Hello there! (In the style of Obi-Wan Kenobi!) This next episode is a recording from our appearance at Product Tank Cardiff, where Geoff and Paul were invited to host a LIVE pubcast to field some questions from the product people in the crowd. The boys took on questions such as: ❓Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) is moving forward as breakneck speed. What (if any) changes do you see for Agile? ❓Agile vs. Scaled Agile? ❓What trait in product managers do you see least yet value the most? ❓How should product teams deal with senior management over involving themselves in the ..read more

Can you believe what you are seeing?! Welcome to Episode 7 of Series 7 of The Agile Pubcast! Join agile coaches Geoff Watts and Paul Goddard at the virtual pub "The Coach House" as they delve into the fascinating world of optical illusions and explore how it relates to the role of an agile coach. ?? In this episode, the boys discuss Geoff's recent experience visiting a museum of optical illusions, sparking a captivating conversation on the tricks our minds can play on us. ? ? What can optical illusions teach us about agile coaching? ? How do our minds process information and what does that ..read more

Welcome to The Coach House!! Geoff and Paul recorded this episode after a few hours fishing and got onto the topic of team topologies. After Paul had been spending some time with a client looking to scale up scrum teams, his research led him to Team Topologies (Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais) and a nice visualisation tool provided by Agile Stationery. In this episode, Geoff and Paul talk through and discuss the theory and the tools, and give their opinions on the benefits and drawbacks of the idea. There is also a PUB QUIZ for you all to join in with, so get your pens and paper ready! A W ..read more

Recorded at The Bayshill, Cheltenham. After noticing some large murals in the car park outside and some cool "artwork" the theme quickly became evident as "Visualisation". We discussed how powerful visualisation or graphical recording can be, how much easier it can be than many people think it will be and we even illustrated this point (see what we did there?) in some drawing challenges. Plus there's another competition to win some Pubcast goodies! Show Notes: SPECIAL OFFER: Download the Bikablo app from www.bikablo.com/pubcast and get 20% off both visual dictionary add-ons using code PUBCA ..read more

Welcome to another episode from the new series of The Agile Pubcast! In this episode, we catch up with Geoff and Paul after a hard day’s fishing as they share a drink and discuss a couple of questions from our listeners around “psychological safety” and “the law of immutability”. They also discuss some LANDLORD LOGIC around being “naughty” and whether that is indeed a good or bad thing for an agile coach. This episode was sponsored by BAREFOOT COACHING. Barefoot were one of the UK’s first providers of ICF accredited and university-approved coach training, and over the last 25 years have tra ..read more

Welcome back to another episode of Series 7 of The Agile Pubcast! In this episode, Geoff and Paul discuss and demonstrate the art of debating “respectfully” whilst examining a quote they picked up from a Twitter thread, in a new feature called “OVERHEARD AT THE BAR” and we also have another contender for “YOU’RE BARRED” - from a member of the agile community and there social media stance! If you would like to submit an idea for new virtual pub name, please enter via Twitter, Instagram or YouTube (@TheAgilePubcast) with your suggestion. Successful and valid entries will be entered into a compe ..read more

Strength is an interesting topic though, especially when it comes to agile…and leadership… It’s often not about knowing the answer but having the strength to say “I don’t know”. It’s about having the strength to say “Let’s try some stuff”, being prepared to stand out of the crowd and go against the status quo…trust people. Welcome to Episode 2 of the revamped format for the new year Geoff Watts and Paul Goddard get together in The Old George Inn, South Cerney to explore this topic. There's our regular features like landlord logic, pub quiz and some champagne moments to enjoy as well! Landlo ..read more

Welcome to 2023. We hope that you're not too affected by the traditional January Blues. In fact that's the topic of our discussion, based on something we saw at the pub: "Free Beer Tomorrow" Tomorrow never comes, or so the saying goes. Sometimes, when we're in the midst of our daily lives, focusing on our future progress, we forget to stop and appreciate the present moment. Because of that, we tend not to make the best use of our time and opportunities.   So should we learn how to to live life (and be agile) right here and now? This is a new structure with some new segments that we wou ..read more

Geoff & Paul catch-up after the Global Scrum Gathering 2022 in Lisbon, where Paul presented two sessions and also attended the entire gathering and CST Retreat. This episode a round up of the event and also some exploration into what the word "community" really means. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

From The Frog & Fiddle, Cheltenham, UK. A question posed by one of Geoff's followers about how to assess whether Scrum is actually working. Now THAT'S a question!! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more