The Agile Coffee Podcast

By Vic Bonacci, CST

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

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August 14, 201650. 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 our heroes discuss the following topics:
Who sets the agenda for the retrospective?
Middle Managers and the Agile Transformation
check out Em Campbell-Pretty’s “Thawing the Frozen Middle”
The Agile project manager
Scrum patterns and community at scrumplop.org
Brett breaks down some distinctions between SAFe and LESS
Craig Larmen is coming back to SoCal: Sept. 12-14 in Tustin, CA
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
clockwise from Vic’s mug: Mark, Brett & Larry (flying his Agile Open SoCal tee) – water by Rocket9
Come join Esther Derby and Don Gray for a two-day “Coaching Beyond the Team” workshop in Costa Mesa, CA. September 13 & 14. Registration info at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coaching-beyond-the-team-influencing-the-organization-tickets-25695621295
Like this podcast? Let us know! Go to iTunes or Stitcher to give us a review. It takes so little time and would sure help us a lot. Thanks!
Come back for episode 51, a conversation between Vic and returning guest Kimberly Brainard (@AgileBrain1). Kim and Vic were recently named co-chairs of the Global SCRUM GATHERING® San Diego 2017. Reach out to Victor (@AgileCoffee), and use the hashtag #tellAgileCoffee to join the conversation.
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1h 9min
July 04, 201649. 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) and first-time guest Alan Dayley (@DayleyAgile).
Today our heroes discuss the following topics:
Is “Quality Assurance” an inhibitor to developing with agility?
Scenario: You are an experienced ScrumMaster just joining a new and dysfunctional team. What is your first goal?
“Falling off the cliff” scenarios
Common problem: The team does not update their progress on tasks and user stories in the electronic tool. So?
The Director says “Plan for more points in your next Sprints or we won’t get all this work done.”
Explaining coaching to a mentoring organization
Support you local Agile / Scrum events:
Alan recently spoke at Agile Arizona. Here’s a link to his presentation “How You Lead Is What You Get“
Zach and a whole host of other great people recently spoke at Scrum Day San Diego.
Alan belongs to a Scrum User Group in Phoenix: phxsug.org.
Come join Esther Derby and Don Gray for a two-day “Coaching Beyond the Team” workshop in Costa Mesa, CA. September 13 & 14. Registration info at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coaching-beyond-the-team-influencing-the-organization-tickets-25695621295
Reach out to Victor (@AgileCoffee), and use the hashtag #tellAgileCoffee to join the conversation.
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57min
June 08, 201648. 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 gathering.
Guests list:
Stuart Young (@Stuartliveart)
Laura Powers (@poweredbyteams)
Kim Brainard (@agilebrain1)
Stuart Fish (@fishstua)
Jamie Crews (@jamie_crews)
Anderson Hummel (@anderson_hummel)
Scott Dunn (@sdunnrocket9)
David Gardner
Karaoke pics: coming soon
Vic rocks the karaoke stage?
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36min
May 13, 201647. 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 list:
Brett Palmer (@brett_palmer)
Aaron Kopel (@aakopel)
Jason Tanner (@JasonBTanner)
Leon Sabarsky (@LeonSabarsky)
Anderson Hummel (@anderson_hummel)
Things we’d mentioned:
Peter Green’s Lean and Agile Adoption with the Laloux Culture Model
Scrum Gathering Rio June 23-25, by Scrum Alliance
CSP FAST PASS: the fast track to becoming a Certified Scrum Professional® (on twitter at @CSPFastPass)
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36min
April 28, 201646. 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 the training and coaching we do in our workplaces, communities and families.
Guests list:
Abid Quereshi (@abidquereshi)
Lonnie Weaver-Johnson (@Lonniewj)
Tomas Rodriguez (@sINNplify)
Mario Mendez (@sINNplify)
Fred Madrigal (@sINNplify)
Stuart Fish (@fishstua)
David Gardner
Anderson Hummel (@anderson_hummel)
We discussed the following topics:
TBR and Scrum workshops
Brain-based learning in 1:1 coaching context
Agile Manifesto and TBR
Are training and coaching coming together?
TBR related to self-organization
TBR applied to parenting
Does a trainer need to do the thing they teach?
Sharon’s upcoming classes are listed on her website: bowperson.com. Her two books mentioned are:
Training From the Back of the Room!: 65 Ways to Step Aside and Let Them Learn
Using Brain Science To Make Training Stick
Abid mentioned The 5 Love Languages of Children by Chapman and Campbell.
See also my post on takeaways from the training.
Agile Manifesto for Accelerated Learning, by Sharon Bowman
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42min
April 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 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
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47min
April 04, 201644. 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 (@AndrewMWebster), Dr. Sam Swapn (@swapnassinha), and Bella Musial (@bellabianca).
Here’s a video of Stuart at work.
Have you been to a Scrum Coaching Retreat? Let us know on Twitter by using the hashtag #TellAgileCoffee
Resources and Links:
Scrum Alliance’s Coaching Retreats page
Future Search: Getting the Whole System in the Room for Vision, Commitment, and Action by Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff
Scrum Coaching Retreats: Deeper Learning Using Scrum by Mark Summers (on scrumalliance.org)
my pre-conceptions of scrum coaching retreats (Jan. 2016)
Photos:
queuing up to announce topics for the retreat
Stuart Young, graphic facilitator in action
Stuart with 3 days worth of documentation

Russ walking through an internal team demo
Bernie Maloney as Product Owner
Andrew talks over the backlog with his team
Jason & Ewan photobombing my selfie?
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43min
March 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 with their team (Transformers!). For two+ days at the retreat, Bernie acted as the team’s Product Owner, while Kim served as Scrum Master. They share their perspective on how their topic evolved and how the team formed, stormed, normed and ultimately performed.

Have you been to a Coaching Retreat? Let us know on Twitter by using the hashtag #TellAgileCoffee
btw – Bernie broadcasted/recorded the interview on Periscope. It’s archived on katch.
|REPLAY| Scrum coaching retreat experience report #scrum #scrumalliance… #katch #Periscope https://t.co/POn0ju9caD pic.twitter.com/QrLJHVyw5z
— Bernie Maloney (@berniemaloney) March 15, 2016
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46min
March 21, 201642. 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 Community
Yoga & Leadership
“Sensitivity is not weakness or vulnerability. It is clarity of perception and allows judicious, precise action.” – B. K. S. Iyengar
Colleen’s posts on LinkedIn
Funding Agile Teams
we talked about the Slow Money movement
Discovering the Pace of Change
Bi-Modal Networking (Gartner)
“To add speed, add lightness” – Colin Powell
The introduction of episode 42 contained a clip from episode 4 of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” 1979 BBC radio series, written by Douglas Adams.
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50min
February 29, 201641. 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 discuss:
Fallacy of Training
Shortcuts: no shu-ha-ri
Irony of Agile and Technology
Why Scrum?
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44min

FAQs about The Agile Coffee Podcast:

How many episodes does The Agile Coffee Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 100 episodes available.