The Standup Podcast - Episode 28 - Prioritization

Episode 28 - Prioritization

02/13/19 • 14 min

Hey Everyone and welcome to The Standup Podcast where this week we're going to be diving into the topic of Prioritization, specifically problems many Product Owners or companies face and methods which you can use to be successful when prioritizing your backlog.

It's all too common that companies lack the bandwidth to get everything they want done, so having smart, concise prioritization is the key to success for any Agile adoption. The reason prioritization is important is because it forces the conversation of value to the end customer, be they internal or external.

One common issue early Agile adoptions face is just a flood of new User Stories in the backlog of a new Scrum team or new Agile program with no real strategy to begin chopping that pile of wood. This week on the Standup Podcast we cover these problems and more and give you strategies to resolve these problems.

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Episode 27 - Impediments

Hey Everyone! Welcome to The Standup Podcast this week where we're diving deep into the topic of Impediments. There are many different kinds of Impediments that might be impacting your team, and as a leader or ScrumMaster it's your job to help remove these impediments.

But how frequently is your team getting stuck in the cadence in the daily standup of giving their update and ending with "... no impediments". User Stories aren't being completed on time though? "... no impediments." We're unable to get builds out to environments as quickly as we'd like? "... no impediments."

At the Standup this week we dive into the multitude of different types of Impediments teams face and how you can proactively identify them and help your team resolve them. Ultimately your ability to remove your teams impediments directly impacts their ability to succeed.

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Episode 29 - Self Organization

Hey Everyone and welcome to this weeks episode of The Standup Podcast where we're going to to be covering the topic of Self Organization.

You hear it everywhere in the Agile community, that Scrum teams should be "Self Organizing"... without anyone actually giving you guidance on what that means or how to get there. You'd think something as critical to the framework as that would be spelled out a little better, but alas.

So this week on The Standup Podcast we actually go deep on the topic of Self Organization, what it means, what's involved, and how you start to get teams there. It doesn't just happen, and Self Organization doesn't just mean "no rules".

After this weeks Standup, you should have clear direction on next steps to get your teams to a true state of Self Organization.