Virtually Agile

The podcast that hears from established thought leaders as well as amplifying newer voices, on all things agile, virtually agile and everything in between.

S7 - E3 - Jac Hughes - The Power of a Brand

In this 46-minute episode I’m joined by the founder of Everyday Agile Jac Hughes We chat about: - The power of a brand - Is it better to be good? Or known - Why people buy in to big brands - and more

02-23
46:53

S7 - E2 - Chris Williams & Ryan Ripley - Healthy debate around Themed Retros & the need to focus on value

In this 1 hour episode I'm joined by 2x guests Chris Williams & Ryan Ripley Chris Williams is an Agile Coach and Podcaster at Badass Agile and Ryan Ripley is the Co-founder of Agile for Humans & Professional Scrum Trainer   We explore: - why my 2x guests are against the idea of themed retrospectives - the misconceptions about themed retros - and the need to focus on value

01-31
59:56

S7 - E1 - Jon Kern - How the Agile Manifesto should be used

Listen in as I'm joined by one of the co authors of the Agile Manifesto and a self described Agile Wrangler, Jon Kern. In this 40 minute episode, we discuss: The deliberate ambiguity in the Agile Manifesto How the Manifesto should be used

01-10
40:45

S6 - E8 - Cliff Hazel - Going Beyond Copy Paste Agile, The Power of Flight Levels & Uncomfortable Agile Truths

In this 37 min episode I’m joined by Cliff Hazell, an ex Spotify coach who helps companies to scale without copy and pasting frameworks.   We talk about; - His experiences at Spotify - The power of flight levels - and those uncomfortable truths about agile

12-14
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S6 - E7 - Colleen Johnson - Flow Metrics, the state of the Agile market & learning from failures

In this 33 minute episode I'm joined by CEO of ProKanban. org, an expert in flow metrics and predictability, Colleen Johnson We chat about: - Thoughts on the state of the agile market - The importance of flow metrics - and we share a few of our failures

12-06
33:55

S6 - E4 - CP Richardson - Improving diversity in Agility

In this 40 min episode I'm joined by Ex-Firefighter turned Team-centric Coach & Keynote speaker CP Richardson We chat about: - His fascinating story of a Firefighter turned Agile coach. - Improving diversity in the Agile space. - A little game of Old Man Yells at Cloud.

11-08
40:51

S6 - E3 - Zuzana (Zuzi) Sochova - Articulating your value in an Agile world

In this 33min episode I’m joined by Agile & Enterprise Coach, Scrum Trainer, Professional Speaker & Author of The Great ScrumMaster Book & Agile Leader Book - Zuzana (Zuzi) Sochova. We discuss we discuss the state of the Agile market, articulating your value in an Agile world, and the different types of Agile leadership, Catalyst versus Expert.

10-27
33:18

S6 - E2 - Nina Pozderec & Jaka Kladnik - Agile Marketing & NWoW

In this 37 minute episode I’m joined by two guests, from Switch to Eleven and New Ways of Working (NWoW) Experts Nina Pozderec - Human relations psychologist, Workshop facilitator & Self-management expert Jaka Kladnik - Digital marketing expert, Scrum Master, Business model designer & ‘Corporate Rebel’ Check out this latest episode where we talk about; - Agility in marketing - Inviting people to collaborate - New ways of working - Beyond just agile

10-13
37:16

S1 - E7 - Jorge Castro on game driven development & continuous fun

In this episode I spoke with Jorge Luis Castro Toribio, an Agile Coach / Agile Programme Manager from Peru who is as passionate about people and enabling fun in the workplace as I am.   In this 36 minute episode we spoke about; - Game Driven Development - #ContinuousFun - Agile In education - Paying it forward with knowledge sharing - His challenge to me, creating a Peru themed retrospective

04-06
36:18

S1 - E6 - Kim Greenwood on evolutionary leadership & radical feedback

In this episode I spoke with Kim Greenwood, a fellow Enterprise Agile Coach   We spoke about; - Evolutionary Leadership - Agile coaching competency - Radical feedback - How we continually learn as coaches - How we maintain engagement in a virtual world

04-06
28:18

S1 - E5 - Andreas Worm on learning from failure & the value of retrospectives

In this episode I spoke with Andreas Worm, a self titled agile specialising generalist.   We spoke about;   - The value of retrospectives - Learning from failure - The importance of a shared understanding, in particular around what 'Quality' means - Virtual working and lessons learned - He challenges me to create a tricky retrospective that will push me out of my comfort zone!

04-06
31:32

S1 - E4 - Susannah Chambers on personal agility & metrics n’ chill

I had the pleasure of welcoming a friend of mine, someone who's energy and creativity rivals my own!  The all-singing all-dancing (literally!) relentlessly value-focused Agile Coach and Professional Coach - Susannah Chambers.   The fourth episode of season 1 of what has evolved into the Virtually Agile videocast.   We spoke about;   - Being creative in the Agile world - The importance of psychological safety - Personal agility - Metrics & Chill   Listen in to find out what retrospective I was challenged to create

04-06
43:07

S1 - E3 - Tobias Mayer on agile agnosticism & people as resources

In this edition I spoke with Tobias Mayer, author of 'The Peoples Scrum'    We spoke about;   - Healthy conflict and debate - Agile agnosticism - Updates to the Scrum guide - Are people resources and what are the alternatives?

04-06
38:09

S1 - E2 - Mike Cohn on user stories, the agile manifesto and retrospectives

This time round I talk to Mike Cohn of Mountain Goat Software, One of the founders of the Agile Alliance and the Scrum Alliance & Author of books including Succeeding with Scrum.   In our conversation, we talk about; - Mikes thoughts on the agile manifesto and user stories. - Why he didn't believe retrospectives should be part of Scrum!

04-06
31:00

S1 - E1 - Lyssa Adkins’ favourite agile ceremony & value journaling

First up; Lyssa Adkins, author of the seminal book "Coaching Agile Teams". We talk about; - Maintaining a focus on the people in an increasingly digital world - Her favourite agile ceremony - The benefits of value journaling

04-06
36:26

S6 - E6 - Bob Galen - Badass Agile Coaching & How to show your value

In this 41 minute episode I'm joined by the Badass Coach himself, Bob Galen We talked about - What makes a badass agile coach - How to show your value - What's next for agile

11-30
41:52

S6 - E5 Maddie Clingan - Women in Tech & Data Driven Continuous Improvement

In this 41 minute episode I chat to Agile Coach and Founder of a Community that focuses on supporting Women with Public speaking in Agile and Tech, Maddie Clingan Join us as we discuss; - Women in Tech - Data driven Continuous Improvement - and we play a game called ‘Let’s get Ruthless’

11-23
41:22

S6 - E1 - Antoni Tzavelas - Bringing joy to the workplace

In this 38 min episode I’m joined by Antoni Tzavelas, Team Coach & Founder of Smiling Bowtie We talk about: Why happiness is important in the workplace Finding your bowtie (This will make sense when you listen) Positivity experiments to get started

09-28
38:21

S5 - E8 - Artur Margonari - Getting started with public speaking

In this 50 min episode I'm joined by Artur Margonari  A keynote speaker, agile coach and conference buddy of mine who helps people on their journey to public speaking We chat about; - His 9-year journey with being up on stage - How to get started including free resources to help - Engaging your audience And a lot more

09-14
52:11

S5 - E7 - Ondrej Papanek - High performance & motivating teams

In this 45min episode I'm joined by Ondrej, an Agile Coach, Scrum Master and fellow retrospective creator who has worked at companies such as Goldman Sachs, H&M & Scania Group   We chat about; - The signs of high performance - Why motivating teams is important - and we create a brand new retrospective on the fly based on the Scrum Values

09-06
45:40

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