The Agile Wire

00:00 Intro 05:00 Workplace engagement 08:48 Culture from the inside out 13:00 Paradigm shift in leadership 19:00 AI agents, tools, and trust 25:45 Learning as founders and entrepreneurs 33:15 CultureCon AI Summit 34:50 Outro AI Summit 2026: https://www.cultureconusa.org/ai-summit-2026 CultureCon: https://www.cultureconusa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Conne...

00:00 Intro 01:40 Starting a company with loose change 03:50 Hardest moment as an entrepreneur 13:12 Long term sustainable competitive advantage 16:00 Impact the human condition 22:00 Your worst advice 29:30 Leading change 37:00 Leave a relevant legacy and start today Craig Schiefelbein: https://www.observationtower.net Craig's TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taB6aq3SWwo -----------...

00:00 Intro 06:00 Conviction, Resiliency, Consistency 09:50 Critic and Supporter 12:45 Habits of an Entrepreneur 14:00 Thinking time 17:30 Slowing down 24:22 Balancing scale with operations 28:50 AI as a team member (not a tool) 30:20 Celebrating not winning 37:00 Starting a company (planning vs experimenting) 42:00 The power of listening Isaiah's Company: https://sunbearindustries.com Isaiah&...

00:00 Intro 00:55 Agile Product Operating Model 03:30 Organizing around value 06:10 Org within the org 08:20 Bridging the technology and business divide 09:50 A word of caution 12:00 Continuously transforming 15:18 AWS example 16:35 Reorganizing team structures 21:30 Start simple 23:40 Incentives - visible and invisible 30:05 AI's thoughts 31:03 Outro More on Agile Product Operating Model http...

00:00 Intro 00:45 Agile data and AI 02:45 Optimizing flow with AI 04:28 Tracking blocked work 05:15 Language translation 06:50 AI impact on software development 14:53 OKRs, Monte Carlos, and AI tools 19:45 Agile is dead? 23:00 Agile isn't dead 27:00 Product operating model and AI 30:20 Future-proof your employment 36:10 Troy's tools 39:10 Outro Troy heycasey.io llmasaservice.io focusedobje...

00:00 Intro 00:55 Does Agile Work in Hardware? 04:40 Learn Quickly! 11:32 Cross-Functional Teams in Hardware 15:02 Continuous Flow of Learning 17:50 The Next Best Solution 25:00 Quality of Interactions 26:10 Scrum With Joanna 26:45 Outro https://www.youtube.com/@scrum-with-joanna https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-plaskonka ---------------------------------------------------------------- Connect w...

00:00 Intro 00:48 What's the problem in the product space? 03:30 The Three Vs of Product Ownership 06:00 Discovery and validation! 07:35 Assumptions and analysis? 11:30 My ideas are the best 13:40 Levels of investment risk 16:30 Knowing vs doing 18:22 ScrumMatch data on Scrum Masters 20:30 Shift in leadership 22:04 "Adoption" of cutting edge is slow 25:55 Bike shedding 27:00 To put it disrespectfu...

00:00 Intro00:42 State of agile conferences03:30 Agile is dead?04:30 Agile is just good business05:30 The speakers at Scrum Day 202408:13 What is different this year at Scrum Day?11:55 Tragedies in the product space13:43 Scrum in healthcare16:34 Join us at Scrum Day!17:05 OutroScrum Day is October 23, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin! Get your tickets now with our Wisconsin Agility 20% discount! Tickets...

00:00 Intro 00:35 Bullshit Management 01:35 Backlog Length 04:09 Hierarchal Backlogs 06:30 Moving Away from the Status Quo 09:50 Where to Start? 12:10 Victim of Circumstance vs Hero of Your Story 14:30 Writing a Book via Gradual Commitment Escalation 12:03 Find a Mentor 25:09 Don't Lecture People, Help Others See What You See 26:10 Outro David's Book: https://www.d-pereira.com/untrapping-product-t...

00:00 Intro 00:30 The Scrum Master's Accountability? 03:15 Meetings Suck...Facilitate! 13:30 Self-Management Tactics 19:20 Contracts Drive Anti-patterns 22:12 Roles to Accountabilities 25:05 Adult Day Care Provider? 30:57 Capability and Opportunity 33:55 The Scrum Master Files 34:32 Outro Angela's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Scrum-Master-Files-Secrets-Should/dp/B09MR91GDV ------------------------...

00:00 Intro 00:22 Nate Amidon - Airforce and Agile 02:53 Form 100 Consulting - Request to leave active duty 04:07 Serving in the military applied to serving as a Scrum Master 8:22 How the Airforce using an Agile Mindset 10:09 Owner Mentality 14:00 Building "Extreme Ownership" 15:17 Navigating change in big organizations 18:53 Stakeholder Management vs Stakeholder Engagement 21:45 Change is not har...

00:00 Intro 00:21 Chris Stone - The Continuous Improvement Coach - So Much Content 03:13 Virtual Agile Coach to Continuous Improvement Coach 6:20 Why is continuous remove from improvement 11:20 The hardest part of continuous improvement at scale 14:47 Data and feedback loops are crucial for continuous improvement 18:08 Company Values? 26:08 What can I improve today? What did I improve today? 28:21...

00:00 Intro 00:21 Scaling Simplified boiled down to one sentence 02:50 Leading with flow 04:05 Scaling flow is common sense unfortunately common sense is not common 05:09 Blockers are a type of dependency - remove them don't manage them 07:06 Focus on efficiency of flow 10:08 Prioritization is waste - remove your backlogs 14:37 Who makes decisions 20:02 One large team is better than a small team 2...

00:00 Intro00:21 Why Read "Unlocking Business Agility"06:04 Goals suck in organizations8:06 Outcomes over Outputs10:38 Enable empowerment with outcomes13:05 Separating the signal from the noise18:00 Dealing with transparency - facts are friendly - how fascinating26:03 Suffering is a prerequisite for learning and growth29:28 Move all projects to red until proven otherwise30:38 Is EMB only for softw...

00:00 Intro 00:21 Problem: Scrum Master Market 02:20 What is ScrumMatch? - Save time and money finding true Scrum Masters 03:25 How ScrumMatch got started? 04:48 How does a Scrum Master get on ScrumMatch? 05:59 Who reviews the Scrum Masters? 07:00 How are we validating value for ScrumMatch? 09:00 How do you handle all the demand for Scrum Master reviews? 11:32 There is a huge demand for Scrum Mast...

00:00 Intro 01:10 Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide 05:00 Common Anti-Patterns 09:50 Basketball and Scrum Teams Under Pressure 11:10 Discipline Equals Freedom (Jocko Willink) 14:45 How Do You See The Whole System? 17:25 Spending Time With Customers 20:05 Know The Cost Of Your Scrum Team 22:40 Teach Systems Thinking To Kids 24:51 Lead People...Manage Systems 32:01 Technical Excellence 36:40 How To Find Ste...

00:00 Intro 01:06 Tasty Cupcakes 02:30 Creation of the PSPO Course 05:40 Product Ownership for Executives 13:51 Scaling the Product Owner 15:18 Project vs Product 17:33 The WIP Disease 22:50 Agile Coaching 26:36 Scrum Master or Manager? 32:32 improving.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us at the following places: Wisconsin Agility Training: https://w...

00:00 Intro 00:45 Mastery of Skills 05:45 Discourse and Asynchronous Communication 14:45 Conflict and Safety from Judgment 21:25 Agile Mastery Institute Pathways 29:30 Coaching with Geoff 30:18 Outro Connect with Geoff at https://agilemasteryinstitute.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us at the following places: Wisconsin Agility Training: https://wi...

00:00 Intro 00:38 Why Write a Book on Sprint Goals? 01:30 Carryover Work 02:50 Practical Advice for Better Sprint Goals 04:22 Humble Planning 09:45 Small Product Backlogs 10:45 Gaps 13:40 Nuance around Anti-patterns 15:38 Scaling 19:20 Change, Product Owners, Stakeholders 22:24 Friction 23:56 Dysfunction Mapping 27:23 Inspirational Quotes 29:46 Maarten's Book Maarten's Book: Driving Value with Spr...

00:00 Intro 00:22 Why write Agile Discovery and Delivery 01:54 What is agile discovery? 04:52 Self forming teams 14:25 Get close to your customers 20:25 Pair Programming and Mob Programming - DevOps is not a tool DevOps is mindset 28:10 Learning never stops 29:00 Agile Discovery and Delivery 29:53 UW-Madison CIS is looking for partners 31:30 Outro Agile Discovery and Delivery Book - https://www.am...

00:00 Intro 00:50 "AGILE" or "ADAPTIVE"? 03:00 Coopetition 09:00 Agile Transformation vs Transforming 12:22 Shu Ha Ri 13:30 Advice for People New to Agile 18:50 The Need for Adventurous People to Drive Change 25:48 The Future of Agile Is... 31:20 Working at NASA 37:50 Old Coding Languages and Variable Names 39:48 Full Stack Developer 44:52 If You Could Rewrite the Agile Manifesto... 46:57 Why Has...

00:00 Intro 00:40 How Do You Know What Product to Build? 02:30 Mass Market Products 04:30 Product Market Fit vs Product for Everyone 08:24 Testing Market Fit 10:58 3x3 Tool for Vision 14:22 Visualization Enhances Discovery and Delivery Feedback Loop 15:40 Cost Accounting is Killing Agile Transformations 17:00 Analysis Mindset to Feedback Mindset 18:22 Live in the WHY State 19:47 Optimizing Your Wo...

00:00 Intro 00:22 Virtual vs In-Person 01:52 New Book - Successful Independent Consulting: Relationships That Focus on Mutual Benefit 03:49 Payment Terms - Don't give interest free loans 11:45 Manual for Independent Consulting 14:00 There is no slack fairy (sales, marketing, learning are required) 20:30 Know your unique value 25:18 How do you get started? - Build your personal brand 28:15 Public S...

00:00 Intro 00:28 How do companies keep their soul as they grow? 15:30 To keep a company's soul, 3 things you cannot sacrifice. 31:15 Why don't people have ownership mentality? 39:20 Decision making in organizations 45:08 Great leaders take extreme ownership 48:11 Summary 48:50 Agile music 54:33 Outro ---------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us at the following...

00:00 Intro 00:49 Most Common Problems PO Have 06:45 Practical Approach to Product Management for Product Owners 10:58 Product Owner Stances 15:25 What Product Owner course is right for you? 20:19 Favorite Product Owner Stance 26:15 Stakeholder Engagement over Stakeholder Management 28:28 Does a product need multiple Product Owners? 35:40 Defining Leadership, Management and Products 41:02 Agile Go...