SAFe Business Agility Podcast

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What's SAFe Business Agility Podcast about?

Advice. Firsthand experiences. Inspiring conversations. Fresh perspectives. You’ll find it all on the SAFe Business Agility podcast—your connection to all things SAFe, and a lot more.

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SAFe Business Agility Podcast episodes:

05.22.2024
A Manager's Role in SAFe
“[Middle managers] are the only ones who have certain keys to enable engagement in their organization, and they have unique abilities to create trust.” In this episode, Adam interviews Mikael Broomé, an SPCT candidate, and enterprise coach and trainer at...
05.21.2024
Tactical Tip: Preparing Great Features
How well does your ART structure its features for the next PI? Harry Narang, a coach and consultant with Skillbook Academy, offers tips to craft great features and shares real-world examples. Like what you hear? Connect with Harry on LinkedIn....
05.14.2024
Tactical Tip: Delegation in Product Management
When making decisions in product development, how do you decide whether to take them or delegate them? And what does delegating mean in context? In this episode, Stefan Becker, SPCT candidate and Agile coach with KEGON AG, shares his approach...
05.08.2024
A Mission to Improve Work
“What are the right ways that we can change that organizational wiring so that people can actually do work easily and well? That's really the goal and if you can make that happen, that is the key to high performance.”...
05.07.2024
Tactical Tip: An Example of Flow
A key reason to organize around value is to get products to customers faster than your competitors. But the principle is also valuable when it comes to culture. In this episode, Amogh Joshi with Advance Agility, a Scaled Agile Gold...
04.30.2024
Tactical Tip: Baseline Assessments
What is one of the most important things an organization should do before launching an Agile Release Train? In this episode, Michael Krug, Agile coach and SPCT candidate, explains why assessments are invaluable to determine whether an organization is on...
04.24.2024
Growing into Product Management
“When you open yourself up to people and to experiences, the most amazing things can happen.” In this episode, Adam talks to Michelle Jimenez about a unique career journey that ultimately led her to product management. The two discuss the...
04.23.2024
Tactical Tip: Thriving in a Charged Environment
“Don’t come to the table with problems if you don’t have ideas for solutions.” In this episode, Michelle Jimenez, product manager at Scaled Agile, shares her tips for starting positive dialogue and creating a collaborative mindset in tense situations. Like...
04.16.2024
Tactical Tip: Participatory Budgeting
In this episode, Benjamin Scheffold, senior manager of Agile transformation at Deloitte shares his top tips for success in the three key phases of a participatory budgeting event. He also explains why preparation, adaptation, communication, and repetition are critical for...
04.10.2024
Creating a Better Hybrid Training Model
“I was deeply skeptical [about hybrid training] as an idea. This goes against all I’ve learned …This is going to be a challenge for me, but I said, “Challenge accepted.” Let’s figure out what we need to do.” In this...
04.09.2024
Tactical Tip: Value Stream Mapping + Value Stream Identification
Identifying value streams is a cornerstone element of the SAFe® Implementation Roadmap for good reasons. In this episode, SPC and SPCT candidate Stephan Khal explains the why behind that strategy and how combining that activity with value stream mapping can...
04.02.2024
Tactical Tip: Planning for Your Next PI Planning
In the spirit of relentless improvement, how do you make your next PI Planning event even better than the last one? In this episode, SPC Marcin Cieslinski offers four key tips to make sure everyone is prepared to plan successfully....
03.27.2024
Improv Your Way to Better Communication
“Improv as a teaching tool connects people in real-time, in a real way, and it does it magically.” Today’s episode is … a little different. Adam is joined by Erin Diehl, founder and CEO of improve it!, a professional development...
03.26.2024
Tactical Tip: Servant Leadership
In this episode, Helen Fleming, SAFe Coach and SPCT candidate dives into the powerful philosophy of servant leadership, which prioritizes the needs of others to empower them to succeed. Helen shares why servant leadership is experiencing a resurgence at AT&T;...
03.19.2024
Tactical Tip: I'm an Introvert and I'm a Trainer
Does presenting in front of a large group of people make you anxious? You’re not alone. In this episode, self-proclaimed introvert Robert Dunlap, an SPCT candidate at a telecommunications company, shares his tips to help you overcome your fears and...
03.13.2024
Managing Technology and AI in the Workplace
“AI is not coming for your job. You don't have to fear AI. You have to fear the person who knows how to use AI better than you do.” On today’s episode, Adam sits down with William Kammersell, Director of...
03.12.2024
Tactical Tuesday: The Impact of Leadership Behaviors
How are your behaviors as a manager or a leader affecting others in your organization? In this episode, Carl Starendal, SAFe Fellow in Sweden, shares his advice to help you model positive behaviors, stay involved when shifting responsibility to someone...
03.05.2024
Tactical Tip: The Death Spiral of Software
Organizations that focus too much on shiny new software features often forget about other key elements like technical debt, security, and performance. And that can compromise the software they deliver. In this episode, Lech Babula, iSPCT at Nordea Bank, shares...
02.28.2024
User Experience Design and Managing Priorities
“We were shipping six linear feet of technical documentation with every system that we sold. And it occurred to me that a lot of what we were documenting was just bad design and challenges using the system. I proposed that...
02.27.2024
Tactical Tip: The Power of Vision
Does your organization have a vision? In this episode, Susan Gibson, CEO, cofounder, and SPCT at Temenos+Agility shares her perspective on how vision is critical to execution—and why it’s often missing from organizations’ large change initiatives. Like what you hear?...
02.20.2024
Tactical Tuesday: Outcomes Over Outputs
In this episode, Konrad Swistelnicki, SPCT candidate at Kegon, explains why the evolution of commitment in Agile approaches and in SAFe is a good thing. And why value delivered is really what matters. Like what you hear? Connect with Konrad...
02.14.2024
Planning a SAFe® Summit
“Be present. Be engaged. Participate in everything and anything—sit at a round table, talk with an expert one-on-one, and network at the partner marketplace. You never know what you’ll learn.” Twice a year, a small but mighty team of six...
02.13.2024
Tactical Tip: Navigating Management Styles
What do you do when you are trying to implement or improve new ways of working but management isn’t hearing your message? Fernando Razo, Enterprise Lean-Agile Coach at Softtek, shares his key tips for navigating the human element of those...
02.06.2024
Tactical Tip: Industrial DevOps
How are cyber-physical systems different than software and what does SAFe look like in that environment? Oliver Wörl, SPC at NTT Data explains and shares a tip for improving that system, one element at a time. Like what you hear?...
01.31.2024
Agile HR
"If we don’t get the people side … we are not going to be a successful organization going forward.” In this people-focused episode, Adam talks to Fabiola Eyholzer from Just Leading Solutions about the importance of Agile HR and its...
01.30.2024
Tactical Tip: Get the Right People in the Right Roles
Tune in as Mahesh Varadharajan, SPCT and SAFe practice lead at KnowledgeHut shares a short story about how having the right person in the right role helped an organization avoid derailing its PI Planning event. Like what you hear? Connect...
01.23.2024
Tactical Tip: LPM: Keep the Goal in Mind
The early stages of adopting Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) can feel a bit overwhelming. In today’s episode, Deema Dajani, SAFe Fellow and product management director has some essential advice to help you stay calm and carry on. Like what you...
01.17.2024
Real Options
How can an approach that originated in finance help you better evaluate epics and initiatives in SAFe, particularly around uncertainty and risk? In today’s episode, Adam talks to SAFe Fellow and SPCT Joe Vallone about...
01.16.2024
Tactical Tip Tuesday: Love the Problem, Not the Solution
You need to be customer-centric, speaking to customers and validating, but how do you do that? Deema Dajani, Product Management Director at Scaled Agile, Inc., recommends the Double Diamond of Design Thinking. Like what you...
01.10.2024
Embracing Agile at Norfolk Southern
Adam is making the most of his time at the 2023 SAFe® Summit Nashville, this time sitting down with Alexis Williams of Atlassian, Josh Fruit with Accenture, and Dana Buttera of Norfolk Southern. They talk about some emerging trends...
12.20.2023
SAFe at B3
Listen to today’s conversation in two languages—the first half in English and the second half in Portuguese. In this episode, Adam talks to economist Marcio Tambelini who is responsible for Agile training at B3 in Brazil, one of the world’s...
12.19.2023
Tactical Tip: Perfect Your Product Pitch
What’s the best way to get people to love your product when you release it? Deema Dajani, Product Management Director at Scaled Agile has some tips to consider before you even start building it. Like what you hear? Connect with Deema...
12.13.2023
Atomic Habits
On today’s episode, Adam is joined by Richard Knaster, a longtime SAFe® Fellow and a leading voice in the area of value stream management. Richard shares his own journey to SAFe and tells us more about the work he’s doing...
12.12.2023
Tactical Tip: Running Your First Participatory Budgeting Event
So, you’re running your first participatory budgeting event and you’re nervous. What’s the best way to demystify the event for everyone involved? Deema Dajani, Product Management Director at Scaled Agile has some suggestions in today’s episode. Like what you hear?...
12.05.2023
Tactical Tip: Agile HR
How are you supporting the people who support your people? Whether your organization is on its way or just getting started with incorporating HR into your Agile way of working, Fabiola Eyholzer, CEO of Just Leading Solutions, has some advice...
11.29.2023
Advocating for the IP
Adam welcomes Aly Orloff, Lead Agile Instructor and Coach at Lockheed Martin to the podcast to talk about all things innovation. They discuss the importance of encouraging a culture of innovation (which includes letting go of your fear of failure)...
11.28.2023
Tactical Tip: Improving Portfolio Outcomes with Real Options
Is your funding rationale the best match for your organization’s MVPs and development value stream? In today’s episode, Joe Vallone, SPCT and SAFe® Fellow, describes the Real Options financial framework and why it’s attractive for funding Lean-Agile development. Read...
11.14.2023
Tactical Tip: Flow Accelerators - French
Today’s episode is in French and features Odile Moreau, SAFe Strategic Advisor and SPCT at Scaled Agile. She shares three key areas where organizations can use the eight flow accelerators to constantly improve. Like what you hear? Connect with Odile...
11.08.2023
Using AI to Complement the Human Perspective
Today, Adam talks to Terry Densmore, principal product manager at Digital.ai, about—you guessed it—artificial intelligence (AI). Terry describes how the company is using AI to improve Agile planning, deployment, and other aspects of business agility—and how that benefits customers. Adam...
11.07.2023
Tactical Tip: Strategic Themes
Today, Saahil is back to talk about how to go from good to great with your strategic themes. He shares what kind of strategic themes he’s seeing in the field, what’s missing, and tips to make them better to drive...
10.31.2023
Tactical Tip: PO for the System Team
Today’s episode contemplates a unique approach to address system team challenges. Tune in to hear SPCT Saahil Panikar describe the idea of a profit-to-owner for the system team and how it has the potential to generate powerful results. Like what...
10.25.2023
Reflection to Action with Feedback Loops
In today’s episode, Adam sits down with Tegan Harbridge from Easy Agile. After getting her expert opinion on how the 2023 SAFe® Summit Nashville holds up from an event design perspective, the two dive into conversation. They discuss the importance...
10.24.2023
Tactical Tip: SAFe is Human
In today’s episode, SPCT Vikas Kapila explains why SAFe is a lot more than a framework—and why you should use it when planning your next vacation. Like what you hear? Connect with Vikas on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.
10.17.2023
Tactical Tuesday: Customer Perspective
Ramesh Nori is here to offer insight on his approach to helping others when they ask.
10.11.2023
The Art of Work Not Done
Today’s episode finds Adam at the 2023 SAFe® Summit Nashville, where he sits down with David Gipp, an SPCT with Agile Velocity. After bonding over their shared experiences in the athletic retail space, and the value of the energy found...
10.10.2023
Tactical Tip: 100 Coffees
Gez Smith wants to have coffee with you. Actually, he wants to have coffee with 100 of you. Inspired by a colleague who is setting out to have coffee with 100 random people, Gez makes an argument for why doing...
10.03.2023
Tactical Tip: Lean Portfolio Management Hacks
How do you foster innovation at an organization? Hazurasingh Siviya, SPCT with Temenos + Agility, is here today to offer three tips on just that—from looking at enhancements to current products and services to being a disruptor and adopting innovation...
09.27.2023
PI Planning: Collaboration, Dependencies, and Physical vs Virtual
Adam sits down with Justin Oke, cofounder of Kendis, to talk all things PI Planning. They dive into what Kendis has to offer, how it evolved from an idea born from a social conversation over a few drinks to what...
09.26.2023
Tactical Tip: Innovation
How do you foster innovation at an organization? Hazurasingh Siviya, SPCT with Temenos + Agility, is here today to offer three tips on just that—from looking at enhancements to current products and services to being a disruptor and adopting innovation...
09.20.2023
Mindset Over All Else
What do quotes from Spiderman, Adam Grant, and Steve Jobs have to do with SAFe? Find out in this engaging conversation with Adam and Anand Murthy Raj, SAFe Fellow, SPCT, and Managing Director at Gladwell Academy – Asia. They discuss...

What's SAFe Business Agility Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

SAFe Business Agility Podcast episodes:

A Manager's Role in SAFe

Tactical Tip: Preparing Great Features

Tactical Tip: Delegation in Product Management

A Mission to Improve Work

Tactical Tip: An Example of Flow

Tactical Tip: Baseline Assessments

Growing into Product Management

Tactical Tip: Thriving in a Charged Environment

Tactical Tip: Participatory Budgeting

Creating a Better Hybrid Training Model

Tactical Tip: Value Stream Mapping + Value Stream Identification

Tactical Tip: Planning for Your Next PI Planning

Improv Your Way to Better Communication

Tactical Tip: Servant Leadership

Tactical Tip: I'm an Introvert and I'm a Trainer

Managing Technology and AI in the Workplace

Tactical Tuesday: The Impact of Leadership Behaviors

Tactical Tip: The Death Spiral of Software

User Experience Design and Managing Priorities

Tactical Tip: The Power of Vision

Tactical Tuesday: Outcomes Over Outputs

Planning a SAFe® Summit

Tactical Tip: Navigating Management Styles

Tactical Tip: Industrial DevOps

Agile HR

Tactical Tip: Get the Right People in the Right Roles

Tactical Tip: LPM: Keep the Goal in Mind

Real Options

Tactical Tip Tuesday: Love the Problem, Not the Solution

Embracing Agile at Norfolk Southern

SAFe at B3

Tactical Tip: Perfect Your Product Pitch

Atomic Habits

Tactical Tip: Running Your First Participatory Budgeting Event

Tactical Tip: Agile HR

Advocating for the IP

Tactical Tip: Improving Portfolio Outcomes with Real Options

Tactical Tip: Flow Accelerators - French

Using AI to Complement the Human Perspective

Tactical Tip: Strategic Themes

Tactical Tip: PO for the System Team

Reflection to Action with Feedback Loops

Tactical Tip: SAFe is Human

Tactical Tuesday: Customer Perspective

The Art of Work Not Done

Tactical Tip: 100 Coffees

Tactical Tip: Lean Portfolio Management Hacks

PI Planning: Collaboration, Dependencies, and Physical vs Virtual

Tactical Tip: Innovation

Mindset Over All Else

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