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AA226 - If Agile Really is Dead: What Agile Professionals Should Do Next
Manage episode 502720117 series 2986873
The agile brand may have become toxic, but your skills haven't lost value.
If you're struggling - listen or watch as we discuss the valuable skills you have and how you might apply them in future roles.
Founder & CEO Alex Polyakov returns to the podcast, joining Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Consultant Om Patel for a discussion about the market shift that has taken place and how people avoid being held back by outdated terminology!
One immediately actionable piece of advice?
Reframe your experience in business terms, such as:
What impact did your presence bring?
How did you save money or drive revenue?
How did you improve speed to market or decision-making?
What deep organizational problems did you solve?
These are executive-level skills that could translate to Director and VP roles. This work hasn't disappeared - it's evolved and so should your career positioning.
#BusinessConsulting #Leadership #AgileIsDead
LINKS
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@arguingagile
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596
Website: http://arguingagile.com
INTRO MUSIC
Toronto Is My Beat
By Whitewolf (Source: https://ccmixter.org/files/whitewolf225/60181)
CC BY 4.0 DEED (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)
Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Future of Agile (00:00:11)
3. Agile Coach, or Business Consultant (00:00:49)
4. Expired Fads (00:02:20)
5. Adapting Agile Skills for Business Consulting (00:03:45)
6. The Roles of Scrum Masters and Product Managers (00:05:37)
7. Advanced Business Consultant Skills (00:08:28)
8. Experienced Professionals Can't Find Work (00:10:46)
9. Reframing Agile Experience for Business (00:13:34)
10. Business Value of Agile is Subjective (00:16:45)
11. Counterpoint: the Current Market (00:19:25)
12. Job Titles (00:21:27)
13. Transferring Agile Skills to Business Leadership (00:24:14)
14. Stuck at the Team Level (00:27:42)
15. Avoiding Agile Jargon (00:29:59)
16. Lean Management Principles (00:31:27)
17. Challenges in Modern Development (00:33:04)
18. Nobody Remembers Lean (00:33:50)
19. The Role of AI in Development (00:34:53)
20. Speed was NEVER the Problem (00:36:20)
21. Missing the Customer (00:37:41)
22. Building Unused Software (00:39:50)
23. Meddling (00:42:38)
24. Impact of Layoffs and Financial Decisions (00:44:40)
25. Future of Agile? (00:46:38)
26. Agile Post Mortem (00:47:39)
27. Trust the Principles (00:49:56)
28. Show Impact (00:51:33)
29. Final Thoughts (00:54:38)
30. Wrap-Up (00:56:58)
226 episodes
Manage episode 502720117 series 2986873
The agile brand may have become toxic, but your skills haven't lost value.
If you're struggling - listen or watch as we discuss the valuable skills you have and how you might apply them in future roles.
Founder & CEO Alex Polyakov returns to the podcast, joining Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Consultant Om Patel for a discussion about the market shift that has taken place and how people avoid being held back by outdated terminology!
One immediately actionable piece of advice?
Reframe your experience in business terms, such as:
What impact did your presence bring?
How did you save money or drive revenue?
How did you improve speed to market or decision-making?
What deep organizational problems did you solve?
These are executive-level skills that could translate to Director and VP roles. This work hasn't disappeared - it's evolved and so should your career positioning.
#BusinessConsulting #Leadership #AgileIsDead
LINKS
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@arguingagile
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596
Website: http://arguingagile.com
INTRO MUSIC
Toronto Is My Beat
By Whitewolf (Source: https://ccmixter.org/files/whitewolf225/60181)
CC BY 4.0 DEED (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)
Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Future of Agile (00:00:11)
3. Agile Coach, or Business Consultant (00:00:49)
4. Expired Fads (00:02:20)
5. Adapting Agile Skills for Business Consulting (00:03:45)
6. The Roles of Scrum Masters and Product Managers (00:05:37)
7. Advanced Business Consultant Skills (00:08:28)
8. Experienced Professionals Can't Find Work (00:10:46)
9. Reframing Agile Experience for Business (00:13:34)
10. Business Value of Agile is Subjective (00:16:45)
11. Counterpoint: the Current Market (00:19:25)
12. Job Titles (00:21:27)
13. Transferring Agile Skills to Business Leadership (00:24:14)
14. Stuck at the Team Level (00:27:42)
15. Avoiding Agile Jargon (00:29:59)
16. Lean Management Principles (00:31:27)
17. Challenges in Modern Development (00:33:04)
18. Nobody Remembers Lean (00:33:50)
19. The Role of AI in Development (00:34:53)
20. Speed was NEVER the Problem (00:36:20)
21. Missing the Customer (00:37:41)
22. Building Unused Software (00:39:50)
23. Meddling (00:42:38)
24. Impact of Layoffs and Financial Decisions (00:44:40)
25. Future of Agile? (00:46:38)
26. Agile Post Mortem (00:47:39)
27. Trust the Principles (00:49:56)
28. Show Impact (00:51:33)
29. Final Thoughts (00:54:38)
30. Wrap-Up (00:56:58)
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