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How executive leaders create the space for agile to flourish

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - August 09, 2022 07:30 - 29 minutes
Change is pervasive, perpetual, and exponential. Organizational efficiency is often hidden behind a veneer of busyness. Effective leaders embrace agile values and build a safe space for teams to succeed. In today's podcast, Lyssa Adkins shares the mindset executive leaders should consider if t...

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Big announcements for Agile in Action with Bill Raymond Podcast announcements August 2022

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - August 02, 2022 07:00 - 5 minutes
Today, we are excited to announce that we have reached 10,000 active listeners, are celebrating our 2-year anniversary, and will provide transcripts for all new podcasts.

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What it means to become nimble

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - June 14, 2022 07:00 - 39 minutes
Today, I am excited to share a conversation with Christina Wodtke, a celebrity in agile leadership and team dynamics. Christina is the author of popular books like The Team that Managed Itself and Radical Focus.   Christina brings a wealth of agile knowledge in the agile space, having worked w...

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Building a culture of psychological safety

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - June 07, 2022 07:00 - 39 minutes
Building a culture of psychological safety reduces fear, celebrates failures, and provides a safe space for your teams to communicate. In today's podcast, Bill speaks with Alla Weinberg, where they share the importance of physical, emotional, and psychological safety in the workplace.   Links:...

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Successful globally distributed teams

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - May 17, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes
Mark Kilby, author, and remote agile guide shares the challenges of leading globally distributed agile teams. Mark then offers practical advice such as respecting time zones, embracing cultural differences, and enabling team collaboration. Book LinkedIn Website Twitter Kanban  

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Outcome-driven design and team behaviors

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - May 10, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes
Josh Seiden is an acclaimed author in the lean and agile space, focusing on product design. Today, Josh shares how outcome-driven design can change human behavior, translating into improved customer value. Book LinkedIn Website Twitter

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The Art and Science of Facilitation

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - April 12, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes
In today's podcast, Marsha Acker shares the art and science of facilitation. Marsha shares stories and ideas that will help you run more efficient, outcome-driven meetings. Book LinkedIn

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Risk-driven security in agile software development

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - April 05, 2022 00:05 - 34 minutes
Dan Ionita, a Researcher with a Ph.D. in risk assessment, shares a model for integrated security into modern agile software management teams. Dan shares case studies and practical guidance for assessing and prioritizing security needs in your organization's culture. More importantly, Dan shares ...

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Introducing Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - March 29, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes
In today's podcast, Jeff Gothelf shares the importance of Objectives and Key Results (or OKRs). Jeff shares the proper way to define OKRs, sharing relatable stories that help you think through how to use them effectively. Website Books LinkedIn

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How team self-selection helps people excel

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - March 22, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes
In today's Agile in Action podcast, Bill Raymond talks with Sandy Mamoli and David Mole about helping people excel through the process of team self-selection. Creating Great Teams: How Self-Selection Lets People Excel Website

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The planet is also the customer: Agile and sustainability

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - March 15, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes
On today's podcast, Bill speaks with Jutta Eckstein, who shares her passion for sustainability and concerns that agile may increase our carbon footprint. Jutta shares how you can make a difference in your personal life and career using the three pillars of sustainability: People, Planet, and Pro...

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Avoid being your own worst enemy

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - March 08, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes
Do you feel your voice is not heard on important topics or meetings? As a leader, do you want to elicit your teams' best possible guidance and ideas?   Today, Dr. Becky Winkler, a corporate psychologist, covers both topics with unambiguous advice for leaders to make the space for their teams...

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From product owner to experience owner

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - March 01, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes
As you improve your products, so should the customer experience. Today, Jurgen Appelo and Bill Raymond talk about the need for customer experience leadership. SHIFTUP Website Startup, Scaleup, Screwup (book) Recommended reading: Team Topologies

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Are roadmaps causing feature factories?

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - February 22, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes
In today's podcast, you will learn what a feature factory roadmap looks like and how to avoid them. Ryan Dawson, Principal Data Consultant at ThoughtWorks, shares the mindset and thought process you can take to build a roadmap that solves problems and focuses on outcomes. From Feature Factory ...

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An agile approach to Knowledge Services

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - February 15, 2022 08:00 - 38 minutes
Continuing our "Agile in..." series, we talk to Emily Disque and Laura Pike Seeley from the renowned design and architecture firm HKS, Inc. You will learn how their Global Knowledge Services (GKS) team drives knowledge strategy in support of HKS' values and priorities.   You'll learn how GKS...

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Introducing organizational agility

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - February 08, 2022 08:00 - 28 minutes
In today's podcast, Linda Parker Gates from the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University talks about organizational agility. Linda shares the importance of an execution-first mentality, setting a vision while being nimble enough to make course corrections, and the importance ...

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From project to product: refocusing your organization and culture

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - February 01, 2022 08:00 - 40 minutes
Today, Chris Jones, partner at Silicon Valley Product Group and co-author of the book Empowered joins us to talk about the shift to agility and a product-focused culture. Chris shares how too many times, we focus on delivering a project that we assume has a beginning, middle, and end when we s...

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Setting and achieving corporate objectives (OKRs)

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - January 25, 2022 08:00 - 40 minutes
In today's podcast, I speak with Glenn Gow, The CEO Therapist and a CEO Coach. If your organization is unclear about its intended objectives, you will not achieve alignment. That misalignment can have tangible costs, such as not meeting revenue targets, reduced customer value, or reduced employe...

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Dealing with Ambiguity in the workplace

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - January 18, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes
Some of us love swirling in the abyss of the unknown, while others need direction, clarity, and specificity. Ambiguity can lead to behaviors that drive an organization to falter, lose its competitive edge, or lose disillusioned employees.   In today's podcast, Linda Varrell shares how to ide...

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Introducing Agile for Research and Development

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - January 11, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes
Laura Pirro came to learn some agile concepts taking a course while at Ghent University. The course teacher said agile is primarily for software development and did not apply to R&D. Laura decided to learn more about agile and found that R&D projects could benefit from the ideas.   Without u...

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Agile in policy development

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - January 04, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes
Developing governmental policies can be a long and arduous task. At Citizens Advice, they streamline that process and use agile techniques to share ideas sooner, improve feedback loops, and focus on outputs. End State: 9 Ways Society is Broken - and how we can fix it Can you do agile policy ...

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Building a product culture and operating model

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - December 14, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes
Very often, we refer to agile as supporting a product-focused operating model. So, what is that operating model and what might it look like? Blake Bassett defines an operating model and then shares how you can consider creating your own. Blake shares how to consider building a model by using the...

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Agile estimating and planning

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - December 07, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes
Agile teams often think differently than more traditional project planning efforts. Gone are months-long project schedules with tasks, milestones, and resource plans. In place of that are autonomous teams that define a value-driven backlog of work, and they schedule that work in short iterations...

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An introduction to agile team planning and velocity

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - November 30, 2021 08:00 - 42 minutes
In today's lively conversation with Adam Jennison, Enterprise Agile Consultant, you will learn how agile teams estimate their work and track how well they performed based on the estimate. You will also learn how to implement these concepts in your team, no matter what type of work you do. If y...

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Introducing the Art of Agile Development

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - November 16, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes
James Shore is the author of The Art of Agile Development. Today, he is announcing the generally availability of the book and shares what you will learn. In the text below, you will find the description of the book, including a link to get a copy for yourself.   Most companies developing sof...

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Let's talk about SAFe

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - November 09, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes
Organizations that want to be more agile will often create small, autonomous teams that can deliver faster. The structure for those teams often looks similar to those defined by SCRUM. However, what happens when many SCRUM teams, maybe 20, 30, or more, need to work on coordinated release efforts...

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From complicated chaos to value and velocity with flow engineering and value stream mapping

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - November 02, 2021 07:00 - 44 minutes
Do you have outdated or complex business flows that are hindering your ability to deliver more value to your customers at a faster pace? Today's podcast guest, Steve Pereira, "The Value Stream Guy" and creator of "Flow Engineering," will share how to "Marie Kondo" your processes.   Steve sha...

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Improve team morale and performance by addressing technical debt

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - October 26, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes
Have you ever opened up an app that you love, just to be bothered by that one critical feature that hardly works, feels too slow, or is just frustrating to use? Chances are, the developers that wrote that code are all too aware of the problem. Maybe the code is too complex to fix without re-writ...

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PLM, agile, and the Openness Certification

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - October 19, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes
Product Lifecycle Management, especially for large and complex products like automobiles, is ripe for re-invention. Organizations adopt agile techniques and focus on smaller, more focused teams to deliver more competitive and customer-centric solutions at near breakneck speeds. Imagine buildin...

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Defining and aligning product strategies

Agile in Action with Bill Raymond - October 12, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes
I am willing to bet that the happiest teams feel they are working toward an objective that will delight their customers and move the needle on their product.   In today's podcast, I speak with Anthony Murphy, Director and founding member of the Association of Product Professionals. He shares...

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