Agile Community Network

Give Us FeedbackAn exclusive interview with the Supporting Agile Adoption Initiative at their yearly meeting in Stockholm, Sweden.   Attendees included Hendrik Esser of Ericsson,  Eric Abelen of ING,  Bjarte Bogsnes of Equinor, Jutta Eckstein of IT communication, Jorgen Hesselberg of Comparative Agility, Jens Coldewey of Improuv,  Marcin Floryan of Spotify,  John Buck of Governance Alive, Elena Vassilieva of Ericsson, and Ray Arell of Agile Alliance.  We talk about organizational design in Agile companies to promote higher contextual awareness and coordination between parts within companies.  We also talk about sustainability and how development teams can help innovate and create a  sustainable future.      (00:00) Introduction(02:35) What is the Supporting Agile Adoption Initiative (07:47) Organizational Design and Octopus Structures(36:31) Sustainability(46:54) Wrap upThis podcast is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

Give Us FeedbackIn this last episode of the year: (2:24) We explore why people seek permission to improve products, their teams, and themselves(26:52) Do you use different frameworks depending on the nature of the work?(37:42) How do you assess Agile maturity?Special thanks to the outstanding work of my ACN hosting team.  Thank you so much Hendrik Esser, Jörg Pietruszka, and Linda Cook!This podcast is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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