Episodes

In this latest episode of the Agile Coach, Vivek Khattri welcomes Michelle Pauk, the Director for Agile Coaching and Kaizen Facilitation at Pfizer. Michelle will be sharing her unlikely entry to the world of tech and her personal experience from …

Jolene Jangles is back! Vivek Khattri and Pabitra Khanal welcome Jolene back in this latest episode of The Agile Coach! Jolene is a Transformation Coach and the CEO of Balanced Agility, a company dedicated to developing organizations' capabilities to use …

It’s round 2 of our two-part series of The Agile Coach, where Vivek Khattri welcomes a former colleague, Nikhil Nambiar. Nikhil was a former Lead Technical Instructor in the Agile Coach and is now a Senior Consultant for Slalom Consulting. …

Today is the first of a two-part series of The Agile Coach, where Vivek Khattri welcomes a former colleague, Nikhil Nambiar. Nikhil was a former Lead Technical Instructor in the Agile Coach and is now a Senior Consultant for Slalom …

It’s round 3 with Senior Director of Agile Coaching and Kaizen Lead for Pfizer, Matt Philip in this exciting new episode of The Agile Coach. In this episode, Matt will be sharing his views on the Iron Triangle, Fitness for …

It’s round 2 with Senior Director of Agile Coaching and Kaizen Lead for Pfizer, Matt Philip in this exciting new episode of The Agile Coach. In this episode, Matt will be sharing with Vivek a little overview of the “8 …

The Agile Coach goes big in its latest episode as Vivek Khattri welcomes Matt Philip, to talk about leading the Agile Transformation in a large organization. Matt has over 15 years of experience in the Software Development industry, and is …

Facilitating a retrospective is one tough cookie to crumble. But you don’t have to panic so much, because our hosts today, Vivek Khattri and Joe Ziadeh, will be giving you the information you need to successfully facilitate a retrospective. In …

LET’S GET DOWN TO THE BASICS! Peter and Vivek have something special for us today, in this latest episode of The Agile Coach. If you’ve ever heard about the terms Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or may have been giving it some …

In this week’s episode of The Agile Coach, our guest, former Business Analyst turned Scrum Master Peter Schmitz, who has mastered the art and science of interviewing by having a high success rate in job interviews, will be sharing his …

This week, Jess Smith, career coach and founder of Jess Smith Coaching, shares her journey in finding a new career in coaching, and her expertise in networking, in another episode of The Agile Coach. Jess had an analysis background and …

In this episode of The Agile Coach Podcast, Vivek talks to Richard Seroter, Director of Outbound Product Management at Google, about what Product Ownership means and what are the qualities needed to be a great Product Owner or Product Manager. …

In this episode of The Agile Coach Podcast, Pabitra Khanal talks to her sister and fellow Agile coach and scrum master Laxmi Khanal, who currently works at Mayo Clinic. As experienced scrum masters that practice the agile mindset, Pabitra and …

In this episode of The Agile Coach Podcast, Vivek Khattri talks to Matt Philip, Senior Director, Agile Coaching and Kaizen Lead at Pfizer about the different Agile methodologies and practices, including XP (Extreme Programming), Kanban Method, Scrum, and Lean. Matt …

In today's episode, we take a look back at some of our favorite tips we've received from our guests about how to conduct a great retrospective. Topics to be discussed include the five steps of a retro, meeting facilitation and …

In today's episode, we take a look back at some of our favorite tips we've received from our guests about what it means to be a business analyst. Topics to be discussed include the role of a business analyst, what …

A common misconception is that agile is a process, but it's not; it's a way of thinking. You're not just repeating steps, you're continuously inspecting and adapting and looking for ways to create a better team and a better product. …

In February of 2001, seventeen individuals came together to create a people-first approach to software development. These ideas are now known as The Agile Manifesto and have been summarized by twelve principles. In today's podcast, we sit down with Jeremy …

To become a business analyst, there's a lot you have to learn, even after you've obtained the title and role. Aside from writing user stories and representing the end user for the development team, the role of a business analyst …

In today's episode, we take a look back at some of our favorite moments from interviews we've had with scrum masters here on The Agile Coach Podcast! Topics to be discussed include scaling scrum, adding value to a new team, …

In a product-producing organization, although the vision comes from the top down, the value goes from the bottom up. This is is why empathy for all and a willingness to change are key concepts to display within a business reaching …

Scrum is a behavioral framework that stands upon three core pillars: transparency, inspection and adaptation. As a scrum master, it’s important to not only ensure that these pillars apply within your team, but also yourself as a leader as you …

Having a good understanding of the technical design tools is essential for any good UX (user experience) designer, but their greatest asset is their design mindset which solely focuses on what is best for the customer. While an engineer might …

After its humble launch from a college dorm room in 2004, Facebook has grown into not just a household name, but a billion dollar company that has dramatically shaped the way we interact. With its dedication to continue innovating better …