Women in Agile
The Women in Agile podcast is a platform to champion new voices in the business world, because we believe everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
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Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
In this special release episode, Women in Agile Org is thrilled to feature our new sponsor for the Women in Agile Podcast, Scrum.org.
Listen in as Dave West, CEO of Scrum.org and Patricia Kong, Product Owner of Enterprise Solutions at Scrum.org, join our host Leslie Morse for a conversation on diversity, complexity, and social responsibility. They touch on some of the origins of Scrum, what complexity means, and how team and organizational diversity are key for solving complex problems.
About the Featured Guests
Dave West is the CEO at Scrum.org. He is a frequent keynote at major industry conferences and is a widely published author of articles and research reports, along with his acclaimed book: Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, that helped define new software modeling and application development processes. He led the development of the Rational Unified Process (RUP) for IBM/Rational. After IBM/Rational, West returned to consulting and managed Ivar Jacobson Consulting for North America. Then as VP, research director Forrester research where he ran the software development and delivery practice. Prior to joining Scrum.org he was Chief Product Officer at Tasktop where he was responsible for product management, engineering and architecture
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Follow Dave on Twitter @DavidJWest
Patricia Kong is the Product Owner of the Scrum.org enterprise solutions program which includes the Nexus Framework, Evidence-Based Management, Scrum Studio and Scrum Development Kit. She also created and launched the Scrum.org Partners in Principle Program. Patricia is a people advocate and fascinated by organizational behavior and misbehaviors. She emerged through the financial services industry and has led product development, product management and marketing for several early stage companies in the US and Europe. At Forrester Research, Patricia worked with their largest clients focusing on business development and delivery engagements. Patricia lived in France and now lives in her hometown of Boston. Patricia is fluent in 4 languages.
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Follow Patricia on Twitter @pmoonk88
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
Podcast Library: www.womeninagile.org/podcast
Women in Agile Org Website: www.womeninagile.org
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LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/
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Please take a moment to rate and review the Women in Agile podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. This is the best way to help us amplify the voices and wisdom of the talent women and allies in our community! Be sure to take a screenshot of your rating and review and post it on social media with the hashtag #womeninagile. This will get you entered to a monthly drawing for a goodie bag of Women In Agile Org swag!
About our Host
Leslie Morse is an agilist at heart. She was leveraging agile practices and appreciating agile principles long before she even knew what they were. Her agile journey officially started in 2010 and she never looked back. Her career has taken many twists and turns. She led a digital marketing start-up in college, was involved with replatforming Lowes.com while they adopted agile practices, provided training and coaching for agile transformation across a wide array of industries, and now serves as the Product Owner of Professional Development Solutions for Scrum.org. She is a trained and certified in Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) and has been involved in the Women in Agile movement since its original inception at Scrum Gathering 2013 in Las Vegas. You can connect with Leslie on LinkedIn).
About our Sponsor
Scrum.org is the Home of Scrum, founded in 2009 by Scrum co-creator Ken Schwaber focused on helping people and teams solve complex problems by improving how they work through higher levels of professionalism. Scrum.org provides free online resources, consistent experiential live training, ongoing learning paths, and certification for people with all levels of Scrum knowledge. You can learn more about the organization by visiting www.scrum.org.
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
The “Coaching Agile Teams” Mini-Series is more than half-way over, and during this episode, Women In Agile Podcast host, Leslie Morse, leads Lyssa Adkins through the first part of a discussion on the art and science of team coaching and group facilitation. During part one of this conversation, Lyssa and Leslie focus exclusively on the team coaching topic. During part 2 you’ll get the chance to hear them discuss group facilitation.
Leslie and Lyssa play with an operating systems metaphor during the conversation as they explore how expanding your way of thinking is a critical element for working at a systemic level when coaching teams. They touch on topics like defining the coaching client, one-on-One versus team coaching, and what coaching skills are and how they are foundational to unlocking a coaching mindset.
Reference(s):
Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) from CRR Global (https://crrglobal.com/)
Clean Language & Clean Language Systemic Modelling (https://cleanlearning.co.uk/)
“From Contempt to Curiosity: Creating the Conditions for Groups to Collaborate Using Clean Language and Systemic Modelling” by Caitlin Walker
Relationship Systems Intelligence (RSITM)
“Creating Intelligent Teams: Leading with Relationship Systems Intelligence” by Anne Rød and Marita Fridjhon
You can learn more about this series of episodes by visiting www.womeninagile.org/cat.
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
Podcast Library: www.womeninagile.org/podcast
Women in Agile Org Website: www.womeninagile.org
Connect with us on social media!
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/womeninagile/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/womeninagileorg
Please take a moment to rate and review the Women in Agile podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. This is the best way to help us amplify the voices and wisdom of the talent women and allies in our community! Be sure to take a screenshot of your rating and review and post it on social media with the hashtag #womeninagile. This will get you entered to a monthly drawing for a goodie bag of Women In Agile Org swag!
About our Host
Leslie Morse is an agilist at heart. She was leveraging agile practices and appreciating agile principles long before she even knew what they were. Her agile journey officially started in 2010 and she never looked back. Her career has taken many twists and turns. She led a digital marketing start-up in college, was involved with replatforming Lowes.com while they adopted agile practices, provided training and coaching for agile transformation across a wide array of industries, and now serves as the Product Owner of Professional Development Solutions for Scrum.org. She is a trained and certified in Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) and has been involved in the Women in Agile movement since its original inception at Scrum Gathering 2013 in Las Vegas. You can connect with Leslie on LinkedIn.
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
The seventh topic of the “Coaching Agile Teams” Mini-Series on the Women in Agile Podcast brings you a content-heavy discussion with Lyssa Adkins and our host, Leslie Morse. During this episode they explore five categories of models useful when working with agile teams.
Detecting and Seeing Problems
Navigating Conflict
High Performing Teams
Team Development
Product Management and Product Ownership
You’ll learn how models enable you to see the world differently, can serve when you are emotionally charged, and how they can be a gateway for building a team’s systems intelligence so that they are better equipped to self-organize in different ways.
References on Detecting and Seeing Problems:
“Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition” Chapter 8: Coach as Problem Solver
Team Dynamics Survey
BART Analysis
Integral Theory / The Integral Model (Ken Wilber)
References on Navigating Conflict:
The Gottman Institute: The Four Horseman (aka Team Toxins)
Five Levels of Conflict
Designed Alliances (Co-Active Coaching)
Designed Alliances (InfoQ Article with Michael Spayd
Conflict Dynamics Profile
The Gottman Institute: The Magic Ratio (5:1)
Brene Brown: Marble Jar Metaphor
References on High Performing Teams:
“Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us” by Dan Pink (Autonomy - Mastery - Purpose)
The Team Diagnostic Survey (TDSTM)
“The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable” by Patrick Lencioni
The High Performance Tree (in “Coaching Agile Teams”)
References on Team Development:
Shu, Ha, Ri
“The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization” by Jon R Katzenbach and Douglas K Smith
Drexler/Sibbet Team Performance Model
“Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams” by Heidi Helfand
Women in Agile Podcast featuring Heidi Helfand: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams - Heidi Helfand | 2007
Panarchy Cycle
Spiral Dynamics
“Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage in Human Consciousness” by Frederic Laloux
“Spiral Dynamics in Action: Humanity's Master Code” by Don Beck and Teddy Larsen
“Spiral Dynamics: Mastering Values, Leadership and Change” by Don Beck and Christopher Cowan
References on Product Management and Product Ownership:
Ecocycle Planning, Liberating Structures
“User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product” by Jeff Patton
“Testing Business Ideas: A Field Guide for Rapid Experimentation” by Alexander Osterwalder and David J. Bland
“The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries
“Escaping the Build Trap: How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value” by Melissa Perri
“Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning” by Ellen Gottesdiener and Mary Gorman
“Innovation Games: Creating Breakthrough Products Through Collaborative Play” by Luke Hohmann
Other References:
The Dunning Kruger Effect
You can learn more about this series of episodes by visiting www.womeninagile.org/cat.
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
Podcast Library: www.womeninagile.org/podcast
Women in Agile Org Website: www.womeninagile.org
Connect with us on social media!
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/womeninagile/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/womeninagileorg
Please take a moment to rate and review the Women in Agile podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. This is the best way to help us amplify the voices and wisdom of the talent women and allies in our community! Be sure to take a screenshot of your rating and review and post it on social media with the hashtag #womeninagile. This will get you entered to a monthly drawing for a goodie bag of Women In Agile Org swag!
About our Host
Leslie Morse is an agilist at heart. She was leveraging agile practices and appreciating agile principles long before she even knew what they were. Her agile journey officially started in 2010 and she never looked back. Her career has taken many twists and turns. She led a digital marketing start-up in college, was involved with replatforming Lowes.com while they adopted agile practices, provided training and coaching for agile transformation across a wide array of industries, and now serves as the Product Owner of Professional Development Solutions for Scrum.org. She is a trained and certified in Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) and has been involved in the Women in Agile movement since its original inception at Scrum Gathering 2013 in Las Vegas. You can connect with Leslie on LinkedIn.
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
President of Ascendle, Diana Bourns, joins our host Leslie Morse for a conversation on how Ascendle has leveraged discipline & empowerment as the underpinnings for creating a thriving agile organization. During this discussion Diana reveals that supporting organizational memory through co-created documentation as well as halving a relentless strive to improve are other keys for their success. One of the most interesting concepts in their goal to get everyone into their “genius zone.”
About the Featured Guest
Diana Bourns has more than 30 years of experience leading cross-functional teams, in both startup and non-profit organizations. A skilled agile practitioner, Diana has held the roles of Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Agile Coach and is the current President at Ascendle, a contract software engineering firm in Portsmouth, NH.
Follow Diana on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianabourns/)
Follow Ascendle on Twitter @Ascendle (http://www.twitter.com/ascendle)
Reference(s)
“The Epic Guide to Agile: More Business Value on a Predictable Schedule with Scrum” by Dave Todaro (Founder & CEO of Ascendle)
“Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business” by Gino Wickman (Source for Entrepreneurial Operating System)
“The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It” by Michael E. Gerber
Forbes Women’s Forum
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
Podcast Library: www.womeninagile.org/podcast
Women in Agile Org Website: www.womeninagile.org
Connect with us on social media!
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/womeninagile/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/womeninagileorg
Please take a moment to rate and review the Women in Agile podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. This is the best way to help us amplify the voices and wisdom of the talent women and allies in our community! Be sure to take a screenshot of your rating and review and post it on social media with the hashtag #womeninagile. This will get you entered to a monthly drawing for a goodie bag of Women In Agile Org swag!
About our Host
Leslie Morse is an agilist at heart. She was leveraging agile practices and appreciating agile principles long before she even knew what they were. Her agile journey officially started in 2010 and she never looked back. Her career has taken many twists and turns. She led a digital marketing start-up in college, was involved with replatforming Lowes.com while they adopted agile practices, provided training and coaching for agile transformation across a wide array of industries, and now serves as the Product Owner of Professional Development Solutions for Scrum.org. She is a trained and certified in Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) and has been involved in the Women in Agile movement since its original inception at Scrum Gathering 2013 in Las Vegas. You can connect with Leslie on LinkedIn.
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
The seventh episode of The Women in Agile Podcast’s Coaching Agile Teams Mini-Series brings you the second part of the conversation where Lyssa Adkins and Leslie Morse explore the pathway to Agile Coaching.
Part 1 of this discussion left off as Lyssa & Leslie were opening a discussion on coaching ethics and the intersection of agile coaching and professional coaching. There is specific focus on how agile coaching is not professional coaching, but that professional coaching is a part of agile coaching.
Highlights from this episode include tips for how to select a good agile coaching mentor or trainer, ways to identify blindspots on early points of the professional coaching journey, guidance on how to know your boundaries as an agile coach, and how Lyssa frames agile coaches as a 21st century leadership position.
Reference(s):
ICAgile Learning Roadmap Agile Coaching Track
ICAgile Learning Roadmap Enterprise Coaching for Agility Track
International Coaching Federation (ICF) Code of Ethics
International Coaching Federation (ICF) Core Competencies
International Association of Facilitators
European Mentoring & Coaching Council
You can learn more about this series of episodes by visiting www.womeninagile.org/cat.
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
Podcast Library: www.solutionsiq.com/womeningile
Women in Agile Org Website: www.womeninagile.org
Connect with us on social media!
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/womeninagile/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/womeninagileorg
Please take a moment to rate and review the Women in Agile podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. This is the best way to help us amplify the voices and wisdom of the talent women and allies in our community! Be sure to take a screenshot of your rating and review and post it on social media with the hashtag #womeninagile. This will get you entered to a monthly drawing for a goodie bag of Women In Agile Org swag!
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Join us for reflections and appreciations as Natalie Warnert and Leslie Morse celebrate International Women’s Day 2021. During this episode of the Women in Agile Podcast, you’ll get insight on the accomplishments and impacts of Women in Agile Org from the President and Executive Director, Natalie Warnert.
The 2021 International Women’s Day theme #ChooseToChallenge is a key aspect of the discussion. You’ll hear Natalie share her aspirations for the future of the Women in Agile non-profit organization as well as offer an invitation to the global WiA community for how they can help fulfill the mission of the organization. Leslie and Natalie also navigate the challenging topic of social injustice, privilege, and the courage it takes to lean into the conversations needed to create space for things to change.
About the Featured Guest
Natalie Warnert is a passionate agile coach and consultant that focuses on enabling product organizations to transform their customer engagement models. She is also the founder of Women in Agile Org and currently serves as the President and Executive Director of the non-profit organization.
Follow Natalie on LinkedIn
Follow Natalie on Twitter @nataliewarnert
Follow Natalie on Instagram @nwarnert
Reference(s)
If you’re interested in getting involved with Women in Agile contact: impact@womeninagile.org
Google Calendar of Women in Agile Local Group Events
“Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework” by Mik Kersten
“The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by Michelle Alexander
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
Podcast Library: www.womeninagile.org/podcast
Women in Agile Org Website: www.womeninagile.org
Connect with us on social media!
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/womeninagile/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/womeninagileorg
Please take a moment to rate and review the Women in Agile podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. This is the best way to help us amplify the voices and wisdom of the talent women and allies in our community! Be sure to take a screenshot of your rating and review and post it on social media with the hashtag #womeninagile. This will get you entered to a monthly drawing for a goodie bag of Women In Agile Org swag!
About our Host
Leslie Morse is an agilist at heart. She was leveraging agile practices and appreciating agile principles long before she even knew what they were. Her agile journey officially started in 2010 and she never looked back. Her career has taken many twists and turns. She led a digital marketing start-up in college, was involved with replatforming Lowes.com while they adopted agile practices, provided training and coaching for agile transformation across a wide array of industries, and now serves as the Product Owner of Professional Development Solutions for Scrum.org. She is a trained and certified in Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) and has been involved in the Women in Agile movement since its original inception at Scrum Gathering 2013 in Las Vegas. You can connect with Leslie on LinkedIn.
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
The sixth episode of the Women in Agile Podcast Coaching Agile Teams Mini-Series brings you the first part of a deep discussion between Lyssa Adkins and our host Leslie Morse where they unpack multiple dimensions of the pathway to becoming an Agile Coach.
During this discussion you’ll start collecting tips, tricks, and pointers for reflection as you consider forming your own agile coach journey. There are things in here for those new to agile coaching as well as those tackling more advanced topics.
Some of the topics covered in this episode include:
Agile coaching as a discipline or profession versus agile coach as a role or title.
Potential implications of hierarchy within agile coaching roles.
The importance of inner-work and vertical development.
Challenges evaluating the capabilities of those practicing agile coaching.
This episode concludes with Lyssa and Leslie opening a discussion on the intersection of professional coaching and agile coaching. They specifically start looking at the topic of ethics. Be sure to tune in to next week’s episode to hear the conclusion of this discussion.
Reference(s):
ICAgile Learning Roadmap Agile Coaching Track
ICAgile Learning Roadmap Enterprise Coaching for Agility Track
Personal Agility System
William R. Tobert’s work on Action Logics - Best described in this Harvard Business Review article: Seven Transformations of Leadership
Scrum Alliance Path to Coaching program and free resources
Agile Alliance Coaching Ethics Initiative
You can learn more about this series of episodes by visiting www.womeninagile.org/cat.
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
Podcast Library: www.womeninagile.org/podcast
Women in Agile Org: www.womeninagile.org
Connect with us on social media!
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/womeninagile/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/womeninagileorg
Please take a moment to rate and review the Women in Agile podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. This is the best way to help us amplify the voices and wisdom of the talent women and allies in our community! Be sure to take a screenshot of your rating and review and post it on social media with the hashtag #womeninagile. This will get you entered to a monthly drawing for a goodie bag of Women In Agile Org swag!
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
The fifth episode of The Coaching Agile Teams Mini-Series features special guest Kory Stamper. The conversation with Lyssa Adkins, Kory Stamper and Leslie Morse twists and turns through a variety of topics all inspired by the ah-ha moment Lyssa had when listening to Kory’s Women in Agile 2020 keynote. It caused her to take a step back and really look at the words she used in the “Coaching Agile Teams” book. Lyssa had already taken note of how militaristic language showed up in her 2010 descriptions of what it took to successfully deliver value, and Kory’s session opened her eyes to an entirely new set of considerations. Spoiler alert, nothing really changed in the book.
Enjoy the dance between moments of lightness and serious inquiry within this episode. You’ll learn more about parts of speech, be exposed to new vocabulary, and be challenged to get curious about how you use language.
About the Featured Guest
Kory Stamper is a Philadelphia based Lexicographer, Author, Speaker, and Speechwriter. She was the keynote for the 2020 annual Women In Agile conference, has been a prior guest on the Women in Agile podcast series, and is globally recognized as an expert on language and the way it evolves.
Follow Kory on LinkedIn
Follow Kory on Twitter @KoryStamper
Follow Kory on Instagram @harmless_drudge
Reference(s)
“Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries” by Kory Stamper
Watch Kory’s Keynote from the 2020 Women In Agile Conference (begins at 22:30)
Listen to Kory on the Women in Agile Podcast Series: Why Changing Language is an Agile Process
You can learn more about this series of episodes by visiting www.womeninagile.org/cat.
The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.
Podcast Library: www.womeninagile.org/podcast
Women in Agile Org Website: www.womeninagile.org
Connect with us on social media!
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/womeninagile/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/womeninagileorg
Please take a moment to rate and review the Women in Agile podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. This is the best way to help us amplify the voices and wisdom of the talent women and allies in our community! Be sure to take a screenshot of your rating and review and post it on social media with the hashtag #womeninagile. This will get you entered to a monthly drawing for a goodie bag of Women In Agile Org swag!