Michael “Doc” Norton (@docondev) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss Organizational Change, Mindset Shifts, and Product Centric Organizations. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Doc Norton Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image] Doc is passionate about working with teams to improve delivery and building great organizations. Working with a wide range of companies such as Groupon, Nationwide Insurance, Belly, and many others, Doc has applied tenants of agile, lean, systems thinking, and servant leadership to develop highly effective cultures and drastically improve their ability to deliver valuable software and products. In this episode you’ll discover: The building blocks of a knowledge based culture How mindset shift at the leadership level happen Why product-centric is the new hierarchy What to do tomorrow to help deliver more value to your organization Links from the show: CTO2 – Doc’s Consulting Company Agile Fluency Model Doc’s presentations available online [callout]This book will help you implement successful change and bypass change resistance by co-creating change. The book will do that through examples of how innovative practices can dramatically improve the success of change programs. These practices combine ideas from the Agile, Lean Startup, change management, organizational development and psychology communities. This book will change how you think about change Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Please share your ideas below.[/reminder]     Want to hear another podcast about the agile mindset? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor.  — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Agile Dev East. Techwell’s Agile Dev East is *the* premier event that covers the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AFH16 to receive $200 off their conference registration fee. Check out the entire program at adceast.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there this year. Attendees will have a chance to see my Business of Agile presentation, along with my half day session on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Orlando, Florida – November 13th – 18th for this great event. The post AFH 046: Agile Organizational Change with Doc Norton [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley.See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Chapman (@derailleuragile) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss #NoEstimates, Lean, System Thinking, and Poutine. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Chris Chapman Coaching on Agile Practices[/featured-image] Chris is a #NoEstimates advocate, a lean thinker, a lover of Canadian craft beer. He is a coaching with leanintoit.com and seeks to bring agile thinking to all levels of an organization. Chris is a true veteran in our field having worked as a developer, team lead, and now – agile coach. In this episode you’ll discover: How a #NoEstimates mindset brings value to a team What lean thinking can do for executives Coaching techniques for when you’re learning about a team Where we learned about lean and system thinking Links from the show: How I Learned to Let My Workers Lead Toyota Kata by Mike Rother Lean Hospitals by Mark Graban [callout]This book will help you implement successful change and bypass change resistance by co-creating change. The book will do that through examples of how innovative practices can dramatically improve the success of change programs. These practices combine ideas from the Agile, Lean Startup, change management, organizational development and psychology communities. This book will change how you think about change Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Please share your ideas below.[/reminder]     Want to hear another podcast about the agile mindset? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor.  — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Agile Dev East. Techwell’s Agile Dev East is *the* premier event that covers the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AFH16 to receive $200 off their conference registration fee. Check out the entire program at adceast.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there this year. Attendees will have a chance to see my Business of Agile presentation, along with my half day session on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Orlando, Florida – November 13th – 18th for this great event. The post AFH 045: System Thinking and #NoEstimates with Chris Chapman [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley.See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don Gray (@donaldegray) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss agile thinking, models, and frameworks. Of course we didn’t cover any of those topics…but we meant to. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Don Gray Conducting a Coaching Session – Copyright Don Gray[/featured-image] is a friend and mentor to me, and a valued member of the agile community. He has contributed to multiple books including: CENTER ENTER TURN SUSTAIN: ESSAYS IN CHANGE ARTISTRY, READINGS FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING LEADERSHIP, and AMPLIFY YOUR EFFECTIVENESS.Don Don was recently the Leadership Track Chairman for the Agile 2016 Conference. He co-teaches one of the top agile and leadership workshops available – Coaching Beyond the Team – with Esther Derby. In this episode you’ll discover: What to do when you don’t know what to do How looking in unusual places can lead to great coaching insights Models and frameworks that help teams understand their behaviors Where new agile coaches can go to get started and leveled up Links from the show: Coaching Beyond the Team Workshop with Don Gray and Esther Derby – September 13th & 14th in Costa Mesa, CA Coaching Models and Kitchen Utensils by Don Gray Verifying Models by Don Gray Agile Coaching Institute [callout]Psychologist Eugene Kennedy and psychiatrist Sara C. Charles have brought this already popular book up to date with the medical and psychological advances over the past ten years. This book continues to provide counselors with all the essential tools they need to respond to people’s problems with intelligence and compassion.   Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Please share your ideas below.[/reminder]     Want to hear another podcast about the agile mindset? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor.  — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Agile Dev East. Techwell’s Agile Dev East is *the* premier event that covers the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AFH16 to receive $200 off their conference registration fee. Check out the entire program at adceast.techwell.com. You’ll notice that I’m speaking there this year. Attendees will have a chance to see my Business of Agile presentation, along with my half day session on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Orlando, Florida – November 13th – 18th for this great event. The post AFH 044: Agile Thinking with Don Gray [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley.See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gil Broza (@gilbroza) joined me (@RyanRipley) at The Path to Agility Conference (@cohaainfo) to discuss the agile mindset. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Gil Broza Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference 2016 – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image] Gil is the founder of 3PVantage. He is the author of The Human Side of Agile and The Agile Mindset. Gil is a sought after writer, speaker, and trainer with a passion for delighting customers and valuing the human aspects of agile software development. In this episode you’ll discover: How to foster an agile mindset The impediments to adopting an agile mindset What it means to value the human side of agile How change can happen on an agile team I find that when people open their minds, magic happens. –@gilbrozaTweet This Links from the show: Gil’s Keynote Talk from Path to Agility 2016 – Being Agile: Having the Mindset that Delivers The Agile Mindset Book Site [callout]The Agile Mindset is a practical guide to the thinking that makes agile projects work. This book is your compass for the Agile journey. Without prescribing any process, practice, or tool, it will show you how practitioners approach: deciding what to work on, planning and doing the work, engaging people and performing as teams, and working better. Pragmatic and dogma-free, this book will help you understand what it means to be Agile and how to bring others along. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]How do you foster a positive agile mindset? Please share your ideas below.[/reminder]     Want to hear another podcast about the agile mindset? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish. One tiny favor.  — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Agile and Lean Program Management by Johanna Rothman Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 043: The Agile Mindset with Gil Broza [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley.See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellen Gottesdiener (@ellengott) joined me (@RyanRipley) at The Path to Agility Conference (@cohaainfo) to discuss the importance of discovery and delivery. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Ellen Gottesdiener Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference 2016 – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image] Ellen is the CEO and founder of EBG Consulting. She is the author of Requirements by Collaboration, The Software Requirements Memory Jogger, and most recently Discover to Deliver (with Mary Gorman). Ellen is a world-renowned writer, speaker, and trainer with a passion for improving agile product ownership. In this episode you’ll discover: Why discovery is just as important as delivery The importance of providing context to agile teams How companies are moving towards product centric thinking What team can do to maximize discovery Discovery is just as important as delivery –@ellengottTweet This Links from the show: It’s the Goal, Not the Role by Ellen Gottesdiener and Mary Gorman Products, Not Projects Discover to Deliver Book Site and Resources Ellen’s Keynote from the Path to Agility Conference 2016 [callout]Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning and Analysis is a practical guide for rapidly discovering product needs in your lean/agile project. Ellen Gottesdiener and Mary Gorman, leading agile practitioners and consultants, share key concepts, practices, examples, a case study, tips, and powerful planning and analysis tools. This book is for professionals who need to collaboratively conceive, deliver and support software products and systems. You’ll learn how to continually discover and deliver high-value products. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]Which discoveries have enabled you to deliver your products successfully? We’d love to hear your success stories in the comments section.[/reminder]     Want to hear another podcast about product ownership? — Listen to my conversation with Tim Ottinger and Mark Davidson about the role of the Product Owner on episode 22. We discuss #NoEstimates, Product Management, and the concept of “Controlled Disappointment”. One tiny favor.  — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Turn the Ship Around: A True Story of Turning Followers in to Leaders by L. David Marquet Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 041: Discover to Deliver with Ellen Gottesdiener [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley.See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher Avery (@ChristopherAver) joined me (@RyanRipley) at The Path to Agility Conference (@cohaainfo) to discuss responsibility. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Christopher Avery Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference 2016 – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image] Christopher is the President and CEO of Partnerwerks Inc and is the visionary force behind The Leadership Gift. He is the author of “Teamwork Is An Individual Skill” for everyone who is fed up with working in bad teams. Christopher is passionate about helping people live free, powerful, and at choice. He shares resources and more about himself at christopheravery.com. In this episode you’ll discover: What led Christopher down the path of personal responsibility What the Responsibility Process is and how it impacts our lives The difference between being a responsible person and taking full responsibility for yourself The keys to practicing responsibility I’m living free, powerful, and at choice. –@ChristopherAverTweet This Links from the show: The Responsibility Process Poster The Leadership Gift Program – Use the product code “grow” for a discount Teamwork is an Individual Skill by Christopher Avery Mastering Responsibility: Leading Youself and Others to Freedom, Choice, and Power by Christopher Avery [callout]Teamwork Is an Individual Skill by Christopher Avery argues that learning to work with others may be the most important skill in the knowledge economy. The book promotes productive relationships by focusing on five abilities: assuming personal responsibility for productive relationships; creating powerful partnerships; aligning individuals around a shared purpose; trusting when something is “”just right””; and developing a collaborative mindset. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]Do you think there is a difference between being a responsible person and taking full responsibility? Let’s discuss in the comment section![/reminder]     Want to hear another podcast improving the way we think and relate to others? — Listen to my conversation with Jason Womack on episode 36. We discuss how to get unstuck in life and how to uncover the things to are holding us back from becoming who we want be. One tiny favor.  — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Turn the Ship Around: A True Story of Turning Followers in to Leaders by L. David Marquet Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It’s that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 040: The Responsibility Process with Christopher Avery [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley.See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Dave West Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley) and Dave West (@davidjwest) got together at the Path to Agility Conference to discuss the future of Scrum. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Dave West Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference 2016 – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image] Dave is the product owner at Scrum.org. In this role, he is responsible for sheperding the work that Scrum.org does to improve the profession of software development. The future of Scrum is very bright. Since being introduced to the world 21 years ago by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland, Scrum is used by 90% of Agile teams. But what’s next? Dave and I discussed what’s in store for Scrum in the future, how scaling plays a role in shaping the future vision of Scrum, and what Scrum.org is doing to help teams learn how to deliver “done” increments of software. And then…we called it a day. I’d like to thank the Central Ohio Agile Association for putting on The Path to Agility Conference and for allowing me to interview the speakers and attendees at the conference. Path is one of my favorite agile conferences each year. If you have not attended, you are missing out. Will you help the Agile for Humans podcast grow? Please review Agile for Humans on iTunes and Stitcher and leave your comments on the blog site. Help your friends and co-workers find Agile for Humans by sharing your favorite episodes with them. Thanks for all you do to support the show. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com The Path to Agility Conference Agile 2016 – The Business of Agile: Better, Faster, Cheaper Dave – http://www.scrum.org The Scrum Guide The Nexus Guide Scrum – The Next 21 Years The post AFH 038: The Future of Scrum with Dave West [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley.See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johanna Rothman, a prolific author and speaker recognized for her insights on agile methodologies, discusses her new book on the cost of delay. She emphasizes how understanding this concept can enhance project prioritization and boost productivity. The conversation dives into the role of leadership in Agile teams and shares practical tips for overcoming writer's block, highlighting daily writing habits and creative exercises. Johanna’s pragmatic approach provides valuable strategies for anyone looking to improve their project management and writing skills.

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Jason Womack Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley) and Jason Womack (@jasonwomack) got together at the Path to Agility Conference to talk about Jason’s latest book – “Get Momentum”. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Jason Womack”]Get Momentum Author – Jason Womack[/featured-image] Jason and his wife Jodi wrote “Get Momentum” to help people learn “how to start when you’re stuck”. In “Get Momentum”, the Womack’s walk us through “5 Momentum Questions” designed to help us uncover what is holding us back, who we want to be, and how we can get started down the path that gets us there. During our talk, Jason covered the power of “no”, modeling the behaviors of others, helping people become the best versions of themselves, and how to build momentum towards our goals. And then…we called it a day. I’d like to thank the Central Ohio Agile Association (COHAA) for putting on The Path to Agility Conference and for allowing me to interview the speakers and attendees at the conference. Path is one of my favorite agile conferences. If you have not attended, you are missing out. Will you help the Agile for Humans podcast grow? Please review Agile for Humans on iTunes and Stitcher and leave your comments on the blog site. Help your friends and co-workers find Agile for Humans by sharing your favorite episodes with them. Thanks for all you do to support the show. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com The Path to Agility Conference in Columbus, OH Agile 2016 – The Business of Agile: Better, Faster, Cheaper in Atlanta, GA Jason – http://womackcompany.com/ Get Momentum by Jason & Jodi Womack Get Momentum Book Site & Leadership Accademy Jason’s YouTube Channel – with tips and content that expands on many of his books concepts Your Best Just Got Better Podcast – Archive of Jason’s excellent podcast The post AFH 036: Get Momentum with Jason Womack [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley.See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Troy Magennis Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley) and Troy Magennis (@t_magennis) got together to discuss Troy’s upcoming Agile 2016 talks: Data Driven Coaching – Safely Turning Team Data Into Coaching Insights Forecasting Using Data – Quickly Answering How Big, How long and How Likely [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Troy covered 4 key metric categories: responsiveness, productivity, quality, and predictability. We talked about how to present these metrics in a meaningful way, and also covered how not to abuse teams with their data. Troy brings a pragmatic approach to data and team metrics and gave me a lot to think about when it comes to pulling insights from data and driving coaching activities from what was learned. He also blogs here and has some great metric and data content that expands on many of the topics we discussed on the show. And then…we called it a night. Will you help the Agile for Humans podcast grow? Please review Agile for Humans on iTunes and Stitcher and leave your comments on the blog site. Help your friends and co-workers find Agile for Humans by sharing your favorite episodes with them. Thanks for all you do to support the show. Agile for Humans is brought to you by audible.com – get one FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/agile Resources, Plugs, and More Ryan – https://ryanripley.com The Path to Agility Conference – May 25 & 26 in Columbus, OH Agile 2016 – The Business of Agile: Better, Faster, Cheaper Troy – http://focusedobjective.com/ Forecasting and analytics spreadsheets and tools Resources on GitHub Agile Metrics – Beyond Burn Up/Down’s Onto Metric Driven Coaching Cycle Time Analytics: Reliable #NoEstimates Forecasting using Data Forecasting and Simulating Software Development Projects by Troy Magennis The post AFH 035: Data Driven Agile Coaching with Troy Magennis [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley.See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices