The Agile Coffee Podcast

By Vic Bonacci, CST

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

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77. Coffee and the Resume

07.04.2021

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 ...

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07.04.2021 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 ...
06.24.2021 76. Gratitude and Coffee Lorraine Agular (@Working_Harmony) and Ben Rodilitz (@benrodilitz) join Vic (@AgileCoffee) for a face to face discussion on gratitude. Please HELP support us by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/agilecoffee Agile Coffee is Proud to be a part of the Agile Podcast Network ...
02.03.2021 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 Please ...
11.24.2020 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 ...
11.09.2020 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 ...
10.19.2020 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* ...
09.22.2020 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 ...
09.08.2020 70. Agile Marketing with Stacey Ackerman Vic was joined by Chris Hurney (@chris_hurney) and first-time guests Stacey Ackerman(@agile4marketers) and Cliff Rosa(@mrrosa2) to discuss Stacey's favorite topic: Agile Marketing. Some questions covered include: * How does a Sales/Marketing group's use of Agile differ from IT's* What is ...
09.01.2020 69. Lean Coffee with Friends over Zoom Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) were joined by Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz) and Chris Hurney (@chris_hurney) in a virtual coffee shop to discuss the following topics: * the Weakness of One-piece Flow* Do you need Team Maturity before you Scale?* the ...
07.14.2020 68. Journey to Becoming a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by Martin Salias (@MartinSalias), Savannah Rayat (@SavannahRayat), Timon Fiddike (@TimonFiddike), and Raj Kasturi (@RajKasturi / @agileRaj) to discuss topics related to becoming a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST). Sites and resources mentioned in this episode: * Björn ...
06.03.2020 67. Crossing the Chasm with SAFe Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) were joined by Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz) and Chris Hurney (@chris_hurney) to discuss topics related to Larry's recent presentation at Agile SoCal. Here's a link to Larry's slides. Books and resources mentioned in this episode: * ...
05.10.2020 66. Remote Facilitation and Techniques with Paul Tevis Vic (@AgileCoffee) hopped on Zoom with Paul Tevis (@PTevis) and had a nice chat back in mid-March... a couple weeks after the world turned upside down. We talked about Paul's workshops on remote facilitation and techniques for making the most ...
03.28.2020 65. Just a Face-to-Face Lean Coffee Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) had a nice chat back in January... and then the world turned upside down. We talked about: * Conducting an assessment of Lean Wastes* Simon Sinek's Infinite Game* Modeling Collaboration
02.23.2020 64. Will You Still Feed Me Coffee? Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) had a nice chat... in front of cameras and lights. (We're on YouTube!!) We talked about: * TBR for the ScrumMaster* Top 10 Assumptions About Agile* 21st Century Management* What does "Bringing Humanity to the ...
01.26.2020 63. The Kanban Episode Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) were joined by Van Wray (on LinkedIn) to talk about kanban systems, how kanban differs from Scrum, and the one-day TKP class. Books and resources mentioned in this episode: * Personal Kanban: Mapping Work \| ...
10.25.2019 62. Fast Forward to 2019’s Agile Open Southern California Recorded in September 2019, Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) and Paul Tevis (@ptevis) on Day #2 of the Agile Open Southern California at the campus of UCI in Irvine, CA . Check out Paul's Vigemus Consulting site ...
08.27.2019 61. Back in Time at the 2018 Agile Open Southern California Recorded in September 2018, Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by several participants of Agile Open SoCal 2018, including Colleen Kirtland (@PurposeCreator), Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz), Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead), Harold Shinsato (@hajush) and Dan Brown (@dsbrown) where we reflect back on two days ...
07.30.2019 60. Seriously Talking Lego Serious Play Recorded in April 2018, Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by his good friends Lorraine Aguilar (@Working_Harmony), Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz), and Paul Wynia (@workagile) for some serious Lego Serious Play in Carlsbad, CA. Upcoming events: * Agile Open SoCal – September 9 ...
05.29.2018 59. Former Co-Chairs Catching Up Recorded in April 2018, Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by his good friend and fellow #SGCAL co-chair Kim Brainard (@agilebrain1) to catch up since last year's global Scrum gathering. Upcoming events: * Training from the BACK of the Room! – August ...
04.02.2018 58. Touring the Agile Opens: Seattle and San Diego Ahh, the joys of Agile Opens. Meeting and mingling with fellow practitioners while learning new ideas and sharing experiences. For this episode, Vic (@AgileCoffee) traveled to Seattle for the Agile Open Northwest before bopping down to San Diego to visit ...
03.08.2018 57. Live from Colleen’s Kitchen: Lean Turkey Soup Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) and Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz) at the home of Colleen Kirtland (@PurposeCreator) for a kitchen session recorded on January 6, 2018. Topics from today's episode include: * Whole (Food) Systems Health: regenerating our ...
01.08.2018 56. A Morning of Coffee at the Library Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead), Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz), and Curtis Gilbert for an outdoor session recorded on December 8, 2017, at the Main Branch of the Newport Beach Public Library in the San Joaquin Hills of Newport ...
05.08.2017 55. Podcaster Panel From #SGCAL The Podcast Panel of #SGCAL. On day #2 of Global Scrum Gathering - San Diego, Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Cory Bryan (@isCoryBryan - host of Deliver It Cast), Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley - host of Agile For Humans), Josh Anderson ...
04.08.2017 54. Lean Coffee with Ukuleles in the Great Outdoors On the eve of #SGCAL, Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Brett Palmer (@brett_palmer), Dale Ellis (@thedigitaldale), Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead), Colleen Kirtland (@AgileBohemian) and first-time guest John Eisenschmidt (@jeisensc) for an outdoor session in sunny Southern California. * Too many branded ...
03.13.2017 53. ACI’s Agile Coaching Boot Camp Now part of the Agile Podcast Network! Recorded after attending ACI's Agile Coach Bootcamp, Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by Emilia Breton-Lake (@emibreton) and Barry Kardon (@BalancingAgile) to discuss the key take-aways from the five-day immersive learning experience. Updates from the ...
02.05.2017 52. Season 4: Live From Munich (Schmal Kaffee) Now part of the Agile Podcast Network! Recorded at the Scrum Alliance's Scrum Gathering in Munich, Germany. Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by Stuart Fish (@fishstua), Anderson Hummel (@anderson_hummel) and fellow #SGCAL co-chair Kim Brainard (@agilebrain1) to discuss some highlights of ...
10.15.2016 51. Getting To Know Co-Chairs Kim and Vic Get to know the co-chairs for next April's Scrum Gathering in San Diego. This episode features Vic (@AgileCoffee) speaking agin with Kim Brainard (@agilebrain1). In July, the Scrum Alliance selected Kim and Vic to serve as co-chairs for next April's ...
08.14.2016 50. Celebrating 50 from Vic’s Apartment Fifty is the new Thirty! Or should all episodes strive to be as great as Fifty? Either way, it's a CELEBRATION! Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Brett Palmer (@brett_palmer), Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) and first-time guest L. Mark Higgins (@LMHiggins1). Today ...
07.04.2016 49. Coaching Concerns with Alan Dayley Say, have you gone to iTunes or Stitcher to give us a review? It takes so little time and would sure help us a lot. Thanks! A 100% Skype-based episode! Vic is joined by Brett Palmer (@brett_palmer), Zach Bonaker (@ZachBonaker) ...
06.08.2016 48. Another Round from the Global Scrum Gathering in Orlando In memory of Jean Tabaka. Recorded at the Scrum Alliance's Global Scrum Gathering in Orlando, FL, this episode features nine voices. Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by eight fellow participants (all working with Agile/Scrum teams) to discuss some highlights of the ...
05.13.2016 47. From the Global Scrum Gathering in Orlando Recorded at the Scrum Alliance's Global Scrum Gathering in Orlando, FL, this episode features nine voices. Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by fellow participants (all working with Agile/Scrum teams) to discuss some highlights of the gathering (and CSP Fast Pass). Guests ...
04.28.2016 46. Lean Coffee from the Back of the Room Recorded at Sharon Bowman's two-day Training from the Back of the Room (TBR) workshop in Orlando, FL, this episode features nine voices. Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by fellow participants (all working with Agile/Scrum teams) to discuss how TBR aligns with ...
04.13.2016 45. Lean Coffee on a company visit to EMC 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 ...
04.04.2016 44. Scrum Coaching Retreat in San Diego, pt.2 Recorded at the Scrum Coaching Retreat in San Diego, Vic (@AgileCoffee) sits down with Daniel Gullo (@danielgullo) of Scrum Alliance's global steering committee for retreats, Stuart Young (@Stuartliveart) of Radtac, and participants Leon Sabarsky (@LeonSabarsky), Michael Bode (@ContactBode), Andrew Webster ...
03.28.2016 43. Scrum Coaching Retreat in San Diego, pt.1 Vic with Bernie Maloney and Kim Brainard Recorded at the Scrum Coaching Retreat in San Diego with Vic (@AgileCoffee) and guests Bernie Maloney (@berniemaloney) and Kim Brainard (@agilebrain1). Dr.Dave joins near the end. Bernie and Kim talk about their experiences ...
03.21.2016 42. Deep Thought Gives an Answer to Everything Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Colleen Kirtland (@CSKirtland), Brett Palmer (@Brett_Palmer) and Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) outside a Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Irvine. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss: * What is the Meaning of Life? * Agile ...
02.29.2016 41. The One Where We Win an Oscar "... and the Oscar for best podcast goes to..." Vic is joined by Zach Bonaker (@ZachBonaker) and Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) at the Cape Rey in Carlsbad for a lively morning of Agile and Coffee. In this episode, our Agile heroes ...
01.27.2016 40. Do You Have Short Talks in Your Toolkit? Vic is joined by Zach Bonaker (@ZachBonaker) and Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) at the Cape Rey in Carlsbad for a lively morning of Agile and Coffee. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss: * Eight-minute talks * Why companies lose Scrum ...
01.03.2016 39. An Ecstatic Start to the New Year Hi, Hello and Happy 2016! Back from our hiatus, Vic is once again joined by Jon Jorgensen (@WaterScrumBan), Zach Bonaker (@ZachBonaker) and Garrett Borunda (LinkedIn) at the Cape Rey in Carlsbad for a lively morning of Agile and Coffee. In ...
11.21.2015 Agile Coffee podcast – Nov 2015 interstitial The podcast is taking a short hiatus and will resume with episode 39 by the end of 2015. In the meantime, listeners are encouraged to check out the new decks of Agile Coffee Conversation Starter cards (volumes 1 - 3) ...
09.20.2015 38. Mobbing at the Agile Open SoCal Recorded live from the Agile Open SoCal (Irvine, California), Victor (@AgileCoffee) is joined by three new guests: Aaron Griffith (@Aaron_Griffith), Colleen Kirtland (@CSKirtland) and Brock Nunn (@BANunn). In addition to general comments about the Open Space event, we also discuss: ...
09.07.2015 37. My Best Guest Ever, and She’s Not on Twitter A very special guest introduces episode 37, and you can see her on video at Kickstarter. On this episode Vic is joined by Curtis Gilbert, Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) & Brett Palmer (@brett_palmer) to discuss topics from volume II of the ...
08.25.2015 36. Lessons from 5Saturdays Students On July 25th, another successful 5Saturdays program wrapped up at Estancia HS in Costa Mesa, CA, and twelve students shared their takeaways with me on the podcast. These high-school-aged participants talked about the lessons learned over their five weekend sessions, ...
08.09.2015 35. It’s a CROSSOVER! Agile Coffee for Humans Victor is joined by Jon Jorgensen (@waterScrumBan) and Ryan Ripley (@RyanRipley) of the excellent Agile for Humans podcast for a double-sized, ultra packed episode of Agile Coffee for Humans. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss: * The HR Side ...
08.05.2015 34. Transparency as a Tool to Build Trust Victor is joined by Dale Ellis (@theDigitalDale) and Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) on a beautiful SoCal morning for Agile and Coffee. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss: * Limits to transperency * Project reporting (is the Burndown enough?) * Mandated ...
07.30.2015 33. Scrum Coaching Retreat Seattle Lean Coffee recorded in Seattle, June 24, 2015 Vic (@AgileCoffee) attended the Scrum Alliance's fourth Scrum Coaching Retreat in the USA. It was three days of examination of what it means to be a coach in a scrum environment and ...
07.19.2015 32. Scrum Day San Diego 2015 Victor (@AgileCoffee) participated in Scrum Day San Diego and interviewed a number of participants, including the winners of the Agile San Diego usergroup's annual Agile Awards. Congratulations to Joe Dailey (winner of the Agilist of the Year, 2014) and to ...
07.03.2015 31. Lean Coffee at the 5Saturdays Lean Coffee at the 5Saturdays Vic (@AgileCoffee) stops by Dr. Dave's (@DrCorneliusInfo) 5Saturdays event to introduce lean coffee to a large group of facilitators-in-training. Guests include: Evelyn Crofts, Keith Montgomery, Curtis Gilbert, Seth Silvernail, Jon Jorgensen, Angela Rong Sun, Robbie ...
06.16.2015 30. Agile Community Events on the Beach Theme: Agile Community Events Dr. Dave (@DrCorneliusInfo) joins Vic (@AgileCoffee) for a beautiful morning on Huntington Beach discussing all manner of Agile community events: Agile Opens (and other open space uses), coaching retreats and camps, lean coffees, hackathons. Dave talks ...
06.03.2015 29. Frederic Laloux and Dr. Clare Graves Walk into a Bar Announcing the brand new Podcast Topic Index. Search and sort to find any topic discussed on our podcasts. Victor is once again joined by Dale Ellis (@theDigitalDale), Jason Kerney (@JasonKerney), Zach Bonaker (@ZachBonaker) and Garrett Borunda (LinkedIn) at the Cape ...

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The Agile Coffee Podcast episodes:

77. Coffee and the Resume

76. Gratitude and Coffee

75. Managing with Coffee

74. Thankful for Lean Coffee with Friends

73. Virtual Coffee after our Virtual Agile Open Socal

72. Takeaways from #AOSC20, with Ukulele

71. Launching New Podcast Voices

70. Agile Marketing with Stacey Ackerman

69. Lean Coffee with Friends over Zoom

68. Journey to Becoming a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST)

67. Crossing the Chasm with SAFe

66. Remote Facilitation and Techniques with Paul Tevis

65. Just a Face-to-Face Lean Coffee

64. Will You Still Feed Me Coffee?

63. The Kanban Episode

62. Fast Forward to 2019’s Agile Open Southern California

61. Back in Time at the 2018 Agile Open Southern California

60. Seriously Talking Lego Serious Play

59. Former Co-Chairs Catching Up

58. Touring the Agile Opens: Seattle and San Diego

57. Live from Colleen’s Kitchen: Lean Turkey Soup

56. A Morning of Coffee at the Library

55. Podcaster Panel From #SGCAL

54. Lean Coffee with Ukuleles in the Great Outdoors

53. ACI’s Agile Coaching Boot Camp

52. Season 4: Live From Munich (Schmal Kaffee)

51. Getting To Know Co-Chairs Kim and Vic

50. Celebrating 50 from Vic’s Apartment

49. Coaching Concerns with Alan Dayley

48. Another Round from the Global Scrum Gathering in Orlando

47. From the Global Scrum Gathering in Orlando

46. Lean Coffee from the Back of the Room

45. Lean Coffee on a company visit to EMC

44. Scrum Coaching Retreat in San Diego, pt.2

43. Scrum Coaching Retreat in San Diego, pt.1

42. Deep Thought Gives an Answer to Everything

41. The One Where We Win an Oscar

40. Do You Have Short Talks in Your Toolkit?

39. An Ecstatic Start to the New Year

Agile Coffee podcast – Nov 2015 interstitial

38. Mobbing at the Agile Open SoCal

37. My Best Guest Ever, and She’s Not on Twitter

36. Lessons from 5Saturdays Students

35. It’s a CROSSOVER! Agile Coffee for Humans

34. Transparency as a Tool to Build Trust

33. Scrum Coaching Retreat Seattle

32. Scrum Day San Diego 2015

31. Lean Coffee at the 5Saturdays

30. Agile Community Events on the Beach

29. Frederic Laloux and Dr. Clare Graves Walk into a Bar