tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187735922024-03-15T21:11:37.548-04:00drunkenpmBe like water...<br>Sign up for my <a href="http://eepurl.com/iB2jUI">DrunkenPM Radio</a> monthly newsletter <br>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.comBlogger544125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-63256926587614937682024-03-13T23:55:00.003-04:002024-03-13T23:55:24.954-04:005 Things You Can Do To Fix Your Sprint Planning<p>If you are on one of those teams that has made a habit of dragging unfinished work from one Sprint to the next... YOU NEED TO STOP! </p><p>When you get to the end of a Sprint and have work that isn't done, you can't show it to the stakeholders in the Sprint Review. If you don't show it to Stakeholders in the Sprint Review, you can't get feedback. And if you can't get feedback, you can't inspect and adapt, and you negate the entire point of working in a Sprint. </p><p>This video offers five things that you and your team can do right now to stop carrying over unfinished work and start enabling Scrum to provide you with the results you and your organization were hoping for when you headed down the path to agility. </p>
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Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-77419730326926145642024-03-05T22:55:00.001-05:002024-03-05T22:55:06.683-05:00Successful Distributed Teams with Jim Benson and Mark Kilby<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFSXgLK5PNxSdNP3CaDd0xNsRQBOXgfs-EUDTA5vhyFuPUIS_MpNNUoKq5bdIAJZbUrUL9f3ZY7yt3N35dlPluk3to5vv2bnjoOjSyK06aHvyoPxrAWDier0JvkfrVjd-KQ_WRYVKAI7uFlGxErnwc8U8cocORGZXOlmX-pXpEmo5VGvQBhjc8A/s360/screengrabforblogpost.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFSXgLK5PNxSdNP3CaDd0xNsRQBOXgfs-EUDTA5vhyFuPUIS_MpNNUoKq5bdIAJZbUrUL9f3ZY7yt3N35dlPluk3to5vv2bnjoOjSyK06aHvyoPxrAWDier0JvkfrVjd-KQ_WRYVKAI7uFlGxErnwc8U8cocORGZXOlmX-pXpEmo5VGvQBhjc8A/w267-h320/screengrabforblogpost.png" width="267" /></a></div>Jim Benson and Mark Kilby join me to discuss their new Successful Distributed Teams offering. This new course focuses on how to build strong remote teams, how to create a humane, healthy balance of productivity and accountability, and what tools you can use to make it all work. During the interview we cover how the idea of remote work has changed over the past few years, what makes it so challenging, and things you can start doing to foster a thriving collaborative remote team. <p></p><p>You can watch the video version of the interview here: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/y5387jma" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/y5387jma</a></p><p>You can listen to the audio version of the interview here: <a href="https://on.soundcloud.com/rpdiR" target="_blank">https://on.soundcloud.com/rpdiR</a><br /></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-30530158165613787902024-02-26T21:11:00.002-05:002024-02-26T21:14:02.353-05:00Developing Trust In Your Organization w/ Gil Broza<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNLpImYm4UJHIO-v2PxvOMJiGydrX-26pSwNu_KZYNS2wKtC9gQlpwC9RCXUEbYys4fBXyFRSz4U11_tr8TBj2qCz1XdUZ7Jw4KcA7Ovirw6Nf4GjIWz8TXqCN_2nykaspz9FyWOma245dVX0fx90msZcxPxidjK0uA_ASniUSQqcyOOXsTzNdA/s400/gil.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNLpImYm4UJHIO-v2PxvOMJiGydrX-26pSwNu_KZYNS2wKtC9gQlpwC9RCXUEbYys4fBXyFRSz4U11_tr8TBj2qCz1XdUZ7Jw4KcA7Ovirw6Nf4GjIWz8TXqCN_2nykaspz9FyWOma245dVX0fx90msZcxPxidjK0uA_ASniUSQqcyOOXsTzNdA/w200-h200/gil.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div>Gil Broza is back for a second interview about his new book <b>"Deliver Better Results: How to Unlock Your Organization's Potential</b>". I asked Gil to come back for a second interview because I wanted to have a follow-up conversation about how to (re)build trust in an organization. So much of what Gil presents in his book is rooted in trust I wanted to get his take on how a potentially toxic org can create trust where they may be little or none.<br /><br /><p></p><p><a href="https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-post/76411/developing-trust-in-your-organization-w--gil-broza" target="_blank">You can find the podcast here.</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-21670026564989431112024-02-14T00:13:00.003-05:002024-02-14T00:13:43.633-05:00Develop Better Results with Gil Broza<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyuiwB6hr0sDba4PW5bXQOBpWW77_n6ZOkneNvYg9JwfKjuJrjXEtbw-fO9TuCWYrMWqGnpZZYwoMEeMIRSeCQRu3phH5xsufGU7M1EmdcJ2emTTUnCrIN6jY5H9bZzpXj1qZRmDz9hyphenhyphenVjSAO0wLEPBCNg5jrpLa-VrEZlIw7eaKfFcZ6m0tH1w/s522/61nQw8sMx9L._SY522_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="348" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyuiwB6hr0sDba4PW5bXQOBpWW77_n6ZOkneNvYg9JwfKjuJrjXEtbw-fO9TuCWYrMWqGnpZZYwoMEeMIRSeCQRu3phH5xsufGU7M1EmdcJ2emTTUnCrIN6jY5H9bZzpXj1qZRmDz9hyphenhyphenVjSAO0wLEPBCNg5jrpLa-VrEZlIw7eaKfFcZ6m0tH1w/w133-h200/61nQw8sMx9L._SY522_.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br />Gil Broza joins me for a podcast about his new book, “Deliver Better Results: How to Unlock Your Organization's Potential." During the interview, Gil and I discuss how he designed the book to quickly provide actionable practices that organizations can utilize to improve their value delivery system. Our conversation includes details on how to understand the fitness for purpose of your system of delivery, and how to employ his ten strategies to improve your level of maturity. <p></p><p>You can listen to the podcast here: <a href="https://on.soundcloud.com/j7ZtY" target="_blank">https://on.soundcloud.com/j7ZtY</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-41834625736439995682024-01-31T11:58:00.003-05:002024-01-31T11:58:08.113-05:00Is this the Darkest Agile Timeline?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvpiPqqSkL1nfP7_60qCwIcDJB4V0ErM0025cBCYpfjkNjnveZv-ivS5_wpCurWkjq8-bTrvyzszfmKNCaNCPYD53M0TYgBdH1_GSpom3U67mJcf60xc2T-49ETvd0cSS01GvQqZJOs7vF-PknXtDHczlQHxTKvBa0JPrSl0mNUKZ-rLBhXJ-Cw/s400/George.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvpiPqqSkL1nfP7_60qCwIcDJB4V0ErM0025cBCYpfjkNjnveZv-ivS5_wpCurWkjq8-bTrvyzszfmKNCaNCPYD53M0TYgBdH1_GSpom3U67mJcf60xc2T-49ETvd0cSS01GvQqZJOs7vF-PknXtDHczlQHxTKvBa0JPrSl0mNUKZ-rLBhXJ-Cw/w200-h200/George.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br />George Schlitz joins the podcast to discuss the current state of Agile, whether or not this is the darkest timeline, how we got here, how to make it better, and where to look for hope.<p></p><p>If you aren’t familiar with The Darkest Timeline, in the show Community there was a storyline where a random occurrence created multiple parallel timelines. A roll of the dice created six possible ways things could have gone… basically a six-sided multiverse. </p><p>And one of the parallels created is THE DARKEST TIMELINE. It’s basically the Lemony Snicket timeline of worst case scenario where Captain Kirk is sporting his Van Dyke beard, Thomas Wayne is Batman instead of Bruce Wayne, it rains all the time, you miss every bus, never made that play in the big game, never asked that person to the prom, never got that promotion… you get the idea.</p><p>You can listen to the podcast here: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ndkdkrxp" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/ndkdkrxp</a></p><div><br /></div>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-2418780454019736282024-01-11T19:36:00.004-05:002024-01-11T19:58:03.972-05:00Fixing Your Quarterly Planning with Nigel Baker<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKZDfCn0-yvch__tdKVR19cb_SztPivYuuGZsy9L0i8iV0ISVRXXjeLetrIKwh4jQtF-_y6OW9_9oi_q4IvVKZle7_xkKNPZQf1m-IZeU9-ivl25rQjQUPziuXsSoKi0IBg-uzKaPTWE82pCzvSVJ90R56b0dIllGpwZOubgI8cArmiOoEPxpPg/s200/Nigel%20headshot.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0kzEWUpcTeeVx2qVWSasZnzo3STCLLYQe6T8p0stHgupmHGYsomSscl2xkDV6pfsFwGP8zEfcfjJkUn0dwZHh9jgHJkREJkbcuDjlnicwOiTuAUw8h_gV0qs-NdUaSWb1x1zBVGAHdfcIegiVPUgUbtqSUFAbssP1erH6k_nNXX6JXHCIKTGow/s500/Nigel%20headshot2.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0kzEWUpcTeeVx2qVWSasZnzo3STCLLYQe6T8p0stHgupmHGYsomSscl2xkDV6pfsFwGP8zEfcfjJkUn0dwZHh9jgHJkREJkbcuDjlnicwOiTuAUw8h_gV0qs-NdUaSWb1x1zBVGAHdfcIegiVPUgUbtqSUFAbssP1erH6k_nNXX6JXHCIKTGow/w200-h200/Nigel%20headshot2.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Nigel Baker joins me in this podcast to explore why so many organizations that are doing quarter planning are making such a mess of it. (Hint, if your teams regularly carry work from Sprint to Sprint and quarter to quarter, then you definitely fall into the "making a mess of it" category.)<p></p><p>During the interview Nigel and I talk through some of the totally valid reasons to do quarterly planning, some risks that come with it, why so many are doing it so poorly and how to fix it. </p><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2eu5yucw" target="_blank">You can find the video version of the podcast here.</a></p><p><a href="https://on.soundcloud.com/k1XPM" target="_blank">You can find the audio version of the podcast here.</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-25407918901354582272023-12-26T22:57:00.001-05:002023-12-26T22:57:09.899-05:00Advice for a Wayward Scrum Master with Jeff Howey<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzvKCEJE8v6ECtuYV7_QyCvaxnsC10U-wDxOmK5WS3PRPkzhMTvxg0rkFv84WysNGsb6Im2ZJVQvvoI0gl03KAHq83QlsSBpKxcF8aYKW3sDgUnBhS566bIXjQQ9DjmXz5SSA68EhBr4eH31J_9Ou9zTxxMCglRP1S5wlwlsTqyBqzEVdAvm55w/s489/Jeff%20Howey%2012-2023.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="489" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzvKCEJE8v6ECtuYV7_QyCvaxnsC10U-wDxOmK5WS3PRPkzhMTvxg0rkFv84WysNGsb6Im2ZJVQvvoI0gl03KAHq83QlsSBpKxcF8aYKW3sDgUnBhS566bIXjQQ9DjmXz5SSA68EhBr4eH31J_9Ou9zTxxMCglRP1S5wlwlsTqyBqzEVdAvm55w/w200-h200/Jeff%20Howey%2012-2023.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />Jeff Howey is back to help me out with a sort of a case study that came from a former student. The story involves a Scrum Master who seems to have seriously lost their way... or their copy of the Scrum Guide, or their understanding of servant leadership. Jeff and unpack the variety of issues and steps that could be taken to reset the role.<p></p><p><a href="https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-post/76039/advice-for-a-wayward-scrum-master-with-jeff-howey" target="_blank">You can check out the podcast here.</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-80037620171082853042023-12-08T13:56:00.003-05:002023-12-08T13:56:39.119-05:00Is Agile Delivering The Business Outcomes You Are Looking For? with Jessica Wolfe<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkVvLmPes644-PnZwxu9mN7mHIZGq3psJ3dCi5TmSA4JoJ4q07YcJGePzuihZiX4U2sRArEb1Tafo8zDSXZ_3uYloBGQv9VxjKrgSquEnmq0xR8WEgAhkDI00wePv5R_jpnSq3IYfPXEVcSIpytQxZPCZAoip3bttk6ihmtWUIEnm0Ldr7ZGb5A/s500/Jessica.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkVvLmPes644-PnZwxu9mN7mHIZGq3psJ3dCi5TmSA4JoJ4q07YcJGePzuihZiX4U2sRArEb1Tafo8zDSXZ_3uYloBGQv9VxjKrgSquEnmq0xR8WEgAhkDI00wePv5R_jpnSq3IYfPXEVcSIpytQxZPCZAoip3bttk6ihmtWUIEnm0Ldr7ZGb5A/w133-h200/Jessica.png" width="133" /></a></div><br />Jessica Wolfe is back to discuss what kind of things organizations need to pay attention to and track in order to understand if their implementation of agile is actually providing them with the business results they are looking for. All too often organizations fall into the trap of simply thinking that doing the thing (agile) creates the desired change. This is not always the case. <p></p><p>During the interview, Jessica shows how Lean Agile Intelligence can be used to figure out what you need to track and how it can show you that the problem you actually have may not be the problem you thought you had. </p><p><a href="https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-post/75852/is-agile-delivering-the-business-outcomes-you-are-looking-for--with-jessica-wolfe" target="_blank">You can find a video version of the podcast here.</a></p><p><a href="https://on.soundcloud.com/6QX3g" target="_blank">You can find an audio version of the podcast here.</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-7893471660437155002023-11-28T12:12:00.002-05:002023-11-28T14:07:44.245-05:00The Future of AI with Mark Kilby<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpWI5ptXEA9KPw56wODHRZ6_YqN6Bimx8e2zUTPA2VCJgQYi6Vqox7AK03C4UfcBAjvUApADMgCR3v9CgKsVhO4fY6VtZsog5xVHN0dYntd6qbyvTYS8gDTijIraHZBTyfzCcuC9TfhwLOUGGYlc1zbPxdRvP4JEYYWVTtB-HC0QgIkVwvIlVxg/s500/Mark%20Kilby%20Headshot.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpWI5ptXEA9KPw56wODHRZ6_YqN6Bimx8e2zUTPA2VCJgQYi6Vqox7AK03C4UfcBAjvUApADMgCR3v9CgKsVhO4fY6VtZsog5xVHN0dYntd6qbyvTYS8gDTijIraHZBTyfzCcuC9TfhwLOUGGYlc1zbPxdRvP4JEYYWVTtB-HC0QgIkVwvIlVxg/w200-h200/Mark%20Kilby%20Headshot.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />The Agile Alliance is hosting a MiniCon on the Future of Artificial Intelligence on 12/8/23. As part of the event, Mark Kilby, co-author of From Chaos to Successfully Distributed Agile Teams, will be hosting a roundtable discussion with the speakers at the event to explore the ways AI is poised to impact how we work and what it will take to utilize it in an ethical and responsible way. <p></p><p>I asked Mark to join me to discuss how he is using AI, why he is taking the time to get schooled up on this emerging technology, and where he thinks it is leading as we head into the future. </p><p>You can find the podcast here: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/nhhnbte8" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/nhhnbte8</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-73654668805157220432023-11-18T15:37:00.003-05:002023-11-18T15:37:50.191-05:00Letting Go of Pure Agile with Andy Jordan<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_181o1fEyDZLuW4nTe4zFRxRidqQ2ViAm9W2NZM8NmL4T9symcvLTQ4DGx_KJUVPr8APTsaqZflY4wt1uSmaEE8tbVBy7YBwtKZcAdrVulccTrny5NjEvpchwV08gqz-_gQcRofXJBajtCW7wCZFZ5jLcCj_3SudiL4thvTllYY4bip0-EiecKA/s500/1568639570922.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_181o1fEyDZLuW4nTe4zFRxRidqQ2ViAm9W2NZM8NmL4T9symcvLTQ4DGx_KJUVPr8APTsaqZflY4wt1uSmaEE8tbVBy7YBwtKZcAdrVulccTrny5NjEvpchwV08gqz-_gQcRofXJBajtCW7wCZFZ5jLcCj_3SudiL4thvTllYY4bip0-EiecKA/w200-h200/1568639570922.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br />After seeing yet another verbal Agilista beat down on LinkedIn, my friend Andy Jordan wrote an article on Project Management.com called Letting Go of Pure Agile. I reached out to Andy and asked if he'd let me interview him about his post to try and dig a little deeper on what he sees happening in the Agile space, how it intersects with traditional project management, and the impact it is having in the job market.<p></p><p>It was also just great to catch up with Andy. He, Mark Price Perry and I used to do workshops for PMI on Redefining Your PMO. You can find links to more on that, Andy's original post, and our interview here: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/mr2u9jxv" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/mr2u9jxv</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-84307176039751897512023-11-06T01:37:00.006-05:002023-11-06T01:44:18.642-05:00The Agile Coach's Dilemma with Alan Dayley<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMIyRZFXFyLyz-RqWaRYXx-xb0bCWbeCyw3rU8Nqio8Uao0-3a3TveRIhgDyMqYrUbfUiqLmboFBvdcOlWpMhsIB4P-IYq2plo3YQS-mtDB8bAuDBJOZSgDm6mllFqgeGJgf3HxHVc4AuH9xfru5pjDb_tdInC4rqGl15_yY8tgzD9rBZvtXylg/s400/Alan%20Headshot.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMIyRZFXFyLyz-RqWaRYXx-xb0bCWbeCyw3rU8Nqio8Uao0-3a3TveRIhgDyMqYrUbfUiqLmboFBvdcOlWpMhsIB4P-IYq2plo3YQS-mtDB8bAuDBJOZSgDm6mllFqgeGJgf3HxHVc4AuH9xfru5pjDb_tdInC4rqGl15_yY8tgzD9rBZvtXylg/w200-h200/Alan%20Headshot.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br />With each new round of layoffs, the existential crisis facing the agile coaching community deepens. Alan Dayley joins me to discuss how the community is retrospecting on this moment and whether or not it is asking the right questions. <p></p><p>You can find the interview here: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/4ttkd7nz" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/4ttkd7nz</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-43101428741238158262023-10-27T09:51:00.001-04:002023-10-27T09:52:31.410-04:00Louder Than Ten Goes Full CoOp!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXMyfy9JqISW16AWzUxk1DaI1fEnaHzTEi5ubxxBj3Bm01l6YSz5366VJRvfCa7mOCEQ_OZ55yx8ni9gMY30EKr29SzPBveF2-4nGimCwxS0uiYZm1G2tKNQ5j4pj1T8mN4mlpS43_jeYEySA_X_XTOfsSKMHNEG8cCtMbBhKuAoCGdDpwXXMag/s706/L10%20Mug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="676" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXMyfy9JqISW16AWzUxk1DaI1fEnaHzTEi5ubxxBj3Bm01l6YSz5366VJRvfCa7mOCEQ_OZ55yx8ni9gMY30EKr29SzPBveF2-4nGimCwxS0uiYZm1G2tKNQ5j4pj1T8mN4mlpS43_jeYEySA_X_XTOfsSKMHNEG8cCtMbBhKuAoCGdDpwXXMag/s320/L10%20Mug.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br />Louder Than Ten is a Vancouver-based Project Management Training and Consulting company. L>10 was founded by Rachel and Travis Gertz, and for the past 14 years, everything they have done has been centered around fostering healthy and humane ways of working together and managing projects. There aren’t many organizations in the digital agency space that have taken the time to develop their own project management manifesto. It is truly a unique place and now, as they do, Rachel and Travis have cranked up the volume just a scosche higher by converting their company into a Worker Owned Cooperative. This means that new employees who join Louder than Ten will have an option to purchase a stake in the company and become an equal partner. This is a far cry from the sweatshop grind-it-out approach that many agencies take and it is definitely unique in the context of what is happening in the field of project management today. <p></p><p>In this episode, Rachel and Travis join me to explain why they took this step to completely transform their company and how they went about doing it. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/mFLfeDYhgE0" target="_blank">You can find the video version of the interview here.</a></p><p><a href="https://on.soundcloud.com/6WLD5" target="_blank">You can find the audio version of the interview here.</a></p><p>Also, as you can see from the picture above, they have some totally badass merch. If there is a project manager in your life, remember, the holidays are right around the corner.</p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-66455136928111864132023-10-25T21:49:00.003-04:002023-10-25T21:49:34.494-04:00It's Not You, It's Me... Breaking up with my Personal Kanban Board<p> On November 1st, Tim Nolan, Mark Kilby, and I will be kicking off a six-week Personal Kanban course for Modus Institute. We are all really looking forward to helping others get started with Personal Kanban and amp up their game when it comes to getting a better handle on all the things they are trying to do. It is a very powerful system, and it has taught me volumes about how to optimize my ability to show up for people and be productive. (You can learn more about the course here: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/PKClassNov1" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/PKClassNov1</a></p><p>One of the most powerful things about this approach is that it is not a static system. It is always waiting to teach you something new - if/when you are ready to hear it.</p><p> <b>It’s Not You, It’s Me</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4ls2XLElkkFAPDF0yny7VUnUZEhXuCnxC4n3ns0wuvl_QzCYHyz2GpsJbxyCec04EQ_lyAsAChp20dSM09ERUbIIjy42FayzzNOVxArMb6i2Bu0tbGIJbpanqdjhc6txOgPNdZoZl6b8je8GcOsF_KmDinqiw2MeTMvKL02cYm0z7PLiK8BLIg/s316/Keep_On_Loving_You_vinyl7'.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="315" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4ls2XLElkkFAPDF0yny7VUnUZEhXuCnxC4n3ns0wuvl_QzCYHyz2GpsJbxyCec04EQ_lyAsAChp20dSM09ERUbIIjy42FayzzNOVxArMb6i2Bu0tbGIJbpanqdjhc6txOgPNdZoZl6b8je8GcOsF_KmDinqiw2MeTMvKL02cYm0z7PLiK8BLIg/s1600/Keep_On_Loving_You_vinyl7'.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br />My Personal Kanban board and I just broke up. It’s the second time in six months. I thought we could make it work. Sometimes things just don’t work out. Now there is nothing but me, way too many things to do, and an REO Speedwagon playlist. <p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><i>You should have seen by the look in my eyes, baby</i></p><p><i>There was something missin'</i></p><p><i>You should have known by the tone of my voice, maybe</i></p><p><i>But you didn't listen</i></p></blockquote><p>I’m not done with Personal Kanban - just that particular board layout.</p><p>I stopped using a physical board a few months ago because I wasn’t always around it when I needed to make updates. It was also too small to hold all the stuff I needed to do. So I set everything up in Miro and used that as a Product Backlog, writing by hand the things I wanted to do each day in a little notebook I carry with me everywhere. What is in the notebook is a checklist (Jim is frowning) but I think of it more as the personal parallel of a Sprint Backlog. Items are color-coded by priority. For me, there is something about the effort required to handwrite stuff each day, plus shading them with a prioritization color that I find rewarding. It's like I am paying respect to the work item by writing it out by hand (#handspunproductivity). Also, I’m a project manager and I like checking things off a list. </p><p>But lately, that hasn’t worked either. I have so much stuff in Miro and so much in the notebook, and all of a sudden I’m also capturing reminders in my phone. The whole system just kinda broke down and was failing to serve me. </p><p> On the flight back from Atlanta on Friday, I wrote down all the things I needed to do in my notebook. It took three pages. TMGDWIP!</p><p>This happens… to everyone… grab a towel and some salty snacks and DO NOT PANIC! It’s all ok. </p><p>I had a system. It worked great for a time, but it was clearly time to “high school break up” with my board.</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><i>You played dead</i></p><p><i>But you never bled</i></p><p><i>Instead, you laid still in the grass</i></p><p><i>All coiled up and hissin'</i> </p></blockquote><p>Imagine your Kanban board (or however you are visualizing your work) was someone you’d been trying to date. And you’ve hit the wall. The level of annoyance and irritation has overcome the fear of emotional discomfort that comes with the idea of separating from someone or something you’ve grown comfortable with. (Just because you are in pain does not mean you are uncomfortable.) It’s time for the “It’s not you, it’s me” conversation… because 100%, it is totally you. Your situation has changed and that board fits you like the pants you wore when you were 10 lbs. lighter. </p><p>If you could sit down with your work - however you visualize it - and have an open, honest conversation about how that model is helping, how it is no longer helping, and (because it’s totally you…) what parts you are clinging to and can’t let go of it (just like that person you dated in high school). Gev from Modus has a sign on her board asking, “Dear Kanban, How are you lying to me today?” Mine has, “Dear Kanban, what are you shouting at me that I am completely refusing to hear?” Somewhere in the middle is the information you need to start over. </p><p><b>Getting (re)started</b></p><p>Before you just launch into a new visualization of your work, take some time to be intentional about the next step. </p><h2 style="text-align: center;">What problem are you trying to solve?</h2><p> </p><p>This is question #1. Is it too much WIP? Keeping track of everything? Do you just want to visualize everything so you can see what is on the table? Maybe a combination of all of that? Maybe you aren’t even sure what the question is yet and you need a model that will help you figure out how this system can teach you to be more efficient. Before you set up a new Kanban, understand what it needs to be able to do for you and design it to run an experiment to see if it can help solve that problem. It is not just about getting cards moved across a board. The system has to serve you and your understanding of how and why you work so that you can make truly intentional choices about what the next right step is.</p><p>For me, I’m at the point where I already know that any visualization is 100% going to show me I have too much going on. I’m also currently not ready to let go of any of it. So, my current quest is how to establish a prioritization technique I can hold in front of me and use it to drive my choices whenever it is time to take something new on. Visualizing it is important because you need to get it out of your head. The stress and cognitive load that come from trying to carry everything in your head is a real thing. It takes a toll. Externalize it so that you can understand what is in front of you and understand your options. </p><p>Your boards will crash because they solved a problem that is different from the one you now face. That is part of growth and even though it can be a drag, it is totally normal. And keep in mind that no matter how long you do this stuff, the vigilance required for hyper-productivity takes a tool and each of us sometimes needs to just chill and watch Fboy Island for a bit. (It’s not gonna watch itself.)</p><p>On November 1st, Tim Nolan, Mark Kilby, and I will be kicking off a six-week Personal Kanban course for Modus Institute. If you are new to it, we can help get you started. If you are already using Personal Kanban, we can help you tune your system into a high-performing, WIP-limiting engine that will help you take greater agency with all the things that you do. Follow this link to learn more: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/PKClassNov1" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/PKClassNov1</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div><br /></div>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-82248892812554165462023-10-17T22:36:00.004-04:002023-10-17T22:36:52.313-04:00The DrunkenPM Radio Monthly Newsletter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSFrcmxl6kgR3FEz8icTVcmvrEfke1BgK-P5LNJ-fHRW2x5wDn5gHh0hB36-goZKkEMnO6FXN6IEgKk9FXsS-EHwNSEX6LfzF91x0lMQSmPGMK1YtLBEEJEOHlXSEp2134sQ8wTtfGviGituM0Iw2VDYC4LHaEppWMt6PZ2s8NwbRppJOdmtxnA/s396/DPM%20logo%2009172023%20fpr%20medium.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="396" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSFrcmxl6kgR3FEz8icTVcmvrEfke1BgK-P5LNJ-fHRW2x5wDn5gHh0hB36-goZKkEMnO6FXN6IEgKk9FXsS-EHwNSEX6LfzF91x0lMQSmPGMK1YtLBEEJEOHlXSEp2134sQ8wTtfGviGituM0Iw2VDYC4LHaEppWMt6PZ2s8NwbRppJOdmtxnA/w200-h200/DPM%20logo%2009172023%20fpr%20medium.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />I've started a monthly newsletter! The first issue is out and I'm including links to the podcasts I produce both on my own and for LeadingAgile, short articles, and tips to help with Agile, Project Management, and Personal Kanban. It will include odd bits of nonsense and musical recommendations as well. <p></p><p><a href="http://eepurl.com/iB2jUI" target="_blank">Click here to sign up for the DrunkenPM Radio Monthly Newsletter!</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-40465914399208681312023-10-09T03:59:00.000-04:002023-10-09T03:59:07.601-04:00Using Personal Kanban to Start Agile Transformation with Michael Grill<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezY6RaiZMaRO-JaZumWCb2MGCjeZyVXvsAw_SyDxCfBtLL1jSbw0uG41FdPYkshXSjON4On23r7VSKKYjNZPJVIsmI5INiLSkR9HJAsvKnans1caFAs0PhnrZj28MA59WFDrdey-y7Ai-k_9l24B3KuEYxssix6u26cu4eN1ZZJf61viiUnUNHw/s400/Michael%20Grill.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezY6RaiZMaRO-JaZumWCb2MGCjeZyVXvsAw_SyDxCfBtLL1jSbw0uG41FdPYkshXSjON4On23r7VSKKYjNZPJVIsmI5INiLSkR9HJAsvKnans1caFAs0PhnrZj28MA59WFDrdey-y7Ai-k_9l24B3KuEYxssix6u26cu4eN1ZZJf61viiUnUNHw/w200-h200/Michael%20Grill.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Michael Grill is a Product Owner and Head of Process and Methods in the Agile Practice at Knorr-Bremse, and they have taken steps to address this challenge of helping individuals adopt an agile mindset and practices in managing their day-to-day work by adopting Personal Kanban before they put them together on agile teams. In this interview, Michael joins me to share how Knorr-Bremse came to make this choice and how it is deeply impacting their agile practice. First, you begin working with Personal Kanban, then you and your team members begin working together using PK, and then you adopt practices from Scrum, Kanban, or other forms of agile, to get the work done. <p></p><p><a href="https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-post/75438/using-personal-kanban-to-start-agile-transformation-with-michael-grill" target="_blank">You can find the podcast and links to learn more here.</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-83096541093533618022023-09-28T23:48:00.002-04:002023-09-28T23:48:45.677-04:00Creating Connections with Together To Gather w Lia James and Jessie Shternshus<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvI3nbhde1puERw3Vzz0wUJOAeQrDgENAOPQDNfyPFm1Gvwc0ujIeSO2S20cjy6zXQ3vE5khJhkPWAJCNJPHQqowCrXeYU0gXzyuPH1wjcqv-9eSjAlxJHTxzRLlPJ7ESku9YIbIC2NlOvX7_BTgq2-RC2PfBOTIgEx3bNo3vDYEQs3Dte55oorQ/s1280/utube2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvI3nbhde1puERw3Vzz0wUJOAeQrDgENAOPQDNfyPFm1Gvwc0ujIeSO2S20cjy6zXQ3vE5khJhkPWAJCNJPHQqowCrXeYU0gXzyuPH1wjcqv-9eSjAlxJHTxzRLlPJ7ESku9YIbIC2NlOvX7_BTgq2-RC2PfBOTIgEx3bNo3vDYEQs3Dte55oorQ/s320/utube2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Together To Gather is a card game developed by Lia James from &Human and Jessie Shternshus from the Improv Effect to help leverage the power of great questions to inspire meaningful conversations. If you are looking for a really fun way to build deeper relationships with your team members or any group of people you interact with, you should definitely check out this interview. During our conversation, Jessie, Lia, and I talk about how and why the game works and discuss different use cases for it. You can even watch us play a few rounds and learn one of the reasons I was so bad at working in a recording studio.<p></p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/4dty5d8z" target="_blank">You can watch a video of the interview here.</a></p><p><a href="ttps://on.soundcloud.com/pDpKf" target="_blank">You can listen to an audio version of the interview here.</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-17795898581371387802023-09-14T16:54:00.004-04:002023-09-17T20:27:58.724-04:00Can AI Replace a Scrum Master? with Zach Stone<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3rWAri2wKJXiwWE3KKrL1sMa_2rTpLngfrjDOAFT-hq7382xO3rxJAi8CwKUZm2jeGItU_gFmP2IZP3_LP0jHRZwNU-NJ8SmQyawL8ZetxHbPQzHEbKBnprrIZMgr8bjeiRWezmoEBVo90VzvlYaZ2X-fNoaezZPXuk3Zp6yB4EwAwEkRoqNLg/s512/Zach%20Ai%20Headshot.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3rWAri2wKJXiwWE3KKrL1sMa_2rTpLngfrjDOAFT-hq7382xO3rxJAi8CwKUZm2jeGItU_gFmP2IZP3_LP0jHRZwNU-NJ8SmQyawL8ZetxHbPQzHEbKBnprrIZMgr8bjeiRWezmoEBVo90VzvlYaZ2X-fNoaezZPXuk3Zp6yB4EwAwEkRoqNLg/w200-h200/Zach%20Ai%20Headshot.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Zach Stone joins me to explore how AI is going to impact the work of the Scrum Master and Scrum Team Members. <p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Will the SM be replaced? </li><li>What parts of the work can be offloaded onto AI? </li><li>What can a Scrum Team member do to get ready for AI? </li><li>Once AI fully arrives... what the hell am I going to do all day?</li></ul><p></p><p><a href="https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-post/75331/can-ai-replace-a-scrum-master--with-zach-stone" target="_blank">You can listen to the podcast here.</a></p><p><a href="https://medium.com/@drunkenpm/can-ai-replace-a-scrum-master-with-zach-stone-92e1afebf7ea" target="_blank">The transcript is here.</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-45395690869247241002023-08-31T23:11:00.001-04:002023-08-31T23:11:11.473-04:00 What happens when the Agile people leave? w/ Jesse Fewell<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDKpEj608eOjcdEKieIa5VJhHKYoLpB_lGZaL09nipReF2TSl4T0XxG-cr5N_gUqwRP_25o9GCWq-pXSBeiK2XzWIaC43ibOgPQ2QEvAQ4cYdwGxW11iSnbF7gzFICHYY7cIMi059RbBtPUxx6kMA4l9Q7CgwN2e2N-qhURDz9ffqKKriGC8VLQ/s800/Headshot%20of%20Jesse.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDKpEj608eOjcdEKieIa5VJhHKYoLpB_lGZaL09nipReF2TSl4T0XxG-cr5N_gUqwRP_25o9GCWq-pXSBeiK2XzWIaC43ibOgPQ2QEvAQ4cYdwGxW11iSnbF7gzFICHYY7cIMi059RbBtPUxx6kMA4l9Q7CgwN2e2N-qhURDz9ffqKKriGC8VLQ/w200-h200/Headshot%20of%20Jesse.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br />In this episode of the podcast, Jesse Fewell joins me to discuss what happens in organizations that decide they no longer need or want the people who are helping them adopt agile? How do they reach this decision? What is the impact? <p></p><p>The conversation came about as a result of a post that Jesse made on LinkedIn. He’s doing research on the topic and I asked him to join me to talk through some of the ideas. If you have stories to share, he’d love to hear from you. You can find his original LinkedIn post here: <a href="https://bit.ly/3EjRUf9" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3EjRUf9</a></p><p>Towards the end of the podcast we also discuss a question that came up in one of my CSM/CSPO Lean Coffees: If you are hired as a Scrum Master into a mostly waterfall organization that still has traditional project managers, and the engineers are trying to treat you like a secretary, how do you establish your role and the value you can provide?</p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/3L3ZLkO" target="_blank">You can find the podcast here.</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-8404427589072378632023-08-06T18:07:00.004-04:002023-08-06T18:09:59.586-04:00Cultivating a Soulful Transformation Community w Jardena London<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcobhDgA7hLkAUFmNQRGLYFly1AriZQHrnEoDqCufZH9rrG0h3NdDpNTzdJxP3sp_41_m64435ODx1Pzzsnzs-uec2YPYm1H35xNJwrupliaL2NTs9NqOGFwv15ktI5mk-vUPr_9yTIYLKMv3DIw0aazepP3-LnST2PLe0tDQXB1IV7v43OdoLSQ/s640/Jardena_London_091A7642-retouched.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="427" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcobhDgA7hLkAUFmNQRGLYFly1AriZQHrnEoDqCufZH9rrG0h3NdDpNTzdJxP3sp_41_m64435ODx1Pzzsnzs-uec2YPYm1H35xNJwrupliaL2NTs9NqOGFwv15ktI5mk-vUPr_9yTIYLKMv3DIw0aazepP3-LnST2PLe0tDQXB1IV7v43OdoLSQ/w134-h200/Jardena_London_091A7642-retouched.jpeg" width="134" /></a></div><br />Jardena London joins the podcast to talk about the launch of the<b> <a href="https://learning.cultivatingtransformations.com/" target="_blank">Transformational Leader Community</a> </b>that she has created to help foster a more soulful approach to organizational change. If you'd like to read more about Jardena's approach, you can also check out her book <b><i><a href="https://bit.ly/3QB72fo" target="_blank">Cultivating Transformations: A Leader’s Guide to Connecting the Soulful and the Practical</a></i></b> <p></p><p>The interview is available in video here: <a href="https://youtu.be/zOa4IZT_V2c" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/zOa4IZT_V2c</a></p><p>The interview is available in audio here: <a href="https://on.soundcloud.com/VwTsU" target="_blank">https://on.soundcloud.com/VwTsU</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-65112858546930491302023-07-19T15:44:00.003-04:002023-07-19T17:20:48.196-04:00Taking a Responsible Approach to AI with Snehal Talati<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAUc8CjCsPlJNV2u9wHQJsjFzp7Nxd2VqoWObFtnDIEEzBYHaui37dmZqxQlamAzBuwmD8otQvBsqLOIyYMMERzcq9M5Ly3Wc2Df8NM56traLFJUwqDQp9ill17Fm8qaM8fif9daQM3NPNDB0siaS9_Hzut-WSH3oWm85p9ZxC8DCyQEVtf11hA/s689/New%20Snehal-SQ.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="689" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAUc8CjCsPlJNV2u9wHQJsjFzp7Nxd2VqoWObFtnDIEEzBYHaui37dmZqxQlamAzBuwmD8otQvBsqLOIyYMMERzcq9M5Ly3Wc2Df8NM56traLFJUwqDQp9ill17Fm8qaM8fif9daQM3NPNDB0siaS9_Hzut-WSH3oWm85p9ZxC8DCyQEVtf11hA/w200-h200/New%20Snehal-SQ.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />Snehal Talati joins Drunken PM Radio to talk about how to leverage Artificial Intelligence responsibly as we reimagine how it can help Agile. Where everyone is in a mad scramble to develop their own AI app, Snehal has founded AIAgile.org to foster a conversation around four main goals:<p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Develop principles and practices for human-centric AI</li><li>Learn and share how AI augments Agile methods to serve people</li><li>Pioneer an adaptive, collaborative model for progress</li><li>Ensure diversity and ethics in creating new tech</li></ul><div>You can find the interview here: <a href="https://bit.ly/3NRfSTi" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3NRfSTi</a></div><p></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-85267660441755790992023-07-19T15:40:00.000-04:002023-07-19T15:40:33.024-04:00Agile 2023 - Tuning Your Distributed Team with a Right Environment Exercise<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jIm8n5I5kzv0-URoY8F8WpHN4D_uww5ylZ3GpUeA-G3AatXLk_y_rTpUgsNkRII4zA4bGSv1XYfhaRjuxxXQlOZwzA0F8HztjAK7E5a6Zp6zj3YPD66v-KLlRZNqw5pJf1XUis5-3D9k2ORKKuBIRtL0VjDCK-CdL4Xf5jLjmiF3PG2CUn3PbA/s1600/agile2023-workshop-kilby-nolan-prior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1600" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jIm8n5I5kzv0-URoY8F8WpHN4D_uww5ylZ3GpUeA-G3AatXLk_y_rTpUgsNkRII4zA4bGSv1XYfhaRjuxxXQlOZwzA0F8HztjAK7E5a6Zp6zj3YPD66v-KLlRZNqw5pJf1XUis5-3D9k2ORKKuBIRtL0VjDCK-CdL4Xf5jLjmiF3PG2CUn3PbA/s320/agile2023-workshop-kilby-nolan-prior.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />At Agile 2023 Mark Kilby, Tim Nolan and I will be leading a session called Tuning Your Distributed Team with a Right Environment Exercise. The workshop is based on things we learned while we were working towards the <a href="https://www.modusinstitute.com/lavm" target="_blank">Lean Agile Visual Management (LAVM)</a> certification with <a href="https://www.modusinstitute.com" target="_blank">Modus Institute</a>. If you'll be at Agile 2023 and need something to do Tuesday afternoon (7/25/23) we'll be running the workshop from 2 PM to 5 PM in Lafayette 4. Hope to see you there!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can learn more about the session here: <a href="https://events.agilealliance.org/Agile2023/session/1423781/tuning-your-distributed-team-with-a-right-environment-exercise-dave-prior-mark-kilby">Tuning Your Distributed Team with a Right Environment Exercise (Dave Prior, Mark Kilby)</a></div><br /><p></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-48488193085368162302023-07-09T21:05:00.009-04:002023-07-09T21:07:48.319-04:00Successful Independent Consulting with Johanna Rothman<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzJLe4m3GtsbNbz3WQDqGg1HUq1WK1q63A65cQYuGBienTrjuAE1ZMmDrU_OyRQXD1DHZDE7FcFSreovS8X_TSiVARzLYfrTzh-RSb_i3-k66t-tBQY0HK_T8BnkEXRz6hKni3h8L1onMveaeIA01Gww85feut9OhiL49J5VcuxhWSe4_OoJIFQ/s300/johanna%20headshot.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzJLe4m3GtsbNbz3WQDqGg1HUq1WK1q63A65cQYuGBienTrjuAE1ZMmDrU_OyRQXD1DHZDE7FcFSreovS8X_TSiVARzLYfrTzh-RSb_i3-k66t-tBQY0HK_T8BnkEXRz6hKni3h8L1onMveaeIA01Gww85feut9OhiL49J5VcuxhWSe4_OoJIFQ/w200-h200/johanna%20headshot.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Johanna Rothman is one of my favorite people to interview and in this episode, she’s back to talk about her new book Successful Independent Consulting: Relationships That Focus on Mutual Benefit. The book is full of insights and practical tips not just for consultants but anyone looking to establish themself and make their presence known in their profession. The conversation also covers the book she published last year, Free Your Inner Nonfiction Writer: Educate, Influence, and Entertain Your Readers because a big part of making your presence known is making sure your voice is heard. <p></p><p>Video: <a href="https://bit.ly/3PMRCV6" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3PMRCV6</a></p><p>Audio: <a href="https://on.soundcloud.com/7AKm9" target="_blank">https://on.soundcloud.com/7AKm9</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-18652252241812123072023-06-26T09:49:00.000-04:002023-06-26T09:49:24.271-04:00Tracking Flow Metrics w Atlassian Analytics<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUykBRon_E_KtdmFFw3nqOz3-BcGSo31bmnb8kN94B_ZZjd-7PWVpW22fRBns84XzKZbf8f87Q-9Usog9VwmfF8W3-hW6maoUOcJm9rQXTfI_U6LvBlvvDcShFlI3TI2djKW2mhi8f9OhoYXI17_VU5uIKPEaw8RgPIMG2HyUHxaUngV0DL2pcNw/s1058/You%20Tube.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="1058" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUykBRon_E_KtdmFFw3nqOz3-BcGSo31bmnb8kN94B_ZZjd-7PWVpW22fRBns84XzKZbf8f87Q-9Usog9VwmfF8W3-hW6maoUOcJm9rQXTfI_U6LvBlvvDcShFlI3TI2djKW2mhi8f9OhoYXI17_VU5uIKPEaw8RgPIMG2HyUHxaUngV0DL2pcNw/s320/You%20Tube.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />I've done a few podcasts recently on tracking flow metrics instead of velocity and why it is a better (but not perfect) way of estimating what will be done in the future.)<p></p><p>In this episode, Derek Huether and Sam Tsubota from Atlassian demonstrate how to pull that info straight from Atlassian Analytics.</p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/3XoLuUG" target="_blank">The interview will work best in video</a></p><p><a href="https://on.soundcloud.com/wjyus" target="_blank">But there is an audio version too</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-49259422238954201432023-06-19T09:21:00.001-04:002023-06-19T09:21:55.766-04:00The Art of War with Gary Gagliardi<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSM2ZRscR8_Fl7xfX2GwGwWBaRXZabTIE5OeQLEw2fqV4PgCDxBMhwZ6ddz-rrRx7RFNtr3Ba36gB-poN3CaZFHby9XQla09azdSE9lQnB6Mu0b0UWnGYlLw7gmWzeqISBzmGn160NILmkjAkxmCofBumV8RfMcDKPeTrAg8CCZEcvRA-WeL8tQ/s360/Headshot.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSM2ZRscR8_Fl7xfX2GwGwWBaRXZabTIE5OeQLEw2fqV4PgCDxBMhwZ6ddz-rrRx7RFNtr3Ba36gB-poN3CaZFHby9XQla09azdSE9lQnB6Mu0b0UWnGYlLw7gmWzeqISBzmGn160NILmkjAkxmCofBumV8RfMcDKPeTrAg8CCZEcvRA-WeL8tQ/w200-h200/Headshot.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br />In the classes I teach and the podcasts I record I talk frequently about how deeply Sun Tzu’s The Art of War has impacted the way I understand the opportunities that show up in my life. Once you get past the title, you can begin to understand how it is really a book about collaboration. I have MANY translations of the Art of War in my apartment but none of them have reshaped my brain as profoundly as the ones by Gary Gagliardi. His book <a href="https://bit.ly/3pb2txi" target="_blank">The Amazing Secrets of Sun Tzu's The Art of War: The Mysteries of History's Most Powerful Strategy</a> helped me to understand the work on a completely different level and was the basis for my Five Measures Canvas tool.<p></p><p>And, he is the guest on this episode of the podcast!!!!</p><p><a href="https://www.projectmanagement.com/blogs/264092/the-reluctant-agilist?msg=Blog%20post%20updated%2E&sk=CA237B5F5C544B6722D6F926E1C9E86CAB5EEC0EDC957BAD8C6AF9ABB63FCB5EBC988130D325C70476AAA8CB8C5D8A1694B6465F8D5931FACF2591DD038F818D" target="_blank">You can listen to the interview here.</a></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773592.post-16052224516285476722023-06-10T21:54:00.002-04:002023-06-10T21:54:41.298-04:00Investing in Business Strategy NOT IT Strategy with Ross Beurmann<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrenKLPFIDs95Txb8XubnoE0FhTyZEsUl8PjLoeQ5yA5WLye3GioMxj5rI6i5iy_8Q9TO8YhtvdcVEhUa6zETPhbO0DUInvrvjvvpj9stRgoP9Ypg05GV4LdYBqV3U4UemEnV2oQdHiCo-5jOH6Lz69mBU2qFqva8o2zkCvMko7ixiuLjjDU/s291/Ross%20Headshot.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="291" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrenKLPFIDs95Txb8XubnoE0FhTyZEsUl8PjLoeQ5yA5WLye3GioMxj5rI6i5iy_8Q9TO8YhtvdcVEhUa6zETPhbO0DUInvrvjvvpj9stRgoP9Ypg05GV4LdYBqV3U4UemEnV2oQdHiCo-5jOH6Lz69mBU2qFqva8o2zkCvMko7ixiuLjjDU/w200-h200/Ross%20Headshot.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br />Ross Beurmann, is back! This time he takes us on an exploration into how the way we fund IT projects impacts how we work and the outcome that work delivers. Drawing inspiration from his thought-provoking LinkedIn post, Ross advocates for making intentional decisions about how we fund IT projects and products, ensuring their separation between operations IT projects and strategic IT projects. Discover how this distinction can impact the outcomes of our work, shaping priorities, staffing decisions, and resource allocation. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-post/74848/investing-in-business-strategy-not-it-strategy-with-ross-beurmann-" target="_blank">You can find the podcast here.</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span></p>Dave Priorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131283890162217818noreply@blogger.com0