Leadership Strategist, best selling author, and award-winning Podcaster Dov Baron joins AgileCxO Chief Evangelist Jeff Dalton on the Agile Leadership Podcast to discuss leadership, business agility, and successful ... Read More
About Jeff Dalton
Agile Leadership Podcast Interview with Chris Williams
Welcome to a special edition of the Agile Leadership Podcast with Agilecxo.org. I’m your host, Jeff Dalton, and this month we have a very special guest, Agile Coach and creator of the popular Agile Badass podcast. In Episode #15, Chris and I discuss how, when building an agile culture, having ... Read More
What Makes the Scrum framework “Agile?”
[Dear Readers, here is another cross-post from the fun I've been having over at Quora this year!] What Makes the Scrum Framework "Agile?" I’m probably going to get flamed here, but the real answer is “nothing.” Don’t get me wrong - Scrum is an awesome approach for getting work done, and it ... Read More
When is NOT a good time to use Agile Methodologies?
Question: When is it a BAD time to use Agile Methodologies? “Agile Methodology” is a pretty broad term, so I’ll make an assumption and assume you meant something like Scrum, XP, or Kanban. “Agile,” is generally thought of as a set of values and an approach to working together, but it has spawned ... Read More
“The Scrum Guide” Audiobook Presentation
Today on Episode #14 of AgileCxO’s Agile Leadership Podcast, Jeff Dalton, Chief Evangelist of AgileCxO presents an audiobook, The Scrum Guide, The Definitive Guide to Scrum, developed and sustained by Scrum Creators, Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland. To listen, click here, or on the image ... Read More
Agile Leadership Podcast Interview with Tom Cagley, Creator of SPaMCAST
Welcome to a special edition of the Agile Leadership Podcast with Agilecxo.org. I’m your host, Jeff Dalton, and this month we have a very special guest, the creator of the popular SPaMCast podcast, a Transformation Coach, and an honored friend, Tom Cagley! In Episode #13, Tom and I discuss ... Read More
What is the value of a Daily Standup over a weekly status meeting?
Jeff, what should I say to remote teammates who don’t see the value of a Daily Standup over a weekly status meeting? Are we saving time? One reason people struggle with the daily standup is that they do not have faith in the notion that even information should be shared and delivered ... Read More
Big Agile requires strong leadership … just not the kind we’re used to.
Everywhere we look, including every CMMI and Agile appraisal I’ve done in the last decade, technology leaders in large companies are asking about scaling agility. But it’s the wrong question. They should be asking how to scale self-organization. For centuries business has been led using a ... Read More