Awaken Agile

In this episode Adam talks about a team of teams that is not quite Scrum but is looking to adopt some of the practices and values. We dive in to a roles and responsibilities activity as a good start.  For those interested in the link we talk about, do an internet search for "Sister Act Hail Holy Queen".  Send us an email awakenagile@gmail.com

In this episode Adam follows up the previous episode on retrospectives, replaying a recent experience. Jordan has a great idea to augment your burn up chart. And to finish off we speak about courage as a Scrum Master.

In this episode, Adam and Jordan discuss all things retrospectives. They dive into different themes and structures and answer questions like, what value do you want to get from retros? Why do we have them? What happens when something goes wrong? We hope you enjoy. Feel free to send us an email here awakenagile@gmail.com

In this listener requested episode Adam and Jordan discuss some Product Owner Anti-patterns. We talk about recognising them and how to engage the team, yourself and the Product Owner to get back on the right track. 

In this episode Adam and Jordan discuss team health and happiness. Jordan details a health survey he and fellow Scrum Masters are looking to roll out. Adam speaks to the organisational impacts that team health can have from a risk management lens.

In this episode Adam and Jordan discuss what to do with the carving up of unfinished work at the end of a sprint. Should the team carry that work over to the next sprint, or not? And, what is the most important objective to focus on during the sprint. As a gift to you, our listeners, for us having a week off hang around until the end for a surprise. 

In this episode, David Williams is our very special guest on Awaken Agile. He Speaks about his Agile Journey, the Lean Coffee he runs and some agile books he highly recommends. Any and all welcome to the Melbourne Lean Coffee: https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/Melbourne-Lean-Coffee/ David Williams LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-williams-2b107444 Davids article: https://www.linkedin.com/pul...

In this episode, Jordan and Adam dive in to different kinds of metrics they like and why they should be used.

In this episode, Adam talks about his experience running a team reset, Jordan admits his obsession watching people play chess online and Adam is reading something interesting. Enjoy!

In this episode, the first after a well deserved break, Jordan and Adam talk about goals. The guys ponder setting goals and what to do if you have no idea where to begin with determining some goals for yourself, your team or your organisation.

In this episode, Adam and Jordan discuss the importance of focusing on idle work over idle workers. They unpack some examples of idle work, helping others in the team and focusing on visualising work using idle Fire Fighters as an example. Stay around to the end of the episode for an extra special end of year present. Follow us on: @AwakenAgile (Twitter, Facebook) and where all good podcasts are f...

In this episode Adam and Jordan respond to some feedback received, explaining the Scrum framework by comparing to sporting teams. They dive in to what scrum masters do, how ceremonies can compare to events in sporting teams and why scrum is used over the traditional project methods.

Taking a cue from last week, Jordan and Adam talk about some of the things to consider when becoming the Scrum Master of a new team. Whether the team is established or brand new there are some essential things to think about doing with and for the team in order to build up their trust in your skills.

In this episode, Jordan brings some topics from his Scrum Master Guild lean coffee board for him and Adam to discuss. Topics include Definition of Done vs Acceptance criteria, Do you size work that is not part of your current scope, How to get buy in on ceremonies, How to estimate or plan analysis work and planning to start up a new team .

In this episode Adam and Jordan discuss the changes to the Scrum Guide, version 2020. Unpacking what the Scrum Guide is, why it exists and the changes that have occurred.

In this episode, Adam and Jordan discuss integrating changes in to your teams. Diving in to examples of when might be a good time and a bad time to introduce change.

In this episode, Adam asks Jordan about his initial challenges and learnings when stepping in to the Scrum Master role for the first time. Specifically, how Jordan introduced some change in to the team which may have resulted in injured team health.

In this very first episode, Adam and Jordan discuss the purpose of Awaken Agile, what they aim to talk about and who the predominant audience may be.