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SPECIAL: Hard topics: beyond shame, trust, and burnouts with Patricia Kong

Abstract: In this special episode of the ‘Mastering Agility’ podcast, Patricia Kong and I have a conversation about topics that are close to both our hearts; shame, trust, and the experience of burning out. It seems that is the social standard to always say that everything is great, when asked how you’re doing. That real…

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Evidence-Based Management with Patricia Kong

When creating any sort of product, it’s important to understand whether we are moving in the right direction. But how do we know that? How do we measure that? And what metrics do we use for that? Agile organizations know that frequent inspection of results limits risk and improves the ability to deliver value. Scrum.org…

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The Six Enablers of Business Agility with Karim Harbott

Abstract: Any agile transformation can be incredibly challenging. Complexity is sky high, and so is risk. Talk through some of these challenges, accompanied by all his experience he condensed into his highly anticipated new book The 6 Enablers of Business Agility (released June 1st). Adopting the latest and greatest agile tools and practices won’t be enough to…

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Starting with Self-Management with Stephanie Ockerman

Abstract: A few episodes ago, Jordan Gross and Ziryan Salayi joined us to talk about the self-management recipe. In my own experience, it can be incredibly hard to start doing self-management right. What makes it so hard is that the discussion about what we can expect from self-managing teams and what the common understanding is,…

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The Value of Product Goals with Roman Pichler

Abstract: Last year, the Scrum Guide got updated. One of those updates has been the addition of the Product Goal. How do Product Goals relate to the Product Vision or the Sprint Goals. And how can we still distinguish this in our teams with all the different terminology without causing widespread confusion? Product development legend Roman…

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Continued recipe for self-management with Jordan Gross and Ziryan Salayi

The Scrum framework thrives in complex environments, where more is unknown than that is known. That requires decentralized decision-making and self-managing teams. This level of autonomy is incredibly powerful, yet just as incredibly difficult to install. The guys from the Self-Org Chefs are here to talk to us. What you’ll discover in this show: – …

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Cooking self-management with Ziryan Salayi and Jordan Gross

Abstract: The Scrum framework thrives in complex environments, where more is unknown than that is known. That requires decentralized decision-making and self-managing teams. This level of autonomy is incredibly powerful, yet just as incredibly difficult to install. The guys from the Self-Org Chefs are here to talk to us. What you’ll discover in this show:…

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Zombie Scrum with Johannes Schartau and Christiaan Verwijs

Abstract: Scrum is lightweight framework; easy to understand, hard to master. It provides four formal events and one container event. It’s not prescriptive. But still, it’s pretty hard to use in practice. Just going through the motion is not going to help teams and organizations to reap the benefits Scrum can provide. Johannes Schartau and…

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How conversations drive Value with Jeff Patton

Abstract: Nothing quite captures emotions and the perception of value as just having a simple conversation. JIRA tickets full of details still cannot display what a face-to-face conversation can. But challenging times, like now with the pandemic going on, require a different approach. Jeff Patton joins us to share his insights! What you’ll discover in…

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Humanizing the workspace with Gunther Verheyen

Ever since the industrial revolution we’ve been getting more distanced from the value of people in the workspace. People are being called resourced and treated as such. A computer mouse is a resource. An office chair is a resource. People are people. In this episode, we’re talking to Gunther Verheyen about we can humanize the…

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The Importance of Sprint Goals with Maarten Dalmijn

Sprint Goals provide the single objective, the single focus, for the Sprint when we’re talking about what’s the most important thing to do. Often it’s a misunderstood or hard thing to create. Why do we need one? Can we really create only 1, we’re working on so many things?! Maarten Dalmijn is here to talk…

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Applying inspection and adaptation in Formula 1 with Giedo van der Garde

Formula 1 is a hypercompetitive sport, with over 400 million people tuning in every year. Margins are within tenths of a second, budgets going over 200 million dollars, and teams are larger than the average company. When it comes to Formula 1 teams, the ability to inspect and adapt is incredibly important. Former Formula 1 driver Giedo van der Garde talks to us about his experience.

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The Evolution of Business Agility with Dave West

Since the beginning of the notion of business agility, many different frameworks have arisen. Dave West, CEO of Scrum.org, is joining us on the first podcast in the series to talk about the evolution of the whole concept of business agility, what role Scrum has played in it, and gives us his thoughts on how…

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