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Dhamana Agile ConversationsAgile Beyond 2024: Understanding Product Management ~ Building Excellence & Empathy Into Product ManagementThe Scrum guide defines a Product Owner (PO) as a role accountable for maximizing the value of a product resulting from the work of a Scrum Team. To become great at product management, however, you must be willing to move beyond the textbook definition of a product manager. In this podcast, you will discover:Why product management is a critical competency in an organization seeking to drive value in the products/services it is shipping into a marketWhat you need to know to structure and get your MVP rightWhy engagement and negotiation are important skills that every PO...2024-05-2947 min
Dhamana Agile ConversationsUnderstanding the Role of CX/UX in Building ProductsTelling the story of your product through the eyes of a CX/UX practitioner is often understated. Often, a CX/UX practitioner is brought into the product build at the tail end, just before coding starts. Join us in this podcast as we discuss:The role of a CX/UX practitioner in product envisioning and buildHow CX/UX skills can help build an MVP that is market-fitThe tools and techniques applied by CX/UX practitioners in building a product2024-04-2547 min
Dhamana Agile ConversationsAgile Beyond 2024: Enabling Change Through AdaptabilityAgile is and will be relevant. The key to making the most of your agile adoption journey is incorporating adaptability. A close associate once said, "Agile is conceptually easy but practically hard." In this podcast, we discuss:Adaptability as a key ingredient in a change processIdentifying and managing friction to agile adoption journeyIs leadership still a barrier to agile adoption?Understanding the currency of patienceUnderstanding what success in an agile adoption journey looks like2024-04-1457 min
Dhamana Agile ConversationsAgile Beyond 2024: The Chaos That Has Been Agile in 2023Small and nimble organizations continue to report agile as a powerful productivity tool. Medium to large organizations on the other hand continue to struggle. Question, Is Agile having difficulty in adapting to organizational needs? The 17th State of Agile Report by digital.ai is out and paints a picture of agile transformation across organizations. Join us in this podcast as we discuss:If agile is still relevant?The gaps in agile adoptionHow to course correct2024-04-0946 min
Dhamana Agile ConversationsUnderstanding Agile Roles - Who Is a Scrum Master (Part 2 of 2)As a Scrum Master, your role goes much deeper than just establishing Scrum rules and process. Again, your focus isn't just to make sure that scrum cadences are set and that everybody attends sessions on time.There are multiple layering to a #scrummaster role, also referred to as 'the scrum master stances'. Join us in this second part of the Who Is a Scrum Master podcast to get better understanding2023-06-2120 min
Dhamana Agile ConversationsUnderstanding Agile Roles - Who Is a Scrum MasterAt the core a Scrum Master is accountable for establishing the #scrum process. They're responsible for enabling the team and the organisation at large understand the scrum theory and practice. Unfortunately, this surface level definition of a #scrummaster can be dangerous.In this podcast we dig deeper to unravel who a Scrum Master is and what he/she can do to move teams from being ordinary teams to high performing teams, that is, small groups of people who strive for higher goals, organises itself and constantly feeds off each member's skill (Jeff Sutherland).Join the conversation and let us know...2023-06-1930 min
Dhamana Agile ConversationsAgile TakeoutA 60 second personal opinion on #agility trends for 20232023-05-1810 min
Dhamana Agile ConversationsA 2023 Outlook - A View Through An Agilist's Eye [Part II]The question is no longer whether or not we need agile, rather, how do we go on about setting up a successful practice. The erstwhile barriers to agile practice setup are slowly and gradually being lifted by the need to:Give employees a focus & purposeBuild an organisation that senses and responds like an organismIn this podcast, we look at what to consider when going about the rigours of setting up an agile practice. Let us know what you think. As always, we welcome feedback as it is the breakfast of champions2023-05-1236 min
Dhamana Agile ConversationsAn Outlook of 2023 - A View Through An Agilist's Eye [Part 1]Is it possible to customize agile to the context of an industry or organization? The industry, both locally and internationally is littered with #agile success stories; we just need to be intentional with our ambitions to offer value, to the organization, customers, and employees (staff members). In this podcast, we explore:# how to leverage agile to deliver value in the shortest time possible# level of leadership involvement in ensuring the success of an #agilestory# what it takes to set up a successful #agilepractice Join the conversation and let us know what you think. We value every thought. There's nothing...2023-05-1035 min
Dhamana Agile ConversationsS1 Ep 5 ~ The Art of RetrospectiveThough late to being served, it's never been late than never. The episode, recorded in Nov/Dec and hosted by Denis with Richard, and Edward as the studio guests focused on "retrospective". We welcome you to listen in and share your thoughts on the same2023-05-1034 min
Dhamana Agile ConversationsUnderstanding Roles and Responsibility Within Agile Team#Agileteams need to be small enough to remain nimble and large enough to complete significant amounts of work within an iteration. Additionally, teams need to aim for cross-functionality, autonomy, self-management, self-organization and self-sufficiency. Three key roles are defined, #ProductOwner, #ScrumMaster and #Developers.2022-09-0638 min
Dhamana Agile ConversationsRenaming vs. Retooling: Understanding Agile Roles - Part ITransition from a traditional to an agile operating model isn't for the feint hearted. Everything from strategy to process, structure to people, and tech to culture has to shift. In this podcast, we talk about:Roles and skillsWhy renaming without retooling is pointlessWhat it means to self-organize and supporting cultural changesHow to not let your agile efforts be confined to a rowing boat2022-08-0239 minDhamana Agile ConversationsBuilding Requisite Agile RailsIs there anything like good agile vs. bad agile? How do you know you if you are being agile or just doing agile? 2022-07-0440 minDhamana Agile ConversationsWhat is agility? Separating the wheat from the chaffAgile is many things to many people, we discuss our different experiences from an African context.2022-07-0431 min