In this episode, Chuck talks about the financial concept of asymmetry of returns in terms of agile experiments.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)

Metaphor

Jul 8th, 2020 6m 38s

Chuck talks about metaphor and how its use can propel effective retrospectives.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)

Corporate Values

Jul 1st, 2020 11m 31s

In keeping with the theme of the last episode, Chuck talks about corporate values, again using the 5 taekwondo values of courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control, and indomitable spirit. He talks about how these 5 values could be of use

Personal Values

Jun 24th, 2020 10m 17s

On this episode, Chuck talks about doing the podcast during the COVID crisis and perseverance.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)

Mind Maps

Jun 17th, 2020 8m 53s

On this episode, Chuck talks about the idea generation technique of mind mapping.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)

Diversity

Jun 10th, 2020 6m 40s

Chuck talks about diversity, and why it's important in society and on agile teams.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)

Season 10 Retrospective

Jun 3rd, 2020 10m 43s

On this episode, Chuck looks back on ten seasons of the revived Agile Chuck Wagon.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)

Saliency

May 27th, 2020 7m 14s

Saliency is a measure or quality of things standing out from their neighbors. Chuck talks about this information science term in the context of agile.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)

Lessons Being a Nonprofit Board Member

May 20th, 2020 11m 17s

In this episode, Chuck talks about lessons he learned during his time on the board of Agile Denver. The board of directors is a team, needs common answers to fundamental questions, and needs a good working agreement with the rest of the organiz

Fishbone Diagrams

May 13th, 2020 7m 43s

Fishbone or Ishikawa diagrams are a handy tool for performance root causes analysis. Chuck talks about them in the context of the Scaled Agile framework, but the tool comes from lean and can be applied anyway. It's particularly strong when pair

Sparse Checkout

May 6th, 2020 7m 55s

Chuck talks about how to handle a situation where you only want to download part of a Git version control repository.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)

Version Control for Non-programmers

Apr 29th, 2020 10m 32s

In this episode of the Agile Chuck Wagon, Chuck talks about why a person who isn't a programmer might want to use a version control system.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)

Core Competencies

Apr 22nd, 2020 13m 35s

In Growing Great Employees, Erika Andersen talks about six core competencies to evaluate people against. Chuck talks about them in this episode: teamwork, judgement, initiative, results orientation, caring, and pragmatic.Support the show (https

4x4 Performance Management

Apr 15th, 2020 7m 44s

In this episode, Chuck talks about the 4x4 performance management framework. He compares its 4 questions to the scrum daily standup.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)

Asciidoc

Apr 8th, 2020 8m 49s

Chuck gushes about the markup format Asciidoc, as well as markup in general.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)

Coronavirus

Apr 1st, 2020 9m 32s

Chuck talks about the coronavirus and its disruption to routineSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)

The Accountability Dial

Mar 25th, 2020 17m 7s

In this episode, Chuck illustrates the use of Jonathan Raymond's Accountability Dial technique, with Manager Tools feedback examples as well.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)

The Advice Monster

Mar 18th, 2020 9m 44s

Chuck talks about a concept from the new book The Advice Trap by Michael Bungay Stanier, the Advice Monster. This tendency to inject ourselves into coaching comes with three personas: Tell-It, Save-It, and Control-It. Chuck uses personal exampl

Coaching versus Feedback

Mar 11th, 2020 9m 27s

Chuck talks about the difference between coaching and feedback. This difference between staying curious and sharing your point of view is a line he often blurs himself. This concept comes from the new book The Advice Trap by Michael Bungay Stan

No Season 9 Retro

Mar 7th, 2020 33s

A quick audio note that there was no Season 9 retroSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)

The Strategy Pattern

Mar 4th, 2020 7m 13s

Chuck talks about the strategy pattern, a technique software engineers use to make programs behave more intelligently. Design patterns appear outside of software, and Chuck uses real-world examples to illustrate.Support the show (https://www.pa

The CORE Model for Leadership Resilience

Feb 26th, 2020 7m 9s

Chuck talks about how exercising control, ownership, reach, endurance (CORE) can help you deal with adversaries. He mentioned Morag Barrett's book Cultivate if you want to convert an adversary to an ally.Support the show (https://www.patreon.co

The Decorator Pattern

Feb 20th, 2020 7m 22s

In this episode, Chuck talks about the decorator pattern, one of many design patterns software engineers use.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/agilechuckwagon)