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The Agile Wire

by Jeff Bubolz and Chad Beier

The Agile Wire with Jeff Bubolz and Chad Beier is focused on long-form conversations about the struggles associated with increasing agility of teams, products, and organizations around the world. As change agents, advisors, coaches, and trainers the hosts are focused on helping listeners get agile and stay agile.

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  1. Culture From The Inside Out with Zach Blumenfeld and Nick Lombardino

    00:00 Intro 05:00 Workplace engagement 08:48 Culture from the inside out 13:00 Paradigm shift in leadership 19:00 AI agents, tools, and trust 25:45 Learning as founders and entrepreneurs 33:15 CultureCon AI Summit 34:50 Outro AI Summit 2026: https://www.cultureconusa.org/ai-summit-2026…

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  2. Leading Change with Craig Schiefelbein

    00:00 Intro 01:40 Starting a company with loose change 03:50 Hardest moment as an entrepreneur 13:12 Long term sustainable competitive advantage 16:00 Impact the human condition 22:00 Your worst advice 29:30 Leading change 37:00 Leave a relevant legacy and start today Craig Schiefelbein:...

  3. Conviction. Resiliency. Consistency. with Isaiah Ness

    00:00 Intro 06:00 Conviction, Resiliency, Consistency 09:50 Critic and Supporter 12:45 Habits of an Entrepreneur 14:00 Thinking time 17:30 Slowing down 24:22 Balancing scale with operations 28:50 AI as a team member (not a tool) 30:20 Celebrating not winning 37:00 Starting a company (planning vs...

  4. Agile Product Operating Model with Dave West

    00:00 Intro 00:55 Agile Product Operating Model 03:30 Organizing around value 06:10 Org within the org 08:20 Bridging the technology and business divide 09:50 A word of caution 12:00 Continuously transforming 15:18 AWS example 16:35 Reorganizing team structures 21:30 Start simple 23:40 Incentives…

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  5. Agile AI: Agile isn’t dead..it’s the only thing alive! with Troy Magennis

    00:00 Intro 00:45 Agile data and AI 02:45 Optimizing flow with AI 04:28 Tracking blocked work 05:15 Language translation 06:50 AI impact on software development 14:53 OKRs, Monte Carlos, and AI tools 19:45 Agile is dead? 23:00 Agile isn't dead 27:00 Product operating model and AI 30:20…

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  6. Agile In Hardware? Continuous Flow of Learning with Dr. Joanna

    00:00 Intro 00:55 Does Agile Work in Hardware? 04:40 Learn Quickly! 11:32 Cross-Functional Teams in Hardware 15:02 Continuous Flow of Learning 17:50 The Next Best Solution 25:00 Quality of Interactions 26:10 Scrum With Joanna 26:45 Outro https://www.youtube.com/@scrum-with-joanna...

  7. Product Discovery and Validation with Paul Kuijten and Fredrik Wendt

    00:00 Intro 00:48 What's the problem in the product space? 03:30 The Three Vs of Product Ownership 06:00 Discovery and validation! 07:35 Assumptions and analysis? 11:30 My ideas are the best 13:40 Levels of investment risk 16:30 Knowing vs doing 18:22 ScrumMatch data on Scrum Masters 20:30 Shift…

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  8. Agile Is Dead? Scrum Day Is Alive! with Mary Iqbal

    00:00 Intro00:42 State of agile conferences03:30 Agile is dead?04:30 Agile is just good business05:30 The speakers at Scrum Day 202408:13 What is different this year at Scrum Day?11:55 Tragedies in the product space13:43 Scrum in healthcare16:34 Join us at Scrum Day!17:05 OutroScrum Day is…

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  9. Untrapping Product Teams with David Pereira

    00:00 Intro 00:35 Bullshit Management 01:35 Backlog Length 04:09 Hierarchal Backlogs 06:30 Moving Away from the Status Quo 09:50 Where to Start? 12:10 Victim of Circumstance vs Hero of Your Story 14:30 Writing a Book via Gradual Commitment Escalation 12:03 Find a Mentor 25:09 Don't Lecture…

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  10. Scrum Masters! Get Your Hands Off The Team's Work with Angela Johnson

    00:00 Intro 00:30 The Scrum Master's Accountability? 03:15 Meetings Suck...Facilitate! 13:30 Self-Management Tactics 19:20 Contracts Drive Anti-patterns 22:12 Roles to Accountabilities 25:05 Adult Day Care Provider? 30:57 Capability and Opportunity 33:55 The Scrum Master Files 34:32 Outro…

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  11. Mapping The Agile Airspace with Nate Amidon

    00:00 Intro 00:22 Nate Amidon - Airforce and Agile 02:53 Form 100 Consulting - Request to leave active duty 04:07 Serving in the military applied to serving as a Scrum Master 8:22 How the Airforce using an Agile Mindset 10:09 Owner Mentality 14:00 Building "Extreme Ownership" 15:17 Navigating...

  12. Continuously Improving! Everywhere Everyone Everyday with Chris Stone

    00:00 Intro 00:21 Chris Stone - The Continuous Improvement Coach - So Much Content 03:13 Virtual Agile Coach to Continuous Improvement Coach 6:20 Why is continuous remove from improvement 11:20 The hardest part of continuous improvement at scale 14:47 Data and feedback loops are crucial for...

  13. Scaling Simplified with Prateek Singh

    00:00 Intro 00:21 Scaling Simplified boiled down to one sentence 02:50 Leading with flow 04:05 Scaling flow is common sense unfortunately common sense is not common 05:09 Blockers are a type of dependency - remove them don't manage them 07:06 Focus on efficiency of flow 10:08 Prioritization is...

  14. Unlocking Business Agility with Patricia Kong, Todd Miller, Kurt Bittner, and Ryan Ripley

    00:00 Intro00:21 Why Read "Unlocking Business Agility"06:04 Goals suck in organizations8:06 Outcomes over Outputs10:38 Enable empowerment with outcomes13:05 Separating the signal from the noise18:00 Dealing with transparency - facts are friendly - how fascinating26:03 Suffering is a prerequisite...

  15. Scrum Match with Jo Geske and Stephen Sykes

    00:00 Intro 00:21 Problem: Scrum Master Market 02:20 What is ScrumMatch? - Save time and money finding true Scrum Masters 03:25 How ScrumMatch got started? 04:48 How does a Scrum Master get on ScrumMatch? 05:59 Who reviews the Scrum Masters? 07:00 How are we validating value for ScrumMatch? 09:00...

  16. Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide with Stefan Wolpers

    00:00 Intro 01:10 Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide 05:00 Common Anti-Patterns 09:50 Basketball and Scrum Teams Under Pressure 11:10 Discipline Equals Freedom (Jocko Willink) 14:45 How Do You See The Whole System? 17:25 Spending Time With Customers 20:05 Know The Cost Of Your Scrum Team 22:40 Teach…

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  17. Scrum Guide Update!? Scrum Master Now Scrum Manager? Don McGreal

    00:00 Intro 01:06 Tasty Cupcakes 02:30 Creation of the PSPO Course 05:40 Product Ownership for Executives 13:51 Scaling the Product Owner 15:18 Project vs Product 17:33 The WIP Disease 22:50 Agile Coaching 26:36 Scrum Master or Manager? 32:32 improving.com...

  18. Mastery Is A Never-Ending Journey with Geoff Watts

    00:00 Intro 00:45 Mastery of Skills 05:45 Discourse and Asynchronous Communication 14:45 Conflict and Safety from Judgment 21:25 Agile Mastery Institute Pathways 29:30 Coaching with Geoff 30:18 Outro Connect with Geoff at https://agilemasteryinstitute.com...

  19. Humble Plans and Exceptional Results with Maarten Dalmijn

    00:00 Intro 00:38 Why Write a Book on Sprint Goals? 01:30 Carryover Work 02:50 Practical Advice for Better Sprint Goals 04:22 Humble Planning 09:45 Small Product Backlogs 10:45 Gaps 13:40 Nuance around Anti-patterns 15:38 Scaling 19:20 Change, Product Owners, Stakeholders 22:24 Friction 23:56...

  20. Agile Discovery and Delivery - INCONCEIVABLE - with Amber Field

    00:00 Intro 00:22 Why write Agile Discovery and Delivery 01:54 What is agile discovery? 04:52 Self forming teams 14:25 Get close to your customers 20:25 Pair Programming and Mob Programming - DevOps is not a tool DevOps is mindset 28:10 Learning never stops 29:00 Agile Discovery and Delivery…

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  21. Wild West to Agile with Jim Highsmith

    00:00 Intro 00:50 "AGILE" or "ADAPTIVE"? 03:00 Coopetition 09:00 Agile Transformation vs Transforming 12:22 Shu Ha Ri 13:30 Advice for People New to Agile 18:50 The Need for Adventurous People to Drive Change 25:48 The Future of Agile Is... 31:20 Working at NASA 37:50 Old Coding Languages and...

  22. Building the Right Product with Johanna Rothman

    00:00 Intro 00:40 How Do You Know What Product to Build? 02:30 Mass Market Products 04:30 Product Market Fit vs Product for Everyone 08:24 Testing Market Fit 10:58 3x3 Tool for Vision 14:22 Visualization Enhances Discovery and Delivery Feedback Loop 15:40 Cost Accounting is Killing Agile...

  23. Successful Independent Consulting with Johanna Rothman

    00:00 Intro 00:22 Virtual vs In-Person 01:52 New Book - Successful Independent Consulting: Relationships That Focus on Mutual Benefit 03:49 Payment Terms - Don't give interest free loans 11:45 Manual for Independent Consulting 14:00 There is no slack fairy (sales, marketing, learning are…

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  24. Scale Up Without Selling Out with Tommy Norman

    00:00 Intro 00:28 How do companies keep their soul as they grow? 15:30 To keep a company's soul, 3 things you cannot sacrifice. 31:15 Why don't people have ownership mentality? 39:20 Decision making in organizations 45:08 Great leaders take extreme ownership 48:11 Summary 48:50 Agile music 54:33...

  25. Practical Approach to Product Management for Product Owners with Robbin Schuurman and Chris Lukassen

    00:00 Intro 00:49 Most Common Problems PO Have 06:45 Practical Approach to Product Management for Product Owners 10:58 Product Owner Stances 15:25 What Product Owner course is right for you? 20:19 Favorite Product Owner Stance 26:15 Stakeholder Engagement over Stakeholder Management 28:28 Does a...

  26. Don't Divide by Zero - The Collaboration Equation featuring Jim Benson

    00:00 Intro 00:35 Jim's New Music Album 03:52 Why write "The Collaboration Equation" book 06:38 Structure of the book 11:10 Leadership is a verb 16:10 Ten rules for jamming - applied to product development 20:13 Problems to create the right environment for collaboration 21:37 Acting with…

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  27. Product Owner by Sprinting Heads Explained

    00:00 Intro 00:09 Product Owner Song (the verse) 00:24 Getting Customer Feedback 01:50 One Product Owner and Stress 03:30 Product Owner Song (the chorus) 04:01 Closing the Agile Feedback Loop 08:31 Outro Connect with us at the following places: Wisconsin Agility Training:...

  28. Scrum Day! Join the Rebellion! Featuring Mary Iqbal

    00:00 Intro 00:21 Why Scrum Day 02:49 Behind the scenes of Scrum Day 04:50 Scrum Day as a Product 06:07 Sponsors 06:38 Scrum Day Teaser - Themes 11:03 Scrum Day Logistics 11:32 Scrum Day Speakers 15:06 Rebel Scrum 19:24 What makes Scrum pleasant 21:58 The power of Liberating Structures 26:28…

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  29. All The Scrum Things Explained

    00:00 Intro 00:17 Inspiration for All The Scrum Things 01:30 Song Clip 1 01:45 Scrum Brings Agility 02:50 Feedback in Scrum 04:11 Transparency in Scrum 05:38 Song Clip 2 05:51 The Sprint in Scrum 07:38 Sprint-182 Sticker on Guitar 07:51 Song Clip 3 and Outro Connect with us at the following…

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  30. The Next Evolution of Agility with Jurgen Appelo

    00:00 Start 00:21 Intro 01:10 SAFe Framework Vs UnFix Model 05:10 Pattern Library of the UnFix Model - Lego Analogy 13:08 Is SAFe the new waterfall? 16:55 Network vs Matrix Organizations 19:40 Startups Using UnFix 23:56 Wasteful Organizational Transformations 28:20 Sources of Innovation 30:05…

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  31. Best Sprint With My Scrum Team Explained

    00:00 Intro 00:09 New Experiment - Behind the Music 03:58 The Song - Best Sprint With My Scrum Team 06:30 Meaning Behind the Lyrics 10:00 Teach Me Scrum 11:37 Wrapup Connect with us at the following places: Wisconsin Agility Training: https://wisconsinagility.com/training Advising:...

  32. Why This Change? Why Now? Jason Little

    0:22 Intro 2:49 Agile Transformation Failed (Agile Comedy) 8:03 Common Pitfalls and Patterns 14:50 Change Management? 24:30 Feedback vs Analysis Mindset 27:22 Patience and Persistence 32:10 Scrum Master Skills 36:00 Internal vs External Change Agents 39:45 Getting Naked (the book) 44:30 Change...

  33. Product Backlog Management on the Scrum Master Toolbox

    0:25 Bonus Episode Intro 1:10 Chad and Jeff Intros on Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast 2:37 From Frantic and Stressful to Strategic and Focused Backlogs 4:19 Task-based backlogs... 5:53 Focused and strategic backlog 9:40 Moving from tasks to impacts and outcomes (product goals) 10:37 Decomposition or...

  34. Is Your Organization Innovating? (and who's hosting this podcast?)

    0:00 Intro 0:15 And we're recording...Jeff Maleski's OUT 1:37 New host - Chad Beier is IN 11:24 Innovation Centers - pros and cons 27:34 Innovation options: startups, innovation centers, embedded in culture 37:21 Incentives and shared risk and reward 41:46 Vendor partners - buy, build, or buy AND...

  35. Surviving vs Thriving in an Agile Organization with Veronica Steward

    We covered a lot of topics with Veronica! Here are some of the themes from our conversation: Life coaching Friday night every day at work Survive and thrive No such thing as strategic planning Comfortable with the unknown Thinking fast and slow Upper brain vs lower brain thinking Energy Business...

  36. Experimentation with Josh Seiden

    Josh Seiden is the author of LeanUX, Sense and Respond, and Outcome over Outputs. YouTube: https://youtu.be/PQfvR_UKwJE

  37. Psychological Safety with Stephan Wiedner

    Stephan is the CEO of Noomii.com & Zarango.com who specializes in Psychological Safety training. Check out the full show notes at TheAgileWire.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/EHlGiJBYOXw

  38. The Right Conversation with Drunk Agile

    Dan Vicanti & Prateek Singh are Professional Kanban trainers and the hosts of Drunk Agile. Check out the full show notes at TheAgileWire.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/1YoV942b_wY

  39. Learning from Failure with Sander Dur

    Sander Dur is a Professional Scrum trainer with Scrum.org and the host of Mastering Agility. YouTube: https://youtu.be/9zaaxeWzlFc

  40. Changing The Rules with Joe Justice

    Joe is an amazing change agent who has helped influence organizations like Amazon, Toyota, Tesla, Apple, and leads WIKISPEED. Check out the full show notes at TheAgileWire.com. YouTube: https://youtu.be/iG3B3e52IAA

  41. Psychological safety with Sander Dur

    Sander Dur is a Professional Scrum trainer with Scrum.org and the host of Mastering Agility. Check out the full show notes at TheAgileWire.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/zlDXPv9seCs

  42. Value of Scrum with Fred Fowler

    Fred Fowler is an Author and one of the few to hold the PSM III certification through Scrum.org. Check out the full show notes at TheAgileWire.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/DhcEg9vKTxM

  43. High Performance Daria Bagina

    Daria Bagina is a Professional Scrum trainer with Scrum.org and manages the website ScrumMastered.com. Check out the full show notes at TheAgileWire.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/RkQeW2qcn7o

  44. Individualism with John Hurney

    John Hurney is a Transformation Leader with extensive background in banking and scaled organizations. Check out the full show notes at TheAgileWire.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/xhqcGDuB164

  45. Finding Patterns with Maarten Dalmijn

    Maarten Dalmijn helps teams beat the Feature Factory and discover better ways of working together. Check out the full show notes at TheAgileWire.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/udMYEiMzb3Q

  46. The unFIX Model with Jurgen Appelo

    Jurgen Appelo is an entrepreneur, speaker, writer pioneering leadership and creator of the Unfix Model. Check out the full show notes at TheAgileWire.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/mcjKrCUG3zE

  47. Back to Basics with Chad Beier

    Chad Beier is a parody master, organizational change wizard, and all around great dude. Check out the full show notes at TheAgileWire.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/KKfbnovStzA

  48. Show me the Data with Troy Magennis

    Troy Magennis is a technology executive, author, and keynote speaker. Check out the full show notes at TheAgileWire.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/0itFvDI1oFs

  49. On the Homestretch with Bob Galen

    Bob Galen is President and Principle Agile Coach at RGalen Consulting. He has ~20 years of in-depth agile experience. He is an accomplished author, trainer, and speaker who is widely recognized as one of the leading voices of pragmatic agility. Check out the full show notes at TheAgileWire.com...

  50. Agile Transformation with Michele Madore

    Michele Madore is a Principal of Trans4mation, Leadership Coach, and author of Agile Transformation: Using the Integral Agile Transformation Framework™ to Think and Lead Differently. Check out the full show notes at TheAgileWire.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/nLnUAE1gYXk

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The Agile Wire with Jeff Bubolz and Chad Beier is focused on long-form conversations about the struggles associated with increasing agility of teams, products, and organizations around the world. As change agents, advisors, coaches, and trainers the hosts are focused on helping listeners get agile and stay agile.

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