Agile for Humans, LLC

Agile for Humans with Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller

Agile for Humans™ is a weekly podcast dedicated to the individuals and interactions that make agile work. The goal is to help create safe and collaborative working environments where people are empowered to do their best work.

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May 17, 2024

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Episodes

YDS: How Do You Measure the Success of a Scrum Team? 29.03.2023

Todd and Ryan argue that measuring a scrum team's success should not be based solely on the number of story points completed per Sprint. Instead, they suggest considering factors such as the team's ability to innovate, deliver quickly, and fulfill outcome-oriented business objectives for the customer. Todd and Ryan warn against using busyness as a measure of success and emphasizes the importance o...

Breaking the SAFe: Reviewing Marty Cagan's Site on SAFe and Scaling Agile 28.03.2023

Breaking the SAFe with Yuval Yeret and Ryan Ripley  ⏩ Join Ryan and Todd for a Scrum.org course: https://buytickets.at/agileforhumansllc Todd and Ryan also co-authored a book - Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems. 👉 Buy Fixing Your Scrum at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3BMvkcX ✅Subscribe to our Channel to learn more about Agile, Scrum, and Kanban: https://www.youtube.com/...

YDS: How Do Flow Metrics in the Daily Scrum Work? 27.03.2023

This video is about the use of flow metrics in the Daily Scrum, a 15-minute time-boxed event where the scrum team gets together to plan their collaboration for the day and inspect their progress towards the Sprint goal. As a reminder, The four flow metrics are cycle time, throughput, WIP limits, and work item age. Prateek, Todd, and Ryan recommend using work item age and cycle time in the daily sc...

YDS: How Do Flow Metrics in Sprint Planning Work? 27.03.2023

The video is about flow metrics in Sprint Planning on a Scrum Team. The speaker is joined by Pratik Singh, Head of Learning and Development at ProKanban.org, to discuss how flow metrics can be used in Sprint Planning. Todd and Ryan mention that many people have debated the usefulness of story points and how flow metrics can be a better solution. They mention that throughput is the most suitable fl...

Breaking the SAFe: Ken Schwaber's "UnSAFE at any Speed" Post 26.03.2023

Breaking the SAFe with Yuval Yeret and Ryan Ripley ⏩ Join Ryan and Todd for a Scrum.org course: https://buytickets.at/agileforhumansllc Todd and Ryan also co-authored a book - Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems. 👉 Buy Fixing Your Scrum at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3BMvkcX ✅Subscribe to our Channel to learn more about Agile, Scrum, and Kanban: https://www.youtube.com/a...

Breaking the SAFe: Deconstructing PI Planning 25.03.2023

Breaking the SAFe with Yuval Yeret and Ryan Ripley ⏩ Join Ryan and Todd for a Scrum.org course: https://buytickets.at/agileforhumansllc Todd and Ryan also co-authored a book - Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems. 👉 Buy Fixing Your Scrum at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3BMvkcX ✅Subscribe to our Channel to learn more about Agile, Scrum, and Kanban: https://www.youtube.com/a...

YDS: What are the Best Agile Books for a New Scrum Master? 24.03.2023

Ryan and Todd suggest their own book, "Fixing Your Scrum," which could be suitable for someone who wants to learn about Agile software development and become a Scrum Master. They also recommend checking out the Scrum Guide, "Scrum Mastery" by Geoff Watts, and the Agile for Humans YouTube channel for additional information. They also mention a few other books, including "Mastering Professional Scru...

YDS: What are Some Good User Story Slicing Techniques? 23.03.2023

Ryan and Todd suggest various techniques for slicing stories in software development, including breaking down acceptance criteria and slicing by persona, data, workflow, features, business rules, and interfaces. He recommends starting with Neil Killick's work on value-focused slicing and mentions a future slicing class. ⏩ Check out Neil's video here: https://youtu.be/TJ2aS80OTKg ⏩ Take a Story S...

YDS: Our Product Owner Won't Create a Sprint Goal! 22.03.2023

Ryan and Todd discuss a common issue in Scrum where a product owner is unwilling to create a sprint goal. They suggest that it may be due to outside pressure and suggest approaching the problem with empathy and understanding. They recommend understanding the root cause of the product owner's frustration, exploring the possibility of pressure from above, and discussing the benefits of having a spri...

YDS: Should We Track Business Value as We Would Velocity? 21.03.2023

Todd and Ryan discuss tracking business value as a metric similar to velocity. They believe that measuring business value is essential for understanding the success of products and that evidence-based management is a good approach. They also suggest that metrics such as cycle time, throughput, and item age may be more beneficial than velocity. They caution against using perceived business value, t...

Breaking the SAFe: Why Did SAFe Break the Product Owner Role? 13.03.2023

⏩ Join Ryan and Todd for a Scrum.org's course: https://buytickets.at/agileforhumansllc 🔥 This Professional Scrum online training course introduces you to the principle of facilitation and gives you a fast path to Scrum Event facilitation and certification. This is the best first step you can take down your path to facilitation mastery! Professional Scrum Trainers Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley buil...

YDS: What's Up with the Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills Course? 11.03.2023

The Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills Course is a one-day class that focuses on teaching facilitation techniques in the context of being a Scrum Master. The course covers various attributes of facilitation, including facilitating ideas into consensus, and looks at ways to effectively facilitate Scrum events. The course is designed to improve attendees as facilitators and covers principles and...

YDS: Do Scrum Teams Track Individual Story Points? 10.03.2023

Todd and Ryan think that tracking individual story points in Dev supervision is a major problem and a red flag. They believe it is a reckless metric that can impact people's behavior and pit teammates against each other. Ryan cites a book, "Escape Velocity" by Doc Norton, which argues that measuring individual velocity fails to give a complete picture and likely gives the wrong impression. It also...

Breaking the SAFe: Why Did SAFe Redefine the Scrum Master? 19.01.2023

Breaking the SAFe with Yuval Yeret and Ryan Ripley ⏩ Join Ryan and Todd for a Scrum.org's course: https://buytickets.at/agileforhumansllc 🔥 This Professional Scrum online training course introduces you to the principle of facilitation and gives you a fast path to Scrum Event facilitation and certification. This is the best first step you can take down your path to facilitation mastery! Professio...

FYAM: Exploring Time to Market (T2M) and Item Aging 17.01.2023

FIXING YOUR AGILE METRICS - INTRODUCTION TO TIME TO MARKET  ⏩ Join Ryan and Todd for a Scrum.org's course: https://buytickets.at/agileforhumansllc 🔥 This Professional Scrum online training course introduces you to the principle of facilitation and gives you a fast path to Scrum Event facilitation and certification. This is the best first step you can take down your path to facilitation mastery!...

FYAM: An Introduction to Time to Market (T2M) in EBM 16.01.2023

FIXING YOUR AGILE METRICS - INTRODUCTION TO TIME TO MARKET  ⏩ Join Ryan and Todd for a Scrum.org's course: https://buytickets.at/agileforhumansllc 🔥 This Professional Scrum online training course introduces you to the principle of facilitation and gives you a fast path to Scrum Event facilitation and certification. This is the best first step you can take down your path to facilitation mastery!...

AFH: What Happened at Southwest Airlines? 15.01.2023

Resources Used and Cited in the Video: --Business Agility Takes Off at Southwest Airlines - https://youtu.be/8m-DmPQzgo8 --"Core Values and Agility Move SWA Through the Good & Challenging Times" | Emily Beatty & David Hawks - https://youtu.be/MXLPnv68x1c --Core Values and Agility Move Southwest Airlines Through the Good & Challenging Times - https://agilevelocity.com/southwest-airlines-agility/ --...

Breaking the SAFe with Yuval Yeret and Ryan Ripley - INTRO 14.01.2023

Breaking the SAFe with Yuval Yeret and Ryan Ripley ⏩ Join Ryan and Todd for a Scrum.org's course: https://buytickets.at/agileforhumansllc 🔥 This Professional Scrum online training course introduces you to the principle of facilitation and gives you a fast path to Scrum Event facilitation and certification. This is the best first step you can take down your path to facilitation mastery! Professio...

Book Review: Gridiron Genius by Michael Lombardi 13.01.2023

BOOK REVIEW: This week's book is Gridiron Genius - A Master Class in Building Teams and Winning at the Highest Level by Michael Lombardi. ⏩ Buy Gridiron Genius on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3ElYumi 🔥 This book is an excellent look at coaching, team building, and defining what winning means. Reading this book, every Scrum Master, Agile Coach, and Leader could get at least one great lesson or tip....

YDS: Why Was Estimation Replaced by Sizing in Scrum Guide 2020? 27.12.2022

Join this channel to get access to the perks and exclusive videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZYWqpkc-YzAndAt90arxTA/join Why Was Estimation Replaced by Sizing in Scrum Guide 2020? Let's go ahead and explore the options this situation presents. This and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. ⏩ Join Ryan and Todd for a Scrum.org's course:...

YDS: MEMBER QUESTION - What Is Your Take on the PMI-ACP? 27.12.2022

Thank you Sachin for being a member of the AfH Community! Join this channel to get access to the perks and exclusive videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZYWqpkc-YzAndAt90arxTA/join ⏩ Join Ryan and Todd for a Scrum.org's course: https://buytickets.at/agileforhumansllc 🔥 This Professional Scrum online training course introduces you to the principle of facilitation and gives you a fast path t...

YDS: Should the Scrum Events Be Entertaining? 04.12.2022

Should the Scrum Events Be Entertaining? Let's go ahead and explore the options this situation presents. This and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. ⏩ Join Ryan and Todd for a Scrum.org's course: https://buytickets.at/agileforhumansllc 🔥 This Professional Scrum online training course introduces you to the principle of facilitation and give...

YDS: Who Presents Scrum Team Improvements During the Review? 03.12.2022

Who Presents Scrum Team Improvements During the Review? Let's go ahead and explore the options this situation presents. This and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. ⏩ Join Ryan and Todd for a Scrum.org's course: https://buytickets.at/agileforhumansllc 🔥 This Professional Scrum online training course introduces you to the principle of facili...

YDS: What Does the Scrum Master Do When the Team is on Holiday? 02.12.2022

What Does the Scrum Master Do When the Team is on Holiday? Let's go ahead and explore the options this situation presents. This and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. ⏩ Join Ryan and Todd for a Scrum.org's course: https://buytickets.at/agileforhumansllc 🔥 This Professional Scrum online training course introduces you to the principle of fac...

YDS: Common Signs That You're Getting Fired! 01.12.2022

Common Signs That You're Getting Fired! Let's go ahead and explore the options this situation presents. This and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. Join our YouTube channel to get access to the perks and exclusive videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZYWqpkc-YzAndAt90arxTA/join ⏩ Join Ryan and Todd for a Scrum.org's course: https://buy...

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