In this Agile Uprising podcast, Andy Cleff chats with Bob Anderson, Chief Executive Officer | Co-Founder of  and co-author of and They explore the intersections between leadership and personal mastery, between competence and consciousness, and how organizations can achieve extraordinary performance at scale through the personal transformation of leaders - from reactive, to creative, to integral and beyond. #consciousleadership #leadershipdevelopment (Orginally released Nov 17, 2019) Links Books About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

In this episode of the Agile Uprising podcast, hosts Andy Cleff and Chris Murman welcome back Ken Rickard for a dive deeper into the concept of sensemaking in organizational change and continuous improvement. Ken discusses the importance of moving beyond frameworks to address complexity with complexity, the power of storytelling and metaphors in change management, and the value of discovery-based approaches. The conversation explores how to define and measure behavioral changes, the challenges of implementing peer-based feedback systems, and the future of Ken's work with Jason Little in expanding on the ideas from their book "The Six Big Ideas of Adaptive Organizations: From Frameworks to Sensemaking" Links Management 3.0 Complexity Thinking: The Six Big Ideas of Adaptive Organizations - From Frameworks to Sensemaking: Contact Info About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In this episode of the Agile Uprising podcast, host and Professional Kanban Trainer Troy Lightfoot sits down with Certified Scrum Trainer Chris Li to discuss the pervasisive online sentiment that common agile of ways of working like Scrum and Kanban just suck. If you read LinkedIn you'll see these types of posts frequently.  They discuss why so many people feel this way, is it a fault of the ways of working themselves or something else?  They also give practicial tips to address common issues! Links Spark Plug Agility: Trainer Immersion Program: ProKanban.org: Kanban Pocket Guide: The Secret HIstory of Kanban and Why it Matters: Contact Info About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In this episode of the Agile Uprising podcast, hosts Troy Lightfoot, Andy Cleff, and Andrew Leff discuss the impacts of focusing on outputs and outcomes including some very potentially controversial takes! Additional they discuss why Quitting is so critical and how to know when to quit. (Working on getting the Author of Quit on the podcast as well for a future episode!)     Links Mentioned About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

As our summer break continues, we are bringing back a classic episode, too good to not bring back!   Join Brad Stokes and Christopher Avery as they discuss The Responsibility Process®. When Christopher Avery was a management consultant, this was his driving question: Why are so many smart people unhappy at work? 20 years ago, Christopher realized that the most useful skills he was teaching his smart, ambitious, professional clients were coping skills. They needed coping skills because they were stuck in a suffocating culture that systematically disempowered and controlled them. An insidious control cycle kept well-meaning, high-performing leaders and key contributors at all levels from doing their best, taking risks, learning, and operating with freedom, power and choice for the organizations’ best interests.   His own career trajectory changed forever when Christopher began working with an emerging behavioral science framework — The Responsibility Process®. This powerful framework is the world's first proven how-to approach for understanding, teaching, and taking personal responsibility. It helps us apply our innate leadership ability to face and overcome any challenge. Operating in freedom, power, and choice, we encourage and support those we lead to do likewise.  Links and Contact Details Twitter:  Facebook:   Website:  LinkedIn:     Join the conversation at  Support the Agile Uprising by making a contribution via 

In this episode of the Agile Uprising podcast, hosts Andy Cleff and Chris Murman are joined by guest Matt Barcomb for a spirited discussion on cooperative ventures in business. Barcomb challenges traditional organizational structures, discussing the shift from domination-based systems to cooperation-based models. The conversation delves into worker cooperatives, democratic decision-making processes, and the potential for these structures to address the shortcomings of Agile and Lean methodologies. Matt shares insights from his extensive reading and experiences, highlighting the potential of worker cooperatives and democratic business models. The episode also touches on the challenges of scaling cooperative practices and the importance of radical transparency and equitable wealth distribution. Tune in to gain insights into alternative business models, the principles of cooperation, and how these ideas might shape the future of work. Matt Barcomb's Contact Info Links Mentioned About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

In this episode of the Agile Uprising podcast, host Andy Cleff explores the virtues of humility and vulnerability in leadership. He emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and the courage to admit "I don't know" as foundational to effective leadership and personal growth. Drawing on insights from thought leaders like Dr. Brené Brown, Cleff discusses how vulnerability fosters innovation, creativity, and psychological safety within teams. He shares real-world examples from leaders like Satya Nadella, Ed Catmull, and Jacinda Ardern to illustrate how embracing vulnerability can lead to trust, collaboration, and positive change. Tune in for practical tips on integrating these virtues into your leadership style. (Part of series ) Show Links   About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In this episode of "Virtues for the Change Journey," Andy Cleff explores the often-overlooked power of gratitude in the workplace. Discover how cultivating a culture of appreciation can significantly boost motivation, employee engagement, and overall performance.  Andy unpacks the connections between gratitude and appreciation, sharing compelling research that underscores their impact on productivity and innovation. He offers practical, actionable strategies for incorporating appreciation into your daily work life, from keeping a journal to creating rituals for teams. Learn how gratitude intertwines with other crucial virtues like empathy, courage, and resilience. Whether you're a team leader or individual contributor, this episode provides valuable insights on how to harness the transformative power of gratitude and appreciation to drive positive change in your organization. Show Notes / Links Take 5 and Show Some Appreciation Chapman and White tool Motivation by Appreciation Tool:   Book: OC Tanner Culture Report: About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

Continuing last week's conversation of where agile is headed, we go from the anecdotes to arithmetic.  We sit down for a chat with Evan Leybourn, Head Imaginarian of the Business Agility Institute to discuss what he's seeing from his vantage point regarding our industry and where it looks to potentially be going.  Have a listen! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

In this episode of Agile Uprising, Andy Cleff, Chris Murman, and Jay Hrcsko engage in a candid, unscripted discussion about the current state of the agile community. They explore the challenges and opportunities arising from the industry's upheaval, emphasizing the need for a shift in narrative from doom and gloom to constructive optimism. The conversation touches on the importance of unity among practitioners, the role of agile in various sectors, and the future of agile coaching. With a mix of humor and deep insights, the hosts encourage listeners to focus on building a positive, resilient future for agile methodologies. About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

In this episode of the Agile Uprising podcast, host Andy Cleff explores the importance of building alliances to support continuous improvement. He discusses how alliances can enhance both individual’s and teams’ journeys by providing diverse perspectives, psychological safety, and interpersonal trust.  The pod explores four types of alliances (that come from the ):  Support Pack: A group focused on execution, helping figure out the "how" in a pragmatic way Wild Pack: Creative thinkers who provide bursts of brave, innovative thinking. Caring Pack: Soul nurturers attuned to group dynamics and our all-so-human vulnerabilities. Inner Board: Individuals who offer direct, wise counsel and help navigate cross-functional boundaries. …and offers practical advice on how to cultivate these alliances and how to leverage them for meaningful and sustainable improvement the journey of meaningful change. Show Notes / Links About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

This week we sit down with frequent guest Mike Burrows to discuss his newest book Organizing Conversations.  We talk about the idea of dialogic organizational development, how writing this book was actually harder than he thought, and Mike shares some insight into his newest writing project.  Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

In this episode of the Agile Uprising podcast, host Andy Cleff delves into the virtue of resilience and its critical role in driving positive change within organizations.   Building on  , Andy explores how resilience enables individuals and teams to bounce back from setbacks, adapt to stressful situations, and persist through adversity.   He outlines five key characteristics of resilience: positivity, focus, flexibility, organization, and proactivity. Through real-world examples, such as Spotify's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Andy illustrates how these traits can be cultivated intentionally.   He also shares practical tips for building resilience at both personal and organizational levels, emphasizing the importance of practices like gratitude, mindfulness, and continuous learning.   Join the conversation on the Agile Uprising  to share your own resilience practices and insights.   --- Show Notes / Links Empathy and Resilience in Leadership Resilience, Courage, Vulnerability, and Alliances Real Flow with Brandi Olson Steve Martin, LinkedIn Posts on Resilience and  Celebrations Grids from Management 3.0 Deliberately Developmental Organizations with Andy Flemming Who Decides Who Decides: Getting Started with Sociocracy Intent-Based Leadership with David Marquet About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

What does it truly mean to embody courage when driving organizational change? In this episode of the Agile Uprising podcast, host Andy Cleff delves into the virtue of courage and its critical role in enabling meaningful change within organizations. Inspired by recent discussions on the Andy explores courage from a secular perspective, emphasizing its components: honesty, perseverance, vitality, and bravery. He shares insights from experts and offers practical advice for building courage muscles through small, consistent reps. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on courageous individuals they admire and to foster a culture of bravery and honesty in their lives and on their teams. Join Andy as he unpacks how courage can transform organizations and help them thrive amidst constant change. Show Notes & Links More on Brendan, someone I admire who has demonstrated profound courage over time: More on “Organizational Silence” Podcast on Organizational Debt All kinds of virtues: More on fear: The “Fear and Vulnerability” Retrospective: Embrace Dissent with David Marquet: and --- About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

In this episode of the Agile Uprising podcast, host Troy Lightfoot chat with Prateek Singh author of Scaling Simplified and the new course for Product Management "Accelerating Product Value" about taking your product management career to the next level with Probablisitc Thinking and Flow. Troy's Next Product Value Class: "AgileUprising" for 20% off! The episode is rich with insights, making it a valuable listen for anyone involved in organizational change. Probabilistic vs. Deterministic Thinking in Product Management: The discussion highlighted the importance of probabilistic thinking, where multiple future outcomes are considered, rather than deterministic thinking, which often leads to rigid and potentially inaccurate expectations. Challenges with Traditional Product Prioritization: Traditional methods of product prioritization, such as backlog management, are seen as potentially obsolete the moment they are established due to the dynamic nature of market and development realities. Advantages of Rapid Experimentation: Getting ideas to production swiftly and with minimal initial investment allows for direct testing with customers, providing real feedback and reducing the risk of significant investment in unproven ideas. Financial Impact of Flow and Learning: Faster realization of product value through improved flow can significantly enhance ROI, by reducing the costs associated with delays and increasing the effectiveness of learning from the market. The Role of Flow Metrics in Learning Systems: Flow metrics like cycle time and throughput are vital for transforming product development and operations into learning systems, where the speed of learning and adaptation is critical. Concept of Thinking in Bets: The podcast also touched on using the concept of “Thinking in Bets” (from Annie Duke’s work) to manage investment in product development. This approach advocates for small, incremental bets to minimize losses while exploring the potential success of new ideas. Links Read More   ---- About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In this episode of the Agile Uprising podcast, hosts Andy Cleff and Chris Murman chat with Jason Little and Ken Rickard co-authors of . They explore the origins and motivations behind their new book, which aims to help organizations navigate change. The discussion covers the importance of understanding one's own context, the pitfalls of superficial efforts. They emphasize the significance of people in the process and the necessity of being comfortable with disruption.  The episode is rich with insights, making it a valuable listen for anyone involved in organizational change. Read the Book: Grab your copy of to dive deeper into the Six Big Ideas. Join the Conversation: Visit to explore interactive tools, watch explainer videos, and share your experiences with the community. Upcoming Courses: Stay tuned for Jason and Ken's virtual course series, where you can learn to apply these concepts to your own context. Links Read More Podcasts Contact Info Events ---- About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

Originally recorded in the before times... Nov 2019... we're rereleasing this podcast, in anticipation of our upcoming conversation with the "Grand Poohbah of Lean Change" and his co-author about their new book "" In this episode, Hosts Chris Murman, Andrew Leff, and Jay Hrcsko delve into the intricacies of transformation offices within organizations with Jason Little.  They discuss the challenges and necessities of having an internal transformation team, emphasizing the importance of empowerment, courage, and the ability to inspire behavioral change beyond mere process adjustments. The conversation highlights the need for a balanced approach that includes internal champions, external experts, and executive backing to effectively drive change. All share personal experiences and insights on how transformation teams can sometimes hinder progress by adding complexity or failing to align with organizational culture and goals. Key Points Discussed: 1. The Role of Transformation Offices: Jason Little shares his extensive experience, highlighting that transformation offices should act as air traffic controllers, guiding and supporting various change initiatives across the organization. The discussion emphasizes the importance of these offices in connecting different teams and ensuring that change efforts are aligned and coherent. 2. Challenges and Solutions: The conversation covers common pitfalls such as the bureaucratization of transformation efforts and how it can stifle innovation and progress. Jason suggests that transformation offices need to maintain a balance between providing structure and allowing for the organic growth of change initiatives. 3. Empowerment and Support: Jay Hrcsko reflects on his experiences, stressing the need for transformation offices to be visibly empowered by executive leadership to effect real change. This top-down support is crucial for the office to command respect and authority within the organization. 4. Cultural Impact and Behavioral Change: Andrew Leff discusses the transformation office's role in not just changing processes but also influencing organizational culture and behaviors. He advocates for a transformation strategy that inspires employees to adopt new ways of working and thinking. 5. Practical Insights and Strategies: The episode is rich with practical advice, including the importance of setting clear expectations, the courage to challenge the status quo, and the strategic timing of change initiatives to coincide with organizational readiness. Links: About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

This week we have a chat with James Gifford who recently authored a post on LinkedIn regarding how we view maturity in our organizations.  Is chasing a more "mature" organization really the direction we should be moving in?  Or would it make more sense to orient around builidng capabilities?  Listen in and find out what we think! Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!        

In this episode of the Agile Uprising Podcast, Andy Cleff digs into the topic of team engagement, health, and happiness. Whether you're a team leader, a team member, or someone passionate about organizational culture, this episode is packed with actionable insights that promise to enhance your approach to employee and team engagement. Episode Highlights: Understanding Team Engagement: Andy explores the nuances between engagement and mere happiness, emphasizing the importance of resilience and an experimental mindset in cultivating a thriving team environment. Insightful Data and Metrics: Learn about various creative data gathering approaches inspired by models like the Spotify Health Check and Crisp's Happiness Index. These tools are not just about numbers; they're catalysts for meaningful change. Real-Life Success Stories: Get inspired by stories of teams who have successfully navigated challenges by implementing innovative engagement strategies, from revamping DevOps practices to fostering a culture of recognition and appreciation. Key Takeaways: Engagement is more than just happiness; it's about creating conditions that foster a healthy, resilient team ready to tackle challenges. Metrics and feedback loops are essential but should be tailored to fit your team's unique context and needs. Cultivating a safe-to-fail environment is crucial for continuous improvement and innovation. Links: Gallop Q12: Blog Post with Idea Starters Team Mood App About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!    

Are you ready to transform your team's communication dynamics? Dive into this episode of the Agile Uprising podcast, where host Andy Cleff explores using David Kantor's four-player model to cultivate continuous improvement in high-performing teams. In This Episode: Overview of the Four-Player Model: Learn about the mover, follower, opposer, and bystander roles and how each contributes to or hinders team collaboration. Interactive Team Exercise: Andy walks through a retrospective exercise designed to help team members identify and adopt different communication styles, enhancing understanding and flexibility. Sustained Improvement Strategies: Gain insights on integrating these concepts into your team’s daily interactions through deliberate practice and feedback. Whether you're leading a development squad or coaching an executive leadership team, understanding and applying these concepts can lead to more effective and collaborative environments. Key Takeaways: Balanced team dynamics lead to better decision-making Conscious role adoption can build empathy and self-awareness Continuous practice and commitment are crucial for lasting improvement Ready to Stretch Your Team’s Communication Muscles? Give the retrospective exercise a try and experience first hand the impact of balanced communication styles. Deeper Dive into the Four Player Model and Full Retro Details: For info on Kantor and his body of work, see   About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

In this episode of the Agile Uprising podcast, Andy Cleff, Chris Murman, and Jesper Ørting delve into a discussion on the concept of greed, in the context of organizational dynamics as well as personal growth. This episode marks the seventh and final installment in , focusing on how these vices manifest in professional settings, especially within the agile community. Video Version, with closed captioning:   Episode Highlights: Understanding Greed: Chris Murman kicks off the episode with a deep dive into the definition of greed, describing it as an unhealthy desire for accumulating wealth, possessions, or status. The conversation explores how this manifests in various professional environments, particularly within the agile community. Greed vs. Envy: Jesper Ørting shares insights on the subtle differences between greed and envy, drawing on previous discussions from the series. The dialogue illuminates how these emotions interplay and drive behaviors in corporate settings. The Impact of Greed: The episode doesn't shy away from discussing the darker implications of greed, such as conflict and unethical decision-making. However, it also contemplates the potential for positive outcomes when greed is channeled appropriately. Cultural Perspectives: Jesper provides a fascinating comparison of societal attitudes towards success and communal responsibility in Denmark versus the United States, sparking a broader discussion on the balance between personal ambition and social welfare. About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

This week we sit down for an unscripted conversation around "change management."  Why is the first excuse when a change fails "we need more/better/gooder change management!"?  Why isn't everyone responsible for managing change?  And also, isn't this just good communications and transparency?  Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

This week we sit down with frequent guest Johanna Rothman to discuss her newest book, project lifecycles...does it matter what method you use, project or product?  Isn't the goal to deliver value?  Tune in as we discuss how to pick your value delivery methodology, in service of "what risks are we willing to swallow?" Cheers! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Join us this week as we unpack...ENVY.  How does this sin relate to our roles as coaches, our worlds in the enterprise...do we really want what we think we want, and is it solely because someone else has it?  Tune in to find out! Enjoy!   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail! ******************************************************************************************************  Elevate Your Life with the Wheel of Life Workshop!  Ready to unlock your fullest potential and achieve balance in all aspects of your life? Join us for an empowering journey through the Wheel of Life workshop!  The Wheel of Life is a powerful tool that assesses various areas of your life, including career, relationships, health, personal growth, and more. Through insightful reflection and practical exercises, you'll gain clarity on where you stand and where you want to go.  In this workshop, you'll:  Explore each dimension of the Wheel of Life to identify strengths and areas for growth.  Set meaningful goals that align with your values and aspirations.  Develop strategies to create harmony and fulfillment in all aspects of your life.  Connect with like-minded individuals and build a supportive community of growth. Don't miss out on this transformative experience! Whether you're seeking clarity, motivation, or a fresh perspective, the Wheel of Life workshop has something to offer everyone.  Date: April 4th  Time: 6pm AZ Time  Location: Zoom  Reserve your spot today and take the first step towards living your best life!       

In this episode of the Agile Uprising podcast, host Andy Cleff chats with guest Lennie Noiles about the importance of coaching and supervision for agile coaches. They explore the idea of coaching supervision, which focuses on helping coaches reflect on their own practices and improve their coaching skills. Lennie emphasizes the need for coaches to have their own coaches and the benefits of group coaching supervision. The Essence of Coaching Supervision: "Supervision is different, where coaching is partnering, supervision is co-creating... It's a lot of reflection. What did you do in your last session? What was your expectation? How did you intervene? Why did you intervene that way?" — Lennie Noiles [05:27 → 08:47] They also delve into the concept of nature-based coaching, where conversations take place during walks away from distractions, and how this approach can lead to deeper self-awareness and reflection. Lennie shares his journey from agile project manager to leadership coach and discusses the common misconception that teams are the problem when often it's the system they operate within. The Misconception of Agile Coaching: "I kept getting asked this question by people in leadership positions, 'Will you come and fix my team?' And so it's like, okay, well, let me go talk to your team. And more often than not, the conversation that I would have is I spoke with your team. We need to have a different conversation." — Lennie Noiles [01:38 → 02:45] The conversation also touches on the impact of the pandemic on coaching practices and the shift towards a new normal in the business world. Video / Closed Caption Version:  --- About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  --- Keywords: agile coaching, leadership coaching, nature-based coaching, coaching supervision, agile transformation, team facilitation, organizational coaching, professional development, coaching skills, self-awareness, personal growth, reflection practices, coaching methodologies, systemic coaching, coaching effectiveness, agile methodologies, scrum mastery, team dynamics, leadership development, emotional intelligence, communication strategies, coaching tools, coaching models, coaching ethics, coaching certification, professional coaching federation, coaching practices, coaching outcomes, coaching engagement, coaching relationships

You know this is the episode you were waiting for....this week host Sam Hogarth gathers a motley crew into a panel to discuss the concept of lust and how it impacts us in the agile space.  Listen in, it's not the conversation you'd typically expect from this cast of characters...enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!      

A rebroadcast of a chat hosts Andy Cleff, Ben Au-Yeung, Serge Marten, and Jay Hrcsko had with Dave Snowden about Spiral Dynamics, Integral Theory, and Metamodernism.  We explore thru a Boxian lens "All models are wrong, but some are useful."  Are these effective tools for organizations to gain new perspectives on themselves? Are there other potentially better ways to journey in complex adaptive systems? Contact Information LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-snowden-2a93b/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/snowded Website Books/Articles/Videos Events About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rant, or leave comments on your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Join hosts Andrew Leff, Chris Murman, and Andy Cleff in an exploration of wrath and its impact on relationships, both personal and professional. From the subtle nuances of organizational dynamics to the intricacies of managing emotions in the workplace, this episode delves deep into the complexities of wrath and offers strategies for fostering healthier interactions and cultures. Tune in to gain valuable insights into reframing fear, promoting accountability, and cultivating compassion in the face of adversity. About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

We often praise others, create intricate rewards programs at work, compensation plans are loaded with performance goals....are all these things counter-productive?  Join us this week as Sarah Baca and Jay Hrcsko sit down with the author of the book Punished by Rewards, Alfie Kohn.  They discuss how "inside each carrot is a stick", how to properly motivate people, and how to NOT offer praise.  Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!    

Explore the dynamics of leadership through the lens of the power of three in this insightful Agile podcast. Join Tanner Wortham and Andy Cleff as they discuss military parallels, agile principles, and the significance of movement in decision-making. Gain valuable insights into empowerment, balancing maker and manager time, and embracing uncertainty through the Power of Mistakes, the Power of Three, the Power of Uncertainty, and a bonus fourth: The Power of Movement! Video Version: Links   About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

This Agile Uprising podcast delves into the theme of "Gluttony," exploring the impact of overindulgence and excess in various aspects of work and life. Hosts Chris Murman, Jay Hrcsko, and Andrew Leff engage in a thought-provoking conversation about how gluttonous behaviors can manifest in work habits, personal growth, and relationships. The episode encourages listeners to reflect on their own tendencies, strike a balance, and consider the positive aspects of self-aware gluttony. Join the hosts as they navigate the complexities of human behavior in the context of agile methodologies and organizational dynamics. About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

This week we sit down with Gil Broza to discuss his new book, Deliver Better Results.  We discuss the importance of systems thinking, the importance of both people and mindset, and Gil's strategies for levelling up your organization, along with how to assess where you are (as a clue to where to start!)  Enjoy! Links Listeners can download chapter 1 from:  Gil's book: Gil's website: LinkedIn:  About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

  In this episode, Troy Lightfoot sits down with Complex Product Development Specialist Dave Rush. They discuss scaling beyond software using techniques like model-based systems engineering and some popular scaling approaches that need reconsideration in these contexts.    Resources Mentioned:     (Feel Free To Connect!)      About the Agile Uprising  :   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It helps others find us.   Many thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free of charge!   If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being free.  However, we have a Patreon if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In this episode, the second in a series, the crew explores the sin of "sloth" in the context of agility and organizational dynamics. Chris Murman, Andy Cleff, and Andrew Leff, delve into the negative connotations of sloth as it relates to motivation, communication, and decision-making within teams and organizations. They discuss the impact of silence, the importance of crucial conversations, and the challenge of addressing organizational issues at scale. The conversation evolves into exploring the balance between action and inaction, emphasizing the need for intentional pacing and sustainable practices. As always, we encourge listeners to consider the role of sloth in their work environments and to share their insights on fostering a healthier, more deliberate approach to change. About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail! Videocast version:  

In this episode, Sarah Baca, Mike Caddell, Claudia Orozco-Gomez, and Andrew Leff delve into the complexities and often misunderstood role of the Scrum Master. Sharing insights from their experiences, the panel discusses the challenges faced in distinguishing between project managers and Scrum Masters, emphasizing the importance of genuine relationships, navigating conflicts, and being a supportive guide through the corporate jungle. The conversation touches on the evolving role of Agile coaches, the need for a balance between likability and accountability, and the often-overlooked aspect of cognitive load. As the discussion unfolds, the panel reflects on their personal journeys, sharing advice for new Scrum Masters, encouraging investment in reflection, growth, and the creation of a supportive community. We hope this episode provides valuable perspectives for both seasoned practitioners and those exploring the world of Agile methodologies, offering a fresh take on the intricate dance of people, processes, and mindset in the realm of Scrum Masters and Agile coaching. About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

In the first of an expected series, Chris Murman, Jay Hrcsko, and Andrew Leff explore the deadly sin of pride in agile coaching and transformation.  Reflecting on personal experiences, feedback challenges, and the impact of pride on organizational culture, the hosts engage in a candid and humorous conversation. They encourage listeners to embrace self-awareness, seek feedback, and consider the psychological aspects of organizational dynamics. Uncover the nuances of pride in agile coaching for a thought-provoking journey toward continuous improvement. Cheers to breaking down barriers and fostering a culture of openness in the agile world. About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

Rebroadcasting a fav from the archives: Join , and as they discuss Getting Things Done in an Agile World. "Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them." David is the New York Times best-selling author of Getting Things Done - The Art of Stress-free Productivity. Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, Getting Things Done has become an incredibly influential business book and one of the gotos for personal organization. GTD is now shorthand for a way of approaching professional and personal tasks and is used by individuals from CEOs to developers. David discusses the origins of GTD, the journey upon the way, mistakes made and lessons learned. He touches on a range of research such as , the influence of the martial arts and experience of establishing one of the first truly holocratic . Guest contact information Books About Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In this episode, hosts Troy Lightfoot and Andy Cleff sit down with Prateek Singh and Dan Vacanti about the new book "Scaling Simplified ." which can be currently found on Leanpub and Amazon. It challenges many common assumptions about "Scaling Agile" and teaches techniques for simplifying scaling by focusing on flow. Resources Mentioned:     About the Agile Uprising   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It helps others find us.   Many thanks to the artist from who provided us our outro music free of charge!   If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being free.  However, we have a if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

This week we sit down with Maarten Dalmijn, author of Driving Value with Sprint Goals to discuss the importance of a sprint goal.  We start off with the confession that for some practitioners this concept is a bit too "woo", but then we use Maarten's book to peel back the onion and develop greater understanding around how your sprint goal is both a leading and lagging indicator of not only team health, but the health of your organization.  Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!    

The crew (Jay Hrscko, Brad Stokes, Chris Murman, James Gifford, Andy Cleff, Troy Lightfoot, and Andrew Leff) get together to celebrate seven years of continuous weekly podcasts: 899,245 unique downloads. 380 releases.  We reminisce about all the shenanigans we've been up to. We spill the beans on our favorite episodes, spill the tea on memorable moments, and shine a light on a few of the growth spurts we've had – personally and professionally.  (Kind of like looking back at our awkward teenage years, but with more Agile and less acne.) We share our love for and give shoutouts to the diverse gang in the Uprising Discord community.  No matter where we're headed, we're doing it together.  Let's raise a virtual glass to the Uprising, our podcast guests, listeners... and all the amazing folks who've joined the ride. It has been a rollercoaster, and we're strapping in for the next loop-de-loop. Cheers to a million downloads!  VideoCast Version: About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

In this episode, host Troy Lightfoot discusses a topic he's been thinking about for a while but has yet to discuss publicly. Are smaller teams REALLY better? Let's talk about it! Feel free to comment and discuss in our Discord! Resources Mentioned: Troy teaches for About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It helps others find us.  Many thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free of charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being free.  However, we have a Patreon if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In this episode, host Troy Lightfoot sits down with Dan Vacanti and Prateek Singh about the new book "" which can be currently found on Leanpub.  7 years Later, with the help of Prateek, Dan released the follow-up to his book Actional Agile Metrics for Predictability. It challenges many common assumptions about "Agile" and teaches techniques for understanding variation for process improvement, forecasting, and avoiding common mistakes. It's also a deep dive into flow metrics. Resources Mentioned: About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It helps others find us.  Many thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free of charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being free.  However, we have a Patreon if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

FROM THE ARCHIVES:  This week we're re-running a fave of ours, a conversation we had with Graham Scott to discuss his book Practice Makes Profit.  This book takes a smart and jargon-free look at how to optimize your business using practices like Theory of Constraints and Throughput Accounting.  Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

This Agile Uprising podcast episode delves into the complex and often challenging subject of authenticity in the workplace.  Andy Cleff, Jay Hrcsko, and Claudia Orozco-Gomez embark on a candid exploration of the fine balance between being one's genuine self and maintaining professionalism within professional contexts. With a blend of personal experiences and thought-provoking discussion, this episode addresses key questions about authenticity at work. The panelist share their own stories and insights, discussing the impact of virtual meetings on authentic expression, the importance of emotional intelligence, and the unique challenges faced by individuals from diverse backgrounds. Prepare to be engaged, inspired, and challenged as you navigate the intricate terrain of authenticity within the corporate world. Tune in to this stimulating conversation that encourages listeners to reflect on their own authenticity and join the dialogue on this significant topic. About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

This week host Sam Hogarth convened a panel to discuss the recent McKinsey piece on measuring software developer productivity.  It this typical consultant speak, or is there something to be said about this argument?  Listen in and find out! Enjoy! Resources referenced in the discussion: Kent’s LinkedIn posts *** If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Jason Little shares 4 mantras that many of us, uh, older agile fellows live by that capture the spirit of what agile is along with how you can adapt them to the wonderful work you're doing as a change agent: YAGNI Last Responsible Moment Firing a Tracer Bullet / “Walking the Dog” Yesterday's Weather Listen in on the discussion with Chris Murman and Andy Cleff, as they explore bringing back the intentions behind the Agile Manifesto. Read More:  About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

Where is agile going?  As a practice, as a methodology, for us as practitioners?  Join us this week as we chat with Chris Williams, host of the Badass Agile Podcast to discuss his last few episodes which center on this topic.  Where have we failed?  What have we done wrong?  How do we "right" the ship?  Tune in and find out!  Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

In this @agileuprising episode, Andy Cleff engages in a compelling conversation with Phil Johnson about the critical role of emotional intelligence (EI) in leadership and coaching. They emphasize that leadership transcends titles and is rooted in the ability to inspire trust through actions and results. The discussion explores the art of truthful communication, underscoring the importance of delivering truth with compassion and empathy to earn trust. Furthermore, they delve into the challenge of motivating individuals, driven by either pain or passion, to step beyond their comfort zones. Phil Johnson shares practical techniques, including the transformative power of a smile and the growing relevance of EI in an era of rapid change. In today's dynamic world, cultivating emotional intelligence is essential for effective leadership and coaching. This podcast unravels the key principles behind EI, offering valuable insights for professionals seeking to foster trust, engagement, and lasting relationships in their roles. For a video version: Links Here's a free audiobook. The Servant Warrior Leader About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

In this episode, Chris Murman, Mike Caddell, and Andy Cleff dive into the idea of "organizational debt." They compare it to technical debt (as well as financial debt) and discuss how it's essential to recognize and tackle inefficiencies, outdated processes, and cultural issues in organizations. They chat about potential signs of this debt, like slow decision-making and lack of role clarity. They stress the need for relevant metrics and creating a culture where people can freely talk about these issues. They close with a call for the agile community to explore ways to better identify, measure, and address organizational debt to enhance organizational adaptability and innovation.  Video Version: Read More On "Organizational Debt" About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

Chris Murman and Andy Cleff have a fireside chat about the principle of simplicity: the art of maximizing the amount of work not done.   Should you do more of doing less?   Video version: Topics include: Uncover the Truth about Simplicity and Agile The Power of Standardization Simplifying Complex Product Development Eliminating Waste in Methods & Frameworks Boosting Creativity and Collaboration Simplified UX: The Secret Behind Google's Aesthetic and Effective Designs! Unleashing Organizational Balance Unlocking Success: The Key to Faster Results thru Simplicity The Power of Doing Less: DevOps and Automation Revolutionize Work Escape the Busy Life: Finding time for simple pleasures in a fast-paced world Simplifying Your Approach for Transformation The Root Causes of Complexity and Chaos in Organizations Simplifying Interactions for Optimal Scaling If you'd like video version, check out About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

One of our favorites from the archives: What defines a "successful" agile transformation?  Is there a difference between "big T" and "little T" transformations?  And what exactly is a capon?  Join host Troy Lightfoot as he tries to corral an answer to this and other questions out of Chris Murman, Andrew Leff, and Jay Hrcsko.  This one's a bit of a rambler, but it should be fun for you listeners.  Enjoy! About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

FROM THE ARCHIVES: This week we're re-running one of our most popular episosdes, where Troy and Jay discuss how to use the Twelve Agile Principles as metrics for your agile delivery and transformation.  Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

was held recently in two locations for the first time ever. The main event was located in Orlando, Florida while a smaller but just as valuable hub was in Edinburgh, Scotland. Board member got together attendees from both locations to discuss their experiences. spoke and attended in Orlando, while attended her very first agile conference ever in Edinburgh. The trio discussed how the logistics worked between the two locations, how the event felt, and what stood out most from the week: Many don't understand what it takes to put on the event, and what it means to the Agile Alliance every year. Murman shared some of the logistics of the event having spent a year planning it. The family feel of both locations created a great environment for connection. Finding the right session is sometimes more difficult than it seems. Managing your energy over the week can also be a challenge for the introvert in us. Finally, there's so much more that people still don't realize happens at the main location every year. Regardless of the social media discussion around location, the Agile Alliance does everything it can to create a welcoming space for like-minded people to further their agile journies together. Hopefully you can catch up on some of the content. Videos for each of the keynotes are . If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Daniel Vacanti, one of the instrumental founders of Kanban (), chats with hosts  and  about agile metrics, Little's Law, the one metric that matters most, and the one that doesn't matter at all. Like the work, we are doing? today Books Videos / Websites   Contact Twitter: LinkedIn:

This week we discuss the recent blog post by David Heinemeier Hansson titled "Manage process before people."  While that sounds completely INSANE as a gut reaction...is he onto something?  Tune in and find out! Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

This week we continue our deep-dive into the annals of history to discuss another often-maligned paper, Winston Royce's "Managing the Development of Large Software Systems" a.k.a. -"the birthplace of waterfall"...but it is really?  How much of what is attributed to Royce is WRONG? And how much did he really get RIGHT that is sadly ignored? Listen in and find out! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

  In this week's episode, Troy Lightfoot and Prateek Singh from ProKanban.org discuss techniques used in other industries used to help people save lives, and money, and even develop artificial intelligence. They cover what can be used in planning for product development to bring more accurate forecasts with a real understanding of risk to help companies make better decisions on a continuous basis.  Links: ProKanban.org   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

This week's episode started out as a discussion of the book Framers by Ken Cukier et al. but then we went off into all sorts of heuristics for approaches to creative problem solving, and we landed with Claude Shannon's hints for Creative Thinking.  Enjoy!   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist  from  who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard,     to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our  We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a .  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Every great man has a great enemy, every great movement a great antagonist.  For "agile" that antagonist is typically attributed to Frederick Winslow Taylor, and his book Scientific Management...but SHOULD he be? This week we host a discussion between two people who actually took the time to READ the book, to try and answer the question: "Is the problem Taylorism...or how we're taught to INTERPRET it?"  Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In this week's episode, co-hosts Andy Cleff and Troy Lightfoot discuss the misconceptions about Little's law, the differences between what Dr. Little created and what is often taught, and how Little's Law can be useful in practice today by understanding the five underlying assumptions. This episode contains follow-along images which can be found below.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail! Images: Cycle Time with Checkboxes Cycle Time with Backlog Aging WIP Chart

From the archives: Join Andy Flemming and Andy Cleff as they discuss An Everyone Culture: Deliberately Developmental Organizations. DDO’s create an unusual kind of environment, one that tolerates — even prefers — making one's failures, risks, and weaknesses public so that colleagues can support each other in the process of overcoming them. There's a wonderful congruence with Modern Agile principles: Make People Awesome Make Safety a Prerequisite Experiment & Learn Rapidly Deliver Value Continuously Guest contact information https://www.facebook.com/waytogrowinc/ https://twitter.com/WaytoGrowINC https://www.linkedin.com/company/way-to-grow-inc/ Websites mentioned during the show www.waytogrowinc.com http://flashpoint.gatech.edu/ Book - An Everyone Culture https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BO2ITX2 About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

  In this week's episode, co-hosts Jay Hrcsko and Troy Lightfoot discuss the fallacies of prioritization and other agile-related practices that need rethinking including the cost of delay, WIP, release planning, forecasting, and more. This episode contains follow-along images which can be found below.  If you like this episode and want to attend an upcoming class on these topics, Troy is running a 4-night class about Flow metrics and Forecasting in July which can be found here. AU Listeners can get 20% off with promo code "AgileUprising" The No. 1 Thing killing your delivery podcast: https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/the-no1-thing-killing-your-delivery Follow Along Gamblers Ruin Picture 1 Gamblers Ruin Picture 2 Gamblers Ruin Picture 3 Drunk Agile Video Priority with a WIP of 1 Priority with a WIP of 2 Priority with a WIP of All Cycle Time Scatterplot Lunar Logic Planning Poker Cards Monte Carlo How Many Feature or Epic Right Size Calculator    

Discord members Niklas Kari, Mike Caddell, and Janel Lanza welcome fellow agilist Christiaan Verwijs to discuss his recent article on a data-driven approach to discussing SAFe. It's everyone's favorite framework to bash and blame for the issues in our work, and often the arguments are based on anecdotal evidence. So, when someone decided to do some extensive research on the topic, it got our attention and we wanted to hear more.  Verwijs outlined the research method, how the questions were adapted over time to respond to research participants, and how it's been received so far in the community. Team autonomy is a big part of the data set, as is the reception and reaction of the C-suite. We're not really sure if the data proves one way or another that SAFe is truly bad. Ultimately, it will likely confirm whatever opinion you have. However, it is vitally important to base impressions on various frameworks on more than emotional evidence. This was an interesting discussion of how. Related articles in the pod: In-Depth: Is SAFe® Really That Bad? | by Christiaan Verwijs | The Liberators | Medium  A Theory of Scrum Team Effectiveness | ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology 5 Colour Thinking and Change Management | CMI Good or Bad? Hard to Say. - Campbell Leadership Solutions   That's all for this week gang: On behalf of the Agile Uprising, we’d like to offer a sincere thank you to our guest Christiaan for volunteering to spend time with us On behalf of all of us on this episode, we’d like to thank you, the listeners for tuning in. If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It helps others find us.  And if this is your first time tuning in, why don’t you subscribe to our podcast? There will be a thread about this podcast posted on Coalition.AgileUprising.com, so feel free to hop in and join the discussion! We also have an active Discord community where we discuss all things agile and adjacent. In the show notes will be a link to our Discord server. Lastly, we do have a Patreon set up for those that would like to help us cover our hosting and production costs. See the show notes for details on how you can become a patron.  

This week we sit down with Dan Doiron to discuss his new book, Seeing Money Clearly: Using Throughput Accounting to Understand and Manage Knowledge-Work.  We discuss the different types of capacities, why buying capacity should always be a last resort, and how common cause variation will be a software team's undoing.  Enjoy! Slides to support today's conversation Seeing Money Clearly @ Amazon Seeing Money Clearly eBook If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

FROM THE ARCHIVES:   "I promise..." What if we applied the idea of a promise to engineering, systems design, and how we interact with each other?  Join host Jay Hrcsko and special guest-host Jonathan Magen as they sit down early in the morning to chat with the brilliant Mark Burgess, creator of Promise Theory.  Make sure you've had your coffee before you listen, this just may change how you interact with everyone!   Mark's Website Mark's Twitter Promise Theory: Principles and Applications Thinking In Promises: Designing Systems for Cooperation Jonathan's Twitter

Architecture....as in "software architecture"....what do these people do?  Do they do more harm than good?  Have we replaced this need with advances in software engineering?  And what about the different types of architects?  This week we go all-in on this topic, along with why engineers want to be architects, what the role REALLY entails, and how to use your Enterprise Architect to your advantage.  Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

This week Co-hosts Troy Lightfoot and Chris Murman sit down with special guest Colleen Johnson, CEO of ProKanban.org, and discuss an interesting topic, "Death of the Product Roadmap." Colleen makes a case for moving away from traditional roadmaps to utilizing portfolio Kanban at scale to achieve agility at all levels of an organization.  TLDL: The idea of a roadmap is not bad, but the most common forms and uses of roadmaps are speculative, deterministic, and prescriptive. All things that are not suited for a world full of unknowns.  BOOKS: ProKanban.org Optimal Operating Capacity (WIP Limits???) Colleen's Product Owner Summit Keynote on Product Roadmaps Scaling with Portfolio Kanban Free Resources

Return guest Chris Li joins host Chris Murman to discuss the state of conferences today, why they matter, and how #Agile2023 is our favorite of the bunch. We also discuss how much we adore Troy Lightfoot, and why his voice was built for radio. Li and Murman then discuss Agile Advice at the conference. Since he created the space for Agile Alliance, Li speaks to the history, why it's extremely underrated in value, and why you should spend some time with the team in Orlando this year. Sparkplug Agility If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

It seems like EVERYONE is talking about ChatGPT, and large language models, and that it's going to replace everything...but will it really?  Join us this week as we sit down to discuss what potential impacts these tools will have on the agile industry and the agile job family.  Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Join Andrew Leff, Troy Lightfoot and Andy Cleff as they make a pilgrimage to The Lodge at Snowbird, UT. There they discover some amazing artifacts that date back to circa 2001. This episode is graciously sponsored by Wellington Dowd. His framework, the Foundation Utilizing Core Knowledge To Actualize Realistic Delivery, is a multi-level phase-gated process to roll out "the agile" to your organization WITHOUT ACTUALLY CHANGING ANYTHING!

Are we humans at the mercy of hard-wired circuits buried deep in the animalistic parts of our brains or are we the architects of our own experience? In this episode, Andy Cleff shares his research on the Triune Brain theory and some surprising facts. Links Your Brain Is Not an Onion With a Tiny Reptile Inside Joseph Cesario Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain  Lisa Feldman Barrett How Gut Bacteria Are Controlling Your Brain Miriam Frankel and Matt Warren Feed Your Microbes - Nurture Your Mind  John Cryan, TEDxHa'pennyBridge  The embodied brain: towards a radical embodied cognitive neuroscience Julian Kiverstein and Mark Miller About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

  FROM THE ARCHIVES - we're re-running an old episode this week that some of our newer listeners might have missed.  Listen in as Troy and William Strydom chat about integral theory and how they utilize it in both their personal and professional lives.  Enjoy!      This week's episode features special guest William Strydom and host Troy Lightfoot on the topic of "Integral Theory." William and Troy discuss how leadership and teams can make better decisions by applying "A Theory of Everything." They discuss past experience with this theory in personal life as well as individual, team and and organizational levels in Agile Transformations. As a bonus they discuss how to use this theory for everyones favorite topic, METRICS!   Links mentioned in the episode A Theory of Everything Spiral Dynamics Integral Mastering Leadership (Leadership Circle) Integral Retro Idea Team Mood Tracker Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. Ratings and comments really help others find us. Care to engage us in conversation? Sign up for free at Coalition.agileuprising.com Interested in helping us to offset our costs? Become a Patron of the Agile Uprising for as little as $1 USD per month.

What percentage of your and your teams’ total working time is spent in meetings? What proportion of those are really good uses of everyone’s time? What if businesses could eliminate meaningless and/or unproductive meetings? Listen in as co-hosts Andy Cleff and Marc Story chat with Evan Unger, a world-class fixer for the mess that are meetings, explore the power of facilitation: the missing sauce. Contact Information https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-unger-6553597/ terischwartzassociates.com/virtual/ References Mentioned Meetings Are Miserable: That Atlantic The Surprising Impact of Meeting-Free Days Lencioni: Death by Meeting Lencioni: The Advantage Kim Scott: Radical Candor About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

This week we sit down AGAIN with author Jeff Anderson to review the completed version of his book Organizing Toward Agility.  We discuss the importance of organizational design in trying to enact change in an organization, along with many other ideas from his book.  Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

Do you have a feeling that your team/system/organization is capable of much higher performance than you are currently experiencing? Could the solution be as simple as learning to do “no” better!? Listen in as Andy Cleff ponders: The Problem With "Yes" Consequences of Status Quo Decisions vs Relationships Working with Trade-Offs The "No" Repertoire And building an action plan backlog for doing no better! Links to Things Mentioned on the show Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow by Dominica DeGrandis Essentialism by Greg McKeown Focus is about saying no, Steve Jobs Path To Agility for achieving business outcomes and lasting change Real Flow: Break the Burnout Cycle and Unlock High Performance in the New World of Work by Brandi Olson The Resource Utilization Trap Henrik Kniberg Multiple WIP vs One Piece Flow Example Henrik Kniberg The Efficiency Paradox  Niklas Modig  There's A Meeting For That Ryan Ripley Leadership is Language David Marquet Redwork and Blue Work David Marquet Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency by Tom DeMarco Beyond Budgeting by Bjarte Bogsnes How to Avoid Groupthink David Marquet A Scientific Guide to Saying “No”: How to Avoid Temptation and Distraction by James Clear Embracing Dissent Dissent Cards To Quote Hamlet T-shirt About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

  In this week's episode, host Troy Lightfoot details the number one thing he thinks impacts teams' and organizations' ability to deliver quickly and predictably. Troy uses a combination of story telling and visualization linked below to explain. Feel free to follow along! Follow Along: Cycle Time Scatterplot Kingda Ka Passes Aging Work In Progress Chart Kanback Pocket Guide Resources: ProKanbanTraining.com for classes Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability Book

This week we get together to talk about...STUFF.  Specifically, amongst the panel we discuss what are we reading/watching/listening to that have NOTHING to do with "the agile", and how they've impacted our behaviours, mindsets, and how we approach our work as coaches and agents of change.  Hopefully you find something you enjoy!  Enjoy! BOOKS: From Contempt to Curiosity - Caitlin Walker Leadership is Language -  David Marquet Quit - Annie Duke Thinking in Bets - Annie Duke Wanting - Luke Burgis Salem's Lot - Stephen King Framers - Kenneth Culkier Lucifer Principle - Howard Bloom The Status Game - Will Storr Sapiens - Noah Harari Anti-Fragile - Nicholas Taleb Range - David Epstien Ant Encounters - Deborah Gordon The Moral Molecule - Paul Zak The Hard Thing About Hard Things - Ben Horowitz PODCASTS: The Radical Candor podcast Infinite Loops  The Jim Rutt Show Unlearn - Barry O'Rielly Remote Work - Lisette Sutherland Hidden Forces CONTENT: Ribbonfarm, Venkatesh Rao Balaji Srinivasan   OTHER HONORABLE MENTIONS Trung Phan - Twitter and newsletter, https://trungtphan.com/, @TrungTPhan ORSC - Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching - https://crrglobal.com         If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In this episode, host Troy Lightfoot chats with Chris Li about the current state of Agile and the growing negativity in the community. We discuss what's going on and if we can reset our thinking around Agile because it's actually awesome! Links https://www.sparkplugagility.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/realchrisli/ https://prokanbantraining.com (if you would like to take any classes with Troy!) YadaYada  If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

  The concept of flow is vital to truly adopting business agility and yet it is notoriously difficult to convey...there has to be an easier way.  What about a game? This week we're joined by irregular regular Sarah Baca to discuss the Okaloa Flowlab simulation game and how it teaches flow, and we're also joined by the creators of the game itself, Arlette Vercammen and Patrick Steyaert! Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In this episode, host Troy Lightfoot chats with Ryan Ripley about his latest controversial social media posts about story points and his new mantra, "Story points are trash" We discuss why he feels that way, what are the alternatives, and how some of our "common" practices might be better left in the past if we want to progress. Links https://www.agileforumans.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanripley https://ryanripley.com https://prokanban.org YadaYada  If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Process.  Practices.  Principles.  But what about org structure?  This week we sit down with Cesario Ramos, one of the authors behind Creating Agile Organizations: A Systemic Approach to discuss the importance of organizational design and how it directly impacts the odds of success when trying to perform any type of large-scale organizational change, especially an agile transformation.  Cheers! Creating Agile Organizations website If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

In a blog post last year, AU board member Chris Murman wrote about loneliness and his experience with the topic in his professional journey. Because they are gluttons for punishment and love discussing their own misery, Jay Hrcsko, and Andrew Leff joined Murman to start the new year off with an emotional blood-letting. Along the way, the three discuss: How comfortable we all are with the topic. The difference between loneliness and being alone. Is it possible to tell if someone is lonely? What do we say when we see it in ourselves and others? Some ways to turn loneliness into an opportunity to connect with others. It was a fantastic chat because the more we destigmatize the topic (like others in the past 20 years), the easier it is to bring up loneliness to others in our lives. As we begin 2023 anew, please share this episode with others because you never know who it could have a positive impact on. This is Murman speaking here, and I'm so thankful to have these two gentlemen in my life to walk through the challenging stuff. If it didn't come out enough in the pod, I wouldn't be the person I am today without friends like them. If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, or a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher, or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Many thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us with our outro music free of charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Not long ago, Chris Murman and Jay Hrcsko recorded a podcast about some of the mistakes or failures Murman has made in his agile journey. Perhaps it wasn't an outright fail, but definitely coaching he wished he could have a do-over. It is part of a larger conversation we have been having at AU for quite some time. We even wish we could host a conference devoted solely to failure bows. It definitely become a fiery topic since the pandemic to realize the ways of working most held dear weren’t always the case anymore. And yet we hold them as always true. So Murm put the call out on Twitter for someone else to join me in the conversation. Treasured peer and friend Paul Tevis answered the Bat Signal, and we thank him for his bravery. Join Murman and Tevis as they discuss why it's so tough to discuss failure in an industry that claims to embrace it. What were some moments we wish we could do over again, and why it's important to find those moments? Recognizing the opportunity to use regret is the key to taking huge leaps forward together. If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, or a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher, or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Many thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us with our outro music free of charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Joining us to kick off our series on Agile Leadership is returning guest Kurt Bittner, co-author of the Professional Agile Leader!  We discuss the satisfaction gap as it relates to transformation, how facts are friendly, and how your customers dont care about your revenue or operational expense, among many other topics.  Enjoy! The Professional Agile Leader on Amazon If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Break the Burnout Cycle and Unlock High Performance in the New World of Work! Hosts Andy Cleff, Jay Hrzcko, and Shana Burns chat with organizational agility expert Brandi Olson about her book: Real Flow We cover a range of topics: Brandi’s inspirations for the book, cognitive science, organizational agility, lean principles, and permaculture. Listen in and learn how to cultivate an evidence-driven approach to high-performing, agile organizations, with improved employee retention. Links Brandi’s website, Real Work Done Brandi’s LinkedIn Brandi’s book, Real Flow Other Books Mentioned If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Every agile practitioner's dream is to run a transformation...but is it all it's cracked up to be?  This week the panel of Janee McConnell, Andrew Leff, Chris Murman, and Jay Hrcsko discuss their experiences with being the HMFIC in regards to helping an organization achieve agility.  What battles did they expect but didn't have?  What battles did they not expect but ended up fighting?  And what advice would they give other practitioners going down this road?  Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

This week we were lucky enough to sit down with Alicia Yanik and Nathan Chowilawu-Eshe a.k.a. The Agile Twins, hosts of the Transformation Simulation podcast!  We discuss their show's history, the idea genesis, and then we veer wildly off-course into the problems with agile, where our industry is going, and why transformations no longer "follow the script."  Enjoy! Transformation Simulation Podcast If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Is this even possible?  How can we hope to transform an organization WITHOUT using a popular framework?  What are the vital concepts we need to get across?  What pitfalls should we avoid?  Join us this week as we unpack our experiences with guiding an agile transformation WITHOUT using a framework! Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

This week we have a GREAT interview with Joe Krebs, the innovator behind the Agile Kata.  We review not only the theory but also the application of this easy-to-understand practice which you can use to supercharge your organization!  Enjoy! Agile Kata Website Order your Agile Kata Kit! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

In this episode, hosts Andy Cleff and Jay Hrcsko chat with Joshua Kerievsky about his latest book, Joy of Agility. It reflects over two decades of experimenting, learning, unlearning, and reflecting on the nature of agility. Joy of Agility features 6 powerful agile mantras and over 100 unforgettable stories of real people, teams, and organizations that made slow and awkward things faster and easier, solved difficult problems by being readily resourceful, and adapted to change with speed and grace. This book is a guide meant for people in any profession who aspire to be agile. Links https://www.industriallogic.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuakerievsky/ https://joyofagility.com/ https://twitter.com/joshuakerievsky YadaYada  If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

This week is an unscripted Metaphors Matter episode, where we bounce around the idea of "Could agile be a placebo?"  We also discuss other placebos in organizations and leadership, and we wonder aloud if this might be a way to jumpstart serious organizational change.  Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Many of us have had interesting professional journeys, but how many of us have actually had a life-changing epiphany that makes us question EVERYTHING?  This week Jay sat down with Chris Murman to have a no holds barred, no topic off limits conversation with Chris about some of his recent insights, regrets, and things he'd do differently.  Take a listen, you might learn something about yourself.   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

  This week we continue our Metaphors Matter series, but from a different angle...we all encounter "problems" at work of varying size, impact, and severity.  Being as we're trying to move from mechanical or biological metaphors, would it make sense to refer to these problems as illnesses?  Or injuries?  What about the idea of disease in an organization?  Join us this week as the panel unpacks this metaphor.  Cheers! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Talk about an episode that's been a long time coming; this week we finally dive into the topic of Clean Language, and to help us do so we enlisted the best people to talk about it: author Caitlin Walker and clean practitioner/conference speaker Sarah Baca.  This is definitely an episode you'll want to listen to twice...Enjoy! Caitlin's Clean Learning Website Caitlin's Book, From Contempt to Curiosity Sarah's YouTube Channel, Clean at Work If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

So, is agile Marvel, DC, Darkhorse or something else? Which universe personifies the life of an agilist? Chris Murman, Janeé McConnell and Brad Stokes take up the challenge to examine Agile through the lens of superheroes.  They look at the good, the bad and the insane and try to understand just how well Nightwing would do in the role of Scrum Master.

Fun one this week!  Jay and Janee sit down to discuss Janee's attempt at creating an "agile mixtape."  From there the conversation veers into bad retros, crying at work, and the concept of a "broken glass boss".  Enjoy! Link to the Agile Mixtape If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

This week we continue our Metaphors Matter series; in this episode the panel discusses the ideas of adaptability and survivability.  Is there a difference?  Which one should organizations prioritize?  And being as we're talking more about biology than mechanics...where does the idea of evolution come into play?  Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

This week we have another unscripted episode, where we gather an assortment of agile practitioners (comprised of Janel Lanza, Mike Caddell, and Abbott Shea) to talk about how to build your agile organization...should you hire externally?  What about training up internal talent?  What are the pros and cons of each?  What are we not considering?  Enjoy!   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!    

This week we continue the conversation around metaphors, and we go further down the rabbit hole in trying to answer the question: should we be using mechanical metaphors when biological metaphors are more appropriate?  Enjoy!  

  "Metaphors are how we make sense of the world." - Shaun Hotchkiss In this week's episode we discuss the usage of metaphor in our world...we typically default to "mechanical" metaphors when referencing our organizations, but would we be better served by using an organic metaphor instead?  This is the first in a series where we discuss changing the semantics of business to a biological frame of reference to reframe how we create organizational change.  Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!    

Whether we like it or not there is the perception that agile practitioners look down at "waterfall" with derision...but should they?  Are there benefits to traditional project management that we're ignorant of?  What about the traits of a good project manager...do they translate into the agile world?  Tune in this week for a panel discussion on "agile in the streets, waterfall in the sheets"...Enjoy!   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

The statistics around educator burnout are sobering. Teachers are not just leaving one district for another. They are leaving the profession. This represents a huge loss of knowledge as well as creates staff shortages. Five Alarm Crisis? Is the US Educational system too big to fail?  We certainly hope it’s not too late to fix…  In this podcast, a panel of folks share their anecdotes: How they are applying lean-agile values and principles to have a profound and positive impact on education systems. Wanna get your groove going? Join the Teachers’ Lounge: https://www.l-eaf.org/teachers_lounge Websites https://www.l-eaf.org/ https://www.the-agile-mind.com/ https://crowboxpartners.com/ https://www.fayobserver.com/story/opinion/2022/06/21/fayetteville-early-college-student-stem-dominance-stifling-teachers-students/7655016001/ Contact Information https://www.linkedin.com/in/roslynn-jackson/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicacavallaro/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-holzapfel-99081b24/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffburstein/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/caden-ketchman/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/varika-pinnam/ About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

  This week we sit down to discuss the book A Radical Enterprise, with who else but the author himself, Matt Parker!  We talk about dominator hierarchies and how they contribute to command and control atmosphere as well as go deep on the four imperatives of radically collaborative organizations...if you're part of a transformation and looking for "better ways to work", this episode is for you! Matt's Website If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!    

  This week we sit down with returning guest Jonathan Magen to discuss "What if we viewed teams like we viewed distributed systems?"  We talk about coordination, group behavior, fractals, and the importance of the Actor model as applied to teams.  Enjoy!   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Host Andy Cleff chats with Melissa Bogg about how throughout the pandemic and post-pandemic era, the world of work has experienced an awakening.  After extended periods of work from home, new levels of flexibility, and almost forced work-life integration, pre-existing workplace traditions are no longer palatable.  Whose job is it to change the status quo, to explore ways, new levels of flexibility, replacing all those pre-pandemic workplace traditions? Links www.melissaboggs.com www.wildheartsatwork.com http://twitter.com/melissadboggs http://linkedin.com/melissa-boggs Related Podcasts The Great Resignation Support the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

This week come listen to the collative wisdom as your hosts Andrew Leff and Mike Caddell sit down with Marita Fridjhon, author and CEO of CRR Global to talk about her new book, Systems Inspired leadership.  During this podcast Marita takes us on the systems inspired leadership journey where we talk about Leadership, META Skills, and many other concepts.  We even get a special guest appearance from Guido (Marita’s French bulldog) .   CRR Global Website  Systems Inspired Leadership book - on CRR's Site Systems Inspired Leadership book - on Amazon If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!      

Host Andy Cleff chats with David Hawks and Seth Ely, from Path To Agility, about navigating the enterprise transformation journey. We dive into: Gaining true buy-in from all the necessary players in the organization Assessments and feedback loops Providing visibility into progress and impediments Building a focus on culture and a learning environment Parlaying early successes into a broad and consistent change trajectory Links [email protected] https://www.p2anav.com/signup Access Code: AgileUprising Related Podcasts Should I Take This? - Agile Velocity: Path to Agility Autonomy with Alignment: Effective Approaches for Transformations Support the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Join David Allen, Brad Stokes and Andy Cleff as they discuss Getting Things Done in an Agile World. "Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them." David is the New York Times best-selling author of Getting Things Done - The Art of Stress-free Productivity. Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, Getting Things Done has become an incredibly influential business book and one of the gotos for personal organization. GTD is now shorthand for a way of approaching professional and personal tasks and is used by individuals from CEOs to developers. David discusses the origins of GTD, the journey upon the way, mistakes made and lessons learned. He touches on a range of research such as distributed cognition, the influence of the martial arts and experience of establishing one of the first truly holocratic companies. Guest contact information https://gettingthingsdone.com/ https://twitter.com/gtdguy https://www.linkedin.com/company/david-allen-company/ Books Getting Things Done - The art of stress-free productivity Getting Things Done for Teens About Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

  WARNING: we get a little esoteric on this one :) This episode was spawned from a conversation on our Discord...Is "agile" a cult?  Or is it a religion?  Have we deified ourselves or others?  What's the difference?  We convened a panel to try and unpack this topic and come to consensus....were we successful?  Let us know! About that intro music.... If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

  This week we welcome back the creator of Tameflow Steve Tendon to talk about his newest book, Standing on Bits.  We discuss the different flows in an organization, how to tie the work that agile teams produce to financial results, the importance of signals in your system, and once again...if you have nothing to do, go fishing! Enjoy! Standing on Bits - Link to Purchase The Tameflow Website   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

Regardless of how long it feels, it's been just over two years since our professional lives were disrupted by COVID-19 and the worldwide quarantine that pushed most of us into working from home. Every. Single. Damn. Day. Claudia Orozco-Gomez (I'm not restating her persona because it's amazing enough as is) hosts a retro for AU Discord members Stephen Kellogg, Mike Caddell, Sam Hogarth, and board member Chris Murman where we discuss the highs and lows of the past two years of our work has meant. Thanks again to our awesome panel and to you, our listening audience. If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on your podcasting platform of choice. If this is your first time tuning in, why don’t you subscribe? If you’d like to join the discussion and share your retro on Remote, the pandemic, a random meme,... join our discord server - see AgileUprising.com or show notes for a link Finally, support from listeners like you will help us cover our hosting and production costs. See the show notes for details on how you can become a patron.

In this panel podcast, co-hosts Andy Cleff and Colleen Johnson chat with Garry Miller, Jeff Burstein, Jessica Cavallaro, Dr. LeDonna Griffin, Roslynn Jackson, and Simon Holzapfel about their journeys as agilists and educators. We explore ways for educational systems to adapt to bring more joy into the classroom, as well as greater engagement from parents, administrators, teachers and students. Through flow-based education, students grow to be more independent, confident and persistent adults equipping them with autonomy and resilience to better address challenges Join the conversation at: https://www.l-eaf.org/teachers_lounge Websites l-eaf.org/ the-agile-mind.com/ crowboxpartners.com/ Contact Information linkedin.com/in/roslynn-jackson/ linkedin.com/in/jessicacavallaro/ linkedin.com/in/dr-ledonna-white-griffin-18067345/ linkedin.com/in/simon-holzapfel-99081b24/ linkedin.com/in/jeffburstein/ Additional Info John Miller: https://agileclassrooms.com/ https://www.agileineducation.org/ Willy Wijnandshttps://eduscrum.org/ A Manifesto for Agile Education: Why is agility in schools only valued in the gym department? https://medium.com/notosh/a-manifesto-for-agile-education-51afdf4a1690 Agile Schools: How Technology Saves Education (Just Not the Way We Thought it Would) https://www.infoq.com/articles/agile-schools-education/ https://scrumatschool.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Manifesto-for-Agile-Education.pdf https://kanbanzone.com/2021/4-pillars-of-agile-in-education/ About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Listen in as Jeff Patton and Jeff Gothel chat about scrum product ownership, lean UX, product discovery, shipping to learn, and believability weighted design with Colleen Johnson and Chris Murman. (Rereleased bc it was so dang good.) Links Jeff Patton on Twitter Jeff Patton Books Jeff Patton on the web Jeff Gothelf on Twitter Jeff Gothelf Books Jeff Gothelf on the web Shakshuka Recipe Events CSPO Training Agile Munich 2018 Big Apple Scrum Day 2018 Agile Lean Ireland 2018 Please support the Agile Uprising Podcast by making a contribution via patreon.com/agileuprising  And join the discourse by sharing your experiments around believability weighted product design via Coalition.agileuprising.com

  What does fluid dynamics have to do with agile transformations? What is "vorticity" and how does it play into the differences between market demand, business agility, and software delivery? And what about firmware, which is a niche few talk about? How do you get agile firmware between agile software and agile hardware? This week we sit down with esteemed author David Bishop to discuss his book Metagility, where he unpacks all the above and more! Metagility on Amazon If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

Everybody is talking about this buzzy technology....but how would it work in our agile world? Would it even? This week Troy and Jay sit down to discuss everything web3 related, and they speculate on how it could apply in our world of agility. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

Host Andy Cleff @justsitthere chats with the founder of the Scrums Allegiance Jensen Schwatherwell. @ScrmsAllegiance mission is straightforward - Help grow organizational legitimacy by appearing more agile while avoiding the risks of improvement. Jensen Schwatherwell shares his well earned-knowledge thru a series of challenging listener-submitted questions. Reminder: This episode was recorded on the 91st day of the year. Do the math.  Sound FX from Zapsplat.com Links https://twitter.com/ScrmsAllegiance https://www.scrumsallegiance.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/scrums-allegiance https://www.scrumsblathering.com/registration About this Podcast If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

You've heard of paired programming, and even paired work...but what about paired coaching? This week we sit down to discuss the concept of paired agile coaching: how would it work? Would it work? Is it too much of a good thing? Tune in and hear our panel's thoughts. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Sooner Safer Happier by Jonathan Smart is one of those books that we feel should be read by EVERYONE at every level...this week Jay is joined by "the coach everyone wants to be when they grow up" Don Eitel, to discuss what insights we took away from the book and what we learned. Enjoy!   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

  This week we have return guest Graham Scott. Graham is a practicing "throughput accountant" and he sits down to chat with us about his new book, Practice Makes Profit. Who knew you could make more money by NOT working harder!?! Listen to Graham tell us how! Enjoy!   Practice Makes Profit on Amazon   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

This week we convened a panel to discuss a situation that is becoming more and more prevalent as stories surface: teams without scrum/flow masters. Can these teams still be successful? Can these transformations be successful? Is agility possible without them? Tune in and see....enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

During this special (belated) Valentine's Day episode Lyssa Adkins, Debbie Madden, Brad Stokes, Troy Lightfoot and Andy Cleff have a lively panel discussion on how they use their agile mindsets, those values, and beliefs - in their daily lives: With their partners Their children On Thanksgiving and Christmas But, alas not with their pets. (Would have given agility training for fido a whole new meaning!) Nothing was off the table… well, maybe some things… they kept the episode SFW as they took Software Development out of the Manifesto... And shared how they apply the guiding principles outside of the team room. Support the Agile Uprising by making a contribution via patreon.com/agileuprising Episode Hosts Troy Lightfoot Andy Cleff Links Contact Information Lyssa Adkins Debbie Madden Brad Stokes Troy Lightfoot Andy Cleff Websites Agile and Mindfulness: http://agileuprising.libsyn.com/agile-and-mindfulness SAFe Demistified: http://agileuprising.libsyn.com/safe-demystified-with-brad-stokes StrideNYC: https://www.stridenyc.com/ Agile Coaching Institute: http://agilecoachinginstitute.com/ Lean Agile Intelligence: https://www.leanagileintelligence.com/ Books Agile Faculty A Theory of Everything Responsibility Process Support the Agile Uprising by making a contribution via patreon.com/agileuprising

Agile Uprising board member Chris Murman welcomes our good friend and all-around wise wizard Bob Galen to talk about his new book titled Extraordinarily Badass Coaching: The Journey From Beginner To Mastery and Beyond. If you want an e-copy (Mobi, Epub, and PDF) the best way to get it is on Leanpub. Here's a coupon code for a discounted copy. In the pod, we discuss how we got where we are with the role of Agile Coach, the struggles people find in the role, and what an improvement in the work could mean for teams.  Bob mentions the Agile Coaching Growth Wheel a few times in the recording. More information can be found here: http://whatisagilecoaching.org/agile-coaching-growth-wheel/ https://resources.scrumalliance.org/Article/agile-coaching-growth-wheel Also, Mark Summers and Bob have collaborated with Comparative Agility to create an Agile Coaching PI (Personal Improvement) assessment that is free. It's a wonderful learning and development tool for agile coaches   Finally, you can also download a free copy of Agile Reflections for Agile Coaches e-book from Leanpub here by setting the slider to $0. If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher, or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us with our outro music free of charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In the newest edition of Should I Take This? we sit down with Janel Lanza and Andrew Leff to discuss their experience with taking the new Professional Kanban I course, taught by the man himself James Gifford. Enjoy!   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

  We inherently understand the iterative-based, small-chunks-of-work that is "agile"...how does that apply to the phase-gated, giant grant process that most non-profits have to navigate? To answer this question we brought in an expert; join us this week as we sit down with Diane Leonard, founder of Agile in Nonprofits to talk us through how they apply lean thinking to what they do. Enjoy! Agile in Nonprofits website If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

This week we welcome back our frequent collaborators, the Mad Dog Mike Dougherty and Pete "OK" Oliver-Krueger to discuss their maturity tool AMMI, which is part of their Library of Agile product. We talk about what this tool actually does, how useful it is and where you can apply it, and we even go into examples of successful application of this tool in their work experiences. Enjoy!

NOTE - apologies for some audio difficulties, Jay's connection was spotty as his wife was streaming Yellowstone in 4k and eating his bandwith :) This episode we've been meaning to do for years but have never gotten around to it; we were so surprised to find other practitioners actually utilizing Otto Scharmer's TheoryU that we convened a panel to discuss!  What is it?  How does it work?  And most importantly, how do you apply this theory in our everyday lives?  Join The World's Best Cold Fusion Developer, The Mad Dog, and Pete OK as they discuss.  Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Welcome to our first episode of 2022! In this week's discussion we sit down with a murderer's row of agile practitioners to discuss "The Great Resignation".  Some of these folks have recently changed jobs, others are on the hunt, we have a recruiter in the mix, and yet others are wondering "is it the time to jump ship?"  What companies will make out during this giant transition?  What companies won't?  Listen in to hear our thoughts! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Join our hosts Andy Cleff, Chris Murman, and Colleen Johnson as they discuss the 12th Agile Principle: "At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly." We hope you enjoyed listening to this series as much as we did making it! Like the work we are doing? Become a patron and support the Agile Uprising for less than the cost of a single craft beer...   Links: ScatterSpoke Snake on the Board Impediments? We ain't got no stinkin' impediments  

Join our hosts Andy Cleff, Colleen Johnson, and Paul Elia as they discuss the 11th Agile Principle: "The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams." Are you enjoying these podcast? Become a patron and support the Agile Uprising for as little as $0.03 day!  

Join our hosts Andrew Leff, Troy Lightfoot, and James Gifford as they discuss the 10th Agile Principle: "Simplicity--the art of maximizing the amount of work not done--is essential." It's pretty simple. If you're enjoying our podcasts, why don't you become a patron and support the Agile Uprising for as little as $0.03 day!  

Join our hosts Troy Lightfoot, Andy Cleff, and James Gifford as they discuss the 9th Agile Principle: "Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility." Links Six Steps to Self Learning Teams Uncle Bob's Clean Coding Videos Help us pay attention to the right things by becoming a patron and supporting the Agile Uprising for as little as $0.03 day!  

Join our hosts Chris Murman and Andy Cleff as they discuss the 8th Agile Principle: "Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely." Promote sustainable podcasting: Become a patron of the Agile Uprising for as little as $0.03 day!  

This week we convene a panel to discuss the book Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais.  We review the team types outlined, the different interaction modes, how cognitive load figures into team size and layout, and even the Inverse Conway.  Enjoy! References: Robin Dunbar on the Jim Rutt Show Promise Theory with Mark Burgess If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!    

Join our hosts Jay Hrcsko, Andy (JFDI) Cleff, and Andrew Leff as they discuss the 7th Agile Principle "Working software is the primary measure of progress." Are you enjoying Agile Uprising podcasts? Become a patron and help us keep them shipping for as little as $0.03 day!  

Join our hosts Jay Hrcsko, and Chris Murman as they discuss the 6th Agile Principle: "The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation." Did you enjoy this podcast? Become a patron of Agile Uprising for as little as $0.03 day and we'll hug you when we meet face to face!  

Join our hosts Chris Murman, and Andy Cleff as they discuss the 5th Agile Principle: "Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done." Become a patron and give your support to the Agile Uprising for as little as $0.03 day!  

Join our hosts James Gifford, Jay Hrcsko and Andrew Leff as they discuss the 4th Agile Principle: "Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project." Did you enjoy this podcast? Become a patron and support the Agile Uprising for as little as $0.03 day!  

Join our hosts Paul Elia and Ryan Lockard as they discuss the 3rd Agile Principle: "Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale." Help us keep iterating on podcasts like this one: Become a patron of the Agile Uprising for less bitcoin than you'd spend on a single craft beer!  

In this panel episode, Andy Cleff, Richard Dolman, Marc Story, from Agile Velocity, and Claudia Orozco, John Schneider, and Mike Caddell, members of the Agile Uprising, discuss the pros and cons of various approaches to agile transformations. They reach the conclusion that by taking a balanced, pragmatic approach and recognizing where centralization and decentralization make sense, leaders can dramatically increase the chances of transformation success. Themes include: Defining Context for Centralized vs. Decentralized) Cultural Implications) Org Structure implications) OODA and PDCA loops About Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In the second episode of our "12 Days of Agile" series, join Colleen Johnson, James Gifford, and Jay Hrcsko as they discuss their thoughts on the second Agile Manifesto Principle: "Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer's competitive advantage.." Are you enjoying our podcasts? Become a patron and support the Agile Uprising for as little as $0.03 day!  

In the first episode of our "12 Days of Agile" series, join Paul Elia and Jay Hrcsko as they discuss their thoughts on the first Agile Manifesto Principle: "Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software." Do you value our podcasts? Become a patron and support the Agile Uprising for as little as $0.03 day!  

We've talked about many topics on this show, but we've never really went in on cybersecurity.  So what better way to christen that topic than by sitting down with industry legend Ken Pyle.  What ostensibly started out with the question "Is cloud secure?" devolved into a discussion around how Ken finds exploits, why being compromised is not an if but a when, and he answers "do we have any hope at all?"...Enjoy! Ken's LinkedIn If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Host Andy Cleff and a panel of Agile Uprising co-hosts Claudia Orozco, Niklas Kari, and Stephen Kellogg chat with Jurgen Appelo about the unFIX Model for versatile organizations. "It is time for an alternative to SAFe, LeSS, Holacracy, Management 3.0, the Spotify model, and matrix organizations. We need something that takes flexibility to a new level, and that embraces hybrid working as the new normal." Learn more at: shiftup.work/unfix-model/ Co-host contact info: http://linkedin.com/in/claudiajudith https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenkellogg https://www.linkedin.com/in/niklas-kari   Yadayada: If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In this week's episode we sit down with Ivar Jacobson to discuss the "crazy things" he's seen as a result of the agile explosion, as well as going into detail about his new practice called Essence.  Enjoy! Essence Website Part one of the Crazy Things series   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Tired of not achieving Organizational outcomes and don’t know how to improve that?...this show is for you. In this episode Host James Gifford talks with Scrum.org’s Patrica Kong and Kurt Bittner about Evidence Based Management. Learn more about defining value and setting goals in both the near- and long-term. More Info Evidence Based Management: https://www.scrum.org/resources/evidence-based-management https://www.scrum.org/resources/evidence-based-management-guide https://www.scrum.org/courses/professional-agile-leadershiptm-evidence-based-managementtm-training   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Join Andy Cleff and Marc Story, Enterprise Coach, as they chat with Ryan Sparks about effective leadership principles. Both Ryan and Marc tap into their service in the Marine Corp as well as their Agile Transformation experience. Topics include: Patterns of human organizations Decision-making processes The OODA Loop Next best actions Cross-training And more Guest Contact Info Ryan Sparks on LinkedIn Silver Star Award The Headstrong Project Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation The Fine Print If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Hosts Andy Cleff and Jenny Tarwater, Enterprise Agile Coach at Agile Velocity, chat with Esther Derby about the myth of the annual performance review. They uncover how the ritual reinforces existing power structures and diminishes safety for teams. They then explore ways to help people to be more successful in their roles. Things like regular feedback as a means to influence future behavior, and recognizing that performance is always a function of a person plus their environment. Get in touch with Esther Derby https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherderby/ https://twitter.com/estherderby https://www.estherderby.com/ Esther Derby's Books Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management (2005) - Co-Author Johanna Rothman Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great (2006) - Co-Author Diana Larsen https://www.amazon.com/Agile-Retrospectives-Making- 7 Rules for Positive, Productive Change: Micro Shifts, Macro Results (2019) ---- If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher, or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories,  please join our real-time interaction and conversations with other practitioners at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

Join Host James Gifford as he talks with Discord members Todd Thrash, Mike Caddell, Stephen Kellogg, and Jonathan Schneider for Part 2 of our discussion around "passing the baton."  The panel discusses more advanced topics for when you're passed the baton and things are not what you expected.  They examine topics such as team splitting and other Team growth tactics.  Mentioned on the show: https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/passing-the-baton-part-1 https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/from-chaos-to-successful-distributed-agile-teams-with-johanna-rothman-and-mark-kilby https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/dynamic-reteaming-2020-with-heidi-helfand   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories  please join Coalition.AgileUprising.com Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In this weeks episode hosts Claudia Orozco-Gomez and Jay Hrcsko sit down with the comedic geniuses behind Comic Agile, Luxshan Ratnaravi and Mikkel Noe-Nygaard.  We talk about where the idea to do agile comics came from, how they come up with ideas for their comics, the process of creating their book, and what lies ahead.  If laughter is the best medicine, laughing at agile will definitely add YEARS back to our practitioner lives...enjoy! Comic Agile book Comic Agile on LinkedIn If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories  please join Coalition.AgileUprising.com Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

At some point in everyone's agile journey they are passed the baton to shepherd a new team of people...where do you even start?  Join us this week for part 1 of the conversation around "How do I get up and running?"; James Gifford is your host, with guests including Stephen Kellogg, Janel Lanza, Todd Thrash, Mike Caddell, and Jonathan Schneider.  Enjoy! Mentioned on the show: https://agileuprising.libsyn.com/5-metrics-to-create-safety-and-high-performing-teams   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories  please join Coalition.AgileUprising.com Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

Often our community speaks of the work Robert Greenleaf did over 50 years ago in hushed tones. Servant Leadership is something prevalent in most training classes, conference presentations, and blogs across the globe. Do we really know what it means, and understand all the challenges that prevent its ability to thrive? Join AU board member Chris Murman, AU community members Jon Schneider and Stephen Kellogg as we debate what servant leadership is and is not, the environment needed for leaders to serve people they lead, and in the end decide: is this really a thing? Greenleaf.org Here's How I Changed The Way I Fight If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories  please join Coalition.AgileUprising.com Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail! Show cover artwork from slidemodel.com

  This is the first episode in a series of podcasts related to Product Management Deep dives. Troy Lightfoot and Jay Hrsko discuss  UX relationship to Product Management, "Working Backwards," Product Lifecycle patterns, Pitching new ideas, and LeanUX.

Join an all-star cast of the Agile Uprising board as we discuss the past five years of putting out a weekly podcast. From folks who have been there since day one to others that have joined in the past year, we share a perspective that we are thankful to bring to listeners every week. We also chatted about how our Discord instance has been a lifesaver to not only our work but our sanity in the past couple of years. How does it play into our future and the content we hope to create in the future? Gotta listen to find out. Hosted by resident clown Chris Murman. Joined by Janee McConnell, James Gifford, Jay Hrcsko, Brad Stokes, Andrew Leff, Andy Cleff and former AU board member Colleen Johnson. If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

Join Janeé McConnell, Andrew Leff and Brad Stokes in this hilarious discussion as they examine Agile memes and look at the deeper truths behind what memes reveal about Agile. O'Rly What does Agile mean? Agile Developers Jira Tickets Psychological Safety Sad kid Agile Certifications: No bite dog (but he hurts in other ways) Code without asking questions Friends version of Agile Join us and share your own Agile memes on Twitter, mention us on LinkedIn or Join us on Discord Server!. About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories  please join Coalition.AgileUprising.com Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In this week's episode Claudia Orozco-Gomez and Jay Hrcsko sit down with the creator of Agendashift (and repeat podcast guest :) Mike Burrows to discuss the second edition of his book.  We've covered some of the Agendashift classes before as well as Mike's most-recent book (Right to Left) and we were quite excited to discuss Agendashift, what led to the newest edition, what learnings Mike and his team have gained to lead to a second edition, and we get to thank him in person for beautifully explaining how to use Cynefin.  Enjoy! Agendashift Website Agendashift at Amazon If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories  please join Coalition.AgileUprising.com Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

So many groups form. And so many groups fade. What distinguishes those groups that grow and flourish from those that fade and fail? Agile Uprising host Andy Cleff chats with Ted Rau, from Sociocracy for All, about using intentional processes to establish an inclusive group culture early on to grow and flourish without governance troubles getting in the way - while keeping all eyes on a shared purpose.  Contact Information https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-j-rau-bb75a513b/ [email protected] Twitter https://twitter.com/Sociocracy4All Websites https://www.sociocracyforall.org/ https://sociocracy30.org/ www.sociocracyforall.org/solt Video Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6r3-s2p7eI Books https://www.sociocracyforall.org/mvos/ https://www.sociocracyforall.org/who-decides-who-decides/ About the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories  please join Coalition.AgileUprising.com Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

"We needed a new agile?"  Agile has reached it's 20 year mark, and we have reached an inflection point: what works? What does?  What did we miss, and what should we change to enable success going forward?  Join us as we sit down with Cliff Berg, one of the many voices behind the Agile2 movement, to get his take on where we went wrong and what can we do to correct course.  Please try to avoid forming an opinion before listening, you might agree with what some of Cliff has to say...Enjoy! The Agile2 website The Agile2 book on Amazon If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories  please join Coalition.AgileUprising.com Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

On this week's episode, we get a bit meta and interview the interviewer...join us as we sit down to chat with Shane Hastie, who is the podcast host for the InfoQ Culture and Methods show.  We discuss podcast hosting ups and downs, surprises, and then we get a chance to actually pick SHANE'S brain about what books/topics/thinkers are relevant and interesting in our field.  Enjoy! https://www.infoq.com/profile/Shane-Hastie/

The theme for this week's show is High-Performance Teams - explored through the lens of a rather unusual team-building event. A 15 day, 5,000 km trek from the Atlantic to the pacific coast of Canada, followed by a jaunt in Hawaii - competing against three other teams on different continents. Hosts Andy Cleff and Richard Dolman chat with the crew from BW Bacon about their experience participating in Race to the Center of the Earth. Contact Information https://www.linkedin.com/in/bacondave/ Twitter https://twitter.com/BWBacon Websites https://www.bwbacon.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_to_the_Center_of_the_Earth https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/shows/race-to-the-center-of-the-earth https://www.andycleff.com/2021/04/stretch-team-communication-muscles-kantor-four-player-model/ First Descents https://firstdescents.org/ About Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher, or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

You can't trip and fall in Enterprise IT these days without someone mentioning the "C" word...and we're not talking about croissants.  We've all heard the Inigo Montoya quote used all over the agile world, but nowhere is it more appropriate than in the cloud space....so to help people understand what "cloud" really means, we brought in the experts: Container Solutions CEO Jamie Dobson and CRO Pini Reznik! We discuss the central tenets of cloud computing, why it's not just a technology play but also a culture play, and we even touch on some European football.  Cheers!   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories  please join Coalition.AgileUprising.com Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In this week's episode we sit down with author and agile practitioner extraordinaire Allan Kelly to pick his brain about how to work with OKRs in an Agile environment....everyone rushed out to adopt OKRs because Google uses them, but how many companies do them well?  Listen in for some tips and tricks to success with OKRs! Enjoy! Succeeding with OKRs in Agile If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories  please join Coalition.AgileUprising.com Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However if you’d like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!    

Project Management? But this is an agile podcast!?!?!?!? Hold onto your seats folks as we discuss critical chain project management, which has it's basis in Theory of Constraints and is actually EXPONENTIALLY more effective than our plain old waterfall world...and let's be real...as long as a company has projects and project managers, there will ALWAYS be some semblance of project management. So let's get better at it...listen to our chat with Jack Vinson to help learn how! Enjoy! Jack's Website If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories  please join Coalition.AgileUprising.com Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However if you'd like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!  

This episode features Chris Li and Troy Lightfoot discus the state of Training in the industry, how poor training has not only direct impact but large residual impact at organizations and some neuroscience behind how people learn. Chris Li is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), and the first trainer in North America certified by Scrum Alliance as a “Path to CSP” educator to teach both the Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) and Certified Scrum Professional – ScrumMaster (CSP-SM) courses. Originally a Microsoft developer and database administrator, his close work with the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security give him a unique perspective into organizational change and technical delivery. He founded the Agile Institute at Agilex (now Accenture Federal), introducing agility and demonstrating its effectiveness to clients in these challenging sectors. Chris Li's Website Trainer Immersion Program This episode is hosted by Agile Uprising Board Member, Troy Lightfoot Book Mentioned Blooms Taxonomy Support the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you'd like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

  This week we sit down with guest Graham Scott to dig into Throughput Accounting...is it really accounting? How does this help us make better decisions? And if it's so great, why do we still use cost accounting to make decisions? We also talk about Graham's research around using Theory of Constraints to assist in budgeting inside of enterprises. Enjoy! Graham's LinkedIn Graham's Whitepaper If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories  please join Coalition.AgileUprising.com Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However if you'd like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!      

This episode features Mitch Goldstein, Enterprise Agile Strategist at Box.com. Mitch shares his technique for identifying and removing dependencies between agile teams at scale. This episode is hosted by Agile Uprising Board Member, Troy Lightfoot Prioritization Podcast Mentioned Support the Agile Uprising If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However, if you'd like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!

In the next episode in our ToC-aissance series we chat with Steve Tendon to discuss TameFlow, his collection of mental models and methodologies to utilize Theory of Constraints inside of knowledge work environments. "If you have nothing to do... Go fishing!" Enjoy! NOTE: This recording references an earlier version of Steve's book which has since undergone revision; look for The Book of TameFlow at THIS link. TameFlow Site TameFlow YouTube Channel   If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a review, a rating, or leave comments on iTunes, Stitcher or your podcasting platform of choice. It really helps others find us.  Much thanks to the artist Krebs from Machine Man Records who provided us our outro music free-of-charge!  If you like what you heard, check out these links to find more music you might enjoy! If you’d like to join the discussion and share your stories  please join Coalition.AgileUprising.com Looking for real-time interaction and conversation with other practitioners?  Jump into the fray at our Discord Server! We at the Agile Uprising are committed to being totally free.  However if you'd like to contribute and help us defray hosting and production costs we do have a Patreon.  Who knows, you might even get some surprises in the mail!