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Nov 12, 2019 • 50min
A live chat with thought leaders in the Agile test community about Agile and test.
Give Us FeedbackThis is a special ACN that was recorded live with Eddy Bruin, Kristine Corbus, Paul Holland, Tom Roden, David Evans, Damian Synadinos and Huib Schoots at the Agile Testing Days event in Germany. We talk about the benefits of a stand-alone Agile conference focused on test, how Agile has changed test professionals, and what are the key takeaways from this Agile Testing Days event. Support the show
Oct 26, 2019 • 45min
Is Agile killing or helping innovation, do cycle time metrics add value, building cohesive teams, what success has happened with Agile in K-12 education, and what people are reading
Give Us FeedbackIn this episode: (00:39) Is Agile killing or helping innovation?(15:20) Is there value in determining metrics based on cycle time? What metrics are other organizations using to provide leadership visibility into team performance? (26:17) What practical techniques can help improve the cohesiveness of a team in an Agile environment? (37:00) Has there been much success in introducing Agile and practicing Agile in K-12 classrooms?(39:38) What are you reading?(43:13) Wrap up.Support the show
Sep 23, 2019 • 44min
Building "Yes, and" culture, how to bring culture change to an organization, and what people are reading
Give Us FeedbackIn this episode, (00:37) we talk about building a "Yes, and..." culture; (28:17) How do you bring cultural change to an organization?; (40:40) What are you reading?; (41:45) Wrap-up and upcoming events. Support the show
Sep 4, 2019 • 48min
What is wrong with mandated Agile, Scrum master value, digital vs. Agile transformations, and late user stories
Give Us FeedbackIn this episode: (00:45) we talk about what is wrong with mandated Agile transformations (17:43) What is the best way a scrum master can show value? (31:51) What is the difference between digital and Agile transformations?(37:27) What is the best practice for user stories added in the middle of the iteration?(46:00) Wrap-up and upcoming events. Support the show
Jul 24, 2019 • 51min
Building projects around motivated people, employee engagement, and stop converting story points to time
Give Us FeedbackIn this episode, we talk about:The Agile principle about how we can build projects around motivated individuals. How do we do this?(23:09) Should people in an organization be given a choice to be agile or not? How would this impact employee engagement?(32:58) How do you stop/avoid teams converting user story points into time?(47:27) Wrapup: taking about Agile 2019's Business Agility Lab and ACN events. Support the show
Jun 24, 2019 • 42min
Flow and Agile, measuring coaching effectiveness, and the role of the PMO in Agile
Give Us FeedbackIn this episode, (01:04) we explore the concept of Flow and how it works with Agile; (19:44) Any suggestions on coaching effectiveness measurements? ; (29:10) What is the Project Management Office (PMO) role in Agile?; (39:22) Wrap up: upcoming events.Support the show
Jun 11, 2019 • 50min
Never enough time to test, stakeholders participation, should leaders understand Agile, and personal agility
Give Us FeedbackIn this episode, (00:51) we explore a terrible story from the Narrative Project about never having enough time to test; (21:47) How do we combine sprint reviews so that stakeholders can participate?; (29:21 ) Is it essential for leaders to understand and act Agile before they have others do so? ; (36:53) Is it important to hone personal agility to enhance organizational agility? ; (46:49) Wrap up: upcoming events.Support the show
May 7, 2019 • 42min
Lack of training opportunities, small steps to shift to an Agile funding model, building trust when teams are not co-located, and what we are reading
Give Us FeedbackIn this episode, (1:03) Narrative Project: we explore ways to dampen stories around somebody feeling that they don't get training opportunities | (14:59) What are some small steps to get started in shifting a large 3K employee organization from multi-year project funding to a more Agile funding model? | (23:59) What are the best approaches/ideas/personal experiences when trying to strengthen or build team trust when scrum coach and team are not co-located? | (35:33) What books are your reading? | (38:37) Wrap up: join Ray at the following events.Support the show
Apr 12, 2019 • 48min
Great leaders impact on Agile, calculating business value, required reading on culture change, how to hold teams accountable
Give Us FeedbackIn this episode, (00:40) Narrative Project: Great leaders build strong Agile teams. How to make more stories like this?; (16:50) Business value delivered is a valuable metric to track for senior leadership. What are some of the best ways to calculate this?; (31:24) What research, studies, literature do you draw on during conversations with management regarding the need for cultural change?; (38:00) How do you hold a team accountable?; (44:40) Wrap up... Join us at Deliver:Agile 2019 in Nashville.Support the show
Mar 12, 2019 • 58min
Empower the team to write great code, developing an Agile mindset, nonfunctional requirements and Agile, and addressing misleading terminology
Give Us FeedbackIn this episode, we talk about (00:26) a story from the Agile Narrative Project titled "What about the code?" and how to empower the team to write great code; (20:23) How do you move teams to go beyond agile rituals and really develop Agile mindset? ; (33:59) What is the best practice for nonfunctional requirements in Agile?; (47:50) How do you address if somebody is using misleading terminology?; (55:25) Wrap up.Support the show
