The Agile Daily Standup - AgileDad

Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we review what a MVD is and how we can achieve one!    The 5 P's of the MVD:  1. Be clear about the purpose Understand the purpose of having a minimum viable day, and keep this in mind at all times. Here are some key qualities that make up the MVD: Delivers some value:  Achieve some small things that count as a win. Gain some rest time. Lean...

Change is real, the question is how ready are you and your organization for impending chnge? How do you get people moving and keep them moving? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we discuss what change really means and how to get started / keep moving. 

Join AgileDad Business Agility Coach Sara Bierman as she explores the most sacred of the five Scrum values, commitment. Do you make and keep your personal commitments? Or is it easier for you to manage and complete commitments that you make to others? Often times the team is counting on you to do what you say and that makes things easier. How can we apply Focus, Openness, and Respect to get to com...

Take a moment and explore the 7 signs that point towards your ability to be an emotionally intelligent leader. This episode is guaranteed to help you grow both personally and professionally.  1. You’re able to articulate emotional experiences. 2. You can pinpoint strengths and weaknesses easily (including yours). 3. You’ve historically been a good judge of character. 4. People come to you for advi...

How do you build teams in a high growth organization? What is the best way to assemble your teams without causing a mutiny on the bounty? Can teams reach high performing? Does team size get affected? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we evaluate what the best way is to make it through organizational growth.    https://jchyip.medium.com/why-its-difficult-to-build-teams-in-hig...

Acting on the outcome map. Having decided on an agreed outcome map, teams are now ready to act. Teams take the output of the outcome map, and bring it back to the Story map. The Story Map should reflect the chosen course of action. Release slices or outcomes are placed to the left of the story map in order. The cards on the right are reordered and sliced further to defined the minimum work require...

Decide on a good course of action After having  observed  the environment and  oriented  on what is important it can still be difficult to  decide  on a course of action and understand how it links to achieving longer term goals. Which strategy of the many available is the best one to use to move forward? The technique I’ve found the most effective in this space I have named Outcome Mapping. Using...

Join Sara Bierman, Business Agility Coach from AgileDad as we dig deeper into what Aretha Franklin may have REALLY meant when she belted out RESPECT. 

The Elements of OODA The OODA loop is comprised of 4 majors elements: O bserve —  O rient —  D ecide —  A ct In a team environment I explain these four elements as Observe  — Understand the environment Orient  — Align on what is important Decide  — Agree on a good course of action Act  — Do it Orient on what’s important To me the things you really want to keep an eye on when trying to ship a new p...

The Elements of OODA The OODA loop is comprised of 4 majors elements: O bserve —  O rient —  D ecide —  A ct In a team environment I explain these four elements as Observe  — Understand the environment Orient  — Align on what is important Decide  — Agree on a good course of action Act  — Do it In complex changing environments enabling these 4 elements to occur quickly and effectively can allow tea...

I recently received an email from Richard Branson talking about the importance of family in all that we do. Join V. Lee Henson. President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore what Richard has to say and how it can make us better people. 

Do you truly understand and Value Openness? Are you honest and open in all of your communications? Join Sara Bierman, Business Agility Guru & AgileDad Coach as she takes you on a journey to learn why Openness is the Key to success!

Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore why hard working teams are often rewarded with more to do instead of receiving a better incentive. 

Last week during a CSM Class, one of my students Charity had a brave observation regarding Product Ownership and Limiting WIP. Her observation was that when we say yes to something, we are in essence saying no to something different. Join V Lee Henson as we learn more about how this impacts all that we do. 

Join V. Lee Henson, President & Founder of AgileDad as we have a lesson in integrity and what it means to truly stand by your word. 

As a ScrumMaster, how do you handle the act of juggling multiple teams. I quite honestly have never been good at physical juggling whether it be balls, clubs, rings, knives or even chainsaws. Mental juggling has not proved to be easier. Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we discuss what it takes to get you ready to work with multiple teams. 

Join Sara Bierman, Enterprise Agility Coach in part one of this five part series focusing on the Scrum values, Focus. Learn what it really means to have and maintain focus on your projects and in your life! 

Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we review a recent blog post from Stefan on Scrum.org where he highlights 4 priciples that lead to ScrumMaster success. It is uncanny how these principles directly align with the 12 step program. 

Last week I taught a private Agile Fundamentals course and I had a student tell me that her key takeaway was that time based estimates are truly a waste of time. I realized at this moment just how profound that statement was and asked permission to translate it into a podcast episode. Join V. Lee Henson and his team of interior painters as we explore why individual time based effort measurement is...

Join V, Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore how to live with and best understand adversity. Master the three techniques that will allow you to understand approach and understand adversity. 

Here are the top 5 reasons for NOT bevoming a Product Manager:  1. No credit, just blame. 2. No certainty, just ambiguity. 3. No clear end to your work day, just a decision to stop working. 4. No perfection, just shipping. 5. No sympathy or appreciation, just people wanting more from you. Or less.

Join Sara Bierman, Business Agility Coach from AgileDad as she shares her journey to becoming an Agile Coach. This content rich adventure includes tips and tricks to help you on your journey to best overcome personal and physical obstacles and become the informal educator that you never dreamed to be! 

Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore the top five steps you can take to best understand and become a powerful leader. 

How small is small enough? Do you know how detailed you should be when breaking down stories? Join V. Lee Henson as we review a recent blog post from Mike Cohn where we discover the right amount of detail needed for breaking down items. The examples are timely and really make story sizing relatable. 

Welcome to another Friday Episode of The Daily Standup - Today we will wxplore what it means to think outside the box to overcome common objections and obstacles. Join V. Lee Henson, President & Founder of AgileDad as we embark on this journey of enlightenment.