Why Agile Transformations Fail

In this episode Peter Measey, one of the founders of Radtac, draws on his vast experience of implementing agile across the globe to look at things like the essential pre-requisites for successful transformation, the role of the framework in the transformation (ever heard of the JAD framework?) and why business agility is what’s most interesting … Continue reading "Episode 29 With Peter Measey"

In this episode, John takes a look at the practice of agile coaching, the good, the bad and the value-judgement-relevant-to-organisational-context. Do we know what agile coaching really is? How can organisations starting out with agile tell an experienced coach from an agile consultant? Can you really learn to be a Scrum Master in two days … Continue reading "Episode 28 With John Barratt"

Helen Meek approaches agile transformations with perspectives from both Scrum and Kanban, so in this episode we discuss why calling them evolutions might be better than calling them transformations, the pay offs between autonomy, scaling and distributing, why insights are better than metrics, the need for honesty and whether Kanban needs you to have a … Continue reading "Episode 27 With Helen Meek"

Andy Spence is doing something genuinely transformative in the agile space, taking agile into the world of audit. For those that don’t work in regulated industries, this may mean little. For those that do, it means a lot. In this podcast, Andy talks through what he’s been doing and how it’s been working. We look … Continue reading "Episode 26 With Andy Spence"

Simon Paynter’s a veteran of agile transformations both big and small, and knows better than most some of the problems or pitfalls they can encounter, or indeed not. In this episode we discuss what failure really means, how even ‘failed’ transformations may contain their successes, why your transformation programme shouldn’t be a programme, the concept … Continue reading "Episode 25 With Simon Paynter"

David Smith explores an area we’ve not covered as much yet in these podcasts, the importance of product owning in all of this, specifically the mechanism of value points as devised by Jim Highsmith. What effect do they have on whether to start small of go large with your agile transformation, and how value relates … Continue reading "Episode 24 With David Smith"

In this episode, Portia Tung looks at agile transformation from the personal perspective, looking at how we support individuals in transformations, rather than seeing people as one amorphous blob to be transformed. What memories of other experiences does change and transformation trigger in people, and why does that matter? To find out more about Portia’s … Continue reading "Episode 23 With Portia Tung"

A podcast episode that raises some of the difficult questions around agile transformations that other podcasts have yet to ask. As an agile person, should you take the day rate anyway when you know the transformation is not going to work?What are the metrics you should look at when considering your transformation? What if the … Continue reading "Episode 22 With Jose Casal"

Helen Lisowski has been a huge inspiration to me over the last year or so, so it was great to get her take on things for this podcast. We discuss whether you need your senior management to buy in or buy out, the importance of journal keeping, why you don’t have to like people but … Continue reading "Episode 21 With Helen Lisowski"

There are so many facets to agile transformation, and a huge one is location. Whether you’re a startup wanting to maintain the benefits of bedroom working as you expand, or a huge enterprise transforming globally, being able to build non-collocated working into the mix is hugely more possible now than in 2001 when principle 6 … Continue reading "Episode 20 With Lisette Sutherland"