Veterans and the DOD have ben exploring Agile for a number of years. We at AgileDad salute them for the effort and bring light to how business Agility has really come a long way and what the future looks like for Agile in the armed forces. 

Do you really know what the three pillars are? Even better, do you know what they mean? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore the three pillars and what they really mean.

Inspection
Adaptation
Transparency

Teams are the core underlying unit when it comes to Agile success. Often times they can be hindered by a misinterpretation of what is or is not pure Agile. Here are three areas that are often misunderstood:

The Agile Manifesto - ALL Left and NO right
Forgetting about the 12 Principles that support the manifesto
Agile Speed Bumps - Slowing down in order to speed up

What does it mean to PACE your Agile Transformation? Many organizations dive in head first and trust that the business will grab hold of and latch on to true business agility. The myth is that Agile is a one size fits all model and that there is a clear path that organizations take to GROW. There are 4 key areas where companies can assess and and improve in order to make Agile a more smooth transition:

Predictability
Adaptability
Convergence
Emergence

Does your temper get the best of you? Do you feel like others make you angry? If you answered yes to either of these, this is the episode for you. Learn the importance of controlling your anger and how it impact others. 

I recently set off a firestorm on LinkedIn with the question, Which Scaled Method of Agile is Best? One answer truly surprised me. Many people said do not Scale Agile at any cost. Could this really be true? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore what it means to scale vs not scale at all. Who is most right? 

How do teams become high performing? Is it great leadership, a magic formula or luck? In today's episode, Sara Bierman, Business Agility Coach for AgileDad, shares a metaphor by Lyssa Adkins to help explain how a team can grow into high performance and bear valuable fruit for their organization.

Have you ever heard of the concept of internal and external product owners existing on an Agile project? Is this a myth? Or is it a reality waiting to happen? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore how to best understand the difference in this self created mess. 

Have you ever heard of the Agile Tolerance Threshold? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we discuss what it means and why it should be an important part of your Agile implementation. 

Be willing to change
Stop making excuses
Stop being angry
Be a role model
Forgive someone
Listen to people
Be honest
Do something you don’t want to do
Surprise someone special