It was an absolute delight to have a discussion with Jim Highsmith in our recent edition. Jim is a co- author of the Agile Manifesto and the Declaration of Interdependence for Project Leaders.
Upon asking him how would he like to be introduced he mentions “The agile movement’s value statement “individuals and interactions” tells us about the importance of relationships, in which case Who I am is more important than What I’ve done.” Further, he described himself as Adventurer, Catalyst, Storyteller.
In this interview, together we explored:
1. His journey from co-authoring Agile Manifesto till now
2. If given a chance would he like to update anything in Agile Manifesto
3. His views on the importance of going back to basics in order to move ahead to the future in terms of agile implementation
4. How to make Agile accessible to everyone and extend it to newer domains
5. Key mantras to reimagine Agile for 2024
Interviewee: Jim Highsmith (Co-Author, Agile Manifesto)
Jim Highsmith is a Adventurer, Catalyst, Storyteller. He is one of the co-authors of the Agile Manifesto and the Declaration of Interdependence for Project Leaders. He has 60 years’ experience as an IT manager, product manager, project manager, consultant, software developer, and agile pioneer. He had been the Founding member of Agile Alliance, Co-founder and first president of the Agile Project Leadership Network, Advisor to Agile Leadership Journey, Executive Consultant at ThoughtWorks and Director of Cutter Consortium’s Agile Project Management practice.
Interviewer: Noopur Pathak (Chief Media Editor, INNOVATION ROOTS)
Category: Video Interview
What it takes to be an Effective Agile Coach with Lyssa Adkins
In an insightful interview with Lyssa Adkins, she describes herself as a leader of leaders. She works on her own leadership abilities as a first step.
She is a coach, facilitator, teacher and inspirer. Many of us know her as an author of Coaching Agile Teams which, as a top ranking Agile book for more than a dozen years.
In this interview, she shares her views and experiences on:
1. How can a leader evolve his/her leadership style as the team grows
2. Silliest myth about Agile coaching
3. Her idea of staying actively engaged without dominating team
4. Tips on becoming an effective Agile Coach in today’s world
5. Things to be avoided to become and effective Agile Coach
Interviewee: Lyssa Adkins (Author, Coaching Agile Teams)
Lyssa Adkins is a coach, facilitator, teacher and inspirer. She is the author of Coaching Agile Teams which, as a top ranking Agile book for more than a dozen years.
Her Agile community focus is amplifying women’s voices, which is why she is a founder of the TENWOMENSTRONG #WomeninAgile programs.
In 2010, she co-founded the Agile Coaching Institute which has developed over 10,000 people in the knowledge, skills and being-ness needed to yield genuinely competent agile coaching. Since 2011, she has been a member of the ICAgile working committee that defines the learning objectives for Agile Facilitation and Coaching and she assesses candidates for the ICAgile-Expert in Agile Coaching competence-based certification. She has also served the Scrum Alliance as an application reviewer for the Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) designation.
Interviewer: Noopur Pathak (Chief Media Editor, INNOVATION ROOTS)