43. Scrum Coaching Retreat in San Diego, pt.1
Recorded at the Scrum Coaching Retreat in San Diego with Vic (@AgileCoffee) and guests Bernie Maloney (@berniemaloney) and Kim Brainard (@agilebrain1). Dr.Dave joins near the end. Bernie and Kim talk about their experiences with their team (Transformers!). For two+ days at the retreat, Bernie acted as the team’s Product Owner, while Kim served as Scrum Master. They share their perspective on how their topic evolved and how the team formed, stormed, normed and ultimately performed. Have you been to a Coaching Retreat? Let us know on Twitter by using the hashtag #TellAgileCoffee btw – Bernie broadcasted/recorded the interview on…
42. Deep Thought Gives an Answer to Everything
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…
41. The One Where We Win an Oscar
“… and the Oscar for best podcast goes to…” Vic is joined by Zach Bonaker (@ZachBonaker) and Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) at the Cape Rey in Carlsbad for a lively morning of Agile and Coffee. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss: Fallacy of Training Shortcuts: no shu-ha-ri Irony of Agile and Technology Why Scrum?
39. An Ecstatic Start to the New Year
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…
Inside Out and the Check In core protocol
I’m checking in, Inside Out style: a bit more detailed than a standard protocol check in, but shorter than the movie. I’m GLAD to use the Core Protocols – most particularly, the Check In . I’ve had the privilege to have met Jim McCarthy – what an amazing and passionate human being. I’m honored to belong to the Booted – an online community of about 400 caring individuals, organized by Michelle and Jim McCarthy. Jim and Michelle co-authored Software for your Head, the seminal publication investigating the dynamics of contemporary teams. It’s this book that first introduced the Core Protocols to a wide audience. Michelle and…
35. It’s a CROSSOVER! Agile Coffee for Humans
Victor is joined by Jon Jorgensen (@waterScrumBan) and Ryan Ripley (@RyanRipley) of the excellent Agile for Humans podcast for a double-sized, ultra packed episode of Agile Coffee for Humans. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss: The HR Side of Agile – Performance Reviews, Raises, & Transparency The Business of Agile – How we justify the investment in agility Ken’s Complaint -Trademarking Scrum Group Crossing the line – push and pulling hair Organisational Psychotherapist, the new coach – a reflection on Bob Marshall’s Why Me? Agile Transformation – The REST of the story (like Paul Harvey) Agile games, simulations and learning activities…
34. Transparency as a Tool to Build Trust
Victor is joined by Dale Ellis (@theDigitalDale) and Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) on a beautiful SoCal morning for Agile and Coffee. In this episode, our Agile heroes discuss: Limits to transperency Project reporting (is the Burndown enough?) Mandated documentation in Agile Project definition phase Getting teams to behave like teams Engaging the non-participative team member Reach out to Vic (@AgileCoffee) on Twitter and use the hashtag #tellAgileCoffee to interact with us on an upcoming episode.
33. Scrum Coaching Retreat Seattle
Lean Coffee recorded in Seattle, June 24, 2015 Vic (@AgileCoffee) attended the Scrum Alliance’s fourth Scrum Coaching Retreat in the USA. It was three days of examination of what it means to be a coach in a scrum environment and how we can improve our coaching methods worldwide. In the first two days, participants had the opportunity to pitch a project they wished to focus on. Everyone then joined a project team and organized using scrum processes and roles. We had three sprints (spanning the two days) in which to iterate and increment on a delivery of our final products.…
Agile games, simulations and learning activities
A colleague approached me recently with a request. He was about to meet with a new division of his company and lead transformation activities at the team level, so he wanted advice on the best agile games to include. As usual, I turned my advice into a blog post so that (hopefully) others can benefit from my experiences. We all know that games are fun and that humans are hard-wired to play. Like most coaches, I use games, simulations and other learning activities fairly liberally in my engagements, but I want to be clear: I never play games just to…