Agile in Action with Bill Raymond

🎙️ Focus 🧘, Customer 🧍, and Collaboration 🤝 are major drivers for success in Elavon / US Bank's shift to Agility In today's podcast, Jan Otterbach talks about the importance of behavioral change when adopting agile principles. Working at Elavon Europe / US Bank, Jan's team focuses on behavioral change, thinking about new ways to work, and building teams from a place of trust and psychological s...

🎙️ How well do you know your users and the problems you can solve for them? We are excited to have Debbie Levitt, Founder of Delta CX and author of Customers Know You Suck, as a guest on today's podcast.  Bill and Debbie share relatable stories highlighting the challenges of maintaining a customer-centric focus, the need for early research and testing, and the importance of accountability in deliv...

🎙️ Are you switched 💡 on to lead with compassionate accountability? Today, we are excited to introduce you to Dr. Nate Regier, Ph. D., who will share how to lead with compassionate accountability to build better relations and improve success.   Dr. Regier and Bill Raymond get vulnerable, sharing personal stories about leadership and growth. Dr. Regier connects these stories to the three switches...

🎙️ When do you use 🤖 AI? Let's find out in this informative interview Today, we are thrilled to have Jay Palat as a guest who will help you decide when to use artificial intelligence and machine learning for your organization. Jay and Bill discuss how Machine Learning and AI work using real-world examples without technical jargon. Jay then helps you decide when to use tried-and-true software deve...

🎙️ Small teams with big dreams get the work done! 💡🚀🏆🎉 👉 Featuring a plug for Bill Raymond's upcoming AI Virtual Summit We are delighted to have Tatiana Maldonado, COO at Network After Work, on today's podcast to speak about teamwork, networking, and running a small business. Network After Work is a small business with a small team, serving 87 cities with thousands of members. They help indiv...

🎙️ Reflect, improve, repeat, and enjoy the benefits of improved team collaboration We are thrilled to have Aino Vonge Corry as a guest to share how retrospectives can foster team collaboration. Aino and Bill Raymond share stories and reflect on their careers to share how agile retrospectives provide a platform for teams to reflect on their work, learn from their experiences, and continuously impro...

🎙️ Superior user experiences will fuel your business 🚀 growth Satyam Kantamneni, author of User Experience Design: A Practical Playbook to Fuel Business Growth joins Bill Raymond in today's podcast. Satyam Satyam Kantamneni, the author of User Experience Design: A Practical Playbook to Fuel Business Growth, joins Bill Raymond in today's podcast. Satyam shares the importance of a user-centric cult...

🎙️ Keep teams in sync and that product 🚆 train moving using a visual Kanban board Eric Brechner joins the podcast today to discuss how you can manage team or personal work using Kanban. Throughout the discussion, Eric and Bill Raymond share stories and examples that explain best practices and guidelines you can use to deliver teamwork more effectively.  In this podcast, you will learn the followi...

Change, complexity, and unpredictability require a new approach to leadership. In today's podcast, Zazana (Zuzi) Šochová will share how leaders can embrace complexity and create a safe space for their teams to deliver innovative solutions.  Zuzi and Bill share stories and leadership advice that will help leaders learn how to: ✅ Operate for complexity and unpredictability ✅ Give space for teams t...

🎙️ Align your actions with and purpose to 🏆 achieve personal agility We are excited to have Peter B. Stevens, creator of The Personal Agility System, as a guest on today's podcast. Peter shares how reflecting on your personal goals will help you on your path to agility. Both Peter and Bill share personal stories and life lessons we hope you can take as inspiration on your personal agility journey...

Agilists are ideal candidates to run complex 🤖 AI efforts We are thrilled to introduce you to a machine learning and artificial intelligence leader, Zorina Alliata, Sr Global Machine Learning Strategist, Amazon, Chair AI Committee at AnitaB.org, Georgetown University Adjunct Faculty. Sharing real-world projects and stories, Zorina and Bill Raymond cover a wide array of topics, from defining AI an...

It is time to measure 👏🏽 team success with customer-focused, value-driven 📈 metrics In today's podcast, we are thrilled to have Dave Witkin, Founder, and Managing Principal at Packaged Agile, join us for a lively discussion on metrics that matter for team success. If your primary measure of team success is velocity and story points, I propose you shift that to customer-focused, value-driven met...

🎖️Military veterans' unique skills make them well-suited as 🎯 agilists ⤵️ We are excited to have Mike Whitaker as a guest on today's podcast. Mike shares his experience moving from the military to the private corporate sector. He shares relatable stories to help any veteran better understand corporate agility. Mike also shares how corporations can better understand the value veterans can bring to...

Don't spend 💰 $10 million for a 💵 $1 million solution on your next procurement 👇   Today, John Stenbeck, a best-selling author and a leader in the (U.S.) Government contracting space talks about how to define agile procurements. John and Bill share examples and personal stories that help assess the right delivery approach for federal procurements. In this podcast, you will learn the following:...

The drive to business agility never ends, but there are inflection points ⤵️ Evan Leybourn and Martin Foster review the changes, trends, predictive indicators, and insight that form a global view of organizations' business agility journey. In this podcast, you will learn the following:   ✅ The purpose and design of the Business Agility report ✅ Global trends in business agility ✅ Predictive ind...

What makes the ultimate internship program? A foundation of dignity, respect, and a crystal-clear vision for victory! ⚡️💯🎯 Today, Bill Raymond welcomes Robert J Khoury, CEO at Agile Rainmakers and author of How to Intern Successfully. Robert shares years of invaluable knowledge to help you build the best internship program possible. Robert covers everything from finding great interns and provid...

Stop repeating all those work tasks ⤵️ In today's podcast, Phil Simon, Author of the book Low-Code/No-Code, shares how you can automate your work as a citizen developer. In this podcast, you will learn the following: ✅ What is low code/no code? ✅ What is a citizen developer? ✅ Opportunities to automate repetitive work ✅ Case studies to inspire you ✅ How IT can embrace the low code/no code rev...

Rather than pushing uncertainty away, embrace it! ⤵️ Today, Bill Raymond speaks with guest Jonas Neumann, who will cover various software development and agile topics. In this podcast, you will learn the following: ✅ The promise of agile in software development ✅ How organizations can adopt agile ✅ Breaking down planning and budgeting barriers ✅ Dealing with uncertainty ✅ Measuring work based...

For a hotel brand to succeed, leadership must embrace innovation. Today, Are Morch joins Bill Raymond to discuss agility and digital change in the hotel industry. While we may still be amidst significant change and disruption, hotels still have plenty of opportunities to embrace digital transformation. In this podcast episode, you will learn the following: ✅ The latest innovations in hotels ✅ Ho...

In today's bonus podcast, we are excited to have Marsha Acker, CEO of Team Catapult, back again! We are excited to be part of Marsha's journey by helping to launch her latest book: Build your Model for leading change. Here at the Agile in Action podcast, we want to offer you the best resources to help you with your career, so this is not a paid advertisement. Marsha and Bill Raymond discuss essent...

🔁 Podcast Swap! More than 70% of AI projects fail. Learn how not to be a statistic ⤵️ Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer, hosts of Cognilytica's AI Today podcast, share how you can deliver successful artificial intelligence projects. Additionally, Bill Raymond will appear on the AI Today podcast, sharing his thoughts on using agile techniques to deliver these complex solutions.  In today's Agile in...