…takes to move from surface-level support to genuine commitment in this episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast. Overview In this episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast, Brian is joined once again by Scott Dunn to tackle a listener-chosen topic: how to get real buy-in for Agile initiatives, especially when shifting…

…use any product backlog management tool that you see. And I've seen a lot of organizations not just talk the game of, we use AI for our backlog management, but I'm talking about backlog prioritization, sprint planning capacity. And I believe what's happening is it frees teams up to do…

…resources that requires a level of coordination to achieve desired flow. Frequently organizations have structured themselves in a way that cross-entity dependencies are woven into the fabric of the organization. I refer to these types of dependencies as structural dependencies. Let’s say UX designs are always done by the UX…

…story mapping to stakeholder management. This episode is a treasure trove for anyone looking to sharpen their Agile skills and understand the nuanced demands of a product owner. Overview In this insightful episode, Brian and Mike Cohn explore the multifaceted role of product owners in Agile development, discussing everything from…

…styles and stakeholders influence team-level metrics. Plus, a look at the common challenges that teams may encounter during their Agile adoption journey and how to overcome them. Listen now to discover: [01:18] - Lance Dacy is on the show to discuss metrics. [02:09] - Brian asks, are there ‘good’ ways…

…you earn the next level of bet by the data you bring using that 25,000. And we have a list of questions that we need positive answers to before we actually make the doubling down. And so that's a way of curating ideas based on evidence and some kind of…

…physical products to cloud-based software-as-a-service. But beyond product development (both hardware and software), agile is being used successfully by Marketing teams to plan and execute campaigns Attorneys to manage cases and workload Organizational transformation efforts, in particular when transitioning to agile Senior leadership teams to manage their organizations Families for…

…and, while paying lip service to XP, they were actually doing nothing more than hacking.9 Overzealousness also caused the team to split into two camps: the overzealous team members and a group that knew decisions were being made too quickly and often incorrectly. Much like the tortoise and the hare,…