The Agile Wire

Jeff Bubolz and Chad Beier
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May 13, 2024 • 38min

Mapping The Agile Airspace with Nate Amidon

00:00 Intro00:22 Nate Amidon - Airforce and Agile02:53 Form 100 Consulting - Request to leave active duty04:07 Serving in the military applied to serving as a Scrum Master8:22 How the Airforce using an Agile Mindset10:09 Owner Mentality14:00 Building "Extreme Ownership"15:17 Navigating change in big organizations 18:53 Stakeholder Management vs Stakeholder Engagement21:45 Change is not hard - Don't change hearts and minds26:50 How to change your approach for different people28:58 Giving orders is failing34:00 Centralized command decentralized execution35:50 Add ex-military leaders to you organization - Form 100 Consulting37:50 Outrohttps://form100consulting.com----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
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Apr 15, 2024 • 36min

Continuously Improving! Everywhere Everyone Everyday with Chris Stone

00:00 Intro00:21 Chris Stone - The Continuous Improvement Coach - So Much Content03:13 Virtual Agile Coach to Continuous Improvement Coach6:20 Why is continuous remove from improvement11:20 The hardest part of continuous improvement at scale14:47 Data and feedback loops are crucial for continuous improvement18:08 Company Values?26:08 What can I improve today? What did I improve today? 28:21 Tesla Employee Handbook31:17 Improve everywhere, everything, and everyone31:56 Connect with Chris Stone and checkout his free content33:44 The Chris Stone look35:33 Outrohttps://www.virtuallyagile.co.uk----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
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Mar 18, 2024 • 35min

Scaling Simplified with Prateek Singh

00:00 Intro00:21 Scaling Simplified boiled down to one sentence02:50 Leading with flow04:05 Scaling flow is common sense unfortunately common sense is not common05:09 Blockers are a type of dependency - remove them don't manage them07:06 Focus on efficiency of flow 10:08 Prioritization is waste - remove your backlogs14:37 Who makes decisions20:02 One large team is better than a small team23:10 Removing upfront planning is revolutionary26:40 Thank you to the creators of SAFe if it wasn't for your misguided framework I would not have wrote this book. 30:35 Conway will help us design the org and Little will help us optimize it. 33:17 Going back to the basics34:34 OutroBook - Scaling Simplified: A Practitioner's Guide to Scaling Flow - https://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Simplified-Practitioners-Guide-Flow-ebook/dp/B0CKM3TBQ5ProKanban - https://prokanban.org/Drunk Agile - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC758reHaPAeEixmCjWIbsOA----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
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Feb 20, 2024 • 42min

Unlocking Business Agility with Patricia Kong, Todd Miller, Kurt Bittner, and Ryan Ripley

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 software and Scrum?34:57 Scrum is an instance of EBM36:33 Unrealized Value38:22 More ways to connect with Patricia Kong, Todd Miller, Kurt Bittner and Ryan Ripley42:14 OutroBook - Unlocking Business Agility with Evidence-Based Management: Satisfy Customers and Improve Organizational Effectiveness - https://www.amazon.com/Unlocking-Business-Agility-Evidence-Based-Management/dp/013824457XEBM Guide - https://www.scrum.org/resources/evidence-based-management-guide When your metrics are not what you want, "GOOD". Jocko Willink's - https://www.google.com/search?q=jocko+willink+good+short&oq=jocko+willink+good+short&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRifBTIHCAYQIRifBTIHCAcQIRifBdIBCjEyMjcwajBqMTWoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:c1294a93,vid:fAnaTtoYDXs,st:0----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
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Jan 22, 2024 • 34min

Scrum Match with Jo Geske and Stephen Sykes

00:00 Intro00:21 Problem: Scrum Master Market 02:20 What is ScrumMatch? - Save time and money finding true Scrum Masters03:25 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 Masters that deliver value for their org12:55 Value Prop for Employers 15:33 Can AI do this?17:25 Scrum Masters get real feedback on how to interview better and how to grow in their career19:00 Delivering Increments daily23:29 Validating Assumptions 26:45 How to avoid weekend support27:45 Call to action for Scrum Masters and Employers looking for Scrum Masters30:52 Making Sprint Reviews public to all33:55 Outrohttps://scrummatch.comConnect with ScrumMatch on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/98530193/admin/feed/posts/----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
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Dec 18, 2023 • 38min

Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide with Stefan Wolpers

Stefan Wolpers, an expert in scrum and agile methodologies, talks about his book 'Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide'. He discusses common anti-patterns in scrum, the importance of regrouping under pressure, understanding the whole system, spending time with customers, knowing the cost of a scrum team, teaching systems thinking to kids, and the balance between leading people and managing systems in agile practices.
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Nov 29, 2023 • 34min

Scrum Guide Update!? Scrum Master Now Scrum Manager? Don McGreal

00:00 Intro01:06 Tasty Cupcakes02:30 Creation of the PSPO Course05:40 Product Ownership for Executives13:51 Scaling the Product Owner15:18 Project vs Product17:33 The WIP Disease22:50 Agile Coaching26:36 Scrum Master or Manager?32:32 improving.com----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
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Oct 18, 2023 • 30min

Mastery Is A Never-Ending Journey with Geoff Watts

00:00 Intro00:45 Mastery of Skills05:45 Discourse and Asynchronous Communication14:45 Conflict and Safety from Judgment21:25 Agile Mastery Institute Pathways29:30 Coaching with Geoff30:18 Outro Connect with Geoff at https://agilemasteryinstitute.com----------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us at the following places:Wisconsin AgilityTraining: https://wisconsinagility.com/trainingAdvising: https://wisconsinagility.com/advisingMerch: https://wisconsinagility.com/merchJeff BubolzJeff Bubolz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbubolz/Jeff Bubolz Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBubolz Chad BeierChad Beier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeier/Agile Songs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongsAgile Songs Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@agilesongs/shortsAgile Songs Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileSongsThe Agile WireWeb: https://theagilewire.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YKEHJtcJXZ55ohsUOvklI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-agile-wire/id1455057621 Agile Wire Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl0ryedF7y7HWTsbur4ysdpUcY7tniSGAgile Wire Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgileWire Make sure you subscribe to the channel!#Scrum #Agile #ProfessionalScrum #Kanban #BusinessAgility
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Sep 19, 2023 • 31min

Humble Plans and Exceptional Results with Maarten Dalmijn

Author Maarten Dalmijn discusses the importance of humble planning, shared goals in product development, and understanding the three gaps in achieving desired results. He provides practical advice for better Sprint goals and addresses common anti-patterns and challenges faced by teams. Listeners are encouraged to support the author by sharing the book and leaving reviews.
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Sep 5, 2023 • 33min

Agile Discovery and Delivery - INCONCEIVABLE - with Amber Field

Amber Field, author of Agile Discovery and Delivery, discusses the importance of continuous learning and experimentation in software development. Topics include self-forming teams, staying close to customers, bridging the gap between technology and customer needs, and the relevance of pair programming, mob programming, and DevOps in corporate America.

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