The Benevolent Disruptor
Provocative, disruptive (but helpful) conversations for leaders or sponsors of agile change programs. Niall McShane has been working with sponsors of Agile change programs for decades; he tells stories from the field weaving in industry theory and insights to help leaders get a handle on the role they play as disruptors and agents of change.
Episodes
8 episodes
8 Measures of Software Delivery Performance
In this episode, Niall explores the 8 Measures of Software Delivery Performance and their significance in an organisation. Join in as he delves into their pivotal role, unveiling their impact on operational efficiency and overall success.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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14:43
Unveiling the Invisible: Executive Teams and Agile Transformation
If you ask a fish "what is water?", they would be puzzled. Because they are in water, they have no sense of what it is and why they need it. Executive team problems are similar; it difficult for them to see problems due to them ...
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20:41
Agile Transformation: Winning Hearts and Minds at the Coalface
In this episode Niall McShane interviews Daniel Hill; between the two of them they have 8 transformation programs worth of experience.In this episode Niall and Dan discuss:how to (really) win the hearts of your people during...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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19:43
A CIO's guide to Agile Delivery Assurance
Often, I work with executives that feel Agile has reduced their ability to feel comfortable with the level of assurance of delivery. In this podcast episode I provide some simple but useful guiding principles and questions that a CIO can use to...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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14:46
An Executive's Guide to Thriving When Agile Arrives
In this podcast Niall McShane provides 8 tools/techniques to guide executives through their participation in an Agile transformation program.Niall talks you through the following eight topics: Strategic versus tactical ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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19:12
5 Questions Executives Should Ask Before an Agile Transformation.
Often Agile change or transformation programs are mobilised without proper consideration. If executives and sponsors could just ask these five questions BEFORE they agree to change the way the organisation works, you stand a muc...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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19:51
An Executive's Guide to Agile "gobble-dee-gook".
In this episode Niall McShane shares some advice for sponsors and executives on how to deal with the new language agile brings with it. Confusing terminology does not have to lower a leader's mastery and capability.In this episode you w...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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