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Agile Storytime

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Are you sitting comfortably? Agile Storytime brings new ways of working to life through informative, insightful and inspiring tales. Join David Ritter, BCG partner and director, in stories that will deepen your understanding of Agile, give you new ways to think about and express core Agile principles, and add tools to your toolbox to make your work with your teams and clients even more impactful. This podcast is from Boston Consulting Group. For more information on Enterprise Agility, visit https://on.bcg.com/agile This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

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Are you sitting comfortably? Agile Storytime brings new ways of working to life through informative, insightful and inspiring tales. Join David Ritter, BCG partner and director, in stories that will deepen your understanding of Agile, give you new ways to think about and express core Agile principles, and add tools to your toolbox to make your work with your teams and clients even more impactful. This podcast is from Boston Consulting Group. For more information on Enterprise Agility, visit https://on.bcg.com/agile This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Language:

English


Episodes

Storytelling in the Sprint Review: Intention and Obstacle

4/14/2023
Compelling stories start with an intention – something that needs to be done – and an obstacle – something that needs to be overcome. Agile teams define their work through stories that capture intention and obstacle. The Sprint Review ceremony is where these stories come to life. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Duration:00:10:55

Captivate Your Workforce and Win the War for Talent

4/7/2023
Are your employees captivated by a connection to the purpose of their efforts? Or do they feel more like captives, constrained by a lack of mission and empowerment? Insights from BCG’s survey of 11,500 workers undergoing Agile transformation demonstrate how the principles and practices of Enterprise Agility can create a captivating organization. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Duration:00:13:00

Emergent Architecture

3/31/2023
Some say that technology architecture in Agile organizations should be ‘emergent.’ As with all things, the key is balance. We continue our conversation with Harsha Ramalingam, former VP and CIO at Amazon, regarding how independent teams can develop and apply architecture standards while creating just the right amount of chaos. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Duration:00:12:19

What’s the difference between a vision and a hallucination?

3/24/2023
A vision seen only by one person can’t drive change. It’s just a hallucination. A vision spreads though diligent, structured, persistent work focused on creating alignment, translating vision to outcomes, and outcomes to the work that achieves them. Some organizations have built a rigorous process around setting and achieving their vision and goals. In this episode, we learn about the practice employed by Salesforce.com from someone who lives it day-to-day. Guest: Shad Imam, Senior Director, Solutions Engineering, Public Sector at the MuleSoft Division of Salesforce.com This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Duration:00:21:01

Transform Your Calendar, Transform Your Organization

3/17/2023
“I don’t have time to change how we work. I have too many meetings!” This is an all-too-common lament from our clients. In this episode, a Chief Technology Officer radically improves his organization’s performance – and his own happiness – by re-inventing his calendar. Featuring Laurent Alt, Associate Director at BCG, formerly CTO at Lectra and Senior Architect at Dassault-Systèmes. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Duration:00:12:39

The Power of Simplicity

3/10/2023
The founders of the Agile movement sought to express its core ideas in simple terms. Over time, however, the key principles of Agile can become lost in a cloud of off-putting jargon. Alastair Cockburn, co-author of the Agile Manifesto, founded the Heart of Agile – an approach that aims to amplify Agile culture by simplifying it into four imperatives: collaborate, deliver, reflect, and improve. One key learning from Alistair’s long experience: “If you can’t tell your boss bad news, you can’t do Agile.” This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Duration:00:18:58

Leaders Say the Darndest Things

3/3/2023
Words matter – especially words spoken by leaders. In this episode, we’ll relate stories of things senior leaders have said to their organizations that have helped – or hindered – their transformation efforts. We share a powerful, practical technique to help leaders spark effective conversations with their teams. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Duration:00:09:15

The Cautionary Tale of Cyberpunk 2077 – or – The Problem With Release Dates

2/24/2023
The much-anticipated release of the epic video game Cyberpunk 2077 in 2020 was problematic. Some have characterized this release as a “minimum viable product”. But is this use of the term accurate, or fair? In this episode, we explore the troubling consequences of treating release targets as reliable plans, and how that applies to all businesses – not just video game publishers. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Duration:00:11:56

Cast Your Seeds on Fertile Ground

2/17/2023
Fundamental change can take root rapidly when new ways of working are sown in an organization that’s already prepared the ground. Payam Djavdan drove ING Bank’s legendary agile transformation and shares the story behind the story. Insights will be reaped even by those who think they already know the tale of ING. Guest: Payam Djavdan, Partner and Associate Director, BCG Amsterdam This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Duration:00:12:31

The Product Owner's Journey

2/10/2023
The path to becoming a successful Product Owner echoes the classical Hero’s Journey – a call to adventure, a crisis that evokes a revelation, and in the end – the hero transformed. Becky Frederick, a BCG partner based in Seattle, tells the tale of taking on the challenging role of Product Owner in a challenging situation. Guest: Becky Frederick, Partner, Boston Consulting Group This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Duration:00:12:26

Three Mindsets of an Agile Team

1/31/2023
Effective Agile teams establish and maintain three interrelated mindsets: continuous improvement, product orientation, and outcome focus. We explore how the product and outcome mindsets allow Agile to scale at one of the most complex organizations: Amazon. Guest: Harsha Ramalingham, former VP and CIO at Amazon. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Duration:00:14:57

The Unbroken Chain of Why

1/31/2023
Insight, inspiration and new tools for leaders engaged in transformation – all in ten minutes. In this episode: What’s Agile Storytime all about? Why are stories and storytelling essential to drive change? And, the tale of how Agile helped establish an “unbroken chain of why” throughout an organization, connecting purpose to outcomes and to the work of teams. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Duration:00:09:44

Epic Tales from the Heart of Transformation

1/31/2023
Are you sitting comfortably? Agile Storytime brings new ways of working to life through informative, insightful and inspiring tales. Join David Ritter, BCG partner and director, in stories that will deepen your understanding of Agile, give you new ways to think about and express core Agile principles, and add tools to your toolbox to make your work with your teams and clients even more impactful. This podcast is from Boston Consulting Group. For more information on Enterprise Agility, visit https://on.bcg.com/agile This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Duration:00:01:33