The Everyday Agile Podcast (Everyday Agile Ltd)

Parul is currently working as a Recruitment Marketing Partner and Neurodiversity Advocate at xDesign. She is also an ex-tech recruiter. Over 4 years, she helped 70+ Software Engineers and Engineering Managers get new roles in a fair and ethical way. "As an immigrant woman of colour who also had undiagnosed ADHD for 25 years, I never felt like I fitted in until I became a part of the Manchester tech community, which is why it’s so important to me to give a voice and a helping hand to those who need it the most." This conversation is Parul's journey. Follow Parul:   / theadhdtechrecruiter  https://linktr.ee/theadhdtechrecruite

00:00 Intro 00:54 Welcome 01:43 Who is Parul? 03:05 Why Recruitment? 04:50 The Recruiter that codes 08:50 From Recruiter to Recruitment Marketing 12:55 What Makes a Good Job Advert? 14:59 Why aren't the salaries always shown? 21:40 What is a neurodiversity advocate? 27:30 Your ADHD Diagnosis Journey 32:43 Thoughts On Undiagnosed ADHD Social Media Posts 37:45 The Importance Of Self Advocacy, What Does That Mean? 46:40 Tips For Knowing Your Rights At Work 50:05 What's Next? 53:40 How can people get in touch? 54:40 Final Thoughts

An agile powerhouse, creative thinker, life coach, and all-round positive leader, Jenn shares her own take on what we can do to create more inclusive STEM and IT industries for women and people who identify as women.  For starters, we can listen.  And then, as heads of organisations, co-workers, white blokes (like myself), we can act on the things we hear to do better.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenn-rigb...

Laura is the Head of Client Delivery at Opencast.

Alongside her client and Opencast work, Laura is studying Sociology to enable greater consideration of the impact society has on service users. 

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Lucy Stafford-Hughes is an accomplished Transformation Consultant / Agile Coach with over 10 years experience in various sectors and a strong track record of effective delivery.

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Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Lucy's Professional Background 02:06 Journey into Agile Transformation 03:18 Challenges and Experiences in Agile 07:02 Mentoring and Supporting Women in Tech 17:50 Public vs. Private Sector in Agile 20:20 Contracting Journey and Advice 22:20 Expanding Beyond Agile 22:47 The Reality of Contracting 23:23 Networking for Opportunities 24:08 Understanding Agile Behaviours 25:30 Addressing Blame Culture 26:41 Coaching and Leadership Challenges 29:18 Drawing Inspiration Beyond Agile 33:04 Personal and Professional Reflections 37:08 Women in Agile and Tech 41:20 Final Thoughts and Future Plans

Patrick Blain is a Digital transformation and agile delivery specialist, and you love finding the most effective and efficient ways to bring value. This ranges from driving enterprise-level agile & digital transformations to setting individual teams up for success and enabling them to do their best work.

Evie helps Scale-ups and large Organisations to become really amazing at Product through coaching (teams or individuals) and consulting. In this conversation, Evie shares her journey from Booking.com to digital nomad, along with thoughts on what it takes to be a great Product Manager. https://www.linkedin.com/in/evie-brockwell/ https://eviebrockwell.com/ https://open.spotify.com/show/6H8XlcUYir9Ox9qN0zJrSy?si=354dddec6e334edc Chapters 00:00 - 00:25 Coming up 00:25 - 01:47 Who is Evie? 01:47 - 06:44 The journey into freelancing to suit a lifestyle you want to lead 06:44 - 07:53 What does Product management mean? 07:53 - 09:54 Does having a Product Manager working in a Project-focused organisation work? 09:54 - 11:05 How can someone navigate a lack of autonomy as a Product Manager? 11:05 - 13:05 What is a Product maturity model? 13:05 - 15:00 How do you measure the impact of a Product Manager? 15:00 - 18:10 What is continued optimisation? 18:10 - 21:49 How important is brand as a Product Manager? 21:49 - 25:26 What are your thoughts on Agile and the Agile community? 25:28 - 29:33 How do you navigate Linkedin? 29:33 - 32:18 What should organisations be focusing on outside of Product? 32:18 - 34:27 What is van life like? 34:27 - 38:29 What is the difference between a Product Manager and a Product Owner? 38:29 - 40:59 What ingredients would you recommend from the product kitchen? 41:00 - 42:40 Where can people get in touch? 42:40 - 42:53 Outro

Dave is a certified SAFe 5.0 Program Consultant (SPC/RTE); Scrum Master and Independent Management Consultant.  A driven, dynamic and flexible Senior Lean-Agile and Transformation professional with a strong track record of supporting senior managers, Executives and Directors.   Previous clients include Aerospace and Defence Primes (Leonardo), Financial Services companies of all sizes from Globally Systematically Important Banks (Nordea), Fintechs (retailCURe), Challengers (Co-operative Bank) and Government-Backed Technology Transformation (Credit Union Expansion Project – DWP).  https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-bis...

James Pels - Chief elephant spotter at proven ea and founder a co-organiser of lean-agile Manchester. James has over 20 years of experience helping organisations across various sectors identify and address the things that hold them back. Most people are often aware of these things but don't want to speak about them, hence the elephant spotter tag. He aims to improve organisational performance by using lean, agile, and digital methods and tools to identify and address the root causes of complex and challenging problems. Jame's Socials https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamespels/ https://provenea.com/ Episode Chapters: 00:00 Welcome and Introductions 00:17 James' Professional Background 01:48 LinkedIn Post on Project Management Failures 03:14 Challenges in Project Management 05:51 James' Career Journey 14:42 Advice for Aspiring Contractors 18:18 Understanding Agile and Agility 23:43 Defining Psychological Safety 25:08 Common Pitfalls in Agile Adoption 26:47 Changing Perspectives on Agile 28:46 Balancing Agile in Traditional Environments 32:46 Inspiration and Daily Routines 34:55 Lean Agile Manchester Meetup 42:42 Upcoming Events and Training Opportunities 47:13 Final Thoughts

If you're a job seeker, this episode is for you. Colin Frontczak is an associate director at Synaxia Group, a technology recruitment firm of very experienced recruiters with decades of experience in filling strategic roles in the Technology industry. His Personal expertise is filling positions in Product and engineering roles, which reflects his strengths in understanding how businesses work. 00:00 Pre Record 02:12 Intro 04:41 The impact of IR35 and Contractor day rates 10:46 Advice for contractors seeking work 14:31 Mistakes people make when working with recruiters 18:49 Linkedin easy - apply statistic 21:48 Red flags that recruiters look for 29:12 The Agile community 36:09 The Manchester product scene 42:46 Advice for companies working with recruiters 46:24 Outro Colin's Linkedin 👇 https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinfrontczak/ Synaxia Group👇 https://synaxiagroup.com/

Wayne Smallman is a Scrum Master and the founder of MilScrum. https://milscrum.co.uk/  / wayne-smallman-52a63aa9   Episode Chapters: 00:00 - 00:25 Coming up 00:32 - 02:56 Intro 03:00 - 07:46 The journey so far 07:46 - 09:26 Why does Agile attract service leavers? 09:26 - 10:16 What are the challenges that come with that? 10:16 - 16:24 What steps did you take to become a Scrum Master? 16:24 - 21:55 What is MilScrum? 21:55 - 23:46 The pressure of running a business. 23:46 - 27:55 Where do Agile and the armed forces overlap? 27:55 - 29:09 What challenges have you seen in terms of Agile? 29:09 - 29:58 How to not become the team admin as a Scrum Master? 29:58 - 35:47 How and should a Scrum Master be measured? 35:47 - 38:32 Where else do you draw inspiration from? 38:32 - 41:20 What have you changed your mind about recently? 41:20 - 47:00 What to look for in a mentor. 47:00 - 48:55 Wayne's mentoring offer 48:55 - 50:20 What's next and where can people get in touch? 50:20 Outro

Susie is the founder of Everyday Change, which provides Really Smashing Change Leadership.  Susie's favourite things to work on are things that make her face hurt; complex ideas and ambition that need both the care and courage to have the impact you want them to have.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/susie-pal... https://everyday-change.com/

Georgina Hughes develops team leaders everyone loves and works hard to: 🛠️ Create professional process implementations that work for individuals, teams, and management. 🛡️ Support product developers and protect them from micro-management. 🧑‍🏫 Coach and mentor at all levels to produce a shared understanding of the how and why of product development. 00:00 Pre Record 00:42 Introduction 01:29 The importance of boundaries 04:30 Self-diagnosing neurodivergence 09:05 The journey into Coaching 22:00 Going from freelance into perm work 25:30 The first 90 days 27:00 Where do organisations go wrong with agility? 31:39 The motivation behind sharing knowledge 34:29 Helpful things outside of the Agile bubble 39:41 The freelance itch 43:25 Living the Agile Manifesto and Linkedin 52:27 Where can people get in touch? 53:47 Is there a question I should have asked but haven't? 54:49 Is the Agile Manifesto still relevant? 59:20 Closing comments Georgina's socials Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/agilegeorge/ Substack: https://georginahughes.substack.com/

Matt is a highly experienced practitioner, manager, coach, consultant and accredited trainer with a love of Lean-Agile, Kanban, ITSM, Service Operations and Business Transformation. With over 25 years working in a wealth of Service and IT roles and over 15 years of adopting, adapting and coaching Lean-Agile practices in various organisations, Matt has facilitated transformations that have resulted in huge cost savings, improved service outcomes, increased quality and reduced variability with sharp increases in satisfaction for staff and stakeholders alike. Matt has taken this experience and shared it to become an active contributor to the Agile ITSM/DevOps movement, occasional blogger and conference speaker.

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Off the back of two guests needing to drop out, an emergency request for questions went out. This video answers those questions. Thank you for sending them in. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Question 1: Transition from Armed Forces to Agile 02:10 Question 2: Pathways for Agile Development 03:33 Question 3: The Agile Job Market 05:11 Question 4: Controversial Agile Beliefs 06:28 Question 5: Modernizing Agile Principles 07:36 Question 6: Essential Scrum Events 08:30 Question 7: IR35 and Agile Practitioners 09:46 Question 8: Supporting Veterans in Agile 11:00 Question 9: Quantum Leap as a Scrum Master 11:42 Question 10: Challenges in Product Delivery Consultancy 13:33 Question 11: Agile vs. Waterfall for Clients 14:52 Question 12: Agile in Complex Manufacturing 16:49 Conclusion

Gwenno is passionate about processes and people. And especially passionate about finding the right process for each person.   Gwen is a former Software Developer and Agile Coach currently working as a Learning and Development Manager in a ground-breaking technology company changing the market research industry.

Michael Lloyd - Agile thought provoker, management consultant and metal head. Michael is passionate about building collaborative teams who think differently about how they work. Follow Michael:
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Tony is a speaker, Accredited Kanban Trainer(AKT), Professional Coach(ICF)  As an Agile Coach he gained early exposure to Lean and Agile thinking whilst working with Toyota in the early 90's. Since then, he has coached various teams across IT, Marketing, Finance and Corporate Strategy to find growth and self-organisation through applying Agile principles.  Using the wisdom Lyssa Adkins and Michael Spayd shared, he has developed a coaching and mentoring style, which compliments his facilitation and training of teams using Sharon Bowman's training from the back of the room (TFTBOTR) techniques.  Tony spends a considerable amount of my voluntary time supporting diversity and inclusion across teams and society.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonysrich... Scrum Gathering  https://www.gsglis22.com/

With over 15 years of Agile and Waterfall delivery experience, Tom is a specialist in helping organisations work effectively to maximise the ROI their teams deliver most recently head of delivery at the consultancy Aiimi Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:19 Military Experience and Transition to Civilian Life 02:23 Career Path and Agile Methodology 04:43 Insights on Scrum and Organizational Challenges 08:10 Role and Responsibilities of a Head of Delivery 14:40 Creating Healthy Team Dynamics 17:59 The Importance of Metrics in Team Performance 23:40 Challenges in Measuring Performance 26:00 The Pitfalls of Project Management 26:44 Choosing the Right Metrics 29:39 Introducing a New Venture 34:21 The Entrepreneurial Journey 39:32 Reflections and Future Plans Tom's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomwhittam/ Make Team's Faster https://maketeamsfaster.com/

Holly Donohue is a Fractional CPO, Product coach and speaker. Holly helps companies do things a little differently to drive commercial success. Perhaps you don’t yet need a full-time CPO, but could really do with the experience of one. You might need help establishing a new product function into the business. Or maybe you already have a product and engineering function and want to get it working better than ever. With over a decade of experience leading change in product & tech teams and nearly 20 years in tech, tackling these problems is what Holly loves the most. 00:00 - Pre-record 01:18 - Introduction 02:42 - What did this post mean? 06:10 - The journey into freelancing 10:15 - A day in the life of a fractional CPO 15:35 - Accountability as a Product Manager 20:45 - How do you start building trust? 25:30 - Are there any good Product maturity models? 31:40 - The best team structure you have seen 34:10 - Thoughts on OKRs 38:05 - Getting involved in public speaking and the product scene 42:20 - Freelancing lessons and advice 47:20 Where to get in touch with Holly 47:30 What question should have been asked but wasn't 51:00 Thank you Holly's Socials 👇 https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollydonohue/ https://www.productrebel.co.uk/

With over 10 years of experience in high performing teams, Elle is a director at an agile consulting firm and Delivery Lead at a Fintech Start-Up funded by the N Brown Group, a leading digital fashion retailer. Chapters: 00:00 Introductions 01:42 Ironman 07:03 Cycling Across the Himalayas 12:49 Transition to Agile Consulting 25:42 Balancing Emotions and Professionalism 28:27 Navigating ADHD in the Workplace 33:25 Core Values and Agile Practices 35:49 Challenges of Hierarchy in Agile Transformation 41:16 Personal Growth and Overcoming Anxiety 51:33 Reflections and Future Directions Elle's Socials https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellehaigh/ Elle's Fundraising Page https://companygiving.unrefugees.org.uk/fundraisers/elisehaigh

Mel creates content with intent. The kind of content that makes people think, feel and take action. With a background in journalism, copywriting, content strategy, content design and content marketing, she has pretty much seen and done it all. Chapters 00:00 - 00:30 Coming Up 00:34 - 02:14 Who is Mel? 02:24 - 06:51 What is content design? 06:51 - 07:35 What are some good examples of content design? 07:35 - 12:09 The impact of AI on content design? 12:09 - 14:09 Why has content become so functional? 14:09 - 23:50 The freelancing journey and the importance of language. 23:50 - 27:26 The reality of being a working mum. 27:26 - 34:50 What can be done to help? 34:50 - 43:17 What are your current content challenges? 43:17 - 45:13 Where do you draw inspiration from? 45:13 - 48:22 What's next? 48:22 - 51:32 Where can people say hello? 51:32 - Outro

For over 25 years, Kevin John has been delivering digital projects, products and services. Big names like Microsoft, Google, Accenture, and McKinsey jump out alongside the years spent with BP's transformation programme as "Head of Digital, Platform & Tools". Connect with Kevin John https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinjohngallagher/ https://ptpm.studio/#section-service Chapters 00:00 - 00:34 Coming up 00:34 - 01:24 Introduction 01:24 - 03:58 Who is Kevin? 03:58 - 09:52 Kevin's time at BP and the challenges that come with working there 09:52 - 13:30 What does Agile mean to you? 13:30 - 17:50 The problem that Agile was trying to solve 17:50 - 23:45 What challenges do you see in organisations, and what are the reasons? 23:45 - 26:42 What is Agile SOS? 26:42 - 30:50 How did Project Manager of the year happen? 30:50 - 41:29 The Agile community doesn't help itself 41:29 - 44:00 Best practices or repeatable patterns of excellence 44:00 - 46:25 What have you changed your mind about recently? 46:35 -47:50 Where can people get in touch? 47:50 - Outro Affiliate links: These do not impact your purchase but send a few pennies our way. Gear: Microphones https://amzn.to/3Stkweo Camera https://amzn.to/3Mw5gcP Podcast Planner https://amzn.to/3QtI93E

Jonny is an award-winning outcome focussed, agile delivery professional and bestselling author with a passion for creative content and an active interest in digital innovation. He is the author of “Delivery Management”, enabling teams to deliver value.

Mark Walsh is a Liverpool-based technical lead/manager/architect with over 14 years of industry experience spanning multiple companies, including LateRooms, Yodel, LivingLens and Medallia. Mark's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markwalsh-liverpool/ Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Mark's Career Journey 00:55 The Importance of Cross-Functional Teams 03:39 Startup Experience and Wearing Multiple Hats 08:01 Role and Responsibilities of a CTO 10:23 Thoughts on Agile Methodologies 18:27 Managing Technical Teams 24:54 Open Office Spaces and Flow State 26:39 Effective Communication in the Workplace 28:42 Onboarding and Technical Documentation 29:35 Managing People and Personalities 32:06 The Debate on Estimating Work 37:28 Product Mindset vs. Project Focus 43:23 The Startup Experience 44:37 Advice for Aspiring Engineers 47:07 Concerns About AI and Junior Engineers 50:37 Final Thoughts and Mentorship Our Website: https://everydayagile.co.uk/ Jac's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jac-hughes/

Jim helps organisations find their purpose, identify value and set clear goals they can work towards. He does this by leaning into solid foundations within lean, agile & systems thinking gained over many years. The result is teams & leaders can connect strategy to value and know what their about. Chapters: 00:00 - 00:40 Coming Up 00:40 - 01:20 Introduction 01:25 - 04:10 Who is Jim Snape? 04:11 - 06:05 What made you start posting on Linkedin? 06:05 - 07:30 There is no such thing as transformation 07:30 - 08:23 What are your current challenges? 08:23 - 09:43 How do you take those lessons forward? 09:43 -12:12 A couple of things that may help. 12:15 - 14:32 How can the Agile community do better? 14:32 - 15:43 What is Agile Footballification? 15:44 - 18:24 Is there ever a need to bootstrap? 18:24 - 19:24 What have you changed your mind about recently? 19:24 - 23:30 The balance of bringing your true self to work 23:30 - 27:51 Getting into the industry 27:51 - 34:20 The Linkedin Chest test 34:23 - 40:28 What's next? 40:27 - 41:06 Where can people find you? 41:06 - 41:18 - Outro Connect with Jim   / jim-snape-56926672