Category Archives: alternative methods

Stacey Ackerman (Agilify Coaching & Training) joins Vic and the gang to discuss Agile Marketing

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Recorded in September 2019, Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) and Paul Tevis (@ptevis) on Day #2 of the Agile Open Southern California at the campus of UCI in Irvine, CA . Check out Paul’s Vigemus Consulting site – vigemus.com Looking for Agile/Scrum/Kanban training in Southern California? Rocket Nine has got you covered. Visit RocketNineSolutions.com today. Upcoming events: Team Kanban Practitioner – November 15, 2019 – Tustin, CA Training from the BACK of the Room! – March 14 & 15, 2020 – San Diego

Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) and Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz) at the home of Colleen Kirtland (@PurposeCreator) for a kitchen session recorded on January 6, 2018. Topics from today’s episode include: Whole (Food) Systems Health: regenerating our teams and ourselves Design Thinking and Agile Acrimony within the Agile Community Mob Programming for Vendor Management Read any good books? Training from the Back of the Room Vic is a TBR Certified Trainer of Sharon Bowman’s Training from the Back of the Room (TBR) curriculum, and he’s offering two upcoming TBR classes in California: August 4 & 5, 2018 (prior to Agile2018)…

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On the eve of #SGCAL, Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Brett Palmer (@brett_palmer), Dale Ellis (@thedigitaldale), Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead), Colleen Kirtland (@AgileBohemian) and first-time guest John Eisenschmidt (@jeisensc) for an outdoor session in sunny Southern California. Too many branded flavors of Agile? The need for Leadership beyond “Servant Leadership” Can you be Agile with virtual teams? Ukulele interlude: I’ll Fly Away Has your team broken Agile? Ukulele interlude: Blowin’ In The Wind Is it Agile or is it People Development? Now part of the Agile Podcast Network! Final rundown of events at Scrum Gathering in San Diego: Festivities kick off Sunday…

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Get to know the co-chairs for next April’s Scrum Gathering in San Diego. This episode features Vic (@AgileCoffee) speaking agin with Kim Brainard (@agilebrain1). In July, the Scrum Alliance selected Kim and Vic to serve as co-chairs for next April’s Global Scrum Gathering in San Diego. For more info on the gathering, visit scrumalliance.org/sgcal.  

In the days leading up to the Global Scrum Gathering (Orlando, FL), the Braintrust Consulting Group organized a two-day “Training from the BACK of the Room” (TBR) workshop just up the road from the Loews Royal Pacific Resort. It was a fast-paced, high-energy two days with Sharon Bowman and 32 attendees, set in a large, comfortable room perfectly suited for a unique train-the-trainer experience. I hadn’t previously met Sharon, but a year or so earlier I’d bought her book (Training From the Back of the Room!: 65 Ways to Step Aside and Let Them Learn), and I’d since begun dabbling…

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Recorded at Sharon Bowman’s two-day Training from the Back of the Room (TBR) workshop in Orlando, FL, this episode features nine voices. Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by fellow participants (all working with Agile/Scrum teams) to discuss how TBR aligns with the training and coaching we do in our workplaces, communities and families. Guests list: Abid Quereshi (@abidquereshi) Lonnie Weaver-Johnson (@Lonniewj) Tomas Rodriguez (@sINNplify) Mario Mendez (@sINNplify) Fred Madrigal (@sINNplify) Stuart Fish (@fishstua) David Gardner Anderson Hummel (@anderson_hummel) We discussed the following topics: TBR and Scrum workshops Brain-based learning in 1:1 coaching context Agile Manifesto and TBR Are training and coaching…

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Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Colleen Kirtland (@CSKirtland), Brett Palmer (@Brett_Palmer) and Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) outside a Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Irvine. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss: What is the Meaning of Life? Agile Community Yoga & Leadership “Sensitivity is not weakness or vulnerability. It is clarity of perception and allows judicious, precise action.” – B. K. S. Iyengar Colleen’s posts on LinkedIn Funding Agile Teams we talked about the Slow Money movement Discovering the Pace of Change Bi-Modal Networking (Gartner) “To add speed, add lightness” – Colin Powell The introduction of episode 42 contained a clip from…

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Hi, Hello and Happy 2016! Back from our hiatus, Vic is once again joined by Jon Jorgensen (@WaterScrumBan), Zach Bonaker (@ZachBonaker) and Garrett Borunda (LinkedIn) at the Cape Rey in Carlsbad for a lively morning of Agile and Coffee. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss: What to do at the first bump in the road Which practices would you eliminate? Thinking big and small Reach out to Vic (@AgileCoffee) and use the hashtag #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode. announcements: Come join us for two days of conversation at the San Diego Agile Open this February 25 & 26. More info online…

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Recorded live from the Agile Open SoCal (Irvine, California), Victor (@AgileCoffee) is joined by three new guests: Aaron Griffith (@Aaron_Griffith), Colleen Kirtland (@CSKirtland) and Brock Nunn (@BANunn). In addition to general comments about the Open Space event, we also discuss: Mob Programming and the Anti-Sprint Invasion Were you surprised at the Agile Open? The Importance of Culture and Behaviors in Agile Agile for Social Betterment If you missed the SoCal open space, consider attending Agile Open Northern California on October 9 & 10. More info at agileopencalifornia.com. LAST CHANCE to get your card included into Vol.3 of the Agile Coffee Conversation…

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