Read the  full Show Notes and search through the world’s largest audio library on Scrum directly on the  Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Alex joined a company that was build plane engines. This was not a pure software company, even if they had a lot of software engineers, and produced a lot of software. Alex brought in a different culture as an Agile member of the company’s PMO (Project Management Office). He shares the tools, and techniques he used to change the culture of the software teams in the organization. In this episode we refer to a shared online quiz tool called Kahoot.  About Alex Gbaguidi Alex is an experienced agile practitioner, coach and trainer with twenty years of experience in IT consulting. He is passionate about helping teams discover the best ways of working adapted to their context. He’s worked in many different types of industries (Telecoms, Energy, Finance or Aeronautics) and provides training on many agile frameworks and practices all around the world in French & English. You can link with Alex Gbaguidi on LinkedIn and connect with Alex Gbaguidi on Twitter.  You can join Alex Gbaguidi’s Agile Africa community.

Changing an old-school PMO into Agile (with a surprising twist) | Alex Gbaguidi

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The Scrum Master Feedback Loop, Measuring What Really Matters For Scrum Masters | Mike Richards

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Managing Agile Teams Under Tight Deadlines, The Remote Team Edition | Mike Richards

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Beyond Lip Service, True Stories of Agile Transformation | Mike Richards

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Rethinking Project Priorities As a Way to Overcome The Project Iron Triangle | Mike Richards

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Changing an old-school PMO into Agile (with a surprising twist) | Alex Gbaguidi

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