The Agile Daily Standup - AgileDad

I recently had a student named Sana attend a CSM and Advanced CSM. She truly was the shining star in class and I did a little more diffing and discovered that she has MANY accolades and is a HUGE advocate for diversity & inclusiveness as well as a leader in the Women In Agile Movement! This is an interview that you surely will not want to miss.

One of my recent students, Adam Hill, took us up on the Thrift Store Genie Challenge and told us he would make the single change of getting team members to ask themselves 3 questions each day to help them align their focus with their work: 1. What actual value am I building for my stakeholders?2. Who can I connect with to validate my work early and often?3. How does this fit within the larger vision? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore how these three questions help your team achieve Agile Victory. 

A recent article by Mike Cohn discussed the top four problems teams and organizations have with retrospectives. Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore how to overcome these issues. 

Is this a trap? Could ScrumMasters and Product Owners have a secret plan to rule the world and eveolve into the managers of old? Join V. Lee Henson, President and founder of AgileDad as we explore how to get teams from ordinary to extraordinary. 

Have you ever wondered how one person can get so much done in a day? I get asked this all the time. Join V. Lee Henson and learn the top ten things he does to be more productive. 

What are the 3 types of requirements? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we take a trip to the grocery store to best understand how Mike Cohn breaks down the three types. 

I know what you are thinking... What kind of madness is this? If you were shopping at a thrift store and bought an exotic magic lamp, complete with a genie inside, but it only had ONE wish, what would be the ONE thing you wish to change regarding your Agile Implementation without fear of getting fired? My answer was teach organiaztions to play Dominoes better. What? Well.. you need to listen to V. Lee Henson, President & Founder of AgileDad to learn more. 

A new generation of people are seeking Agile Certifications. After a quick search, I see of 100 different certifications out there. How does someone know which certificate is right for them and which is a total waste of time and money? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore what you need to know to navigate these turbulent certification waters. 

Have you ever tried to get from point a to point b? If so, you should be familiar with the product WAZE. Today we will discuss the Top 5 Essential Agile Product Frameworks that are used at Waze and what you can do to apply them successfully. Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder fo AgileDad as we embark on this journey of learning. GSM Framework (Goals, Signals, Metrics) KPI Graphs Framework (Key Performance Indicators) HEART Framework (Happiness, Engagement, Adoption, Retention, Task) HOSKR Framework (Hypothesis, Objectives, Signals, Key Results) OKR Framework (Objectives & Key results) 

In a recent CSM training, I received what might be the best compliment I have ever received in my life. I was compared to Randy Pausch. At the time I had no idea who this guy was so my reply was simply thank you. Once I figured out who this guy was and did some research I began to cry. I do not know that any better compliment could have been given. He is a wealth of wisdom and a pillar of all things good... Not to mention he was a Disney Imagineer! His presentation had MANY quotes that moved me as a coach and trainer: We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up.I don't know how to not have fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun, and I'm going to keep having fun every day I've got left.The brick walls are there for a reason. They're not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.If I only had three words of advice, they would be, Tell the Truth. If got three more words, I'd add, all the time.See for yourself:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo