All posts by: Thomas Cagley

Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching, Re-read Saturday, Week 5, Chapter 4, Badass Agile Coaching Agreements

This week we re-read Chapter 4 of  Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching: The Journey from Beginner to Mastery and Beyond. Chapter 4, Badass Agile Coaching Agreements, focuses on the need for... Read More

Thanksgiving and Giving Thanks

Once a year my brothers, sister, father, and I bring as many of our extended family together as possible to give thanks, celebrate, and re-establish relationships. This tradition has occurred... Read More

SPaMCAST 730 – Solving Problems As A Sales Engineer, A Conversation With Ramzi Marjaba

The SPaMCAST 730 features our conversation with Ramzi Marjaba. Ramzi and I discussed the role of a sales engineer. The role solves customers’ problems and is a bridge between customers... Read More

Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching, Re-read Saturday, Week 4, Chapter 3, Agile Coaching Frameworks

This week we re-read Chapter 3 of  Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching: The Journey from Beginner to Mastery and Beyond. Chapter 3 discusses agile coaching frameworks. As someone that has struggled... Read More

Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching, Re-read Saturday, Week 3, Chapter 2, The Mindset of the Badass Agile Coach

Chapter 2 of Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching: The Journey from Beginner to Mastery and Beyond begins the heavy lifting of describing what is required to be a badass agile coach... Read More

SPaMCAST 728 – Product Leadership Stances, A Conversation With Anjali Leon and Nadezhda Belousova

SPaMCAST 728 features a discussion with Anjali Leon and Nadezhda Belousova. We discussed their new model, Product Leadership Stances. One of my takeaways was how powerful the model was in... Read More

Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching, Re-read Saturday, Week 2, Chapter 1, Introduction to Badassery in Agile Coaching

Chapter 1 of Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching: The Journey from Beginner to Mastery and Beyond is an overview of the book including thoughts on how to read it. I like... Read More

Using Neglected WIP and Cheating On Mathematical Assumptions

There are several assumptions that are part of the conversation about neglected WIP. I have had a lot of training in math and quantitative methods which means I recognize that... Read More

SPaMCAST 727 – Little’s Law and Neglected WIP, All Managers No Doers, Essays and Conversations

In SPaMCAST 727 we discuss the assumptions behind Little’s Law and Neglected WIP. Some of the assumptions you can cheat to generate useful conversations but there are limits and you... Read More

Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching, Re-Read Saturday Week 1, Logistics and Forewords

I have known Bob Galen for many years. I think my first memory of meeting him was at a QAI Quest Conference (I am unsure of the year). Even though... Read More