Best Scrum Guide Podcasts (2025)

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AA216 - New Scrum Guide Expansion: Revolutionary Update or Unnecessary Complexity? 57:38

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The Scrum community is buzzing about a new 55-page expansion to the Scrum Guide. Is this the depth practitioners have been asking for, or is it turning the lightweight framework into bloatware? In this episode, Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando critically examine the "DLC" that claims the original guide wa…

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Value Delivered: How Scrum Transformed a Multi-Million Dollar Project 43:07

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In this "Value Delivered" episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, host Dave West and PST Jay Rahman, Founder of Fractal Systems discuss how agile principles helped a large investment bank turn a struggling multi-million dollar project into a success. By applying Scrum at multiple levels, the organization improved leadership alignment, enhanced …

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AA215 - Why One-on-Ones Still Matter and Why You Should Have Them 42:35

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Jensen Huang has 60 direct reports and does no 1:1s, so neither should you - right?!? Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel examine NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's claim that he champions "radical transparency" and his policy of no one-on-ones. Join us as we explore what this means for the rest and listen or watch a…

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Ask a PST - Forecasting and Release Planning with Dominik Maximini 1:00:10

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In this Ask a PST episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, guest host Lindsay Velecina is joined by Professional Scrum Trainer Dominik Maximini to answer listener questions about forecasting and release planning. Dominik shares practical insights on estimation, using burn-down charts, managing dependencies with joint roadmaps, and aligning with …

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AA214 - Vibe Coding: New Dystopian World or Just Another Tool? 52:39

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We're talking about either the terrifying or totally mundane new world of "vibe coding" - using AI to generate code without deep technical expertise. Joining Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel for this podcast, we're happy to welcome back to the podcast Lenar Mukhamadiev, CEO of iDelsoft (https://idelsoft.c…

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A Guide To Business Transformation: Mark Fenton 36:20

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast. Mark Fenton is the co-founder and director of Avantix Limited, a company that helps organisations to improve their performance using people-centric and agile approaches. Mark’s mission is to enable clients to achieve their strategic goals and deliver value to their stakeholders, while mitigating the negative i…

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We're Organising A Conference 36:23

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast. This is an emergency podcast that explores the reasons behind our decision to host a Conference on October 20th in Liverpool. Ticket Page https://app.tickettailor.com/events/notanotheragileconference/1579375 Hotels:https://www.booking.com/Share-YqlI5Ahttps://www.booking.com/Share-MMOwwPUhttps://www.booking.com…

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How Problem Clarity Drives AI Accuracy - A Discussion about AI, Problem Definition and the Kendall Framework 33:42

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In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, host Dave West and Brendan Mcsheffrey, Managing Partner at Kendall AI explore the Kendall Framework—a method for training AI using principles from lean, agile, and design thinking. They discuss how clear problem definition and context blocks like roles, capabilities, and processes dramatically imp…

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AA213 - Being a Good Engineer Kinda Sucks (Reaction) 53:02

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Do you want to hear a story about stifling growth and creativity through the lens of one developer's personal story? You're in luck! Join Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel as they watch and react to Theo's YouTube video: "Being a good engineer kinda sucks," April 28, 2025. It's a tale about the tension bet…

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The Path To Scrum Mastery: Steve Martin 43:33

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast. With over 13 years of experience as an Agile Coach, Trainer, and Mentor, Steve specialises in developing world-class Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches who drive high-performing teams and genuine organisational agility. My mission is to raise the standards of Agile coaching—moving beyond frameworks to develop lea…

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Value Delivered: Boosting ERP Support Effectiveness with Scrum and Kanban at ambarics 28:56

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In this "Value Delivered" episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Dave West speaks with Andre Bohn of ambarics and Professional Scrum Trainer Alex Hardt about how combining Professional Scrum and Kanban helped ambarics streamline ERP software support. Learn how greater transparency, limiting work in progress, and visualizing work item age enabl…

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AA212 - Peak Product Management | Product Competencies 46:44

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Who coaches PMs if Directors or CPOs don't understand how features get built? ...or don't understand how to build a strategy? Join Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel as we analyze Ravi Mehta's PM competency framework and debate which skills actually matter at each level of product management! #ProductManage…

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The Cost of Ignoring Psychological Safety 22:16

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In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Patricia Kong talks with Professional Scrum Trainer Joanna Plaskonka about why psychological safety is critical for effective Scrum Teams. Joanna explains how it fuels openness, innovation, and accountability—while its absence leads to poor collaboration, low morale, and missed opportunities. Thro…

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AA211 - Communication Is Product's Only Job, OR IS IT? 55:03

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Listen or watch as Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando debate whether communication is the primary function of product managers. We explore how and if PMs can balance effective communication across stakeholder groups while still delivering results, in addition to other topics, such as: What percentage really…

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What Is the Role Of A Scrum Master? Mark Hollins 41:52

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.Mark Hollins is this week's guest. Mark is a highly strategic and commercially astute Business Change Consultant with particular strengths in leading a variety of Product and Operational initiatives to improve performance and profitability▶︎Mark's socials / mark-hollins…

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Value Delivered: How StoreDot Used Scrum to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Battery Breakthroughs 34:31

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In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast – Value Delivered Series, host Dave West is joined by Carmit Ophir, Senior Director at StoreDot, and Professional Scrum Trainer Michal Epstein to explore how StoreDot leveraged Professional Scrum to tackle the complex challenges of developing ultra-fast-charging batteries for electric vehicles. Fac…

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AA210 - The Need for (Engineering) Speed! 39:03

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Ever been in a meeting where an executive decrees: "Engineering needs to go faster!" without any nuance or understanding of the underlying issues? What a coincidence - so have we!!! Listen or watch as Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel discuss this common yet problematic demand. Join us as we unmask deeper …

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Q & A on Scaling Scrum with PST Simon Reindl - Scaling, Nexus, Accountabilities, Portfolio Management and More! 39:36

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In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, guest host Lindsay Velecina welcomes Professional Scrum Trainer Simon Reindl to answer listener questions from his recent webinar, “How do the Scrum Accountabilities Work at Scale – Practical Steps for Delivery.” Drawing on years of hands-on experience, Simon breaks down Scaled Scrum and portfolio…

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AA209 - Asking for What You Need: The Superpower of High Performers 55:46

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Discover why the ability to ask for what you need is a critical skill that separates high performers from average ones. Join Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando as we explore the "how and why" of the skill that is: making more explicit requests for support! We dive into the dangers of hustle culture, the lim…

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Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer - Psychological Safety with Joanna Plaskonka 52:34

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In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, guest host Lindsay Velecina is joined by Professional Scrum Trainer Joanna Plaskonka to answer lingering questions from her recent webinar on psychological safety in Scrum Teams. Joanna shares practical insights on measuring psychological safety using Amy Edmondson’s model, handling micromanagemen…

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AA208 - Jamie Dimon's Rant: Leadership Lessons on Trust and Effectiveness 45:22

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We're listening to each and every painful, cringeworthy word from Jamie Dimon's recent rant about remote work. Join Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando as they explore the tension between command-and-control management and outcome-based leadership. Stick around as they argue (against and on behalf of) CEO of…

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What Is The Shape Up Method? 3:36

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile PodcastThis week is a short video explaining the shape-up method created by Basecamp. ▶︎Tickets to our conferencehttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/notanotheragileconference/1579375?▶︎Our Substack https://everydayagile.substack.com/

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Toyota Connected: How the Ideas of the Agile Product Operating Model Shape Portfolio Management Strategy 42:52

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How does Toyota apply Agile Product Operating Model (APOM) principles to portfolio management? In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Dave West and PST Lucas Smith, Director of Agile Program & Services, Toyota Connected, explore how Toyota Connected structures its funding models, defines product life cycles, and manages dependencies in…

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Experience Over Theory As A Scrum Master: Scott Hedges 35:35

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast. Scott Hedges is this week's guest. Scott helps agency founders build teams that run themselves so they can scale faster and finally step out of the day-to-day chaos. ▶︎Scott's socials https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-a-hedges/ https://linktr.ee/scotthedges

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Agile Product Operating Model (APOM) and SAFe - Do They Relate? 40:45

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In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, host Dave West and Yuval Yeret, Professional Scrum Trainer and SAFe Fellow explore how the Agile Product Operating Model (APOM) can enhance the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). They discuss the shift from a rigid "feature factory" approach to a dynamic "lab" environment that fosters experimentation …

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AA207 - Innovation: It's Someone Else's Job? 46:05

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Should innovation be outsourced to specialized teams, or integrated into your existing product teams? That's what Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando are debating today! Listen as we debate the pros and cons of separating innovation from implementation, exploring why "if you build it, you own it" should exte…

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Delivery Matters As A Scrum Master: Dave Westgarth 45:26

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast. Dave Westgarth is this week's guest. Delivery professionals face unique challenges; balancing stakeholder expectations, maintaining Agile principles, and navigating ever-evolving tools like AI, all alongside delivering business results through their initiatives. Dave helps teams and leaders tackle these challe…

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Beyond Agile Transformations: Embracing the Agile Product Operating Model 37:37

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In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Dave West and PST Andy Brandt explore the state of Agile transformations and the shift toward the Agile Product Operating Model (APOM) as featured in their recently written whitepaper. While Agile has been widely adopted, challenges like misalignment between business strategy and technical executi…

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The Difference Between Fractional And Freelance : Michael Gold 39:42

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.Michael Gold is this week's guest. Michael is a Fractional PM & Strategic Operations Lead, he helps creative agencies and eLearning businesses untangle bottlenecks, streamline operations, and deliver high-stakes projects, without the overhead of a full-time hire.▶︎ Michael's socials / fractionalmichaelgold The …

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AA206 - Reacting to Lenny's Podcast with Melissa Perri on Agile, Scrum, and SAFe 56:29

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Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel are listening and reacting to Melissa Perri on Lenny's Podcast as she makes claims about product management, agile, frameworks, and why most companies struggle with product management. We discuss many of her claims, including: Product Management has nothing to do with the …

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Agile in the Middle East - Trends, Innovation and More with PST Jay Rahman 36:30

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In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Dave West is joined by Professional Scrum Trainer Jay Rahman to explore the evolving landscape of agility in the Middle East. They discuss how rapid digital transformation is driving the need for agility, not just in startups but also in established enterprises. Jay highlights the critical role of…

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AA205 - Debating Impact vs. Visibility in Product Management 58:34

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We're exploring the false dichotomy between being good at your job and being seen as valuable by leadership! The framework for this conversation was an eye-opening yet brutally honest post about the tactics one product manager claims to use to advance his career without delivering real impact. We ask, "is success about making an impact or just bein…

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1k Q&A - Scrum V Kanban, Agile Maturity and Business Insights 14:40

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.This is a 1k subscriber Q&A.▶︎ Tickets to our conference https://www.tickettailor.com/events/notanotheragileconference/1579375

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Shifting to a Product-Based Operating Model with APOM - The Accenture Way 33:15

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In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Dave West chats with Accenture’s Professional Scrum Trainer Dimitris Dimitrelos about how companies and organizations introduce the Agile Product Operating Model (APOM). They explore the shift from project-based to product-based approaches, how APOM integrates business and product development, and…

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AA204 - Domain Expertise vs. PM Skills: Product Management Showdown 44:27

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Is it better to hire someone with deep domain expertise and teach them product management, or to bring in an experienced PM who can learn the domain? Today, we're debating the strengths and weaknesses of both approaches across critical areas like business impact, product discovery, stakeholder management, and leadership!Listen (or watch) as Product…

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How Agile Coaches Can Prove Their Value: Nicolas Brown 45:11

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast. Nicolas Brown is this week's guest. Nick is an experienced Business Agility Coach working within both public and private sectors as well as internal/client facing engagements. Nick is dedicated to helping teams and individuals adopt Agile ways of working by inviting leadership, teams and individuals to think a…

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Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer - Agile Leadership with Mary Iqbal 58:29

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In this Ask a PST session, Professional Scrum Trainer Mary Iqbal answers questions around the principles of Agile Leadership, offering actionable insights for fostering collaboration, enabling self-managing teams, and driving organizational success in a fast-paced, complex world.By Scrum.org

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AA203 - Hating on Agile: Developer Frustrations with Agile 58:35

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We're exploring the growing anti-Agile sentiment among developers as the agile-industrial complex has stitched together a grotesque imitation of what was once a vibrant movement. Like Frankenstein's creation, what began with noble intentions has transformed into something both villagers and developers flee from in horror! Before lighting our torche…

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Agile In Agency Land: Harry Bailey 42:23

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.Harry Bailey is this week's guest. With over two decades of experience as a strategist, agency owner, Agile coach, and software developer, Harry has worked at the intersection of technology, business, and creative problem-solving, from building solutions in the trenches of software development to scaling digita…

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Q & A on Product Portfolio Management Part 2: Evolving Portfolio Management for Product Success 53:07

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In part two of this portfolio management Q&A, Dave West, Yuval Yeret, and Darrell Fernandes tackle the complexities of funding products vs. teams, especially in nonprofits. They explore shifting from work-based to product-based funding, managing technical debt vs. product roadmap progress, and aligning business and technology goals. The discussion …

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AA202 - Dual Track Development (aka. Dual Track Agile): Helpful or Harmful? 51:07

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We're taking a critical look at the Double Diamond model, aka. Dual Track Development, aka. Dual Track Agile. This widely-adopted model might be leading leadership and/or teams astray, so we're taking some time to explore its limitations in real-world applications. From the misconception of linear progression to the crucial importance of keeping cu…

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The Journey To Scrum Mastery: Jordan Gough 48:28

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Jordan has a vendetta against work being boring. He's a Scrum Master/Team Coach & Gamification Believer. People and Team first, Value-driven. Also, dad, geek and esports enthusiast. Late diagnosed ADHD. ▶︎Tickets to our conference https://www.tickettailor.com/events/notanotheragileconference/1579375 everydayagile.co.uk/…

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A Software Developer's View On Agile: Benjamin Coates 44:58

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.Benjamin Coates is this week's guest. Wirral-based software engineer with over 14 years of industry experience spanning multiple companies including MPP Global, LivingLens and Medallia. Experienced in a range of roles from QA engineer to Principal Software Engineer.▶︎Benjamin's Socials https://www.linkedin.com/…

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Q & A About Product Portfolio Management - Part 1 44:42

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In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Dave is joined by Yuval Yeret and Darrell Fernandes to answer key questions on Agile product portfolio management from a recent webinar. They explore how to visualize work, reduce work in progress, and prioritize investments using cost of delay. The conversation highlights the importance of quarte…

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30 Years Of Agile Experience Unlocked: Matt Stephenson 52:35

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.Matt Stephenson is this week's guest. Matt is a senior technology leader, who specialises in helping businesses and business leaders unlock their full potential by shaping strategic clarity and operational effectiveness.▶︎ Matt's Socials and donation links. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattstephenson71/▶︎Donatio…

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AA201 - Mastering Stakeholder Communication & Management 48:29

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If communicating with stakeholders on a regular basis is part of your work and you're looking to improve your stakeholder management skills, this is your podcast. We promise you'll learn practical strategies for effective stakeholder management that you can start using TODAY - or your money back!!! Join Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise …

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The Making Of A Good Scrum Master: Mandy Sunner 53:35

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Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.Mandy Sunner is this week's guest. Mandy passionately advocates for agile and lean principles, helping organisations unlock their full potential. With a blend of business acumen and deep IT expertise, she is driven by human-centred design and a commitment to continuous improvement.Mandy's socials: https://www.l…

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Being A Scrum Master Is Easy ( Answering Reddit Questions ) 8:32

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I totally understand when guests have to cancel. What it does mean is that I’m let loose on my own. This week’s episode is me answering a few questions about Scrum on a Reddit thread I found. ▶︎ Send your community questions to [email protected] The Everyday Agile Podcast brings you interviews with Agile, Product, business and tech folk tha…

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Ask a PST - Product Backlog Management with Stas Pavlov and Simon Flossmann 1:00:56

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In this Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer episode, Patricia Kong moderates a discussion with Simon Flossmann and Stas Pavlov tackling listener questions on the challenges of Product Backlog Management. They explore techniques for prioritization, balancing technical debt, and improving transparency with stakeholders. From leveraging the Kano model an…

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AA200 - 20 Years in Tech: Lessons Learned 1:25:58

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In this podcast, two tech industry veterans reflect and share candid insights from 20 years of navigating the ever-changing world of tech and software development. Join Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel as they talk strategies for recession-proofing your career, the critical importance of talking to custom…