AFH 070: Refactoring Agile with Chris Murman [PODCAST]

Chris Murman (@chrismurman) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss Agile from an executive viewpoint and if it’s time to refactor agile.

[featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]CHRIS MURMAN AT AGILE COACH CAMP 2017[/featured-image]

Chris is constantly in search of ways to make the work we do better. This means bringing a lean focus to the products we make, a holistic approach to agile business processes, or an intense focus on the technologies of tomorrow. You can read his thoughts on agile and software development on his blog. He is a board member of the Agile Uprising and co-hosts the Agile Uprising Podcast.

In this episode you’ll discover:

  • Why “it depends” is not always a great answer
  • How executives view agile according to a recent survey:
    • Over half of CIOs regard Agile development as “discredited” (53%).
    • Three-quarters (75%) are no longer prepared to defend it.
    • Almost three-quarters (73%) of CIOs think Agile IT has now become an industry in its own right.
    • Half (50%) say they now think of Agile as “an IT fad”.
  • Learnings from the recent Agile Coach Camp in New York

Links from the show:

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ABOUT RYAN RIPLEY

ABOUT RYAN RIPLEY

A Professional Scrum Trainer with Scrum.org, Ryan Ripley has experience as a software developer, manager, director, and Scrum Master in multiple Fortune 500 companies.

Ryan is committed to helping teams break the cycle of “bad Scrum” so they can deliver valuable software that delights their customers. The host of "Agile for Humans," the top agile podcast on iTunes, Ryan lives in Indiana with his wife, Kristin, and three children.

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