The Delivery Space

Honestly, we could go on and on about how much we loved this episode 🎧 and what David Pereira’s experiences taught us, but that wouldn't do it justice. So, in a nutshell, here’s why you should listen: 👉 David’s raw and authentic insights challenge us to rethink our approach to product management. 👉 David opens up about his personal journey, moving from a software engineer to a Chief Product Off...

Karen Light is lit up by her calling to awaken and harness creative power! It is the thread that weaves together everything she has ever been passionate about. She is an Artist who values play, curiosity, and connection to ourselves and all that is. Karen deeply believes that creativity is an innate human quality that is not only about making art - it is about making our lives! And the transformat...

Agile is dead - it’s like that one joke everyone has heard a million times - overused and rapidly losing its hook factor. Tune in to the latest episode of The Delivery Space podcast, where we unpack this topic with our special guests, Christiaan Verwijs and Johannes Schartau, and ask ourselves why now might be the worst time to abandon Agile. We cover:  📌 Is Agile Dead? - Tackling the question he...

Michaela is a  spirited L&D professional, Agile and Lean coach, Scrum Master and Agile trainer, gifted with a natural flair for interpersonal and intercultural communication, and with an extensive track record in a great variety of industries in Europe, the Middle East, the Gulf, and South and Southeast Asia.  During this chat with Nisha you'll hear how to implement agile practices into HR, re...

🗣️ Have you thought about the hidden costs of team drama? They’re more impactful than you might think! In the latest episode of The Delivery Space podcast, we are honoured to have Caitlin Walker (PhD) join us. Caitlin's journey from youth work to corporate consulting brings a wealth of knowledge on creating high-performing, drama-free teams. Highlights from our conversation: 🔶 Understanding Drama...

Jac Hughes understands the role of a scrum master and why they're so important to a business, he's been studying the framework for years now and during this chat with Nisha you'll hear him impart some real nuggets. Everyday Agile's Website: https://everydayagile.co.uk/ ************ Follow Nisha Joshi here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishajoshi1/ Follow Sharon Williams here:  https://www.linkedin...

Francis Laleman facilitates participatory design processes with learning communities and creative spaces, both physical and virtual.  He is a Scrum & Agile practitioner, teacher & coach During this chat with Nisha, you'll learn what Kata means and how it can be used in a professional setting and everyday life. Connect with Francis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/flaleman/?originalSubdomain=sg...

Gary Wills is an award winning IT Recruiter who focuses on the wellbeing of his candidates, clients and community.  He is Co-founder of a voluntary group called Furlearn. During this chat with Nisha and Sharon, you'll hear Gary provide some golden nuggets around building high performing teams.  Connect with Gary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garywills/?originalSubdomain=uk ************ Follow Nisha...

Yogananthan has 30+ years of experience with C-Level IT Management and General Management in diverse international, cultural and functional environments.  He's a strategic, goal-oriented and passionate leader, able to motivate and energise colleagues, partners and vendors, towards achieving goals. He's passionate about creating the better leaders of tomorrow, this acts as the conversation topic in...

Florence Olumodimu is a Digital Transformation Professional, Project Manager, Marketing Communications Consultant, Image and Personal Branding Consultant, Digital Marketing Strategist, Speaker, and Trainer who loves to find ways to leverage on digital across business processes & marketing while extending brand presence online. She's passionate about the importance of personal branding, and tha...

Zsolt Berend is a business agility practitioner, coach, and trainer. Co-author of Sooner Safer Happier. He helps global organisations on their journey to achieving  Better Value Sooner Safer Happier .  In this episode we discuss we discuss how to unlock agility and the power of learning organisations.   Connect with Zsolt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zsoltberend/?originalSubdomain=uk Jonathan Smar...

Sjoerd Nijland is a Scrum Trainer and Course Creator. He empowers teams with gold standard neuroscience-based training for high performance through professional learning journeys. During this chat you'll hear about the Road to Mastery training that Nisha's sampled, and is a big fan of.  This is long term training, where lasting relationships are built, and offers sooooo much more than a couple of...

Pamela is an Agile coach, who's passionate about transformation and understands that psychological safety within teams to essential for team members to perform at their most effective. During this chat with Nisha you'll hear valuable insights into how you can maximise psychological safety within your teams. Connect with Pamela: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-ay/   ************ Follow Nisha Jos...

Willy is a true educational disrupter, who's taken Scrum and agile into classrooms all over the world and created an awesome impact for students.   During this chat on the Delivery Space, you'll hear how a BBQ, an inspiring conversation and some notes on an A4 sheet of paper was the catalyst for eduScrum.   eduScrum takes the concepts behind scrum and applies them to any subject for students from...

Sheetal has been involved in Agile and Leadership since she can remember!   During this episode with Nisha, they talk about the movement from an old school hard leadership style to a more emotionally intelligent "soft" leadership style.  They chat about many of the advantages and dispel one of the common myths of this new style.  As an expert in business agility and founder of FormAgility, Sheetal...

Whether you're a seasoned leader or aspiring to step into a leadership role in a product-focused organisation, this conversation with Willem-Jan Ageling will equip you with the perspectives you will need to succeed. Willem-Jan Ageling coaches organisations to create high value products, and he's passionate about the effectiveness of Agile and Scrum. He's a Senior Agile Coach with Worldline Global...

Karen's story is awesome, and proves what you can do as a Scrum Master with a fail fast mindset! During this chat with Nisha and Sharon, you'll hear how she used Scum and Kanban to manage a diverse team to create and host a live rock festival! 🎸 Neither Karen, nor the rest of the team had any experience in the music or live events industries...they were just a group of individuals with a shared p...

The latest episode of The Delivery Space podcast has landed!  ⭐️ Jay Abbasi joined Nisha Joshi and Sharon Williams to share tips on negotiating conflict, to get the best out of these situations and move our teams towards the most optimum outcomes. In 2014, Jay 's father passed away suddenly from a heart attack. It was devastating. At the time, his marriage was falling apart, he was working at a j...

Bobby is passionate about the power of L&D, he has specialist expertise in the recruitment industry, and has been helping recruiters outperform the market since 2016! During this chat with Nisha and Sharon you'll hear about the power of being allowed to thrive (rather than just survive) in the workplace, supporting staff to grow, and how investing in L&D can improve quality and overall pro...

Anuradha is a Scrum Master, a Human value maximiser and a massive advocate of volunteering to gain experience. During this chat with Nisha and Sharon, you'll hear how powerful volunteering can be to hone your skills as a Scrum Master, and not just within software teams, but through application across various industries. Connect with Anuradha here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuradha-aravindh-raj/...

We welcome Evelien Acun-Roos and friend of the podcast and regular contributor, Christiaan Verwijs for our next episode. Have you ever felt unsure or insecure within the Agile community? Evelien and Christiaan are on a mission to make our community a safer space for more people, with their scientific psychological safety study and would love your input. The results of their study will be available...

Back by popular demand: Charles-Louis De Maere returns for series 4! During this chat with Nisha , he talks about the importance of pivoting during facilitation sessions, obtaining the right balance of clarity and vagueness, and you'll hear an (initially shocking) but very interesting story about his time in Niger. Here are some key highlights: Global Facilitation Experiences: Charles Louis shares...

🚀 We’re Kicking off Season 4 with a cracker of a podcast with Michael Lloyd, talking about my own experiences of Dysfunction Mapping and the workshop I attended to equip myself with practitioner skills. ⭐️ Michael has created #DysfunctionMapping as a means to surface anti-patterns, monitor symptoms and help fellow Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches tailor their coaching strategies, to ensure they a...

🎯In this episode Nisha & Sharon met with Martin Parlett to discuss PMO Learning from the island of Montserrat, and what a heartwarming conversation we had. Montserrat was left devastated by two major natural disasters in the form of a hurricane in 1989 and a volcano in 1995. Martin gave us an insight into how the PMO lead a major countrywide social and infrastructure repair programme, and why...

🚀 Our latest episode of the Delivery Space is here! The Double-Edged Sword of Diversity features a conversation with Christiaan Verwijs about the impact of diversity on agile teams. 📚In their latest research paper, Christiaan and Professor Daniel Russo explore how differences in gender, age, role, and cultural background affect how well a team works and the level of conflict within it. They also...