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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 Please HELP support us by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/agilecoffee Agile Coffee is Proud to be a part of the Agile Podcast Network Looking for Vic's videos? Come visit his CoffeeHouse channel on YouTube!

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 destinationThe 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.comTheir videos are on YouTube at youtube.com/CollaborativeLeadershipTeamVideosAngela is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/angelajohnsonscrumtrainerChristian is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/christian-antoineAngela'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.comBob is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/bobgalenJosh shares the best agile content at kazi.ioListen 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. Please HELP support us by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/agilecoffee Agile Coffee is Proud to be a part of the Agile Podcast Network Looking for MORE Scrum videos? We've got you covered. Tune in!

Lorraine Agular (@Working_Harmony) and Ben Rodilitz (@benrodilitz) join Vic (@AgileCoffee) for a face to face discussion on gratitude. Please HELP support us by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/agilecoffee Agile Coffee is Proud to be a part of the Agile Podcast Network Looking for MORE Scrum videos? We've got you covered. Tune in!

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 Please HELP support us by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/agilecoffee Agile Coffee is Proud to be a part of the Agile Podcast Network Looking for MORE Scrum videos? We've got you covered. Tune in!

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 TeamsThe Doughnut Economics Journey Continues...Virtual Coaches and Distanced Coaching: What's Working for Us?Exploring Agile Fluency Please HELP support us by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/agilecoffee Books and resources mentioned in this episode: AgileFluency.orgLiftoff: Start and Sustain Successful Agile Teams (book) by Diana Larsen and Ainsley Niesalso check out Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great (book) by Diana Larsen and Esther DerbyWorks 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 InceptionsVic's old post about InceptionsBrian Marick and Micro-Scale Retro-Futurist Anarcho-SyndicalismThe Art of Agile Development (book) by James ShoreHuman Systems Dynamics InstituteHigh Performance Tree (Lyssa Adkins) Agile Coffee is Proud to be a part of the Agile Podcast Network Looking for MORE Scrum videos? We've got you covered. Tune in!

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 TeamsWhat is a Value Hypothesis (and why was it following Larry all day?)Creating a Values & Principles Based Culture Please HELP support us by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/agilecoffee 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 InceptionsVic's old post about InceptionsScrum PLoP! one-piece continuous flowThe Principles of Product Development Flow - by Donald ReinertsenHigh Performance Tree (Lyssa Adkins) Agile Coffee is Proud to be a part of the Agile Podcast Network Looking for MORE Scrum videos? We've got you covered. Tune in!

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 MasterTop Takeaways from #AOSC20Colleen's adventures outside of AgileStarling birds murmuration (video)Business Agility InstituteWhat do Devs do (while code is being tested)?Doughnut EconomicsKate RaworthRethinking Value | Mariana Mazzucato (The Long Now Foundation)"Greatness" by David Marquet (video) 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 (@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 efficienciesHow 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!

Stacey Ackerman (Agilify Coaching & Training) joins Vic and the gang to discuss Agile Marketing

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.

Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by Martin Salias (@MartinSalias), Savannah Rayat (@SavannahRayat), Timon Fiddike (@TimonFiddike), and Raj Kasturi (@RajKasturi / @agileRaj) to discuss topics related to becoming a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST). Sites and resources mentioned in this episode: Björn Jensen's Trainer - KataCST® Journey - Facebook group for aspiring CSTsRetromat.org - a wonderful tool for your Retrospectives; co-created by TimonCertified Scrum Trainer® (CST®) Certification Overview - posted on the Scrum Alliance's website (6/2020) Looking for Scrum/Kanban training in Southern California or Nashville, TN? Rocket Nine has got you covered. Visit RocketNineSolutions.com today.

Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) were joined by Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz) and Chris Hurney (@chris_hurney) to discuss topics related to Larry's recent presentation at Agile SoCal. Here's a link to Larry's slides. Books and resources mentioned in this episode: Agile Virtual Summit June 1-5, 2020 - Hosted by Adam WeisbartGetting Naked - by Patrick LencioniCrossing the Chasm - by Geoffrey A. Moore Looking for Scrum/Kanban training in Southern California or Nashville, TN? Rocket Nine has got you covered. Visit RocketNineSolutions.com today.

Vic (@AgileCoffee) hopped on Zoom with Paul Tevis (@PTevis) and had a nice chat back in mid-March... a couple weeks after the world turned upside down. We talked about Paul's workshops on remote facilitation and techniques for making the most with meetings in general. Find more about Paul's services - including his upcoming FREE workshops - at https://www.vigemus.com/ Stay safe, and enjoy your coffee with geographically distant friends :)

Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) had a nice chat back in January... and then the world turned upside down. We talked about: Conducting an assessment of Lean WastesSimon Sinek's Infinite GameModeling Collaboration

Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) had a nice chat... in front of cameras and lights. (We're on YouTube!!) We talked about: TBR for the ScrumMasterTop 10 Assumptions About Agile21st Century ManagementWhat does "Bringing Humanity to the Workplace" mean to you? Books and resources mentioned in this episode: Top 10 Assumptions About Agile - post by Scott Dunn What's New in SAFe 5.0? - post by Scott DunnMost Leaders Don't Even Know The Game They're In - video by Simon SinekRadical Candor: Fully Revised & Updated Edition: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity - book by Kim Scott Upcoming events: Team Kanban Practitioner – Feb. 27, 2020 – Tustin, CACertified Scrum Professional - ScrumMaster (CSP-SM) – March 14 & 15, 2020 – Tustin, CAAgile Games Day, San Diego – March 11, 2020 – San Diego, CAAgile Open, San Diego – March 12 & 13, 2020 – San Diego, CA Looking for Scrum/Kanban training in Southern California or Nashville? Rocket Nine has got you covered. Visit RocketNineSolutions.com today.

Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) were joined by Van Wray (on LinkedIn) to talk about kanban systems, how kanban differs from Scrum, and the one-day TKP class. Books and resources mentioned in this episode: Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life by Tonianne DeMaria Barry and Jim BensonMaking Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow by Dominica DeGrandisKanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology (aka The Blue Book) by David J. AndersonWhy Limit WIP: We are Drowning in Work by Jim BensonPractical Kanban: From Team Focus to Creating Value by Klaus Leopold Upcoming events: Team Kanban Practitioner – Feb. 27, 2020 – Tustin, CACertified Scrum Professional - ScrumMaster (CSP-SM) – March 14 & 15, 2020 – Tustin, CAAgile Games Day, San Diego – March 11, 2020 – San Diego, CAAgile Open, San Diego – March 12 & 13, 2020 – San Diego, CATraining from the BACK of the Room! – March 14 & 15, 2020 – San Diego, CA (use the promo code ACP20 for another 20% off the current ticket price) Looking for Scrum/Kanban training in Southern California or Nashville, TN? Rocket Nine has got you covered. Visit RocketNineSolutions.com today.

Recorded in September 2019, Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) and Paul Tevis (@ptevis) on Day #2 of the Agile Open Southern California at the campus of UCI in Irvine, CA . Check out Paul's Vigemus Consulting site - vigemus.com Looking for Agile/Scrum/Kanban training in Southern California? Rocket Nine has got you covered. Visit RocketNineSolutions.com today. Upcoming events: Team Kanban Practitioner – November 15, 2019 – Tustin, CATraining from the BACK of the Room! – March 14 & 15, 2020 – San Diego

Recorded in September 2018, Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by several participants of Agile Open SoCal 2018, including Colleen Kirtland (@PurposeCreator), Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz), Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead), Harold Shinsato (@hajush) and Dan Brown (@dsbrown) where we reflect back on two days of Agile Open goodness on the campus of UCI in Irvine, CA . Upcoming events:Agile Open SoCal – September 9 & 10, 2019 – Irvine, CA – more info Looking for Agile/Scrum/Kanban training in Southern California? Rocket Nine has got you covered. Visit RocketNineSolutions.com today.

Recorded in April 2018, Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by his good friends Lorraine Aguilar (@Working_Harmony), Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz), and Paul Wynia (@workagile) for some serious Lego Serious Play in Carlsbad, CA. Upcoming events: Agile Open SoCal – September 9 & 10, 2019 – Irvine, CA – more info Looking for Agile/Scrum/Kanban training in Southern California? Rocket Nine has got you covered. Visit RocketNineSolutions.com today.