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Curious to deep dive into Organisational Topologies? 

This week the Xagility podcast hosts Alexey Krivistky and Roland Flemm to tell all.   

About Alexey Krivitsky: 

Alexey is the creator and consultant of Organisational Topologies. He is also a LeSS Coach, Scrum Master for Scaled Products, and Software Developer. He had also been a coach with Scrum Alliance for 10 years. 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexeykrivitsky/ 

About Roland Flemm: 

Roland is the creator and consultant of Organisational Topologies. He is also a professional Scrum Trainer for scrum.org: https://www.scrum.org/roland-flemm. Roland started his IT career as a developer and support engineer. In 2009 he switched to the role of Scrum Master. He supported many companies including ING Bank, Rabobank, Raiffeisen Bank Moscow, Backbase, ABN-AMRO, Independer, DSG, Thales,…). He is a strong facilitator and provides lively high speed and interactive training.  

Check out Roland's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDHYNK4SY9fQTFZv1LgC_3A

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rolandflemm/ 

Check out Organisational Topologies at: https://www.orgtopologies.com/  

About John:  

John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/  

John Coleman's website: https://orderlydisruption.com/   

Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses

Thank you for listening.  

#scrum #agility #managementconsulting #organisationaltopologies

Welcome back to the Xagility Podcast. In this episode I am delighted to be joined by Darren Linden to discuss change, development and transformation within an organization. 

02:12 Recognizing that you're not the only expert in the room

06:58 Inflicting help when help is needed

15:05 Managing expectations about uncertainty

20:14 Is change ever finished?

About Darren Linden and his company, Modu.Digital: 

Rethinking Everything about the way consulting, product, technology and delivery is done by leading hyper growth consulting firm modu, as CEO.   

Over 20 years of unique client side and service side leadership, delivery and technology experience with AOL, T-Mobile, O2, Sky, Barclays, Equal Experts and Sullivan & Stanley.   

We believe uncertainty and volatility defines much of the dynamics of business in the 21st century. Our expertise lies in enabling companies to turn this volatility from a challenge into an opportunity, creating and delivering industry defining products and experiences. It’s time for a different choice of consulting.  

Connect with Darren: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenlinden/ 

About John:  

John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/  

John Coleman's website: https://orderlydisruption.com/   

Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses.   

Thank you for listening.

Matt Young, CEO of UserVoice and speaker within the product management circle joins John Coleman on the Xagility Podcast to discuss Scrum, Product management and listening to the customers opinions on products.  

About Matt: 

Matt is a leader in SaaS, product management, software engineering, with a passion for sustainable, high-performing teams. Challenging what it means to deliver a great SaaS product. 

Connect with Matt on:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattcyoung/  

About John: 

John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ 

John Coleman's website: https://orderlydisruption.com/  

Thank you for listening.

How did John start his career at Bose? How was the noise canceling headphones invention born? How do you market innovations? John Carter brings his immense knowledge and experience to this episode of the Xagility™ podcast.   

John Carter has been a widely respected adviser to technology firms over his career. John is the author of "Innovate Products Faster: Graphical Tools for Accelerating Product Development". As Founder and Principal of TCGen Inc., he has advised some of the most revered technology firms in the world:   

• Abbott, Amazon, Apple  

• BOSE, Cisco, Fitbit  

• HP, IBM, Roche  

He specializes in the value creating aspects of product development – from the strategy and innovation processes, through product definition, execution and launch. He has helped companies cut time to market, rapidly scale their product program, and improve innovation with customer led insights which has led to greater profitability, reduced costs, and improved customer satisfaction.   

John currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cirrus Logic (CRUS) a leading supplier of mixed signal semiconductors where he is involved with company strategy and sits on the Compensation and Audit Committees.   

He was the founder of Cambridge-based Product Development Consulting, Inc. (PDC), a consultancy advising Fortune 500 companies in the areas of research, development, and marketing. During his time there, he worked with Apple to create the Apple New Product Process (ANPP) which is used in all product divisions. He has been an invited speaker at MIT and Stanford University, and a member of the faculty at Case Western’s Executive program.  

Before starting PDC, John was Chief Engineer of BOSE Corporation. John is the inventor of the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones and shares the original patent with Dr. Amar Bose. He was one of the initial contributors in BOSE’s entry into the automobile OEM business and led the product and business development of BOSE’s patented noise reduction technology for the military market. He earned his MS in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BS in engineering from Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, CA.  

John Carter's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcartertcgen/

John Carter's Twitter: @jcarter_tcgen

Product Development: https://www.tcgen.com/agile/product-development/

John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/

John Coleman's website: https://orderlydisruption.com/

Joe Justice, founder of WIKISPEED,  brings his extensive expertise and humour on this episode of the Xagility podcast!  

Joe Justice is author of Scrum Master, published in 7 languages. Joe has worked with Bill Gates, the leadership team at Amazon, and operated the Agile program at Tesla for Elon Musk. Joe founded WIKISPEED which became an example of automotive design and production speed in a fun, egalitarian culture. Joe enjoys collaborating as a board member, writing, teaching, and running companies to make a good future arrive faster.  

Joe's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joejustice

John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef

Heidi Helfand joins me on this episode of the Xagility™ podcast to discuss her wonderful book: Dynamic Reteaming as well as her five patterns for dynamic reteaming. Packed with anecdotes and over two decades of experience, this episode is guaranteed to make you laugh, think and learn.   

Heidi Helfand is a software engineering leader with 20+ years of experience helping fast-growing companies double and triple in size. Her book, Dynamic Reteaming, details people-focused patterns and tactics to help companies thrive through hypergrowth. Heidi is currently VP of Engineering Growth at Kin, an insurance tech company that offers affordable coverage to homeowners in catastrophe-prone regions. Heidi is based in Southern California. CPCC, ICF PCC.  

Heidi's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidihelfand/

John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef

Joe Justice, founder of WIKISPEED,  brings his extensive expertise and humour on this episode of the Xagility podcast!  

Joe Justice is author of Scrum Master, published in 7 languages. Joe has worked with Bill Gates, the leadership team at Amazon, and operated the Agile program at Tesla for Elon Musk. Joe founded WIKISPEED which became an example of automotive design and production speed in a fun, egalitarian culture. Joe enjoys collaborating as a board member, writing, teaching, and running companies to make a good future arrive faster.  

Joe's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joejustice

John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef

The one and only Gene Gendel joins us on this episode of the Xagility™ podcast. Amongst other important topics, the speaker discusses important nuances such as the geographical restraint to agile adoption, whether LeSS is a framework and the importance of getting executives onboard with LeSS adoptions. 

0:00 On the beginning of large scale scrum (LeSS) and his journey into LeSS

9:19 The fallacy big corporations have on the need to scale

12:57 LeSS Case Studies steps and the rigorous process

17:30 Is there such thing as a level of readiness organizations must consider when adopting LeSS?

20:13 Getting executives onboard with the product mindset

21:38 Can we measure adaptiveness?

Find Gene on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ggnyc

This week, the Xagility podcast has the pleasure of welcoming the amazing Bruce McCarthy.  

Bruce has authored Product Manager versus Project Manager and co-authored Product Roadmaps Reloaded: how to set direction while embracing uncertainty along with C Todd Lombardo, Evan Ryan, and Michael Connors.   

In this episode, Bruce and John discuss the definition of product, product vs project management, probabilistic forecasting, and the importance of using roadmaps right.   

Bruce McCarthy's linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucemccarthy/

This week, the Xagility podcast has the pleasure of welcoming the amazing Bruce McCarthy.  

Bruce has authored Product Manager versus Project Manager and co-authored Product Roadmaps Reloaded: how to set direction while embracing uncertainty along with C Todd Lombardo, Evan Ryan, and Michael Connors.   

In this episode, Bruce and John discuss the definition of product, product vs project management, probabilistic forecasting, and the importance of using roadmaps right.   

Bruce McCarthy's linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucemccarthy/