All Episodes
Displaying 81 - 99 of 99 in total
Episode 81 — Data-Driven Decisions: Using Metrics to Guide Action
This episode explores how agile teams move from intuition to evidence by making data-driven decisions. Learners discover how metrics such as lead time, cycle time, and...
Episode 82 — Risk and Impediment Identification: Proactive Discovery
This session highlights the importance of identifying risks and impediments early before they escalate into major issues. Learners explore proactive techniques such as...
Episode 83 — Team Engagement: Co-Creating the Best Course of Action
This episode explores how agile leaders engage teams by involving them directly in problem-solving and decision-making. Candidates learn how co-creation builds ownersh...
Episode 84 — Prioritization: Sequencing Mitigation and Removal Work
This session dives into prioritizing work related to risk mitigation and impediment removal. Learners explore how to balance delivery of features with the necessity of...
Episode 85 — Monitoring and Control: Tracking Risks and Impediments
This episode focuses on how agile teams monitor and control risks and impediments once they are identified. Learners explore techniques such as risk boards, burndown c...
Episode 86 — Learning Loops: Preventing Recurrence with Lessons Learned
This session highlights how agile teams use learning loops to prevent recurrence of issues and embed knowledge into practice. Learners are introduced to methods such a...
Episode 87 — Value Stream: Visualizing End-to-End Flow
This episode introduces the concept of value streams, which map the flow of value from customer request to delivery. Learners explore how visualizing value streams rev...
Episode 88 — Waste Detection: Metrics, Tools, and Feedback Loops
This session examines how agile teams detect waste that slows value delivery. Learners explore categories of waste, such as handoffs, waiting, rework, and overproducti...
Episode 89 — Waste Reduction: Prioritizing and Executing Improvements
This episode builds on waste detection by focusing on reduction strategies. Learners explore how to prioritize which wastes to eliminate first, based on impact and fea...
Episode 90 — Iteration: Repeating Identification and Reduction Cycles
This episode emphasizes how iteration sustains continuous improvement. Learners discover how repeating cycles of waste identification, reduction, and reassessment ensu...
Episode 91 — Evidence-Driven Improvement: Metrics and Feedback
This episode emphasizes the role of evidence in guiding continuous improvement. Learners discover how teams use metrics such as throughput, cycle time, and defect rate...
Episode 92 — Implementation: Executing Improvement Actions
This episode focuses on how agile teams translate improvement insights into concrete actions. Learners explore how to plan, prioritize, and execute changes within the ...
Episode 93 — Effectiveness: Evaluating Process Changes
This episode reviews how agile teams evaluate the effectiveness of process changes after implementation. Learners are introduced to methods such as pilot testing, A/B ...
Episode 94 — Customer Analysis: Identifying Users and Needs
This episode explores how agile teams perform customer analysis to ensure products address the right problems. Learners examine techniques such as interviews, personas...
Episode 95 — Acceptance: Validating Deliverables Against Criteria
This episode highlights the role of acceptance in confirming that deliverables meet defined criteria. Learners explore how clear acceptance criteria guide development,...
Episode 96 — Collaboration: Strengthening Customer–Team Interaction
This episode reviews how collaboration between customers and teams sustains alignment and value delivery. Learners explore practices such as joint backlog refinement, ...
Episode 97 — WIP Limits: Constraining Work at Every Level
This episode introduces the concept of work-in-progress (WIP) limits as a tool for improving flow and reducing multitasking. Learners discover how limiting concurrent ...
Episode 98 — Team Interfaces: Shielding the Team from Interruptions
This episode explores how teams manage interfaces with stakeholders and the broader organization to protect focus and flow. Learners examine practices such as designat...
Episode 99 — Flow Optimization: Using Metrics to Improve Throughput
This episode concludes the series by exploring flow optimization as the capstone of agile delivery. Learners discover how metrics such as cycle time, throughput, and f...