Hi folks. In today’s episode, I’m excited to be chatting with Jared Spool on the topic of Mastering UX. Jared has been a well-known and respected figure in the field of user experience for decades. He is an American writer, researcher, speaker, educator, and an expert about usability, software, design, and research. He is the…… Continue reading Episode 41: Mastering User Experience with Jared Spool

Hi everyone and welcome to another episode on the Agile Atelier podcast. My guest today is Karin Tenelius on the topic of Self-Managing Organizations. Karin has been experimenting with employee-driven organizations and self-managing teams since the nineties.  While studying marketing in her twenties, Karin became interested in a leadership style that is not founded on…… Continue reading Episode 40: Self-Managing Organizations with Karin Tenelius

As we wrap up with 2021, it’s my pleasure to be chatting today with Pia-Maria Thoren and Retrospecting on the Agile Manifesto, on the 20th year anniversary of the manifesto being written. Pia-Maria is an Agile People Coach, keynote speaker & author of Agile People – A Radical Approach for HR and Managers and Agile…… Continue reading Episode 39: Retrospecting on the Agile Manifesto with Pia-Maria Thoren

Hi everyone and welcome to this episode on the Agile Atelier podcast. Today, I’ll be chatting with Roman Pichler on the topic of Scaling a Product. Roman Pichler is a product management expert specialised in digital products. He has helped advance product management over the past 10 years by developing new practices that help agile…… Continue reading Episode 38: Scaling a Product with Roman Pichler

Hi fellow Agile enthusiasts and welcome to today’s episode, which is a very special one. I talk to Teresa Torres on the nuances of Continuous Discovery. Teresa is an internationally acclaimed author, speaker, and coach. She teaches a structured and sustainable approach to continuous discovery that helps product teams infuse their daily product decisions with…… Continue reading Episode 37: Continuous Discovery with Teresa Torres

Welcome to today’s episode where I’ll be chatting with Emily Bache on the topic of Technical Coaching. Emily is the author of the books Technical Agile Coaching with the Samman method and  The Coding Dojo Handbook. She is also a Technical Agile Coach at ProAgile where she helps software development teams to get better at…… Continue reading Episode 36: Technical Agile Coaching with Emily Bache

Hi everyone and welcome to another episode on the Agile Atelier podcast. Today, I have the pleasure of chatting with Daniel Mezick about Open Space Agility. Daniel has coached executives and teams since 2006. He is also a ScrumAtScale Trainer, and an author and co-author of three books on organizational change: The Culture Game, The…… Continue reading Episode 35: Open Space Agility with Daniel Mezick

Hi everyone and welcome to episode 34 on the Agile Atelier podcast. Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with Felipe Castro on the topic of Using OKRs to Shift from Features to Outcomes. Felipe Castro is an OKR Trainer who helps organizations transform how they set goals with the help of the OKR framework.…… Continue reading Episode 34: Using OKRs to Shift from Features to Outcomes with Felipe Castro

Hi everyone and welcome to this episode on the Agile Atelier podcast. Today, I’ll be talking to Heidi Helfand about Dynamic Reteaming, which is also the title of the book she has authored. Heidi coaches software development teams using practical, people-focused techniques, with the goal of building resilient organizations as they double and triple in…… Continue reading Episode 33: Dynamic Reteaming and Group Transitions with Heidi Helfand

Hello to all listeners. Welcome to today’s Agile Atelier episode, where I chat with L. David Marquet on the topic of Servant Leadership. David is a retired United States Navy captain and bestselling author of Turn the Ship Around and Leadership is Language. He was the commander of the submarine USS Santa Fe, a submarine…… Continue reading Episode 32: Servant Leadership with L. David Marquet

Agile Atelier podcast listeners! Welcome to the first episode of the year! I hope 2021 finds you well and ready for some fascinating topics and guest speakers that we have in store for you in this new year. Today, I have the pleasure of speaking to Niels Pflaeging on the topic of Organizational Complexity and…… Continue reading Episode 31: Organizational Complexity and Living Systems with Niels Pflaeging

Welcome to yet another episode on the Agile Atelier podcast! Today’s topic is Lean Software Development, I have the pleasure of chatting with two special guests – Mary and Tom Poppendieck. Mary and Tom are best known for their book Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit. Mary started her career as a process control programmer,…… Continue reading Episode 30: Lean Software Development with Mary and Tom Poppendieck

 Agile Atelier listeners! Welcome to another special episode today, where I talk to Jeff Patton on the different levels of planning seen in agile and non-agile environments. Jeff is most well-known for his book, User Story Mapping. He has designed and developed software for the past 20 years on a wide variety of projects from…… Continue reading Episode 29: Agility and Planning with Jeff Patton

This episode of Agile Atelier continues with the Product theme, that the last couple of episodes has featured. Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with Alan Klement, co-developer of the Jobs to be Done theory and author of When Coffee and Kale Compete. His own experience as a successful innovator and entrepreneur are what…… Continue reading Episode 28: Jobs To Be Done Theory with Alan Klement

In today’s Agile Atelier podcast episode, I am chatting with Product Management coach and consultant Tim Herbig. Before going independent, Tim was the Director of Product for the Enterprise-level A/B Testing tool iridion. Tim is also a published author of the book Lateral Leadership. Tim’s workshops, talks and online courses are a result of 10+…… Continue reading Episode 27: Product Discovery and Dual Track Agility with Tim Herbig

Agile Atelier listeners! Welcome to a very special episode today, where I talk to Marty Cagan about Empowered Engineers on Product Teams. Widely recognized as the primary thought leader for technology product management, Marty is the founder of the Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG). He served as an executive responsible for defining and building products…… Continue reading Episode 26: Empowered Engineers on Product Teams with Marty Cagan

Welcome back, listeners of the Agile Atelier podcast! Our guest today, Marshall Guillory, and I discuss the nuances of the scaled Agile framework, or SAFe. Marshall currently works as a senior consultant and enterprise agility coach with Agile Rising. He has over twenty-five years of business experience in software development, information technology, product management, and…… Continue reading Episode 25: Being SAFe with Marshall Guillory

This episode’s topic is Agile HR with our guest speaker Natal Dank. With the aim of disrupting HR for the good of humans, Natal combines her extensive background in HR, organizational development and workplace learning with innovative Agile practices, to offer a truly unique and transformative approach. She works hands-on with HR teams and leaders…… Continue reading Episode 24: Agile HR with Natal Dank

I am excited to bring you a round two episode (read about and listen to our first episode here) with Jeff Gothelf. Jeff is the author of the recently published Forever Employable, Lean UX , and Sense & Respond. He is also the co-founder of Sense & Respond Press, and a well-known public speaker, consultant…… Continue reading Episode 23: The Career of an Agile Coach with Jeff Gothelf

Today, I’ll be speaking with the UK’s leading Agile Coach and author of several books, Geoff Watts on Organic Agility and Change Management. Geoff’s mission is to help individuals create great teams by developing a culture of reflection, empowerment and engagement. Having started using Scrum at British Telecom, one of the first large-scale Agile adoptions,…… Continue reading Episode 22: Change Management and Organic Agility with Geoff Watts