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Mastering AgilityMastering Agility#137 Strategic Storytelling: Shaping Agile Culture Through Narrative with Osita Ifezue"Origin stories create die-hard fans. Once your story and your product are inseparable, you win."In this powerful episode of Mastering Agility, Jim and Sander sit down with storytelling strategist Osita Ifezue to explore how strategic storytelling can reshape the way agile teams operate, connect with customers, and innovate beyond the status quo. Recorded at ScanAgile 2025, Osita shares how organizations like LEGO, Apple, Nike, and IKEA use storytelling to drive customer loyalty, enhance internal alignment, and navigate change.Connect with Osita: (31) Osita Ifezue | LinkedInCheck...2025-07-2439 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#133 Kumbaya Won't Save You - Facing Resistance, Building Growth, and Leading Without the Fluff with Martijn Versteeg"The people stuff is hard. It always is"Get ready for a powerful conversation on Mastering Agility where hosts Jim and Sander sit down with Martijn Versteeg — tech entrepreneur, leadership facilitator, and former rowing coach.We dive deep into the real challenges of leadership, change resistance, and personal growth.From building peer groups for tech leaders across Europe to handling brilliant jerks in teams, Martijn shares practical tools, models, and stories you can immediately apply.🌟 Why is "the people stuff" always the harde...2025-06-021h 13Mastering AgilityMastering Agility#131 Drawn to Agility: Creating Clarity with Every Line with Olina Glindevi and Ben Walder"If you're going to write about Agile, you better work Agile."In this special live episode, hosts Jim and Sander chat with Olina Glindevi and Ben Walder, the creative duo behind The Visual Agile Coach Playbook, at the ScanAgile 25 conference in Helsinki. They share the origin story of their book, their collaboration journey, and the power of visual thinking in agile coaching and team collaboration.The motivation and madness behind writing The Visual Agile Coach Playbook while juggling day jobs and family life.Using visuals as...2025-05-1452 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#130 Slides, Science, and Shaping the Future: Building Brave Cultures from Playgrounds to Boardrooms"Let people twist, turn, and break your product a little — that's where the magic happens."In this special ScanAgile 25 edition, hosts Jim and Sander sit down with Linda Liukas — renowned author, educator, and playground designer — for a rich conversation about creativity, risk, resilience, and the future of learning and public spaces.Linda shares her journey from writing Hello Ruby to designing cutting-edge computer science-themed playgrounds that challenge how we think about education, risk-taking, and play. Together, they explore the parallels between playgrounds and workplaces, how organizations can fo...2025-04-2956 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#128 Starry Nights and Soulless Office: Jim and Sander on Van Gogh, Corporate Dementors, and the Art of Mastery"I don’t like the phrase 'meet people where they are.' If you only do that, it’s too easy for everyone to settle. Instead, I try to meet them a half-step ahead—and take them on a field trip to what’s possible."In this episode, Jim and Sander talk about the pursuit of mastery, how to inspire growth, and why being too comfortable can kill progress. From Van Gogh's late start to corporate energy vampires, this conversation is part therapy, part stand-up, and -as usual- fully human.2025-04-1558 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#127 Rowing in the Same Direction: Strategic Agility with Co-Founder and CEO of Dragonboat Becky Flint"We don't do the thinking for you—we surface signals out of the noise."In this episode of Mastering Agility, Sander and Jim sit down with Becky Flint, CEO and Co-Founder of Dragon Boat, to discuss the importance of strategic agility and value-driven product management. Becky shares her journey from working at PayPal to founding Dragon Boat, a product portfolio management platform. She highlights how modern organizations can thrive by aligning strategy with execution and enabling empowered, decentralized teams.Get in touch with Becky:(31) Becky Flint | LinkedIn...2025-03-2854 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#124 Survival, Strength, and Saving Lives: Arjan Erkel on 607 Days in Captivity and Rescuing Girls from ExploitationIn this gripping episode, Sander and Jim sit down with Arjan Erkel, who shares his harrowing experience of being kidnapped and held hostage for 607 days in Dagestan. Arjan walks us through the terrifying moment of his abduction, the psychological battles he faced in captivity, and the resilience that helped him survive. He also discusses his remarkable mindset shift, the unexpected relationships he built with his captors, and how he reclaimed his life after being freed.Beyond his personal story, Arjan sheds light on his work with Free a Girl, an...2025-03-071h 24Mastering AgilityMastering Agility#121 Wise bees, optimized Learning and acceptable Discomfort: Mastering Agility Hosts and Ryan Brook Reflect on 2024In this reflective and inspiring year-end episode of Mastering Agility, hosts Sander Dur and Jim Sammons are joined by "Solving For Value" co-author and "evil twin" Ryan Brook, along with editor extraordinaire Marge Scheuerer, for a conversation about leadership, agility, and the ever-elusive definition of success.From personal growth in 2024 to the challenges of balancing work and personal satisfaction - this episode dives deep into what it means to be a leader, a consultant, and, above all, human. With topics ranging from the over-certification of Scrum...2025-01-291h 08Mastering AgilityMastering Agility#120 From Critique to Connection: The Path to Growth and Connection through feedback with James De MulderDescription:In this episode, Sander and Jim dive deep into the art and science of feedback. Joined by James De Mulder, they explore the nuances of giving and receiving feedback, its role in personal and team growth, and the challenges that come with it. Learn how principles from Nonviolent Communication (NVC) can transform feedback into a powerful tool for connection and collaboration. Plus, discover how AI tools like ChatGPT can help you refine your feedback skills.💡 What You'll Learn:Why feedback is about connection, not...2025-01-241h 13Mastering AgilityMastering Agility#119 Solving for Value with Ryan Brook and Sander DurIn this conversation, Jim talks to Sander, and Ryan about their book 'Solving for Value', exploring its motivations, tone, and the importance of authenticity and empathy in consultancy. They delve into the complexities of work relationships, the significance of critical thinking, and the shared struggles many face in their professional lives. The discussion also touches on the challenges of measuring success beyond monetary ROI and the personal reflections that come with being business owners, culminating in a light-hearted exchange about their favorite holiday movies. In this engaging conversation, Jim, Sander and Ryan discuss a...2025-01-141h 01Mastering AgilityMastering Agility#118 Agile Alchemy: Turning Refinement into Gold"Refinement is about gathering enough information to get started, not pre-cooking the entire task."In this episode of Mastering Agility, Jim and Sander explore the concept of Refinement in agile teams, discussing its purpose in creating shared understanding, adding details, and aligning on goals. Refinement isn’t about perfect planning but ensuring teams have enough information to start effectively. The hosts highlight the evolving role of the product owner, the importance of continuous communication, and practical strategies to avoid common pitfalls like over-refinement and meeting overload. Their ke...2024-11-2930 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#117 - Beyond Frameworks: Ambition, AI, and Agility - Part 2In this podcast episode, Jim and Sander discuss the final stages of Sander and Ryan Brooks's upcoming book, Solving for Value: A Journey of Ambition and Stupidity. Sander shares his excitement around the book's December 1st release and the launch event. The book, originally focused on Scrum, evolved to address broader challenges around creating value in product management beyond just following frameworks.Jim and Sander explore shifts in the industry toward product-centric models, noting the risks of adopting frameworks like Scrum without considering organizational context and the tendency for companies to prematurely abandon or...2024-11-2241 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#117 - Beyond Frameworks: Ambition, AI, and Agility - Part 1In this podcast episode, Jim and Sander discuss the final stages of Sander and Ryan Brooks's upcoming book, Solving for Value: A Journey of Ambition and Stupidity. Sander shares his excitement around the book's December 1st release and the launch event. The book, originally focused on Scrum, evolved to address broader challenges around creating value in product management beyond just following frameworks.Jim and Sander explore shifts in the industry toward product-centric models, noting the risks of adopting frameworks like Scrum without considering organizational context and the tendency for companies to prematurely abandon or...2024-11-1326 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#116 Neurodiversity in Scrum Teams with Anita Kalmane-Boot - Part 2summary In this conversation, Sander Dur and Anita Kalmane-Boot explore the concept of neurodivergence, discussing its implications in personal and professional settings. They delve into the definitions of neurodiversity and neurodivergent conditions, share personal experiences, and highlight the importance of understanding and accommodating neurodivergent individuals in team environments. The discussion also touches on the challenges faced by neurodivergent people, the process of diagnosis, and the need for open conversations about mental health in the workplace. Sander and Anita discusse the complexities of neurodiversity, the challenges of social...2024-11-0140 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#116 Neurodiversity in Scrum Teams with Anita Kalmane-Boot - Part 1summary In this conversation, Sander Dur and Anita Kalmane-Boot explore the concept of neurodivergence, discussing its implications in personal and professional settings. They delve into the definitions of neurodiversity and neurodivergent conditions, share personal experiences, and highlight the importance of understanding and accommodating neurodivergent individuals in team environments. The discussion also touches on the challenges faced by neurodivergent people, the process of diagnosis, and the need for open conversations about mental health in the workplace. Sander and Anita discusse the complexities of neurodiversity, the challenges of social...2024-10-2928 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#115 Hosts against Humanity: A tale of Scrum, Smurfs & big decisions - Part 2This episode features an interview with the hosts of Mastering Agility who discuss their personal and professional journeys into Agile. Sander and Jim share how they transitioned into the Scrum Master role from various career paths. Both highlight the importance of adaptability, continuous learning, and servant leadership in their Agile work.Jim initially worked in a tech company as a vice president managing multiple roles but shifted to Agile after being recruited by someone who saw potential in his leadership style. He explains that his previous experience prepared him for the Scrum Master role...2024-10-2738 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#115 Hosts against Humanity: A tale of Scrum, Smurfs & big decisions - Part 1This episode features an interview with the hosts of Mastering Agility who discuss their personal and professional journeys into Agile. Sander and Jim share how they transitioned into the Scrum Master role from various career paths. Both highlight the importance of adaptability, continuous learning, and servant leadership in their Agile work.Jim initially worked in a tech company as a vice president managing multiple roles but shifted to Agile after being recruited by someone who saw potential in his leadership style. He explains that his previous experience prepared him for the Scrum Master role...2024-10-2233 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#113 The end of the Goldrush? The Agile Crisis with Jurgen Appelo - Part 2"The way we have been working for the last 20 years with standard frameworks and methodologies, we're going to leave behind." Summary In this conversation Sander Dur, Jim Sammons and their guest Jurgen Appelo explore the impact of the current crisis on the agile community and the need for adaptation and learning new skills. They discuss the concept of agile being dissolved rather than dead, and the changing nature of the agile world. They emphasize the  importance of being a lifelong learner and continuously adapting to new technologies and ways of working. The co...2024-10-0446 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#113 The end of the Goldrush? The Agile Crisis with Jurgen Appelo - Part 1"The way we have been working for the last 20 years with standard frameworks and methodologies, we're going to leave behind." Summary In this conversation Sander Dur, Jim Sammons and their guest Jurgen Appelo explore the impact of the current crisis on the agile community and the need for adaptation and learning new skills. They discuss the concept of agile being dissolved rather than dead, and the changing nature of the agile world. They emphasize the  importance of being a lifelong learner and continuously adapting to new technologies and ways of working. The co...2024-10-0136 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#112 The Product Operating Model with Chris Jones - Part 2summaryIn this conversation, hosts Sander Dur and Jim Sammons discuss various topics including the impact of books, the secrecy of Apple, consumer behavior, and the product operating model with their guest Chris Jones. They explore the concept of the product operating model, which focuses on shifting from output-oriented approaches to outcome-oriented approaches. They also discuss the importance of building and solving problems in product development, as well as the role of product strategy in driving cohesive decision-making. The conversation explores the implementation of the product operating model and the role of product owners and...2024-09-2735 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#112 The Product Operating Model with Chris Jones - Part 1summaryIn this conversation, hosts Sander Dur and Jim Sammons discuss various topics including the impact of books, the secrecy of Apple, consumer behavior, and the product operating model with their guest Chris Jones. They explore the concept of the product operating model, which focuses on shifting from output-oriented approaches to outcome-oriented approaches. They also discuss the importance of building and solving problems in product development, as well as the role of product strategy in driving cohesive decision-making. The conversation explores the implementation of the product operating model and the role of product owners and...2024-09-2432 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#105 The Future of Agile with Jose CasalIn this conversation, the Sander Dur and Jose Casal discuss finding happiness in everyday life and the importance of incremental achievements. They also explore the role of leaders as organizational gardeners and the need to create environments for people to thrive. The definition of business agility is examined, along with the future of Agile and business agility. Jose shares insights on the evolution of work and hierarchy, the need for better incentives, and the surprises of change and transformation. Sander and Jose discuss the future of large organizations and...2024-07-0228 minMastering AgilityMastering Agility#103 Lean Portfolio Management and OKRs with Yuval YeretSummaryIn this conversation, Jim, Sander, and their guest Yuval discuss various topics including SAFE, lean portfolio management, and OKRs. They explore the misconceptions and polarizing nature of SAFE, the difference between a traditional PMO and a lean portfolio, and the challenges of managing different ways of working within a global organization. They also delve into the concept of OKRs, the importance of setting realistic goals, and the potential pitfalls of tying incentives to OKRs. The conversation concludes with a discussion on metrics and the value of thinking in bets.2024-06-181h 04Mastering AgilityMastering AgilityS06 E16 Fred Deichler on Zelda's Guide to AgileSummary In this conversation, Sander, Jim and their guest Fred Deichler discuss various topics related to public speaking, conferences, and agile practices. They explore the importance of creating a positive work environment and advocating for clear direction and autonomy in teams. Fred shares his journey as a speaker and the nervousness he still experiences before each talk. They also discuss the impact of conferences and the value of networking and building relationships with experienced speakers. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the power of storytelling in talks and the importance of tangible t...2024-01-291h 00Mastering AgilityMastering AgilityS06 E12 Omnipresence and Needing to be PerfectSummaryIn this second part of the conversation, Jim and Sander discuss their holiday plans and reflect on the highlights of the podcast in 2023. They also share their dream guests for future episodes and discuss the importance of understanding root causes in problem-solving. They explore how Scrum Masters can help teams become more effective and the need to build environments for product success. They also discuss the challenges of avoiding reactive approaches and the importance of continuous improvement. Finally, they discuss the importance of recognizing blind spots and areas for improvement. In this conversation, Jim and...2024-01-0240 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS06 E11 2023 Reflections and Finding Root CausesSummaryIn this conversation, Jim and Sander discuss their holiday plans and reflect on the highlights of the podcast in 2023. They also share their dream guests for future episodes and discuss the importance of understanding root causes in problem-solving. They explore how Scrum Masters can help teams become more effective and the need to build environments for product success. They also discuss the challenges of avoiding reactive approaches and the importance of continuous improvement. Finally, they discuss the importance of recognizing blind spots and areas for improvement. In this conversation, Jim and Sander discuss various topics related...2023-12-2735 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS06 E09 Starting with Scrum and forming your Scrum TeamFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community! Participate as an audience member Mastering Agility Mural Mastering Agility merch Sander Dur Sander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains. Ensuring a...2023-12-1144 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS06 E08 Unlocking Business Agility with EBM with Patricia Kong, Ryan Ripley, Todd Miller, and Kurt BittnerFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community! Participate as an audience member Mastering Agility Mural Mastering Agility merch Sander Dur Sander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains. Ensuring a...2023-12-051h 10Mastering AgilityMastering AgilityS06 E07 Visualisation Superpowers and the Importance of Testing with Brendan GardnerFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralMastering Agility merchSander DurSander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains...2023-11-231h 15Mastering AgilityMastering AgilityS06 E06 Driving Value with Sprint Goals with Maarten DalmijnFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralMastering Agility merchSander DurSander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains...2023-11-201h 03Mastering AgilityMastering AgilityS06 E05 Making Change Last and a Thousand TangentsFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralMastering Agility merchSander DurSander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains...2023-11-161h 00Mastering AgilityMastering AgilityS06 E03 Public Speaking with Artur Margonari part 2For questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralMastering Agility merchSander DurSander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains...2023-11-1343 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS06 E03 Public Speaking with Artur Margonari part IFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralMastering Agility merchSander DurSander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains...2023-11-0947 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS06 E02 Hot takes with Gillie and SabrinaFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralMastering Agility merchSander DurSander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains...2023-11-061h 27Mastering AgilityMastering AgilityS06 E01 Forever Employable with Jeff GothelfFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralMastering Agility merchSander DurSander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains...2023-11-0251 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS05 E12 You Are EnoughFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralSander DurSander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains. Ensuring a high level...2023-07-1940 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS05 E11 Dealing with scattered SDLC processesFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralSander DurSander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains. Ensuring a high level...2023-07-1150 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS05 E10 A Mystery Koala guest and the R WordFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralSander DurSander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains. Ensuring a high level...2023-06-2750 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS05 E09 Ron Eringa, Tony Hinkley, Stas Pavlov, and Jim Sammons live at Scrum.org's Face2Face in LondonFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralSander DurSander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains. Ensuring a high level...2023-06-2048 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS05 E08 Graveyard BacklogsFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralSander DurSander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains. Ensuring a high level...2023-06-121h 00Mastering AgilityMastering AgilityS05 E07 Lead without Blame with Tricia Broderick part 2For questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralTricia BroderickAre you struggling to lead your teams toward success during these chaotic times?Tricia Broderick, co-author of Lead without Blame, focuses on this specific challenge. She is a leadership and organizational advisor. With over twenty-five years of experience, her transformational leadership ignites the growth of leaders and teams to deliver quality outcomes. Tricia...2023-06-0548 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS05 E06 Lead without Blame with Tricia Broderick part IFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralTricia BroderickAre you struggling to lead your teams toward success during these chaotic times? Tricia Broderick, co-author of Lead without Blame, focuses on this specific challenge. She is a leadership and organizational advisor. With over twenty-five years of experience, her transformational leadership ignites the growth of leaders and teams to deliver quality outcomes. Tricia...2023-06-0149 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS05 E05 A typical Scrum Master day and fostering self-managementFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralSander DurSander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains. Ensuring a high level...2023-05-2245 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS05 E04 Sociocracy 3.0 with Serge BeaumontFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralSander DurSander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains. Ensuring a high level...2023-05-1548 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS05 E03 A New Hope .... For DependenciesFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Participate as an audience memberMastering Agility MuralSander DurSander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in complex domains. Ensuring a high level...2023-05-0840 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS05 E02 Invest in YourselfFor questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Mastering Agility MuralSander Dur (host)Scrum Master, Agile Coach, trainer, and podcast host for ‘Mastering Agility”Sander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side in c...2023-05-0157 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS05 E01 What does a PO do all day and defining Scrum If you have questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Mastering Agility MuralSander Dur (host)Scrum Master, Agile Coach, trainer, and podcast host for ‘Mastering Agility”Sander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major...2023-04-2442 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS04 E09 Professional Agile Leadership with Joanna PlaskonkaProfessional Agile Leadership is vastly different from traditional management. In fact, management does not mean leadership by default. However, quite often managers are looked upon to be leaders in an Agile organization, while they are rarely involved.But what should Professional Agile Leadership look like? Join Sander Dur and Joanna Plaskonka to find out!  What you’ll discover in this show:–        Leadership means leading; showing by example, paving the way forward –        Massive changes are needed in our university system in order to set future leaders up for success–        Leaders ensure psychol...2022-12-2151 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS04 E07 Graphic Facilitation with Gemma HonourGraphic Facilitation is a lot more than just drawing nice pictures. Of course, it’s nice when you create beautiful sketches, but there is more to it than meets the eye at first glance.Join Sander Dur and Gemma Honour in this inspiring, open, and at times even intimate conversation about Gemma’s passion, experience, and personal stories. What you’ll discover in this show:–        It’s not as hard to start making awesome sketches as you might think–        You can tap into a different part of the brain by using a pern– ...2022-12-1051 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS04 E06 Learning from Failure - Mastering Agility x the Agile Wire If you have questions or requests that you would like us to check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Sander Dur (host)Scrum Master, Agile Coach, trainer, and podcast host for ‘Mastering Agility”Sander Dur is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, podcast host of Mastering Agility, Professional Scrum Master and Lead Agile Consultant, and trainer at Xebia. Besides this, he's an avid writer for predominantly Serious Scrum on Medium.com. Sander has a major passion for the human side...2022-11-281h 01Mastering AgilityMastering AgilityS04 E05 Humour in the Workspace with Sanjeev NCThe workplace is often a very serious place to be in. Face all tightened up, shoulders raised, and way too few smiles. Humour can do so much for people’s motivation and general atmosphere. Sanjeev NC creates wonderful content on serious topics and is one of the geniuses behind Supermeme.ai, an AI machine that generates memes on business content. He joins Sander to talk about Humour in the Workspace.   What you’ll discover in this show:–        How Supermeme.ai can help your business  –        The wonderful videos and other content by Sanjeev –     ...2022-11-1834 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS04 E04 Agile Problems with Aina AliveEmbracing an agile mindset, or implementing business agility in your organization, can be pretty challenging. Sometimes, agile even pose problems. But what are these types of problems? Forbes contributor Aina Alieva joins Sander to discuss her viewpoint on Agile Problems,  What you’ll discover in this show:-        What problems can arise while working with Agile -        How imposter syndrome can happen to anyone -        Alignment is essentialAina AliveAgile & Enterprise Coach | Scaled Agile | Forbes Coaches Council | Speaker| Writer | Top 30 Female Entrepreneur 2021 by The NYC2022-11-1654 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityDocDur Agile #5 What to do with backlog spillover and identified improvement itemsDocDur Agile is an open office where Agile Practitioners can ask any question they encounter in practice situations and would like to have some advice or a different perspective. Think of it as seeing a regular doctor have a physical check-up. If you have questions or requests that you would like the Doc to have a check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Sander Dur (host)Scrum Master, Agile Coach, trainer, and podcast host for ‘Mastering Agility”Sander Dur i...2022-08-3115 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityDocDur Agile #4 Demonstrating Performance as a Scrum MasterDocDur Agile is an open office where Agile Practitioners can ask any question they encounter in practice situations and would like to have some advice or a different perspective. Think of it as seeing a regular doctor have a physical check-up. If you have questions or requests that you would like the Doc to have a check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Sander Dur (host)Scrum Master, Agile Coach, trainer, and podcast host for ‘Mastering Agility”Sander Dur i...2022-08-2611 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS04 E03 Missing Skills within the Scrum TeamScrum Teams are cross-functional. This is often perceived as “you should be able to do all the work of the others in the team”. Can you imagine how tough that must be? Luckily for us, this is a common misconception. But what DOES it mean? And what skills are Scrum Teams lacking? Daria Bagina is joining Sander to discuss her viewpoints.   What you’ll discover in this show:-        What cross-functionality means -        What part do Scrum Masters play in the cross-functionality of the Scrum Team -        How to resolve the lack of certain skills...2022-08-1843 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS04 E02 Flow Metrics for Scrum Teams with Will SeeleCreating proper flow in your product development is hard. Applying proper metrics might just give you that nudge that you need in order to open up the lines to delivery of value. But where to start? There are so many sources that suggest different things! Will Seele joins Sander to discuss his and Dan Vacanti’s new book: Flow Metrics for Scrum Teams.  What you’ll discover in this show:-        It's easy to apply the first metrics -       Failing isn't bad at all, it creates resilience  -      Will's stance on the KanBan...2022-08-151h 00Mastering AgilityMastering AgilityDocDur Agile #3DocDur Agile is an open office where Agile Practitioners can ask any question they encounter in practice situations and would like to have some advice or a different perspective. Think of it as seeing a regular doctor have a physical check-up. If you have questions or requests that you would like the Doc to have a check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Sander Dur (host)Scrum Master, Agile Coach, trainer, and podcast host for ‘Mastering Agility”Sander Dur i...2022-08-0913 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityDocDur Agile #2DocDur Agile is an open office where Agile Practitioners can ask any question they encounter in practice situations and would like to have some advice or a different perspective. Think of it as seeing a regular doctor have a physical check-up. If you have questions or requests that you would like the Doc to have a check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Sander Dur (host)Scrum Master, Agile Coach, trainer, and podcast host for ‘Mastering Agility”Sander Dur i...2022-07-1919 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityDocDur Agile #1DocDur Agile is an open office where Agile Practitioners can ask any question they encounter in practice situations and would like to have some advice or a different perspective. Think of it as seeing a regular doctor have a physical check-up.  If you have questions or requests that you would like the Doc to have a check on, please drop a message on LinkedIn or join the Mastering Agility Discord community!Sander Dur (host)Scrum Master, Agile Coach, trainer, and podcast host for ‘Mastering Agility”Sander Dur i...2022-07-1219 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS03 E09 Evolving Culture and Frameworks with Henrik KnibergIt seems these days people are looking for the one-size-fits-all approach to get all of their organizational challenges solved. The problem with that is that there is no single approach that you can map to your organization. How to deal with these challenges?Henrik Kniberg joins Sander to discuss how to grow both culture and frameworks to fit them into your organization and what you can do to support it.  What you’ll discover in this show:-        Contrary to popular belief, the Spotify Model does not exist -        Copy pasting cult...2022-06-2249 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS03 E08 Creating Communities of Practice with Emily WebberDeveloping, learning, and sharing knowledge is vital to the success of your organization. Training will get you so far, but creating communities of practice provides the chance to really set a sustainable path for development.Emily Webber is joining Sander to discuss how and why to create communities of practice, and what the benefits are to both people and organizations.  What you’ll discover in this show:-        Communities are more than a group of people with the same interest -        CoPs enable cross-pollination of knowledge -        Being part of CoPs can...2022-06-1545 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS03 E07 Becoming a Professional Scrum Trainer with Ryan BrookBecoming a Professional Scrum Trainer is a highly challenging process. It takes time, and patience, and sometimes it’s even frustrating. But what it also is, is rewarding. There are about 360 PSTs all over there world. Being among that number and being able to teach awesome courses is an awesome experience.Ryan Brook and your host, Sander Dur, are talking about their respective journeys and the challenges they encountered.   What you’ll discover in this show:-        The PST journey is different for everybody -        Dealing with frustration when things don’t go your way is...2022-05-2759 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS03 E06 Ethics in Product with Anthony MurphyMany organizations know what to build, how to build it, and to a lesser extent, why. Tons of features go out to the teams who are creating wonderful products. But when it comes to ethics, we don’t incorporate that much into our products.Anthony Murphy is an active advocate for bringing ethics back into our products. Whether that’s the accessibility of people with a disability, minorities in ethnicity, or other aspects, they should become a part of it.   What you’ll discover in this show:-        We talk a lot about th...2022-04-1345 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS03 E05 Product Ownership in Hybrid Environments with Kai StevensWe’re two years into the pandemic by now, and things have changed forever. One of those is the way we build products. Not just team-work wise, but just as much the way product ownership has changed.Kai Stevens is one of the most awesome Product Owners/Product Managers that I know, so I decided to ask him to come on the show and talk about what he feels has changed and how deals with these changes.What you’ll discover in this show:-        The pandemic has provided opportunities, for instance by delet...2022-03-2353 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS03 E04 Accelerating your Scrum Formula 1 style with Laurens Bonnema and Laila NouijehFormula 1 is one of Sander’s biggest passions, but also a topic that ties in together really well with business agility. Formula 1 teams need to do so much more than just being shown on tv. There is a whole process behind it, where hundreds of people work together to strive for a single goal; becoming the world champion.Laurens Bonnema and Laila Nouijeh saw the same overlap Sander does, and created an entire talk around it. They’ve been doing this at large conferences like Agile 2019 and the AgilityMasters.com Meetup. Find you what you can...2022-01-3141 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS03 E03 Empiricism and Science with James CoplienAgility is more than just product development. It’s the whole mindset, a paradigm shift in the way your organization works. Examples are abundant where empiricism is practiced, for instance in the way the world has to deal with a pandemic like the one that is going on right now.Speaker, author, trainer, consultant, and legend James Coplien joins Sander Dur in this episode of the Mastering Agility podcast to have a great discussion on where he sees business agility has evolved to, how science has taken a few big hits, and the influence of large players on...2022-01-2455 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS03 E02 Psychological safety and Human Debt with Duena BlomstromWho likes working in an environment where there’s a constant fear of repercussions when voicing an unpopular opinion? Or where someone else steals your glory? No one, right? It’s way more important to feel safe and comfortable speaking up when something is not right. An environment where it’s okay to fail and learn.CEO, serial entrepreneur, Forbes contributor, and public speaker Duena Blomstrom joins Sander Dur to discuss psychological safety and a term that she calls Human Debt and what the impact is on the workspace.  What you’ll discover in this s...2022-01-1247 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS03 E01 The Empowered Organization with Marty CaganEver since Agile started, different frameworks have emerged. There has been an abundance of training and hyped certificates to get people up to speed. After a few days of following a course, they are now the experts of agility. But does that really support you and your organization in creating the right value? True power comes from empowerment. Having teams and people in the right place, empowered to make the decisions, instead of blindly following the traditional hierarchy is where a lot of organizations could benefit from. Marty Cagan, author and responsible for building products for organizations l...2022-01-0551 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS02 E16 Scaling with Nexus with Patricia Kong and Jesse HouwingImplementing Scrum is hard. It’s easy to understand, yet hard to implement. It’s a fundamental shift in the way products are being built. And that’s just a single team. Now imagine when multiple teams are going to work together. That provides a new array of challenges to work with.Friend of the show Patricia Kong and Jesse Houwing join Sander Dur to discuss Scrum.org’s scaling model called Nexus. Where do we start? And what things do we needs to consider if we even need to scale at all? Find out right here!...2021-12-2052 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS02 E15 State of the Agile Manifesto with Arie van BennekumIn 2001, a group of people with all different styles of developing software came together in a cabin in Utah to find commonalities in all their individual styles. They already knew that traditional, waterfall approached project couldn’t cut it anymore, but what would? The Agile Manifesto was written in that cabin. A manifesto that would have a massive impact on the way we develop products. Arie van Bennekum, part of that group. joins us today to discuss how they got to their agreement in the first place, what he feels is the state of it after 20 years, and...2021-12-1355 minMastering AgilityMastering AgilityS02 E14 Performance Engineering in Formula 1 with Ernesto DesiderioLong-time listeners know that I am a massive Formula 1 fan. In previous episodes, former F1 driver Giedo van der Garde and author Jurriaan Kamer were guests to discuss this topic. Being able to learn and adapt between races, continuously innovate, and learn to outperform the competition requires a high-level ability to respond to changing circumstances.In today’s episode, Ernesto Desiderio, Performance Engineer, takes the driver seat in our talk on performance engineering, his experience during the dramatic crash of Romain Grosjean at the end of the 2020 season, he gives away a signed copy of his book AN...2021-12-061h 11