The Agile Pubcast

By Geoff Watts & Paul Goddard

What's The Agile Pubcast about?

An agile podcast…in a pub…it's an agile PUBCAST!! Agile coaches Geoff Watts & Paul Goddard share their musings over an informal drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Agile Pubcast episodes:

03.21.2024
S8 EP2: Are you listening?
From Our Homes, UK! Geoff and Paul caught up over a ZOOM call and got into a conversation about LISTENING. Both Geoff and Paul share both why it's important for us to listen, and also some exercises on how to...
02.27.2024
S8 EP1: Is agile REALLY dead?
From The Channings, Bristol. Happy 2024!! Geoff and Paul met up with Nigel to bring the new year in with a pint and a chat about the year ahead. The three lads talked about how companies have changed post-COVID and...
12.05.2023
S7 EP12: Christmas Rituals
From The Hatherley, Cheltenham, UK. Our final pubcast of the year! All about rituals.. or are they traditions? Make sure you stay to the end for the special Christmas message... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11.24.2023
S7 EP11: People Centricity
From Deus Ex Machina, Boscombe UK. The name of this pub took us on another meandering conversation into the realms of possibilities with an AI-related future and how our role as humans may need to adapt into a creating more...
10.26.2023
S7 EP10: Guess who's back... back again...
From The Long Bar, Bristol. It's been a long time since our last episode, but Geoff and Paul are back! Taking a short break in our busy schedules brought us together for a catch up in Bristol, where we discussed...
06.12.2023
S7 EP9: Superstitions
Are you superstitious? Do you believe in ‘luck’? In this episode, Paul shares his excitement about an upcoming football match for his favourite team and whether his superstitions about the game are a good or bad thing. The conversation moves...
05.15.2023
S7 EP8: May The Fourth Be With You
Hello there! (In the style of Obi-Wan Kenobi!) This next episode is a recording from our appearance at Product Tank Cardiff, where Geoff and Paul were invited to host a LIVE pubcast to field some questions from the product people in...
04.24.2023
S7 EP7: Pints and Perceptions
Can you believe what you are seeing?! Welcome to Episode 7 of Series 7 of The Agile Pubcast! Join agile coaches Geoff Watts and Paul Goddard at the virtual pub "The Coach House" as they delve into the fascinating world of...
04.17.2023
S7 EP6: Team Topologies
Welcome to The Coach House!! Geoff and Paul recorded this episode after a few hours fishing and got onto the topic of team topologies. After Paul had been spending some time with a client looking to scale up scrum teams,...
03.20.2023
S7 EP5: Pints and Pictures
Recorded at The Bayshill, Cheltenham. After noticing some large murals in the car park outside and some cool "artwork" the theme quickly became evident as "Visualisation". We discussed how powerful visualisation or graphical recording can be, how much easier it...
03.13.2023
S7 EP4: Naughty
Welcome to another episode from the new series of The Agile Pubcast! In this episode, we catch up with Geoff and Paul after a hard day’s fishing as they share a drink and discuss a couple of questions from our...
02.27.2023
S7 EP3: Arguable Righteousness
Welcome back to another episode of Series 7 of The Agile Pubcast! In this episode, Geoff and Paul discuss and demonstrate the art of debating “respectfully” whilst examining a quote they picked up from a Twitter thread, in a new...
02.06.2023
S7 EP2: Guinness For Strength
Strength is an interesting topic though, especially when it comes to agile…and leadership… It’s often not about knowing the answer but having the strength to say “I don’t know”. It’s about having the strength to say “Let’s try some stuff”, being...
01.23.2023
S7 EP1: Tomorrow Never Comes
Tomorrow never comes, or so the saying goes. Sometimes, when we're in the midst of our daily lives, focusing on our future progress, we forget to stop and appreciate the present moment. Because of that, we tend not to make...
11.08.2022
Episode 137 - Global Scrum Gathering Lisbon 2022 Round-Up
Geoff & Paul catch-up after the Global Scrum Gathering 2022 in Lisbon, where Paul presented two sessions and also attended the entire gathering and CST Retreat. This episode a round up of the event and also some exploration into what...
10.14.2022
Episode 136 - Empathy & Emotions
Hello from the Blue Bell in Cardiff, Wales! An early morning to discuss our emotions and how both scrum teams AND leaders can benefit from psychological safety. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
09.21.2022
Episode 135 - How Do We Know If Scrum Is Working?
From The Frog & Fiddle, Cheltenham, UK. A question posed by one of Geoff's followers about how to assess whether Scrum is actually working. Now THAT'S a question!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
09.13.2022
Episode 134 - How Do You Measure A Team's Productivity?
In this special bonus episode the boys are joined by Vasco Duarte - host of the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast and the Agile Online Summit - to discuss a question many people are being asked in interviews...how do you measure...
08.15.2022
Episode 133 - Agile PMO: Can it exist?
An episode from the archives!! This episode was recorded back in April 2017 but never made it to air so Geoff and Paul have pulled this episode out to share with you. We found ourselves back in our old drinking...
08.01.2022
BONUS Episode - A Shmoke and a Pancake, By Ekk
Geoff was in Hull and Paul was in Amsterdam for this one. Quite a bit of background noise so we painstakingly added the subtitles manually. Paul was supporting a CST applicant in their attempts to meet the requirements of the...
07.14.2022
Episode 132 - What If We Only Had Ten Pubcasts Left?
The boys grabbed a nice summery pint at the Portwall Tavern in Bristol and, experimenting with some new kit, discussed visualising alternative perspectives to deal with different orders of magnitude. Inspired by Tim Urban of waitbutwhy.com Hosted on Acast. See...
06.15.2022
Episode 131 - Hedonism and Temporal Discounting
Geoff and Paul get together in The Libertine in Westbourne, Dorset for a mystery pint and a chat about hedonism - the theory that the satisfaction of desires is the highest good and proper aim of human life - and...
06.01.2022
BONUS Episode - Stop, Start, Continue
Recorded in the nearly 500 year old pub Ye Olde Mitre in London, Geoff and Paul discuss what ScrumMasters, Product Owners and themselves should start, stop and continue. For those of you on the Regular and Legend tiers this is...
05.11.2022
Episode 130 - The Scrum Civil War
Hello patrons! Another episode has arrived! In this virtual episode Geoff was busy working away in Hull and stumbled across a VERY old pub connected with the English Civil War! That started some conversations around the battles between agile and...
04.13.2022
Episode 129 - Too Many Meetings?
This episode sees the boys after a successful fishing trip convene a meeting at The Gloucester Old Spot on the outskirts of Cheltenham where Geoff introduces Paul to a new - and amazing - cider. The topic of conversation today...
04.01.2022
BONUS Episode - How do I do the "right" thing?
For those of you on the Regular and Legend tiers, you should see this in your feed today and our Legends will be invited to the Discord chat on Friday 8th April @ 1230 GMT+1. We have trawled back through the...
03.25.2022
Episode 128 - How can we motivate a low energy, apathetic team?
Welcome to another new episode of The Agile Pubcast!! Geoff & Paul met in a pub called The One Tun near Farringdon in London, a pub which dates back to 1759, but its moment of fame came in 1838, when...
03.02.2022
TEASER EPISODE - What is the Agile Pubcast?
Welcome to The Agile Pubcast!! In this FREE preview you can listen to a snippet of a recording of your hosts Geoff Watts & Paul Goddard from a pub in Bristol. They discussed the subjects of scrum being "idealistic" over...
03.01.2022
BONUS Episode - Is Scrum unrealistic for most organisations?
In this BONUS episode for Q1 of 2022, Geoff and Paul talk about whether vanilla Scrum is too much of a stretch for most organisations? And they also discuss the core skills of a ScrumMaster and even what exams a...
02.16.2022
Episode 127 - The Blues
In this episode Geoff and Paul discuss the January blues and how that "low feeling" might possibly turn into a longer feeling of regret for organisations that are "going virtual" or hybrid. They referenced an article by Camilla Cavendish. They...
01.31.2022
Agile Northants Meetup Jan 2022
Enjoy this free-to-listen special episode of the pubcast for the Agile Northants Meetup Group, Geoff and Paul took questions from the audience and had interactive discussions on topics like hybrid working, Prince 2, SAFe and facilitating online workshops. Check out...
01.12.2022
Episode 126 - Happy Re-New Year
Hello and welcome to a brand new year and a new format. As this is the first episode that isn't free-to-air this is a very real test to see if we are worth 90p! Paul is doing Dry January so...
01.12.2022
Episode 126 - Happy Re-New Year
Hello and welcome to a brand new year and a new format. As this is the first episode that isn't free-to-air this is a very real test to see if we are worth 90p! Paul is doing Dry January so...
01.01.2022
Welcome To The Agile Pubcast
Hello there, and welcome to the Agile Pubcast. In this pubcast, two agile coaches Geoff Watts & Paul Goddard meet in a pub and discuss all things agile in the time it takes to drink a pint of our favourite...
12.25.2021
Changes to Pubcast in 2022
Hello listeners! We can't thank you enough for your support (some of you for years!). You probably read that and thought "yeah yeah" but it's true. It means a lot to us that there are people out there who listen to...
12.17.2021
The Agile Pubcast Christmas Single 2021
It’s that time of year again. After massacring Band Aid, John Lennon and The Fairytale of New York, agile coaches and hosts of The Agile Pubcast Geoff Watts and Paul Goddard are back with their annual Charity Christmas Single. This...
12.17.2021
The Agile Pubcast Christmas Single 2021
It’s that time of year again. After massacring Band Aid, John Lennon and The Fairytale of New York, agile coaches and hosts of The Agile Pubcast Geoff Watts and Paul Goddard are back with their annual Charity Christmas Single. This...
12.16.2021
Prestigious Pints Episode 12 - Nigel Baker
I'm sure you are busy getting all of your emails into a state so that you can comfortably take some well-earned time off over the holidays and what better way to reward yourself than to join us with our good...
12.16.2021
Prestigious Pints Episode 12 - Nigel Baker
I'm sure you are busy getting all of your emails into a state so that you can comfortably take some well-earned time off over the holidays and what better way to reward yourself than to join us with our good...
11.26.2021
Episode 125 - Product Owners, Peletons & Physios
From The Camel & Artichoke, London. The guys met up for a pre-course drink after a full day of preparation for their next in-person ACSPO course. Geoff has a shiny new toy to play with at home in an attempt...
11.26.2021
Episode 125 - Product Owners, Peletons & Physios
From The Camel & Artichoke, London. The guys met up for a pre-course drink after a full day of preparation for their next in-person ACSPO course. Geoff has a shiny new toy to play with at home in an attempt...
11.03.2021
Prestigious Pints Episode 11 - The Liberators
In the 11th episode of our Prestigious Pints series, we listened to you and took a request to interview Barry Overeem and Christiaan Verwijs of The Liberators. The pair are very keen advocates of Liberating Structures and authors of The...
10.29.2021
Episode 124 - A Prestigious Pint With Dr Sal Freudenberg
In this episode we summarise a chat with Dr Sally-Ann Freudenberg about her history as an agile coach but her passion for inclusivity and optionality in collaboration. Some really interesting insights into many assumptions we might be making about the...
10.29.2021
Episode 124 - A Prestigious Pint With Dr Sal Freudenberg
In this episode we summarise a chat with Dr Sally-Ann Freudenberg about her history as an agile coach but her passion for inclusivity and optionality in collaboration. Some really interesting insights into many assumptions we might be making about the...
10.27.2021
Prestigious Pints Episode 10 - Dr. Sallyann Freudenberg
Welcome to the 10th episode in our Prestigious Pints series!! In this episode we chat with Dr Sally-Ann Freudenberg about her history as an agile coach but her passion for inclusivity and optionality in collaboration. Some really interesting insights into...
10.22.2021
Episode 123 - What the difference between rituals and routines?
Geoff and Paul enjoy a hot beverage over breakfast to catch up after a few weeks apart. Paul has been back in front of a live audience which got him very excited and that got the guys onto the subject...
10.22.2021
Episode 123 - What the difference between rituals and routines?
Geoff and Paul enjoy a hot beverage over breakfast to catch up after a few weeks apart. Paul has been back in front of a live audience which got him very excited and that got the guys onto the subject...
09.30.2021
Episode 122 - A Prestigious Pint With Lisa Crispin
Episode 122 is a summary of our Prestigious Pints series where we catch up with some of our agile inspirations, and this time Geoff and Paul grab a drink with agile testing legend Lisa Crispin. We chatted about agile...
09.30.2021
Episode 122 - A Prestigious Pint With Lisa Crispin
Episode 122 is a summary of our Prestigious Pints series where we catch up with some of our agile inspirations, and this time Geoff and Paul grab a drink with agile testing legend Lisa Crispin. We chatted about agile...
09.24.2021
Prestigious Pints Episode 9 - Lisa Crispin
In episode 9 of our Prestigious Pints series we catch up with some of our agile inspirations, Geoff and Paul grab a drink with agile testing legend Lisa Crispin. We chatted about agile testing as a mindset and the...

What's The Agile Pubcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Agile Pubcast episodes:

S8 EP2: Are you listening?

S8 EP1: Is agile REALLY dead?

S7 EP12: Christmas Rituals

S7 EP11: People Centricity

S7 EP10: Guess who's back... back again...

S7 EP9: Superstitions

S7 EP8: May The Fourth Be With You

S7 EP7: Pints and Perceptions

S7 EP6: Team Topologies

S7 EP5: Pints and Pictures

S7 EP4: Naughty

S7 EP3: Arguable Righteousness

S7 EP2: Guinness For Strength

S7 EP1: Tomorrow Never Comes

Episode 137 - Global Scrum Gathering Lisbon 2022 Round-Up

Episode 136 - Empathy & Emotions

Episode 135 - How Do We Know If Scrum Is Working?

Episode 134 - How Do You Measure A Team's Productivity?

Episode 133 - Agile PMO: Can it exist?

BONUS Episode - A Shmoke and a Pancake, By Ekk

Episode 132 - What If We Only Had Ten Pubcasts Left?

Episode 131 - Hedonism and Temporal Discounting

BONUS Episode - Stop, Start, Continue

Episode 130 - The Scrum Civil War

Episode 129 - Too Many Meetings?

BONUS Episode - How do I do the "right" thing?

Episode 128 - How can we motivate a low energy, apathetic team?

TEASER EPISODE - What is the Agile Pubcast?

BONUS Episode - Is Scrum unrealistic for most organisations?

Episode 127 - The Blues

Agile Northants Meetup Jan 2022

Episode 126 - Happy Re-New Year

Episode 126 - Happy Re-New Year

Welcome To The Agile Pubcast

Changes to Pubcast in 2022

The Agile Pubcast Christmas Single 2021

The Agile Pubcast Christmas Single 2021

Prestigious Pints Episode 12 - Nigel Baker

Prestigious Pints Episode 12 - Nigel Baker

Episode 125 - Product Owners, Peletons & Physios

Episode 125 - Product Owners, Peletons & Physios

Prestigious Pints Episode 11 - The Liberators

Episode 124 - A Prestigious Pint With Dr Sal Freudenberg

Episode 124 - A Prestigious Pint With Dr Sal Freudenberg

Prestigious Pints Episode 10 - Dr. Sallyann Freudenberg

Episode 123 - What the difference between rituals and routines?

Episode 123 - What the difference between rituals and routines?

Episode 122 - A Prestigious Pint With Lisa Crispin

Episode 122 - A Prestigious Pint With Lisa Crispin

Prestigious Pints Episode 9 - Lisa Crispin