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Xebia
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In this podcast, Kalyan Vandana (Principal Consultant - Agile Coach, Xebia) takes a deep dive into the realms of Enterprise Agility, examining its definition and significance by using the evolution of the music industry as an example. He also talks about the key benefits, challenges, and interesting opportunities in adopting Enterprise Agility.
Xebia is an IT Consultancy and Software Development Company that has been creating digital leaders across the globe since 2001. With offices on every continent, we help the top 250 companies worldwide embrace innovation, adopt the latest technologies, and implement the most successful business models. To meet every digital demand, Xebia is organized into service lines. These are teams with tremendous knowledge and experience in Agile, DevOps, Data & AI, Cloud, Software Development, Security, Quality Assurance, Low Code, and Microsoft Solutions. In addition to high-quality consulting and state-of-the-art software, Xebia Academy offers the training that modern companies need to work better, smarter, and faster. Today, Xebia continues to expand through a buy and build strategy. Xebia has a global presence with offices in the USA, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland Nordics, UK, Middle East, South Africa, India, Singapore, Vietnam, and Australia. Find more information on how Xebia is driving innovation at www.xebia.com
In this podcast, Venkat Vandrangi (Agile Coach - XACT, Xebia) talks about how Agile adoption based on surface-level tools and jargons is different from long-lasting true Agile transformation. For any organization, it takes a long time to reap the benefits of an Agile transformation as it requires the Agile mindset, values, and principles to be transfused across the organization - from top to bottom. In Venkat's view, just following any ALM tool and running events may look fancy outside, but in reality, it would not yield desired results and outcomes. He clearly explains the differences between these two, with real examples in this podcast.
Xebia is an IT Consultancy and Software Development Company that has been creating digital leaders across the globe since 2001. With offices on every continent, we help the top 250 companies worldwide embrace innovation, adopt the latest technologies, and implement the most successful business models. To meet every digital demand, Xebia is organized into service lines. These are teams with tremendous knowledge and experience in Agile, DevOps, Data & AI, Cloud, Software Development, Security, Quality Assurance, Low Code, and Microsoft Solutions. In addition to high-quality consulting and state-of-the-art software, Xebia Academy offers the training that modern companies need to work better, smarter, and faster. Today, Xebia continues to expand through a buy and build strategy. Xebia has a global presence with offices in the USA, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland Nordics, UK, Middle East, South Africa, India, Singapore, Vietnam, and Australia. Find more information on how Xebia is driving innovation at www.xebia.com
In this podcast, M P Sujan Kumar (Lead Consultant - XACT, Xebia) talks about Agile Maturity Assessment for Scrum teams. He throws light on what the assessments are all about, their benefits, different approaches to doing them, and how to keep them simple and effective with practical examples. He also talks about the importance of conducting the assessments at regular intervals. The assessments when done in the right manner can be beneficial in improving the team’s agility and can also help in creating a continuous improvement mindset within the team.
1Xebia is an IT Consultancy and Software Development Company that has been creating digital leaders across the globe since 2001. With offices on every continent, we help the top 250 companies worldwide embrace innovation, adopt the latest technologies, and implement the most successful business models. To meet every digital demand, Xebia is organized into chapters. These are teams with tremendous knowledge and experience in Agile, DevOps, Data & AI, Cloud, Software Development, Security, Quality Assurance, Low Code, and Microsoft Solutions. In addition to high-quality consulting and state-of-the-art software, Xebia Academy offers the training that modern companies need to work better, smarter, and faster. Today, Xebia continues to expand through a buy and build strategy. Xebia has a global presence with offices in USA, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland Nordics, UK, Middle East, South Africa, India, Singapore, Vietnam, and Australia. Find more information on how Xebia is driving innovation at www.xebia.com
In this episode, Snehal talks about the key differences between “Doing Agile” and “ Being Agile” and why it is important to be on the “Being Agile” side. There are many examples and scenarios described by which teams can understand which category they belong to and how they can upgrade their journey to “Being Agile.” She also talks about how Scrum Masters, Coaches, and Leadership can play an important role in the journey towards “Being Agile” and how high-performance teams can sustain their journey.
Xebia is an IT Consultancy and Software Development Company that has been creating digital leaders across the globe since 2001. With offices on every continent, we help the top 250 companies worldwide embrace innovation, adopt the latest technologies, and implement the most successful business models. To meet every digital demand, Xebia is organized into chapters. These are teams with tremendous knowledge and experience in Agile, DevOps, Data & AI, Cloud, Software Development, Security, Quality Assurance, Low Code, and Microsoft Solutions. In addition to high-quality consulting and state-of-the-art software, Xebia Academy offers the training that modern companies need to work better, smarter, and faster. Today, Xebia continues to expand through a buy and build strategy. Xebia has a global presence with offices in USA, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland Nordics, UK, Middle East, South Africa, India, Singapore, Vietnam, and Australia. Find more information on how Xebia is driving innovation at www.xebia.com.
In this episode, Vivek Ganesan (Agile/DevOps Consultant) and Sanjit Bhattacharya (Agile Coach, Xebia) converse on the topic “Can Technical Agility be a pathway for Business Agility?" In this era of rapid digitization, the case for delivering business value faster and time-to-market is increasingly becoming important. What are the challenges in adopting software engineering/technical practices that help teams and organizations to accelerate their journey toward business agility? How can these technical practices be scaled for large organizations? How can technical agility be a driver in building innovation and high-performance culture within teams? These are some of the questions discussed in this engaging and freewheeling conversation, power-packed with some wonderful insights.
Xebia is an IT Consultancy and Software Development Company that has been creating digital leaders across the globe since 2001. With offices on every continent, we help the top 250 companies worldwide embrace innovation, adopt the latest technologies, and implement the most successful business models. To meet every digital demand, Xebia is organized into chapters. These are teams with tremendous knowledge and experience in Agile, DevOps, Data & AI, Cloud, Software Development, Security, Quality Assurance, Low Code, and Microsoft Solutions. In addition to high-quality consulting and state-of-the-art software, Xebia Academy offers the training that modern companies need to work better, smarter, and faster. Today, Xebia continues to expand through a buy and build strategy. Xebia has a global presence with offices in USA, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland Nordics, UK, Middle East, South Africa, India, Singapore, Vietnam, and Australia. Find more information on how Xebia is driving innovation at www.xebia.com.
In this episode, Vidyadhar talks about the vital aspect of Scrum Team communication and how it can be improved. Various real-time examples and scenarios that can help teams understand this topic better and thereby achieve significantly better outcomes have been presented. The underlying Agile principles and Scrum values that can help teams build trust and enable successful execution are also discussed.
Xebia is an IT Consultancy and Software Development Company that has been creating digital leaders across the globe since 2001. With offices on every continent, we help the top 250 companies worldwide embrace innovation, adopt the latest technologies, and implement the most successful business models. To meet every digital demand, Xebia is organized into chapters. These are teams with tremendous knowledge and experience in Agile, DevOps, Data & AI, Cloud, Software Development, Security, Quality Assurance, Low Code, and Microsoft Solutions. In addition to high-quality consulting and state-of-the-art software, Xebia Academy offers the training that modern companies need to work better, smarter, and faster. Today, Xebia continues to expand through a buy and build strategy. Xebia has a global presence with offices in USA, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland Nordics, UK, Middle East, South Africa, India, Singapore, Vietnam, and Australia. Find more information on how Xebia is driving innovation at www.xebia.com.
In this episode, Ravindranath Savali talks about achieving business agility and customer delight by using Scrum & SAFe. In addition to focusing on key highlights and roles of Scrum and SAFe, Ravindranath also shares examples of Agile transformations done using SAFe framework which resulted in enhanced employee engagement, faster time to market, and improvements in quality & productivity.
Xebia is an IT Consultancy and Software Development Company that has been creating digital leaders across the globe since 2001. With offices on every continent, we help the top 250 companies worldwide embrace innovation, adopt the latest technologies, and implement the most successful business models. To meet every digital demand, Xebia is organized into chapters. These are teams with tremendous knowledge and experience in Agile, DevOps, Data & AI, Cloud, Software Development, Security, Quality Assurance, Low Code, and Microsoft Solutions. In addition to high-quality consulting and state-of-the-art software, Xebia Academy offers the training that modern companies need to work better, smarter, and faster. Today, Xebia continues to expand through a buy and build strategy. Xebia has a global presence with offices in USA, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland Nordics, UK, Middle East, South Africa, India, Singapore, Vietnam, and Australia. Find more information on how Xebia is driving innovation at www.xebia.com
In this episode, Apeksha introduces Disciplined Agile from a Product Owner’s perspective, especially considering the various challenges the teams face. She also provides insights on how the Disciplined Agile approach can be used to solve common issues in Agile transformation. Failing fast is good, but it is always better to have success early.
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
This episode is a viewpoint on the modern-day phenomenon of Digital Transformation that often gets mixed up with Agile Transformation. It focuses on the struggles of large legacy organizations in dealing with the issues. In this podcast, Vipul brings his three decades of experience in handling large back-end systems and managing extensive digital transformation programs, to leave the audience with some thoughts and suggested approaches.
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In this episode, Rajesh Ghosh talks about psychological safety, its various stages, and how it helps in team dynamics and increases team effectiveness. He also explores why creating a workplace environment that promotes psychological safety is essential for high-performing teams.
Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In this episode, Anil talks about the basics of mental models, deep dives into a few mental models, and looks at various ways to apply them in the context of different situations involving Agile teams and organizations.
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In this podcast episode, Sanjit Bhattacharya talks about his real-time experiences with Scrum Values across teams and situations. The benefits of imbibing scrum values are manifold. If we consider the Scrum Team as a body, then the Scrum Values form the soul. However, we don’t see much being discussed on this topic, in the way it should be. This gap is addressed in this podcast, which provides many insights on this interesting and valuable topic.
Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In this episode, Flt. Lt. M Sridhar Chakravarthi talks about how enterprise Agility can't be achieved by simply implementing technical models and frameworks to improve the delivery processes. It needs other foundational processes called Mental Agility, Social Agility, Outcomes Agility, and Structural Agility which would synergize the organization and bring agility to every function. The podcast describes these agilities in detail for an improved understanding of the inter-relationship amongst them.
Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Vietnam, the Middle East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In this Podcast, Sujan Kumar talks about his experiences with the Agile principle Simplicity–the art of maximizing the amount of work not done. Learn why it essentially is not only an interesting Agile principle, but also an important principle that every Agile practitioner should master.
Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Vietnam, the Middle East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
Starting in any new role is a daunting task but imagine having to hit the road running when joining a new team midway and the pressure is on to keep the wheels moving. Where do you start? How do you get on top of your priorities? Come join me, Madhu Jacob, as I share my experience of transitioning into the Product Owner role midway and my takeaways from these experiences.
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Vietnam, the Middle East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In general, we don't focus consciously on how the breathing happens thereby resulting in improper breathing habits and not maintaining the best health. Similarly, if Scrum teams do not focus on being Transparent, or do not follow the Inspect and Adapt principle, these may highly impact the business deliverables. This podcast provides many ideas on how Empiricism is implemented within the Scrum teams.
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Vietnam, the Middle East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
As a Leader, do you Step forward or step back? Thy key question for leaders: Both of these moves, and combining them into a dance, are at the heart of Host Leadership. Are you going to step forward to make something happen, or step back and allow others space and time to respond and make their own contributions? Host Leadership is a natural way to take a leading position, in a manner that draws in others. This builds engagement, leading to performance and results. This helps in when to Step Forward and When to step back. About Sridhar Rao Diagala An enterprise Agile Coach with 20+ years of industry experience Which includes Leadership Training, Agile Coaching, Scrum Master, Agile Transformation, System/Platform level DevOps & Release Management, Project Management & Business Development.
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Vietnam, Middle East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
A journey from a Business Analyst role to the Product Owner role is explained in the given context with reference to an analogy of MMORPG (Massive Multi-Player Online Role-Playing Game) E-Sport Gaming World.
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In this Podcast, Agile coach Miraj narrates his first experience with Agile. He talks through the journey with his experiences of transformation from traditional methodology to the Agile way of working. The team started following the Scrum framework in order to save the Project from being scrapped by the Customer due to the delay in delivery. Changing to Agile not only brought back the project on track but also created the much-needed transparency between the Customer and the project team. The outcomes made the Customer very happy and resulted in further extension of the contract
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle-East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In this podcast, Priya Patra in conversation with Meetu Singh explains how to “Build an inclusive workplace with agile values”
The business case for Inclusion and Diversity is stronger than ever now and how these topics play out along with the Agile transformation that organizations have undertaken is presented in this interesting and freewheeling conversation.
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In this podcast, Kirti tackles the seven common oversights one might make in their journey as a product owner. The examples and stories given in the talk are real-life scenarios. Not only do we discuss the mistakes but also ways to identify and remedy them.
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In this episode, Dinesh Sharma explains (in conversation with Anil) a Team’s Identity and its impact on Organizational adaptability. If applied narrowly at a localized level, the team's identity can lead to local optimization and can often take the teams away from Customer Centricity. This podcast paves the way for the teams and organizations to explore a broader definition of the Team’s identity, which leads to improved Organizational adaptability and enriches the overall customer experience. Dinesh is a LeSS trainer and coach. He has over 25 years of experience helping organizations with adopting agile ways of working. He has worked on some of the most complex product development in many large Financial services organizations, Government departments, Aerospace, Defence and Global consultancies.
Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In today’s episode, we have Bala and Umar talking about how to discover your inherent path towards Agility by focusing on underlying connections to thrive in a complex adaptive ecosystem. Most of the organizations lost themselves in the blind spots of bandwagon effect while embracing agility filled with tools, methodologies and cobweb frameworks related to process rather than discovering their own process. This podcast paves the way for people and organizations to explore a continuous discovery mindset.
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In the current episode, Antoinette talks about The concept of Agile – what it is, how to grow it, where it is useful, what the necessary preconditions are, which have expanded rather dramatically over the last 25 years. We welcome you to listen in and enjoy this episode.
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle-East, and the USA You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In this episode, Anil talks about identifying constraints that inhibit the organization from achieving its goals and resolving them will not only maximize throughput over time but also creates a path for achieving true business agility in an organization.
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle-East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In this episode, Manasvi talks about the basics of Personas, how to create one, who is it for and its benefits. As part of User Journey Mapping, it is a key aspect that helps us understand our customers better and deliver enhanced products for our customers. Be sure to listen to it!
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle-East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
Agile, as we know, is a philosophy of continually delivering value at a sustainable pace making adjustments and improving through the feedback. The philosophy has its origins in the concepts of Lean Manufacturing. Wastes of various kinds can actually make a huge difference to the efficiency and speed of the outcome. Wastes can be present in the manufacturing of a product or a service, and wastes can also hamper or degrade the quality of service delivered. This podcast tries to bring it all together Vipul has 30+ years of experience in the IT industry, where he has worked on Agile transitions and transformations for several fortune 500 companies. He loves to work closely with the developers and analysts, trying to keep a close eye on creating efficiency in the delivery process and also focussing on empiricism to improve things. ------------------- Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle-East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In this era of digital transformation where the focus is more on bringing an alignment between people, process, technology and culture, it becomes imperative to understand why it is so important to stay relevant and focus on purpose-driven change. It is also very important to understand the critical focus areas while leading a digital initiative and the practices to be embraced for enhancing customer experience and achieving enterprise-wide alignment with the strategy. The project management practices, skills, technology and culture should be such which allows customisation, maintains a balance between various approaches and gives the opportunity to deal with the problems in a contextual and pragmatic way. It is not only about achieving agility; but also stability for building a sustainable system and delivering improved value.
Gaurav Dhooper is a strategic thinker, Agile IT Delivery Leader and a Digital Transformation expert. Gaurav works as a Program Manager with Genpact and passionate about embracing the Agile mindset. He is also an author, reviewer and keynote speaker at various global platforms. Gaurav is a certified PMI credential holder along with various other Scrum, Agile leadership, Scaled Agile, Lean Six Sigma and Hybrid Project Management certifications. Gaurav is also a volunteer with various PMI Chapters and also holds voluntary positions of Digital Media Global Director of PMO Global Alliance and Senior Official of IAPM.
Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle-East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
[ AgileCast S01E18 ] Pomodoro! - A hack to manage your time by being more focused. In this episode, we have Anuj Ojha - Agile Consultant & Director at Benzne Consulting Private Limited explaining how to use Pomodoro for maximizing productivity and get more quality work done in a short span of time. Anuj believes in free-thinking culture and his goal is to heal broken processes and propagate an agile mindset to help customers succeed. To achieve this vision, he helps customers in becoming the truest expression of what they are and what they want to be. Overall, the goal is to SIMPLIFY and this happens through training, coaching, regular health checks & sometimes also brainstorming over coffee or beer. He is also a travel enthusiast: www.thisisanuj.blogspot.com He has 14+ years of experience with the relevant agile experience of 12+ years and have trained 12000+ participants & coached 125+ teams on agile practices & implementation techniques. Have been to various geographies to deliver consulting services. His special area of interest has been bringing in business agility, appropriate mindset & enriching Culture. It all starts from no process to some process which helps teams & companies in being their own better version by healing their broken processes and other aspects. You can reach out to him on linkedin.com/in/anuj-m-ojha-8b436522
Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle-East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
[ AgileCast S01E17 ] Cognitive biases in Agile by Anil Kadakol, Principal Consultant – XACT, Xebia In this episode, Anil talks about the Cognitive Biases that can impact Agile implementations, Be sure to listen to it!
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle-East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In this episode, we get an insight on a Project and Task Management Tool named Jira. This podcast also highlights how Agile and DevOps team can use Jira for better Transparency, Inspection and Adaptation in their daily work. Addition to this it also gives an overview of Core Components of Jira and who can use Jira as performance and task management.
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle-East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
Sprint Retrospective – an important element of the Scrum framework which is tightly tied with the concept of empiricism. In this podcast, we discuss why retrospectives are important and how we can ensure that retrospectives are fruitful. Towards the end of the podcast, we talk about a few tools which can be used for effective retrospectives in for distributed teams working remotely – as in the current situation where all of us are impacted by the Covid 19 Pandemic.
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle-East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In this episode, Ashish talks about the basics of value stream mapping, how to facilitate one, who is it for and its benefits. From Lean manufacturing to software development, it is a must-have tool in the organization to identify and removes wastes. Be sure to listen to it!
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Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle-East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In this episode, Vinaya discusses how the formation of Winning Teams is often left to chance by organizations. At best what they do is to get the best guys as per the skills, knowledge and education. But what they forget is, all this amounts to nothing without synergising teams based on behaviours and talent. This podcast is a take on why behaviours, talent matter and how it can be leveraged by organizations to design high-performance teams. Vinaya brings with him about 20 years of experience working in various fields and sectors. He has worked with MNCs, start-ups, NGO before embarking on his own venture - The Predictive Strategy Group. Vinaya is an Industrial Engineer from Thapar University - Patiala and MBA from SIBM-Pune. He is a Certified PI Behavioural Trainer. He has trained hundreds of senior folks, HR heads and CXOs in the organization both in the science and art of understanding behaviours of people for building winning organizations. Vinaya consults organizations to help them formulate People Strategy aligned with their Business Strategy. Vinaya also is a certified Life Coach and EQ trainer. He conducts leadership workshops based on Emotional intelligence for corporates and helps them improve their emotional well-being to become better leaders. --- Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle-East, and the USA. You can visit us at www.xebia.com
In this episode, we have Neha Sahyogi, Senior Consultant - XACT sharing her experience on How to run scrum events effectively in a remote working environment. She will be sharing her practical experience from various projects she has successfully implemented
Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle-East, and the USA.
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In this episode, we have Sherry Wasandi (Principal Consultant at Xebia), elucidating upon the common dysfunctions or Anti-Patterns that tend to emerge in the role of a Scrum Master. In no other role is complacency more damaging than that of a change agent – because they hold such an extraordinarily pivotal position, that the impact of their actions is often magnified in the outcome produced by a team – whether positive, or negative. During the podcast, listeners will be led through a deconstruction of the four counterproductive behaviors that Scrum Master is particularly vulnerable to. Followed by a discussion of the likely impact and associated risks. And finally, we will move swiftly on to a dissemination of the tools to either pre-empt or address these problems in an expedient fashion.
Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle-East, and the USA.
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In this episode, we have Balachandhiran Sankaran Principal Consultant, (XACT- Agile Transformation Practices), talking about how Systems thinking emerges from the Human Dynamics in Scrum. Most of the organizational wicked problems we face result from the difference between how we think organizations work and how they actually work. The first step in addressing this disconnect is to take an honest look at how we think, as individuals and as leaders. Systems Thinking often involves moving from observing events or data, to identifying patterns of behaviour over time, to surfacing the underlying structures and mental models that drive those events and patterns. Scrum is one of the ways to provide those structure and mental models to create an environment for people to become skilful systems thinkers. If an organization sees the Scrum as only a process, it will be adopting Zombie kind of Scrum called Mechanical Scrum. But, if it sees Scrum as a dynamic Complex Adaptive Systems, Systems thinking emerges from the Human-dynamics of Scrum called Scrum Values and the real benefit of Scrum is unlocked...!! The crux of a learning organization is about shared changes in mental models of individuals working there. So, the mental models should be nurtured by Scrum Values to bring alignment with the real world.
In today's episode, we have Anand Pandey, Principal Consultant, (XACT- Agile Transformation Practices) expounding on what goes on inside our brain and neural networks when trying to change our or the any other individual’s habits or ways of functioning and how it impacts the Agile way of working.
Anand is an Agile Coach and Consultant with 16 years of experience in Enterprise-wide scaling agile transition for large multinational clients with teams spanning across geography and vendors. He has diverse IT experience in various roles.
He applies his leadership experience in a lean-agile mindset and business/IT service management, complemented with people and organizational change management, to successfully drive strategic transformations toward better value delivery for its customers.
As an accomplished result-oriented servant-leader, he brings in with him an infectious culture of continual improvement.
Xebia is a Global IT Consulting, Services & Product company, specializing in Agile Consulting & Transformation, Continuous Delivery & DevOps, Full Stack Agile Software Development (Java, .NET, Scala, GoLang, Angular, Node, ReactJS, RoR, etc.), Big Data/Data Science, Mobile (React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, Native apps), CloudConsulting, RPA, AI/ML and Remote Application Support. We have our offices spread across the globe in the Netherlands (HQ), the UK, India, Middle-East, and the USA.
You can visit us at www.xebia.com
The Agile Alliance briefly defines the Kanban Method as “a means to design, manage, and improve flow systems for knowledge work”. Kanban allows organizations to start with their existing workflow and drive evolutionary change. This can be done by visualizing their flow of work, limiting work in progress and embrace the concept of “stop starting and start finishing”.
Kanban is a tool to achieve greater transparency while upholding the agile values and principles. Transparency being one of the pillars of Empiricism, coming up with different ways to visualize the progress of a team have become an inherent need for all Agile teams. This empowers teams to see and assess the current state & pushes to think on what needs to be improved – holding onto the other two pillars of empiricism - Inspection and Adaptation. This has largely benefitted teams in identifying issues and bottlenecks faster, resulting into early resolution of impediments helping into reducing the “Cost of Delay”. Scrum, being the most popular Agile Framework, upholds the pillar of transparency and empowers teams by providing many tools to use within its framework. However, not all teams can best fit into the Scrum ways of working. This podcast includes a case study of how moving away from Scrum and embracing Kanban, with the same spirit of empiricism can help a team in improving delivery and bring a sense of togetherness across dependent teams.
In today's episode, we have Vineet Chachondia, Principal Consultant, (XACT- Agile Transformation Practices) expounding on how OKRs can be used to transform the business and align various teams to a single goal.
Vineet is a dynamic professional with 17+ years of experience Which includes Leadership Training, Agile Coaching, Scrum Master, Agile Transformation, System/Platform level DevOps & Release Management, Project Management & Business Development. He has worked on several transformation projects with Fortune 500 Clients.
In today's episode, we have Sridhar Rao Diagala, Principal Consultant, (XACT- Agile Transformation Practices) dispelling many myths surrounding Scrum and speaking on how to apply it in the right way
Sridhar is a dynamic professional with 19+ years of experience Which includes Leadership Training, Agile Coaching, Scrum Master, Agile Transformation, System/Platform level DevOps & Release Management, Project Management & Business Development.
In today's episode, we have Pratyoosh Kumar, Principal Consultant, (XACT- Agile Transformation Practices) speaking about why proxy product owner are becoming popular inside organizations to add knowledge and capabilities of offshore teams
Pratyoosh is an Agile Coach and Consultant with 16 years of experience in Enterprise-wide scaling agile transition for large multinational clients with teams spanning across geography and vendors. He has diverse IT experience in various roles such as Enterprise Agile Coach, Agile Transition consultant, Project Manager, Release Engineer, Team Lead, and programmer.
The product owner is the voice of the customer, represents the internal stakeholders, and is responsible for delivering the highest possible value to the business.
Do you agree that the Product Owner is a pivotal role in bringing about the benefits of the Scrum framework? Do you understand the role in-depth and how it contributes to bringing out the best from teams?
In this episode, we have Meetu Singh Director XACT ( Agile practices ) sharing her 20+ years of experience and provide a simple 9 step framework for Agile transformations for both large and small organizations. She expounds on how true transformation is cultural in nature
There is a general perception that scrum can be used for development projects only!
In this episode of AgileCast Raj shares his real-time experience of using scrum with an infrastructure team.
Raju K is a multi-talented, multi-dimensional personality, he is a Professional Scrum Trainer, an Enterprise Agile & Flow Coach, and a Curator at #RawAgility
Raju is one of the most well-known people in the industry with several successful transformations for many Fortune 100 clients.
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CoPs are an essential part of human societies, we inadvertently form Communities of Practices based on shared interests and skills.
Agile Organizations carefully develop CoP around their employees so as to maximize knowledge sharing, ease of operations, and work on innovations in an organized way.
CoPs utilize a variety of methods to develop their practice. These could include problem-solving, coordination with other members, discussing developments, mapping knowledge, reusing assets, and identifying knowledge gaps. The concept of CoPs is currently applied in various organizational settings as an important tool for growth, stability, and reduction of costs.
Learning is crucial to human identity, and when individuals actively participate in the practices of social communities, they learn and develop skills, stay connected, and motivated for longer duration of time.
Kalayanraman here explains how to actively and carefully inculcate CoPs inside our organizations and the essential factors that make them a central concept to push the growth of your team members and organizations.