Ant Agile Sofos | On the Agile Couch

Feedback: it's not always easy, but it doesn't have to be a nightmare. Join us on "Feedback Culture" as we tackle the awkward, the uncomfortable, and the downright side of feedback. We'll share stories and offer practical advice to help you navigate the feedback landscape with confidence and maybe even a few laughs along the way. Get ready to transform feedback from a four-letter word in...

Sharing our last Bonus episode from Agile Tour Vilnius 2023. This time Simas had a nice conversation with Nisha Joshi about empathy in estimations. How trust and empathy can influence sharing opinion? Why it is important to have team agreements? Why it is even more importan to agree how we will dissagree in a team? Answers to these questions and more can be found in this episode so tune in! This a...

Are you a leader trying to build a more agile team? A team member looking for better ways to collaborate? Or simply curious about the buzz around cross-functional teams? Join us as we break down the secrets of these collaborative powerhouses, sharing stories of triumph, lessons learned, and challenges. This and all other 4th season episodes are sponsored by Reiz Tech - a trusted end-to-end IT advi...

Agile Turas 2023 - užkuliusiai su Diana Borovik Tradiciškai kalbiname Agile Turo organizatorę, Diana Borovik (dabartinę Agile Lietuva prezidentę). Šį kartą Simas su Diana aptarė organizacinius ypatumus, ką pavyko pasiekti, su kokiais iššūkiais susidūrė organizuojant didžiausią konferenciją baltijos šalyse. Klausydami šio įrašo sužinosite kodėl svarbi Agile bendruomenė, kaip tai padeda organizuoti...

Mūsų šio epizodo svečias - Donatas Kunigonis. Su Donatu pabendravome neįprasta tema - kaip sujungti darbo kultūras kompanijų, departamentų ar komandų susijungimo / prisijungimo atveju? Koks skirtumas tarp susijungimo ir prisijungimo? Kokių klaidų nepadaryti ir ką svarbu prisiminti atliekant tokį sudėtingą pokytį? Atsakymai į šiuos ir daug kitų klausimų šioje mūsų laidoje, tad kviečiame klausyti! N...

Continuing our Bonus episode cycle from Agile Tour Vilnius 2023. We have our old friend Vidas Vasiliauskas back On the Agile Couch. And as usual we talk about Kanban. How is Kanban doing? How popular it is in Lithuania? Answers to these questions and more can be found in this episode so tune in! This and all other 4th season episodes are sponsored by Reiz Tech - a trusted end-to-end IT advisor thr...

Nearly 5 years passed since Team Topologies book was released by Manuel Pais and Mathew Skelton (in September 2024 it will be an anniversary). It is a good opportunity to reflect together with Manuel what people understood from the book and what has happened within the community. In our newest episode Simas and Manuel talks about common misconceptions, struggles and as well success factors of Team...

Cracking the code for cross-team collaboration When company is small, it is easy for the teams to collaborate as they know each other quite well, no certain rules needs to be, agreements or processes. But what happens when company starts to grow? How to manage all of the different collaboration connections, what can we do to make it less painful, more pleasant and achieve better outcomes? During A...

Join us for a discussion with Cliff Berg about Agile 2. The Agile movement took us away from big up-front plans, micromanagement, and projects-by-numbers. It shifted the focus from big initiatives to small teams, from big promises to incremental deliveries, and from handoffs between specialists to collaboration and self-sufficiency. But after some time, people started to notice that something is n...

One more Bonus episode from Agile Tour Vilnius 2023! We have a talk with Algirdas Milašius about Scrum Master role. What does it mean to be a Scrum Master? What is next in the journey after becoming one? Tune in and find out! This and all other 4th season episodes are sponsored by Reiz Tech - a trusted end-to-end IT advisor throughout your business lifecycle. You can find more information about Re...

Šioje laidoje pas mus svečiuojasi Dov Zavadskis ir kalbame tikrai aktualia ir karšta tema - Dirbtinis Intelektas ir kaip jis siejasi su Agile? Kas yra tas dirbtinis intelektas? Kokių skirtingų tipų jis būna? Kaip jis gali padėti pagerinti mūsų kompanijos agility? Atsakymai į visus klausimus šiame mūsų epizode, tad kviečiame klausytis! Na o šią ir visas kitas mūsų 4-tojo sezono laidas remia mūsų pa...

Have you ever been asked to get back to office from remote work? Over the last year we have seen many companies asking their employees to get back to the office. Sometimes we are unhappy about it and instead we want to work remotely. How to deal with it, what are your options, what does work and how to make your employer to trust you? During Agile Tour Vilnius 2023, organized by Agile Lietuva, Sim...

When autonomy hurts? We met with Jovirdas Linkauskas - experienced engineering director right now working as Head of Platform at Sendcloud. Jovirdas has seen many organisations over his experience and has tons of examples to share when autonomy is really helpful and when it actually hurts. This time we tried to focus on what are the main examples or reasons of it, what is the impact and most impor...

Another Bonus episode from Agile Tour Vilnius 2023 is here for you! This time we had a talk with Susannah Chambers. We had a really interesting discussion about congruence in coaching. What that is? Listen and find out! This and all other 4th season episodes are sponsored by Reiz Tech - a trusted end-to-end IT advisor throughout your business lifecycle. You can find more information about Reiz Tec...

In this episode, Monika Krojegaard discusses the Agile practice team journey at Adform. If you’re interested in hearing about experiments in the agile way of working, don’t skip this episode. Unlike focusing solely on best practices or following a rigid playbook, this talk delves into experimentation. The podcast participants share insights into why this change was necessary, the challenges their...

Here is the new Talk on the Agile Couch with Christ Stone and Simas Torgovickis about Continuous Improvement that was recorded during Agile Tour Vilnius 2023. Chris shares what is important about Continuous Improvement compared to what people think. What are the tools for it, how feedback loops helps here, how to get out of the comfort zone? 🛋 This and all other 4th season episodes are sponsored b...

We met with Deividas Gineitis - Team Lead and Front-end engineer from Reiz Tech - to discuss a really important topic, that sometimes we forget to talk about - long-term productivity. How not to sacrifice long-term goals over short-term ones? How not to burnout both personally and as a team? How can organisations help their employees and teams to stay productive in a long-run? Tune in for this epi...

Tęsiame savo pokalbius Ant Agile Sofos Agile Tour Vilnius 2023 konferencijoje. Šį kartą (iš viso jau trečiąjį) pas mus užsuko Agnė Kelminskienė. Su ja pakalbejome apie eksperimentus. Atrodo paprastas dalykas, tačiau kaip juos daryti teisingai? Klausykite ir išgirskite! Na o šią ir visas kitas mūsų 4-tojo sezono laidas remia mūsų partneris Reiz Tech - patikimas ir visapusiškas IT konsultantas jūsų...

This time Simas met with Akvile Rykove - experienced engineering manager and certified Clifton Strengths facilitator who works at Vinted. The discussion was around strengths and how that helps to build successful teams. There are different type of strengths that each person has, usually these strengths are ordered in certain way, depending on personality. But how to use them in a good way to achie...

We are presenting you the first Talk on the Agile Couch with Maarten Dalmijn and Simas about key not speech that Maarten gave during Agile Tour Vilnius 2023! Conversation is about Planning - what is important, how to make it suck less and what to be aware about? This and all other 4th season episodes are sponsored by Reiz Tech - a trusted end-to-end IT advisor throughout your business lifecycle. Y...

Andrius had the pleasure of working with Mainframe technology some time ago. As a result, he invited Germanas to record a podcast about this technology. If you’re curious to learn more about Mainframe, its challenges, and benefits, feel free to join this podcast. Don’t forget to leave a comment if you have any questions! 🎙️🔍🎧 This and all other 4th season episodes are sponsored by Reiz Tech - a...

Last episode from Agile Lean Europe 2023! Considering pursuing a certification to boost your skills and advance your career? You’re not alone! Certifications are increasingly popular, but navigating the landscape can be tricky. Join this discussion about certifications, where participants delve into the good, the bad, and the evil. Tune in to find out! This and all other 4th season episodes are sp...

For this episode we have a person who is always energetic, in good mood and ready to play! Nancy Beers is On the Agile Couch for this episode. As you would expect, with Nancy we will talk about games in Work. Why we should use them and how we should use them? Can they only be used in training sessions or where we should utilise playing games more? Tune in for this episode and find out all the answ...

One more episode from Agile Lean Europe 2023! This time, ALE member has raised a question: How do we know what to change and what not to change? This question was raised at the organizational level, as the company is working in a very diverse portfolio of services, so there are many things that can be changed or improved. Tune in to find out! This and all other 4th season episodes are sponsored by...

Agile Program Management Many organizations works with complex product and from time to time initiates projects that are cross-cutting these products. How Agile Program Management cold help here? This is the topic this time Simas has a conversation with Giedrius Paulavičius. Giedrius has been working for many as a product manager or program manager, therefore he shares some perspectives what are t...