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Jun 19, 2023 • 55min

Scale Up Without Selling Out with Tommy Norman

00:00 Intro00:28 How do companies keep their soul as they grow?15:30 To keep a company's soul, 3 things you cannot sacrifice.31:15 Why don't people have ownership mentality?39:20 Decision making in organizations45:08 Great leaders take extreme ownership48:11 Summary48:50 Agile music54:33 Outro----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
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Jun 5, 2023 • 49min

Practical Approach to Product Management for Product Owners with Robbin Schuurman and Chris Lukassen

00:00 Intro00:49 Most Common Problems PO Have06:45 Practical Approach to Product Management for Product Owners10:58 Product Owner Stances15:25 What Product Owner course is right for you?20:19 Favorite Product Owner Stance26:15 Stakeholder Engagement over Stakeholder Management28:28 Does a product need multiple Product Owners?35:40 Defining Leadership, Management and Products 41:02 Agile Governance44:45 Summary of the book "Practical Approach to Product Management for Product Owners"48:57 OutroGet a copy of the new book “Practical Product Management for Product Owners":On InformIT: https://www.informit.com/store/practical-product-management-for-product-owners-creating-9780137947003On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Product-Management-Owners-Professional-ebook/dp/B0BLYGFYQVGet a copy of their other books:Master the Art of No (in English): https://www.amazon.com/Master-Art-Effective-Stakeholder-Management-ebook/dp/B08P3KFR3X/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1681897513&refinements=p_27:Robbin+Schuurman&s=digital-text&sr=1-1&text=Robbin+Schuurman50 Tinten Nee (in Dutch): https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/50-tinten-nee/9200000101843852/?bltgh=iWPPoVGjm68M9S1nT-pIWw.2_11.12.ProductTitle50 Arten Nein zu Sagen (in German): https://www.amazon.com/Arten-Nein-sagen-Effektives-Stakeholder-Management-ebook/dp/B08QNHVZY2/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1681897513&refinements=p_27:Robbin+Schuurman&s=digital-text&sr=1-2&text=Robbin+SchuurmanThe Product Samurai (in English): https://www.amazon.com/Product-Samurai-Chris-Lukassen/dp/9462287864Connect with them on LinkedIn:Robbin Schuurman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbinschuurman/Chris Lukassen - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrislukassen/Check out their Blog: www.thevaluemaximizers.com ----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
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May 22, 2023 • 44min

Don't Divide by Zero - The Collaboration Equation featuring Jim Benson

00:00 Intro00:35 Jim's New Music Album03:52 Why write "The Collaboration Equation" book06:38 Structure of the book11:10 Leadership is a verb16:10 Ten rules for jamming - applied to product development20:13 Problems to create the right environment for collaboration21:37 Acting with confidence 29:02 If you always bring the same tool you are the tool31:50 Does agile scale?33:53 Responsibility and clarity 35:57 How to make work not suck!42:58 OutroThe Collaboration Equation: Strong Professionals | Strong Teams | Strong Delivery -https://www.amazon.com/Collaboration-Equation-Strong-Professionals-Delivery-ebook/dp/B0BHXDBG25Modus Institute - https://www.modusinstitute.com/10 Rules for Jamming - https://www.wamplerpedals.com/blog/music/2019/05/10-rules-of-jamming/ Getting People to Play Along - https://www.modusinstitute.net/posts/weekly-jim-33-getting-people-to-play-along ----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
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May 15, 2023 • 9min

Product Owner by Sprinting Heads Explained

00:00 Intro00:09 Product Owner Song (the verse)00:24 Getting Customer Feedback01:50 One Product Owner and Stress03:30 Product Owner Song (the chorus)04:01 Closing the Agile Feedback Loop08:31 OutroConnect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
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May 4, 2023 • 27min

Scrum Day! Join the Rebellion! Featuring Mary Iqbal

00:00 Intro00:21 Why Scrum Day02:49 Behind the scenes of Scrum Day04:50 Scrum Day as a Product 06:07 Sponsors 06:38 Scrum Day Teaser - Themes11:03 Scrum Day Logistics 11:32 Scrum Day Speakers15:06 Rebel Scrum19:24 What makes Scrum pleasant 21:58 The power of Liberating Structures 26:28 OutroScrum Day - https://www.scrumday.org/Mary Iqbal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryiqbal/Rebel Scrum - https://www.rebelscrum.site/Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
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May 1, 2023 • 9min

All The Scrum Things Explained

00:00 Intro00:17 Inspiration for All The Scrum Things01:30 Song Clip 101:45 Scrum Brings Agility02:50 Feedback in Scrum04:11 Transparency in Scrum05:38 Song Clip 205:51 The Sprint in Scrum07:38 Sprint-182 Sticker on Guitar07:51 Song Clip 3 and OutroConnect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
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Apr 24, 2023 • 59min

The Next Evolution of Agility with Jurgen Appelo

00:00 Start00:21 Intro01:10 SAFe Framework Vs UnFix Model05:10 Pattern Library of the UnFix Model - Lego Analogy 13:08 Is SAFe the new waterfall?16:55 Network vs Matrix Organizations19:40 Startups Using UnFix23:56 Wasteful Organizational Transformations28:20 Sources of Innovation30:05 From Product to Experience35:07 Fast Delivery is NOT a Better Experience - Spotify is Destroying the Music Experience38:51 The Value of Scarcity46:37 Customer Learning with Scarcity52:50 Getting started with the UnFix Model58:42 OutroJurgen Appelo LinksUnfix Model - https://unfix.com/Management 3.0 - https://www.amazon.com/Management-3-0-Developers-Developing-Addison-Wesley/dp/0321712471/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JP9NGBZ43RCK&keywords=Jurgen+Appelo&qid=1681149231&s=audible&sprefix=jurgen+appelo%2Caudible%2C131&sr=1-1-catcorrConnect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
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Apr 17, 2023 • 12min

Best Sprint With My Scrum Team Explained

00:00 Intro00:09 New Experiment - Behind the Music03:58 The Song - Best Sprint With My Scrum Team06:30 Meaning Behind the Lyrics10:00 Teach Me Scrum11:37 WrapupConnect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
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Apr 10, 2023 • 1h 2min

Why This Change? Why Now? Jason Little

0:22 Intro2:49 Agile Transformation Failed (Agile Comedy)8:03 Common Pitfalls and Patterns14:50 Change Management?24:30 Feedback vs Analysis Mindset27:22 Patience and Persistence32:10 Scrum Master Skills36:00 Internal vs External Change Agents39:45 Getting Naked (the book)44:30 Change Agent Stances51:39 Still Discovering "agile" in 202354:05 Waves of Change56:28 Guitars, Agile Comedy, Agile Songs1:00:02 WrapupConnect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
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Mar 20, 2023 • 44min

Product Backlog Management on the Scrum Master Toolbox

0:25 Bonus Episode Intro 1:10 Chad and Jeff Intros on Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast 2:37 From Frantic and Stressful to Strategic and Focused Backlogs 4:19 Task-based backlogs... 5:53 Focused and strategic backlog 9:40 Moving from tasks to impacts  and outcomes (product goals) 10:37 Decomposition or recomposition? 12:45 Scrum teams are expensive 14:34 Why do we do product backlog refinement? 15:30 REFINEMENT TIP: Talk time 16:03 REFINEMENT TIP: Questions and summaries 16:40 REFINEMENT TIP: Diverge/merge cycles 17:30 Practical facilitation for refinement session 19:56 Tools for strategic product ownership 24:21 Strategy, focus, tradeoffs 28:30 Solution vs problem statements 30:47 Track dependencies 33:00 Flat product backlog 33:54 Impact and outcome statements 39:05 The Agile Wire 39:39 Agile Songs 40:50 The Lean Startup 41:50 Product Owner Summit (https://productownersummit.org) Check out the Scrum Master Toolbox podcast at https://scrum-master-toolbox.org Connect with us at the following places: Wisconsin Agility Training: https://wisconsinagility.com/training Advising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advising Merch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merch Jeff Bubolz Jeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/ Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz  Chad Beier Chad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/ Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs Agile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shorts Agile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongs The Agile Wire Web: https://theagilewire.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621  Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSG Agile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire  Make sure you subscribe to the channel! #Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility

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