Summertime has gone, and the Agile Open SoCal is just around the corner. See announcement below.

In episode 79, Ben (@BenRodilitz) and I sat down for coffee and a chat about a topic that “dispirits” him lately: the bashing of Agile (specifically Scrum or SAFe) for being too prescriptive or not prescriptive enough.

Announcements:

• Vic is now teaching the Advanced ScrumMaster (A-CSM) class. Find out more on our Events page.
• Vic will once again hold (virtual) space at AOSC this October 27 & 28. Come join the Open Space fun. Tickets available at eventbrite.com/agile-open-socal-2022-tickets

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It’s summertime, again, and I sat down for coffee and a chat with Angela Johnson and Christian Antoine of the Collaborative Leadership Team. We had a great time catching up and covered a wide variety of topics.

Some of the topics we discussed:

• CoLead Team’s videos, the Ignite Agility podcast, and Angela’s book: “The Scrum Master Files”
• Short stories of how we met
• “We’re sick of Scrum” – talking about the words we use
• “Going Agile” – where are you going? It’s not a destination
• The role of an Agile Coach

Here are a few ways to get in touch with Angela and Christian:

• The CoLead Team’s websites is collaborativeleadershipteam.com
• Their videos are on YouTube at youtube.com/CollaborativeLeadershipTeamVideos
• Angela is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/angelajohnsonscrumtrainer
• Christian is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/christian-antoine
• Angela’s book is available at its own site: thescrummasterfiles.com

Resources:

• “Switch” by Chip and Dan Heath
• “Scrum Master or Armchair Psychologist” Angela’s webinar on the Scrum Alliance website

Announcements:

• Vic is now teaching the Advanced ScrumMaster (A-CSM) class. Find out more on our Events page.
• Vic will once again hold space at AOSC this September. Currently planned to be an in-person experience, the Agile Open SoCal 2022 will return to the campus of UCI (Irvine, CA) on Sept. 19-20. Tickets available at eventbrite.com/agile-open-socal-2022-tickets

It’s summertime, the season of recent grads sending out their brand new resumes. I sat down with the team behind the Meta-Cast podcast, Josh Anderson (@nosrednAhsoJ) and Bob Galen (@bobgalen), to talk about this time-honored document as it relates to the Scrum master role. They shared some great perspectives and tips, some of which might change how you think about resumes.

After speaking, I combined takeaways from our conversation with a bunch of other research, interviews and data about the resume for Scrum masters and assembled it all on the Scrum master resume page.

Here are a few ways to get in touch with Bob and Josh:

• Bob’s websites include rgalen.com and agile-moose.com
• Bob is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/bobgalen
• Josh shares the best agile content at kazi.io
• Listen to the Meta-Cast at meta-cast.com – they just posted their 200th episode!

Whether you’re a job-seeker or not, this conversation is certain to keep you informed if not entertained.

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Lorraine Agular (@Working_Harmony) and Ben Rodilitz (@benrodilitz) join Vic (@AgileCoffee) for a face to face discussion on gratitude.

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Johanna Rothman (@JohannaRothman), Chris Hurney (@chris_hurney) and Ben Rodilitz (@benrodilitz) join Vic (@AgileCoffee) at a virtual coffee shop to discuss topics related to Making Management Easy.

• Modern Management Made Easy, a Three-Volume Set (new books) by Johanna Rothman

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Diana Larsen (@DianaOfPortland), Lakshmi Ramaseshan (@LakshmiRamases2), Chris Hurney (@chris_hurney) and Colleen Kirtland (@purposecreator) join Vic (@AgileCoffee) at a seasonal (and virtual) coffee shop to discuss the following topics:

• What new opportunities have you discovered in these pandemic times?
• Building Values and Principles as a Collaborative Activity with Teams
• The Doughnut Economics Journey Continues…
• Virtual Coaches and Distanced Coaching: What’s Working for Us?
• Exploring Agile Fluency

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Books and resources mentioned in this episode:

• AgileFluency.org
• Liftoff: Start and Sustain Successful Agile Teams (book) by Diana Larsen and Ainsley Nies
  • also check out Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great (book) by Diana Larsen and Esther Derby
• Works by Mariana Mazzucato:
  • What is economic value, and who creates it? (video TED talk)
  • The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths (book)
  • The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy (book)
• Lakshmi’s presentation on The Power of Inceptions
  • Vic’s old post about Inceptions
• Brian Marick and Micro-Scale Retro-Futurist Anarcho-Syndicalism
• The Art of Agile Development (book) by James Shore
• Human Systems Dynamics Institute
• High Performance Tree (Lyssa Adkins)

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Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) teamed up with Lakshmi Ramaseshan (@LakshmiRamases2) and Professor Hadar Ziv (UCI – Dept of Informatics ) in a virtual coffee shop to discuss the following topics:

• Did the Agile Open SoCal work as a virtual event?
• Playing to Your Strengths – Using Strengthsfinder (book) with Teams
• What is a Value Hypothesis (and why was it following Larry all day?)
• Creating a Values & Principles Based Culture

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Here’s the MIRO board that Lakshmi created for our virtual event:

Books and resources mentioned in this episode:

• Lakshmi’s presentation on The Power of Inceptions
  • Vic’s old post about Inceptions
• Scrum PLoP! one-piece continuous flow
• The Principles of Product Development Flow – by Donald Reinertsen
• High Performance Tree (Lyssa Adkins)

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Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Chris Hurney (@chris_hurney) were joined by Colleen Kirtland (@purposecreator) and first-time guest (and new Scrum Master) Kaitlyn Taylor in a virtual coffee shop to discuss the following topics:

• Words of advice for a new Scrum Master
• Top Takeaways from #AOSC20
• Colleen’s adventures outside of Agile
  • Starling birds murmuration (video)
  • Business Agility Institute
• What do Devs do (while code is being tested)?
• Doughnut Economics
  • Kate Raworth
  • Rethinking Value | Mariana Mazzucato (The Long Now Foundation)
  • “Greatness” by David Marquet (video)

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Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz) were joined by Allison Pollard (@allison_pollard) and Ruth Struck (@ruthstruck) in a virtual coffee shop to discuss the following topics:

• Getting clearer on outcomes and finding efficiencies
• How are you engaging with teams to stay connected in this remote world?
• How do we coach leadership/teams whose attitude is “just tell us what to do”?
• How should managers support teams now? How involved is too involved?

As we wrapped up the conversation, we congratulated Ruth for making her podcasting debut as an ambassador of Launching New Voices, a program of Women in Agile. (Shout out to Jenny Tarwater, Program Director. W00t!)

Are you searching for a game to teach self-organization and empirical process control to teams? CardZinga! can be played in-person or online. Get the instructions and see examples at CardZinga.com

Looking for an Agile Conference this season? Check out the Agile Online Summit coming up October 26th – 30th, 2020. It’s a FREE event over 5 days, with 5 tracks, 8 excellent keynote speakers, Live Q&A sessions, a sweet networking program.

Help make this podcast ever more amazing. With your support, we hope to host a new Agile Coffee episode each week of the year, bringing fresh new voices and unique perspectives to the conversation. Help us out by signing up on Patreon today. Thanks!

Vic was joined by Chris Hurney (@chris_hurney) and first-time guests Stacey Ackerman(@agile4marketers) and Cliff Rosa(@mrrosa2) to discuss Stacey’s favorite topic: Agile Marketing. Some questions covered include:

• How does a Sales/Marketing group’s use of Agile differ from IT’s
• What is Business Agility?
• How has Agile for Marketing evolved and where is it now?
• Do you need to be expert in Scrum or Kanban in order to implement Agile for Marketing?

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Agilify Coaching & Training (agilifytraining.com) – Stacey’s company whose mission is to “help companies find a better way to work“
  • see Stacey’s contributions to MarTech Today magazine
  • read case studies that Stacey’s team has captured
• Agile for Marketing – Stacey’s upcoming class (Sept 16-17) offered via Rocket Nine Solutions
• monday.com – an online tool for managing teams
• canva.com – an online tool for mocking up graphics / wireframes
• Business Agility Institute
• Agile Marketing Manifesto

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Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) were joined by Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz) and Chris Hurney (@chris_hurney) in a virtual coffee shop to discuss the following topics: the Weakness of One-piece FlowDo you need Team Maturity before you Scale?the Imperitive to improve our industry's Diversity, Equity and InclusionHow well do you understand your Product Owner's world? Are you looking for a game to teach self-organization and empirical process control to teams? CardZinga! can be played in-person or online. Get the instructions and see examples at CardZinga.com Books and resources mentioned in this episode: Scrum PLoP! one-piece continuous flowThe Principles of Product Development Flow - by Donald ReinertsenDiversity, Equity and Inclusion:The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. - by Peniel E. JosephThe Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley - by Malcolm X and Alex HaleyThe Meta-Cast, episode 169 "Discover your Superpower"White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism - by Robin DiAngelo and Michael Eric DysonSo You Want to Talk About Race - by Ijeoma OluoCompassionate Coding - founded by @AprilWenselWomen in AgileRole of Product Owner:ebgconsulting.com/blog/product-manager-product-owner/romanpichler.com/blog/product-manager-vs-product-owner/productcoalition.com/the-collide-of-product-management-and-product-ownership-439105363028Monte Carlo forecasting in Scrum (Scrum.org) Looking for Scrum/Kanban training in Southern California or Nashville, TN? Rocket Nine has got you covered. Visit RocketNineSolutions.com today.