Comparative Agility

Is this episode we speak with Steve Pereira about Value Stream Management. The most successful physical businesses have excelled at Value Stream Management (VSM) for decades, but its principles and practices are now powering the most successful digital transformations and high performing software delivery.

Steve Pereira is a board advisor to the VSM Consortium, CEO of Visible Value Stream Consulting, co-creator of the VSM Foundation Course, and an upcoming book on VSM.

In this episode we speak with Cliff Berg and Stephen Villaescusa about Agile2 and how Agile can be taken further using Culture, Knowledge and Behaviour.

In this episode we talk with Brook Schoenfield and Dr. James Ransome about the Comparative Software Security capability and how it can help your teams build security into their product development practices. 

Brook S.E. Schoenfield is the author of Secrets Of A Cyber Security Architect (Auerbach, 2019) and Securing Systems: Applied Security Architecture and Threat Models (CRC Press, 2015). Building In Security At Agile Speed (with James Ransome, Auerbach, 2021), focuses on software security for continuous development practices and DevOps. Brook helps clients with their software security and secure design practices. He mentors technical leaders to effectively deliver security strategy. He is a technical leader and advisor to Resilient Software Security, LLC and True Positives, LLC. Previously, he technically led product security architecture at McAfee (Intel), Cisco Engineering, IT security architecture at Autodesk, and Web and Application security for Cisco Infosec. He is a founding member of IEEE’s Center for Secure Design and is a featured Security Architect at the Bletchley Park Museum of Computing. He is the originator of Baseline Application Vulnerability Assessment (BAVA), Just Good Enough Risk Rating (JGERR), Architecture, Threats, Attack Surfaces and Mitigations (ATASM) and developer-centric security. He contributed to Core Software Security (CRC Press, 2014), and co-authored The Threat Modeling Manifesto (2020), Avoiding the Top 10 Security Design Flaws (IEEE, 2014) and Tactical Threat Modeling (SAFECode, 2017).

Dr. James Ransome, PhD, CISSP, CISM is the Chief Scientist for CYBERPHOS, an early stage cybersecurity startup. Most recently, James was the Senior Director of Security Development Lifecycle Engineering for Intel’s Product Assurance and Security (IPAS). In that capacity, he led a team of SDL engineers, architects, and product security experts to drive and implement security practices across the company. Prior to that, James was the Senior Director of Product Security and PSIRT at Intel Security (formerly McAfee). James’s career includes leadership positions in the private and public sectors. He served in three chief information security officer (CISO) roles at Applied Materials, Autodesk, and Qwest Communications and four chief security officer (CSO) positions at Pilot Network Services, Exodus Communications, Exodus Communications—Cable and Wireless Company, and Cisco Collaborative Software Group. Before entering the corporate world, He worked in government service for 23 years supporting the U.S. intelligence community, federal law enforcement, and the Department of Defense.

Culture is the core of the Agile Enterprise and is co-created with communication, especially from leaders. The three dimensions of motivating language (ML), hands, heart, and spirit, grow a culture of positive communication that motivates its participants. Here is a a brief overview of how ML promotes employee engagement, customer focus, continuous improvement, and change sustainability in the VUCA world

In this episode we talk with Jenni Jepsen about the Agile Leadership Mindset and we learn how leaders play a vital role in building the clarity, competence and control of team members to create an Agile work environment. Jenni Jepsen works as a transformation advisor at Denmark-based goAgile. She helps people transform organizations to create lasting change. By focusing on the value to be achieved and understanding where people are and where they want to go, Jenni works closely with them to increase organizational effectiveness, motivation and results.

In this episode I talk with Pamela Meyer about The Agility Shift Inventory. Pamela Meyer, PhD is an Innovation Catalyst for business leaders who recognize they urgently need to shift their way of thinking and doing business to sustain their relevance and competitiveness in a rapidly changing market. Pamela shows us the The six dynamics of the agility shift to boost performance and engagement in your organisation.

In this episode I talk with Michael K Sahota about The Five Dimensions of Organizational Performance. Michael is the co-founder and  CEO of SHIFT314 Inc. He has developed a unique IP to unlock success with Agile, Digital, Lean, and other new ways of working to create high-performance organizations. 

This month I was lucky enough to talk with Gil Broza about the importance of an Agile Mindset. Gil is the author of "The Agile Mindset", "The Human Side of Agile", and "Agile for Non Software Teams". He has helped hundreds of teams and leaders become more Agile in their context without reliance on "best practices", frameworks or tools. 

This month I was lucky enough to talk with Valerio Zanini. The CEO of 5D Vision, Author of the 5D Product Framework and the book “Deliver Great Products That Customers Love”

Why is this important?

Successfully delivering a product that customers love and recommend takes more than just cutting code.

Product delivery must be done in a continual and iterative cycle to create validated learning and a deep relationship with the customers you are serving.

Here is What You Will Learn

The 5D framework that guides you through customer research, all the way through to delivery and learning so you can reinvest that learning back into your product and customer.

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About Valerio Zanini

After many years of product innovation for companies large and small, our founder, Valerio Zanini, decided to bring his expertise to a new level, challenge himself, and help you solve your biggest problems.

Over the span of a career, Valerio built digital products for Fortune 500 companies like Cisco and Capital One; helped several small and medium businesses reinvent their online business strategy; and co-founded Goozex.com, the leading online trading platform for trading of digital media.

About Simon Hilton

Simon Hilton is an Agile Coach and Teacher that has worked in and guided Agile transformations across a diverse range of organisations. Simon is an empathetic leader and instructor that has trained thousands of people as in Agile mindset, frameworks and transformation.

This month I was lucky enough to sit down and talk with Peter Moreno to talk about the Agile Leadership Framework. This framework combines Agile principles with Integral Theory to equip leaders with a more wholistic view of the world and empower their teams to succeed.

Why is this important?

Great leaders empower the team.
While there is a lot said about the development team in Agile, there is still a need for great leaders to create positive environments for teams to thrive.

Leaders need a wholistic and integrated view to lead through change.
Change is pervasive, so if a leader is to be effective, then they need to consider how decisions and events affect all levels of their organisation.

Here is What You Will Learn

The Four domains of an Agile leader.
Understand the four levels that every Agile leader must inhabit to serve their team and deliver results.

The behaviors of successful Agile leaders.
More than just theory, the Agile Leaders framework gives clear behaviours that leaders can engage in to improve their organisation.

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About Peter Moreno
Peter Moreno is an Agile coach and the founder of the Integral Agile Institute. His interest in bringing a more authentic approach to leadership inspired him to develop the Agile Leadership framework.

About Simon Hilton
Simon Hilton is an Agile Coach and Teacher that has worked in and guided Agile transformations across a diverse range of organisations. Simon is an empathetic leader and instructor that has trained thousands of people as in Agile mindset, frameworks and transformation.