Episodes
Kate and Ryan discuss the challenges of remote meetings/events and some things teams can try to make them better
Published 05/07/24
Kate and Ryan discuss various ways Sprint Planning can be derailed and how teams might get it back on track
Published 04/29/24
Published 04/29/24
Kate and Ryan are joined by Anu Smalley to discuss the importance of self-awareness in the workplace especially for management
Published 04/22/24
Kate and Ryan discuss their "Scrum-isms" or the things they find themselves saying to their teams and stakeholders time and time again to remind them of our Agile values or Scrum practices
Published 04/15/24
Kate and Ryan look at motivation and engagement, how important they are to all teams, and how easily they can be undermined.
Published 04/08/24
Kate and Ryan discuss using Gherkin to help clarify Acceptance Criteria in User Stories
Published 04/01/24
Kate and Ryan discuss topics that regularly come up in training and consulting: sizing, the definition of Done, and long Daily Scrums
Published 03/25/24
Kate and Ryan are joined by Anu Smalley to discuss conflict, what we mean by it,  the 5 stages of it, and what teams can do to resolve it
Published 03/18/24
Kate and Ryan discuss the importance of experimentation by teams in an Agile environment
Published 03/11/24
Kate and Ryan discuss questions you can ask prospective employers to see if they align with Agile, Scrum, and what you're looking for in a new role
Published 03/04/24
Kate and Ryan are joined by Anu Smalley to discuss the ways in which Developers can undermine their team's Scrum practice and Agile transformation
Published 02/26/24
Kate and Ryan discuss common Agile "Anti-Patterns" that interfere and create problems for our Agile practices, transformation, and journey 
Published 02/19/24
Kate and Ryan discuss what we is meant by an "Agile Transformation," how to gauge its success, and some of the reasons it might fail
Published 02/05/24
Kate and Ryan discuss Product Managers and the differences and overlap it may have with the Product Owner role
Published 01/29/24
Kate and Ryan discuss some very common ways that an organization can undermine their Scrum practices and teams
Published 01/22/24
Kate and Ryan continue their discussion about the characteristics of high performing teams
Published 01/15/24
Kate and Ryan discuss what makes a high performing team and how an Agile mindset enables it.  Part 1 of 2
Published 12/18/23
Kate and Ryan discuss what "culture" means for your company and how teams can influence it.
Published 12/11/23
Kate and Ryan discuss Sprint Planning, different ways of conducting it while keeping the why, what, and how in mind.
Published 11/27/23
Kate and Ryan discuss what kind of work your Scrum teams can do at the end of the year when releasing code probably isn't worth it...
Published 11/20/23
Kate and Ryan discuss what to do about team members who may not be "on the Scrum bus" i.e., not fully on board with Scrum and/or your organizations Agile transformation.  What do we do about team members who just want to do what they want to do?
Published 11/13/23
Kate & Ryan are joined by Anu Smalley to discuss subtle arts of Mentoring and Coaching
Published 11/06/23
Kate and Ryan discuss the Global Scrum Gathering in Amsterdam and why events like that are so beneficial for attendees
Published 10/30/23
Kate & Ryan talk about good and bad Tech Debt, how it differs from Bugs, and how teams can manage it
Published 10/23/23