#58: Effective Sprint Planning
In this episode, Richard and Peter dig into the 3 conditions for an effective Sprint Planning meeting. While this is explicitly Scrum-focused, it’s really about how to have a good team planning meetin...
20 Dec 202211min
#57: Why Scrum works when it works
Peter and Richard are often asked: “Why do you guys like Scrum so much? It seems like a lot of meetings, and I see a lot of teams struggling with it. But you recommend it for a lot of situations, and ...
13 Dec 202210min
#56: What’s Management’s Job When Teams Are Empowered?
In organizations where teams and individuals are empowered to own and direct their own work, what do managers do? Is there even a role for a manager in an empowered org? In this episode, Richard and P...
6 Dec 20226min
How do you split a “technical story”?
In this episode, Richard and Peter take on the challenge of so-called “technical stories,” backlog items that emerge from a development team and that don’t represent a clear slice of customer value. H...
29 Nov 20228min
The Healthy Way To Do Commitments & Accountability
Making clear commitments and having regular discussions about accountability is a hallmark of every successful organization and, outside of work, every successful relationship. In this episode, Peter ...
22 Nov 20229min
Mark Ethier, founder of iZotope
In this episode, Richard and Peter talk with Mark Ethier, founder of leading audio production software company iZotope. Even if you’ve never heard of iZotope, you’ve heard the results of their product...
15 Nov 20221h 25min
Making & Communicating Decisions in Uncertainty with the 3ID Pattern
Leaders often have to make difficult decisions in the presence of uncertainty and complexity. And they need to involve others in the process—sometimes to make a decision collaboratively, sometimes jus...
7 Nov 202216min
Melissa Boggs: Changing the Rules for Work
In this episode, Richard and Peter talk with leadership coach and speaker Melissa Boggs. We dig into a range of topics, including her former role as Chief ScrumMaster at Scrum Alliance, the lesser-kno...
1 Nov 20221h 11min
