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Most of our events are local to where we live & work: namely, Southern California

79. Ben is Tired of the Agile Bashing
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Summertime has gone, and the Agile Open SoCal is just around the corner. See announcement below.

In episode 79, Ben (@BenRodilitz) and I sat down for coffee and a chat about a topic that “dispirits” him lately: the bashing of Agile (specifically Scrum or SAFe) for being too prescriptive or not prescriptive enough.

Announcements:
- Vic is now teaching the Advanced ScrumMaster (A-CSM) class. Find out more on our Events page.
- Vic will once again hold (virtual) space at AOSC this October 27 & 28. Come join the Open Space fun. Tickets available at eventbrite.com/agile-open-socal-2022-tickets
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October 8, 2022
78. Coffee with the CoLead Team
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It’s summertime, again, and I sat down for coffee and a chat with Angela Johnson and Christian Antoine of the Collaborative Leadership Team. We had a great time catching up and covered a wide variety of topics.

Some of the topics we discussed:
- CoLead Team’s videos, the Ignite Agility podcast, and Angela’s book: “The Scrum Master Files”
- Short stories of how we met
- “We’re sick of Scrum” – talking about the words we use
- “Going Agile” – where are you going? It’s not a destination
- The role of an Agile Coach
Here are a few ways to get in touch with Angela and Christian:
- The CoLead Team’s websites is collaborativeleadershipteam.com
- Their videos are on YouTube at youtube.com/CollaborativeLeadershipTeamVideos
- Angela is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/angelajohnsonscrumtrainer
- Christian is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/christian-antoine
- Angela’s book is available at its own site: thescrummasterfiles.com
Resources:
- “Switch” by Chip and Dan Heath
- “Scrum Master or Armchair Psychologist” Angela’s webinar on the Scrum Alliance website
Announcements:
- Vic is now teaching the Advanced ScrumMaster (A-CSM) class. Find out more on our Events page.
- Vic will once again hold space at AOSC this September. Currently planned to be an in-person experience, the Agile Open SoCal 2022 will return to the campus of UCI (Irvine, CA) on Sept. 19-20. Tickets available at eventbrite.com/agile-open-socal-2022-tickets
June 23, 2022
73. Virtual Coffee after our Virtual Agile Open Socal
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Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) teamed up with Lakshmi Ramaseshan (@LakshmiRamases2) and Professor Hadar Ziv (UCI – Dept of Informatics ) in a virtual coffee shop to discuss the following topics:
- Did the Agile Open SoCal work as a virtual event?
- Playing to Your Strengths – Using Strengthsfinder (book) with Teams
- What is a Value Hypothesis (and why was it following Larry all day?)
- Creating a Values & Principles Based Culture
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Here’s the MIRO board that Lakshmi created for our virtual event:

Books and resources mentioned in this episode:
- Lakshmi’s presentation on The Power of Inceptions
  - Vic’s old post about Inceptions
- Scrum PLoP! one-piece continuous flow
- The Principles of Product Development Flow – by Donald Reinertsen
- High Performance Tree (Lyssa Adkins)
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November 9, 2020
72. Takeaways from #AOSC20, with Ukulele
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Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Chris Hurney (@chris_hurney) were joined by Colleen Kirtland (@purposecreator) and first-time guest (and new Scrum Master) Kaitlyn Taylor in a virtual coffee shop to discuss the following topics:
- Words of advice for a new Scrum Master
- Top Takeaways from #AOSC20
- Colleen’s adventures outside of Agile
  - Starling birds murmuration (video)
  - Business Agility Institute
- What do Devs do (while code is being tested)?
- Doughnut Economics
  - Kate Raworth
  - Rethinking Value | Mariana Mazzucato (The Long Now Foundation)
  - “Greatness” by David Marquet (video)
Looking for an Agile Conference this season? Check out the Agile Online Summit coming up October 26th – 30th, 2020. It’s a FREE event over 5 days, with 5 tracks, 8 excellent keynote speakers, Live Q&A sessions, a sweet networking program.

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October 18, 2020
64. Will You Still Feed Me Coffee?
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Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) had a nice chat… in front of cameras and lights. (We’re on YouTube!!) We talked about:
- TBR for the ScrumMaster
- Top 10 Assumptions About Agile
- 21st Century Management
- What does “Bringing Humanity to the Workplace” mean to you?
Books and resources mentioned in this episode:
- Top 10 Assumptions About Agile – post by Scott Dunn
- What’s New in SAFe 5.0? – post by Scott Dunn
- Most Leaders Don’t Even Know The Game They’re In – video by Simon Sinek
- Radical Candor: Fully Revised & Updated Edition: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity – book by Kim Scott
Upcoming events:
- Team Kanban Practitioner – Feb. 27, 2020 – Tustin, CA
- Certified Scrum Professional – ScrumMaster (CSP-SM) – March 14 & 15, 2020 – Tustin, CA
- Agile Games Day, San Diego – March 11, 2020 – San Diego, CA
- Agile Open, San Diego – March 12 & 13, 2020 – San Diego, CA
Looking for Scrum/Kanban training in Southern California or Nashville? Rocket Nine has got you covered. Visit RocketNineSolutions.com today.
February 22, 2020
63. The Kanban Episode
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Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) were joined by Van Wray (on LinkedIn) to talk about kanban systems, how kanban differs from Scrum, and the one-day TKP class.

Books and resources mentioned in this episode:
- Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life by Tonianne DeMaria Barry and Jim Benson
- Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow by Dominica DeGrandis
- Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology (aka The Blue Book) by David J. Anderson
- Why Limit WIP: We are Drowning in Work by Jim Benson
- Practical Kanban: From Team Focus to Creating Value by Klaus Leopold
Upcoming events:
- Team Kanban Practitioner – Feb. 27, 2020 – Tustin, CA
- Certified Scrum Professional – ScrumMaster (CSP-SM) – March 14 & 15, 2020 – Tustin, CA
- Agile Games Day, San Diego – March 11, 2020 – San Diego, CA
- Agile Open, San Diego – March 12 & 13, 2020 – San Diego, CA
- Training from the BACK of the Room! – March 14 & 15, 2020 – San Diego, CA (use the promo code ACP20 for another 20% off the current ticket price)
Looking for Scrum/Kanban training in Southern California or Nashville, TN? Rocket Nine has got you covered. Visit RocketNineSolutions.com today.
January 25, 2020
62. Fast Forward to 2019’s Agile Open Southern California
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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
October 25, 2019
61. Back in Time at the 2018 Agile Open Southern California

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Recorded in September 2018, Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by several participants of Agile Open SoCal 2018, including Colleen Kirtland (@PurposeCreator), Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz), Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead), Harold Shinsato (@hajush) and Dan Brown (@dsbrown) where we reflect back on two days of Agile Open goodness on the campus of UCI in Irvine, CA .

Upcoming events:Agile Open SoCal – September 9 & 10, 2019 – Irvine, CA – more info

Looking for Agile/Scrum/Kanban training in Southern California? Rocket Nine has got you covered. Visit RocketNineSolutions.com today.

August 26, 2019
55. Podcaster Panel From #SGCAL
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The Podcast Panel of #SGCAL.

On day #2 of Global Scrum Gathering – San Diego, Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Cory Bryan (@isCoryBryan – host of Deliver It Cast), Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley – host of Agile For Humans), Josh Anderson (@nosrednAhsoJ) & Bob Galen (@bobgalen) [co-hosts of the Meta-Cast], Bob Payne (@agiletoolkit – host of the Agile Toolkit Podcast), and Paul Wynia (@workagile – host of the Agile Games Podcast) for a live Q&A session in packed room.

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The panel took topics from the audience and asked questions to each other.

Topics included:
- How do you find people to interview?
- How much preparation do you do?
- What does the pipeline look like?
- How do you start?
- What’s in it for you, the podcaster?
- Why it’s important to build a brand.
ALL NEW PODCAST – Vic is starting his newest audio adventure: PATH, a journey into servant leadership. Look for the first episode coming soon in May 2017. Subscribe now on iTunes.

Vic was interviewed on episode 34 of AgileNext, a podcast by Daniel Gullo and Stephen Forte. Check it out at agilenext.tv.

Announcing the return of the Agile Coffee Conversation Starters: three volumes of cards to kickstart great talks. Now you can get the original decks once again from agilecoachingcards.com with a free gift of the all new Agile Coach’s Toolkit deck.
May 8, 2017
54. Lean Coffee with Ukuleles in the Great Outdoors
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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?
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Final rundown of events at Scrum Gathering in San Diego:
- Festivities kick off Sunday with the CST/CEC retreat, the first-ever CSP retreat, registration and an evening mixer.
- After an beach-boogie opening on Monday, Jeff Sutherland will take the stage with a keynote address; and the first day closes with Monday Mingle – a short walk down the boardwalk at Wave House, featuring a wave machine and Woodie and the Longboards
- Tuesday starts with mashups: Chris Li, Ronica Roth, Brian “Ponch” Rivera, Nigel Baker and Sharon Bowman
- Open space will be facilitated by Allison Pollard and Jake Calabrese
- Joel “Thor” Neeb of Afterburner will close Wednesday with something fun and exciting
Vic was interviewed on episode 34 of AgileNext, a podcast by Daniel Gullo and Stephen Forte. Check it out at agilenext.tv.

Announcing the return of the Agile Coffee Conversation Starters: three volumes of cards to kickstart great talks. Now you can get the original decks once again from agilecoachingcards.com, with a free gift of the all new Agile Coach’s Toolkit deck.
April 8, 2017