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John interviews leading executives and top folks from agility. The truth is that agility can't be bought in a box. Take the hard road and make competitor-beating progress. Try "re-wilded" Product Management, DevOps, Lean/Agile for the c-suite.
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Heidi Helfand on Dynamic Reteaming, the evolution of teams, eco-cycle mapping and the Bus Factor
Heidi Helfand joins me on this episode of the Xagility™ podcast to discuss her wonderful book: Dynamic Reteaming as well as her five patterns for dynamic reteaming. Packed with anecdotes and over two decades of experience, this episode is guaranteed to make you laugh, think and learn.
Heidi Helfand is a software engineering leader with 20+ years of experience helping fast-growing companies double and triple in size. Her book, Dynamic Reteaming, details people-focused patterns and tactics to help companies thrive through hypergrowth. Heidi is currently VP of Engineering Growth at Kin, an insurance tech company that offers affordable coverage to homeowners in catastrophe-prone regions. Heidi is based in Southern California. CPCC, ICF PCC.
Heidi's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidihelfand/
John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef
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Gene Gendel on his LeSS career, LeSS case studies and whether we can measure adaptiveness
The one and only Gene Gendel joins us on this episode of the Xagility™ podcast. Amongst other important topics, the speaker discusses important nuances such as the geographical restraint to agile adoption, whether LeSS is a framework and the importance of getting executives onboard with LeSS adoptions.
0:00 On the beginning of large scale scrum (LeSS) and his journey into LeSS
9:19 The fallacy big corporations have on the need to scale
12:57 LeSS Case Studies steps and the rigorous process
17:30 Is there such thing as a level of readiness organizations must consider when adopting LeSS?
20:13 Getting executives onboard with the product mindset
21:38 Can we measure adaptiveness?
Find Gene on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ggnyc
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Bruce McCarthy on his career, product vs project management, and getting roadmaps right
This week, the Xagility podcast has the pleasure of welcoming the amazing Bruce McCarthy.
Bruce has authored Product Manager versus Project Manager and co-authored Product Roadmaps Reloaded: how to set direction while embracing uncertainty along with C Todd Lombardo, Evan Ryan, and Michael Connors.
In this episode, Bruce and John discuss the definition of product, product vs project management, probabilistic forecasting, and the importance of using roadmaps right.
Bruce McCarthy's linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucemccarthy/
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VIDEO: Bruce McCarthy on his career, product vs project management, and getting roadmaps right
This week, the Xagility podcast has the pleasure of welcoming the amazing Bruce McCarthy.
Bruce has authored Product Manager versus Project Manager and co-authored Product Roadmaps Reloaded: how to set direction while embracing uncertainty along with C Todd Lombardo, Evan Ryan, and Michael Connors.
In this episode, Bruce and John discuss the definition of product, product vs project management, probabilistic forecasting, and the importance of using roadmaps right.
Bruce McCarthy's linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucemccarthy/
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VIDEO Jim Benson on Personal Kanban, The Collaboration Equation and the system of Humane Management
Jim Benson joins John Coleman on this week's episode to discuss a lifetime of experience, Jim's Book 'The Collaboration Equation', the system of humane management, leadership & tangibles as well as advice on how to tackle the common stakeholder question 'when will it be done?', what goes on in the obeya rooms and why the most beautiful boards look like a huge mess.
Time stamps:
1:10 - Jim’s story & the beginning of Modus Cooperandi
4:25 - Coping strategies for large scale projects with lots of dependencies
6:49 - Jim’s book ‘The Collaboration Equation’
8:22 - Personal Kanban: a deeper look
13:25 - The system of humane management
24:09 - Leadership & tangibles
27:05 - ‘When will it be done?’
31:57 - Obeya Rooms
44:34 - ‘The most beautiful board looks like a fricking mess’
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Jim Benson on Personal Kanban, The Collaboration Equation and the system of Humane Management
Jim Benson joins John Coleman on this week's episode to discuss a lifetime of experience, Jim's Book 'The Collaboration Equation', the system of humane management, leadership & tangibles as well as advice on how to tackle the common stakeholder question 'when will it be done?', what goes on in the obeya rooms and why the most beautiful boards look like a huge mess.
Time stamps:
1:10 - Jim’s story & the beginning of Modus Cooperandi
4:25 - Coping strategies for large scale projects with lots of dependencies
6:49 - Jim’s book ‘The Collaboration Equation’
8:22 - Personal Kanban: a deeper look
13:25 - The system of humane management
24:09 - Leadership & tangibles
27:05 - ‘When will it be done?’
31:57 - Obeya Rooms
44:34 - ‘The most beautiful board looks like a fricking mess’
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