Agile Weekly Podcast

The Integrum team traveled to Irvine, California to attend the Agile Open Southern California on September 15th and 16th of 2011. During the event we had the chance to be able to interview some of the attendees and talk to them about the Open Space that they had just facilitated. Open Space Technology conferences are great events where the attendees get to create and completely control the content of the "conference". Enjoy this video as we talk to Jason Kerney about their Open Space on using creative processes to drive development. For more information on this event or their sister event Agile Open Northern California check out the site at www.agileopencalifornia.com.

The Integrum team traveled to Irvine, California to attend the Agile Open Southern California on September 15th and 16th of 2011. During the event we had the chance to be able to interview some of the attendees and talk to them about the Open Space that they had just facilitated. Open Space Technology conferences are great events where the attendees get to create and completely control the content of the "conference". Enjoy this video as we talk to Julie Smith about her Open Space on reluctant team members and participants on agile teams. For more information on this event or their sister event Agile Open Northern California check out the site at www.agileopencalifornia.com.

Alan Dayley interviews Bernadette Wellman after the September 2011 Phoenix Scrum User's Group.

The Integrum team traveled to Irvine, California to attend the Agile Open Southern California on September 15th and 16th of 2011. During the event we had the chance to be able to interview some of the attendees and talk to them about the Open Space that they had just facilitated. Open Space Technology conferences are great events where the attendees get to create and completely control the content of the "conference". Enjoy this video as we talk to Marsha Garczewski about her Open Space on "Getting Started with SCRUM". For more information on this event or their sister event Agile Open Northern California check out the site at www.agileopencalifornia.com.

The Integrum team traveled to Irvine, California to attend the Agile Open Southern California on September 15th and 16th of 2011. During the event we had the chance to be able to interview some of the attendees and talk to them about the Open Space that they had just facilitated. Open Space Technology conferences are great events where the attendees get to create and completely control the content of the "conference". Enjoy this video as we talk to Woody Zuill about his Open Space session titled "Intro to Agile". For more information on this event or their sister event Agile Open Northern California check out the site at www.agileopencalifornia.com.

The Integrum team traveled to Irvine, California to attend the Agile Open Southern California on September 15th and 16th of 2011. During the event we had the chance to be able to interview some of the attendees and talk to them about the Open Space that they had just facilitated. Open Space Technology conferences are great events where the attendees get to create and completely control the content of the "conference". Enjoy this video as we talk to Darrin Ladd about his Open Space on How Can I Help My Teams Continue to Improve?. For more information on this event or their sister event Agile Open Northern California check out the site at www.agileopencalifornia.com.

The Integrum crew decided to head to Agile Open California South this year as a way to spend some time together. We took the opportunity to capture some pictures and video to share with others. Sometimes it's important to get out the office and meet new people. We hope to see you around.

Jade Meskill, Roy van de Water, Derek Neighbors, Drew LeSueur and Clayton Lengel-Zigich discuss where might be a good place to start for a team wanting to adopt SCRUM. Retrospectives Define the roles Scrum Primer Roles and Ceremonies What is necessary to improve Strict SCRUM Without experience it's difficult to know It's not about experts, it's about learning SCRUM in 10 minutes It's not a panacea User Stories Applied, Agile Estimating and Planning, Succeeding with Agile Don't get discouraged, focus on improving

Drew LeSueur, Derek Neighbors, Roy van de Water discuss standups in agile environments. why people don't want to do standups what if they go longer than 15 minutes core protocols avoid status meeting mentality take things off line how are you exposed dealing with people that are late sit or stand? talking token

Jade Meskill, Clayton Lengel-Zigich, Roy van de Water, Derek Neighbors and Drew LeSueur talk about new changes to the SCRUM Guide. "The Development Team" Commitment vs Forecast Burn down charts Release planning not necessary Sprint backlog items bye bye Ordered vs prioritized

Roy van de Water, Derek Neighbors, Clayton Lengel-Zigich, Drew LeSueur, Chris Coneybeer and Jade Meskill discuss John Hagel's article on "The Trust Paradox". Patrick Leonici's Five Dysfunctions of Team Trust is important Way we try to build trust is backwards Perfection not the way to trust Mike Cohn's pair programming story (as recounted over a few beers) Availability to express vulnerability Never let them see you sweat? Expose strength, show weakness. Vulnerability unlocks creativity and bonds the team Climbing corporate ladder encourages for self preservation Lead by example.. Be transparent to others.. People believe success is in their ability instead of increasing the ability of those around them. Management needs to model open behavior and reward authentic behavior Team members be a beacon of humanity for your peers

Clayton Lengel-Zigich, Roy van de Water, Derek Neighbors and Jade Meskill talk about an experience playing paintball as a team and how it relates to agile principles. Inspect and adapt Iterations felt natural Focused on us not external factors beat ourselves not the other team exposing vulnerabilities bite size self-organizing accountability communication hitting impediments before they show up through using "i feel exposed" during standups getting to point where vulnerability is okay core protocols - check-in protocol perceptions can be reality feelings aren't facts shared vision minimizes politics learn healthy conflict

Chris Coneybeer, Roy vandeWater, Derek Neighbors and Drew LeSueur discuss reasons why enterprises seem so hungry for documentation artifacts. Accountability Requirements Cover your ass Avoiding conflict Turn over safety blanket Alternatives Documentation isn't bad Communication trumps documentation Trust helps prevent need for documentation Siloing / Lack of cross functionality Team members are people not widgets Limiting communication pathways Documentation as a wall to avoid interaction

Derek Neighbors, Jade Meskill, Clayton Lengel-Zigich and Chris Coneybeer have a conversation on when if ever it is responsible to not test. Obie Blog Post Crazy Bob Martin Test everything all the time To what degree Not breaking things Verifying value delivered Market vs quality What's right level of coverage BDD as a technique How much risk can you tolerate Prototyping Technical debt Whats your testing comfort level Communities have different testing tool competency levels Irresponsible?

Clayton Lengel-Zigich, Drew LeSueur, Roy van de Water, Chris Coneybeer talk about which practice in agile has the most initial value. Retrospectives Pairing Continuous Integration Warning Signs What is effective What is quickest Deployments are a pain Can haz confidence XP & TDD It depends