Web Show on Agile Business
New episode last Wednesday of the month
Agile consultant Rick Morris of R2 Consulting and Alf Abuhajleh from CA PPM product marketing talk to industry experts about the challenges and benefits of moving to continuous planning, iterative delivery and social team work. In "Rick's Corner" we learn about business books, apps and ideas, while Alf's "Final Thoughts" give you an alternative take on technology in a modern world. Follow: @rickamorris and @alfzoo
EPISODE 9: What's Your Business EQ? with Colin D. Ellis
We talk to best-selling author Colin D. Ellis, who explains the importance of emotional intelligence in the workplace. Today’s employees aren’t blindly following anyone, regardless of their title. The manager’s role is changing. We have down played EQ in the organization for far too long. We even call it a soft skill. But it’s one of the hardest things we will ever do. Rick’s Corner looks at Rachel Hollins new book “Girl, Wash Your Face.” Alf’s final thoughts are on the Turkey.
EPISODE 8: Social PPM with Erika Flora
We talk to Erika Flora of Beyond20 (@erikaflora) about the impact social media has had on project management. Often collaboration tools, when brought in as shadow IT, form silos rather than broader networks. While more and more business is done digitally, face-to-face meetings are becoming even more important as we work remotely, across different time zones and cultures. And talking about culture, the different approaches to social collaboration exhibited across Generation X, Millennials and Generation Z are quite different. How do you incorporate that in your operations? In Rick’s Corner we hear about the upcoming 30th Anniversary of Disney’s Mickey Mouse Club reunion. And Alf closes with some final thoughts on Who Taught Your Software to Do That and other lessons about evil machine-learning and A.I.
EPISODE 7: Dealing with Upgrades
Although upgrading CA PPM is often as easy as adding a patch, many companies encounter cultural and organizational challenges when they try to introduce change. Wes McCoubrie of Rego Consulting joins us to talk about the basic issues, where they originate and how to overcome them. Rick’s Corner takes on coaching and our final thoughts are about the exciting start to the NFL season – and what we can learn from it.
EPISODE 6: Scaling Agile
We talk about the challenges you’ll face trying to expand Agile from the team level to rest of the company. Sure, you get a dozen coders standing in a circle for 10 minutes, but can you make elephants dance? Then Rick dives into positive intelligence, while Alf offers a peek into an upcoming PPM maturity survey. And don’t forget to register for CA World ’18 at ca.com/caworld.
EPISODE 5: PPM 101
We talk about simple PPM hacks, drawing on real customer examples, that make life easier for project, resource and financial managers. Rick's Corner explains why just buying a book won't make you smarter (or richer). And with the upcoming World Cup Soccer, Alf explains how mandatory project portfolio management training helps Qatar getting ready for 2022.
EPISODE 4: Growing Agile from Team to Org with John Stenbeck
Best-selling author and agile PPM expert, John Stenbeck, joins us to talk about the challenges of scaling agile from a few teams to the entire organization. With the use of data and realistic expectations, you can win over the executives. That’s a good start. But be careful, some organizations use waterfall methods to roll out agile practices. In Rick’s Corner, a classic coding trick you can use to get kids interested in critical thinking. And as a Final Thought, a caution to stay away from no-code apps – it’ll be the end of us.
EPISODE 3: Risks and Dependencies
We talk about the need to incorporate risks and dependencies into project plans, develop contingencies, and communicate road blocks widely. Rick takes us through the 13th-floor principle, explaining the urge to sweep issues under the rug. Combining Parkinson’s and Murphy’s Law, we provide tips and tricks on how to get started – before comparing Ferrari’s F1 engineering team with your average PMO.
EPISODE 2: Disciplined Agility with Scott Ambler
We talk to Scott Ambler, the co-creator of the Disciplined Agile Framework, about the need for software, problem with quick fix solutions, and how disciplined agile delivery works outside of DevOps and IT. Rick review’s John C. Maxwell’s “Developing the Leader Within You,” and Alf muses on how work components, like budgets, plans and teams, can be reused the same way SpaceX Falcon is salvaged.
EPISODE 1: Our 2018 Agile PPM Projections
Listen to belated 2018 predictions on agile project portfolio management, find out about a new app call Peptalk Motivational and hear why artificial intelligence will be the end of us. Host Alf Abuhajleh and Rick Morris bandy about news and ideas about what it means to be agile in a modern world.