The Agile Coffee Podcast

Lean Coffee at the 5Saturdays Vic (@AgileCoffee) stops by Dr. Dave’s (@DrCorneliusInfo) 5Saturdays event to introduce lean coffee to a large group of facilitators-in-training. Guests include: Evelyn Crofts, Keith Montgomery, Curtis Gilbert, Seth Silvernail, Jon Jorgensen, Angela Rong Sun, Robbie Smith, Purnima Vaidyanathan, Valarmathy Rangasamy and Joe Dailey. Topics: Planning & executing tasks in the household Velocity-based vs. Capacity-based planning Agile sneak attacks in waterfall environments Showstoppers identified in daily scrum Reflection on day #2 of 5Saturdays’ Train the Facilitator – – – – Coming up in episode 32 – interviews from the 2nd annual Scrum Day San Diego. Further ahead in episode 33 – lean coffee from Scrum Alliance’s Scrum Coaching Retreat in Seattle.

Theme: Agile Community Events Dr. Dave (@DrCorneliusInfo) joins Vic (@AgileCoffee) for a beautiful morning on Huntington Beach discussing all manner of Agile community events: Agile Opens (and other open space uses), coaching retreats and camps, lean coffees, hackathons. Dave talks about the 5Saturdays model, and we tell how to find, get involved and host these activities. This is one of my favorite episodes. In addition to the excellent scenery and the superb company, I very much enjoy talking about community events. Not only do I believe that community is important and fulfilling, but I have a penchant for organizing these activities. For more information Open Space: History of Open Space Harrison Owen’s Guide to Open Space Technologies Agile Opens: Agile Open Southern California – Sept 10-11, 2015 Agile Open Northern California – Oct 9-10, 2015 Agile Open Northwest Agile Coach Camps: AgileCoachCamp.org Agile Coach Camp US West 2015 Scrum Coaching Retreat Seattle 2015 LeanCoffee.org – includes listing of cities with lean coffees 5Saturdays.org – Dr.Dave’s community learning initiative to bring Scrum and other skills into local high schools ALICE – educational software that teaches computer programming in a 3D environment Scrum Day San Diego and Scrum Day Orange County (Vic presented at both in each of their first years) various others: Play Camp (and Luke Hohmann’s other ventures: Innovation Games and Conteneo) Play4Agile AgileGames (New England) DevOps AIN World Conference (Montréal, Sept 24-27, 2015 – organized by the AI Network) Lego Serious Play (might have to search a bit to see if conferences are planned) Finally, Vic ran a couple of Hackathons in the workplace… – – – – Coming up in episode 31 – I hold a lean coffee at a 5Saturdays event with a cast of new voices. Further ahead in episode 32 – interviews from the 2nd annual Scrum Day San Diego.  

Announcing the brand new Podcast Topic Index. Search and sort to find any topic discussed on our podcasts. Victor is once again joined by Dale Ellis (@theDigitalDale), Jason Kerney (@JasonKerney), Zach Bonaker (@ZachBonaker) and Garrett Borunda (LinkedIn) at the Cape Rey in Carlsbad for a lively morning of Agile and Coffee. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss: Dale reports on the 2015 Scrum Gathering in Phoenix #SGPHX Is PO the only Agile product mgr model? With whom do Agile principles take root? Frederic Laloux’s Reinventing Organizations and Dr. Clare Graves’ Colour System Intentional practice (at Hunter Industries) kanban, personal kanban, Trello active listening Uncle Bob Martin’s S.O.L.I.D. Principles of OO and Agile design (video) Reach out to Vic (@AgileCoffee) and use the hashtag #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode. announcements: ACCUSWest 2015 archive at AgileLib.net, courtesy of Tobias Mayer June 6th is Dr. Dave‘s 5 Saturdays program’s final Train the Facilitators workshop of the summer. More info at 5Saturdays.org

Victor is joined by Dale Ellis (@theDigitalDale), Jason Kerney (@JasonKerney), Zach Bonaker (@ZachBonaker) and Garrett Borunda (LinkedIn) at the Cape Rey in Carlsbad for a lively morning of Agile and Coffee. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss: Agile tools to give Voice to a Teams “Agile is a cancer” Erik Meijer’s presentation The Hacker Way – a Rational Alternative for Agile (explicit content) in which he claims that “Agile is a cancer that we have to eliminate from the industry” Agile Is Dead (Long Live Agility) by Dave Thomas (manifesto signatory) The Failure of Agile by Andy Hunt (manifesto signatory) Shu Ha Ri by Alistair Cockburn(manifesto signatory) Should Scrum die in a fire? by Ron Jeffries (manifesto signatory) Good To Great by Jim Collins Coordinating work between teams Power of Success (Mob Programming at Hunter) ACCUSWest 2015 archive at AgileLib.net, courtesy of Tobias Mayer Coming soon is Dr. Dave‘s 5 Saturdays program’s Train the Facilitators workshops: May 30th and June 6th. More info at 5Saturdays.org Reach out to Vic (@AgileCoffee) on Twitter and use the hashtag #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

To share an abundance of topics, Victor is joined by Dale Ellis (@theDigitalDale), Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead), Jon Jorgensen (@waterScrumBan) and Dr. Dave Cornelius (@DrCorneliusInfo) in the Irvine studio for a lively morning of Agile and Coffee. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss: A brief report on last month’s ACCUS West Applying Agile to students Hang the DJ Can Agile practices change us psychologically? We’re at a crossroads, and you can help! Is this format working for you? How can we improve upon it? AND – what ideas do you have for recording the sessions over the interwebs? Would you like to join one? Let Vic know by twitter or email. Mark your calendars for Dr. Dave’s 5 Saturdays program’s Train the Facilitators workshops: May 30th and June 6th. More info at 5Saturdays.org Reach out to Vic (@AgileCoffee) on Twitter and use the hashtag #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

This episode is composed of two separate sessions. The first part was recorded on location at the 9th Annual Agile Open Northwest (Portland, OR) with Ben Sherwood, Michael Wolf, Alicia Lanier and Ian Savage.  For the second part, I returned to the home studio and was joined by Dale Ellis, Jon Jorgensen, Brett Palmer and Larry Lawhead. Between the two sessions, we dove deep into the following topics: Facilitation Tools – Groupwork cards Adaptive Action and Agile – aka What? So what? Now what? One more huge shout of gratitude to Ian, Alicia, Michael and Ben, to Diana, Tündér, Ainsley and all participants and volunteers at #AONW.

Vic is joined by Brett Palmer (@brett_palmer) and Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) for a lively morning of Agile and coffee. Today our heroes discuss the following topics: Agile Planning – discussed WSJF and Donald Reinertsen’s book “The Principles of Product Development Flow” User Story Mapping Roles in pair-coaching Servant Leadership AgileGathering.com has the info about our upcoming Agile Coach Camp US West, April 10-12, 2015

Vic is joined by Brett Palmer (@brett_palmer), Jon Jorgensen (@waterscrumban) and Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) for a lively morning of Agile and coffee. Today our heroes discuss the following topics: Agile Budgeting – Larry lent his copy of Agile Estimating and Planning to his CEO. Will he get it back? The power of Standing for Agile – getting the team to arise Mike Lavery (@baconPhilosophy) asks about tips for moderating the initial Product Backlog meeting Framework Regression pain – when can a team create a circle of excellence? Initial product backlog mtgs are always the toughest with new teams. Are there best practices for moderating the meeting?#askAgileCoffee — Mike Lavery (@baconPhilosophy) February 7, 2015 Want more? Visit our brand new forums on the AgileCoffee website. AgileGathering.com has the info about our upcoming Agile Coach Camp US West, April 10-12, 2015

Vic is joined by Dale Ellis (@thedigitaldale), Dr. Dave Cornelius (@DrCorneliusInfo) and Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) for a lively morning of Agile and coffee. Today our heroes discuss the following topics: Agile Coach kits – what do you keep handy? Dale mentioned a handout by CarbonFive. He actually meant Lane Halley‘s Lean UX recipe cards. You can find them on Slideshare here and here. Your most memorable retrospective Story Mapping User Story Mapping, by Jeff Patton “Why Documents Fail And What You Can Do About It” (video on YouTube) “Why are we still failing with agile?” @jasonlittle asks book: The Servant by James C Hunter why are we still failing with #agile? there are 256,416 certified scrum masters out there. What gives? — jasonlittle (@jasonlittle) January 24, 2015 Want more? Visit our brand new forums on the AgileCoffee website. AgileGathering.com has the info about our upcoming Agile Coach Camp US West, April 10-12, 2015

For this episode, Vic is joined by Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead), Dale Ellis (@thedigitaldale) and Dr. Dave Cornelius (@DrCorneliusInfo) for quick and efficient morning of Agile and coffee. Today our heroes discuss the following topics: How does practicing Agile/Lean change people? The Value of Scrum to Organizations Roadmapping with Lean Coffee and Six Thinking Hats – see Vic’s recent post book: Six Thinking Hats by Edward DeBono Techniques for remote retrospectives mentioned: zoom.us, trello, kanban flow, surveymonkey, etc. Scrummaster as leader – getting things done book: The Servant by James C Hunter What makes a good scrum coach? Want more? Visit our brand new forums on the AgileCoffee website. AgileGathering.com has the info about our upcoming Agile Coach Camp US West, April 10-12, 2015

For this episode, Vic is joined by Jon Jorgensen (@WaterScrumBan) and Dale Ellis (@thedigitaldale) for a lively morning of Agile and coffee. Today our heroes discuss the following topics: Training vs Discovery – learning styles, immersive learning, guided discovery, peer stimulus Positivity-resistant peeps – believe in your team, like attracts like books: Joy, Inc by Richard Sheridan & Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni Agile mechanisms without values – Deathmarch Agile, Scrumbut DevOps, Docker, Agile – automated testing, microservices slides, videos for DockerCon 2014 Want more? Visit our brand new forums on the AgileCoffee website. BTW, have you gone to iTunes or Stitcher to give us a review? It takes so little time and would sure help us a lot. Thanks! Reach out to Victor (@AgileCoffee) on Twitter –  and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

This just in! We’re announcing that Vic will serve as facilitator for the upcoming Coach Camp. To learn more and see who will be attending, point your browser to AgileGathering.com for all the info about Agile Coach Camp US West, April 10-12, 2015 For this episode, Vic is joined by Jon Jorgensen (@WaterScrumBan) and Dale Ellis (@thedigitaldale) for a lively morning of Agile and coffee. Today our heroes discuss the following topics: Offshoring Wisdom – is this practice achieving its objective of lowering the organization’s development costs? Tenure and Great Teams – How can we retain our people? How long does it take for a coach to affect change? New Meeting Methods – Dale mentions Dick and Emily Axelrod’s “Let’s Stop Meeting Like This“ Paired Coaching and Approximating Truth – Vic gave Jon a copy of “Quantum Psychology” (Robert Anton Wilson) as a Christmas gift, and it got Jon thinking. Want more? Visit our brand new forums on the AgileCoffee website. BTW, have you gone to iTunes or Stitcher to give us a review? It takes so little time and would sure help us a lot. Thanks! Reach out to Victor (@AgileCoffee) on Twitter –  and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

For this episode, Jon (@WaterScrumBan) and Brett (@brett_palmer) find themselves reminiscing about their trip to Indianapolis for Agile Coach Camp last September 26-28, 2014. There they met Bryan Beecham (@BillyGarnet) of Iceberg Ideas and Mike Bowler (@Mike_Bowler) to discuss the following topics: Using LEGO to teach technical topics – Mike has begun posting some of the LEGO exercises for teaching TDD and other XP principles on his site at gargoylesoftware.com. Brett referenced Rory (Story) Cubes and Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great by Diana Larsen and Ellen Grove. Bryan paraphrased Kent Beck from Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change. Continuous Learning – Learn as fast as possible, not even build as fast as possible. Fifth Discipline identifies learning as a competitive advantage. Human Measurement and new technologies – Bryan swears by his Moto 360 watch, and he blogs about software craftsmanship and the human body at humanrefactor.com. Bryan will be joining us at the upcoming Agile Coach Camp in Irvine, April 10-12. Will you? More info at AgileGathering.com. Have you visited our forums on the AgileCoffee website? Reach out to Victor (@AgileCoffee) on Twitter –  and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

Say, have you gone to iTunes or Stitcher to give us a review? It takes so little time and would sure help us a lot. Thanks! For this episode, Vic and Jon are joined by Larry Lawhead ([email protected]), Dale Ellis (@thedigitaldale) and Brett Palmer (@brett_palmer) for quick and efficient morning of Agile and coffee. Today our heroes discuss the following topics: Dale started things off telling us about Pooh Camp, Disney’s take on O’Reilly’s Foo Camp. This inspired questions and conversation from Brett, Jon and I (organizers of this year’s ACCUC in California). Does UAT have value for Scrum teams? Time-boxing elaboration and requirements discussions Ten Deployments a day? Mobile Build frequency Want more? Visit our brand new forums on the AgileCoffee website. AgileGathering.com has the info about our upcoming Agile Coach Camp US West, April 10-12, 2015 Reach out to Victor (@AgileCoffee) and Jon (@WaterScrumBan) on Twitter –  and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

Before we begin… have you gone to iTunes or Stitcher to give us a review? It takes so little time and would sure help us a lot. Thanks! New: Agile Coach Camp US West, April 10-12, 2015 – AgileGathering.com for more info Visit our brand new forums on the AgileCoffee website For this episode, Vic and Jon are joined by Larry Lawhead ([email protected]), Dale Ellis (@thedigitaldale) and Brett Palmer (@brett_palmer) for peaceful morning of Agile and coffee. Today our heroes discuss the following topics: Why is IT Ops the next big thing? We discussed Jez Humble and David Farley’s Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation Coach Crisis Corner – Jon wants to build a databank of shared coaching problems (not necessarily the “solutions”). To help him, we’ve started a Coach Crisis topic in our new forums area. Stop by to submit your problem scenario. Larry’s promise to his CEO – Jeff Sutherland’s new book (Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time) has inspired Larry promise his CEO that as sales goes up, the cost of production will go down because the team will be better at what they do. Kanban Standup meeting formats – What techniques (beyond “walking the board”) can be used for kanban teams? Reach out to Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Jon (@WaterScrumBan) on Twitter –  and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

Vic is joined by returning guest Dale Ellis (@theDigitalDale) and newcomer Alberto Hernandez for a fresh brew of Agile topics: “Death March” Scrum and Kanban – Dale bases this question on Edward Yourdon’s “Death March“ How can ERP implementations be sped up using Agile methodologies? – Alberto has much experience with ERP rollouts but wants to know how they can improve Internal Hackathons – Vic talks about running a four-day coding event inside his company Announcing Agile Coach Camp US West. For the first time on the US west coast (and only the sixth time in the USA), Agile Coach Camp is coming to Irvine, California, from April 10-12, 2015. Organized by yours truly, this multi-day “unconference for Agile coaches” will be set amidst the bunkhouses and hiking trails of the Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center. We guarantee your fill of ‘smores around the campfire. Be sure to visit AgileGathering.com to find out more information. Finally, regular listeners remember Dr. Dave Cornelius (@DrCorneliusInfo) whose 5 Saturdays program introduces teens to Scrum practices and other skills to build a career on. Visit 5Saturdays.org to learn more and support Dr. Dave’s work.

For this episode, Vic and Jon are joined by Dale Ellis, Larry Lawhead and Dr. Dave Cornelius (@DrCorneliusInfo) in an undisclosed location for a lively morning of Agile and Coffee. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss the following topics: having fun with self-organizing teams – we mentioned Game Changers and Mike Bonifer’s ERGO framework organizing daily meetings with kanban – ever heard of chorei or asakai? Neither did I. We discussed Dave Anderson (Microsoft) and “walking the board” voting when you can’t see eachother – Larry introduced another timely topic long-term value of a coach / scrummaster – Dr. Dave talks about our role after the team becomes self-managing We offer our thanks to Gene Kim (@RealGeneKim) for giving us copies of The Phoenix Project to give to you. Listen to the episode to find out how. Also we want to congratulate Dr. Dave for the success of his 5 Saturdays program. Check out the progress at 5Saturdays.org Reach out to Jon (@waterScrumBan) and Vic (@AgileCoffee) on Twitter –  and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

Vic and Jon are joined by Larry Lawhead ([email protected]) and Dale Ellis (@thedigitaldale) for peaceful morning of Agile and coffee. In this episode, our heroes discuss the following topics: upcoming Agile conferences self-help in free software core scrum TDD takes 2x as long? Reach out to Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Jon (@WaterScrumBan) on Twitter –  and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

Superstitious? Maybe. But for this brew Vic and Jon are joined by Dale Ellis (@thedigitaldale) and Larry Lawhead ([email protected]) for peaceful morning of Agile and Coffee. In this episode, our heroes discuss the following topics: Estimating 2.0 (photo forthcoming…) four categories for stories: no progress, sizeable, spike, emergeable product mentioned: Time Cube How is Scrum used in Construction referred to pg.82 of Jeff Sutherland’s upcoming book “Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time” target=”_blank”>Scrum: the Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time” Building Confidence with End Users Larry should write about his “Declaration of Independence from Frustration”, imo Reach out to Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Jon (@WaterScrumBan) on Twitter –  and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

A fresh brew: Vic is joined by Jon Jorgensen (@waterScrumBan) and Brett Palmer (@Brett_Palmer) for another morning of Agile and Coffee. In this episode, our heroes discuss the following topics: pre-review of “Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time”, Jeff Sutherland’s upcoming book from Crown Publishing. we’ll be holding a review of the book in an upcoming episode, including book giveaways – stay tuned how does this book relate to Joy, Drive Collaboration Explained and Tribal Leadership? Nerf Gun Economy inspiration from S.Bowman’s “Training from the Back of the Room” Brett recommends the video of Katie Brown, WA State Teacher of the Year Proximity Switch Estimating, with Lasers a tool for estimation on par with planning poker the (upcoming) Agile Open of Southern California Reach out to Vic (@AgileCoffee) on Twitter –  and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

Vic (recently iced) is joined by Jon Jorgensen (@waterScrumBan) and Brett Palmer (@Brett_Palmer) for another morning of Agile and Coffee. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss the following topics: ALS Ice Bucket Challenge – Jon and Vic both participated. Vic’s video is here. pre-review of Jeff Sutherland’s new book Scrum: the Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time Wall Walks with chairs Fresh Training and Book Updates Fantasy Football Draft parallels to Agile/Lean Reach out to Vic (@AgileCoffee) on Twitter –  and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

Jon and Vic are joined by Dr. Dave Cornelius (@DrCorneliusInfo) in an undisclosed location for a lively morning of Agile and Coffee. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss the following topics: Culture as the Silent Killer Deliver Fast Flex Training Reach out to Jon (@waterScrumBan) and Vic (@AgileCoffee) on Twitter –  and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

Jon and Vic are joined by Dr. Dave Cornelius (@DrCorneliusInfo) and Brett Palmer (@Brett_Palmer) in an undisclosed location for a lively morning of Agile and Coffee. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss the following topics: Wisdom of crowds Respect people First week on the job Training Conquest Coaching retreats / bootcamps Reach out to Jon (@waterScrumBan) and Vic (@AgileCoffee) on Twitter –  and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

The last installment of our final Paradise Perks session (you have to admit, the ambient noise could get loud). Recorded the day after their presentation at Scrum Day San Diego, Jon and Vic are joined by Dr. Dave Cornelius (@DrCorneliusInfo) and Brett Palmer (@Brett_Palmer) for a lively morning of Agile and Coffee. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss the following topics: Software development is not manufacturing “Bat outta hell” syndrome We ended with a quick retro on the event. Reach out to Jon (@waterScrumBan) and Vic (@AgileCoffee) on Twitter –  and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

Part 2 of the Paradise Perks finale, Jon and Vic are joined by Dr. Dave Cornelius (@DrCorneliusInfo) and Brett Palmer (@Brett_Palmer) for a lively morning of Agile and Coffee. It’s our last podcast from Paradise Perks in Irvine (alas, the institution has shuttered its doors), and this session (recorded on June 14th) is divided into three parts, all using the lean coffee format. In this episode, the Agile heroes discuss the following topics: Zero QA – is QA really necessary? Planned Serendipity – lean coffee format, and introducing Gangplank as an example of this Enabling Innovation – the role of disruptive innovation in the workplace Coaching Circles and the career path, measuring coach efficacy Reach out to Jon (@waterScrumBan) and Vic (@AgileCoffee) on Twitter –  and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

Fresh off their Scrum Day San Diego appearance, Jon and Vic are joined by Dr. Dave Cornelius (@DrCorneliusInfo) and Brett Palmer (@Brett_Palmer) for a lively morning of Agile and Coffee. It’s our last podcast from Paradise Perks in Irvine (alas, the institution has shuttered its doors), and this session (recorded on June 14th) is divided into three parts, all using the lean coffee format. In this episode, the Agile heroes discuss the following topics: Culture eats what? Key Man syndrome and amoeba hump reverts “Agile practies make me tired” Two new uses for Agile Coffee: afterglows and cold-calling Reach out to Jon (@waterScrumBan) and Vic (@AgileCoffee) on Twitter –  and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

Live from Paradise Perks, Dr. Dave Cornelius (@DrCorneliusInfo) and Arielle Caron join Jon and Vic use the lean coffee format to discuss the following topics: 1. XScale 2. Kill Agile 3. koans, problem solving and goose in a bottle 4. brainstorming / inceptions … worthwhile? 5. Creative Inc’s model of brainstorming 6. Greenhousing and Jesse’s Lasso Reach out to Jon (@waterScrumBan) and Vic (@AgileCoffee) on Twitter – and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.

Live from Paradise Perks, Jon and Vic use the lean coffee format to discuss the following topics: Agile Games and Gamification Scrum as a gamification platform techniques used by people like Bryan Beecham (@BillyGarnet) at Iceberg Ideas Agile in Japan referenced The New New Product Development Game by Takeuchi and Nonaka, 1986 Training, Taboos and Readiness Jon’s favorite book: Training from the Back of the Room by Sharon L Bowman Recursion: Use it or Lose it Jim McCarthy (Software for your Head, the Booted, etc.) Jon brought up the movie Ed Wood starring Johnny Depp, but I thought he said “Elwood” and completely missed the reference – lol Big Plan Up Front (BPUF) vs Just In Time (JIT) plans vs No plans does no plan = no estimates? Please reach out to Jon (@waterScrumBan) and Vic (@AgileCoffee) on Twitter – and use the hashtags #askAgileCoffee or #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode. Here are some upcoming Agile/Lean events in California and across the USA: Scrum Day San Diego – June 13 Interact with local executives, ask why they went with Scrum and Agile and hear the benefits they received from this new way of working. Agile2014 – Orlando, FL — July 31 – Aug 1 AgileAlliance’s annual conference will reinforce our understanding of proven methods and will illuminate some of the exciting new innovations that represent the future of Agile. Agile Open Southern California 2014 – Irvine, CA — Sept 11-12 Join experienced Agile practitioners and newcomers alike for two days to discuss, examine and otherwise brainstorm the most timely and relevant topics in Agile development today.

Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Jon use the lean coffee format to discuss the following topics: Minimally Viable Agile Transparency between POs, SMs and teams Non-IT Agile Safe environments and the Soup Plus we take a look ahead to the following agile/lean events both in California and across the USA: Scrum Day San Diego – June 13 Interact with local executives, ask why they went with Scrum and Agile and hear the benefits they received from this new way of working. Agile2014 – Orlando, FL — July 31 – Aug 1 AgileAlliance’s annual conference will reinforce our understanding of proven methods and will illuminate some of the exciting new innovations that represent the future of Agile. Agile Open Southern California 2014 – Irvine, CA — Sept 11-12 Join experienced Agile practitioners and newcomers alike for two days to discuss, examine and otherwise brainstorm the most timely and relevant topics in Agile development today.

In this second episode of Agile Coffee podcast, Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Jon and they use the lean coffee format to discuss the following topics: what motivates people making a difference body of work coddling teams are we overly idealistic? 50 new Agile coaches hired We mention the following books: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us – Daniel H Pink The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (J-B Lencioni Series) – Patrick M. Lencioni Software for Your Head – Jim McCarthy Co-Active Coaching: Changing Business, Transforming Lives – Henry Kimsey-House, Laura Whitworth, et al. Plus we take a look ahead to the following agile/lean events both in California and across the USA: Scrum Day San Diego – June 13 Interact with local executives, ask why they went with Scrum and Agile and hear the benefits they received from this new way of working. Global SCRUM Gathering ® – New Orleans — May 5-7 Scrum Alliance’s annual gathering in the USA will showcase the powerful “goodness” that Scrum can bring to our products, our professional relationships, our workplaces, and our organizations. Agile2014 – Orlando, FL — July 31 – Aug 1 AgileAlliance’s annual conference will reinforce our understanding of proven methods and will illuminate some of the exciting new innovations that represent the future of Agile. Agile Open Southern California 2014 – Irvine, CA — Sept 11-12 Join experienced Agile practitioners and newcomers alike for two days to discuss, examine and otherwise brainstorm the most timely and relevant topics in Agile development today.

Our first AgileCoffee podcast, recorded live at the Knollwood restaurant in Irvine, CA, on March 13th, 2014. Victor Bonacci (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Brett Palmer, Jon Jorgensen and Curtis Gilbert. We can be reached at: Jon: @waterscrumban Brett: @brett_palmer Curtis: Vic: @agilecoffee Links: Southern California Agile User Group Agile Open California 2014 Items mentioned in this podcast: Pentel Color pens, sticky notes (multi-colored), a chime and a timer. Also, have you seen the Prime Directive? In this particular episode, you will learn: Who was on a boat? What to expect from future AgileCoffee podcasts When is Jon going to use Mary Poppins to describe scrum practices Where is the best place to hold a retrospective Why is a Retro Kit important, and what to include in it