AgileCast

In this podcast, Kalyan Vandana (Principal Consultant - Agile Coach, Xebia) takes a deep dive into the realms of Enterprise Agility, examining its definition and significance by using the evolution of the music industry as an example. He also talks about the key benefits, challenges, and interesting opportunities in adopting Enterprise Agility.

In this podcast, Venkat Vandrangi (Agile Coach - XACT, Xebia) talks about how Agile adoption based on surface-level tools and jargons is different from long-lasting true Agile transformation. For any organization, it takes a long time to reap the benefits of an Agile transformation as it requires the Agile mindset, values, and principles to be transfused across the organization - from top to bottom. In Venkat's view, just following any ALM tool and running events may look fancy outside, but in reality, it would not yield desired results and outcomes. He clearly explains the differences between these two, with real examples in this podcast.

Xebia is an IT Consultancy and Software Development Company that has been creating digital leaders across the globe since 2001. With offices on every continent, we help the top 250 companies worldwide embrace innovation, adopt the latest technologies, and implement the most successful business models. To meet every digital demand, Xebia is organized into service lines. These are teams with tremendous knowledge and experience in Agile, DevOps, Data & AI, Cloud, Software Development, Security, Quality Assurance, Low Code, and Microsoft Solutions. In addition to high-quality consulting and state-of-the-art software, Xebia Academy offers the training that modern companies need to work better, smarter, and faster. Today, Xebia continues to expand through a buy and build strategy. Xebia has a global presence with offices in the USA, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland Nordics, UK, Middle East, South Africa, India, Singapore, Vietnam, and Australia.

In this podcast, M P Sujan Kumar (Lead Consultant - XACT, Xebia) talks about Agile Maturity Assessment for Scrum teams. He throws light on what the assessments are all about, their benefits, different approaches to doing them, and how to keep them simple and effective with practical examples. He also talks about the importance of conducting the assessments at regular intervals. The assessments when done in the right manner can be beneficial in improving the team’s agility and can also help in creating a continuous improvement mindset within the team. 

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1Xebia is an IT Consultancy and Software Development Company that has been creating digital leaders across the globe since 2001. With offices on every continent, we help the top 250 companies worldwide embrace innovation, adopt the latest technologies, and implement the most successful business models. To meet every digital demand, Xebia is organized into chapters. These are teams with tremendous knowledge and experience in Agile, DevOps, Data & AI, Cloud, Software Development, Security, Quality Assurance, Low Code, and Microsoft Solutions. In addition to high-quality consulting and state-of-the-art software, Xebia Academy offers the training that modern companies need to work better, smarter, and faster. Today, Xebia continues to expand through a buy and build strategy. Xebia has a global presence with offices in USA, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland Nordics, UK, Middle East, South Africa, India, Singapore, Vietnam, and Australia.   Find more information on how Xebia is driving innovation at www.xebia.com

In this episode, Snehal talks about the key differences between “Doing Agile” and “ Being Agile” and why it is important to be on the “Being Agile” side. There are many examples and scenarios described by which teams can understand which category they belong to and how they can upgrade their journey to “Being Agile.” She also talks about how Scrum Masters, Coaches, and Leadership can play an important role in the journey towards “Being Agile” and how high-performance teams can sustain their journey.

In this episode, Vivek Ganesan (Agile/DevOps Consultant) and Sanjit Bhattacharya (Agile Coach, Xebia) converse on the topic “Can Technical Agility be a pathway for Business Agility?" In this era of rapid digitization, the case for delivering business value faster and time-to-market is increasingly becoming important. What are the challenges in adopting software engineering/technical practices that help teams and organizations to accelerate their journey toward business agility? How can these technical practices be scaled for large organizations? How can technical agility be a driver in building innovation and high-performance culture within teams? These are some of the questions discussed in this engaging and freewheeling conversation, power-packed with some wonderful insights.

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Xebia is an IT Consultancy and Software Development Company that has been creating digital leaders across the globe since 2001. With offices on every continent, we help the top 250 companies worldwide embrace innovation, adopt the latest technologies, and implement the most successful business models. To meet every digital demand, Xebia is organized into chapters. These are teams with tremendous knowledge and experience in Agile, DevOps, Data & AI, Cloud, Software Development, Security, Quality Assurance, Low Code, and Microsoft Solutions. In addition to high-quality consulting and state-of-the-art software, Xebia Academy offers the training that modern companies need to work better, smarter, and faster. Today, Xebia continues to expand through a buy and build strategy. Xebia has a global presence with offices in USA, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland Nordics, UK, Middle East, South Africa, India, Singapore, Vietnam, and Australia.   Find more information on how Xebia is driving innovation at www.xebia.com.

In this episode, Vidyadhar talks about the vital aspect of Scrum Team communication and how it can be improved. Various real-time examples and scenarios that can help teams understand this topic better and thereby achieve significantly better outcomes have been presented. The underlying Agile principles and Scrum values that can help teams build trust and enable successful execution are also discussed. 

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 Xebia is an IT Consultancy and Software Development Company that has been creating digital leaders across the globe since 2001. With offices on every continent, we help the top 250 companies worldwide embrace innovation, adopt the latest technologies, and implement the most successful business models. To meet every digital demand, Xebia is organized into chapters. These are teams with tremendous knowledge and experience in Agile, DevOps, Data & AI, Cloud, Software Development, Security, Quality Assurance, Low Code, and Microsoft Solutions. In addition to high-quality consulting and state-of-the-art software, Xebia Academy offers the training that modern companies need to work better, smarter, and faster. Today, Xebia continues to expand through a buy and build strategy. Xebia has a global presence with offices in USA, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland Nordics, UK, Middle East, South Africa, India, Singapore, Vietnam, and Australia.   Find more information on how Xebia is driving innovation at www.xebia.com.

In this episode, Ravindranath Savali talks about achieving business agility and customer delight by using Scrum & SAFe. In addition to focusing on key highlights and roles of Scrum and SAFe, Ravindranath also shares examples of Agile transformations done using SAFe framework which resulted in enhanced employee engagement, faster time to market, and improvements in quality & productivity.

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 Xebia is an IT Consultancy and Software Development Company that has been creating digital leaders across the globe since 2001. With offices on every continent, we help the top 250 companies worldwide embrace innovation, adopt the latest technologies, and implement the most successful business models. To meet every digital demand, Xebia is organized into chapters. These are teams with tremendous knowledge and experience in Agile, DevOps, Data & AI, Cloud, Software Development, Security, Quality Assurance, Low Code, and Microsoft Solutions. In addition to high-quality consulting and state-of-the-art software, Xebia Academy offers the training that modern companies need to work better, smarter, and faster. Today, Xebia continues to expand through a buy and build strategy. Xebia has a global presence with offices in USA, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland Nordics, UK, Middle East, South Africa, India, Singapore, Vietnam, and Australia.   Find more information on how Xebia is driving innovation at www.xebia.com

In this episode, Apeksha introduces Disciplined Agile from a Product Owner’s perspective, especially considering the various challenges the teams face. She also provides insights on how the Disciplined Agile approach can be used to solve common issues in Agile transformation. Failing fast is good, but it is always better to have success early.   

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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle East, and the USA.  You can visit us at www.xebia.com

This episode is a viewpoint on the modern-day phenomenon of Digital Transformation that often gets mixed up with Agile Transformation. It focuses on the struggles of large legacy organizations in dealing with the issues. In this podcast, Vipul brings his three decades of experience in handling large back-end systems and managing extensive digital transformation programs, to leave the audience with some thoughts and suggested approaches. 

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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com

In this episode, Rajesh Ghosh talks about psychological safety, its various stages, and how it helps in team dynamics and increases team effectiveness. He also explores why creating a workplace environment that promotes psychological safety is essential for high-performing teams.

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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle East, and the USA.  You can visit us at www.xebia.com