Agile Uprising Podcast

Architecture....as in "software architecture"....what do these people do? Do they do more harm than good? Have we replaced this need with advances in software engineering? And what about the different types of architects? This week we go all-in on this topic, along with why engineers want to be architects, what the role REALLY entails, and how to use your Enterprise Architect to your advantage. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us. Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge! If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you'd like to join the discussion and share your stories, please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free. However, if you'd like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon. Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

One from the way back machine! This Agile Uprising podcast was hosted in 2017 by Ryan Lockard (@AgilePHL) and James Gifford (@scrummando) and featured Agile pioneer and Manifesto Co-Author Jim Highsmith (@jimhighsmith) We're looking forward to Jim's new book: Wild West to Agile: Adventures in Software Development Evolution and Revolution Learn more jimhighsmith.com thoughtworks.com/profiles/jim-highsmith Pre-order your copy of Wild West to Agile today! About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us. Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge! If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you'd like to join the discussion and share your stories, please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free. However, if you'd like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon. Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

This week Co-hosts Troy Lightfoot and Chris Murman sit down with special guest Colleen Johnson, CEO of ProKanban.org, and discuss an interesting topic, "Death of the Product Roadmap." Colleen makes a case for moving away from traditional roadmaps to utilizing portfolio Kanban at scale to achieve agility at all levels of an organization. TLDL: The idea of a roadmap is not bad, but the most common forms and uses of roadmaps are speculative, deterministic, and prescriptive. All things that are not suited for a world full of unknowns. BOOKS: ProKanban.org Optimal Operating Capacity (WIP Limits???) Colleen's Product Owner Summit Keynote on Product Roadmaps Scaling with Portfolio Kanban Free Resources

Return guest Chris Li joins host Chris Murman to discuss the state of conferences today, why they matter, and how #Agile2023 is our favorite of the bunch. We also discuss how much we adore Troy Lightfoot, and why his voice was built for radio. Li and Murman then discuss Agile Advice at the conference. Since he created the space for Agile Alliance, Li speaks to the history, why it's extremely underrated in value, and why you should spend some time with the team in Orlando this year. Sparkplug Agility If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us. Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge! If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you'd like to join the discussion and share your stories, please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free. However, if you'd like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon. Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

It seems like EVERYONE is talking about ChatGPT, and large language models, and that it's going to replace everything...but will it really? Join us this week as we sit down to discuss what potential impacts these tools will have on the agile industry and the agile job family. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us. Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge! If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you'd like to join the discussion and share your stories, please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free. However, if you'd like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon. Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Join Andrew Leff, Troy Lightfoot and Andy Cleff as they make a pilgrimage to The Lodge at Snowbird, UT. There they discover some amazing artifacts that date back to circa 2001. This episode is graciously sponsored by Wellington Dowd. His framework, the Foundation Utilizing Core Knowledge To Actualize Realistic Delivery, is a multi-level phase-gated process to roll out "the agile" to your organization WITHOUT ACTUALLY CHANGING ANYTHING!

Are we humans at the mercy of hard-wired circuits buried deep in the animalistic parts of our brains or are we the architects of our own experience? In this episode, Andy Cleff shares his research on the Triune Brain theory and some surprising facts. Links Your Brain Is Not an Onion With a Tiny Reptile Inside Joseph Cesario Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain Lisa Feldman Barrett How Gut Bacteria Are Controlling Your Brain Miriam Frankel and Matt Warren Feed Your Microbes - Nurture Your Mind John Cryan, TEDxHa'pennyBridge The embodied brain: towards a radical embodied cognitive neuroscience Julian Kiverstein and Mark Miller About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us. Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge! If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you'd like to join the discussion and share your stories, please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free. However, if you'd like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon. Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

FROM THE ARCHIVES - we're re-running an old episode this week that some of our newer listeners might have missed. Listen in as Troy and William Strydom chat about integral theory and how they utilize it in both their personal and professional lives. Enjoy! This week's episode features special guest William Strydom and host Troy Lightfoot on the topic of "Integral Theory." William and Troy discuss how leadership and teams can make better decisions by applying "A Theory of Everything." They discuss past experience with this theory in personal life as well as individual, team and and organizational levels in Agile Transformations. As a bonus they discuss how to use this theory for everyones favorite topic, METRICS! Links mentioned in the episode A Theory of Everything Spiral Dynamics Integral Mastering Leadership (Leadership Circle) Integral Retro Idea Team Mood Tracker Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. Ratings and comments really help others find us. Care to engage us in conversation? Sign up for free at Coalition.agileuprising.com Interested in helping us to offset our costs? Become a Patron of the Agile Uprising for as little as $1 USD per month.

What percentage of your and your teams' total working time is spent in meetings? What proportion of those are really good uses of everyone's time? What if businesses could eliminate meaningless and/or unproductive meetings? Listen in as co-hosts Andy Cleff and Marc Story chat with Evan Unger, a world-class fixer for the mess that are meetings, explore the power of facilitation: the missing sauce. Contact Information https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-unger-6553597/ terischwartzassociates.com/virtual/ References Mentioned Meetings Are Miserable: That Atlantic The Surprising Impact of Meeting-Free Days Lencioni: Death by Meeting Lencioni: The Advantage Kim Scott: Radical Candor About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us. Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge! If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you'd like to join the discussion and share your stories, please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free. However, if you'd like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon. Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

This week we sit down AGAIN with author Jeff Anderson to review the completed version of his book Organizing Toward Agility. We discuss the importance of organizational design in trying to enact change in an organization, along with many other ideas from his book. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us. Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge! If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you'd like to join the discussion and share your stories, please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free. However, if you'd like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon. Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!