It's Not You, It's Agile.

New Product Owners often get told what their role is, but sometimes the practical aspects of it get lost in those two-day courses (if you get one at all). In this episode, a new PO has a very basic question, but it's very valuable! How do you run your refinements? Let me know by sending me an email and make sure to reference this episode number in the subject of your email. Do you have a question about refinement or anything else? Send me an email at [email protected] and I’ll be sure to answer it on air. Do you need help getting your refinement sessions on track, or want some custom advice for your teams? Send me an email and let’s connect! Finally, if you like my podcast please rate and review me, or share me with your friends

If you’re a change-driven scrum master who loves to make things better for everyone around you then you’re an Ameliorative Scrum Master, also known as an A1 Type Scrum Master. If you exist in an A2 world you may want to give up or give in, but DON’T! Listen to this episode to find out why not and how to enact change across your organization.

Are you an A1 Scrum Master? Let me know by sending me an email to [email protected] and reference this episode number in the subject line. Have a question you want to be answered on air? Shoot me an email and I’ll get it answered for you! Do you need help in guiding your team through cognitive reframing or have a specific issue you want help tackling, check out my website at www.bluechipagile.com for a custom solution. If you like this podcast please rate and review me to help widen my audience!

Leadership is a whole nother level of agility and facilitation, so how does an RTE implement retrospectives on their leadership team? Listen and find out!

Iterate! By Marisa Murray https://www.amazon.com/Iterate-Turbulent-Times-Changing-Leadership-ebook/dp/B08P5GSKP3

Are you considering engaging your leadership team to do stand-ups and retros? What are your thoughts on my advice? Let me know by sending me an email at [email protected] and be sure to reference the episode number in your email subject. If you have a question you want to be answered send me an email and I’ll answer it on the podcast. If you want some custom advice on how to engage leadership check out my website at www.bluechipagile.com, and finally, please rate and review this podcast to help me reach more people.

Should a Product Owner in a toxic Agile environment battle it out with their boss or head for the hills? What do you think about this situation? Should the asker just quit now, or do you think their organization can be saved? Send me an email and make sure to reference the episode number in your email subject. Have a question you want to be answered on air? Email me at [email protected]. Have a toxic implementation in your organization that you want to start changing? Check out my website at www.bluechipagile.com. And finally, if you like what I do please rate and review me so I can grow my audience.

Let’s get down and dirty on story points this week! What do they mean, why are they everywhere and what to do instead of you’re tired of using them or they aren’t as effective as you thought they would be. Do NOT assume what I’m going to be saying in this episode, because it’s a wild ride!

What do you think about story points? Do you love them, hate them? How does your operation use them? Let me know by sending me an email and referencing the episode number in your subject line. Have your own question, email me at [email protected]. Need help setting up a Monte Carlo simulation for our team or want to break out of story points in your business operation, visit my website at www.bluechipagile.com or send me an email. Finally, please take the time to rate and review this podcast if you like what I’m doing, it helps me find new listeners!

MVP is really just waterfall in disguise, using all the Agile terms and trying its best to make you think it’s Agile even though it’s not. Are you still using MVPs? Think I’m totally off base? Let me know by sending me an email and referencing this episode number in your email. Have a question you want me to answer on air, email me at [email protected]. Need some custom help moving away from MVP or how to create definitions of ready for your teams? Check out my website at www.bluechipagile.com or send me an email. Finally, if you like this podcast and like what I’m doing, please rate and review it so I can reach more people.

Is a PO a technical role? I certainly don’t think so, and I explain to a listener what a PO should be doing instead of writing code and doing code reviews.  Have a question you want me to answer on air? Send me an email or voice memo to [email protected]. Need some custom business advice, go to my website at www.bluechipagile.com.

Which is better for small teams, Kanban or Scrum? Both have their pros and cons, find out what I recommend! What would you recommend? Let me know by sending me an email at [email protected] and make sure to include the episode number in your email subject. I will read responses on air so send them my way! Have a question for me, email me or send me a voice memo at [email protected]. Do you want some custom advice for your business or operation, check out www.bluechipagile.com or send me an email. Please, if you like what I’m doing take a moment to leave me a review or rate the podcast. Stuff like this helps me find more listeners, and gets me more questions!

How do developers remain productive throughout the sprint even though there is an ebb and flow to work? What do you do at the end of the sprint and how do you manage that effectively so there is always work to do? Listen in and find out!

Feel free to email me at [email protected] with your questions or comments about today’s episode. If you want your question answered on air you can send me an email or a voice memo to [email protected]. Find me on Instagram @blue.chipsolutions and if you want custom business solutions check out my website at www.bluechipagile.com. If you like what I’m doing please rate and review, it’s just me here, so your support goes a long way.

On this episode, Abby answers a question about what to do when the development team starts work before requirements are finalized. This one is tricky so don’t assume you know the answer! You’ll have to listen to find out.

If you have a question you want to be answered on the show send me a written email or a voice memo to [email protected]. In search of a custom business solution? Check out my website at www.bluechipagile.com. You can find me on Instagram at blue.chipsolutions and if you like what I’m doing please rate and review me, I’m doing this all alone so your support goes a long way.