The Modern Agilist: Recent Episodes
Rick Pollick, Justice Conder, Mike Duffee
Regardless of where you are in your expertise of Agile beginner or expert - Rick Pollick & Justice Conder want to help you become equipped, empowered, and prepared to master large-scale software delivery.
In this episode, the Modern Agilists talk with Greg Calderiso. Greg has had experience as a developer, adjunct professor, and executive. Recently, Greg has become involved in the Web3 & DAO spaces. This episode discusses the excitement around Web3 and the potential of Web3/DAO communities of practice!
Greg Calderiso:
- @gcalderiso (Twitter)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-calderiso-81b5049/ (LinkedIn)
- Diagramming DAOs #3: Bankless DAO (Mirror)
- A Web3 Journey - Pt.1 (Mirror)
In Episode 21 (The Agile / Web3 Synthesis), part of the DAO Mini-Series Season 1, the Agilists discuss the synthesis of Agile practices with a Web3 mindset with Alex Myers. Agile & Web3 efforts are not disparate, unconnected realities, but they're an evolution of approaches to organization & execution.
Alex's is considered a Web3/DAO Educator & Consultant. He is part of DAO Agility at Aragon (https://aragon.org/), a certified futurist, and a Techstars mentor.
More about Alex here:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-myers-34572a10/
In this episode, the agilists talk with Kenneth Cavanagh from SpaceX. The episode discusses a wide range of topics including Agility, Web3, and the future!
Learn more about Kenneth & check out his awesome posts with these links:
https://www.k3nnethfrancis.com/gm/
https://twitter.com/k3nnethfrancis
In this episode, the Modern Agilists talk about the confluence of Web3 and Agile. This episode features Floyd Itter - who is an accomplished Project Manager & Web3 Professional. The conversations in this episode should show the value behind agile patterns and their usefulness as Web3 becomes more mainstream.
You can find Floyd Itter's contact info here: linkedin.com/in/floyd-itter-023215157
In this episode, the Agilists welcome back Rasmus Kaae - who invited his colleague Søren Pedersen along to discuss DevOps and Agile. This episode discusses several interesting topics... including modern thinking regarding the implementation & use of DevOps within an Agile work environment.
Both Rasmus and Søren are co-founders of Building Better Software - An excellent source for agile-oriented consulting services & resources (https://www.buildingbettersoftware.com/)
To connect with Rasmus Kaae further, please see the following links:
- https://agilerasmus.com/wordpress/
- https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/profile/rkaae
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/agilerasmus/recent-activity/posts/
To connect with Søren Pedersen further, please see the following links:
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedersen-on-software/recent-activity/posts/
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https://soren-pedersen.medium.com/
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https://www.buildingbettersoftware.com/
This special episode of The Modern Agilist Podcast was recorded LIVE at the Atlassian Team '22 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada! The Agilists talk about their time at the conference, general thoughts on the agile landscape, and other exciting topics!
Consider supporting The Modern Agilist, and get access to extra content, by becoming a member here: https://www.themodernagilist.net/membership
In this episode, the Modern Agilists talk with accomplished agilist Lauren Schmitt! Lauren is an excellent Agilist and discusses her career path, her take on the agile landscape, some of her other efforts.
Lauren Schmitt, MBA, SASM, CSM, PMP
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenmschmitt
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https://www.laurenmschmitt.com/
In this episode, Modern Agilist co-founder - Justice Conder, explains & discusses decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). - The Modern Agilists also discuss decentralization & blockchain technology more broadly.
This is a fascinating episode, that doesn't go too "deep" into the details of DAOs/decentralization. If you want to start a learning journey... and discuss how the concepts implemented in decentralized autonomous organizations can be used with agile thinking... The DAO episode is a great place to start!
Justice Conder:
- https://www.justiceconder.com/
- https://twitter.com/singularityhack
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/justiceconder/
- https://justiceconder.medium.com/
- https://www.amazon.com/Data-Driven-Agility-Rigorous-Approach-Software-ebook/dp/B099QVD7KV
- https://www.themodernagilist.net/
In Episode 14, the Modern Agilists talk to Agile Coach, Scrum Master, and Trainer - Rasmus Kaae! Rasmus is an experienced Danish Agilist who is a creator of The Agile Playbook.
Throughout this episode, the Modern Agilists discuss the concepts of The Agile Playbook with Rasmus, and talk about the value behind various related activities.
To connect with Rasmus further, please see the following links:
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https://agilerasmus.com/wordpress/
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https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/profile/rkaae
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/agilerasmus/recent-activity/posts/
In Episode 13 of The Modern Agilist Podcast, the Agilists talk with Mark Kilby about a range of topics - including: remote work & the future of The Agile Manifesto.
Mark Kilby is a remote agile leader, international speaker, author, facilitator, community (re)builder. As an accomplished member of the "Agile Community" and has a unique focus on today's landscape of distributed teams and remote work. The Modern Agilists were genuinely excited to have the opportunity to take the time to learn from Mark's extensive experiences!
The best way to learn more about Mark's efforts - and sign up for his excellent newsletter - is through his website: https://www.markkilby.com/
Twitter: @mkliby LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkilby/
In this episode, the Modern Agilists speak with Keith McCandless about Liberating Structures! Keith is the Co-Developer of Liberating Structures, author of “The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures – Simple Rules to Unleash a Culture of Innovation” (2014), and Co-Founder/Principal Owner of Social Invention Group.
The discussion with Keith was a lot of fun & offered exciting insight into how using/combining structures can liberate teams' efforts! The episode discusses what Liberating Structures are - as well as some practical ways to implement their use!
Keith McCandless
- Co-Founder, Social Invention Group
- Co-Developer, Liberating Structures
- keith@liberatingstructures.com
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithmccandless/
- https://twitter.com/keithmccandless
- https://keithmccandless.medium.com/
In Episode 11, the Modern Agilists have a "retrospective" about the first 10 episodes of The Modern Agilist Podcast! The Agilists discuss their favorite moments, recall conversations with guests, and look ahead to what's next!
https://www.themodernagilist.net
In this episode, the agilists talk with Chris Shuknecht & Jared Feldman about their efforts and experiences with DevOps. Chris & Jared's unique experiences & professional partnership have led to interesting & exciting process implementation.
Chris Shuknecht (Info)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisshuknecht/ Email: cshuknecht@gmail.com
Recommendations:
- https://itrevolution.com/sooner-safer-happier/
Jared Feldman (Info):
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-feldman/ Email: jared.alex.feldman@gmail.com
Recommendations: * Favorite site for books, articles, videos, etc.: https://itrevolution.com/
- The book that initially got Jared excited about DevOps: https://itrevolution.com/book/accelerate/
In this episode, the Modern Agilists talk with Bruce Gay about Design Thinking! Bruce is an accomplished project & program manager - with extensive speaking & teaching forays.
Bruce is an authority on #designthinking & is passionate about helping people deliver value by using effective processes that focus on capturing useful feedback.
Links:
https://brucegay.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucegay
https://twitter.com/brucegay
In this episode, the Modern Agilists talk with Lou Martina about the Low-Code/No-Code Revolution & the idea behind being a citizen developer! Lou has a wealth of knowledge in professional technical & project management - he and provides examples of the concepts he discusses. Find out more about Lou in the podcast episode description.
In Episode 7 of The Modern Agilist podcast, the Modern Agilists talk with Bernie Maloney, CST from the Bay Area! - Bernie is an "international speaker, trainer and leadership coach who's helped grow businesses from break-even to beyond $100M." The discussion is wide-ranging covering things including Bernie's experiences, expertise, and the future of agility! •Powered By Teams (poweredbyteams.com) - poweredbyteams.eventbrite.com •LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berniemaloney/ •Courses: https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/profile/bmaloney2
The Modern Agilists review several 'case studies' dealing with the application of Agile principles in different industries and scenarios. Some of the referenced material from the episode: •Cosmetics: https://www.strategy-business.com/article/How-organizations-can-design-for-agility-and-embrace-uncertainty •Car Manufacturing: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2012/05/10/wikispeed-how-a-100-mpg-car-was-developed-in-3-months/?sh=40cbc86d28bf
In this episode, the Modern Agilists take turns playing "True or False" - asking questions about Agile assumptions and/or misconceptions.
In this episode, the Modern Agilists welcome a special guest: CEO Steve Pereira (The Value Streams Guy). - Steve is the founder of Visible Value Stream Consulting & a thought leader in areas including Lean / value stream mapping.
You can find more about Steve Pereira via the following links:
- http://stevepereira.ca (Personal site)
- http://devopsto.com (Devops Toronto group)
- http://vsm.consortiom.org (Engineering management course)
- The Flow Engineering ebook
- Visible Value Streams Consulting case study
- Steve Pereira’s Youtube channel
Why Agile? What is "Agile"? These questions and more are reviewed and discussed in this episode as the gang dives into the current state of things.
The Modern Agilist - Where all things Agile and delivery are examined & discussed Regardless of where you are in your expertise of Agile beginner or expert - Rick Pollick, Justice Conder, and Mike Duffee want to help you become equipped, empowered, and prepared to master large scale software delivery.