It's an onsite company visit! Vic sits down with four employees representing Dev, QA & PMO at the Data Protection Unit of EMC Corp in Irvine, CA, to discuss how the transformation to Agile has changed things up. Also on hand is Scott Dunn (@sdunnRocket9), facilitating the transformation activities and coaching at many levels within the business unit.

Scott mentioned the Certified LeSS Practitioner: Principles to Practices class led by Craig Larman - May 9 in Tustin, CA

45. Lean Coffee on a company visit to EMC

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Summertime has gone, and the Agile Open SoCal is just around the corner. See announcement below.







In episode 79, Ben (@BenRodilitz) and I sat down for coffee and a chat about a topic that "dispirits" him lately: the bashing of Agile (specifically Scrum or SAFe) for being too prescriptive or not prescriptive enough. 



Announcements:



* Vic is now teaching the Advanced ScrumMaster (A-CSM) class. Find out more on our Events page.* Vic will once again hold (virtual) space at AOSC this October 27 & 28. Come join the Open Space fun. Tickets available at eventbrite.com/agile-open-socal-2022-tickets



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79. Ben is Tired of the Agile Bashing


It's summertime, again, and I sat down for coffee and a chat with Angela Johnson and Christian Antoine of the Collaborative Leadership Team. We had a great time catching up and covered a wide variety of topics.



Some of the topics we discussed:



* CoLead Team's videos, the Ignite Agility podcast, and Angela's book: "The Scrum Master Files"* Short stories of how we met* "We're sick of Scrum" - talking about the words we use* "Going Agile" - where are you going? It's not a destination* The role of an Agile Coach







Here are a few ways to get in touch with Angela and Christian:



* The CoLead Team's websites is collaborativeleadershipteam.com* Their videos are on YouTube at youtube.com/CollaborativeLeadershipTeamVideos* Angela is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/angelajohnsonscrumtrainer* Christian is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/christian-antoine* Angela's book is available at its own site: thescrummasterfiles.com



Resources:



* "Switch" by Chip and Dan Heath* "Scrum Master or Armchair Psychologist" Angela's webinar on the Scrum Alliance website



Announcements:



* Vic is now teaching the Advanced ScrumMaster (A-CSM) class. Find out more on our Events page.* Vic will once again hold space at AOSC this September. Currently planned to be an in-person experience, the Agile Open SoCal 2022 will return to the campus of UCI (Irvine, CA) on Sept. 19-20. Tickets available at eventbrite.com/agile-open-socal-2022-tickets

78. Coffee with the CoLead Team


It's summertime, the season of recent grads sending out their brand new resumes. I sat down with the team behind the Meta-Cast podcast, Josh Anderson (@nosrednAhsoJ) and Bob Galen (@bobgalen), to talk about this time-honored document as it relates to the Scrum master role. They shared some great perspectives and tips, some of which might change how you think about resumes.



After speaking, I combined takeaways from our conversation with a bunch of other research, interviews and data about the resume for Scrum masters and assembled it all on the Scrum master resume page.







Here are a few ways to get in touch with Bob and Josh:



* Bob's websites include rgalen.com and agile-moose.com* Bob is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/bobgalen* Josh shares the best agile content at kazi.io* Listen to the Meta-Cast at meta-cast.com - they just posted their 200th episode!



Whether you're a job-seeker or not, this conversation is certain to keep you informed if not entertained.







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77. Coffee and the Resume


Lorraine Agular (@Working_Harmony) and Ben Rodilitz (@benrodilitz) join Vic (@AgileCoffee) for a face to face discussion on gratitude.



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76. Gratitude and Coffee






Johanna Rothman (@JohannaRothman), Chris Hurney (@chris_hurney) and Ben Rodilitz (@benrodilitz) join Vic (@AgileCoffee) at a virtual coffee shop to discuss topics related to Making Management Easy.



* Modern Management Made Easy, a Three-Volume Set (new books) by Johanna Rothman



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45. Lean Coffee on a company visit to EMC

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