AFH 042: The Grows Method for Adopting Agile Software Develpoment [PODCAST]

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Andy Hunt (@PragmaticAndy), Jared Richardson (@JaredRichardson), and Don Gray (@DonaldEGray) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss the Grows Method for agile adoption.

[featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Andy Hunt Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference 2013 – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image]

Andy is one of the 17 authors of the Agile Manifesto. He is the author of 9 books including: The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (with Dave Thomas), Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware, and Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World (with Venkat Subramaniam). Andy publishes books with Dave Thomas at the Pragmatic Bookshelf. He blogs at toolshed.com.

Jared is an agile coach, blogger, and speaker. He is the founder of Agile Artisians and the author of Ship It! – A Practical Guide to Successful Software Projects (with William A. Gwaltney).

Don works with executives and managers to build coherent organizational structures, processes, policies, and goals that allows teams to flourish. He co-teaches one of the top coaching workshops offered globally – Coaching Beyond the Team – with Esther Derby. Don brings both wisdom and humor to his coaching practice.

In this episode you’ll discover:

• What is the Grows Method for Agile Adoption
• How to gradually grow agile in an organization
• What is essential to be agile
• How to get alignment between executives and agile teams

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Links from the show:

• The Grows Method
• Coaching Beyond the Team – The next session is in Costa Mesa, California. Use discount code “AgileForHumans” to get the friends and family discount.
• Pragmatic Bookshelf – Use the discount code “AgileForHumans” for 35% off of your next purchase
• The Business of Agile: Better, Faster, Cheaper – Come see me (Ryan Ripley) present at Agile2016

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[reminder]What is your go to method to help people adopt agile? Does the Grows Method fill a gap that you’ve seen in your practice? Let’s discuss![/reminder]

Want to hear another podcast about craftsmanship? — Listen to my conversation with Ron Quartel about FAST Agile and bringing craftsmanship back to software development on episode 10. We discuss scrum, extreme programming (XP), and the concept of craftsmanship applied to agile software development.

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