Agile Answers

Adam Weisbart: Certified Scrum Trainer & Agile Coach

Get actionable answers to your questions about agile software development, the Scrum framework, and agile management. Adam tackles questions from callers to help them conquer their real-world challenges.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Agile Answers episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Agile Answers for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Agile Answers episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Our teams keep changing. How do I set guidelines that keep teams together?

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09/15/15 • 15 min

illConstantly moving people from team to team hurts the teams in question, the individuals being moved around, and the organizations they serve. Amanda asks what guidelines can be put in place to help protect against this. You’ll learn a handy game you can use during coaching conversations with management and teams that helps illustrate how...

Can our Scrum Master and Product Owner be the same person?

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01/13/16 • 9 min

Andrew’s organization is small. Since the company is small, they’ve decided that the Product Owner and Scrum Master need to be the same person. We’ll discuss the possible pitfalls of mixing these two roles and what can be done instead. Like the podcast? I’d love it if you’d take 60 seconds to rate it in iTunes. Do...

How do you make sure your team has time to make the improvements they identify in their Retros?

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09/05/15 • 12 min

Does your team identify process improvements in your Retrospective then find it hard to make time during the next sprint to actually implement the improvements? You’re not alone. In this episode I’ll answer Cheryl’s question by suggesting 3 steps to help combat this issue. Like the podcast? I’d love it if you’d take 60 seconds to rate...

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09/04/15 • 1 min

Introducing the Agile Answers Podcast! Every week I’ll answer a question submitted by a listener, and will give you no-nonsense real-world tips, tricks, and techniques to help you improve your agile kung-fu. At around 10 minutes per episode, you’ll get tons of value with no sleep inducing droning! Subscribe now and get notified when the next episode is...

How do we improve our giant, multi-team Sprint Review session (or Sprint Reviews in general)?

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10/27/15 • 12 min

Dae-Ho’s organization has multiple Scrum teams, and one giant all-day Sprint Review. People come and go throughout the day, and stakeholders are not always present. He wonders if there’s a better way to do things. Even if your company only has one Scrum team, the tips in this episode will likely help improve your Sprint...

How do I get hired as a ScrumMaster if I’ve never been one before?

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12/01/15 • 11 min

Susan wants to get a new job as a Scrum Master. The problem? She’s never been a Scrum Master before and it seems that employers are only hiring people with experience. She has become a Certified Scrum Master, but that alone isn’t doing the trick. In this episode, we’ll explore how she can improve her...

Will this hurt my Daily Scrum? And how do we deal with “non-dev” work?

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10/05/15 • 8 min

Jamie has two questions: the first is about the Daily Scrum, the second is about how to account for work a team needs to do that doesn’t directly affect the product they’re building. I’ll answer both questions this episode, and let you know how you can help shape the podcast moving forward. Help improve the...

How do you help PMs and Managers not fall back into their waterfall ways?

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09/22/15 • 12 min

Switching from waterfall to an agile approach can be difficult. Managers, PMs, and others often cling to their old command-and-control ways in order to feel comfortable and, well, “in control”. Raj asks how he can help his organization move forward and improve their agile implementation despite this. Dave Prior, CST, PMP, and AAGG (All Around...

How can we have good retrospectives (about our Scrum Master)?

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04/27/17 • 12 min

The podcast is BACK!

Today’s question comes from Stig, who is wondering how to help his team give honest and constructive feedback to their Scrum Master during retrospectives. We’ll talk about an approach you can use to help your team to break through the power imbalance that might be keeping them from sharing useful information with your Scrum Master.

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Agile Virtual Summit Preview: Lyssa Adkins

Agile Answers

05/16/20 • 15 min

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Before the show: Join me for our LIVE Open Space event on January 27th, 2022!
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There are few people in the agile world that have had a bigger impact on our work than Lyssa. In this episode, we’ll talk about her upcoming session at the Agile Virtual Summit entitled Running Around Like Crazy? Use Agile on Yourself! (it’s harder than it seems but really worth it). She’ll even share some brand new news about her book Coaching Agile Teams, which is approaching its 10 year anniversary.

Mentioned in this episode:

Get your Agile Virtual Summit tickets for FREE at https://AgileVirtualSummit.com
Find out more about Lyssa Adkins
...and of course Lyssa’s book: Coaching Agile Teams

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How many episodes does Agile Answers have?

Agile Answers currently has 25 episodes available.

What topics does Agile Answers cover?

The podcast is about News, Tech News, Podcasts and Technology.

What is the most popular episode on Agile Answers?

The episode title 'How do we make sure we have cross-functional teams and why does it matter?' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Agile Answers?

The average episode length on Agile Answers is 13 minutes.

How often are episodes of Agile Answers released?

Episodes of Agile Answers are typically released every 8 days, 3 hours.

When was the first episode of Agile Answers?

The first episode of Agile Answers was released on Sep 4, 2015.

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Agile Answers

Adam Weisbart: Certified Scrum Trainer & Agile Coach

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