Agile Digital Transformation

Wyndham Plumptre is the founder and CEO of the digital transformation consultancy Future Arc who have partnered with some of the world's leading organizations and businesses.In this episode, we discuss how macro events affect supply chains globally. We begin by explaining the different tiers of supply chains and the difference between micro and macro risks. After that, we highlight some of the biggest current macro risks, i.e. the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine, before moving on to the impact of digitalization and concluding with a look into the future.Links & mentions:wyndham@future-arc.comfuture-arc.comfuture-arc.com/case-study-cimple

Brant Cooper is the founder and CEO of Moves the Needle, and New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Entrepreneur, as well as the author of the more recently released Disruption Proof.This is the first episode featuring a returning guest; we spoke with Brant back in the spring of 2021, already teasing Disruption Proof. This time we have a discussion focused on horizon planning, how it has changed and how to redefine it to be as suitable as possible for the digital transformation era.We tie the two conversations together by revisiting the balance between exploitation and operation, and how horizon planning factors into this – which is also a key message in Disruption Proof.Links & mentions:agiledrop.com/podcast/brant-cooperbrant@brantcooper.combrantcooper.commovestheneedle.comstartupbluebook.com

Erez Berkner is the co-founder and CEO of Lumigo, a monitoring and debugging platform for modern cloud applications.In this episode, we take a deep dive into cloud computing. With over 16 years of experience working in the cloud, Erez tell us about the history and development of cloud computing, with modern cloud computing focused majorly around serverless and Kubernetes. We also discuss the key considerations, challenges and most common misconceptions about the cloud, as well as how it impacts the developer experience.Links & mentions:twitter.com/erezberknertwitter.com/Lumigo

Fred Fowler is an agile coach and a scrum expert holding the prestigious Professional Scrum Master Level III certification. He has worked with companies such as Apple, Oracle and Uber, and is the author of Advanced Scrum Case Studies and other books.In this episode, we talk about the importance of solving the right problems for succeeding in the highly competitive digital landscape. We explore how to uncover the right problems to solve and how swift market changes can lead to unintentionally working on the wrong solutions. Throughout the episode, Fred highlights the value of  Scrum methodologies in finding and staying up-to-date on the real customer needs to provide fitting solutions.Links & mentions:linkedin.com/in/fmfaincsiliconvalleyscrum.comffowler@siliconvalleyscrum.comamazon.com/Advanced-Scrum-Case-Studies-Real-World

Preethi Madhu is the CEO of the digital transformation consultancy Greyamp Consulting, with 20+ years of experience in helping leadership and CxO roles achieve their digital vision.In this episode, we talk about how companies should go about making their digital vision a reality and what the most important factors impacting these efforts are. We discuss digital readiness, the digital workforce, the importance of strategizing, the role of leadership, and agility. Preethi brings the discussion home with a couple of client examples that highlight and substantiate these key factors.Links & mentions:greyamp.comlinkedin.com/in/preethimadhu

Beck Besecker is the co-founder and CEO of Marxent, the 3D enterprise platform for retailers and manufacturers.In this episode, we talk about 3D product design and how it factors into the future of retail. As Marxent are mainly focused on 3D solutions for the home and for the office, the discussion largely takes place in this context; we discuss the evolution of 3D design, with home being one of the slowest adopters of modern digital technologies, as well as the considerations and challenges of adopting 3D.Links & mentions:3dcloud.com

Darshan Mehta is the founder of the insights platform iResearch, and of ConnectQik, a mobile app  which facilitates quick and meaningful connections.In this episode, we discuss how the field of digital marketing needs to adapt in order to stay on top of all the uncertainty and disruption of the 21st century. For the most part, we maintain a big-picture perspective, then go into more detail on customer centricity as a basis for effective innovation, and on the top considerations for MarTech adoption.Links & mentions:dm@iresearch.comiresearch.comamazon.co.uk/dp/B09HYP6CZ1

Corey Vilhauer is the Director of Strategy at Blend Interactive, and Deane Barker is the Senior Director of Content Management Strategy at Optimizely. They are authors of The Web Project Guide and hosts of a podcast that dives deeper into specific aspects of the web project process.In this episode, we discuss the multifaceted nature of a web project. Corey and Deane first tell us the origins of their book and their podcast, after which we tackle some of the key factors impacting the web project process, from the overall complexity of the web, the importance of content strategy and client relationships, to agility and the placement of the web project into a broader digital context.Links & mentions:oreilly.com/library/view/web-content-managementamazon.com/How-Buildings-Learn-Happens-Theyredeanebarker.net/tech/blog/everyone-wants-numberwebproject.guideblendinteractive.comoptimizely.com

Mirko Swillus is the Vice President of Engineering at Staffbase, a leading platform for internal business communication.In this episode, we talk about organizational models and the importance of having a model that's closely aligned with the DNA of your organization to see sustainable success. We discuss the key role of leadership and the importance of involving the right people in the right processes to best distribute talent and avoid bottlenecks. Mirko also tells us more about Staffbase as an inherently agile company and how they are approaching all this.Links & resources:atlassian.com/agile/agile-at-scale/spotifyunfix.work/what-is-unfixteamtopologies.com/key-conceptsstaffbase.comlinkedin.com/in/mirko-swillus

Izhak Paz is the founder and CEO of SafeGuard, a ConTech and safety company utilizing machine learning to prevent construction accidents.In this episode, we talk about digital transformation in the field of construction. We first define the term "ConTech" and give some examples, then continue with a look into the evolution of the field and the challenges to transformation at scale. We spend some time discussing the role of artificial intelligence in preventing construction accidents and improving worker safety, before concluding with some future predictions for digitalization in construction.Links & mentions:safeguard.co.il