Oct 29, 2017

Self selection, the fastest and most efficient way to form stable teams, is based on a belief that people are at their happiest and most productive if they can choose what they work on and who they work with.

Self selection is a radical idea to some: Trust people to know best and let them decide which team they should...

Oct 1, 2017

This week, our guest is Heidi Helfand, Director, Engineering Excellence at Procore Technologies and author of a new book Dynamic Reteaming.

Our discussion challenges the notion that we need to keep our software develop teams “the same” in order to be successful.

And instead, as agilists and coaches our goal should...

Sep 4, 2017

What do you do when your leadership attempts to hijack your agile transformation to make it more waterfall? Join our hosts Paul Elia, Andrew Leff, and Jay Hrcsko as they discuss the idea of "usurping agile." While the conversation ostensibly starts with this subject it veers off to cover points, trust, project...

Aug 7, 2017

Join our hosts James Gifford and Ryan Lockard for a fantastic discussion with pioneering Lean thought leaders, Mary and Tom Poppendeick.  Mary and Tom were gracious enough to come on the show and share stories from the early days of Lean, the issues with waterfall development, the unique stance on backlogs and...

Aug 2, 2017

What happens when your organization is not ready for agile but you know this methodology will help?  What types of behaviors or activities could you introduce to start your enterprise along the path to agility, without explicitly saying so?  Join our hosts Andrew Leff, James Gifford, Troy Lightfoot, and Jay Hrcsko...