Agile for Humans with Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller

Steve McConnell (@stevemconstrux) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss #NoEstimates, how estimates help teams collaborate with stakeholders, and what professional estimation looks like on an agile team. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Steve McConnell – CEO of Construx[/featured-image] Steve is the CEO of Construx Software. He is the author of many award winning books including:  Code Comple...

Neil Killick (@neil_killick) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss a wide variety of agile ideas including: “Shu-Ha-Ri”, Agile Management, #NoEstimates, and when software is “done”. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Neil Killick Presenting #NoEstimates[/featured-image] Neil is a software delivery coach and manager with experience shipping software in various capacities, domains, and industries...

Steve Denning (@stevedenning) and Don Gray (@donaldegray) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss the current state of agile and how an agile mindset trumps processes and tools. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Steve Denning Presenting about Leadership and Management[/featured-image] Steve is the author 8 books including The Leader’s Guide to Radical Management. He’s a former director of the Wo...

Justin Browder (@justin_browder) and Bryan Schoeff (@bryanschoeff) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss how project managers and developers can find common ground on Agile teams. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Justin Browder and Bryan Schoeff Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image] Justin Browder is a Senior Consultant at AXIA Consulting. Since joini...

Jeremy Willets (@jeremywillets) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss introspection, continuous learning, and life as an agile coach. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Jeremy Willets Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image] Jeremy an internal agile coach at a software development company. He is a speaker and author who brings the human elements of softwar...

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...

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 organizat...

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...

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, an...

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,...

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...

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...

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Johanna Rothman Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley) and Johanna Rothman (@johannarothman) got together at the Path to Agility Conference to discuss her new book – Diving for Hidden Treasures: Uncovering the Cost of Delay in Your Project Portfolio. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Johanna Rothman”]Johanna Rothman Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference 2016 – C...

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...

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: responsivenes...

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Johanna Rothman Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley) and Johanna Rothman (@johannarothman) got together to discuss Johanna’s new book “Agile and Lean Program Management: Scaling Collaboration Across the Organization”. Johanna is known as the “Pragmatic Manager” who provides frank advice for difficult problems. She is a prolific author and blogger and also publishes a newsletter...

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Esther Derby, Stacy Johnston Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), Esther Derby (@estherderby), and Stacy Johnston got together to discuss performance management, HR myths, annual reviews, and how teams can partner with their HR department to create better systems of work. A key concept throughout the show was the need for people to feel that they’ve been treated fairly. Much of...

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Don Gray, Tim Ottinger, Amitai Schlair, Jason Tice Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), Don Gray (@donaldegray), Tim Ottinger (@tottinge), Amitai Schlair (@schmonz), and Jason Tice (@theagilefactor) got together to discuss strategies for submitting talks to agile conferences and how to help the chances of your presentation getting accepted. **DISCLAIMER: This is an independent...

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Ron Quartel, Amitai Schlair Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), Ron Quartel (@agileagitator) and Amitai Schlair (@schmonz) got together to discuss a real live #NoEstimates project, variable length sprints, the power of the sprint goal, and true software craftsmanship. Ron joined us back on episode 10 to discuss Fast Agile and came back to talk about a project he recently kicke...

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Tim Ottinger, Mark Davidson Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), Tim Ottinger (@tottinge) and Mark Davidson (@AgileDelivery) got together to discuss the role of the Product Owner (PO) and Product Backlog Management. Topics ranged from Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Story Mapping, Product Backlog Item creation, and what to do when the backlog becomes unruly. A key take away form...

Hosts Ryan Ripley, David Bernstein, Woody Zuill Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), David Bernstein (@tobeagile) and Woody Zuill (@WoodyZuill) got together to discuss legacy code, what it means to be a great programmer, test driven development, and how the principles that we adopt drive our practices. Software development is one of the few activities that requires us to use both halves of our…Tw...

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Don Gray, Tim Ottinger, Brad Rasmussen Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), Don Gray (@donaldegray), Tim Ottinger (@tottinge), and Brad Rasmussen (@Rass30) got together to discuss “Where does work come from?”. The conversation moved in multiple directions that included theories or work, what motivates people, management theory, and how to introduce agile at large organizations....

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Amitai Schlair, Woody Zuill Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), Amitai Schlair (@schmonz) and Woody Zuill (@WoodyZuill) got together to discuss Mob Programming (#MobProgramming). Mob programming involves the whole team working on the same thing, at the same time, in the same space, and at the same computer. You can think of it as pair programming turned up to eleven. We talked...

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Amitai Schlair, Jerry Weinberg Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), Amitai Schlair (@schmonz) and Jerry Weinberg (@JerryWeinberg) got together to talk about how to be more self-aware, what it means to be a recovering perfectionist, making writing a little simpler, why errors are so difficult to deal with, and who should be on an agile team. Speaking with Jerry is a memorable ex...

Hosts Ryan Ripley, Don Gray, Aaron Kopel, Tim Ottinger, Jason Tanner Discussion Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley), Don Gray (@donaldegray), Aaron Kopel (@aakopel), Tim Ottinger (@tottinge), and Jason Tanner (@JasonBTanner) got together via Skype to discuss their thoughts on 2015 and what they are looking forward to in 2016. We covered a lot of ground and a variety of topics including: Professionalism, #No...