All posts by: Thomas Cagley

Coaching Agile Teams, Re-Read Saturday Week 13 – Chapters 12 and 13 – When Will I Get There? and It’s Your Journey

I am going to combine the conversation of Chapters 12 and 13 of  Coaching Agile Teams this week because there is a common core in these two chapters. Chapter 12,... Read More

SPaMCAST 724 – Taming SaaS Spend, A Conversation With Indus Khaitan

This week we feature an interview with Indus Khaitan, Founder & CEO at Quolum. A few of the topics covered include:  Why do organizations need help in consuming SaaS at... Read More

Coaching Agile Teams, Re-Read Saturday Week 12 – Chapter 11 – Agile Coach Failure, Recovery, and Success Modes

Chapter 11, Agile Coach Failure, Recovery, and Success Modes, begins Part 3 of Coaching Agile Teams. Part 3 is titled “ Getting More for Yourself.” I view the three chapters... Read More

Neglected WIP

Work In Process (WIP) is a simple concept. The simplest definition of WIP is any piece of work started and that isn’t complete. It does not matter whether it is... Read More

SPaMCAST 723 – Neglected WIP, Time According to Jon M Quigley, Essays and Conversations

SPaMCAST 723 features our essay on neglected WIP. Work that has been started and is now just sitting around is neglected. Running a team or organization above their natural level... Read More

Coaching Agile Teams, Re-Read Saturday Week 11, Chapter 10,  Coach as Collaboration Conductor

The two most important items for me during this read of Coach Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins are found in the first part of this chapter. Reflecting back on my... Read More

SPaMCAST 722 – Agile Coaching Defined and Accelerated, An Interview with Scott Showalter

We are back with new content this week! The bears did not eat us as we trekked in three national parks. We did see bears but kept a respectable distance... Read More

Coaching Agile Teams, Re-Read Saturday Week 10, Chapter 9, Coach as Conflict Navigator

Chapter 9 of Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins (SPaMCAST Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/38G0ZD3) explores the role of the coach in navigation conflict.  Some conflict is always present when humans... Read More

Measuring success and customer satisfaction in an Agile environment (with a Kanban and Scumban Focus)

Register Now! https://bit.ly/3Uqk7rL On October 11, 2022, 12:00 PM Central Daylight Saving Time (US and Canada) I will be facilitating a panel discussion for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems... Read More

SPaMCAST 721 – The Best of Jeremy Berriault, Susan Parente, and Tony Timbol

The SPaMCAST is on a three-week hiatus. We will be back with new programming on September 25. In the interim, I asked the SPaMCAST columnists (Jeremy, Jon, Susan, and Tony)... Read More