Comparative Agility

In this episode of the Comparative Agility Podcast, Dee Rhoda welcomes Helen Beal, founder of Flowtopia and a leading voice in value stream management, to explore why many organizations struggle to achieve true agility despite years of transformation efforts. Drawing on her experience in DevOps, value stream management, and organizational design, Helen explains why traditional siloed structures li...

In this episode of the Comparative Agility Podcast, Dee Rhoda sits down with Mooly Beeri to challenge one of the most common assumptions in modern software development: that Agile naturally leads to better outcomes. Drawing on decades of experience leading software transformations in global organizations, Mooly explains why many teams mistake iteration for improvement. They hold retrospectives, pa...

In this episode of the Comparative Agility Podcast, Dee Rhoda speaks with Kelly Brogdon Geyer about what it really takes to build organizations that can adapt to change. They explore why “resistance to change” is often misunderstood, how change overload holds teams back, and what leaders and PMOs can do to create real resilience. Kelly also shares insights from her Adaptive Capability Assessment a...

In this episode of the Comparative Agility Podcast, Dee Roda speaks with Ann Marvin, President and CEO of Peacock Hill Consulting, about the  AIM Implementation History Assessment (IHA)   and how it helps organizations turn past change experiences into a roadmap for success. The AIM Assessment, developed by Don Harrison and powered by IMA Worldwide, analyzes your organization’s track record with c...

In this episode of the Comparative Agility Podcast, Dee Rhoda speaks with Jason Molesworth, CEO and Chief AI Strategist at Accelerated Innovation Group, about why 2026 will be a make-or-break year for organizations adopting Generative AI. They explore what it really takes to move from experimentation to impact, including the importance of strategic clarity, secure and responsible AI, data readines...

In this episode of the Comparative Agility Podcast, Dee Rhoda speaks with Colleen Johnson, CEO and Co-Founder of ProKanban.org, and Janee McConnell, Director of Community Operations, to explore the power of Kanban in optimizing workflow and delivering value. They discuss how the Pro Kanban community supports learning and growth, share insights on improving predictability and forecasting without es...

In this episode of the Comparative Agility Podcast, Dee Rhoda speaks with Michelle Cummings, Founder of Personify Leadership, to explore the art and science of leading with intention. With her background in psychology and experiential education, Michelle shares how leaders can cultivate trust, build psychological safety, and foster behaviors that inspire their teams. Together, they dive into the P...

In this episode of the Comparative Agility Podcast, host Dee Rhoda sits down with Dan LeFebvre and Avi Schneier to explore the intersection of AI and Scrum@Scale. Together, they discuss practical ways AI can support teams and organizations—from enhancing meetings and backlogs to helping action teams and MetaScrums make better decisions.

In this episode, we chat with Paddy Dhanda—host of the Superpower School podcast and co-founder of The Visual Jam—about the thinking behind the new Communities of Practice Healthcheck. Created in collaboration with Comparative Agility, this team-based assessment helps leaders and members better understand their communities across purpose, engagement, collaboration, leadership, and impact. Paddy sh...

In this episode, we speak with Si Alhir about the thinking behind the latest Comparative Agility assessment, rooted in the principles of Natural Human Leadership. Si introduces key concepts such as power dynamics, power in motion, and power over time, anchored in a reality-based worldview that contrasts with traditional, ego-based models of leadership. Drawing from his lifelong engagement with The...

In this episode, we speak with Jurgen Appelo about what it means to be truly ready for AI in today’s organizations. Jurgen and Dee explore how digital teammates are changing the way we work, the human tendency to anthropomorphize AI, and why traditional knowledge-based roles must evolve. Jurgen shares practical insights on how coaches and consultants can remain relevant by shifting their focus fro...

In this episode, we speak with Avi Schneier, an expert in Scrum@Scale. Avi and Dee explore how the Scrum@Scale framework enables organizations to scale agility effectively by improving cross-team collaboration and executive alignment. He also talks about the upcoming Scrum@Scale Assessment, developed in collaboration with Comparative Agility, which helps organizations identify inefficiencies, unco...

In this episode, we speak with Joe Krebs , creator of the Agile Kata. Joe shares insights into how the Agile Kata serves as a universal pattern for continuous agile improvement, helping leaders, coaches, and teams foster a culture of scientific thinking and experimentation. He also discusses the Agile Kata Assessment, developed in collaboration with Comparative Agility, and how it enables organiza...

In this episode, we speak with Luiz C. Parzianello, a pioneer of Agile Methods in Brazil and creator of the Framework for Agile Business Ownership™. Luiz shares insights into the Evolutionary Leadership Model and the innovative self-assessment tool he co-created with Comparative Agility, designed to help leaders develop competencies essential for business agility. We explore the model’s four leade...

In this special episode, we bid farewell to Simon Hilton, who has expertly guided our podcast, and welcome Dee Rhoda as the new host. With over 15 years in IT and a deep commitment to Agile practices, Dee brings a wealth of experience transforming teams and supporting Scrum frameworks. As a certified ScrumMaster and Scrum Product Owner, she’s passionate about helping teams and organizations succee...

In this episode, we speak again with Mark Summers and Bob Galen about the Agile Coaching PI. We talk about what has changed in the agile coaching world and how you can change with it. Mark Summers believes happiness always comes first. As a leading figure in the growth of agile coaching, experience has taught him that if a team is having fun, it will perform far better. Bob Galen is an Agile Pract...

Is this episode we speak with Steve Pereira about Value Stream Management. The most successful physical businesses have excelled at Value Stream Management (VSM) for decades, but its principles and practices are now powering the most successful digital transformations and high performing software delivery. Steve Pereira is a board advisor to the VSM Consortium, CEO of Visible Value Stream Consulti...

In this episode we speak with Si Alhir about how Agility, Resilience, and Antifragility can be used to improve out comes for individuals, teams, enterprises, and ecosystems. ⁠Si Alhir⁠ , with over four decades of working with start-ups and the Fortune 500, is an entrepreneur, author, enterprise business agility/resilience/antifragility and transformation leader, coach, consultant, and practitioner...

In this episode we speak with Andrea Goulet about Collaborative Empathy and how it is essential for any cross functional team. Empathy is the mechanism that enables individuals to collaborate in groups to solve complex problems. When teams understand the technical nuances of empathy, they can more easily identify specific practices they can leverage to improve levels of well-being, innovation, and...

In this episode we speak with Cliff Berg and Stephen Villaescusa about Agile2 and how Agile can be taken further using Culture, Knowledge and Behaviour.

In this episode we speak with Esther Derby The Managing Complexity capability that helps organizations assess their leadership approach in three critical domains. By understanding their team's performance in these domains, organizations can identify areas for improvement and adopt a more effective leadership style suited to today's complex business environment. Esther Derby is one of the w...

In this episode we speak with Claudia Melo, Jutta Eckstein and Steve Holyer about the Agile Sustainability capability and how it can help your teams create a better world.  Jutta Eckstein ( https://www.jeckstein.com/ ) works as an independent coach, consultant, and trainer. She is trained as a pollution control commissioner on ecological environmentalism. Jutta has helped many teams and organ...

In this episode we talk with Brook Schoenfield and Dr. James Ransome about the Comparative Software Security capability and how it can help your teams build security into their product development practices.  Brook S.E. Schoenfield is the author of  Secrets Of A Cyber Security Architect  (Auerbach, 2019) and  Securing Systems: Applied Security Architecture and Threat Models &nb...

In this episode I speak with Dr Stephanie Puckett about the agile culture code and how it can be used to drive transparency, collaboration and empowerment within team. Stefanie is a Psychologist and holds a doctorate in organizational psychology. She learned from about 15 years of professional experience working for several management consultancies, in management and global roles for a Fortune 500...

In this episode I speak with Mark Summers and Bob Galen about the Agile Coaching PI. Agile Coaching is a collaboration with people in a thought provoking and creative journey using coaching approaches with an agile mindset and principles to help individuals, teams and organizations be the best they can be Mark Summers believes happiness always comes first. As a leading figure in the growth of agil...