No Nonsense Leadership

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This is No-Nonsense Leadership, where we explore better ways to develop software products and services. Join world-class experts for honest insights and practical advice to help you lead digital teams, products, and organisations clearly and confidently. Subscribe now to learn the best ideas in the field.

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Friday Nov 12, 2021

#0014 - Agile Product Development

Friday Nov 12, 2021

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a conversation about Agile product development. discuss what a product is and what a product manager does. We talk about the value of customer feedback and the need to test your hypotheses. We define minimum viable products and discuss technical debt, scaling and co-designing products with customers. And we talk about how you can move from a project to a product mentality and the value of applying an iterative approach to your marketing and sales. All this and more, stay tuned.

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Contact Murray via email or Shane on LinkedIn shagility.

You can read the podcast transcript at:

https://agiledata.io/podcast/no-nonsense-agile-podcast/agile-product-development/#read

The No Nonsense Agile podcast is sponsored by:

Simply Magical Data

Wednesday Nov 03, 2021

#0013 - Visualizing your workflow with Mark Jørgensen Chaudhry

Wednesday Nov 03, 2021

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a conversation with Mark Jørgensen Chaudhry about visualising your work so you can identify bottlenecks and remove them. We emphasize the need to work together to map out your process and identify delays and waste. We discuss work in progress, touch time, wait time and process efficiency. And we identify the root cause of waste and inefficiency in large organisations. Join us for lots of examples, challenges and recommended resources for improving your workflow.

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Connect with Mark via LinkedIn

Contact Murray via email or Shane on LinkedIn shagility.

You can read the podcast transcript at:

https://agiledata.io/podcast/no-nonsense-agile-podcast/visualizing-your-workflow-with-mark-jorgensen-chaudhry/#read

The No Nonsense Agile podcast is sponsored by:

Simply Magical Data

Wednesday Oct 27, 2021

#0012 - Matrix team models aka the "spotify model"

Wednesday Oct 27, 2021

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a conversation on the "Spotify Model" for scaling agile teams. We cover the role of leadership team structures. Tribe dynamics and the importance of coaching and support during organisational change. We share our experience with implementing this model in organisations and some of the anti-patterns. Join us to learn how to use the Spotify model to scale your agile organisation successfully.

Contact Murray via email or Shane on LinkedIn shagility.

You can read the podcast transcript at:

https://agiledata.io/podcast/no-nonsense-agile-podcast/matrix-team-models-aka-the-spotify-model/#read

The No Nonsense Agile podcast is sponsored by:

Simply Magical Data

Wednesday Oct 20, 2021

#0011 - Lean agile transformations with Matt Turner

Wednesday Oct 20, 2021

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a conversation about the psychology of change in lean agile transformation with Matt Turner. We discuss how to implement agile and Kanban practices in IT operations, the challenges faced by managers, and the importance of visualising work and understanding flow. We also touch upon the misconceptions and misapplications of agile in the industry. Join us to learn how to be a much more effective change agent.

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Connect with Matt via LinkedIn or his website https://www.hapus.net/ or https://www.soonersaferhappier.com/

Contact Murray via email or Shane on LinkedIn shagility.

You can read the podcast transcript at:

https://agiledata.io/podcast/no-nonsense-agile-podcast/lean-agile-transformations-with-matt-turner/#read

The No Nonsense Agile podcast is sponsored by:

Simply Magical Data

Wednesday Oct 13, 2021

#0010 - Quality skills vs roles

Wednesday Oct 13, 2021

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson as they discuss why quality as a whole team's responsibility. We discuss why it's critical to integrate QA processes from the beginning, the importance of clear acceptance criteria, how to handle technical debt and the continuous improvement process. Tune in for an engaging and informative discussion on quality in your agile projects.

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Contact Murray via email or Shane on LinkedIn shagility.

You can read the podcast transcript at:

https://agiledata.io/podcast/no-nonsense-agile-podcast/quality-skills-vs-roles/#read

The No Nonsense Agile podcast is sponsored by:

Simply Magical Data

Wednesday Oct 06, 2021

#0009 - invitational agile with Michael Delamaza

Wednesday Oct 06, 2021

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a conversation with Michael Delemaza about agile coaching. We discuss invitational coaching, the differences between coaching and mentoring and the challenges faced in transforming traditional organizations into agile ones. We also talk about the importance of clear communication and alignment at the executive level, as well as dealing with politics and resistance within organizations.

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Connect with Michael via LinkedIn, Murray via email or Shane on LinkedIn shagility.

You can read the podcast transcript at:
https://agiledata.io/podcast/no-nonsense-agile-podcast/invitational-agile-with-michael-delamaza/#read

The No Nonsense Agile podcast is sponsored by:

Simply Magical Data

Wednesday Sep 29, 2021

#0008 - Leadership support for becoming an agile organisation

Wednesday Sep 29, 2021

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a no-nonsense Agile discussion. In this episode, we talk about leadership support for agile ways of working. Why leadership support is critical for change. Why some leaders support agility and others secretly undermine it. How agile is being sold as a miracle cure by big consulting companies. And why agile is rolled back by authoritarian leaders with a factory mindset. How executives can learn what agile really means by working with agile coaches. Why servant leadership is the key to agility. And how you can change your culture rapidly by changing who makes decisions about what.

Connect with Murray via email or Shane in LinkedIn @shagility.

You can read the podcast transcript at:

https://agiledata.io/podcast/no-nonsense-agile-podcast/leadership-support-for-becoming-an-agile-organisation/#read

The No Nonsense Agile podcast is sponsored by:

Simply Magical Data

Wednesday Sep 22, 2021

#0007 - fixed price agile contracts

Wednesday Sep 22, 2021

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a no-nonsense Agile discussion. In this podcast, Murray and Shane talk about why projects with fixed price, fixed scope contracts often go way over time and budget. We talk about uncertainty, sales incentives and underestimating. How fixed scope contracts lead to big design up front, siloed delivery, authoritarian management and conflict with suppliers. We discuss how to use an agile approach to solve these problems. We talk about testing suppliers by starting small and scaling up. And we talk about agile contracts where you engage a supplier to provide a fixed team for a fixed time and budget to achieve a goal with a variable scope.

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Contact Murray via email or Shane on LinkedIn shagility.

You can read the podcast transcript at:

https://agiledata.io/podcast/no-nonsense-agile-podcast/fixed-price-agile-contracts/#read

The No Nonsense Agile podcast is sponsored by:

Simply Magical Data

Wednesday Sep 08, 2021

#0006 - agile scaling

Wednesday Sep 08, 2021

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a no-nonsense agile discussion. In this podcast, Murray and Shane discuss how to scale agile. We discuss the problems with a big bang top-down agile transformation and the benefits of starting small and experimenting to find a scaling approach that works for you. We talk about the factory model of organisation vs autonomous product teams. And we contrast agile change management with waterfall change management.

Listen to the podcast on your favourite podcast app:

Contact Murray via email or Shane on LinkedIn shagility.

You can read the podcast transcript at:

https://agiledata.io/podcast/no-nonsense-agile-podcast/scaling-agile/#read

The No Nonsense Agile Podcast is sponsored by:

Simply Magical Data

Wednesday Aug 25, 2021

#0005 - Agile project management

Wednesday Aug 25, 2021

Join Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson in a no-nonsense agile discussion. In this episode Murray and Shane have a robust discussion about about projects and project managers. Are agile and project management fundamentally incompatible. Are projects waterfall and hierarchical by definition or can they be done in an Agile way. Are project managers unhelpful authoritarians controllers by definition or can project managers be agile servant leaders. If a project is Agile is it a project anymore? Tune in for this controversial discussion.

Contact Murray via email or Shane on LinkedIn shagility.