Overcoming Fear as a Non-Techical Project Manager with Kay Keizer

 

The 2024 Digital PM Summit is just days away and Kay Keizer will be there leading a session called "Leading with Confidence: Overcoming Fear as a Non-technical Project Manager".  In this interview, she shares a few key takeaways from her DPM Summit presentation.

You can find the video version of the interview here.

You can find the audio version of the interview here.

Unleashing the Power of Project Management with Val Hinze

Mighty Citizen's Val Hinze joins the podcast to offer a preview of her upcoming 2024 Digital PM Summit Talk "Unleashing the Power of Project Management: A Path to Scalable Growth"

You can watch the video interview here

You can listen to an audio version here

The 2024 Digital PM Summit will take happen in Austin, TX on October 14-15, 2024. To learn more about the Summit and come attend Val's talk go here: https://bureauofdigital.com/event/digital-pm-summit-2024

Leading Creative Teams Through Change with Sara Doubleday

 Sara Doubleday offers some tips from her upcoming session at the 2024 Digital PM Summit. 

Summary

In this conversation, Dave Prior and Sara Doubleday discuss the complexities of managing change within creative teams, the integration of AI in creative processes, and the importance of maintaining human connections in a remote work environment. Sara shares her experiences with team mergers, the challenges of efficiency versus human connection, and the need for a supportive agency culture that fosters collaboration and creativity. The discussion highlights the nuances of change management and the significance of treating team members as individuals rather than mere processes.

The video version of the podcast is here

The audio version of the podcast is here

An interview with Jimi Fosdick of Fearless Agility

Fearless Agility's Jimi Fosdick is back! 

If you don't know Jimi, you should definitely listen to this. 

If you do know Jimi, and are curious about why he wants to cause physical harm to Henry Gantt, you should listen to this. 

There are very few people who can truly exist in both traditional and agile spaces with the same degree of ease.

And even in that small crowd, there is no one like Jimi Fosdick.

You can find the interview here

Being a Product Owner with No Direction From Above with Richard Cheng

What do you do when you're a Product Owner who gets no direction or support from above? You and the other POs are each told your product is the top priority for the organization but there are not enough developers to do the work. You don't have clarity on company strategy or what the stakeholders want. 

In this episode, Richard Cheng is back for a discussion about how a PO can survive given the challenges listed above.

The intro to this podcast includes details of some new things I'm working on - The Agile Network, my new Art of War for Collaboration course, and the Guided Personal Kanban courses I'm doing for Modus Institute; as well as the podcasting I did at Agile 2024, so.. here are links for that stuff. 

You can find the podcast here.

Links from Dave's Intro

• The Agile Network* https://theagilenetwork.com/

*If you’d like a discount on an annual membership or want to try a month for free, send an email to dave@theageilnetwork.com and let me know.

• Agile 2024 Interviews: https://drunkenpm.blogspot.com/2024/07/agile-2024-all-interviews.html
• The Art of War for Collaboration Course https://modusinstitute.com/course/art-of-war-collaboration
• Guided Personal Kanban (September 2024) https://modusinstitute.com/course/guided-pk-sep-usa
• Public Scrum Training CSM/CSPO/A-CSPO https://www.scrumalliance.org/courses-events/search?tr=14153&cnty=US

Agile 2024 - All the Interviews

Daily Meeting Day 4 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/agilealliance_agile-2024-daily-meeting-day-four-72424-activity-7222650308567412736-zP3x?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Agile Alliance Live Video Podcast - with Dave Prior and Godwin Nwaugha https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideopodcast-withdavepriora7222309213530726400/theater/

Agile Alliance Interview with Dave Prior and Stuart Young https://www.linkedin.com/posts/agilealliance_stuart-young-has-been-a-very-busy-man-at-activity-7222360320852312065-fdK4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Agile Alliance Interview with Dave Prior and Agile Games Lab https://www.linkedin.com/posts/agilealliance_veit-richter-and-dennis-wagner-are-heading-activity-7222358375542480896-4Q_9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Agile Alliance Live Video Podcast - with Dave Prior and Bill Allen https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideopodcast-withdavepriora7222308877722083331/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Podcast - with Dave Prior, Heidi Musser, and Sandy Mamoli https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideopodcast-withdavepriora7222308659874185216/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Podcast - with Dave Prior and Jeff Patton https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideopodcast-withdavepriora7222308485063921664/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Podcast - with Dave Prior and David Luke https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideopodcast-withdavepriora7222309910456233984/theater/

Daily Meeting Day Two https://www.linkedin.com/posts/agilealliance_daily-meeting-at-agile-2024-day-two-1-what-activity-7222252957767983106-vzPf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Agile Alliance Live Video Podcast - with Dave Prior and Sanjiv Augustine https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideopodcast-withdavepriora7221958408780836865/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Podcast - with Dave Prior and Kate Megaw & Anu Smalley https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideopodcast-withdavepriora7221958983698276352/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Podcast - with Dave Prior and Michael K Sahota https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideopodcast-withdavepriora7221957777005408256/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Podcast - with Dave Prior and Declan Whelan https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideopodcast-withdavepriora7221949411285770240/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Podcast - with Dave Prior and Tjay Gerber https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideopodcast-withdavepriora7221949167739269120/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Podcast - with Dave Prior and Llewellyn Falco https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideopodcast-withdavepriora7221963189100404736/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Podcast - with Dave Prior and Christina Hartikainen - https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideopodcast-withdavepriora7221938688551763969/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Dispatch - with Dave Prior and Troy Magennis & Chris Hefley https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideodispatch-withdaveprior7221590261624164352/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Dispatch - with Dave Prior and John Tanner https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideodispatch-withdaveprior7221589447614595072/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Dispatch - with Dave Prior and Agile In Color https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideodispatch-withdaveprior7221589147990294528/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Dispatch - with Dave Prior and Alistair Cockburn https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideodispatch-withdaveprior7221588680153452544/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Podcast - with Dave Prior and Olivier Lazar https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideopodcast-withdavepriora7221606141905018880/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Dispatch - with Dave Prior and Diana Larsen https://www.linkedin.com/events/livevideodispatch-withdaveprior7221588211645464577/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Dispatch - with Dave Prior and Esther Derby https://www.linkedin.com/events/agile2024-livedispatchfromtheco7221258897515278337/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Dispatch - with Dave Prior and Dhaval Panchal https://www.linkedin.com/events/agile2024-livedispatchfromtheco7221249134052143106/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Dispatch - with Dave Prior and Tricia Broderick https://www.linkedin.com/events/agile2024-livedispatchfromtheco7221238567350509568/theater/

Agile Alliance Live Video Dispatch - with Dave Prior and Dana Pylayeva https://www.linkedin.com/events/agile2024-livedispatchfromtheco7221231432575123458/theater/

Agile Network - Fluid Scaling Technology (FaST): Dave Prior Interviews Quinton Quartel, the father of FaST https://theagilenetwork.com/content/2692e172-7660-44f5-bf57-db4e3be500b7/item/0

Agile Network - Cherie Silas, founder and lead coach at Tandem Coaching Academy; Live with Dave Prior at Agile2024 https://theagilenetwork.com/content/2f0f639a-ffe3-40f6-839b-bf8e4057a9b0/item/0

Agile Network - Chris Stone "The Continuous Improvement Coach"; Live with Dave Prior at Agile2024 https://theagilenetwork.com/content/208a510d-3f67-4305-b6b7-5e1f1595b5fc/item/0

Agile Network - Stephanie Cully, Agile Coach and Scrum Master; Live with Dave Prior at Agile2024 https://theagilenetwork.com/content/53678de5-61fc-4125-a964-8b1a2f3d034c/item/0

Agile Network - Olav Maassen; Live with Dave Prior at Agile2024 https://theagilenetwork.com/content/189e83e7-4f5b-462a-b383-4665d1a0b40b/item/0

Agile Network - Live from Agile 2024 Day 1 Part 2 https://theagilenetwork.com/content/29a3910a-6a98-403a-b0ec-b1e13b126bc4/item/0

Agile Network - Live from Agile 2024 Day 1 Part 1 https://theagilenetwork.com/content/43c717d3-63ae-4033-8bbe-4eda7f354efb/item/0

Agile Network - Day 1 Recap with Kate Megaw and Anu Smalley https://www.linkedin.com/posts/the-agile-network_agile2024-ugcPost-7221302150767738881-e0ZE?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Agile Network - Day 1 Daily Meeting 7/23/24 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mrsungo_when-i-come-to-conferences-one-thing-that-activity-7221224915163590657-b-Ib?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

The Edge Collection with Si Alhir

In this episode of drunkenPM Radio, Si Alhir is back to discuss the concepts of agility, resilience, and anti-fragility and how they relate to navigating stress and achieving growth. He emphasizes the importance of embracing stress and using it as a tool for adaptation and evolution. Si also highlights the need for balance between order and disorder, and the dangers of too much of either. The conversation touches on examples such as vaccinations, exercise, and the impact of COVID-19 on individuals and organizations. Si Alhir discusses how ecosystem thinking and the concept of the edge play a role in increasing agility, resilience, and antifragility in organizations. He shares real-life examples of how organizations have leveraged these concepts to overcome challenges and achieve success. Si also introduces the Edge Collection, a set of instruments that help assess and cultivate agility, resilience, and antifragility at the individual, team, enterprise, and ecosystem levels.

You can find the podcast here.

How to Read a Cumulative Flow Diagram with Colleen Johnson

Despite working in this field for over 20 years, I am embarrassed to say that I still can't make sense of a Cumulative Flow Diagram. Fortunately, ProKanban CEO Colleen Johnson is very patient and in this interview she gets me all sorted out on how to look at a CFD and understand what it is trying to say. 

You can find the video version here

You can find the audio version here

You can sign up for my new course The Art of War for Collaboration here

The Art of War with Si Alhir

Si Alhir joins me to discuss Sun Tzu's The Art of War, its application in transformation work, and the naturalness and unity found within its wisdom. We explore the concept of taking whole, the relationship with the environment, and the role of the Sage Commander. Si shares personal experiences and insights, emphasizing the transformative power of the Art of War. The conversation delves into the concept of enlightened leadership and the application of the principles from 'The Art of War' in organizational transformation. It explores the distinction between an enlightened ruler and a wise general, the importance of psychological safety, and the shift from a vicious ego-based reality control cycle to a virtuous eco-based reality navigation cycle. The conversation concludes with a powerful story of using the ordinary and the extraordinary to transform toxic organizational dynamics.

You can find the podcast here: https://tinyurl.com/57ku8kdv

Did Coaching Kill Agile? with Sandra Cain and Jeff Leach

Is Agile dead? If so, whodunnit? 

Jeff Leach and Sandra Cain join me for a conversation about how "coaching" has impacted Agile and whether its actually dead or it really just needs a hug and a stern talking to and maybe a time-out.

You can find the interview here.

Links from the intro

Certified Scrum Product Owner July 1-2, 2024 (Use PRIOR50 to get $50 off the list price) https://tinyurl.com/2r8af3uk

Dave's upcoming classes: https://tinyurl.com/u2vh9zh8

The Art of War for Collaboration: https://modusinstitute.com/course/art-of-war-collaboration

Contacting Dave: https://linktr.ee/mrsungo

Are you the hero or the villain in your team? w/ Carl Smith and Jesse Wroblewski

Most of us tend to view ourselves as the hero of the story, but it's a pretty safe bet that Darth Vader also thought he was the good guy.  So how do you know if you're actually the villain? Carl Smith and Jesse Wroblewski join the podcast to share ideas on how to figure out if you're Batman or The Joker on your team.

You can find the podcast here.

Takeaways

• Being a hero or a villain is subjective and depends on the perspective of others.
• Leaders should be aware of their actions and the impact they have on their team.
• Empathy and self-reflection are important in avoiding villainous behavior.
• True communication and understanding can help build stronger relationships within a team. Difficult conversations and honest feedback are crucial for effective leadership.
• Fear and pressure can lead to toxic leadership, and it's important to find healthy ways to manage negative energy.
• Having a coach and seeking unfiltered feedback can help improve self-awareness.
• Decommoditization is a strategy to differentiate oneself in a competitive market.
• The Bureau community is a supportive and inspiring network for professionals.

Human Hacking with Christopher Hadnagy and Dr. Abbie Maroño

I am SO psyched to share this interview!

In this interview, I am joined by Christopher Hadnagy and Dr. Abbie Maroño from Social Engineer to talk about how social engineering practices can be used in a positive way to foster greater collaboration in teams. 

I have been a huge fan of Chris's work for a long time. He's had a big influence on how I approach the work that I do.  With Dr. Abbie covering the psychology aspect of human hacking it adds a whole other dimension to the work. 

You can find the video version of the interview here.

You can find the audio version of the interview here.

What's The Next Most Important Thing to Learn with Scott Sehlhorst

 

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In this conversation, Dave Prior and Scott Sehlhorst discuss the importance of improving the product plan while executing it. They explore the common problem of companies jumping straight into execution without considering what they should build and why. Scott emphasizes the need to shift from a mindset of control to one of influence, where product managers focus on solving problems and creating value for customers and the business. They also discuss the concept of uncertainty and sensitivity and how to navigate it using impact mapping to identify needs and changes. In this conversation, Scott Sehlhorst discusses the importance of shifting into a business model and the need to create changes and hypotheses. He emphasizes the process of narrowing down the target population and quantifying the impact of changes. Scott also highlights the significance of determining sensitivity and making connections between cause and effect. He introduces the confidence rubric and explains how to prioritize experiments. The conversation concludes with the idea of constantly improving the plan and focusing on the next most important thing to learn.

You can find the podcast here.

Fixing PI Planning with Alan Dayley

 SAFe Program Consultant, Alan Dayley, is back to join me for a conversation about how PI Planning (or quarterly planning) is supposed to work, why so many organizations keep sabotaging their ability to make it work, and how they can fix it. 

Developers are not batteries.

You can find the interview here https://tinyurl.com/2eu5yucw

Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner

I am VERY happy to be able to share that I am now offering Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner classes.  If you are a CSPO and are looking for a way to raise your game or demonstrate an advanced level of proficiency in your craft, Advanced CSPO is a great way to do that. The course is two full days of highly interactive group work that will help you raise your PO game to a new level.

You can find my upcoming A-CSPO classes here.

And you can find ALL my upcoming classes and workshops here.

How to Pick the Right Scrum Training For You with Vic Bonacci

Vic Bonacci joins me for a conversation about what factors you should consider when signing up for a Scrum Certification (or really any kind of certification) class. Price is definitely a factor, but not the only one that matters. You are making a huge investment of time and money. Choose wisely.

You can find the podcast here.

Making Sense of Co-Pilots, Agents, and Changes in AI with Snehal Talati

If you are having trouble making sense of AI you are not alone. Snehal Talati has created a basic AI course for the Scrum Alliance to help get you sorted on the difference between AI Agents, Co-pilots, LLMs, and all the other phrases you keep hearing people talk about. It's only been a few months since Snehal was last on the podcast and the whole landscape has changed. The good news is he's back and you can get completely up to speed by listening right here: https://tinyurl.com/2eu5yucw

Collaborwocky

 

I'm very proud to be part of the team working on the Collaborwocky podcast for Modus Institute along with Jim Benson, Tonianne DeMaria, Thushyanthan Amirthalingam, and Mark Kilby.  You can follow the links below to check it out and subscribe.

Apple Podcasts (Audio Version) https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/collaborwocky/id1622451507
Video - on the Modus Blog https://modusinstitute.com/blog

5 Things You Can Do To Fix Your Sprint Planning

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! 

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. 

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. 

If you liked this video, please subscribe and let me know so I keep adding more. 

If you are interested in attending one of my upcoming CSM or CSPO classes, just follow this link: https://tinyurl.com/yc5k84z5

If you'd like to subscribe to the drunkenpmradio podcasts: https://soundcloud.com/drunkenpmradio

And if you'd like to contact me, you can find all my links

right here: https://linktr.ee/mrsungo

Successful Distributed Teams with Jim Benson and Mark Kilby

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. 

You can watch the video version of the interview here: https://tinyurl.com/y5387jma

You can listen to the audio version of the interview here: https://on.soundcloud.com/rpdiR

Developing Trust In Your Organization w/ Gil Broza

Gil Broza is back for a second interview about his new book "Deliver Better Results: How to Unlock Your Organization's Potential". 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.

You can find the podcast here.

Develop Better Results with Gil Broza

 

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. 

You can listen to the podcast here: https://on.soundcloud.com/j7ZtY

Is this the Darkest Agile Timeline?

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.

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. 

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.

You can listen to the podcast here: http://tinyurl.com/ndkdkrxp

Fixing Your Quarterly Planning with Nigel Baker

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.)

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. 

You can find the video version of the podcast here.

You can find the audio version of the podcast here.