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LiminalArc SoundNotesUsing Earned Value With Agile w/ Justin PolkThis week is all about Earned Value and Justin Polk is back, spending time with Dave discussing how Earned Value tools can be applied in an Agile Transformation. They explore what types of work you might want to consider using it for, how it can help, and what types of people might find the path to Agile just a little more possible when you show them how Earned Value metrics can be applied on an Agile Team. Links If you are new to Earned Value, here are a few links to help you get started: Agile...2020-07-0941 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesGetting Hired in Agile w/ Priya SethuramanOnce you reach the point where you're ready to pursue a job in Agile, the next hurdle you'll often face is, “How?” Convincing someone to give you a job as a ScrumMaster or a Product Owner can be tough if you have no experience. And even if you do have experience, that doesn’t necessarily make it easier. The Pandemic has put a lot of people back into the applicant pool, and the competition is fierce. In this week’s SoundNotes, LeadingAgile’s Director of Talent Acquisition Priya Sethuraman spends time with Dave talking about what to do if you...2020-06-2518 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesSelecting and Running Agile Pilots w/ Justin PolkMany organizations begin their journey toward becoming Agile by selecting a few initial teams or projects that are set up to test out how Agile will impact the organization and its ability to deliver work. LeadingAgile Senior Consultant Justin Polk joins Dave this week to discuss how to select and run an Agile pilot. In this episode, you’ll learn about some of the risks and challenges that come with pilots, why LeadingAgile takes a more holistic approach to piloting by selecting an entire vertical slice of the organization to work with, and how to begin having co...2020-06-1844 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesTeaching OKRs to Executives w/ Andrew YoungThis week in LeadingAgile’s SoundNotes, we’re focusing on Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). Andrew Young joins Dave to talk about this history of OKRs, why they have become such an important part of how we track and measure performance, why they matter to Executives, and why teaching Executives about OKRs requires a very specific approach. Want more on OKRs? Agile Unplugged - Episode 02 with Mike Cottmeyer and Dennis Stevens An Introduction to OKRs: Objectives and Key Results Tracking and Reporting: What Should the PMO Be Tracking? w/ Derek Huether Contacting Andrew Young LeadingAgile: https://www.leadingagile.com/gui...2020-06-0359 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesSimply Having Agile Teams Does Not Make an Agile Organization w/ Dragos DumitriuGetting a few teams up and running using Scrum, Kanban, or some other form of Agile is great. But that doesn’t necessarily mean your organization has become Agile. This week in SoundNotes, Dragos Dumitriu joins Dave for a conversation about the difference between spinning up a few teams and truly achieving business Agility. During the conversation Dragos shares details on some of the common patterns, he sees when organizations begin moving towards an Agile approach, things to watch out for, and some of the conversations you need to be having internally if business agility is something yo...2020-05-2734 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesTraining vs Transformation w/ Nathan HummelTraining is a vital piece of today’s business climate. It’s typically at the forefront of conversations around development or growth, but what is the correlation or connection between training and actual business transformation? The assumption has been that if my employees only had the knowledge, they would produce different outcomes. While training is an undoubtedly valuable piece of creating large, organizational change, the outcomes that our organizations produce are highly intertwined with a number of factors on which training has very little impact. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile Training Consultant, Nathan Hummel joins Dave to d...2020-05-1418 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesOutcome-Based Planning w/ Greg DePasqualeIn this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile Managing Consultant, Greg DePasquale explains what Outcome-Based Planning is, how it works, why it's so critical for enabling successful delivery, and how it works at different levels of the organization. In outcome-based planning, we focus on “a results-driven plan rather than plan-driven results." There is a focus on the Why as opposed to the How. We center around the business outcome we are looking to achieve, rather than making sure we are doing “all the things." If you work in a project-based organization and status is tracked by things done (or perc...2020-05-0721 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesManaging Product Risk and Uncertainty with Design w/ Scott Sehlhorst and Will EvansWhen we are trying to figure out what products to build, we have to develop a deep understanding of the problem we are solving. To do that, we have to understand who we are solving problems for, what is important to them, and what offering would be most appealing to them or most likely to cause a change in behavior. Looking at the problem from different perspectives can enable it to be solved more easily, with each vantage point offering different insights that can complement each other. When we can discover things that are true across the board, we...2020-04-3041 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesProduct Funding vs. Project Funding with Dennis StevensOver the past few years, there has been an increasing push within organizations to move from a project-oriented mindset to a more product-focused approach. Creating that change in an organization can take considerable work and part of that is how you address funding the work being done. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile’s Chief Methodologist, Dennis Stevens spends time with Dave talking about why this change is necessary, the impact it can have on an organization, some things to watch out for as you make the switch and tips that will help you succeed in bringing th...2020-04-2338 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile Procurement in the Public Sector w/ Nathan HummelIn many organizations, the group responsible for procurement, and the processes they follow, were established under a traditional (waterfall) approach. The way in which goods and services are requested, contracted, approved and acquired can be an odd fit with an Agile approach. In the public sector, this can prove even more challenging due to oversight, bureaucracy, and a variety of other factors. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile's, Nathan Hummel, joins Dave to talk about some of the issues that crop up when an organization in the public sector begins working on how to handle procurement as...2020-04-0920 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesLeadership vs. Management w/ Ross BeurmannIn this episode of SoundNotes, Ross Beurmann joins Dave to talk about the difference between Leadership and Management. Although many confuse the two and believe they are the same, they are actually very different things—and this can become extremely apparent during the transition to an Agile approach. During the interview, Ross explains why it is so important that we gain clarity on the difference between the two, why we want to manage systems, and why it is so important that we inspire teams to manage themselves. Books Mentioned In This Podcast Turn the Sh...2020-04-0250 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesThe Secret to Building the Right Thing w/ Will EvansIn this episode of SoundNotes Will Evans is back to discuss why behavior trumps empathy and the secret to building the right thing. During the interview, we explore the difference between traditional Personas and Behavioral Impact Personas. We also talk through how Impact Mapping can be used to move beyond Empathy Maps to deepen our understanding of what motivates people, what their needs are, what things to build, how well they have to perform to be considered valuable, and how to make sure we are solving the right problems for the right people at the right time.2020-03-2654 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesConnecting Strategy to Execution w/ Marty BradleyOne of the most critical, and unfortunately, neglected elements of ensuring your teams can deliver the most value possible, is making sure they can see a direct connection between the work they are being asked to execute on and that strategy that work is in service of. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile Principal Consultant, Marty Bradley spends time with Dave discussing why we need to connect strategy to execution and what happens when we don't. During the interview, Marty provides examples which demonstrate why we need to break the work down into small increments of value...2020-03-1236 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile Transformation vs. Project Management Offices w/ Ross BeurmannRoss Beurmann is back! And this week in SoundNotes Ross and Dave discuss ATOs and PMOs. If you aren't familiar with what an Agile Transformation Office is, how it works, why you need it and how it is different from a Project Management Office, this podcast is for you. During the interview, Ross and Dave also discuss what happens to the role of the project manager when you go through Agile Transformation and how the PMO can remain relevant and continue to add value in an organization that is moving through their Transformation to Agile. Link to the...2020-03-0548 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesCan you use Agile for Mergers and Acquisitions? w/ Rick McMichaelThis week in SoundNotes we’re focusing on a question asked by a student in a recent class: Can you use Agile for Mergers and Acquisitions? To address the topic, LeadingAgile Principal Consultant Rick McMichael joins Dave to discuss Mergers and Acquisitions (or M&A). Rick has years of experience working in Agile and he's been a part of many M&A efforts over the years. During the podcast we discuss the various steps involved in bringing two different organizations together to form a new one, and how Agile practices can be applied to help th...2020-02-2735 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesLean Portfolio Management w/ Tina WangThis week in LeadingAgile’s SoundNotes, Tina Wang spends some time with Dave talking about Lean Portfolio Management. During the conversation, Tina and Dave cover exactly what Lean Portfolio Management is and how it differs from a more traditional approach to Portfolio Management. A good part of the discussion is spent on the topic of how to create alignment from strategic goals at the organizational level down to delivery team execution and the role that funding plays in this. If you have questions about Lean Portfolio Management or you're curious about how to apply Lean practices and sy...2020-02-2138 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesPutting the Enterprise Back in Enterprise Architecture w/ Ross BeurmannDespite the fact that in many organizations the Enterprise Architect and the Enterprise Solutions Architect are often conflated, they are very distinct roles that require different skill sets and areas of expertise. The Enterprise Solutions Architect is a role that focuses on designing solutions to problems that tend to be IT-centric, while an Enterprise Architect focuses more on designing or documenting the relationship between all the systems across the Enterprise and how they interact to deliver value. In this episode of LeadingAgile's SoundNotes, Ross Beurmann is back to bring some clarity to the difference between...2020-02-1430 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesTying the Investment Tier Back to Agile Delivery w/ Matt SmithIn this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile Managing Consultant, Matt Smith, joins Dave for a conversation about why we need to make sure that the investment made in portfolio tiers of the organization ties directly back to Agile delivery, and how we can make sure that is happening. If you are an executive who has responsibility for making decisions about where and how the organization makes strategic investments across the portfolio, this interview may expose some areas of focus that you may want to give more attention. Many organizations introduce Agile, and begin funding Transformation, at the team...2020-02-0647 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesExecutive Leadership as Product Owner w/ Mike CottmeyerThis week in SoundNotes, LeadingAgile Founder and CEO Mike Cottmeyer joins Dave to explore the ways in which Executive Leadership plays the role of Product Owner in an organization. During the conversation, Mike reflects back on how his understanding of what it means to be an organizational product owner has evolved as LeadingAgile has grown over the last ten years. Mike shares some of the ways he copes with the challenges of being the Product Owner of an organization that continues to evolve, how he responds to the successes and failures along the way, and his take on one...2020-01-3051 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesEpics, Features, and Stories, Oh My! w/ Scott SehlhorstIf you're confused about the difference between Epics, Features, and Stories—you're not alone. Most of us use these terms to describe different types of items we’d put into a Product Backlog. The challenge is that each organization defines them differently and uses them to mean different things. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile SVP and Senior Consultant Scott Sehlhorst joins Dave Prior to talk about the difference between Epics, Features, and Stories, how the three of them are related, and the value that each brings to the table. If you have questions about the...2020-01-2348 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesImpact Mapping w/ Will EvansIt can be easy to get swept up in discussions centered around making sure that the work being done by development teams is in sync with what the stakeholders identified as the highest priority. While this is definitely an important factor to consider, it is also critical to make sure that we have identified and prioritized the issues and problems we need to solve to achieve the organization’s strategic goals. Impact Mapping is a tool that can be used to create a conversation between stakeholders and teams to understanding which problems need to be addressed first to ensure we...2020-01-1648 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesWork Bifurcation and Change Control w/ Ross BuermannHAPPY NEW YEAR! In this episode, LeadingAgile Senior Consultant, Ross Buermann shares an approach that involves bifurcating the work of creating the documentation so that we can create and deliver in smaller increments. Those smaller pieces can be modified and maintained in a more efficient manner than they would be in a traditional approach. In the same way that we want to break development work down into small increments, we can also break down the documentation. Ross and Dave also discuss an approach to storing the documentation which allows for an easier approach to change control and...2020-01-0936 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesCreating Safety for Leadership w/ Tim WiseSafety is a popular topic in the Agile space that comes up when we have conversations about what it takes to create an environment where Agile can take root and thrive. When we talk about transforming organizations, we talk about things like creating a safe environment where people feel that they have the agency and support to run experiments in order to get better at working together and delivering value for the customer. This conversation often centers around teams and the individual team members, but rarely do we take the time to consider what safety looks like...2019-12-1252 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesUnderstanding The Impact Of Your Investment in Agile Transformation w/ Doug SpencerWhen large enterprises make the decision to invest in Agile Transformation they often do so with the expectation that it will have some positive impact on their ability to deliver. In theory, if we can deliver more of the right things in shorter time frames at a higher quality level, that should provide some kind of quantifiable return on investment. When the conversation turns to the question of “How is the transformation going?” it is common to focus on metrics that center around how many teams or groups within the organization have begun adopting Agile practices, where they...2019-12-0533 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesHow Leaders Create Agile Organizations w/ Lee WiesehuegelLee Wiesehuegel is a Managing Consultant at LeadingAgile where he helps organizations incorporate an Agile approach by transforming how they work. One of Lee’s primary areas of focus is working with leaders to help them understand how critical their support is at the team level. In this episode of SoundNotes, Lee and Dave discuss some of the things that leadership can do to enable Coaches and ScrumMasters to create and sustain high performing, learning teams that can consistently deliver value. At the start of the interview, Lee also shares his advice for those who are interested in...2019-11-2131 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesCreating an Organizational System that Supports Business Agility w/Dennis StevensAt Elevate Agile 2019, LeadingAgile Chief Methodologist, Dennis Stevens gave a presentation called "What Every Agile Organization Has In Common" (link below). In this episode of SoundNotes, Dennis and Dave go deeper on some key themes from the presentation. The interview focuses on how Senior Leadership can create an organizational system that supports Business Agility. This work goes beyond simply adopting Agile practices at a team level, and looks at how the whole organization needs to have a structure and governance model in place that can sustain its ability to respond to rapidly changing market conditions. iTunes Feedback...2019-11-1419 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesElevateAgile: The Business Value of Agility w/ Marty BradleyAt ElevateAgile, LeadingAgile Principal Consultant, Marty Bradley, led a session called "The Business Value of Agility." The talk focused on the question of how organizations measure and understand the business benefits of adopting an Agile approach. All too often, organizations make a decision to "go agile" without defining the outcome they hope/want/expect from changing their approach to work. Without a solid understanding of the impact you are seeking, deciding whether your approach to creating things, or the things themselves, are delivering desired business value. In this episode of SoundNotes, Marty and Dave explore some of...2019-10-3135 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesDealing with Risks and Dependencies in Agile Transformation w/ Tom FurlandWhen it comes to Agile Transformation, every organization struggles with managing risks and dealing with dependencies. Identifying the most critical dependencies and finding a way to break them can be challenging. But, depending on your organization’s goals for transformation, there may also be dependencies that just aren’t worth decoupling. In this episode of SoundNotes LeadingAgile Senior Consultant, Tom Furland, talks with Dave about how to handle Risks and Dependencies during Agile Transformation. We explore how to understand where decoupling is possible and why orchestration is so critical to creating flow within the organization, regardless of which...2019-10-2235 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesWhat if You Don’t Have a Product Owner? w/ Sara McClintock & Jeff StreitmatterThe dilemma of what to do if you don’t have a Product Owner is one of the more commonly recurring questions that I get in the CSM and CSPO classes. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile’s Sara McClintock and Jeff Streitmatter join me to talk through the challenges of not having anyone acting as a dedicated PO. During the discussion, we explore why the role is so critical, how not having one impact’s the team’s ability to deliver valuable work that is in sync with company strategy and we offer some tips on how to cope wit...2019-10-1829 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesElevate Agile w/ Mike CottmeyerOn October 7th, 2019 LeadingAgile will hold its first-ever conference—Elevate Agile. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile CEO and Founder, Mike Cottmeyer explains why Elevate Agile exists and how we hope it will shape the conversation around business and organizational Agility moving forward. The event is sold out, but you can check out the live stream from the conference on Elevate Agile's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/elevateagile/ Also, be sure to follow Elevate Agile on social to find out details for next year's event as they become available. Elevate Agile on So...2019-10-0341 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesFeedback is a Gift w/ Sarah SmithFeedback is tricky. We all want it, we all need it, but sometimes getting it can be kinda tough. Giving feedback is challenging as well because it can be hard to tell when were are offering it from a place that is truly centered on helping the recipient grow, rather than just helping them be what we want them to be. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile Staff Consultant, Sarah Smith, joins Dave Prior to dig into the idea of "Feedback Is A Gift." During the podcast, they unpack different ways to receive feedback, tips f...2019-09-1939 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 4: Making Agile Transformation Fun w/ Portia TungIn this live keynote episode of SoundNotes live, we talk with Portia Tung about her thoughts on making transformational change fun by embedding play science into your work. 2019-09-0432 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 4: Prioritizing & Learning Backlog w/ Andy CleffIn this SoundNotes live, we talk with Andy Cleff about the process of prioritizing and learning backlog and his thoughts on how to deliver the learnings optimally. 2019-09-0412 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 4: Enabling Agility w/ Natalie SolomonIn this SoundNotes live with Natalie Solomon, we discuss the steps Natalie takes and key focus areas she considers when building successful teams that are created to enable a truly Agile workplace. 2019-09-0411 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 4: Self-Awareness, Self-Reflection, and Magic w/ Olaf LewitzIn this episode of SoundNotes live with Olaf Lewitz, we talk about the importance of self-reflection, self-awareness—and magic. When magic happens on a team, how do we unlock that process and replicate it so it can happen on cue? And how can self-reflection enhance how we lead and function at work? 2019-09-0410 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 4: Diversity & Inclusion in Agile w/ Heidi MusserIn this SoundNotes live with Heidi Musser of LeadingAgile, we cover the key highlights of her Agile Alliance Board panel on diversity and inclusion in the Agile world, including the current state of diversity and inclusion in the tech community, and why diversity in this community is a particularly important topic. 2019-09-0316 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 4: The War of Perfectionism w/ Lynne CazalyIn this SoundNotes live with Lynne Cazaly, we’ll discuss the war of perfectionism and how it’s affecting us. We’ll dig into why it's important to reframe our mindsets and work toward an end goal rather than toward an artificial concept of perfection. 2019-09-0311 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 4: How to Measure Outcomes w/ Diana LarsenIn this SoundNotes live with Diana Larsen, co-founder of The Agile Fluency Project. We’ll chat about The Agile Fluency Project’s mission to help organizations measure how or if their Agile teams are achieving the outcomes they need, and how they can get insight on additional ways to invest to get the benefits they want. 2019-09-0313 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 4: Psychology & Leadership w/ Christopher AveryIn this SoundNotes live, we chat with Christopher Avery of The Responsibility Company about his work on how our psychology can keep us stuck—or propel us forward. He shares how we can change our usual programming to make better choices and be better leaders. 2019-09-0315 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 3: What's New at Agile 2019? w/ Christina HartikainenIn this SoundNotes live with Christina Hartikainen, Chair of Agile 2019, we’ll chat about the conference, what’s new this year, and how you can get involved next year 2019-08-2911 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 3: Agile in the Non-Technical Sector w/ Shannon Ewan & Ahmed SidkyIn this SoundNotes live we’ll chat with Shannon Ewan and Ahmed Sidky of ICAgile. They’ll share some exciting new Business Agility training initiatives they’re working on for non-technical sectors—and how ICAgile is helping non-technical sectors, like HR and marketing, understand and apply Agile. 2019-08-2916 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 3: Social Tokens in Agile w/ Mark KilbyIn this SoundNotes live with Mark Kilby, we talk about social tokens. What’s a social token? We’ll define them and expand on how they can be a shared way to create trust and create connections in distributed teams. 2019-08-2812 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 3: Leading the Scrum Alliance w/ Melissa Boggs & Howard SublettIn this SoundNotes live with Melissa Boggs, Chief Scrum Master, and Howard Sublett, Chief Product Owner, both of the Scrum Alliance, we chat about their new roles, and what they’ve learned from co-leading the organization together. 2019-08-2812 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 3: Product Owners & LeSS w/ Bas VoddeIn this SoundNotes live with Bas Vodde, we’ll chat about the LeSS (Large Scale Scrum) community. We’ll also delve into the role of the product owner in LeSS, and how it compares to their role in Scrum. 2019-08-2813 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 3: Solving for Technical Debt w/ Arlo Belshee & Marian WillekeIn this SoundNotes live talk, we discuss technical debt with Arlo Belshee and Marian Willeke. We’ll specifically delve into why technical debt is a very common problem, why it's often not solved, and how it can be. 2019-08-2714 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 3: Unlearning Agile w/ Jessie ShternshusIn this SoundNotes live talk with Jessie Shternshus, we discuss what Jessie believes is the missing step in Transformations; unlearning the old way and moving to the new. We delve into how unlearning can get in the way of change, and how you can get through it successfully. 2019-08-2712 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 3: Women in Leadership w/ Lyssa AdkinsIn this SoundNotes live talk with Lyssa Adkins, we discuss TENWOMENSTRONG, an organization dedicated to helping women reconnect with their authentic voices as leaders. Lyssa also discusses her recent projects to increase the presence of women in Agile and as leaders. 2019-08-2709 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 3: Personal Agility w/ Lyssa Adkins and Maria MatarelliIn this SoundNotes live talk with Lyssa Adkins and Maria Matarelli who are collaborating on a project called Personal Agility, which takes the principles of Agility and applies them to personal life. They’ll discuss what Personal Agility is and share examples of how you can apply the system to your life both personally and professionally. 2019-08-2616 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 3: Cognitive Biases and How to Overcome Them w/ Lisa CooneyIn this live SoundNotes talk with Lisa Cooney, we talk about cognitive bias, why it’s important to be aware of your cognitive biases, and how to devise strategies to overcome them. 2019-08-2601 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 3: Product Development at Scale w/ Ellen Gottesdiener and Andy ReptonIn this live talk with Ellen Gottesdiener and Andy Repton, we discuss the process of making large scale product development truly work, and reveal the 3 things you need to make product development work optimally at scale. 2019-08-2618 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 2: The Most Effective Retrospectives w/ Eric RapinLast week, the biggest conference in the Agile industry took place in Washington DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. We were proud to be a sponsor of this event and we were even more excited about catching up with friends—both old and new. For those of you who couldn't make it to the conference, we wanted to give you a little taste of what it's all about, so we decided to live-stream our podcast out of our booth in the Prince George Exhibitor Hall. We had a chance to talk to a lot of re...2019-08-2114 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 2: The Power of Design Sprints w/ Carlos OlivieraLast week, the biggest conference in the Agile industry took place in Washington DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. We were proud to be a sponsor of this event and we were even more excited about catching up with friends—both old and new. For those of you who couldn't make it to the conference, we wanted to give you a little taste of what it's all about, so we decided to live-stream our podcast out of our booth in the Prince George Exhibitor Hall. We had a chance to talk to a lot of re...2019-08-2110 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 2: Agile Transformation w/Ronica Roth and Eric WillekeLast week, the biggest conference in the Agile industry took place in Washington DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. We were proud to be a sponsor of this event and we were even more excited about catching up with friends—both old and new. For those of you who couldn't make it to the conference, we wanted to give you a little taste of what it's all about, so we decided to live-stream our podcast out of our booth in the Prince George Exhibitor Hall. We had a chance to talk to a lot of re...2019-08-2117 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 2: Applying Agile to Government Agencies w/ Richard ChengLast week, the biggest conference in the Agile industry took place in Washington DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. We were proud to be a sponsor of this event and we were even more excited about catching up with friends—both old and new. For those of you who couldn't make it to the conference, we wanted to give you a little taste of what it's all about, so we decided to live-stream our podcast out of our booth in the Prince George Exhibitor Hall. We had a chance to talk to a lot of re...2019-08-2110 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 2: Mob Programming w/ Woody ZuillLast week, the biggest conference in the Agile industry took place in Washington DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. We were proud to be a sponsor of this event and we were even more excited about catching up with friends—both old and new. For those of you who couldn't make it to the conference, we wanted to give you a little taste of what it's all about, so we decided to live-stream our podcast out of our booth in the Prince George Exhibitor Hall. We had a chance to talk to a lot of re...2019-08-2017 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 2: What’s Unique About Enterprise Agile Transformation? w/ Marty BradleyLast week, the biggest conference in the Agile industry took place in Washington DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. We were proud to be a sponsor of this event and we were even more excited about catching up with friends—both old and new. For those of you who couldn't make it to the conference, we wanted to give you a little taste of what it's all about, so we decided to live-stream our podcast out of our booth in the Prince George Exhibitor Hall. We had a chance to talk to a lot of re...2019-08-2016 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019: Day 2 The Evolution of Business Agility w/ Dean LeffingwellLast week, the biggest conference in the Agile industry took place in Washington DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. We were proud to be a sponsor of this event and we were even more excited about catching up with friends—both old and new. For those of you who couldn't make it to the conference, we wanted to give you a little taste of what it's all about, so we decided to live-stream our podcast out of our booth in the Prince George Exhibitor Hall. We had a chance to talk to a lot of re...2019-08-2014 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 2: Think Better—Fast and Slow w/ Linda RisingLast week, the biggest conference in the Agile industry took place in Washington DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. We were proud to be a sponsor of this event and we were even more excited about catching up with friends—both old and new. For those of you who couldn't make it to the conference, we wanted to give you a little taste of what it's all about, so we decided to live-stream our podcast out of our booth in the Prince George Exhibitor Hall. We had a chance to talk to a lot of re...2019-08-2016 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 1: Overcoming Organizational Resistance During an Agile Transformation w/ Mike CottmeyerLast week, the biggest conference in the Agile industry took place in Washington DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. We were proud to be a sponsor of this event and we were even more excited about catching up with friends—both old and new. For those of you who couldn't make it to the conference, here's a live-stream of our podcast from our booth in the Prince George Exhibitor Hall. We had a chance to talk to a lot of really smart and interesting people while we were there; some who were speaking at the co...2019-08-1500 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 1: Stay Grounded and Calm—Get More Productivity and Efficiency w/ Heather DunningLast week, the biggest conference in the Agile industry took place in Washington DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. We were proud to be a sponsor of this event and we were even more excited about catching up with friends—both old and new. For those of you who couldn't make it to the conference, here's a live-stream of our podcast from our booth in the Prince George Exhibitor Hall. We had a chance to talk to a lot of really smart and interesting people while we were there; some who were speaking at the co...2019-08-1500 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 1: Building Adaptability Into Your Product Driven Organization w/Dennis StevensLast week, the biggest conference in the Agile industry took place in Washington DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. We were proud to be a sponsor of this event and we were even more excited about catching up with friends—both old and new. For those of you who couldn't make it to the conference, here's a live-stream of our podcast from our booth in the Prince George Exhibitor Hall. We had a chance to talk to a lot of really smart and interesting people while we were there; some who were speaking at the co...2019-08-1500 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 1: The Management Mindset w/Johanna RothmanLast week, the biggest conference in the Agile industry took place in Washington DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. We were proud to be a sponsor of this event and we were even more excited about catching up with friends—both old and new. For those of you who couldn't make it to the conference, here's a live-stream of our podcast from our booth in the Prince George Exhibitor Hall. We had a chance to talk to a lot of really smart and interesting people while we were there; some who were speaking at the co...2019-08-1500 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile 2019 Day 1: Why Become a CSM or CSPO w/Erika MassieLast week, the biggest conference in the Agile industry took place in Washington DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. We were proud to be a sponsor of this event and we were even more excited about catching up with friends—both old and new. For those of you who couldn't make it to the conference, here's a live-stream of our podcast from our booth in the Prince George Exhibitor Hall. We had a chance to talk to a lot of really smart and interesting people while we were there; some who were speaking at the co...2019-08-1500 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesSurviving Agile 2019 with Priya SetuhuramanWe're just days away from the start of the biggest Agile event of the year. Agile 2019 begins in Washington D.C. on August 5th and LeadingAgile will be there in full force. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile Executive Talent Lead Priya Sethuraman joins Dave Prior to share some tips and advice for those attending the conference who want to make the most out of their time. The Agile Conference is an intense week filled with hundreds of sessions and events focused on helping attendees level up their Agile game. Whether you're attending for the first time...2019-07-3110 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAdvice for New ScrumMasters and Product Owners w/ Kaely HallAnd now for something completely different… Kaely Hall has been working in the capacity of ScrumMaster and Product Owner for the last 16 months. She recently took LeadingAgile’s Certified Scrum Product Owner training and in this episode of SoundNotes, Kaely shares how her work as a Product Strategist for Big Nerd Ranch requires her to play the role of ScrumMaster for some clients, Project Manager for some clients, and Product Owner for others. During the interview, Kaely also offers advice and tips or those just stepping into a client-facing an SM or PO role, and how important it i...2019-07-2427 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesStudent QA: Can the ScrumMaster take on additional work? Should you re-estimate unfinished work? w/ Sarah SmithThis episode of SoundNotes features 2 questions recently submitted by students from our CSM and CSPO classes. LeadingAgile’s Sarah Smith and I respond to the questions, sharing our thoughts, recommended practices, and things to watch out for. The two questions are: 1. Is it okay for the ScrumMaster to take on additional (non-ScrumMaster) work during the Sprint? 2. When you have unfinished work at the end of a Sprint, does it automatically carry over into the next Sprint, and should you re-estimate it before you begin working on it again? In responding to the fir...2019-07-1611 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesShould You Limit the Size of Work Brought Into a Sprint? w/ Scott Sehlhorst & Andrew YoungIn this episode of SoundNotes, we tackle the question of whether or not it's a good idea for the Development Team to limit the size of work brought into a Sprint. Many teams consider this to be a valuable practice during Sprint Planning or when creating a Definition of Ready. The goal is to make sure that the Development Team is not committing work into a Sprint that they cannot complete during the course of a Sprint. This often shows up as something like “Nothing bigger than an 8” (for teams using Fibonacci to estimate User Story Points). While this prac...2019-06-201h 00

LiminalArc SoundNotesThe Benefits of Volunteering w/ Julianne JonesJulianne Jones is a Principal Consultant with LeadingAgile. Her work includes interfacing with the leaders of high profile organizations and pairing with them in order to help Transform their organization to achieve true Business Agility. She's also someone who believes in giving back to the Agile community. Recently, Julianne spent a week serving as the ScrumMaster for the volunteers that helped put on the 2019 North American Global Scrum Gathering. In this episode of SoundNotes, Julianne shares some details about her experience volunteering for the Scrum Alliance. She talks about the work she did in Austin acting as...2019-06-1712 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesGetting Stakeholders to Attend Your Sprint Review w/ Sara McClintockIn this week’s episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile Senior Consultant Sara McClintock and Dave take on two topics submitted by students from our CSM and CSPO classes: 1. What can I do in an organization to grow and promote our Sprint Reviews? 2. Stakeholder demand for timelines or deadlines being an impediment for the team. Sara and Dave discuss different approaches to helping leadership understand the importance of Sprint Reviews and why their participation is so necessary for delivering a successful product. They also explore different techniques for responding to requests/demands that include unrealistic ti...2019-05-3028 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesWhat is a Well-Formed Backlog? w/ Jeff HoweyAt LeadingAgile we believe that the ability to realize the benefits of an Agile approach begins with there core things: stable teams, a well-formed backlog, and the ability to consistently deliver working tested software. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile Managing Consultant, Jeff Howey, spends time talking with Dave about what a “well-formed backlog” actually is. Jeff and Dave discuss characteristics of a well-formed backlog, how you know if you’ve got one and why that's so important. Along the way, they also explore the differences between Epics, Features, Themes, and Stories and how those terms might be used...2019-05-2330 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesWhy You Need Empathy Maps w/ Scott SehlhorstWhen we develop products, we're responsible for maximizing the value we deliver to the customer. In order to do this, we have to understand who we're actually building the products for. We need to know who the customer is, what problem(s) we're trying to solve for them, and any additional information we can gather that will give us more insight into their needs and how we can address them. We also need to have an awareness of where our assumptions about the customer may be introducing risk. Unfortunately, we often get so focused on creating and delivering that t...2019-05-1042 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesPlanning a System of Transformation w/ Mike CottmeyerWhen it comes to Agile Transformation, every organization has to deal with things in the system that are blocking them from developing an Agile System of Delivery. Impediments to Transformation exist at many levels: organizations, architectural, cultural, etc. Many of these impediments are common across companies and can be known and planned for ahead of time. In LeadingAgile's approach, there are 3 Things that are necessary for an organization to be capable of an Agile approach. Those 3 Things are stable teams, a well-formed backlog, and the ability to deliver a working tested increment of product on a regular basis. Anything...2019-05-0656 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesUnderstanding the Problem You're Trying to Solve with Metrics w/ Jessica WolfeMetrics are important. Tracking work is important. “What gets measured gets done." But, if you don’t understand why you're measuring things, or what the problem you're trying to solve when you begin measuring things—no amount of metrics is going to help. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile Senior Consultant, Jessica Wolfe and Dave Prior talk about metrics and how important it is to understand what problem you're trying to solve when you begin using metrics to understand performance and improvement. This interview is a follow up to a presentation Jessica gave recently at Agile Tampa called "...2019-04-2531 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesScrumMaster Survival Tips w/ Sarah SmithThis week, on LeadingAgile’s SoundNotes, Staff Consultant Sarah Smith shares some tips to survive the role of ScrumMaster. During the interview, Sarah and Dave discuss how to create a stakeholder map that a ScrumMaster can use to understand the best approach to take when interacting with different stakeholders in the organization. They also talk about how to develop greater empathy for stakeholders and how important it is to understand the different motivators driving their behavior, as well as how to use that information to get better at managing your relationship with the stakeholders in your organization. Further Re...2019-04-1821 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesMaximizing Value in the Presence of Constraints w/ Mike CottmeyerOrganizations embracing an Agile approach to their work value their ability to inspect and adapt. They value the ability to continually learn and deepen their understanding of what problems they are trying to solve so that they can inspect and adapt toward a better solution. The challenge is that just because we're Agile and we want to inspect and adapt our way to a better solution doesn't mean that we can ignore the constraints of scope, cost, and time. Those constraints matter and we need to find the best solution possible within those constraints. Figuring out how to do...2019-04-1151 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesHow Does Sprint Planning Work?: A SoundNotes TutorialIn this week's SoundNotes we're focusing on one of the fundamental elements in Scrum: The Sprint Planning Meeting. During the podcast, Dave Prior reviews the key aspects of Sprint Planning: its purpose, how it works, who attends, what it produces, and tips to help you make sure yours are achieving the desired result. If you want to help protect your team from over (or under) committing during Sprint Planning, each team member is going to need to have a solid understanding of their capacity for work during the Sprint. If you'd like to check out the Individual...2019-04-0416 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesSystem of Delivery vs System of Transformation w/ Mike CottmeyerWhen people talk about Agile, they often talk about the approach they are taking: Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming, SAFe, LeSS, DAD, Nexus, etc. These and the other frameworks and methodologies that could be considered to fall under the Agile umbrella are Systems of Delivery because they are techniques for delivering. There's often an assumption that if we adopt the System of Delivery, our organization will Transform to Agile. Sometimes this happens, but often, organizations need more than a System of Delivery. They need a way to go about helping their organization evolve into a state where it's c...2019-03-2845 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesWhat is the Worth of a Good Product Owner? w/ Tim WiseThis week, on SoundNotes, we're featuring another question from a student in one of our Certified Scrum classes. The question came from someone who's working in an organization that doesn't see value in the role of Product Owner and isn't convinced that it's needed as part of the Scrum Team. The question: What is the worth of a good P.O.? LeadingAgile Senior Consultant, Tim Wise spent some time with Dave talking through various aspects of the question. Together, Dave and Tim will explore the role of the P.O., the value a...2019-03-2119 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesHow Do I Use Scrum on Data Warehouse Projects w/ Dave NicoletteIn one of my recent Certified Scrum Master classes, I had a number of students who were working on projects involving migrating from a legacy data warehouse to new data warehouses. Figuring out how to apply Scrum to the work they were doing presented a number of challenges and left some open questions. Here are two examples of the data related topics that showed up in the Parking Lot: How do I apply Scrum to data factory? As a Data Architect, I want to learn how Scrum applies to data factory so I can be part...2019-03-1440 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesPrioritizing Work to Maximize Return w/ Dennis StevensThis week, on SoundNotes, we've got Part 3 of a trio of interviews with LeadingAgile Chief Methodologist and Co-Founder Dennis Stevens. The series focuses on how to build an organization that can embrace change. In the final episode of the series, Dennis and Dave cover how to prioritize work being done to maximize return. During the interview, they discuss how prioritization at all levels of the organization can support the ability to inspect and adapt and how some lingering traditional approaches to work, compensation, and prioritization can have a negative impact on your organization's ability to embrace change.2019-03-0742 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesCoordinating Work with Agile & Waterfall Teams in a Mixed Environment w/ AJ SanfordIn this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile Senior Consultant AJ Sanford joins Dave to answer a student question that's frequently asked in Dave's CSM and CSPO classes. How do you use Scrum when you have to coordinate work between teams that are using both Waterfall and Agile all within one organization? During the interview, AJ and Dave touch on the following topics: What to expect from an Agile pilot project The types of challenges you can expect when you begin working on Agile Transformation Why you need to align on quality standards as well as s...2019-02-2832 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesDesigning an Organization that Manages Value w/ Mikkel LadegaardMikkel Ladegaard is a Senior VP and Executive Consultant with LeadingAgile. This week, on SoundNotes, Mikkel and Dave Prior discuss Mikkel's focus on designing product-centric organizations in which the company's strategic prioritization of work is implicit and decision-making can be localized at the team level. During the conversation, they unpack a range of issues related to this topic, including how favor-based economies work, what the value is in designing organizations where there is a separation between those who identify the problem and those who solve the problem, and what the benefits are in making sure your organization is managing...2019-02-2154 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesLetting Go of the Waterfall, Embracing Agile, and Mixed Martial Arts w/ Brandon DudleyIn this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile's own Brandon Dudley—Senior Consultant—shares his experience making the shift from a Waterfall mindset to a more Agile way of thinking and working. Brandon got his start in traditional, PMI-centric, project management working in the auto industry in Detroit. His introduction to Agile didn't involve the hard break that many of us experience. For him, this was just another set of tools to help him get work done. During the podcast, Dave and Brandon talk through his experience of transforming his way of thinking about people and work and his advice for thos...2019-02-1439 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesThe Language of Loss and the Language of Gain w/ Mike Cottmeyer & Andrew YoungWhen we try to explain Agile, many of us begin by trying to describe some of the characteristics of how we approach work. We often talk about things like: Limiting work in process Delivering smaller increments of work Reducing team size and empowering the teams to become cross-functional and self-organizing These are all things that, from an Agile point of view, are good because they help us to focus on the most important things, optimize flow, localize decision making, and deliver the most important thing at a higher level of quality. But, for those who are not familiar with our a...2019-02-0757 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesThe Value of Improving Your Technical Practices w/ Rich DammkoehlerThis episode of SoundNotes features, LeadingAgile Technical Consultant, Rich Dammkoehler in a conversation about why it is so important to make sure your organization is focused on improving their technical practices. If you're struggling with helping your organization understand why introducing technical practices like collective code ownership, refactoring, pair programming, and test-driven development is such a crucial part of attaining business Agility; this podcast will help you build the case. Rich is a deeply experienced developer who got his start doing development using Waterfall and then found his way to Agile. In the Agile Transformation work that...2019-01-3155 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesMeasuring the Impact of Change in Agile Transformation w/ Jeff HoweyIf your company is working on Agile Transformation, understanding how you can track the organization’s response to change and the impact it's having on business outcomes can be a bit daunting. It’s not so tough to track whether or not people have been trained and what practices they are using, but when it comes to understanding what people see, feel, believe, and desire, that can be harder to understand. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile Managing Consultant, Jeff Howey and Dave Prior talk through some of the things you need to consider when trying to unde...2019-01-2432 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile Estimation: A SoundNotes TutorialEstimating work in Agile is something many people struggle to understand. It's not that it's an especially complicated thing, but there is often confusion about things like why many people prefer to use story points instead of hours, why some people feel compelled to try and convert story points to hours (and why some of us find that so frightening), how t-shirt sizing works, and the eternal question of how do I get my teams to estimate accurately. Hint: They're called estimates, not exactimates for a reason. There's even a whole camp dedicated...2019-01-1715 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesKicking Off 2019 w/ Mike CottmeyerIteration 2019 has begun and we’re starting off the year with an episode of SoundNotes where, LeadingAgile CEO and Founder, Mike Cottmeyer shares what's on his mind as we begin the new year. During the interview Mike talks about some of the trends he’s been paying attention to in and around the Agile space, the changes he sees coming down the pike, and how that's influencing his focus and expectations for the next 12 months. Oh.. and… Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Links Whitepaper - https://www.leadingagile.com/whitepaper/ WakeUp Warrior.com http://wakeupwarriormovie.com 2019-01-1056 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesDesigning a Feedback-Driven, Strategic Execution Model w/ Dennis StevensA few weeks ago, Dennis Stevens and I recorded a podcast called Building an Organizational System That Can Embrace Change. The podcast introduced three critical concepts which we are exploring at a deeper level in additional interviews. In this episode of SoundNotes, Dennis Stevens, LeadingAgile’s co-founder and Chief Methodologist, and Dave Prior, dig into one of those key concepts: How to design an execution model that can provide feedback which can then be incorporated back into the strategic planning. If you're involved in making strategic decisions and planning at the program and por...2018-12-0643 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesUsing Process Mapping to Understand How Agile Can Help w/ AJ Sanford and Andrew FuquaWhile many organizations would like to adopt an Agile approach, there are certain types that—due to the nature of their work and their relationship with the client—are not an easy fit with a process like Scrum. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile Senior Consultants AJ Sanford and Andrew Fuqua explore how Process Maps and Value Stream Maps can help you gain greater clarity on where there are practices that need tuning and how Agile might be able to help. During the conversation, AJ, Andrew, and Dave also discuss the difference between Value Stream Maps and Process Maps and...2018-11-2939 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesOn-Boarding at LeadingAgile w/ Betsy Layman and Matt SmithLeadingAgile has grown significantly over the past few years. Along the way, we’ve found that one of the most critical elements of growing successfully is how we introduce new folks to the company and how we approach helping organizations Transform. In this episode of SoundNotes, Dave is joined by Betsy Layman and Matt Smith—two of the latest additions to the LeadingAgile family. Both Betsy and Matt started their on-boarding process a few weeks ago as Expedition Lead and Transformation Lead, respectively. Together, they discuss the difference between these roles, what it's like to go through Lead...2018-11-1530 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesBuilding an Organizational System That Can Embrace Change w/ Dennis StevensThis episode of SoundNotes features LeadingAgile’s Chief Methodologist and Co-Founder, Dennis Stevens, and focuses on how to build an organization that can embrace change. The interview provides an overview of some of the key capabilities an Agile organization needs to accelerate learning, increase optionality, and improve their decision making including: How to incorporate market sensing capabilities into strategic planning How to design an execution model that can provide feedback which can then be incorporated back into the strategic planning How to prioritize the work being done to maximize return The interview digs into some of the ste...2018-11-0829 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesCreating a Definition of Done: A SoundNotes TutorialOne of the most important things you can do for your team is to make sure you have a clearly defined, and well-documented, Definition of Done. If you’ve ever seen footage of the flight control center when NASA launches a rocket you’ve seen a great example of a Definition of Done. Imagine what it would be like if NASA didn’t have all those stations that had to report in with “Go for launch” or “No Go for launch”. Imagine how that would work if we assumed we all had the same understanding of what "Ready for Laun...2018-11-0109 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesSoundNotes Live: Q&A Session w/ Mike Cottmeyer vol. 3Earlier this month, Dave sat down for another Q&A with our CEO, Mike Cottmeyer. Prior to recording, we asked the audience to submit their questions via a sign up sheet, and Dave collected some questions from the students in his certified Scrum training classes. However, when people get to asking questions about Agile, Mike has found that the questions are often the wrong question. In order to get the right answer from a wrong question, you have to go back what Mike calls "first principles." Learn more about first principles, and Mike's latest thoughts on Agile Transformation in...2018-10-2556 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesSoundNotes Live: Q&A Session w/ Mike Cottmeyer vol.2Once again, Mike and Dave sat down to discuss some of Mike's latest thoughts on Agile Transformation and answer questions that we received from the audience. Some of the topics discussed were: Agile PMO, velocity, and governance just to name a few. These live Q&A sessions will be recurring, so make sure you're on the lookout for the next installment. For more of Mike's latest thoughts on Agile Transformation, you can check out his latest white paper, here: www.leadingagile.com/whitepaper Contacting Mike If you’d like to contact Mi...2018-10-181h 00

LiminalArc SoundNotesHow Tooling and Reporting Enable TransformationIn this week’s episode of LeadingAgile’s SoundNotes, we’ve got an interview/case study of sorts. Marty Bradley, Greg King, and Jessica Wolfe share the story of how they were able to leverage tooling and reporting in support of the transformation effort at one of LeadingAgile’s clients. In telling the story, they explain what was in place when they began the transformation, the data elements they used to help create awareness and transparency at the beginning of the project, and how the reporting evolved over time. They also discuss how some of the more popular metrics, like vel...2018-10-1141 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesAgile Q&A w/ Mike Cottmeyer | SoundNotes LiveBack in September, Mike and Dave got together for our first ever live Q&A. The conversation was streamed on Facebook, so they were able to answer some viewer questions, as well as questions Dave had been collecting, beforehand, in his CSM and CSPO classes. We're planning on making the live Q&A a recurring event, so make sure you're on the lookout for the next one. We want to answer all of your burning, Agile related questions. Contacting Mike If you’d like to contact Mike you can reach him at: LeadingAgile: https://www.leadingagile.com...2018-10-041h 01

LiminalArc SoundNotesThe Agile Industrial Complex and Imposing Agile Practices w/ Mike Cottmeyerhis Spring at Agile Australia 2018, Martin Fowler, Chief Scientist at Thoughtworks and Agile Manifesto co-author gave a Keynote titled "The State of Agile Software in 2018". He recently published the text of his talk here. (If you refer video, you can find it on InfoQ.) His Keynote centered around 3 specific concerns with the current state of Agile, the first of which was The Agile Industrial Complex and imposing process on teams. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile CEO, Mike Cottmeyer shares his thoughts on the Agile Industrial Complex and some of the problems it can create. During the...2018-09-2043 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesLive from Agile 2018 w/Cara TurnerCara presented two sessions at Agile 2018: Shifting Diversity Through to Inclusion What Part Does My Priviledge Play (with Steve Holyer) Codex Story: Challenging the Metrics that limit Diversity in the Software Industry Contact Info: http://projectcodex.co https://twitter.com/Cara_Faye 2018-09-0723 min

LiminalArc SoundNotesLive from Agile 2018 w/ Esther DerbyEsther's Sessions at Agile 2018 were: Creating an Environment for Successful Agile Teams Clarity, Conditions, and Constraints: An Alternative to Top Down Control Contact Info: http://www.estherderby.com/ https://twitter.com/estherderby 2018-09-0717 min