Dhamana Agile Conversations

Dhamana Agile Conversations

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Dhamana Agile Conversations episodes

  • Agile Beyond 2024: Understanding Product Management ~ Building Excellence & Empathy Into Product Management

    The Scrum guide defines a Product Owner (PO) as a role accountable for maximizing the value of a product resulting from the work of a Scrum Team. To become great at product management, however, you must be willing to move beyond the textbook definition of a product manager. She says, "You do not attract bees with vinegar, but with honey".

    In this podcast, you will discover:

    1. Why product management is a critical competency in an organization seeking to drive value in the products/services it is shipping into a market
    2. What you need to know to structure and get your MVP right
    3. Why engagement and negotiation are important skills that every PO needs to learn
    4. Why POs need to get a seat at the strategic decision-making table
    5. The difference between an empowered PO and a glorified PO
    6. How to influence through effective leadership
    7. How to grow into an awesome PO

    Join the conversation and let us know of what you think about the conversation

    48 min
  • Understanding the Role of CX/UX in Building Products

    Telling the story of your product through the eyes of a CX/UX practitioner is often understated. Often, a CX/UX practitioner is brought into the product build at the tail end, just before coding starts. Join us in this podcast as we discuss:

    1. The role of a CX/UX practitioner in product envisioning and build
    2. How CX/UX skills can help build an MVP that is market-fit
    3. The tools and techniques applied by CX/UX practitioners in building a product
    48 min
  • Agile Beyond 2024: Enabling Change Through Adaptability

    Agile is and will be relevant. The key to making the most of your agile adoption journey is incorporating adaptability. A close associate once said, "Agile is conceptually easy but practically hard." In this podcast, we discuss:

    1. Adaptability as a key ingredient in a change process
    2. Identifying and managing friction to agile adoption journey
    3. Is leadership still a barrier to agile adoption?
    4. Understanding the currency of patience
    5. Understanding what success in an agile adoption journey looks like

    58 min
  • Agile Beyond 2024: The Chaos That Has Been Agile in 2023

    Small and nimble organizations continue to report agile as a powerful productivity tool. Medium to large organizations on the other hand continue to struggle. Question, Is Agile having difficulty in adapting to organizational needs? The 17th State of Agile Report by digital.ai is out and paints a picture of agile transformation across organizations. Join us in this podcast as we discuss:

    1. If agile is still relevant?
    2. The gaps in agile adoption
    3. How to course correct
    47 min
  • Understanding Agile Roles - Who Is a Scrum Master (Part 2 of 2)
    As a Scrum Master, your role goes much deeper than just establishing Scrum rules and process. Again, your focus isn't just to make sure that scrum cadences are set and that everybody attends sessions on time.There are multiple layering to a #scrummaster role, also referred to as 'the scrum master stances'. Join us in this second part of the Who Is a Scrum Master podcast to get better understanding
    21 min
  • Understanding Agile Roles - Who Is a Scrum Master
    At the core a Scrum Master is accountable for establishing the #scrum process. They're responsible for enabling the team and the organisation at large understand the scrum theory and practice. Unfortunately, this surface level definition of a #scrummaster can be dangerous.In this podcast we dig deeper to unravel who a Scrum Master is and what he/she can do to move teams from being ordinary teams to high performing teams, that is, small groups of people who strive for higher goals, organises itself and constantly feeds off each member's skill (Jeff Sutherland).Join the conversation and let us know what you think
    31 min
  • A 2023 Outlook - A View Through An Agilist's Eye [Part II]
    The question is no longer whether or not we need agile, rather, how do we go on about setting up a successful practice. The erstwhile barriers to agile practice setup are slowly and gradually being lifted by the need to:
    • Give employees a focus & purpose
    • Build an organisation that senses and responds like an organism
    In this podcast, we look at what to consider when going about the rigours of setting up an agile practice. Let us know what you think. As always, we welcome feedback as it is the breakfast of champions
    37 min
  • An Outlook of 2023 - A View Through An Agilist's Eye [Part 1]

    Is it possible to customize agile to the context of an industry or organization? The industry, both locally and internationally is littered with #agile success stories; we just need to be intentional with our ambitions to offer value, to the organization, customers, and employees (staff members). In this podcast, we explore:# how to leverage agile to deliver value in the shortest time possible# level of leadership involvement in ensuring the success of an #agilestory# what it takes to set up a successful #agilepractice Join the conversation and let us know what you think. We value every thought. There's nothing like a bad critic

    36 min
  • S1 Ep 5 ~ The Art of Retrospective
    Though late to being served, it's never been late than never. The episode, recorded in Nov/Dec and hosted by Denis with Richard, and Edward as the studio guests focused on "retrospective". We welcome you to listen in and share your thoughts on the same
    35 min

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