at adcwest.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there this year. Attendees will have a chance to see my The #NoEstimates Movement presentation, along with my half day session on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Las Vegas – June 4–9th, for this great event. The post AFH 061: Agile Musings with GeePaw Hill [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allen Holub (@allenholub) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss his Kickstarter project: Agility with Allen: The Whole Caboodle. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Agility with Allen Holub[/featured-image] Allen is a trainer, writer, speaker, and coach who takes a non-tribal view of software development. He is a highly regarded instructor for the University of California, Berkeley, Extension. Allen eschews the dogma that surrounds many of the current agile topics and practices. In this episode you’ll discover: Insights in to creating a Kickstarter project How LEAN is at the center of most of the things agilists do Where to go to learn more about Allen’s Kickstarter project Links from the show: Allen’s website: holub.com Kickstarter: Agility with Allen: The Whole Caboodle Capital C Documentary Allen’s #NoEstimates Keynote [callout]Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal, a gripping novel, is transforming management thinking throughout the world. It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry – even to your bosses – but not to your competitors. Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager working ever more desperately to try improve performance. His factory is rapidly heading for disaster. So is his marriage. He has ninety days to save his plant – or it will be closed by corporate HQ, with hundreds of job losses. It takes a chance meeting with a professor from student days – Jonah – to help him break out of conventional ways of thinking to see what needs to be done. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast episode with Allen Holub? — Listen to my conversation with Allen on episode 21. We discuss #NoEstimates, #NoManagement and what it truly means for an organization to adopt agility One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 060: Kickstarting Agility with Allen Holub [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Geoff Watts (@geoffcwatts) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss Product Mastery. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Geoff Watts[/featured-image] is the founder of Inspect & Adapt Ltd and one of the most experienced and respected Scrum coaches in the world. Having started using Scrum at British Telecom, one of the first large-scale agile adoptions, he has since coached organisations large and small through their agile journeys. Geoff is the author of Scrum Mastery, The Coaches Casebook, and most recently Product Mastery. As well as his wealth of knowledge in the agile field, he is also passionate about promoting servant-leadership through his coaching practice.Geoff In this episode you’ll discover: How difficult the role of Product Owner is to do well The tools, mindset, and techniques necessary to be a successful Product Owner Why the Product Owner needs the support of the whole team in order to get their job done Links from the show: Scrum Mastery: From Good to Great Servant-Leadership by Geoff Watts Product Mastery: From Good to Great Product Ownership by Geoff Watts The Coaches Casebook by Geoff Watts I, Pencil by Leonard Reed The Agile Pubcast [callout]Scrum is the most successful framework for agile product development and much has been written about how to follow the Scrum process but the key to success is in the leadership skills of the product owner. Product Mastery explores the traits of the best product owners offering an insight into the difference between good and great product ownership and explaining how the best product owners are DRIVEN to be successful. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the Product Owner role? — Listen to my conversation with Mark Davidson and Tim Ottinger episode 22. We discuss how to become a product owner and the many skills it takes to get a product delivered to your customers. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast episode is brought to you by Techwell’s Agile Dev West Conference. Techwell’s Agile Dev West is *the* premier event that covers the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AGILEDEV to receive $200 off their conference registration fee. Check out the entire program at adcwest.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there this year. Attendees will have a chance to see my The #NoEstimates Movement presentation, along with my half day session on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Las Vegas – June 4–9th, for this great event. The post AFH 059: Product Mastery with Geoff Watts [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Llewellyn Falco (@llewellynfalco) and Amitai Schleier (@schmonz) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss Agile Coaching, types of coaching, hiring coaches, and some #MobProgramming. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Llewellyn Falco[/featured-image] Llewellyn is a professional teacher, speaker, agile programmer, and creator of the Approval Test project. He blogs here, appears on podcasts there, and helps make agile teams awesome everywhere. Llewellyn generously shares his insights on YouTube. Watch his videos, they are great. Seriously. Amitai is a software development coach, speaker, legacy code wrestler, non-award-winning musician, award winning bad poet, and the creator of the Agile in 3 Minutes podcast. He blogs at schmonz.com and is a frequent guest on Agile for Humans. Amitai has published many of his agile observations and musings in his new book – Agile in 3 Minutes on Lean Pub. In this episode you’ll discover: How to hire an agile coach Different ways agile coaches work with teams Why you may want to get out to Boston on April 6th and 7th for the Mob Programming Conference Links from the show: Mob Programming Conference Agile in 3 Minutes #32 – Mob by Amitai Schleier The Beer Game AFH Episode 27 on #MobProgramming with Woody Zuill [callout]Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal, a gripping novel, is transforming management thinking throughout the world. It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry – even to your bosses – but not to your competitors. Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager working ever more desperately to try improve performance. His factory is rapidly heading for disaster. So is his marriage. He has ninety days to save his plant – or it will be closed by corporate HQ, with hundreds of job losses. It takes a chance meeting with a professor from student days – Jonah – to help him break out of conventional ways of thinking to see what needs to be done. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 058: Agile Coaching Strategies with Llewellyn Falco [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Astolfi (@joeastolfi) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss the Leadership Gift and how it’s impacted his relationships, career, and life. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Joe Astolfi Discussing the Leadership Gift Program[/featured-image] Joe is an Agile Transformation Coach and is passionate about helping others become great leaders, increase their agility, and find joy in their work. He is a Board Member of the Central Ohio Agile Association, and an adjunct professor at Miami University. Joe is an Accredited Coach of The Leadership Gift and a great friend and mentor to many in the agile community. In this episode you’ll discover: What The Responsibility Process is. The power of pausing before reacting. How The Responsibility Process can help agile teams improve. Links from the show: The Responsibility Process: Unlocking Your Natural Ability to Live and Lead with Power by Christopher Avery The Leadership Gift Program – The new sessions have just started. Join us! The Path to Agility Conference – May 24th & 25th [callout]FREEDOM, POWER, and CHOICE Leadership is innate. The Responsibility Process proves it. The Responsibility Process is a natural mental pattern that helps you process thoughts about taking or avoiding responsibility. How you navigate it determines whether you are leading toward meaningful results or just marking time. This book gives you precision tools, practices, and leadership truths to navigate The Responsibility Process and lead yourself and others to freedom, power, and choice. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about Responsibility? — Listen to my conversation with Christopher Avery on episode 40. We discuss the Responsibility Process in much greater detail and how it’s application can improve lives. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast episode is brought to you by Techwell’s Agile Dev West Conference. Techwell’s Agile Dev West is *the* premier event that covers the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AGILEDEV to receive $200 off their conference registration fee. Check out the entire program at adcwest.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there this year. Attendees will have a chance to see my The #NoEstimates Movement presentation, along with my half day session on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Las Vegas – June 4–9th, for this great event. The post AFH 057: The Leadership Gift with Joe Astolfi [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Natalie Warnert (@nataliewarnert) and Amitai Schleier (@schmonz) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss #womeninagile, seeking out diversity, capacity vs velocity, #NoEstimates, and more. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Natalie Warnert Presenting at A Conference[/featured-image] Natalie is a writer, speaker, agile coach, and team innovator. She is passionate about the #womeninagile movement and helps foster a welcoming culture where ever she goes. Natalie is an avid reader, a swimmer, and snowboarder. Amitai is a software development coach, speaker, legacy code wrestler, non-award-winning musician, award winning bad poet, and the creator of the Agile in 3 Minutes podcast. He blogs at schmonz.com and is a frequent guest on Agile for Humans. Amitai has published many of his agile observations and musings in his new book – Agile in 3 Minutes on Lean Pub. In this episode you’ll discover: How the #womeninagile movement is impacting the agile community Why diversity is critical to your teams success The difference between capacity and velocity and how it changes the value conversation Links from the show: Natalie Warnert’s Blog Site #WomenInAgile Agile Alliance Women in Agile Initiative Agile in 3 Minutes – Manage with Johanna Rothman [callout]Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal, a gripping novel, is transforming management thinking throughout the world. It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry – even to your bosses – but not to your competitors. Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager working ever more desperately to try improve performance. His factory is rapidly heading for disaster. So is his marriage. He has ninety days to save his plant – or it will be closed by corporate HQ, with hundreds of job losses. It takes a chance meeting with a professor from student days – Jonah – to help him break out of conventional ways of thinking to see what needs to be done. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 056: Women in Agile with Natalie Warnert [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Cagley (@TCagley) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss the role and impact of certifications on the Agile movement. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Tom Cagley – Host of the SPaMCAST[/featured-image] Tom is a consultant, practitioner, and thought leader in software methods and metrics, quality assurance, and systems analysis. He is the co-author of Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices Tools and Techniques. Tom is the host of the excellent Software Process and Measurement Podcast (SPaMCAST). In this episode you’ll discover: The benefits of certifications How certifications can create barriers to experimentation and discovery Why continuous learning is critical to growing agile skills Links from the show: Tom’s Blog SPaMCAST on iTunes Scrum Alliance Scrum.Org [callout]Written from the standpoint of a project manager working in a software development organization, this unique guide explains software project management in its entirety, including project acquisition and execution with backward linkages to concepts that play a facilitation role in successful project management. It provides all the guidance, best practices, tools and techniques needed to master software project management and achieve superior results. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your views on certifications and their impact on the agile community? Please leave your comments below.[/reminder] Want to hear about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 055: Agile Certifications with Tom Cagley [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryan Beecham (@BillyGarnet) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss simplicity, continuous improvement, and modern agile. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Bryan Beecham Presenting on TDD and Refactoring[/featured-image] Bryan is a Consultant, Coach, Trainer, Speaker, Guitarist, Human Refactor guide, Idea Generator, Teacher, and Continuous Learner. His energetic style engages audiences to help to unlock creativity, trigger learning, and have fun interacting with new ideas. He speaks passionately about technology and his positive energy is contagious. In this episode you’ll discover: The importance of simplicity and how it impacts your work How psychological safety empowers your team Why continuous improvement is the goal Links from the show: Bryan’s Human Refactoring Blog Modern Agile Psychological Safety at Google [callout]Imagine you’re in a game with one objective: a bestselling product or service. The rules? No marketing budget, no PR stunts, and it must be sustainably successful. No short-term fads. This is not a game of chance. It is a game of skill and strategy. And it begins with a single question: given competing products of equal pricing, promotion, and perceived quality, why does one outsell the others? The answer doesn’t live in the sustainably successful products or services. The answer lives in those who use them. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]How do you help your teams learn? Please share your thoughts in the comment section.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by SQE Training, a Techwell Company. SQE Training, a TechWell company, and its team of industry experts help organizations worldwide improve their skills, practices, and knowledge in software development and testing. For more than twenty-five years, TechWell has helped thousands of organizations reach their goals of producing high-value and high-quality software. As part of TechWell’s convergence of expert resources for software professionals, SQE Training has more than 75 agile, scrum, and testing classes scheduled in cities across the United States and Canada during 2017. Many of their most-requested courses are available anywhere with instructor-led, Live Virtual training, and they can also can bring one of 60+ courses to your organization and location with On-Site Training. To learn more about SQE Training and these courses please visit https://well.tc/17AFHW and be sure to use the discount code 17AFHW for $250 any individual course or agile testing bundle purchase before March 15, 2017. Enjoy! The post AFH 054: Make It Easy to Be Successful with Bryan Beecham [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Bonaker (@ZachBonaker) and Amitai Schleier (@schmonz) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss the monitization of agile, Agile Coach Camp 2016, and what does it actually mean to be an agile coach. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Agile Coach Camp 2016 – St. Louis, Missouri[/featured-image] Zach is a self-described “benevolent trouble-maker” and seeks to foster servant leadership that cultivates growth, learning, and discovery. He is a systems thinker who shares his thoughts on his blog – Agile Out Loud. Zach is great at pushing agile thinking forward and has authored many popular posts on next generation agile theories and practices. Amitai is a software development coach, speaker, legacy code wrestler, non-award-winning musician, award winning bad poet, and the creator of the Agile in 3 Minutes podcast. He blogs at schmonz.com and is a frequent guest on Agile for Humans. Amitai has published many of his agile observations and musings in his new book – Agile in 3 Minutes on Lean Pub. In this episode you’ll discover: What went down at Agile Coach Camp 2016 Does an agile coach need a technical background? How to improve your Openspace events Links from the show: Use the code “HUMANS” to get up to $200 off at Techwell’s STAREAST Conference Deloitte’s Agile Map Blog Post Agile Coach Camp 2017 – New York, New York (Hosted by Spotify) [callout]From Sharon L. Bowman, the author of the best-selling Ten-Minute Trainer, comes the dynamic new book, Training from the BACK of the Room! This innovative resource introduces 65 training strategies that are guaranteed to deliver outstanding training results no matter what the topic, group, or learning environment. Now, trainers can replace the traditional “Trainers talk; learners listen” paradigm with a radical new model for designing and delivering instruction: “When learners talk and teach, they learn.” Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]Do you need technical skills to be an agile coach? Please leave your thoughts in the comment section below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Techwell’s STAREAST Conference. Techwell’s STAREAST conference is one of the longest-running and most respected events on software testing and quality assurance. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code “HUMANS” to receive up to $200 off their conference registration fees. They have a variety of agile tutorials at the event, including Agile Testing: Team Tactics that Deliver the Goods, Agile Test Team Leadership: from Concept to Product, and Test Automation Strategies for the Agile World to name a few. Explore the entire program at https://well.tc/stareasthumans. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Orlando, Florida – May 7–12 for this great event. Enjoy! The post AFH 053: Catching up with Zach Bonaker and Amitai Schleier [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve McConnell (@stevemconstrux) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss #NoEstimates, how estimates help teams collaborate with stakeholders, and what professional estimation looks like on an agile team. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Steve McConnell – CEO of Construx[/featured-image] Steve is the CEO of Construx Software. He is the author of many award winning books including: Code Complete, Rapid Software Development, and Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art. He blogs at 10x Software Development and widely acknowledged as a thought leader in estimation, software requirements, and software development. In this episode you’ll discover: A critical view of #NoEstimates concepts How estimation can help foster collaboration between stakeholders and developers What estimation practices looks like in the context of a Scrum team Strategies you can use to avoid bad estimation practices Links from the show: Steve’s Brain Cast Video on #NoEstimates 1st Response to Steve’s Video by Ron Jeffries Steve’s 17 Theses on Software Estimation Ron Jeffries Response to the 17 Theses On-Demand Training Courses from Steve and Construx [callout]Often referred to as the “black art” because of its complexity and uncertainty, software estimation is not as difficult or puzzling as people think. In fact, generating accurate estimates is straightforward—once you understand the art of creating them. In his highly anticipated book, acclaimed author Steve McConnell unravels the mystery to successful software estimation—distilling academic information and real-world experience into a practical guide for working software professionals. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your views on #NoEstimates and Estimation? Please let us know in comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 052: Software Estimation with Steve McConnell [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neil Killick (@neil_killick) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss a wide variety of agile ideas including: “Shu-Ha-Ri”, Agile Management, #NoEstimates, and when software is “done”. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Neil Killick Presenting #NoEstimates[/featured-image] Neil is a software delivery coach and manager with experience shipping software in various capacities, domains, and industries. He is one of the key pioneers of #NoEstimates and seeks better ways to slice work, collaborate with stakeholder, and deliver value frequently. Neil blogs at here and is a must read for agile-minded thinkers and experimenters. In this episode you’ll discover: Agile as a mindset vs Agile as a set of tools and processes What is “shu-ha-ri” and does it make sense in an agile context? Why #NoEstimates is an important concept that moves agile thinking forward Links from the show: Learn more about Neil at neilkillick.com Neil’s slicking heuristic explained! #NoEstimates isn’t just about estimating [callout]We’re losing tens of billions of dollars a year on broken software, and great new ideas such as agile development and Scrum don’t always pay off. But there’s hope. The nine software development practices in Beyond Legacy Code are designed to solve the problems facing our industry. Discover why these practices work, not just how they work, and dramatically increase the quality and maintainability of any software project. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts on #NoEstimates? Please share your ideas below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 050: Agile Ideas with Neil Killick [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Denning (@stevedenning) and Don Gray (@donaldegray) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss the current state of agile and how an agile mindset trumps processes and tools. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Steve Denning Presenting about Leadership and Management[/featured-image] Steve is the author 8 books including The Leader’s Guide to Radical Management. He’s a former director of the World Bank. Steve is a contributor to Forbes Magazine, and leads The Learning Consortium for the Creative Economy. is a friend and mentor to me, and a valued member of the agile community. He has contributed to multiple books including: CENTER ENTER TURN SUSTAIN: ESSAYS IN CHANGE ARTISTRY, READINGS FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING LEADERSHIP, and AMPLIFY YOUR EFFECTIVENESS. He co-teaches one of the top agile and leadership workshops available – Coaching Beyond the Team – with Esther Derby.Don In this episode you’ll discover: Agile as a mindset vs Agile as a set of tools and processes What the only valid purpose of an organization is… Why it’s important for every person in an organization to have line of sight to the customer Links from the show: Learn more about Steve at stevedenning.com Steve Denning’s resignation from the BOD of the Scrum Alliance HBR.org Embracing Agile What’s Missing in the Agile Manifesto: Mindset [callout]Scale collaboration, not process. If you’re trying to use agile and lean at the program level, you’ve heard of several approaches, all about scaling processes. If you duplicate what one team does for several teams, you get bloat, not delivery. Instead of scaling the process, scale everyone’s collaboration. With autonomy, collaboration, and exploration, teams and program level people can decide how to apply agile and lean to their work. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts on the Scrum Alliance and their role in the agile community? Please share your ideas below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Agile Dev East. Techwell’s Agile Dev East is *the* premier event that covers the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AGILE16 to receive $200 off their conference registration fee. Check out the entire program at adceast.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there this year. Attendees will have a chance to see my Business of Agile presentation, along with my half day session on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Orlando, Florida – November 13th – 18th for this great event. The post AFH 049: The State of Agile with Steve Denning [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Browder (@justin_browder) and Bryan Schoeff (@bryanschoeff) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss how project managers and developers can find common ground on Agile teams. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Justin Browder and Bryan Schoeff Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image] Justin Browder is a Senior Consultant at AXIA Consulting. Since joining as the 10th employee in 2008, he has helped AXIA scale the company to over 70 employees while consulting as a Program Manager, Project Manager, and Product Manager within the retail, government, and utility industries. Bryan Schoeff is a Senior Consultant at AXIA Consulting. Since joining as the 56th employee in 2014, he has done little to help scale AXIA to nearly 70 employees (ha!). For the last 14 years, Bryan has worked on technology projects as a Software Developer and Solutions Architect focusing on web and mobile technologies in the government and utility industries. In this episode you’ll discover: How empathy plays a key role in bringing project managers and developers together Why estimates can feel unsafe When proper expectations are set, great things can happen Links from the show: Justin’s Blog Site – http://www.justinbrowder.online/ The Perfect Strangers Book is Coming! AXIA Consulting [callout]Scale collaboration, not process. If you’re trying to use agile and lean at the program level, you’ve heard of several approaches, all about scaling processes. If you duplicate what one team does for several teams, you get bloat, not delivery. Instead of scaling the process, scale everyone’s collaboration. With autonomy, collaboration, and exploration, teams and program level people can decide how to apply agile and lean to their work. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Please share your ideas below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Agile Dev East. Techwell’s Agile Dev East is *the* premier event that covers the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AGILE16 to receive $200 off their conference registration fee. Check out the entire program at adceast.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there this year. Attendees will have a chance to see my Business of Agile presentation, along with my half day session on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Orlando, Florida – November 13th – 18th for this great event. The post AFH 048: How Project Managers Can Fit on Agile Teams [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Willets (@jeremywillets) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss introspection, continuous learning, and life as an agile coach. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Jeremy Willets Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image] Jeremy an internal agile coach at a software development company. He is a speaker and author who brings the human elements of software development to the forefront. Jeremy is an avid runner and a key figure in the Ohio agile community. In this episode you’ll discover: The importance of inspecting and adaping our own behaviors How an introspective mindset can help coaches improve and grow Why interpersonal relationships are critical to coaching agile teams What to do tomorrow to ensure your are on the path of continuous learning Links from the show: Personal Maps – Jurgen Appelo [callout]This book will help you implement successful change and bypass change resistance by co-creating change. The book will do that through examples of how innovative practices can dramatically improve the success of change programs. These practices combine ideas from the Agile, Lean Startup, change management, organizational development and psychology communities. This book will change how you think about change Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Please share your ideas below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Agile Dev East. Techwell’s Agile Dev East is *the* premier event that covers the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AFH16 to receive $200 off their conference registration fee. Check out the entire program at adceast.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there this year. Attendees will have a chance to see my Business of Agile presentation, along with my half day session on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Orlando, Florida – November 13th – 18th for this great event. The post AFH 047: Agile Introspection with Jeremy Willets [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael “Doc” Norton (@docondev) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss Organizational Change, Mindset Shifts, and Product Centric Organizations. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Doc Norton Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image] Doc is passionate about working with teams to improve delivery and building great organizations. Working with a wide range of companies such as Groupon, Nationwide Insurance, Belly, and many others, Doc has applied tenants of agile, lean, systems thinking, and servant leadership to develop highly effective cultures and drastically improve their ability to deliver valuable software and products. In this episode you’ll discover: The building blocks of a knowledge based culture How mindset shift at the leadership level happen Why product-centric is the new hierarchy What to do tomorrow to help deliver more value to your organization Links from the show: CTO2 – Doc’s Consulting Company Agile Fluency Model Doc’s presentations available online [callout]This book will help you implement successful change and bypass change resistance by co-creating change. The book will do that through examples of how innovative practices can dramatically improve the success of change programs. These practices combine ideas from the Agile, Lean Startup, change management, organizational development and psychology communities. This book will change how you think about change Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Please share your ideas below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the agile mindset? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Agile Dev East. Techwell’s Agile Dev East is *the* premier event that covers the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AFH16 to receive $200 off their conference registration fee. Check out the entire program at adceast.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there this year. Attendees will have a chance to see my Business of Agile presentation, along with my half day session on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Orlando, Florida – November 13th – 18th for this great event. The post AFH 046: Agile Organizational Change with Doc Norton [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Chapman (@derailleuragile) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss #NoEstimates, Lean, System Thinking, and Poutine. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Chris Chapman Coaching on Agile Practices[/featured-image] Chris is a #NoEstimates advocate, a lean thinker, a lover of Canadian craft beer. He is a coaching with leanintoit.com and seeks to bring agile thinking to all levels of an organization. Chris is a true veteran in our field having worked as a developer, team lead, and now – agile coach. In this episode you’ll discover: How a #NoEstimates mindset brings value to a team What lean thinking can do for executives Coaching techniques for when you’re learning about a team Where we learned about lean and system thinking Links from the show: How I Learned to Let My Workers Lead Toyota Kata by Mike Rother Lean Hospitals by Mark Graban [callout]This book will help you implement successful change and bypass change resistance by co-creating change. The book will do that through examples of how innovative practices can dramatically improve the success of change programs. These practices combine ideas from the Agile, Lean Startup, change management, organizational development and psychology communities. This book will change how you think about change Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Please share your ideas below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the agile mindset? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Agile Dev East. Techwell’s Agile Dev East is *the* premier event that covers the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AFH16 to receive $200 off their conference registration fee. Check out the entire program at adceast.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there this year. Attendees will have a chance to see my Business of Agile presentation, along with my half day session on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Orlando, Florida – November 13th – 18th for this great event. The post AFH 045: System Thinking and #NoEstimates with Chris Chapman [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don Gray (@donaldegray) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss agile thinking, models, and frameworks. Of course we didn’t cover any of those topics…but we meant to. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Don Gray Conducting a Coaching Session – Copyright Don Gray[/featured-image] is a friend and mentor to me, and a valued member of the agile community. He has contributed to multiple books including: CENTER ENTER TURN SUSTAIN: ESSAYS IN CHANGE ARTISTRY, READINGS FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING LEADERSHIP, and AMPLIFY YOUR EFFECTIVENESS.Don Don was recently the Leadership Track Chairman for the Agile 2016 Conference. He co-teaches one of the top agile and leadership workshops available – Coaching Beyond the Team – with Esther Derby. In this episode you’ll discover: What to do when you don’t know what to do How looking in unusual places can lead to great coaching insights Models and frameworks that help teams understand their behaviors Where new agile coaches can go to get started and leveled up Links from the show: Coaching Beyond the Team Workshop with Don Gray and Esther Derby – September 13th & 14th in Costa Mesa, CA Coaching Models and Kitchen Utensils by Don Gray Verifying Models by Don Gray Agile Coaching Institute [callout]Psychologist Eugene Kennedy and psychiatrist Sara C. Charles have brought this already popular book up to date with the medical and psychological advances over the past ten years. This book continues to provide counselors with all the essential tools they need to respond to people’s problems with intelligence and compassion. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Please share your ideas below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the agile mindset? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Agile Dev East. Techwell’s Agile Dev East is *the* premier event that covers the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AFH16 to receive $200 off their conference registration fee. Check out the entire program at adceast.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there this year. Attendees will have a chance to see my Business of Agile presentation, along with my half day session on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Orlando, Florida – November 13th – 18th for this great event. The post AFH 044: Agile Thinking with Don Gray [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gil Broza (@gilbroza) joined me (@RyanRipley) at The Path to Agility Conference (@cohaainfo) to discuss the agile mindset. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Gil Broza Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference 2016 – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image] Gil is the founder of 3PVantage. He is the author of The Human Side of Agile and The Agile Mindset. Gil is a sought after writer, speaker, and trainer with a passion for delighting customers and valuing the human aspects of agile software development. In this episode you’ll discover: How to foster an agile mindset The impediments to adopting an agile mindset What it means to value the human side of agile How change can happen on an agile team I find that when people open their minds, magic happens. –@gilbrozaTweet This Links from the show: Gil’s Keynote Talk from Path to Agility 2016 – Being Agile: Having the Mindset that Delivers The Agile Mindset Book Site [callout]The Agile Mindset is a practical guide to the thinking that makes agile projects work. This book is your compass for the Agile journey. Without prescribing any process, practice, or tool, it will show you how practitioners approach: deciding what to work on, planning and doing the work, engaging people and performing as teams, and working better. Pragmatic and dogma-free, this book will help you understand what it means to be Agile and how to bring others along. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]How do you foster a positive agile mindset? Please share your ideas below.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about the agile mindset? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 043: The Agile Mindset with Gil Broza [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellen Gottesdiener (@ellengott) joined me (@RyanRipley) at The Path to Agility Conference (@cohaainfo) to discuss the importance of discovery and delivery. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Ellen Gottesdiener Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference 2016 – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image] Ellen is the CEO and founder of EBG Consulting. She is the author of Requirements by Collaboration, The Software Requirements Memory Jogger, and most recently Discover to Deliver (with Mary Gorman). Ellen is a world-renowned writer, speaker, and trainer with a passion for improving agile product ownership. In this episode you’ll discover: Why discovery is just as important as delivery The importance of providing context to agile teams How companies are moving towards product centric thinking What team can do to maximize discovery Discovery is just as important as delivery –@ellengottTweet This Links from the show: It’s the Goal, Not the Role by Ellen Gottesdiener and Mary Gorman Products, Not Projects Discover to Deliver Book Site and Resources Ellen’s Keynote from the Path to Agility Conference 2016 [callout]Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning and Analysis is a practical guide for rapidly discovering product needs in your lean/agile project. Ellen Gottesdiener and Mary Gorman, leading agile practitioners and consultants, share key concepts, practices, examples, a case study, tips, and powerful planning and analysis tools. This book is for professionals who need to collaboratively conceive, deliver and support software products and systems. You’ll learn how to continually discover and deliver high-value products. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]Which discoveries have enabled you to deliver your products successfully? We’d love to hear your success stories in the comments section.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about product ownership? — Listen to my conversation with Tim Ottinger and Mark Davidson about the role of the Product Owner on episode 22. We discuss #NoEstimates, Product Management, and the concept of “Controlled Disappointment”. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Turn the Ship Around: A True Story of Turning Followers in to Leaders by L. David Marquet Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 041: Discover to Deliver with Ellen Gottesdiener [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher Avery (@ChristopherAver) joined me (@RyanRipley) at The Path to Agility Conference (@cohaainfo) to discuss responsibility. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Christopher Avery Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference 2016 – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image] Christopher is the President and CEO of Partnerwerks Inc and is the visionary force behind The Leadership Gift. He is the author of “Teamwork Is An Individual Skill” for everyone who is fed up with working in bad teams. Christopher is passionate about helping people live free, powerful, and at choice. He shares resources and more about himself at christopheravery.com. In this episode you’ll discover: What led Christopher down the path of personal responsibility What the Responsibility Process is and how it impacts our lives The difference between being a responsible person and taking full responsibility for yourself The keys to practicing responsibility I’m living free, powerful, and at choice. –@ChristopherAverTweet This Links from the show: The Responsibility Process Poster The Leadership Gift Program – Use the product code “grow” for a discount Teamwork is an Individual Skill by Christopher Avery Mastering Responsibility: Leading Youself and Others to Freedom, Choice, and Power by Christopher Avery [callout]Teamwork Is an Individual Skill by Christopher Avery argues that learning to work with others may be the most important skill in the knowledge economy. The book promotes productive relationships by focusing on five abilities: assuming personal responsibility for productive relationships; creating powerful partnerships; aligning individuals around a shared purpose; trusting when something is “”just right””; and developing a collaborative mindset. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]Do you think there is a difference between being a responsible person and taking full responsibility? Let’s discuss in the comment section![/reminder] Want to hear another podcast improving the way we think and relate to others? — Listen to my conversation with Jason Womack on episode 36. We discuss how to get unstuck in life and how to uncover the things to are holding us back from becoming who we want be. One tiny favor. — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Turn the Ship Around: A True Story of Turning Followers in to Leaders by L. David Marquet Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 040: The Responsibility Process with Christopher Avery [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Dave West Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley) and Dave West (@davidjwest) got together at the Path to Agility Conference to discuss the future of Scrum. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Dave West Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference 2016 – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image] Dave is the product owner at Scrum.org. In this role, he is responsible for sheperding the work that Scrum.org does to improve the profession of software development. The future of Scrum is very bright. Since being introduced to the world 21 years ago by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland, Scrum is used by 90% of Agile teams. But what’s next? Dave and I discussed what’s in store for Scrum in the future, how scaling plays a role in shaping the future vision of Scrum, and what Scrum.org is doing to help teams learn how to deliver “done” increments of software. And then…we called it a day. I’d like to thank the Central Ohio Agile Association for putting on The Path to Agility Conference and for allowing me to interview the speakers and attendees at the conference. Path is one of my favorite agile conferences each year. If you have not attended, you are missing out. Will you help the Agile for Humans podcast grow? Please review Agile for Humans on iTunes and Stitcher and leave your comments on the blog site. Help your friends and co-workers find Agile for Humans by sharing your favorite episodes with them. Thanks for all you do to support the show. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com The Path to Agility Conference Agile 2016 – The Business of Agile: Better, Faster, Cheaper Dave – http://www.scrum.org The Scrum Guide The Nexus Guide Scrum – The Next 21 Years The post AFH 038: The Future of Scrum with Dave West [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Johanna Rothman Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley) and Johanna Rothman (@johannarothman) got together at the Path to Agility Conference to discuss her new book – Diving for Hidden Treasures: Uncovering the Cost of Delay in Your Project Portfolio. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Johanna Rothman”]Johanna Rothman Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference 2016 – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image] Then we talked about her presentation “Becoming an Agile Leader Regardless of Your Role”, what the cost of delay is and how it can help you learn about your program and portfolio, and how to beat writers block and get your words on paper. Johanna is known as the “Pragmatic Manager who provides frank advice for difficult problems. She a prolific author and blogger. She also publishes a newsletter called The Pragmatic Manager. She provides workshops, training, and other services to organizations looking to improve the way they get work done. And then…we called it a day. I’d like to thank the Central Ohio Agile Association for putting on The Path to Agility Conference and for allowing me to interview the speakers and attendees at the conference. Path is one of my favorite agile conferences each year. If you have not attended, you are missing out. Will you help the Agile for Humans podcast grow? Please review Agile for Humans on iTunes and Stitcher and leave your comments on the blog site. Help your friends and co-workers find Agile for Humans by sharing your favorite episodes with them. Thanks for all you do to support the show. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com The Path to Agility Conference Agile 2016 – The Business of Agile: Better, Faster, Cheaper Johanna – http://www.jrothman.com/ Agile and Lean Program Management Predicting the Unpredictable Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management Diving for Hidden Treasures: Uncovering the Cost of Delay in Your Project Portfolio The post AFH 037: Cost of Delay with Johanna Rothman [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Jason Womack Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley) and Jason Womack (@jasonwomack) got together at the Path to Agility Conference to talk about Jason’s latest book – “Get Momentum”. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Jason Womack”]Get Momentum Author – Jason Womack[/featured-image] Jason and his wife Jodi wrote “Get Momentum” to help people learn “how to start when you’re stuck”. In “Get Momentum”, the Womack’s walk us through “5 Momentum Questions” designed to help us uncover what is holding us back, who we want to be, and how we can get started down the path that gets us there. During our talk, Jason covered the power of “no”, modeling the behaviors of others, helping people become the best versions of themselves, and how to build momentum towards our goals. And then…we called it a day. I’d like to thank the Central Ohio Agile Association (COHAA) for putting on The Path to Agility Conference and for allowing me to interview the speakers and attendees at the conference. Path is one of my favorite agile conferences. If you have not attended, you are missing out. Will you help the Agile for Humans podcast grow? Please review Agile for Humans on iTunes and Stitcher and leave your comments on the blog site. Help your friends and co-workers find Agile for Humans by sharing your favorite episodes with them. Thanks for all you do to support the show. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com The Path to Agility Conference in Columbus, OH Agile 2016 – The Business of Agile: Better, Faster, Cheaper in Atlanta, GA Jason – http://womackcompany.com/ Get Momentum by Jason & Jodi Womack Get Momentum Book Site & Leadership Accademy Jason’s YouTube Channel – with tips and content that expands on many of his books concepts Your Best Just Got Better Podcast – Archive of Jason’s excellent podcast The post AFH 036: Get Momentum with Jason Womack [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Troy Magennis Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley) and Troy Magennis (@t_magennis) got together to discuss Troy’s upcoming Agile 2016 talks: Data Driven Coaching – Safely Turning Team Data Into Coaching Insights Forecasting Using Data – Quickly Answering How Big, How long and How Likely [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Troy covered 4 key metric categories: responsiveness, productivity, quality, and predictability. We talked about how to present these metrics in a meaningful way, and also covered how not to abuse teams with their data. Troy brings a pragmatic approach to data and team metrics and gave me a lot to think about when it comes to pulling insights from data and driving coaching activities from what was learned. He also blogs here and has some great metric and data content that expands on many of the topics we discussed on the show. And then…we called it a night. Will you help the Agile for Humans podcast grow? Please review Agile for Humans on iTunes and Stitcher and leave your comments on the blog site. Help your friends and co-workers find Agile for Humans by sharing your favorite episodes with them. Thanks for all you do to support the show. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com The Path to Agility Conference – May 25 & 26 in Columbus, OH Agile 2016 – The Business of Agile: Better, Faster, Cheaper Troy – http://focusedobjective.com/ Forecasting and analytics spreadsheets and tools Resources on GitHub Agile Metrics – Beyond Burn Up/Down’s Onto Metric Driven Coaching Cycle Time Analytics: Reliable #NoEstimates Forecasting using Data Forecasting and Simulating Software Development Projects by Troy Magennis The post AFH 035: Data Driven Agile Coaching with Troy Magennis [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Johanna Rothman Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley) and Johanna Rothman (@johannarothman) got together to discuss Johanna’s new book “Agile and Lean Program Management: Scaling Collaboration Across the Organization”. Johanna is known as the “Pragmatic Manager” who provides frank advice for difficult problems. She is a prolific author and blogger and also publishes a newsletter called The Pragmatic Manager. Johanna provides workshops, training, and other services to organizations looking to improve the way they get work done. In a previous post, I reviewed Johanna’s excellent book – Predicting the Unpredictable and still cannot recommend this important book on estimation enough. Overall, this is an immensely practical book that belongs on the shelf of anyone working on an agile team. The practical suggestions on how to handle providing estimates is worth the prices of the book, making the coverage of advanced topics like #NoEstimates a welcome bonus. Highly recommended! On this episode of Agile for Humans we talked about servant leadership at the program management level, metrics that matter and those that don’t, and where to focus your time and effort to effectively manage your project portfolio. Finally, we wrapped up with thoughts on management, cost of delay concepts, and #NoEstimates. And then…we called it a night. Will you help the Agile for Humans podcast grow? Please review Agile for Humans on iTunes and Stitcher and leave your comments on the blog site. Help your friends and co-workers find Agile for Humans by sharing your favorite episodes with them. Thanks for all you do to support the show. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com The Path to Agility Conference – May 25 & 26 in Columbus, OH Agile 2016 – The Business of Agile: Better, Faster, Cheaper Johanna – http://www.jrothman.com/ Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman Predicting the Unpredictable by Johanna Rothman Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management by Johanna Rothman & Esther Derby Diving for Hidden Treasures: Uncovering the Cost of Delay in Your Project Portfolio by Johanna Rothman & Jutta Eckstein The post AFH 034: Agile Program Management with Johanna Rothman [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Esther Derby, Stacy Johnston Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), Esther Derby (@estherderby), and Stacy Johnston got together to discuss performance management, HR myths, annual reviews, and how teams can partner with their HR department to create better systems of work. A key concept throughout the show was the need for people to feel that they’ve been treated fairly. Much of what we do in the agile space relies on a culture that fosters trust and eschews cynicism. Treating people unfairly is one of the fastest ways to destroy teams and embitter people. We then talked about the shift away from the factory mindset to the new world of managing knowledge workers. And then…we called it a night. Will you help the Agile for Humans podcast grow? Please review Agile for Humans on iTunes and Stitcher and leave your comments on the blog site. Help your friends and co-workers find Agile for Humans by sharing your favorite episodes with them. Thanks for all you do to support the show. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com The Path to Agility Conference – May 25 & 26 in Columbus, OH Agile 2016 – The Business of Agile: Better, Faster, Cheaper Esther – http://www.estherderby.com/ Coaching Beyond the Team Esther’s Free Q&A Teleconference What Did You Say? The Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback by Jerry Weinberg Stacy – http://audacityhr.com/ The post AFH 033: HR Insights with Esther Derby and Stacy Johnston [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Don Gray, Tim Ottinger, Amitai Schlair, Jason Tice Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), Don Gray (@donaldegray), Tim Ottinger (@tottinge), Amitai Schlair (@schmonz), and Jason Tice (@theagilefactor) got together to discuss strategies for submitting talks to agile conferences and how to help the chances of your presentation getting accepted. **DISCLAIMER: This is an independent podcast that is not affiliated with or represents the views of any of the conferences mentioned on the show. Every person on the podcast speaks at conferences across the United States and around the world. We’ve also had our talks rejected at many conferences as well. While there isn’t a silver bullet that guarantees success in this space, there are ways to increase the odds that your talk will fit in with the needs of the organizers and delight the attendees. It’s our hope that this episode helps those new to public speaking get their ideas out in to the world and to give veterans of the conference scene fresh ideas on how to get more of their talks potentially accepted. And then…we called it a night. Will you help the Agile for Humans podcast grow? Please review Agile for Humans on iTunes or Stitcher and leave your comments on the blog site. Help your friends and co-workers find Agile for Humans by sharing your favorite episodes with them. Thanks for all you do to support the show. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com Path to Agility Conference – May 25 & 26 in Columbus, OH Don – http://www.donaldegray.com/ Coaching Beyond the Team Tim – http://agileotter.blogspot.com/ Industrial Logic Agile Otter Blog Agile in A Flash by Tim Ottinger and Jeff Langr Amitai – http://www.schmonz.com/ Agile in 3 Minutes on LeanPub.com [PODCAST] Agile in 3 Minutes Podcast Jason – http://www.thisagilelife.com/ [PODCAST] This Agile Life Agile Games 2016 Agile Coach Camp US 2016 The post AFH 032: How to Improve Your Agile Conference Submissions [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Ron Quartel, Amitai Schlair Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), Ron Quartel (@agileagitator) and Amitai Schlair (@schmonz) got together to discuss a real live #NoEstimates project, variable length sprints, the power of the sprint goal, and true software craftsmanship. Ron joined us back on episode 10 to discuss Fast Agile and came back to talk about a project he recently kicked off at a major corporation that uses #NoEstimates practices and modifications to the scrum framework. The concept of velocity and story points is a dirty, rotten hack. @agileagitatorTweet This We talked through common concerns and questions that come up when discussing these topics and even highlighted some patterns that seem to be emerging from these #NoEstimates experiments. And then…we called it a night. Will you help the Agile for Humans podcast grow? Please review Agile for Humans on iTunes or Stitcher and leave your comments on the blog site. Help your friends and co-workers find Agile for Humans by sharing your favorite episodes with them. Thanks for you do to support the show. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com AgileIndy 2016 – April 12 in Indianapolis, IN Path to Agility Conference – May 25 & 26 in Columbus, OH Ron – http://agileagitator.blogspot.com FAST Agile Stop Using Story Points by Josh Kerievsky Brotherhood of Code Craftsmanship Amitai – http://www.schmonz.com/ Agile in 3 Minutes on LeanPub.com Agile in 3 Minutes Podcast Agile Alliance Technical Conference 2016 The post AFH 031: Natural Software Development using #NoEstimates and Variable Length Sprints [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Tim Ottinger, Mark Davidson Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), Tim Ottinger (@tottinge) and Mark Davidson (@AgileDelivery) got together to discuss the role of the Product Owner (PO) and Product Backlog Management. Topics ranged from Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Story Mapping, Product Backlog Item creation, and what to do when the backlog becomes unruly. A key take away form this episode is the power and importance of a physical card wall. Having a space where everything known about a product or project is visible can make or break an agile project. Such an area gives teams the space to discuss, solution, and celebrate. The tactile nature of cards also has an impact on team members that a tool cannot yet replicate. Alignment is a great benefit of card walls, as is the ability to ask a basic question: “How do we know that this product / project is a good idea?” We wrapped up with the psychological impacts of a backlog on a team. And then…we called it a night. Will you help the Agile for Humans podcast grow? Please review Agile for Humans on iTunes or Stitcher and leave your comments on the blog site. Help your friends and co-workers find Agile for Humans by sharing your favorite episodes with them. Thanks for all you do to support the show. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com AgileIndy 2016 – April 12 in Indianapolis, IN Path to Agility Conference – May 25 & 26 in Columbus, OH Mob Programming Conference – May 1 & 2 in Cambridge, MA Tim – http://industriallogic.com 14 Weird Observations About Agile Team Velocity The Scrum guide Mark – https://www.linkedin.com/in/medavidson AFH 022 – The Product Owner Role with Mark Davidson Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product by Jeff Patton The post AFH 030: Product Backlog Management with Tim Ottinger and Mark Davidson [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Ryan Ripley, David Bernstein, Woody Zuill Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), David Bernstein (@tobeagile) and Woody Zuill (@WoodyZuill) got together to discuss legacy code, what it means to be a great programmer, test driven development, and how the principles that we adopt drive our practices. Software development is one of the few activities that requires us to use both halves of our…Tweet This At the center of our discussion was David’s new book: Beyond Legacy Code This book now has a prominent place on my desk next to Uncle Bob Martin’s classic book Clean Code. David starts the reader off with the current state of software development and why many of the problems that we observe and experience still persist today. He calls this “The Legacy Code Crisis” and does a brilliant job of making the case for agile software development practices. Legacy code is code without confidence. @tobeagileTweet This The second part of the book covers 9 practices that “extend the life and value of your software”. The 9 practices are: Say What, Why, and for Whom Before How Build in Small Batches Integrate Continuously Collaborate Create Clean Code Write the Test First Specify Behaviors with Tests Implement the Design Last Refactor Legacy Code Each practice is explained clearly along with why each practice is important. The “why” is critical. It’s easy to explain the mechanics of TDD, but also showing the value that the practice provides makes the book appropriate for programmers, managers, and executives alike. My favorite aspect of this book is that David’s explanations and insights are infused with the values and principles of the agile manifesto. His prose is engaging and feels conversational. It’s a pleasure to read David’s thoughts on these topics as he is clearly knowledgeable and passionate about agility and creating humane systems of work. I love this book and cannot recommend it highly enough. As Woody Zuill noted on the podcast: “If I had what it takes to write a book, I would like to have written this book.” And then…we called it a night. Will you help the Agile for Humans podcast grow? Please review Agile for Humans on iTunes or Stitcher and leave your comments on the blog site. Help your friends and co-workers find Agile for Humans by sharing your favorite episodes with them. Thanks for you do to support the show. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com AgileIndy 2016 – April 12 in Indianapolis, IN Path to Agility Conference – May 25 & 26 in Columbus, OH David – http://www.tobeagile.com/ Beyond Legacy Code: Nine Practices to Extend the Life and Value of Your Software by David Scott Bernstein Woody – http://zuill.us/WoodyZuill/ Mob Programming Conference – May 1 & 2 in Cambridge, MA The post AFH 029: Beyond Legacy Code with David Bernstein and Woody Zuill [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Don Gray, Tim Ottinger, Brad Rasmussen Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), Don Gray (@donaldegray), Tim Ottinger (@tottinge), and Brad Rasmussen (@Rass30) got together to discuss “Where does work come from?”. The conversation moved in multiple directions that included theories or work, what motivates people, management theory, and how to introduce agile at large organizations. The closest metaphor that I’ve found about knowledge work IS knowledge work – @donaldegrayTweet This This is the kind of podcast that I like to keep a notepad near by while I listen. There are a lot of interesting thoughts and insights from the guests that I hope you find useful. If you do hear something resonates with you, we’d love to hear about it in the comments section! Or you can leave us a voice message here – ASK A QUESTION – that could end up on a future episode. There is a big difference in the way you work when living among friends vs enemies – @tottingeTweet This And then…we called it a night. Will you help the Agile for Humans podcast grow? Please review Agile for Humans on iTunes or Stitcher and leave your comments on the blog site. Help your friends and co-workers find Agile for Humans by sharing your favorite episodes with them. Thanks for all that you do to support the show. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com AgileIndy 2016 – April 12 in Indianapolis, IN Path to Agility Conference – May 25 & 26 in Columbus, OH Don – http://www.donaldegray.com/ Coaching Beyond the Team Tim – http://agileotter.blogspot.com/ Modern Agile by Joshua Kerievsky Maitria Geek Joy Podcast Agile Otter Blog 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni Brad – http://t.co/TLWbo8fp9n Connect with Brad on Twitter! The post AFH 028: Where Does Work Come From? [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Amitai Schlair, Woody Zuill Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), Amitai Schlair (@schmonz) and Woody Zuill (@WoodyZuill) got together to discuss Mob Programming (#MobProgramming). Mob programming involves the whole team working on the same thing, at the same time, in the same space, and at the same computer. You can think of it as pair programming turned up to eleven. We talked about the benefits that mob programming can bring to a team, how it can simplify the hiring and on-boarding process, and what to do when the mob needs some alone time. We have to pay attention to what’s working and continually turn up the good!Tweet This We also learned about the Mob Programming Conference coming to Cambridge, Mass on May 1st and 2nd. Hosted by Agile New England and organized by Nancy Van Schooenderwoert, Llewellyn Falco, Woody Zuill, Kurt Kilpela, and Peter Carmichael this is shaping up to be the event to attend if you are interested in learning about and seeing Mob Programming in action. And then…we called it a night. Will you help the Agile for Humans podcast grow? Please review Agile for Humans on iTunes and leave your comments on the blog site. Help your friends and co-workers find Agile for Humans by sharing your favorite episodes with them. Thanks for all you do to support the show. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com AgileIndy 2016 – April 12 in Indianapolis, IN Path to Agility Conference – May 25 & 26 in Columbus, OH Amitai – http://www.schmonz.com/ Agile in 3 Minutes on LeanPub.com Agile in 3 Minutes Episode #32 – Mob How to Develop Humans Mr. Bunny’s Big Cup o’ Java by Carlton Egremont III Woody – http://zuill.us/WoodyZuill/ Beyond Legacy Code by David Scott Bernstein Mob Programming Conference – May 1 & 2 in Cambridge, MA The post AFH 027: Mob Programming with Woody Zuill [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Amitai Schlair, Jerry Weinberg Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), Amitai Schlair (@schmonz) and Jerry Weinberg (@JerryWeinberg) got together to talk about how to be more self-aware, what it means to be a recovering perfectionist, making writing a little simpler, why errors are so difficult to deal with, and who should be on an agile team. Speaking with Jerry is a memorable experience. He is the author of more than 80 books, including the best-selling Secrets of Consulting, More Secrets of Consulting, and An Introduction to General System Thinking. One of my favorites is Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method. His books have had a profound impact on my career and writing as did getting to speak with him on this podcast. Will you help the Agile for Humans podcast grow? Please review Agile for Humans on iTunes and leave your comments on the blog site. Help your friends and co-workers find Agile for Humans by sharing your favorite episodes with them. Thanks for all you do to support the show. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com AgileIndy 2016 – April 12th in Indianapolis, IN Path to Agility Conference – May 25 & 26 in Columbus, OH Amitai – http://www.schmonz.com/ Agile in 3 Minutes on LeanPub.com Agile in 3 Minutes Episode #5 – Wrong Agile in 3 Minutes Episode #26 – Surprise TDD Saved My Brain Life Hacks for the Test Infected Problem Solving Leadership Post Jerry – http://www.geraldmweinberg.com/ Jerry’s books on LeanPub Problem Solving Leadership Workshop The post AFH 026: Agile Impressions and Errors with Jerry Weinberg [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Don Gray, Aaron Kopel, Tim Ottinger, Jason Tanner Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), Don Gray (@donaldegray), Aaron Kopel (@aakopel), Tim Ottinger (@tottinge), and Jason Tanner (@JasonBTanner) got together via Skype to discuss their thoughts on 2015 and what they are looking forward to in 2016. We covered a lot of ground and a variety of topics including: Professionalism, #NoEstimates, Book Recommendations, Teamwork, Learning, Leadership, and the benefits of agility. And then…we called it a night. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com I was recently featured on Vasco Duarte’s podcast – The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Ryan Ripley Talks About the Delusion of Control Ryan Ripley Talks About Why Sometimes a Team Isn’t Really a Team Ryan Ripley on Metrics that Define Success for Scrum Masters Ryan Ripley Explains a Critical Insight in Leading Change Ryan Ripley on the Rule of 3 for System Thinkers Path to Agility Conference – May 25 & 26 in Columbus, OH Don – http://coachingbeyondtheteam.com/ Coaching Beyond the Team Patterns of An Agile Journey by George Dinwiddie, et al. Slack by Tom DeMarco Aaron – http://www.projectbrilliant.com/ AgileIndy Conference – April 12, 2016 in Indianapolis, IN Tim – http://industriallogic.com The Productivity Formula Programming is Mostly Thinking Defending Scrum Against Stupid Arguments Art of Thought by Graham Wallas Thinking for a Living by Thomas Davenport Five Dysfunctions Of A Team by Patrick Lencioni Teamwork is an Individual Skill by Christopher Avery Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are by Dr. Seuss Jason – http://appliedframeworks.com/ Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) Fast Pass Workshops offered by Applied Frameworks Jason’s LinkedIn Page Influencer by Joseph Grenny Switch by Chip and Dan Heath The post AFH 025: What Did We Learn in 2015? [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices