The Agile Coffee Podcast

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  • 80. Dave Prior stops by and we talk about podcasts

    My buddy Dave Prior, CST ([email protected]) visited, and we talked about his fun podcasts. Specifically we mentioned these two episodes of Agile and Project Management – DrunkenPM Radio:

    • Human Hacking with Christopher Hadnagy and Dr. Abbie Marono
    • The Art of War with Gary Gagliardi
    • Dave is also a CST with the Scrum Alliance and active with Project Management Institute. Until recently, we had both been working for LeadingAgile.

      We also talked about Lithespeed’s recent Global Agility + Innovation Summit. Dave was interviewing some luminaries for the event.

      We spoke briefly about Vic’s Coach’s Toolkit, A-CSM classes, and the renovations to his YouTube Coffeehouse studio.

      29 min
    • 79. Ben is Tired of the Agile Bashing

      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
      • Please HELP support us by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/agilecoffee

        Agile Coffee is Proud to be a part of the Agile Podcast Network

        Looking for Vic’s videos? Come visit his CoffeeHouse channel on YouTube!

        18 min
      • 78. Coffee with the CoLead Team

        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
              • 55 min
              • 77. Coffee and the Resume

                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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                  Looking for MORE Scrum videos? We’ve got you covered. Tune in!

                  50 min
                • 76. Gratitude and Coffee

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

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                  30 min
                • 75. Managing with 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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                    57 min
                  • 74. Thankful for Lean Coffee with Friends

                    Diana Larsen (@DianaOfPortland), Lakshmi Ramaseshan (@LakshmiRamases2), Chris Hurney (@chris_hurney) and Colleen Kirtland (@purposecreator) join Vic (@AgileCoffee) at a seasonal (and virtual) coffee shop to discuss the following topics:

                    • What new opportunities have you discovered in these pandemic times?
                    • Building Values and Principles as a Collaborative Activity with Teams
                    • The Doughnut Economics Journey Continues…
                    • Virtual Coaches and Distanced Coaching: What’s Working for Us?
                    • Exploring Agile Fluency
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                      Books and resources mentioned in this episode:

                      • AgileFluency.org
                      • Liftoff: Start and Sustain Successful Agile Teams (book) by Diana Larsen and Ainsley Nies
                        • also check out Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great (book) by Diana Larsen and Esther Derby
                        • Works by Mariana Mazzucato:
                          • What is economic value, and who creates it? (video TED talk)
                          • The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths (book)
                          • The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy (book)
                          • Lakshmi’s presentation on The Power of Inceptions
                            • Vic’s old post about Inceptions
                            • Brian Marick and Micro-Scale Retro-Futurist Anarcho-Syndicalism
                            • The Art of Agile Development (book) by James Shore
                            • Human Systems Dynamics Institute
                            • High Performance Tree (Lyssa Adkins)
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                              Looking for MORE Scrum videos? We’ve got you covered. Tune in!

                              1 hr 18 min
                            • 73. Virtual Coffee after our Virtual Agile Open Socal

                              Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) teamed up with Lakshmi Ramaseshan (@LakshmiRamases2) and Professor Hadar Ziv (UCI – Dept of Informatics ) in a virtual coffee shop to discuss the following topics:

                              • Did the Agile Open SoCal work as a virtual event?
                              • Playing to Your Strengths – Using Strengthsfinder (book) with Teams
                              • What is a Value Hypothesis (and why was it following Larry all day?)
                              • Creating a Values & Principles Based Culture
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                                Here’s the MIRO board that Lakshmi created for our virtual event:

                                Books and resources mentioned in this episode:

                                • Lakshmi’s presentation on The Power of Inceptions
                                  • Vic’s old post about Inceptions
                                  • Scrum PLoP! one-piece continuous flow
                                  • The Principles of Product Development Flow – by Donald Reinertsen
                                  • High Performance Tree (Lyssa Adkins)
                                  • Agile Coffee is Proud to be a part of the Agile Podcast Network

                                    Looking for MORE Scrum videos? We’ve got you covered. Tune in!

                                    49 min
                                  • 72. Takeaways from #AOSC20, with Ukulele

                                    Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Chris Hurney (@chris_hurney) were joined by Colleen Kirtland (@purposecreator) and first-time guest (and new Scrum Master) Kaitlyn Taylor in a virtual coffee shop to discuss the following topics:

                                    • Words of advice for a new Scrum Master
                                    • Top Takeaways from #AOSC20
                                    • Colleen’s adventures outside of Agile
                                      • Starling birds murmuration (video)
                                      • Business Agility Institute
                                      • What do Devs do (while code is being tested)?
                                      • Doughnut Economics
                                        • Kate Raworth
                                        • Rethinking Value | Mariana Mazzucato (The Long Now Foundation)
                                        • “Greatness” by David Marquet (video)
                                        • Looking for an Agile Conference this season? Check out the Agile Online Summit coming up October 26th – 30th, 2020. It’s a FREE event over 5 days, with 5 tracks, 8 excellent keynote speakers, Live Q&A sessions, a sweet networking program.

                                          Help make this podcast ever more amazing. With your support, we hope to host a new Agile Coffee episode each week of the year, bringing fresh new voices and unique perspectives to the conversation. Help us out by signing up on Patreon today. Thanks!

                                          1 hr 29 min
                                        • 71. Launching New Podcast Voices

                                          Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz) were joined by Allison Pollard (@allison_pollard) and Ruth Struck (@ruthstruck) in a virtual coffee shop to discuss the following topics:

                                          • Getting clearer on outcomes and finding efficiencies
                                          • How are you engaging with teams to stay connected in this remote world?
                                          • How do we coach leadership/teams whose attitude is “just tell us what to do”?
                                          • How should managers support teams now? How involved is too involved?
                                          • As we wrapped up the conversation, we congratulated Ruth for making her podcasting debut as an ambassador of Launching New Voices, a program of Women in Agile. (Shout out to Jenny Tarwater, Program Director. W00t!)

                                            Are you searching for a game to teach self-organization and empirical process control to teams? CardZinga! can be played in-person or online. Get the instructions and see examples at CardZinga.com

                                            Looking for an Agile Conference this season? Check out the Agile Online Summit coming up October 26th – 30th, 2020. It’s a FREE event over 5 days, with 5 tracks, 8 excellent keynote speakers, Live Q&A sessions, a sweet networking program.

                                            Help make this podcast ever more amazing. With your support, we hope to host a new Agile Coffee episode each week of the year, bringing fresh new voices and unique perspectives to the conversation. Help us out by signing up on Patreon today. Thanks!

                                            1 hr 10 min

                                          About The Agile Coffee Podcast

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                                          A roomful of engaged agilists sharing espresso shots of agile / lean wisdom