Dhamana Agile Conversations

Agile Beyond 2024: Understanding Product Management ~ Building Excellence & Empathy Into Product Management

Wed, 29 May 2024 13:14:20 GMT

The Scrum guide defines a Product Owner (PO) as a role accountable for maximizing the value of a product resulting from the work of a Scrum Team. To become great at product management, however, you must be willing to move beyond the textbook definition of a product manager. She says, "You do not attract bees with vinegar, but with honey".

In this podcast, you will discover:

Why product management is a critical competency in an organization seeking to drive value in the products/services it is shipping into a market
What you need to know to structure and get your MVP right
Why engagement and negotiation are important skills that every PO needs to learn
Why POs need to get a seat at the strategic decision-making table
The difference between an empowered PO and a glorified PO
How to influence through effective leadership
How to grow into an awesome PO

Join the conversation and let us know of what you think about the conversation

Understanding the Role of CX/UX in Building Products

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:15:07 GMT

Telling the story of your product through the eyes of a CX/UX practitioner is often understated. Often, a CX/UX practitioner is brought into the product build at the tail end, just before coding starts. Join us in this podcast as we discuss:

The role of a CX/UX practitioner in product envisioning and build
How CX/UX skills can help build an MVP that is market-fit
The tools and techniques applied by CX/UX practitioners in building a product

Agile Beyond 2024: Enabling Change Through Adaptability

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 06:10:36 GMT

Agile is and will be relevant. The key to making the most of your agile adoption journey is incorporating adaptability. A close associate once said, "Agile is conceptually easy but practically hard." In this podcast, we discuss:

Adaptability as a key ingredient in a change process
Identifying and managing friction to agile adoption journey
Is leadership still a barrier to agile adoption?
Understanding the currency of patience
Understanding what success in an agile adoption journey looks like

Agile Beyond 2024: The Chaos That Has Been Agile in 2023

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 05:57:59 GMT

Small and nimble organizations continue to report agile as a powerful productivity tool. Medium to large organizations on the other hand continue to struggle. Question, Is Agile having difficulty in adapting to organizational needs? The 17th State of Agile Report by digital.ai is out and paints a picture of agile transformation across organizations. Join us in this podcast as we discuss:

If agile is still relevant?
The gaps in agile adoption
How to course correct

Understanding Agile Roles - Who Is a Scrum Master (Part 2 of 2)

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:28:54 GMT

As a Scrum Master, your role goes much deeper than just establishing Scrum rules and process. Again, your focus isn't just to make sure that scrum cadences are set and that everybody attends sessions on time.There are multiple layering to a #scrummaster role, also referred to as 'the scrum master stances'. Join us in this second part of the Who Is a Scrum Master podcast to get better understanding

Understanding Agile Roles - Who Is a Scrum Master

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 09:22:48 GMT

At the core a Scrum Master is accountable for establishing the #scrum process. They're responsible for enabling the team and the organisation at large understand the scrum theory and practice. Unfortunately, this surface level definition of a #scrummaster can be dangerous.In this podcast we dig deeper to unravel who a Scrum Master is and what he/she can do to move teams from being ordinary teams to high performing teams, that is, small groups of people who strive for higher goals, organises itself and constantly feeds off each member's skill (Jeff Sutherland).Join the conversation and let us know what you think

Agile Takeout

Thu, 18 May 2023 11:35:31 GMT

A 60 second personal opinion on #agility trends for 2023

A 2023 Outlook - A View Through An Agilist's Eye [Part II]

Fri, 12 May 2023 06:22:47 GMT

The question is no longer whether or not we need agile, rather, how do we go on about setting up a successful practice. The erstwhile barriers to agile practice setup are slowly and gradually being lifted by the need to:

Give employees a focus & purpose
Build an organisation that senses and responds like an organism

In this podcast, we look at what to consider when going about the rigours of setting up an agile practice. Let us know what you think. As always, we welcome feedback as it is the breakfast of champions

An Outlook of 2023 - A View Through An Agilist's Eye [Part 1]

Wed, 10 May 2023 15:22:00 GMT

Is it possible to customize agile to the context of an industry or organization? The industry, both locally and internationally is littered with #agile success stories; we just need to be intentional with our ambitions to offer value, to the organization, customers, and employees (staff members). In this podcast, we explore:# how to leverage agile to deliver value in the shortest time possible# level of leadership involvement in ensuring the success of an #agilestory# what it takes to set up a successful #agilepractice Join the conversation and let us know what you think. We value every thought. There's nothing like a bad critic

S1 Ep 5 ~ The Art of Retrospective

Wed, 10 May 2023 11:53:31 GMT

Though late to being served, it's never been late than never. The episode, recorded in Nov/Dec and hosted by Denis with Richard, and Edward as the studio guests focused on "retrospective". We welcome you to listen in and share your thoughts on the same

Understanding Roles and Responsibility Within Agile Team

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:37:58 GMT

#Agileteams need to be small enough to remain nimble and large enough to complete significant amounts of work within an iteration. Additionally, teams need to aim for cross-functionality, autonomy, self-management, self-organization and self-sufficiency. Three key roles are defined, #ProductOwner, #ScrumMaster and #Developers.

Renaming vs. Retooling: Understanding Agile Roles - Part I

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:47:44 GMT

Transition from a traditional to an agile operating model isn't for the feint hearted. Everything from strategy to process, structure to people, and tech to culture has to shift. In this podcast, we talk about:

Roles and skills
Why renaming without retooling is pointless
What it means to self-organize and supporting cultural changes
How to not let your agile efforts be confined to a rowing boat

Building Requisite Agile Rails

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 10:01:05 GMT

Is there anything like good agile vs. bad agile? How do you know you if you are being agile or just doing agile?

What is agility? Separating the wheat from the chaff

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 09:43:04 GMT

Agile is many things to many people, we discuss our different experiences from an African context.