Agile Coaching Network

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What's Agile Coaching Network about?

Do you need help with your Agile adoption? Or would you like to share what worked or didn’t as you were doing an adoption in your own company? If so, we invite you to participate in the Agile Coaching Network. The ACN is recorded monthly at our live event. If you want to join that event, please visit acnpodcast.org. Help support the show by becoming an ACN member today!

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Agile Coaching Network episodes:

04.12.2024
Are Companies Backing Away From Agile?
In this episode, we explore interesting trends in the industry, leading us to delve deeper into whether companies are backing away from Agile. Join Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Sheila Eckert, Sheila McGrath, Hendrik Esser, Ray Arell, and all the...
02.26.2024
Responding to Changing Requirements
In this episode, we will be addressing the challenges that arise when requirements change unexpectedly or when flexibility is needed in our teams, companies, products, or customers. This may involve tackling problems related to our processes, planning, technical debt, legacy...
01.26.2024
Leadership Traits for Building Customer-Centric Teams
In this episode, we will be discussing the essential leadership traits that are required to build a customer-centric organization. We will analyze the characteristics of expert, achiever, and catalyst leaders, emphasizing the effectiveness of inclusive leadership. Additionally, we will explore...
11.24.2023
Is it really back-to-basics for Agile?
In this episode, we discuss Jon Kern’s, coauthor of the Agile Manfesto, LinkedIn post calling for a return to Agile basics and reimagining it for the future. Join Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Sheila Eckert, Sheila McGrath, Hendrik Esser, Ray...
10.24.2023
Influence and Ways to Improve it
In this episode, we will discuss the key components of influence and techniques for enhancing it to improve your work as a coach. Join Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Sheila Eckert, Sheila McGrath, Hendrik Esser, Ray Arell, and all the...
09.22.2023
Strategic Agility
In this episode, we'll explore methods to improve organizational responsiveness by aligning strategic and tactical delivery and creating a system that fosters strategic agility. We'll also delve into the complexities of establishing a stronger and more comprehensive business system, discussing...
08.25.2023
Advice on Coaching a New Agile Team
In this episode, we discuss techniques for starting a new coaching engagement with a team and getting them headed in the right direction. Join Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Sheila Eckert, Sheila McGrath, Ray Arell, and all the callers to...
07.29.2023
Learning Spike: Abandoning the Agile Brand
During the Agile 2023 event, I couldn't help but notice a significant number of individuals I met had chosen to remove the term "Agile" from their job titles. This observation prompted a valuable learning spike, where we delve into the...
07.21.2023
The Agile Industrial Complex
This episode explores the often-discussed unhealthy relationship between adopting organizations, consultancies, certificate providers, and framework and tool vendors, commonly called the "Agile Industrial Complex." Is this phenomenon real, and what can be done about it if it is? Join Shawna Cullinan,...
06.23.2023
Agile Risk Mitigation and Tips for a New Team Coach
This episode delves into Agile methodology and its potent role in mitigating risks. We also explore the art of persuading and enlisting others in adopting these approaches for effective risk reduction. Also, in this episode, we discuss some tips when...
05.19.2023
What about the people!!!
In this episode, we explore how companies prioritizing processes over nurturing their workforce's skills and executing Agile with an outdated command and control mindset can lead to a culture where individuals feel ignored and underappreciated, despite their invaluable contributions to...
04.28.2023
Has Agile Jumped the Shark?
In this episode, we delve into the question of whether Agile has "jumped the shark." We examine the current state of Agile and whether it still provides value to organizations in today's rapidly changing business environment. Join Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, ...
04.19.2023
ACN Learning Spike: the Cynefin Framework
Welcome to the ACN Learning Spike! Our short, informative episodes are designed to provide insights on various topics that can enhance your coaching or organizational agility. In our debut episode, we'll give an overview of the Cynefin Framework, so sit back...
03.24.2023
Balancing the "how" and "why" in product delivery
In today's fast-paced world, we often prioritize the "how" of building things - the methods, tools, and resources we use to deliver results. However, in our eagerness to achieve our goals, we sometimes lose sight of the "why" - the...
02.24.2023
Communities of Practice the Benefits and Challenges
In this episode, we discuss the benefits and challenges of communities of practice. Join Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Sheila Eckert, Sheila McGrath, Hendrik Esser, Ray Arell, and all the callers to the monthly live event as we explore...
01.27.2023
Laid Off in the Age of AI
In this episode, we talk about recent layoffs and ways to maneuver your career in the age of AI. Join Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Hendrik Esser, Ray Arell, and all the callers to the monthly live event as...
12.04.2022
Focus! How do we help people find it?
This episode explores how we help teams to achieve focus, especially with remote work. Also, with this being our end-of-the-year podcast, we ask what we need to celebrate this year. Join Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Hendrik Esser, Ray...
10.30.2022
When Coaching is no Longer Coaching
This episode explores how sometimes coaching becomes merely an expert leader using coaching language to drive a narrow self-serving agenda. We talk about this anti-pattern and look for better approaches to coaching others. Join Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen,...
10.07.2022
Agile Transformation Strategies
This episode explores people's go-to strategies for an Agile transition within a company. We also examine what works well with those strategies, and we work to understand the key gaps. Join Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Hendrik Esser, Ray...
09.11.2022
Teal Organization and its fit inside Agile. Plus, Agile metrics
In this episode, we explore how Teal organization theory fits inside Agile. Is this a model that more companies should use along with Agile? Also, by popular demand, we are talking again about Agile metrics. Come explore these topics along...
08.15.2022
Impediments
This episode explores impediments and what we can do about them. Join Hendrik Esser, Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Ray Arell, and all the callers to the monthly live event as we explore the topics. If you want to join...
07.15.2022
What would you have done differently?
In this episode, we explore with what you know today what you would have done differently in your Agile Coaching. Would you have put a strong infancies on culture or perhaps a given Agile method? Perhaps you would have done...
06.11.2022
Ways to Coach and Foster Innovation
Creating a competitive advantage means more than Agile building efficiencies in delivery--it is also about innovative solutions. So how in Agile do we do that? This episode explores how we can coach and foster innovation within Agile. Join Hendrik Esser, Shawna...
05.21.2022
The Agile Manager
The managers often have trouble adapting to an Agile way of work, but the problem of why this is an issue twenty years after the manifesto may be on us--the Agile coaches. So let's explore ways we can help managers...
04.09.2022
Too busy to improve!
Every Agile coach is faced with a team that says they are too busy to improve. You’re frustrated. You see the improvements you want and know the team is capable of more. But when it comes down to it, they...
03.14.2022
How and what are we learning this year?
As we perhaps get past Covid, how and what will we learn this year? Are you planning to attend in-person events? What about online events and e-learning? In this episode, we explore how members of the ACN plan to...
02.21.2022
How can we help Agile teams to thrive?
How can so many teams not be thriving with Agile, when there are so many people certified as scrum masters, product owners, and coaches? In this episode, we explore some of the reasons why teams are not thriving even after...
01.07.2022
Helping Hybrid Workplaces to Prosper
Welcome to the New Year! In this special episode of the ACN, we talk with members of the Supporting Agile Adoption Initiative about their unique perspective on hybrid work trends with companies. Plus, what the data tells us about the...
12.16.2021
Where Agile Transformations Go Wrong
In this episode, we talk about whether companies where Agile transformations go wrong, and we talk about ways to create the right environment for it to succeed. We also explore how to use metrics in measuring an Agile transformation. Join...
11.04.2021
How do we advocate for change?
In this episode, we talk about the best way to advocate for change. What are some of the ways coaches advocate for something, and what should associations we are a part of be doing to help. Join Hendrik Esser,...
10.04.2021
The future of work and convincing leaders to change
In this episode, we talk about what does work look like post-Covid and companies shift who really needs to be in an office. Is this the future of work? We also talk about how we can convince leaders to...
09.10.2021
Building technical excellence and do you need a certification?
In this episode, we talk about the ninth principle of the Agile Manifesto "Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility. So how can we build a culture of technical excellence to enable agility? We also talk about...
08.18.2021
Constant pace indefinitely and should contractors move forward if done early?
In this episode, we talk about the Agile principle promoting and maintaining a constant pace indefinitely. Is this really possible? Also, we talk about what to do if a contractor gets their sprint work done early--should they move...
07.17.2021
Has Agile become too homogeneous and how to coach leads and managers
In this episode, we talk about has Agile become too homogeneous. We also explore ways to coach development leads and managers about their responsibilities in an Agile environment. Join Hendrik Esser, Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Ray Arell, and all...
06.11.2021
Dealing with project failure and going back to the office
In this episode, we talk about dealing with failure. We also talk about what are the ways your company may be preparing for people to return to the office. Join Hendrik Esser, Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Ray Arell,...
05.01.2021
Fostering Self-Organizing Teams and Agile for Hardware Development
In this episode, we talk about how to foster self-organizing teams. We also talk about the best practices for Agile in hardware development. Join Hendrik Esser, Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Diana Larsen, Ray Arell, and all the callers to the monthly...
04.23.2021
Dealing with disruption and best practices to build trust
In this episode, we talk about how Agile is used when dealing with disruption. We also talk about the best practices to build trust and physiological safety. Join Hendrik Esser, Shawna Cullinan, Jörg Pietruszka, Linda Cook, Diana Larsen, Ray Arell, and...
03.29.2021
Has Agile Left Programmers Behind? Plus, Flat Retrospectives
In this episode, we talk about why do some programmers feel that Agile has left them behind. We also talk about what do we do when the retrospective falls flat. The team is improving but not fast enough. Join Hendrik Esser,...
03.08.2021
Agile at 20 and what is the difference between facilitating vs. leading a meeting.
In this episode of the ACN, we are exploring Agile at age 20. This includes talking about what may be missing in the values and principles, why people still call it a buzzword, and discuss about is it still core...
01.05.2021
Waves of transformation and Agile at 20
Welcome to the New Year! In this special episode of the ACN, we are talking with members of the Supporting Agile Adoption Initiative about their perspective on Agile as it gains or loses momentum within companies. We also explore how...
12.14.2020
Agile communities of practice, performance reviews, and mixed questions from our live event
It is our 50th episode! Thank you all for listening and participating over the years! In this episode, we talk about Agile communities of practice, are they needed, does management need to be involved, and some good examples of how they...
11.13.2020
Permanent work-from-home and Agile, and resources for business and leadership agility
In this episode, we talk about the impact of permanent work-from-home policies on Agile team development and coaching. Plus, we share recommendations on books, blogs, and whitepapers on business and leadership agility. (00:00) Introduction(01:41) Permanent work-from-home and Agile(40:06) Resources on business...
10.22.2020
From command and control to self-organization, and why use Agile project management.
In this episode, we talk about ways to move teams away from command and control over to a more self-organization model. Also, we explore why and when Agile project management. (00:00) Introduction(02:06) Moving from command and control to self-organization(33:18) Why use...
09.01.2020
Implementing Agile on non-software teams, when teams get too big, and steps to become a product owner
In this episode, we talk about recommendations for implementing Agile on a team not developing software, what are the signs that a team has become too large and should be split, and what are some steps to get your foot...
08.15.2020
Agile Testing Strategies and Coaching an Overwhelmed Product Owner
In this episode, we talk about Agile testing strategies and does it look like in different companies. Also, we talk about coaching a new product owner who is overwhelmed by the job. (00:00) Introduction(01:41) Agile testing strategies(34:17) Coaching the overwhelmed...
06.28.2020
Dealing with unconscious biases, and shifting the team to an outcome mindset.
In this episode, we talk about how we deal with unconscious biases as a coach, and how do we detect and dampen them. Also, we talk about how to shift the team to an outcome mindset. (00:00) Introduction(00:46) Dealing...
05.27.2020
Maneuvering a Black Swan event, and what are good ways to measure Agile maturity.
In this episode, we discuss how to maneuver and prepare for a Black Swan event. Also, we talk about should we measure Agile maturity or not. (00:00) Introduction(02:03) Maneuvering a Black Swan event(35:17) How and should we measure Agile maturity or...
04.29.2020
What does it mean to be good enough, and how should Agile coaches measure their success
In this episode, we discuss what does it mean to be "good enough" to ship a product. Also, we talk about how Agile coaches measure their own success in an organization. (00:00) Introduction(00:52) What does it mean to be "good...
03.31.2020
Working remotely when face-to-face is not possible and taking care of yourself
In this episode, we devote the hour to talking about having to work remotely now that face-to-face is not possible. We also talk about you are taking care of yourself during this pandemic. (00:00) Introduction(01:33) Working remotely when face-to-face is not...
02.25.2020
Team and personal learning, moving from scrum master to Agile coach, and moving to enterprise-level coach
In this episode, we talk about how people learn both at the team and personal level. We also talk about how somebody moves to an Agile coach role from scrum master, and how to become an enterprise-level coach. (00:00) Introductions(02:17) Learning...

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Agile Coaching Network episodes:

Are Companies Backing Away From Agile?

Responding to Changing Requirements

Leadership Traits for Building Customer-Centric Teams

Is it really back-to-basics for Agile?

Influence and Ways to Improve it

Strategic Agility

Advice on Coaching a New Agile Team

Learning Spike: Abandoning the Agile Brand

The Agile Industrial Complex

Agile Risk Mitigation and Tips for a New Team Coach

What about the people!!!

Has Agile Jumped the Shark?

ACN Learning Spike: the Cynefin Framework

Balancing the "how" and "why" in product delivery

Communities of Practice the Benefits and Challenges

Laid Off in the Age of AI

Focus! How do we help people find it?

When Coaching is no Longer Coaching

Agile Transformation Strategies

Teal Organization and its fit inside Agile. Plus, Agile metrics

Impediments

What would you have done differently?

Ways to Coach and Foster Innovation

The Agile Manager

Too busy to improve!

How and what are we learning this year?

How can we help Agile teams to thrive?

Helping Hybrid Workplaces to Prosper

Where Agile Transformations Go Wrong

How do we advocate for change?

The future of work and convincing leaders to change

Building technical excellence and do you need a certification?

Constant pace indefinitely and should contractors move forward if done early?

Has Agile become too homogeneous and how to coach leads and managers

Dealing with project failure and going back to the office

Fostering Self-Organizing Teams and Agile for Hardware Development

Dealing with disruption and best practices to build trust

Has Agile Left Programmers Behind? Plus, Flat Retrospectives

Agile at 20 and what is the difference between facilitating vs. leading a meeting.

Waves of transformation and Agile at 20

Agile communities of practice, performance reviews, and mixed questions from our live event

Permanent work-from-home and Agile, and resources for business and leadership agility

From command and control to self-organization, and why use Agile project management.

Implementing Agile on non-software teams, when teams get too big, and steps to become a product owner

Agile Testing Strategies and Coaching an Overwhelmed Product Owner

Dealing with unconscious biases, and shifting the team to an outcome mindset.

Maneuvering a Black Swan event, and what are good ways to measure Agile maturity.

What does it mean to be good enough, and how should Agile coaches measure their success

Working remotely when face-to-face is not possible and taking care of yourself

Team and personal learning, moving from scrum master to Agile coach, and moving to enterprise-level coach