The Minimal Agilist: Recent Episodes

Vinod Narayan

The Minimal Agilist Podcast is about being Minimal in Life and Agile @Work. Hosted by Vinod Narayan, Founder of The Community of Active Learners @ penpositive.com.

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I am sure many of you might have heard what Anti-Patterns are. They are things we need to recognize and change or avoid so we can do a better job and improve. This episode is on anti-patterns and why they are important.

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An interesting question that I have heard is whether we should do Scrum or Kanban. I will share some thoughts and my personal experience. If you want to get in touch with me, email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Today we will take a look at the 12th Agile Principle. “At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly.“ If you want to get in touch with me, email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Today we will take a look at the 11th Agile Principle. “The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.“ If you want to get in touch with me, email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Today we will take a look at the 10th Agile Principle. “Simplicity–the art of maximizing the amount of work not done–is essential.“ If you want to get in touch with me, email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Today we will take a look at the 9th Agile Principle. “Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.“ If you want to get in touch with me, email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Today we will take a look at the 8th Agile Principle. “Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.“ If you want to get in touch with me, email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Today we will take a look at the 7th Agile Principle. “Working software is the primary measure of progress.“ If you want to get in touch with me, email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Today we will take a look at the 6th Agile Principle. “The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.“ If you want to get in touch with me, email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Today we will take a look at the 5th Agile Principle. “Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.“ If you want to get in touch with me, email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Today we will take a look at the 4th Agile Principle. “Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.“ If you want to get in touch with me, email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Today we will take a look at the 3rd Agile Principle. “Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.“ If you want to get in touch with me, email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Today we will take a look at the 2nd Agile Principle. “Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer’s competitive advantage.“ If you want to get in touch with me, email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Today we embark on our journey through the 12 Agile Principles. Here is the first one “Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.“ If you want to get in touch with me, email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Before we go further I think it is important to look at some of the complaints people have about Scrum. There might be more complaints and please share them in comment so we can address the same. If you want to get in touch with me, email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Today let us talk about the fourth core Agile Value. "Responding to Change over Following a plan" If you want to get in touch with me, email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Today let us talk about the 3rd core Agile Value. "Customer Collaboration over Contract Negotiation" If you want to get in touch with me, email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Today let us talk about the second core Agile Value. "Working Software Over Comprehensive Documentation" If you want to get in touch with me email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Today let us talk about the first core Agile Value. "Individuals and Interactions over Process and Tools" If you want to get in touch with me email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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The question is if Scrum is a solution in itself? Email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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The question is can we use scrum in my life? Email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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The question is who is a Scrum Master? Email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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The question is who can benefit from Scrum? Email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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Let us start with a question that came up. If we can explain Scrum in 5 minutes. To connect with me; Do email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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After a while again with a branding change. Welcome to Scrum Positive. Email me at scrumpositive@gmail.com

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So how do we start the Minimal Agile Journey.. where and how. In this episode I will share with you more on the concept and guide you through a few things your should do to get started. You can connect with me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ and you can email me at agile@penpositive.com

If interested you can join our Active Learning Community https://www.penpositive.com/.

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So I spoke about minimalism and agility and now I am going to look at Minimal Agile as I see it. The Minimal Agilist in me. You can connect with me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ and you can email me at agile@penpositive.com

If interested you can join our Active Learning Community https://www.penpositive.com/.

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Last episode I discussed what minimal means to me. Today I will tell you what Agile means to me. You can connect with me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ and you can email me at agile@penpositive.com

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Minimal of Minimal Agile comes from Minimalism. While minimalist might be quite a familiar thing for you in this Episode we will embark on diving my personal thoughts on the concept and what I gather from it. You can connect with me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ and you can email me at agile@penpositive.com

If you like you can join our Active Learning Community https://www.penpositive.com/.

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Apologies for not doing an episode for last one month. I have my reasons mentioned in this episode. This Episode we embark on diving deeper into the concept of Minimal Agile. You can connect with me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ and you can email me at agile@penpositive.com

If you like you can join our Active Learning Community https://www.penpositive.com/.

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In this episode I want to take you through how I reached the idea of Minimal Agile. You can connect with me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ and you can email me at agile@penpositive.com

If interested you can join our Active Learning Community https://www.penpositive.com/.

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Welcome to The Minimal Agilist. This is VInod Narayan. I am an Agile Practitioner and Coach, Scrum Master, I live in San Francisco Bay Area. I am also the founder of Penpositive Inc, a content and Coaching company.. I also run an active learning community at https://www.penpositive.com/ that you can join. I am a Minimal Agilist and you can reach me at agile@penpositive.com

In this Podcast I talk about the concept of Minimal Agile. Minimal in Life and Agile @ work. Through various Episodes we learn, unlearn and relearn keeping in mind the two things, Minimal in Life and Agile @ work

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