
Agile Community Network
Do you need assistance with your Agile adoption? Or would you like to share what worked or didn’t work during your adoption process in your own company? If so, we invite you to participate in the Agile Community Network. The ACN Podcast is recorded monthly at our live events. If you want to join that event, please visit acnpodcast.org to register. Help support the show by becoming an ACN supporting member or sponsor today!
Latest episodes

Aug 15, 2022 • 53min
Impediments
Give Us FeedbackThis episode explores impediments and what we can do about them. Join Hendrik Esser, Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Ray Arell, and all the callers to the monthly live event as we explore the topics. If you want to join us for the next live recording, please visit AgileCoachingNetwork.org.(00:00) Introduction(03:15) Impediments(51:22) Wrap upThis podcast is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. If you want more information about the Agile Coaching Network. Please go to AgileCoachingNetwork.org. Also, become a member of our nonprofit sponsor! It supports our show and helps to build a wonderful Agile community, and supports this podcast. Support the show

Jul 15, 2022 • 54min
What would you have done differently?
Give Us FeedbackIn this episode, we explore with what you know today what you would have done differently in your Agile Coaching. Would you have put a strong infancies on culture or perhaps a given Agile method? Perhaps you would have done something else. Come explore the topic along with the ACN community. Join Hendrik Esser, Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Ray Arell, and all the callers to the monthly live event as we explore the topics. If you want to join us for the next live recording, please visit AgileCoachingNetwork.org.(00:00) Introduction(02:38) What would you have done differently?(34:42) What new thing are you learning?(50:44) Wrap upThis podcast is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. If you want more information about the Agile Coaching Network. Please go to AgileCoachingNetwork.org. Also, become a member of our nonprofit sponsor! It supports our show and helps to build a wonderful Agile community, and supports this podcast.Support the show

Jun 11, 2022 • 53min
Ways to Coach and Foster Innovation
Give Us FeedbackCreating a competitive advantage means more than Agile building efficiencies in delivery--it is also about innovative solutions. So how in Agile do we do that? This episode explores how we can coach and foster innovation within Agile.Join Hendrik Esser, Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Ray Arell, and all the callers to the monthly live event as we explore the topics. If you want to join us for the next live recording, please visit AgileCoachingNetwork.org.(00:00) Introduction(02:11) Coach and Foster Innovation(49:25) Wrap upThis podcast is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. If you want more information about the Agile Coaching Network. Please go to AgileCoachingNetwork.org. Also, become a member of our nonprofit sponsor! It supports our show and helps to build a wonderful Agile community, and supports this podcast. Support the show

May 21, 2022 • 53min
The Agile Manager
Give Us FeedbackThe managers often have trouble adapting to an Agile way of work, but the problem of why this is an issue twenty years after the manifesto may be on us--the Agile coaches. So let's explore ways we can help managers transform from the traditional top-down control mindset to one of servant leadership.Join Hendrik Esser, Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Ray Arell, April Jefferson, and all the callers to the monthly live event as we explore the topics. If you would like to join us for the next live recording, please visit AgileCoachingNetwork.org.(00:00) Introduction(02:11) The Agile Manager(49:25) Wrap upThis podcast is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. If you want more information about the Agile Coaching Network. Please go to AgileCoachingNetwork.org. Also, become a member of our nonprofit sponsor! It supports our show and helps to build a wonderful Agile community, and supports this podcast. Support the show

Apr 9, 2022 • 49min
Too busy to improve!
Give Us FeedbackEvery Agile coach is faced with a team that says they are too busy to improve. You’re frustrated. You see the improvements you want and know the team is capable of more. But when it comes down to it, they don’t want to put in the work. In this episode, we explore ways to help teams move past the too-busy roadblock with ways to help them move forward.Join Hendrik Esser, Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Ray Arell, April Jefferson, and all the callers to the monthly live event as we explore the topics. If you would like to join us for the next live recording, please visit AgileCoachingNetwork.org.(00:00) Introduction(03:17) We are too busy to improve.(47:02) Wrap upThis podcast is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. If you want more information about the Agile Coaching Network. Please go to AgileCoachingNetwork.org. Also, become a member of our nonprofit sponsor! It supports our show and helps to build a wonderful Agile community, and supports this podcast. Support the show

Mar 14, 2022 • 50min
How and what are we learning this year?
Give Us FeedbackAs we perhaps get past Covid, how and what will we learn this year? Are you planning to attend in-person events? What about online events and e-learning? In this episode, we explore how members of the ACN plan to learn this year and ways to improve how we do events moving forward. Join Hendrik Esser, Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Ray Arell, April Jefferson, and all the callers to the monthly live event as we explore the topics. If you would like to join us for the next live recording, please visit AgileCoachingNetwork.org.(00:00) Introduction(03:26) How and what are we learning?(47:02) Wrap upThis podcast is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. If you want more information about the Agile Coaching Network. Please go to AgileCoachingNetwork.org. Also, become a member of our nonprofit sponsor! It supports our show and helps to build a wonderful Agile community, and supports this podcast. Support the show

Feb 21, 2022 • 47min
How can we help Agile teams to thrive?
Give Us FeedbackHow can so many teams not be thriving with Agile, when there are so many people certified as scrum masters, product owners, and coaches? In this episode, we explore some of the reasons why teams are not thriving even after certification and look at ways of how we can improve the situation. Join Hendrik Esser, Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Ray Arell, and all the callers to the monthly live event as we explore the topics. If you would like to join us for the next live recording, please visit AgileCoachingNetwork.org.(00:00) Introduction(01:33) Where Agile transformations go wrong(44:54) Wrap upThis podcast is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. If you want more information about the Agile Coaching Network. Please go to AgileCoachingNetwork.org. Also, become a member of our nonprofit sponsor! It supports our show and helps to build a great Agile community, and supports this podcast. Support the show

Jan 7, 2022 • 55min
Helping Hybrid Workplaces to Prosper
Give Us FeedbackWelcome to the New Year! In this special episode of the ACN, we talk with members of the Supporting Agile Adoption Initiative about their unique perspective on hybrid work trends with companies. Plus, what the data tells us about the effectiveness of hybrid work, work-life balance, and other advice to help make this way of work successful in your business. Joining the episode are Hendrik Esser of Ericsson, Eric Abelen of ING, Darja Smite of Blekinge Institute of Technology, Jutta Eckstein of IT communication, Jorgen Hesselberg of Comparative Agility, Jens Coldewey of Improuv, Marcin Floryan of Spotify, and Ray Arell of Agile Alliance. (00:00) Introduction(02:25) Meet the Supporting Agile Adoption Initiative members(13:40) Hybrid Work(50:52) Wrap upThis podcast is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. If you want more information about the Agile Coaching Network. Please go to AgileCoachingNetwork.org Also, become a member of our nonprofit! It supports our show and helps to build a great Agile community. Support the show

Dec 16, 2021 • 54min
Where Agile Transformations Go Wrong
Give Us FeedbackIn this episode, we talk about whether companies where Agile transformations go wrong, and we talk about ways to create the right environment for it to succeed. We also explore how to use metrics in measuring an Agile transformation. Join Hendrik Esser, Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Ray Arell, and all the callers to the monthly live event as we explore the topics. If you would like to join us for the next live recording, please visit AgileCoachingNetwork.org.(00:00) Introduction(02:07) Where Agile transformations go wrong(31:47) Metrics in measuring an Agile transformation(49:38) Wrap upThis podcast is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. If you want more information about the Agile Coaching Network. Please go to AgileCoachingNetwork.org. Also, become a member of our nonprofit! It supports our show and helps to build a great Agile community, and supports this podcast. Support the show

Nov 4, 2021 • 49min
How do we advocate for change?
Give Us FeedbackIn this episode, we talk about the best way to advocate for change. What are some of the ways coaches advocate for something, and what should associations we are a part of be doing to help. Join Hendrik Esser, Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Ray Arell, and all the callers to the monthly live event as we explore the topics. If you would like to join us for the next live recording, please visit AgileCoachingNetwork.org.(00:00) Introduction(02:23) How do we advocate for change?(45:58) Wrap upThis podcast is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. If you want more information about the Agile Coaching Network. Please go to AgileCoachingNetwork.org. Also, become a member of our nonprofit! It supports our show and helps to build a great Agile community, and supports this podcast. Support the show
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