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Pradeepa Narayanaswamy has Discovered Pair-Testing with Agile Amped at Mile High Agile 2016 Apr 21, 2016

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Pairing is a common concept for development teams: two developers working to produce superior code together. While their pairing role may change (e.g. from driver to navigator, etc.), it's generally assumed that pairing is only useful within development teams, but couldn't it be useful elsewhere as well? Pradeepa Narayanaswamy has been pioneering an approach to pair testing within Agile teams and also external stakeholders that provides each individual in the pair a new perspective of the application being developed and iterated on. Pradeepa shares with Agile Amped her experience of working with a salesperson to gain a new perspective on how customers actually use the application. The result is quicker, more valuable feedback that the developer can use early in the development cycle while it is still cheap, rather than late in the cycle. As an Agile Coach, Trainer and Consultant, Pradeepa Narayanaswamy is a self-proclaimed "Agile Passionista" who strongly believes in the agile principles used in transforming organizations to build superior quality products. SolutionsIQ's Howard Sublett hosts. About Agile Amped The Agile Amped podcast series engages with industry thought leaders at Agile events across the country to bring valuable content to subscribers anytime, anywhere. To receive real-time updates, subscribe at YouTube, iTunes or SolutionsIQ.com. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SIQYouTube, http://bit.ly/SIQiTunes, http://www.solutionsiq.com/agile-amped/ Follow: http://bit.ly/SIQTwitter Like: http://bit.ly/SIQFacebook

Dominica DeGrandis to Technical and Business Teams: "It's Time for an Alignment" Apr 20, 2016

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It's all too common for the "business" to provide conflicting priorities for development teams, and Dominica DeGrandis is helping to get them re-aligned. She shares her experience with how LeanKit approached this exact problem internally. Dominica is presenting "From Divided to United--Aligning Technical and Business Teams" at Mile High Agile this year. Dominica DeGrandis teaches Kanban Flow to Devops enthusiasts. Her passion involves helping organizations improve workflow and optimize throughput. She is keen on providing visibility and transparency across teams to reveal mutually critical information. As Director of Learning & Development at LeanKit, Dominica combines experience, practice and theory to help teams level up their capability. SolutionsIQ's Howard Sublett hosts. About Agile Amped The Agile Amped podcast series engages with industry thought leaders at Agile events across the country to bring valuable content to subscribers anytime, anywhere. To receive real-time updates, subscribe at YouTube, iTunes or SolutionsIQ.com. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SIQYouTube, http://bit.ly/SIQiTunes, http://www.solutionsiq.com/agile-amped/ Follow: http://bit.ly/SIQTwitter Like: http://bit.ly/SIQFacebook

Steve Martin is Leading Managers out of the Land of the Lost at Mile High Agile 2016 Apr 19, 2016

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Managers in an Agile organization have it tough: leadership and delivery teams have been given a clear understanding of how to "be Agile". Managers, though, have for a long time been left to fend for themselves. Steve Martin shares with Agile Amped that there is a way for managers to make their way back from the "land of the lost"--and he even has a nifty exercise, which he shares with us here! Steve Martin is a Principal Enterprise Agile Consultant at SolutionsIQ with over 20 years experience helping companies deliver exceptional results. SolutionsIQ's Howard Sublett hosts. About Agile Amped The Agile Amped podcast series engages with industry thought leaders at Agile events across the country to bring valuable content to subscribers anytime, anywhere. To receive real-time updates, subscribe at YouTube, iTunes or SolutionsIQ.com. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SIQYouTube, http://bit.ly/SIQiTunes, http://www.solutionsiq.com/agile-amped/ Follow: http://bit.ly/SIQTwitter Like: http://bit.ly/SIQFacebook

Chris Shinkle Isn't Playing Around Anymore with Agile Amped at Mile High Agile 2016 Apr 18, 2016

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According to Chris Shinkle, businesses that have been focused primarily on one thing (manufacturing hardware, developing new medications) are struggling to build the software that now drives... well, everything. Enter gamification. Gamification is more than just points and badges. Chris discusses how it can be used to increase engagement in users not of games but of future medications. The example he gives pertains to Alzheimer's medication. There's no shortage of new medications to bring to market, Chris says, but there is a real problem with engaging individuals willing to participate for the entirety of clinical trials. Who knows if this approach couldn't be the difference between "Game Over" and "1Up" for this area and countless others? Chris Shinkle is a thought leader and initiator of new ideas and continuous improvement at SEP. He has used these methods leading large, complex projects. He uses these ideas to train SEP engineers and coach clients. SolutionsIQ's Howard Sublett hosts. About Agile Amped The Agile Amped podcast series engages with industry thought leaders at Agile events across the country to bring valuable content to subscribers anytime, anywhere. To receive real-time updates, subscribe at YouTube, iTunes or SolutionsIQ.com. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SIQYouTube, http://bit.ly/SIQiTunes, http://www.solutionsiq.com/agile-amped/ Follow: http://bit.ly/SIQTwitter Like: http://bit.ly/SIQFacebook

Matt Barcomb sez: "I Like Big Budgets and I Cannot Lie!" Apr 15, 2016

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But, really, if your organization is like most and is still operating under some grandiose "big master plan" (which is really just a big bad lies, since plans change quickly and frequently), then Matt Barcomb invites you to consider a more flow-based roadmapping approach that's more fluid and fits better with reality. Matt touches on the Lean principles (just in time, work in progress, etc.) that guide flow-based roadmapping, which is the topic of his conference presentation, to be delivered with Cat Swetel. Matt Barcomb has over 18 years of experience as a product development leader who takes a pragmatic, systems approach to change. He partners with organizations to help leadership teams develop & deploy strategy as well as optimize product management & development. Matt enjoys challenging mental models, simplifying the seemingly complex, and uncovering the "why" behind the "what". And he spits at least one rhyme in this podcast, while SolutionsIQ's Howard Sublett hosts. About Agile Amped The Agile Amped podcast series engages with industry thought leaders at Agile events across the country to bring valuable content to subscribers anytime, anywhere. To receive real-time updates, subscribe at YouTube, iTunes or SolutionsIQ.com. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SIQYouTube, http://bit.ly/SIQiTunes, http://www.solutionsiq.com/agile-amped/ Follow: http://bit.ly/SIQTwitter Like: http://bit.ly/SIQFacebook

Jim Saliba Coaches Agile Teams for High Engagement Oct 13, 2015

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AgileCamp speaker Jim Saliba discusses his talk "Coaching Agile Teams for High Engagement".Jim often finds that Agile coaches in the field aren't actually coaching; they're teaching and mentoring. Jim encourages coaches to be "inquisitive and ask questions and get people to decide on their own options of growth."

Pollyanna Pixton - Building an Agile Culture for High Performance Teams Oct 12, 2015

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Teams and individuals that take ownership of their work out perform those that don't, often by 50%! For high performance teams, ownership is essential. Learn how to help teams take ownership.

Why should Scrum Teams Consider Kanban? - Mahesh Singh at Agile Camp Oct 09, 2015

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Mahesh Singh of Digite thinks that, whether or not Scrum is working for a team, they should consider using Kanban. The two approaches aren't in conflict with each other, because Kanban can be applied to any development process including Scrum.

Agile at Growth - Preventive Care for a Healthy Agile Culture - Rob Dull Oct 08, 2015

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Since 2006, Salesforce has practiced its own flavor of Enterprise-Scale Agile. After 9 years, in a department with heavy service components and new people everywhere, what are the challenges to preserving a healthy agile culture?

Kathryn Kuhn - Unlock Excellence with Agile Metrics Oct 07, 2015

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Kathryn Kuhn knows metrics. "There's no one metric to rule the team or that tells you the whole story." Kathryn is a transformation consultant (aka "Very senior Agile coach with Rally") that is often assigned to help really large companies deal with really large problems. Her AgileCamp session "Unlock Excellence with Agile Metrics" focused on three categories of outcomes that she helps her clients with:1. Adoption2. Operational3. BusinessYour metrics should provide the same kind of guidance as a car dashboard: no one metric is more important than any other (provided the tank is full, of course). Also of interest: EMPLOYEE Net Promoter score. Certainly something to think about.