Dhamana Agile Conversations

The Scrum guide defines a Product Owner (PO) as a role accountable for maximizing the value of a product resulting from the work of a Scrum Team . To become great at product management , however, you must be willing to move beyond the textbook definition of a product manager. She says, "You do not attract bees with vinegar, but with honey". In this podcast, you will discover: Why product managemen...

Telling the story of your product through the eyes of a CX/UX practitioner is often understated. Often, a CX/UX practitioner is brought into the product build at the tail end, just before coding starts. Join us in this podcast as we discuss: The role of a CX/UX practitioner in product envisioning and build How CX/UX skills can help build an MVP that is market-fit The tools and techniques applied b...

Agile is and will be relevant. The key to making the most of your agile adoption journey is incorporating adaptability. A close associate once said, "Agile is conceptually easy but practically hard." In this podcast, we discuss: Adaptability as a key ingredient in a change process Identifying and managing friction to agile adoption journey Is leadership still a barrier to agile adoption? Understan...

Small and nimble organizations continue to report agile as a powerful productivity tool. Medium to large organizations on the other hand continue to struggle. Question, Is Agile having difficulty in adapting to organizational needs? The 17th State of Agile Report by digital.ai is out and paints a picture of agile transformation across organizations. Join us in this podcast as we discuss: If agile...

As a Scrum Master, your role goes much deeper than just establishing Scrum rules and process. Again, your focus isn't just to make sure that scrum cadences are set and that everybody attends sessions on time. There are multiple layering to a #scrummaster role, also referred to as 'the scrum master stances'. Join us in this second part of the Who Is a Scrum Master podcast to get better understandin...

At the core a Scrum Master is accountable for establishing the #scrum process. They're responsible for enabling the team and the organisation at large understand the scrum theory and practice. Unfortunately, this surface level definition of a #scrummaster can be dangerous. In this podcast we dig deeper to unravel who a Scrum Master is and what he/she can do to move teams from being ordinary teams...

A 60 second personal opinion on #agility trends for 2023

The question is no longer whether or not we need agile, rather, how do we go on about setting up a successful practice. The erstwhile barriers to agile practice setup are slowly and gradually being lifted by the need to: Give employees a focus & purpose Build an organisation that senses and responds like an organism In this podcast, we look at what to consider when going about the rigours of s...

Is it possible to customize agile to the context of an industry or organization? The industry, both locally and internationally is littered with #agile success stories; we just need to be intentional with our ambitions to offer value, to the organization, customers, and employees (staff members). In this podcast, we explore:# how to leverage agile to deliver value in the shortest time possible# le...

Though late to being served, it's never been late than never. The episode, recorded in Nov/Dec and hosted by Denis with Richard, and Edward as the studio guests focused on "retrospective". We welcome you to listen in and share your thoughts on the same

#Agileteams need to be small enough to remain nimble and large enough to complete significant amounts of work within an iteration. Additionally, teams need to aim for cross-functionality, autonomy, self-management, self-organization and self-sufficiency. Three key roles are defined, #ProductOwner , #ScrumMaster and #Developers .

Transition from a traditional to an agile operating model isn't for the feint hearted. Everything from strategy to process, structure to people, and tech to culture has to shift. In this podcast, we talk about: Roles and skills Why renaming without retooling is pointless What it means to self-organize and supporting cultural changes How to not let your agile efforts be confined to a rowing boat

Is there anything like good agile vs. bad agile? How do you know you if you are being agile or just doing agile?

Agile is many things to many people, we discuss our different experiences from an African context.