Ep. 6 - Agile and Architecture: Mike Idengren

In this episode of the What's Your Baseline podcast we are changing up the format a bit - this is the first of many interviews that we will have in the future. Our guest today is Mike Idengren, who has 20+ years of experience combining EA, BPM, and agile solution development methodologies to unleash cross-functional teams' potential to deliver on digital business transformation expectations. He is a TOGAF-certified SAFe SPC and instructor, applying "agile at scale" -- going beyond theoretical teaching, and delivering results by implementing "just enough" tools, organizational structures, and processes. We are talking about the following topics: - Mike's background and how he got into Agile - (Scaled) Agile as a discipline and its "big goal" - The layers of Scaled Agile and the roles that architects play in each layer - The value context: improving product quality, lowering risk together, and improving sustainability.  - How to implement Scaled Agile: leadership, start small, scale - Doing Agile in a remote environment (vs. traditional "team is in the room" approach); which tools to use and which type of (consulting) resources to bring on board - Governance and the LACE (Lean Agile Center of Excellence) - Mike's patent-pending "Lean Agile Blocker Index" concept - Lean Scaled Architect's offerings Mike can be reached by sending a note to [email protected] and you can learn more about his firm at www.leanscaledarchitects.com. Please reach out to us by either sending an email to [email protected] or leaving us a voice message by clicking here. The  full show notes, including graphics, further links, credits, and transcript, are available at whatsyourbaseline.com/episode6.