Ellen Gottesdiener is a thought leader in the agile industry as she published several books about requirements gathering very relevant for the agile world. These books are "Requirements by Collaboration" and "The Software Requirements Memory Jogger".

In this episode, Ellen and I speak about product management in an agile environment, for example discovery techniques, roles and responsibilities as well as answering basic but very important questions such as "What i a product?".

This is a re-release of a podcast originally recorded in January 2011, just days before the Agile Manifesto turned 10. Jeff shares metrics about agile in the industry, the success of Scrum and how he envisions the trend to continue. Towards the end of the recording, Jeff shared his goal and vision about writing a book "The Power of Scrum" and maybe he had already carried the idea of his bestseller "Doing Twice the Work in Half The Time" with him at this point.

Joe Krebs and Jeff Sutherland talk about the Agile Movement just days before the Agile Manifesto turned 10 years (It originally aired in January 2011 and is re-released). Jeff provides metrics around the Scrum adoption, the Scrum Guide and of course an outlook of Scrum in the world.

Christopher Avery is the author of the book "Responsibility Process", "Teamwork is an Individual Skill" and the creator of the "Leadership Gift". This episode was recorded back in 2012 after Chris and I met during an Open Space event in New York City

Joe Krebs speaks with Christopher Avery about the Responsibility Process and the Leadership Gift. This episode originally aired in 2012 and is re-released.

Caitlin Walker is a Youth Street Worker but acquired a tool from Dave Grove called Clean Language. She has released the book "Contempt and Curiosity" in 2014 and her experience in Clean is showing a huge impact on the agile community. Caitlin is TEDx talker, author and delivers keynotes and workshops around the world.

Joe Krebs speaks with Caitlin Walker about Clean Language. The application of Clean Language and Systemic Modeling to coaching has led to Caitlin being invited to be joint keynote speaker in the International Coaching Federations Global on tour conference, speaking in over 7 countries to international audiences. Caitlin is a leading innovator in the field of Clean Language applications in business, schools, community development and in reaching the hardest to help and creating a context in which they can thrive together. Caitlin published the book “Contempt and Curiousity”.

Joe Krebs speaks with Ralph Jocham and Don McGreal about the role of the product owner and what challenges a person in that role often faces. They introduce the 3 V's into the world of product ownership, which stand for Vision, Value and Validation. Ralph and Don have co-authored the book “Professional Product Owner”, which provides tools and techniques for people in that role.

In this episode we focus on the role of the product owner because Ralph and Don have authored the book "Professional Product Owner" together. They touch on the 3V's (Vision, Value and Validation) , complexity and the challenges that are associated with this role in many organizations.

Joe Krebs speaks with Jerry Weinberg who has published more than 40 books, 400 articles and is a charter member of the Computing Hall of Fame in San Diego. He received the J.-D. Warnier and the Stevens Award and has influenced the IT industry since he began his career at IBM in the 1950s. Jerry authored "software classics" such as Exploring Requirements, Are your Lights on? and about writing itself, called the Fieldstone Method. 

In this episode, Jerry shares some insights into problem solving, requirements work, leadership, writing methods and how this all relates to agility.