The Agile Daily Standup - AgileDad

This is a great question that was submitted by a Daily Standup Podcast Subscriber. I feel like I am seeing more and more where organizations and product owners specifically are waiting until the 11th hour to validate work completed during the sprint only to find that the work either does not truly meet the acceptance criteria, or that the work was simply not ready for demo. Join V. Lee Henson as we discuss how to solve this issue in a very simple and elegant way. 

Join Sara Bierman, Business Agility Coach for AgileDad on the third episode of an eight part series on Living Agile. How do you feel about change? Is your fear of change keeping you from reaching your goals? Learn how embracing change, a growth mindset and being comfortable being uncomfortable can help you reach your goals or overcome challenges. 

Does your leadership feel like it is falling off just a little? Are you caught in what many are calling the pandemic blur? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore what the signs are that you could use an Agile Leadership Summit: 1) You have a lack of clarity in your own role2) Your teams gets easily frustrated3) Your teams benchmarks for success feel blurred

Have you ever had trouble saying no to a stakeholder request? What if they are in a highly influential position or status? Join V, Lee Henson as we explore a recent article from fellow Scrummer Roman Pichler which highlights these top five tips: 1) Don’t Feel Bad about Saying No2) Empathise with the Stakeholder3) Reframe the Conversation4) Don’t Rush the Decision5) Try to Find Common Ground, but Don’t Split the Difference

Join V. Lee Henson , President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore how you can truly become more productive. Being busy has nothing to do with being productive. Frantically running around all day has nothing to do with making fast, focused progress towards the most important goals. In fact, busyness is often a smokescreen for real productivity.1) Cut Out The Inessential2) Prioritization Requires Slowing Down3) Decide Proactively What Not To Do

We have all been to that one Sprint Demo that is slated for 30-45 minutes and it runs for four hours as we review every single backlog item individually in no particular sequence in such a way that it makes it super difficult to understand the true value of the sprint results. Did we reach the Sprint Goal? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore how to have an AMAZING Review Bazaar and how this will make your demo the best that it can be! 

Have you ever asked yourself now what? Or felt like your goals were just too big to be achievable? Join Sara Bierman, Business Agility Coach for AgileDad on the second episode of an eight part series on Living Agile. Do you have BIG dreams but have no idea how to start pursuing them? Or do you have some challenge to face and don't feel like you are equipped to overcome it? Learn how Sara used agile and scientific methods to gain the knowledge and experience she needed and how you can do the same. 

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work for Google and be doing Agile? Join V. Lee Henson as we go on a journey with Lucy Yin to learn about her experience as a Product Manager at Google Health.1) The “Googley” ethos is real and awesome2) Google is a large bureaucracy, launching something takes a village3) Core PM skillsHow to own and launch products made for millionsHow to set a higher standard or pivot the team to something newHow to relentlessly hunt down and flesh out new roadmap opportunitiesHow to focus on metrics, metrics, metricsHow to motivate a teamHow to scale a product organization 

Do you have a preamble for your Agile Constitution? Do you have an Agile Centre of Excellence in place? Are your teams free to choose how to build the highest quality product or service? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore the sights and sounds of Agile Freedom. 

Have you ever felt pressured that you could not do something? Or that you were not good enough? Do individuals, media, outside forces of evil drive you to stay quiet and not make the most of who you are and who you could be? The answer comes from one of the most unlikely places. Disney/Pixar Luca teaches us the concept of Silenzio Bruno!