Agility Island - for practitioners & coaches in Product Management, Lean, Agile & Scrum
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Siste episoder av Agility Island - for practitioners & coaches in Product Management, Lean, Agile & Scrum podcast
- Kanban Series: How to manage discovery and delivery work on a Kanban board (00:09:22)
This week, we delve into the key elements of a Kanban board, such as workflow definitions, cycle time, throughput, work item age, and Work-In-Progress (WIP). We break down the types of work—discovery, development, and delivery—and discuss the critical time horizons: discovering the "next best thing," developing with evidence, delivering customer-ready products, and reflecting on past releases. Dive into the importance of avoiding backward movement on the Kanban board and explore the use of swim lanes to facilitate flexible workflow. Discover the benefits of separating discovery work items from development work items and the option of combining all elements into a single work item with subtasks. Access the Kanban Guide in OVER 10 languages here: https://kanbanguides.org/english/ About John Coleman: John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ John Coleman's website: https://orderlydisruption.com/ Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses Thank you for listening. #scrum #agile #workflow #kanban #management #kanbanguides
- Kanban Series: Classes of Service (00:08:50)
What are the different classes of service? Should you have classes of service? What are some other options? What does the Kanban Guide say about Classes of Service? Tune in to this week's episode of Agility Island to find out. Access the Kanban Guide in OVER 10 languages here: https://kanbanguides.org/english/ About John Coleman: John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ John Coleman's website: https://orderlydisruption.com/ Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses Thank you for listening. #scrum #agile #workflow #kanban #classesofservice #kanbanguides
- What is a "Funnel" in Kanban? (00:01:53)
You may have heard of funnels in Kanban - but what exactly are they? How do they work? How do they change the way we work? Check out my definition of workflow video: https://youtu.be/rmaE7ipr2p0?si=bi6-tRGjJ0OVZTR5 Access the Kanban Guide in OVER 10 language here: https://kanbanguides.org/english/ About John Coleman: John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ John Coleman's website: https://orderlydisruption.com/ Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses Thank you for listening. #scrum #agile #workflow #kanban
- The definition of workflow (00:09:21)
Workflows? How are they defined? What policies should you try on your kanban board? Access the Kanban Guide FREE here in over 10 languages: https://kanbanguides.org/ About John Coleman: John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ John Coleman's website: https://orderlydisruption.com/ Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses Thank you for listening. #scrum #agile #workflow #kanban
- Sizing: the Do's and Don'ts (00:01:36)
#agile #scrum #productowner What are some of the things you should TRY and some things you should AVOID when sizing? Try these tips to take your product backlog to the next level! Articles mentioned in this episode: Monte Carlo Probabilistic Forecasting: https://medium.com/agileinsider/is-release-planning-done-in-scrum-managing-stakeholder-expectations-forecasting-c0064371ee64 The product owner, product leader, product manager and the Scrum accountabilities: https://medium.com/agileinsider/the-product-owner-product-leader-product-manager-and-the-scrum-accountabilities-f9716f78c70d About John Coleman: John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ John Coleman's website: https://orderlydisruption.com/ Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses Thank you for listening. #scrum #agile #productmanagement
- Tom Gilb on eliciting what stakeholders need & solving customer problems, opportunities and threats, the principles of success planning & impact estimation tables (00:53:13)
Tom Gilb joins me on this week's episode of the Agility Island podcast to discuss what stakeholders need and how to solve solve customer problems, opportunities and threats? On the agenda: 1. How can we, as practitioners, be better at eliciting what stakeholders really need, who the right stakeholders are, and how can we solve customer problems, opportunities, and threats? 2. Tom’s Background 3. Review and quality control of requirements 4. Definition of ready 5. Definitions of success and failure and examples 6. Value objectives 7. The principles of success planning and definition: Define the success criteria and the constraints of the failure criteria 8. The importance of rigorous systematic thought 9. Definition of the state of success 10. Scientific inquiry 11. The secret of avoiding failure 12. No evil and outsmarting the evil 13. Limiting losses 14. Choose good 15. The importance of having estimates for much safety will be delivered in a timeframe 16. Who are your critical stakeholders? Who do we need t look after? 17. Tom’s experience at Boeing 18. Value requirements and examples 19. Constraint levels: intolerable, tolerable, success, stretches 20. Impact estimation tables 21. Long-term objectives: mature planners vs. immature planners 22. Technical debt 23. Laws of project success 24. Ethics of success 25. De-composing stakeholder needs 26. Delivering miracles while in planning mode? Tom’s Amazon Repository: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Tom-Gi... Tom Gilb on Leanpub: https://leanpub.com/u/tomgilb Tom’s website (free ebooks): https://www.gilb.com/ About John Coleman: John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolem... John Coleman's website: https://orderlydisruption.com/ Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collect... Thank you for watching. #scrum #agile #productmanagement
- Product Management Series: Product Owner vs Product Manager vs Product Leader and the Scrum accountabilities (00:09:11)
Witness the power of collaboration as these roles/accountabilities harmoniously converge to create a winning formula. Explore how Product Owners, Product Leaders, and Product Managers align their efforts, leveraging their unique perspectives and skill sets to drive product success. Learn about their interplay in agile environments and how they contribute to creating customer-centric, market-leading products. Get ready to elevate your product management skills and propel your career to new heights! About John Coleman: John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ John Coleman's website: https://orderlydisruption.com/ Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses Thank you for listening. #scrum #agile #productmanagement
- Product Management Series: What is the difference between product management and scrum? (00:04:51)
Scrum: 1. The accountabilities in Scrum 2. Product owner 3. The role of developers in Scrum Product management: 1. Design Lead 2. Tech Lead 3. Product Manager Is there any overlap? Some. About John Coleman: John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ John Coleman's website: https://orderlydisruption.com/ Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses Thank you for listening. #scrum #agile #productmanagement
- What is throughput in Kanban and how do you measure it? (00:04:35)
Throughput is important. But what is it, how do you measure it and what role does value play? Enjoyed this episode? Or perhaps you may have a question? Let's connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncolemanagilitychef/?hl=en If you are looking for scrum or kanban training, check out my upcoming courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses As always, thank you for listening! #scrum #kanban #agile #managementconsulting
- The 1 question to figure out where you are in the product life cycle (00:03:35)
What if I told you there is one 1 question you can ask to figure out where you are in the product life cycle? Moreover, what if I told you figuring out where you are can tell you the kind of complexities you can expect to deal with? Ready? Let's go. Enjoyed this episode? Or perhaps you may have a question? Let's connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncolemanagilitychef/?hl=en If you are looking for scrum or kanban training, check out my upcoming courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses As always, thank you for listening!
- Product Owner Coping Strategies (00:04:31)
Are you a product owner? Here are some tried and tested product owner coping strategies! 1. Become a developer - 1:33 2. 'Speak now or forever hold your silence' meeting - 2:19 Enjoyed this episode? Or perhaps you may have a question? Let's connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncolemanagilitychef/?hl=en If you are looking for scrum or kanban training, check out my upcoming courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses As always, thank you for listening/watching!
- Product Management Series: Different Types of Product Owner (00:08:11)
What are the different categories of product owner? This episode goes outlines all the different types of product owners as well as the characteristics/pros and cons of each by considering them against the definition of a product and how you may deliver value. Join me as I also bust a common myth: product management being taught at product ownership classes. #productowner #agility #managementconsulting In this episode I drew on my information I gained from my interviews with: Indi Young - https://anchor.fm/xagility/episodes/Indi-Young-on-why-you-shouldnt-look-at-a-problem-through-the-aperture-of-a-solution-e1fpr78/a-a7j8he8 John Carter, chief engineer of BOSE noise cancelling headphones - full interview available here: https://anchor.fm/xagility/episodes/John-Carter---chief-engineer-of-BOSE-noise-cancelling-headphones-on-the-BOSE-culture--marketing-a-new-invention-and-agility-e1k1g3t/subscribe Enjoyed this episode? Or perhaps you may have a question? Let's connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncolemanagilitychef/?hl=en If you are looking for scrum or kanban training, check out my upcoming courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses As always, thank you for listening.
- Agility Island: What is Large Scale Scrum (LeSS)? (00:11:58)
In this episode, I take you through what Large Scale Scrum precisely consists of, including a breakdown of the sprint retrospectives, product backlog refinement, and the daily scrum. What are the advantages of scaling? I mentioned the article I wrote, comparing the differences between the 2017 and 2020 Scrum Guide: https://orderlydisruption.com/blogs/grow-agility-for-your-why/whats-different-in-the-2020-scrum-guide For a comprehensive study of all available scaling frameworks check out: https://orderlydisruption.com/blogs/scaling/can-scrum-and-agility-be-scaled-and-what-s-the-best-way-to-do-it Enjoyed this episode? Or perhaps you may have a question? Let's connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncolemanagilitychef/?hl=en If you are looking for scrum or kanban training, check out my upcoming courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses As always, thank you for listening.
- Agility Island: Advice I would give my younger self (from an active practitioner and scrum master with 18 years of experience) (00:08:47)
The last 18 years working in a range of different industries (ranging from tech to oil, tobacco, etc) have taught me a lot. Today I share some of the advice I would give the version of myself who was just starting out. Whether you are an experienced scrum master or just starting your career, there's something for everyone in this episode. From the Kübler-Ross Change Curve to the Tuckman Model, the devastating impact closing down a project can have on a team, what drives our behavior, Executive Agility, the importance of understanding the business and technical domain when working outside software, imposing your views on other people's beliefs and lip service. Do let me know if you have found this episode useful by messaging me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ If you are looking to get your Scrum training in, check out: https://www.scrum.org/classes?uid=217428 My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncolemanagilitychef/ My twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnColemanIRL #scrum #agility #scrummaster
- Agility Island: leader vs scrum master (scrum master vs agile coach?) (00:06:21)
What is the difference between a scrum master and an agile leader? If you start with the scrum master, what should a scrum master be doing? What would a leader do? the difference in the positions of scrum masters and agile leaders may not be as big as you think it is. Thank you for listening. #scrum #agility #agileleader #managementconsulting #scrummaster My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncolemanagilitychef/ Looking for a scrum.org course from an active agility practitioner with over 15+ experience? Check out: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses I also have a page dedicated to simplifying agility, if you're just starting out or perhaps looking to get a more simple understanding of a complex topic, check out: https://www.instagram.com/basicallyagile/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/basicallyagile/
- Agility Island - Sustainability (00:02:55)
Sustainability should be central to value. Instead of inauthentic greenwashing lets aim to be authentic with our sustainability and truly reduce our impact on the environment. If you truly want to improve your sustainability, consider it in terms of how you prioritize value.
- Setting Expectations In Scrum (00:03:39)
When will it be done? How do we manage expectations in scrum? How do we use Monte Carlo probabilistic forecasting and the importance of throughput. My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncolemanagilitychef/ My twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnColemanIRL
- Agility Island - What is a product goal? (00:04:57)
The 2020 version of the Scrum guide introduced the notion of ''product goal' but big visions can sometimes be hard for scrum teams to wrap their heads around which can in turn affect empiricism. What is a product goal and how can we go about having one without affecting empiricism? My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolem... Agility Island Podcast: https://anchor.fm/agilityisland #scrum #agile #kanban #productgoal #agility
- Retrospectives and Techniques (00:02:22)
On today's episode I take you through some of the techniques from Esther Derby and Diana Larsen's book on Retrospectives such as setting the stage as well as I explain why I think improvements should happen on the spot and the importance of doing so on team performance. My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolem... My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncoleman... My Website: https://orderlydisruption.com/
- Constraints, work capability, throughput & flow (00:05:30)
Do you know what your team or team of teams capability to take on work is? How can throughput help? Using real-world examples, this episode aims to outline work capability and throughput. My social media: https://www.instagram.com/johncolemanagilitychef/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef http://orderlydisruption.co.uk/
- How do you measure value in scrum? (00:19:09)
What is value and how is it measured in scrum? In this episode, I walk you through some types of value such as organizational value, market value, societal value and learning value. I then focus on models such as the WK Kellogg Foundation Logic Model as well as Martin Fowler's Strangler Pattern to further outline the importance of learning. https://www.instagram.com/basicallyagile/ https://www.instagram.com/johncolemanagilitychef/ https://anchor.fm/xagility
- Trust and its impact on the definition of done in scrum (00:11:20)
How does trust impact the definition of done? Does low trust affect the definition of done? How can we work on building trust to help our definition of done? You can't see me, but I am adding something in the air. What is it? Trust. Trust yourself. Trust your team. Do the work. Impact the Definition of Done. For more check out: My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/basicallyagile/ orderlydisruption.com
- What the developers do in the last week of the sprint? (00:06:00)
Do you think work should be handed off once it meets the definition of done? On this episode, I talk about how developers should collaborate with the 'testers' and the important role that plays overall. Tune in, you might find some useful tips.
- Can scrum and agility be scaled and what’s the best way to do it? (00:15:33)
In this episode, I talk you through some of the different ways and frameworks you can use to scale scrum and agile. The first rule is of course not scale but if you must, here are some ways to do so: 3:27 LeSS - what is it and how does it work? 6:29 Disciplined agile - what is it and how does it work? 7:21 Scrum at scale - what is it and how does it work? 8:21 SAFe - what is it and how does it work? 9:55 Nexus - what is it and how does it work? 11:43 Spotify ING - what is it and how does it work? 12:29 Flight Levels - what is it and how does it work? I also wrote a blog post on this, you can find it here: https://orderlydisruption.com/blogs/grow-agility-for-your-why/mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-preamble-to-1-of-4
- Value and Kanban: isn't Kanban just about outputs? Isn't Kanban missing a trick with value and organizational capability? (00:13:42)
How do we deliver value in Kanban? In this episode, John starts off by talking about by briefly introducing evidence-based management (EBM) and explains its 4 key values: time to market, ability to innovate, current value and unrealized value. John then moves on to look at how these values operate in the context of Kanban (2:35) and things that may actually harm your ability to deliver value. John then goes on to talk about classes of service in Kanban and why in his opinion, intangible is the preferred class of service.