Dhamana Agile Conversations: Recent Episodes
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The Scrum guide defines a Product Owner (PO) as a role accountable for maximizing the value of a product resulting from the work of a Scrum Team. To become great at product management, however, you must be willing to move beyond the textbook definition of a product manager. She says, "You do not attract bees with vinegar, but with honey".
In this podcast, you will discover:
- Why product management is a critical competency in an organization seeking to drive value in the products/services it is shipping into a market
- What you need to know to structure and get your MVP right
- Why engagement and negotiation are important skills that every PO needs to learn
- Why POs need to get a seat at the strategic decision-making table
- The difference between an empowered PO and a glorified PO
- How to influence through effective leadership
- How to grow into an awesome PO
Join the conversation and let us know of what you think about the conversation
Telling the story of your product through the eyes of a CX/UX practitioner is often understated. Often, a CX/UX practitioner is brought into the product build at the tail end, just before coding starts. Join us in this podcast as we discuss:
- The role of a CX/UX practitioner in product envisioning and build
- How CX/UX skills can help build an MVP that is market-fit
- The tools and techniques applied by CX/UX practitioners in building a product
Agile is and will be relevant. The key to making the most of your agile adoption journey is incorporating adaptability. A close associate once said, "Agile is conceptually easy but practically hard." In this podcast, we discuss:
- Adaptability as a key ingredient in a change process
- Identifying and managing friction to agile adoption journey
- Is leadership still a barrier to agile adoption?
- Understanding the currency of patience
- Understanding what success in an agile adoption journey looks like
Small and nimble organizations continue to report agile as a powerful productivity tool. Medium to large organizations on the other hand continue to struggle. Question, Is Agile having difficulty in adapting to organizational needs? The 17th State of Agile Report by digital.ai is out and paints a picture of agile transformation across organizations. Join us in this podcast as we discuss:
- If agile is still relevant?
- The gaps in agile adoption
- How to course correct
As a Scrum Master, your role goes much deeper than just establishing Scrum rules and process. Again, your focus isn't just to make sure that scrum cadences are set and that everybody attends sessions on time.There are multiple layering to a #scrummaster role, also referred to as 'the scrum master stances'. Join us in this second part of the Who Is a Scrum Master podcast to get better understanding
At the core a Scrum Master is accountable for establishing the #scrum process. They're responsible for enabling the team and the organisation at large understand the scrum theory and practice. Unfortunately, this surface level definition of a #scrummaster can be dangerous.In this podcast we dig deeper to unravel who a Scrum Master is and what he/she can do to move teams from being ordinary teams to high performing teams, that is, small groups of people who strive for higher goals, organises itself and constantly feeds off each member's skill (Jeff Sutherland).Join the conversation and let us know what you think
The question is no longer whether or not we need agile, rather, how do we go on about setting up a successful practice. The erstwhile barriers to agile practice setup are slowly and gradually being lifted by the need to:* Give employees a focus & purpose * Build an organisation that senses and responds like an organism
In this podcast, we look at what to consider when going about the rigours of setting up an agile practice. Let us know what you think. As always, we welcome feedback as it is the breakfast of champions
Is it possible to customize agile to the context of an industry or organization? The industry, both locally and internationally is littered with #agile success stories; we just need to be intentional with our ambitions to offer value, to the organization, customers, and employees (staff members). In this podcast, we explore:# how to leverage agile to deliver value in the shortest time possible# level of leadership involvement in ensuring the success of an #agilestory# what it takes to set up a successful #agilepractice Join the conversation and let us know what you think. We value every thought. There's nothing like a bad critic
Though late to being served, it's never been late than never. The episode, recorded in Nov/Dec and hosted by Denis with Richard, and Edward as the studio guests focused on "retrospective". We welcome you to listen in and share your thoughts on the same
Agileteams need to be small enough to remain nimble and large enough to complete significant amounts of work within an iteration. Additionally, teams need to aim for cross-functionality, autonomy, self-management, self-organization and self-sufficiency. Three key roles are defined, #ProductOwner, #ScrumMaster and #Developers.
Transition from a traditional to an agile operating model isn't for the feint hearted. Everything from strategy to process, structure to people, and tech to culture has to shift. In this podcast, we talk about:
- Roles and skills
- Why renaming without retooling is pointless
- What it means to self-organize and supporting cultural changes
- How to not let your agile efforts be confined to a rowing boat
Agile is many things to many people, we discuss our different experiences from an African context.