Thursday, January 21, 2021

You Can't Blame Everything on Culture w/ Dhaval Panchal


 If your attempt to introduce organizational change (or agile transformation) isn't going the way you wanted, culture may be part of the problem, but chances are it isn't the only problem. There may be many other factors to consider.

In this podcast Dhaval Panchal and I explore the idea of culture as the thing keeping change from happening and what other factors might be sitting down to eat strategy and other things for breakfast. 

The podcast is here.

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Multiple Product Owners with Competing Priorities w/ Jeff Howey


In this LeadingAgile podcast, Jeff Howey and I take on a question from a student about what to do when you have multiple POs working on one product, shared resources, and all the PO's have competing priorities. 

You can find the podcast here.

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Business Agility with Richard Cheng and Karim Harbott


Business Agility is something people have been talking about for several years but it is one of those terms that can mean different things to different people. In this episode of the podcast I am joined by my friends Richard Cheng and Karim Harbott to clarify what Business Agility is, why nailing down a definition can be so tough, why it is so important and how you can get started with helping your organization take steps in enabling it. 

You can find the interview here.


Wednesday, January 06, 2021

Scrum Guide 2020: Scrum Artifacts w Chris Li


Certified Scrum Trainer, Founder of SparkPlug Agility, and good friend of mine, Chris Li, joins me to dig into the changes to Scrum Artifacts introduced in the 2020 Scrum Guide, what they are, how they'll impact you and the how they leave us both hopeful and worried. 

You can find the podcast here: https://bit.ly/3b404uF

You can check out the 2020 Scrum Guide here: https://scrumguides.org/

Sunday, January 03, 2021

Jim Benson on Systems Thinking and Modus Institute's new Certification and Accreditation programs


Modus Institute recently introduced its new Certification and Accreditation Programs in Lean-Agile Visual Management (LA-VM). This is something they have been working on developing for 12 years. In this episode of the podcast, Jim Benson joins me to discuss Modus’s new offerings. During the interview we discuss Systems Thinking and how it figures into the LA-VM program.

You can find the interview here: https://bit.ly/2Lkm0XE

You can learn more about Modus Institute here: https://www.modusinstitute.com