Definitely, Maybe Agile

In this episode, Dave and Peter point out the value of gamification in workshops. They explain how this technique can help people to better understand some topics, and apply them to their own environment.
This week takeaways:

•  Encourage the right types of conversation.
• Scenario-based exercises.
•  Compete against your own personal bests.

We love to hear feedback! If you have questions, would like to propose a topic, or even join us for a conversation, contact us here: [email protected] 

Developing an agile process is not only about following a set of steps to the letter but how you're going to take that idea and apply it in your environment. Dave and Peter explain the importance of the Why, What, and How of Agile.

This week takeaways:

•  Recognize that there are two paradigms
•  Mindset shift
•  The same solution can have different consequences

 
We love to hear feedback! If you have questions, would like to propose a topic, or even join us for a conversation, contact us here: [email protected] 

 In this week's episode, Dave and Peter talk about why leaders should help their teams eliminate WIP.  

 This week takeaways:

•  Understand and believe in it
• Stop starting, start finishing
• Consider the impact of what you say and when you say it

We love to hear feedback! If you have questions, would like to propose a topic, or even join us for a conversation, contact us here: [email protected] 

In this week's episode, Dave Sharrock and Peter Maddison talk about the difficulties in delivering big programs.  In doing so, they cover how to approach them iteratively while acknowledging complexity. 

This week takeaways:

• Recognize that planning is needed
• Classify and prioritize the work
• Identify the individual problems.
• Systems running in parallel.

References in this episode:
David J. Bland - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44056365-testing-business-ideas?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=fLOAFxYT8B&rank=1

We love to hear feedback! If you have questions, would like to propose a topic, or even join us for a conversation, contact us here: [email protected] 

In this week's episode, Dave Sharrock and Peter Maddison share their insights on the importance of understanding and handling dependencies for your organization. 

This week takeaways:

•  Understand priorities and their impact.
• Co-create a visual representation.
• Update technical rules and recognize the role of conversation. 

We love to hear feedback! If you have questions, would like to propose a topic, or even join us for a conversation, contact us here: [email protected] 

In this week's episode, Dave and Peter answer a question from one of our listeners. They explore as the roles are evolving from your traditional IT Roles to more innovation on Products and Process Re-engineering, how would a leader/manager train their team to learn skills like Process Mappings? What resources are available?

This week takeaways:

• Find ways to make learning experiential
• Train teams and keep them together
• Focus on the outcomes you are looking for

We love to hear feedback! If you have questions, would like to propose a topic, or even join us for a conversation, contact us here:  [email protected] 

In this week's episode, Dave and Peter will unpack lean thinking. They'll  explore how it works in an innovative and complex environment.

This week takeaways:
— Efficiency or effectiveness
— System variance in complex systems
— Apply the method to the right problem

References in this episode:
Gary Hamel — https://www.garyhamel.com/author

Tom and Mary Poppendieck — https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194338.Lean_Software_Development

Video — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo

We love to hear feedback! If you have questions, would like to propose a topic, or even join us for a conversation, contact us here: [email protected] 

This week's episode of Definitely, Maybe Agile uncovers how can we make the change stick. We explore why some people are more apt to change their minds than others, and what strategies can help us keep moving forward when it feels like there is no other option. 

This week takeaways:  

• Are leadership built-in?
• Hidden agendas
• Start small and keep it simple

References in this episode:

Leaders Eat Last- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16144853-leaders-eat-last

We love to hear feedback! If you have questions, would like to propose a topic, or even join us for a conversation, contact us here: [email protected] 

This week on the Definitely, Maybe Agile podcast, Peter Maddison and Dave Sharrock explore important topics relating to QA in teams. These include some of the major issues that arise when you don't test.

Join us on this week's takeaway:
— Don't separate the QA team
— Testing capability must be integrated 
— Identify the problem first, so you can focus on the right areas.

We love to hear feedback! If you have questions, would like to propose a topic, or even join us for a conversation, contact us here: [email protected]

 In this week's episode, Dave and Peter explore what the right amount of planning means. We discuss the meaning behind "Responding to change over following a plan".

Do I have enough information to make a decision? Do I have enough information to decide what direction I’m going to go in? Sometimes we end up stuck on one way of doing things, but if you do planning right, it can help guide you.

Join us on this week takeaway:
·        Having a plan helps you to reduce risk
·        Make sure your plan is appropriate to the problem you are trying to solve.
·        Only plan for the information you have

We love to hear feedback! If you have questions, would like to propose a topic, or even join us for a conversation, contact us here: [email protected]