The Agile Daily Standup - AgileDad
AgileDad ~ V. Lee Henson
Rise and shine, Agile enthusiasts! Kickstart your day with 'The Agile Daily Standup' podcast. In a crisp 15 minutes or less, AgileDad brings you a refreshing burst of Agile insights, blended seamlessly with humor and authenticity. Celebrated around the world for our distinct human-centered and psychology-driven approach, we're on a mission to ignite your path to business agility. Immerse yourself in curated articles, invaluable tips, captivating stories, and conversations with the best in the business. Set your aspirations high and let's redefine agility, one episode at a time with AgileDad!
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May 17, 2024 • 6min
3 Keys To Help You Get Things Done
V. Lee Henson, a productivity expert, shares 3 keys for personal productivity. Tips include getting ample rest, starting the day productively, and facing challenges with positivity. He also discusses the transformative power of kindness and serving others for personal fulfillment and positivity.
May 16, 2024 • 6min
What Happens to the Scrum Master if the Organization Decides NOT to do Scrum?
Explore the evolving role of a Scrum Master in organizations transitioning away from Scrum, emphasizing collaboration, change management, and continuous learning. Discover the expanded responsibilities of a skilled Scrum Master, focusing on organizational resilience, product development, and seamless role transitions.
May 15, 2024 • 7min
5 Ways to Improve Team Productivity
Discover 5 ways to enhance team productivity in meetings, including using the OFQ framework and assessing meeting efficiency. Learn how to transition some meetings asynchronously and establish guidelines for successful meetings.
May 14, 2024 • 10min
Our Definition of Productivity is Skewed...
Exploring the shift in productivity norms during the pandemic, reevaluating the meaning of being productive while working remotely amidst distractions. Discussing challenges of managing time in a digital world, redefining productivity beyond task completion. Advocating for quality over quantity in measuring productivity, focusing on value-driven tasks and symbolic achievements.
May 13, 2024 • 9min
7 Easy to Miss Signs You Are an ANNOYING Leader
Recognize annoying leadership traits like negativity, feedback resistance, and lack of flexibility. Emphasize building genuine relationships, respecting personal time, and embracing diversity in leadership for team success.
May 10, 2024 • 7min
Lead With Light & Love...
V. Lee Henson, founder of AgileDad, discusses impactful moments of connection with conference attendees, focusing on inspiring transformation, embracing failure, and networking for personal growth.
May 9, 2024 • 6min
7 Things a Product Owner Should Stop Doing
Avoid acting as a team manager, include the team in backlog management, seek input for goals, prioritize validation, focus on team output, and involve the team in stakeholder conversations. Effective delegation and stakeholder engagement enrich consumer empathy and product development process.
May 8, 2024 • 7min
Are User Stories The Same as Requirements? - Mike Cohn
Mike Cohn, Agile expert and author, discusses the relationship between user stories and requirements. User stories act as placeholders for future conversations with stakeholders to convey detailed needs. Each story serves as a pointer to a requirement, guiding the team towards necessary discussions for project success.
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May 7, 2024 • 10min
Top 5 Things We Do Incorrectly in Product Discovery
Exploring the importance of problem understanding in product discovery, avoiding estimation-only approaches, leveraging past evidence, caution against extensive planning without impact measurement, integrating discovery with delivery, and fostering team autonomy for successful product development.
May 6, 2024 • 9min
Agile Does NOT Mean ZERO Planning...
The podcast delves into the importance of planning in Agile, distinguishing between plans and planning. It highlights adaptive planning at different levels for effective project management. The significance of Agile planning and collaboration in iterative development is explored, focusing on release planning and maintaining flexibility within a structured plan for efficient work completion.
