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Here's a list of upcoming virtual agile conferences and events we have on our radar. Kids and pets are always welcome to accompany you to our #DCLeanAgile Meetups. 🐈 🐕 🗓️ Jan 29: Agile Toolkit @ Lunch with Bob Payne at the DC Lean+Agile Meetup 🗓️ Feb 1-28: The Agile20Reflect Festival 🗓️ Feb 10: Jim Highsmith at the DC Lean+Agile Meetup 🗓️ Feb 11: Scrum Alliance Utah Agile Agile Manifesto 20th Anniversary: Live from Snowbird 🗓️ Feb 11-Feb 13: A20DMV 🗓️ Feb 16: Agile Alliance: Making the Old New An Agile Mardi Gras Retrospective #meetup #agile #conference #community #event #agile20reflect #a20dmv #scrum #businessagility #connect

Did you know that ALL of our Scrum and SAFe trainers are also practicing consultants? Their comprehensive experience in the field adds stories and real world solutions to your training. We’d love to see you in upcoming Agile training. See our full schedule at LitheSpeed.com. . . . #agile #scrum #scrummaster #agilecoach #projectmanagement #agilemethodology #innovation #agileleadership #agility #productowner #agiledevelopment #management #agiletransformation #business #kanban #leadership #agiletraining #agilecoaching #designthinking #training #digitaltransformation #pmp #productmanagement #technology #agilemindset #lean #businessagility #agilescrum #devops

We are seeking talent for two full time positions: ⭐ Agile Consultant & Coach ⭐ Marketing and Community Engagement Specialist See the details at LitheSpeed.com/careers and send your resume to jobs@lithespeed.com #jobs #careers #opentohire #agile #scrum #coach #trainer #marketing #hiring #consultant#scrummaster #productowner #agilecoach

Meet our SVP of Agile Training and Coaching: Bob Payne 🌀Bob is a Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainer who has taught thousands of agilists 🌀He was an early adopter of Extreme Programming, Scrum and SAFe 🌀He has worked exclusively as a Lean+Agile Transformation leader since 1999 🌀He hosts the Agile Toolkit podcast and has produced around 200 podcasts, recording a variety of industry leaders and Agile practitioners. 🌀His consulting and training style is built on years of Lean+Agile experience and a MSEE in Computer Architectures for Artificial Intelligence 🌀Because of his interest in philanthropy, Bob founded the AgileDC conference, a “For-Benefit” event put on by volunteers from the Agile community 🖥Learn with Bob - see all upcoming Scrum and Agile Leadership training at LitheSpeed.com

Jump on the Fast Track to Lean Portfolio Management in our new self-paced online course with @agile_executive Sanjiv Augustine. This quick training provides a ✅ relaxed, self-paced space to learn about ✅ obstacles to business agility and ✅ opportunities to enable the flow of value In a couple of hours, you'll learn to set up 📌 value stream teams 📌 Portfolio Kanban and an 📌 Agile Value Management Office ⭐ Enroll here: https://lnkd.in/gPMM-tn #agile #management #lean #leadership #business #online #virtual #learning #kanban #lpm #organization #team

A huge component of change management is communication. Overcommunicate by 10 and think of your messaging as a marketing campaign for where you want to go. >> Good advertising excites people to try something new. THIS is the kind of marketing thought that we need to put into our internal communications. >> People are people and the same ideas that work out in the consumer space may be what are needed to get the internal consumer to try new ways of working. Watch for #FromPMOtoVMO - a new book from Sanjiv Augustine @agile_executive, Roland Cuellar and Audrey Scheere later this year. . . . . #agile #change #marketing #business #teams #scrum #manager #productowner #scrummaster #businessagility #leader #executive #transformation

Fast Track to Lean Portfolio Management: Learn about LPM at your own pace in our newest innovation. Explore how to: >>Identify obstacles to Business Agility and Flow >>Set up Value Stream Teams to begin transition from Project to Product >>Set up a Portfolio Kanban for full End-to-End Transparency >>Reprioritize the Portfolio to promote Economic Winners >>Evolve a Flexible Funding Model for true Business Agility >>Set up the Agile VMO® to establish Cross-Hierarchy Leadership See LitheSpeed.com for details #agile #businesstips #businessagility #lean #scrum #management #work #agileorganization #portfolio

🎥 Here's a clip from Agile Toolkit @ Lunch today with Bob Payne and guest George Dinwiddie. We reflected on Agile in 2020, discussed remote collaboration tools, and then dug into software estimation. 🗣️ See the full discussion on LitheSpeed’s YouTube channel 📖 Check out George's new book, Software Estimation without Guessing on Amazon 👥 RSVP on the DC Lean+Agile Meetup page for our next live event January 13 on Meetup #meetup #software #agile #agiletoolkit #community #scrum #scrummaster #business #podcast

HR's role in agile change via Roland Cuellar: >> At the individual level, if we try to change processes but do not change the metrics by which we measure performance, then the performance metrics will usually win. >>If my performance plan says that I am going to be evaluated on X, Y, and Z, then that is probably what I am going to do. >>HR and performance management have a key role in the transformation. From PMO to VMO: Managing for Value Delivery, Coming in 2021 #agile #businesstips lean #hr #leadership #management #change #businessagility #pmotovmo

Have you seen Sanjiv Augustine's new interview series Agile Caravanserai? Hear from authors of the Agile Manifesto and get inspiration for your business. Now on Spotify and Youtube. Link in our bio. . . . . #agilecaravanserai #business #businessinspiration #agile #youtube #podcast #spotify #scrummaster #scrum #productowner

Scaling Agile Tip from Roland Cuellar: Learn to deliver less before trying to deliver more. Start with just a few stories per team and start with only a few teams. Let the teams figure out how to build, test, integrate and deliver a handful of stories together as a group. Then, slowly start to add more teams and more stories. Most programs try to start with too many teams and too many stories which often leads to a lot of issues. Don't expect 'linearity' in delivery. Ten teams will not be able to deliver 10x the amount of one team. There are many nonlinearities. Catch up on more scaling tips with Roland Cuellar: search YouTube for LitheSpeed. #agile #learning #businessagility #scalingagile #scrum #scrummaster #pmp #productowner

Coming up November 10th, Lisa Mabli is diving into the world of agile management on a quick live discussion. Here are some questions we'll talk through: ⚡ What metrics do I use to measure individual performance? (And should we be measuring individual performance at all?) ⚡ How do a manager’s roles and responsibilities change in an Agile environment? ⚡ How do I do resource planning using story points? ☞ You don't have to be an "agile manager" or manager of any type to join - everyone is welcome. "20 Questions: How to be an Awesome Agile Manager" is November 10 at 1pm ET. Reserve a seat at LitheSpeed.com/toolbox #agile #agilemanagement #agilemanager #webinar #livecast #businessagility #agileorganization #collaboration #agileteam

Whether you vote yes or no to pineapple on pizza, Certified Scrum Trainer Julie Chickering is a blast to train with. She brings unique perspective as a PMP with more than 20 years of experience in the software development industry. Learn with Julie - her next Certified ScrumMaster course is coming up in November. Find the to our site and all upcoming agile training in our bio. #agile #agiletraining #scrummaster #pmp

We have so many agile team health resources available at our website. Recorded today: 20 Questions about writing user stories. Visit lithespeed.com/toolbox to watch #agile #agileteam #businessagility #business #userstory

Our SVP of Business Agility Roland Cuellar has been guiding organizational change efforts for two decades. One of his favorite phrases is "The soft stuff is the hard stuff" because in his experience, the number one driver and predictor of a successful enterprise agile transformation has been the ability of leadership to drive organizational change. >> Read about this idea over at the LitheSpeed toolbox, link in bio >> More guidance on agile org. change is coming up in #FromPMOtoVMO: Managing for Value Delivery in 2021 #agile #leadership #changemanagement #transformation #businessagility

>> Do we have to use planning poker? >> What is a good definition of ready? >> Do spikes get story points? 20 Questions about Story Pointing is coming up Tuesday, 9/29 at 1pm ET & led by agile team health mentor Lisa Mabli. Register at LitheSpeed.com/toolbox . . . . #agile #businessagility #productowner #productowners #agileteam #scrum #business #team #collaboration #scrummaster #scrummasters

How can your organization be more fast, flexible and agile? Via our team’s Roland Cuellar, Agile approaches to strategy, funding and governance can form the foundation for end-to-end business agility. Watch out for @lithespeed’s upcoming book “From PMO to VMO: Managing for Value Delivery” in 2021 #agile #scrum #businessagility

It takes a lot of discipline to become a high performing agile team. How does your team do it? #agile #scrum #businessagility

For your reading list - recommendations from the ScrumMasters of Bob Payne's Advanced CSM training: >> Radical Candor by Kim Malone Scott >> Scrum Mastery: From Good To Great Servant-Leadership, Geoff Watts >> Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition, Lyssa Adkins >> The Coaching Habit, Michael Bungay Stanier >> Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations, Nicole Forsgren >> Succeeding with Agile: Software Development using Scrum, Mike Cohn >> Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time, JJ Sutherland, Jeff Sutherland >> DevOps Handbook, Gene Kim, Jez Humble, John Willis, Patrick Debois >> Project to Product, Mik Kersten projecttoproduct.org >> Crucial Conversations #agile #scrum #coaching #scrummaster

Gherkins are the very best way that a Product Owner can provide small stories with focused, clear requirements. Need Gherkin writing guidance? Read on for a real-world example at the toolbox link in our bio.