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What’s the best way to motivate people during an Agile transformation and set them up for success? In this episode, Quinn Dodsworth, Agile learning consultant at PM Partners in Australia answers that question and shares his advice. Like what you hear? Connect with Quinn on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

Following through on the information output from a Value Stream Mapping (VSM) workshop is critical. Just as important is paying attention to a small but mighty metric that has to do with quality. Stefano Giovannini, business agility director at Capgemini Invent, explains and shares a real-world example. Like what you hear? Connect with Stefano on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

"You can’t do it alone. If you need to do everything for your client … then you’re also blindfolded in only looking one way. You need to get many partners all together … so we have multiple visions, multiple cultures, and can be flexible. “ What started as a small network is now Connected Movement, an international consultancy that taps into the value and power of partnerships. In this episode, Adam talks to Jeroen Jan Elzinger, CEO, and Sukie Kang, SPCT, executive coach, and transformation architect about how the company is bringing people together to solve customers’ problems. The trio discusses topics including why understanding cultural differences is important to extend their reach and expertise in more regions and markets, why building a diverse network and team is a strength, and they share examples of how communication styles and decision-making processes vary greatly across different countries. Like what you hear? Connect with Jeroen and Sukie on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

If an organization’s executives and managers don’t understand the new way of working associated with an Agile transformation, how can they lead effectively? In this episode, Sukie Kang with Connected Movement shares his tips for coaches to help leaders become fully engaged. Like what you hear? Connect with Sukie on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

"Whenever I work with companies, I always challenge the leaders and the managers to rethink what they are paying the people for … are you paying them to stare at the screen from nine to five or are you paying them to actually generate outcomes?" In this episode, Adam talks to Oskar Kawecki, the first SAFe Practice Consultant-T (SPCT) in Poland, about the state of business agility adoption in Eastern Europe. The two discuss topics including the strong industries that are accelerating the need for companies to better adapt to changing market conditions, younger workers seeking more flexible and empowering work environments, and how SAFe can help enable those cultural and generational shifts to solve real business problems. Like what you hear? Connect with Oskar on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here. 

What’s the best way to help Business Owners do their jobs better to empower an Agile transformation? In this episode, Kurt Jäger with KEGON explains why part of it involves speaking their language. Like what you hear? Connect with Kurt on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

Changing your mindset can change your behaviors. In this episode, SPCT and Strategic Advisor Horaki Nakaya explains why this is so important to a successful transformation for any organization. Like what you hear? Connect with Hiroaki on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

"Partnerships make a lot of sense to me … I feel that if two different parties come together and align on goals, then there are so many wonderful things that you can do." Today’s conversation between Adam and Benjamin Perlzweig, EMEA and DACH partner development manager at Atlassian, explores a wide range of topics. The discussion covers Atlassian’s push into generative AI to provide customers with actionable insights and help them drive ROI, the importance of partnerships and collaboration in the software industry to create better solutions, and how the company is fundamentally shifting its mindset about how to help its customers. Like what you hear? Connect with Benji on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

Organizations building hardware products realize the need to adopt Agile ways of working. But many struggle with how to do it. In this episode, Rune Christensen, a strategic advisor with Scaled Agile shares his advice and experience around what experiments to run and investments to make. Like what you hear? Connect with Rune on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

If your organization is laser-focused on epics, features, and stories, you may want to shift your attention to something else that can have an even greater impact on your product or solution. Michele Lanzinger, strategic advisor at Scaled Agile, explains what and why in this episode. Like what you hear? Connect with Michele on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

What’s the best strategy for an organization undergoing a very large Agile transformation to see tangible, sustainable results? Scaled Agile strategic advisor Travis Moorer shares his tips in this episode. Like what you hear? Connect with Travis on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

Organizations that focus solely on the planning part of PI Planning are missing out on the larger goal of the event. In this episode, Scaled Agile Strategic Advisor Michele Lanzinger explains why. Like what you hear? Connect with Michele on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

Why is it critical for organizations to follow up and act on outcomes from retrospectives and problem-solving workshops? Steve Adolph, strategic advisor with Scaled Agile, explains in this episode. Like what you hear? Connect with Steve on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

“More and more IT organizations are realizing that there’s more to agility than just managing your projects in an Agile fashion … to deliver the value on your agility, you need to orient teams around outcomes to have them really relate to the business that they own and empower them.” In this episode, Adam talks to SAFe® Fellow Yuval Yuret about the evolution of product management. The conversation covers topics related to Agile transformation and product management, including how technology is driving change in the financial industry, the difference between how technology organizations apply product management compared to consumer product companies, and how a product operating model can help organizations become more product-centric. Like what you hear? Connect with Yuval on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

Organizations practicing SAFe have questions as they work to incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) elements into their business strategy. In this episode, Odile Moreau, strategic advisor at Scaled Agile, offers tactical advice for including ESG using a popular prioritization model in SAFe. Like what you hear? Connect with Odile on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

“Transformation is not big bang.” In this episode, SPCT Saahil Panikar shares his tips—from both a human- and value-delivery perspective—to achieve a successful Agile transformation. Like what you hear? Connect with Saahil on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

“The portfolio leadership team are real human beings and they sometimes got into the position that they're in from being really good at a certain style of leadership that worked really well for execution and they're now asked to think from a more strategic point of view and … nobody helps them get to that point.” In this conversation, Adam talks to Rebecca Davis, SAFe methodologist on the Framework team about the importance of portfolio leadership and why it’s back on people’s radars. The two dive into topics including the difference between portfolio leaders and portfolio managers, the challenges portfolio leaders face, and the new, simplified Framework article that provides guidance on who should be on a portfolio leadership team and the critical behaviors and responsibilities that can make that team successful. Like what you hear? Connect with Rebecca on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here. Read the new Portfolio Leadership article here. Learn more about the 2025 SAFe® Summit Sorrento, Italy here.

Having the right Agile tool is critical to any successful transformation. In this episode, Charlene Cuenca, SPCT and principal consultant with Icon Agility Services, explains why, shares her tips about when to implement one, and how to use it to collect key data. Like what you hear? Connect with Charlene on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

Shifting to an Agile way of working is much more than checking boxes for standups and stories. In this episode, Harry Narang, transformation leader and Agile coach with Skillbook Academy discusses the importance of understanding the why behind Agile practices, rather than just implementing them at face value. Like what you hear? Connect with Harry on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.

How can you embrace AI to accelerate value for your organization and yourself? Dr. Wiselin Mathuram, SPCT at International Business Consultants, shares real-world examples and actionable advice.  Like what you hear? Connect with Wiselin on LinkedIn. Explore SAFe courses here.