The Mid Sprint Review w/ Dhaval Panchal at 2019 Scrum Gathering
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Here is a link to the Team Confidence Chart referenced during the podcast: http://bit.ly/2JL9tbl
If you’d like to reach out to Dhaval directly, here is how you can reach him: Web: https://evolveagility.com |
Many teams practicing Scrum adopt a mid-Sprint Review as a practice to help them ensure they are on track to deliver on their forecast by the end of the Sprint. For some teams, this involves holding an informal demo halfway through the Sprint to get feedback on the work they are doing. For other teams, the mid-Sprint review works differently and is used to provide transparency around a different set of issues.
The Art of Mentoring with Brandon Brown
Categories:
Agile,
Brandon Brown,
Brandon R. Brown,
Coaching,
Dave Prior,
drunken pm radio,
drunkenpm,
Mentoring,
Project Manager,
Reluctant Agilist,
Scrum,
Scrum Master,
ScrumMaster,
Trauma
Categories: Agile, Brandon Brown, Brandon R. Brown, Coaching, Dave Prior, drunken pm radio, drunkenpm, Mentoring, Project Manager, Reluctant Agilist, Scrum, Scrum Master, ScrumMaster, Trauma
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One of the things a Project Manager and a ScrumMaster have in common is that at times, they are both called upon to act as a coach and act as a mentor. For anyone in a leadership role, creating clarity around the difference between the two can be challenging. And even for seasoned pros, knowing when to act as a mentor and when to act as a coach is not always easy. This podcast is about on mentoring and features Brandon Brown. Brandon has built a career that is deeply rooted in providing mentorship and serving others. His work focuses on creating, ensuring and sustaining safe places for young people to flourish so that they can, as he says, replace him. During the interview we dig into mentoring: what it is, how it is different from coaching, what it requires, and what the mentor and the mentee should expect from the relationship. We also spend time during the beginning of the podcast discussing some of the work Brandon is currently doing around trauma for Temple University's Lewis Katz School of Medicine. This is a subject we will be revisiting at a deeper level on an upcoming podcast. If you'd like to reach out to Brandon with follow up questions, here is how you can reach him: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brbphilly/
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Boozy Scrum with Alex Brown at 2019 Austin Scrum Gathering
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This is a very common question in the CSM and CSPO classes that I teach. My answer is always that while there are some types of work that are better suited to an Agile approach than others, it really comes down to the organization and the people involved. With the right mindset, an iterative approach that is focused on inspect and adapt can be valuable in pretty much any situation… including building a bar. Alex Brown is the Founder and Principal at Glaessel Ventures, a Boston based firm that combines strategic consulting, agile training, and co-investment to help innovative companies of all sizes bring new products to market successfully. In this interview, recorded at the 2019 North American Global Scrum Gathering, Alex shares his story of “Boozy Scrum," or how he used Scrum to build a bar in his basement. It offers a great case study of how Scrum can be used for personal projects that fall well outside the realm of technology. (Check below the podcast for pictures.)
PhotosHere is a before and after picture of Alex's bar
Contacting AlexIf you'd like to reach out to Alex to follow up with questions on his Boozy Scrum project, here is his contact info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderjbrown/ |
What kind of projects don’t fit with Agile? 
The Language of Persuasion w/ Nic Sementa
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This podcast began at the 2019 Scrum Gathering in Austin. Nic and I were talking and ended up on the topic of nonviolent communication. The conversation we had in Austin and Nic’s take on NVC and other communication practices was so compelling that I asked if we could pick up the topic during a podcast. For anyone who makes their living as a traditional PM or is involved with Agile and helping to support, motivate, and lead teams, studying different communication patterns and language techniques is a survival tactic. In this conversation with Nic Sementa, you’ll gain insights into several new communication tools, how and why they work, and how you can practice a language technique like NVC from a place that is both vulnerable and strong at the same time. Nonviolent Communication Links
Nic’s Contact Info:
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Nic Sementa is man of many skills. He’s an Agilist, a Marketing Consultant, an Entrepreneur… he does Business Development, he’s a sales ninja, and he’s someone who spends a lot of time honing his skills in listening and communicating. Ilker Demirel - The Leadership Gift Program - NASG 2019
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Links from the podcast
To Contact Ilker Demirel
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At the 2019 North American Global Scrum Gathering, I had a chance to sit down with Ilker Demirel to talk about his involvement with The Leadership Gift Program and how it has transformed his life and his work helping individuals, teams, and organizations become “free, powerful, and at choice” and move from a mindset of scarcity to a mindset of abundance.
