The Agile Reformists

Join our very own Todd Sussman & this episodes guest Bruce Kirkland as they discuss agile values and principles.

On our latest episode of The Agile Reformists podcast, MATRIX VP of Professional Services Joshua Jack and Agile Coach Todd Sussman had an open conversation on changing culture and changing leadership.

Scaled Agile sums it up perfectly, “Traditional approaches to portfolio management were not designed for a global economy or the impact of digital disruption. These factors put pressure on enterprises to work under a higher degree of uncertainty and deliver innovative solutions much faster… Portfolio Management approaches must be modernized…”. At MATRIX, we believe the modernization of the Portfolio begins with applying Lean Principles and Practices, from Lean Strategy & Investment funding to Agile Portfolio Operations to the right amount of Governance. During this webinar, our guest panel will discuss why these principles and practices are valuable, give real-world examples of how they have applied them to modernizing organizations, and share the key learnings and “battle scars” from that application.

Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) is the idea to transition budgeting from project to product mindset. The focus is more on products and the people needing to do work, rather than funding projects. Join us today as we talk about how LPM works. 

Hear how our coach Todd Sussman's first foray into Product Management was building an arcade given that what I do know about managing a backlog, comes from playing the game Asteroids.

While there might be subtle difference between implementations, there are in essence two types of product approaches to building software. Yet, when it comes to results, the differences can be significant. Join us as we talk about Dedicated Product Teams. 

Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) are a collaborative goal-setting tool used by teams and individuals to set challenging, ambitious goals with measurable results. Why should you care about OKRs? See why Agile Coach Todd Sussman believes you should. 

DevSecOps or SecDevOps? What’s in a name? While this sounds like a minor distinction, proponents of each emphasis say it goes deeper. What’s right for you? Watch the recording of our webinar where MATRIX VP Joshua Jack interviewed industry leader and MATRIX Practice Leader, Tim Wilcoxson, to unravel some of the misconceptions and discuss enterprise trends around integrating Cybersecurity and DevOps.

In this episode of The Agile Reformists podcast, MATRIX Agile Coach Todd Sussman discusses how Agile transformations are about changing culture. Agile should not be the goal; it is simply the mechanism that allows you to take advantage of the changes in that culture. Join us today as we discuss Agile Adoption vs Agile Transformation. 

In this episode of The Agile Reformists podcast, MATRIX Agile Coaches Brenda Murray and Greg West discuss the "definition of ready" as it pertains to understanding if your organization is ready for Agile transformation.

Agile Reformist is a podcast focused on one thing – bringing pragmatism back to how we approach agility, change, and DevOps.  As a group of reformists, we will discuss topics from basic fundamentals that anchor us in principles to ideas and experiments that push the boundaries of what is considered mainstream agility. Along the way, we will always strive to bring these topics to a place where they can be acted upon by other fellow reformists in the community!