Kat & Danis discuss their learnings and top tips from becoming product owners in two very different business areas.

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Ben & Amy discuss why working remotely can wreak havoc with your motivation vs. being in a normal office environment, and what do when you have 'motivated' and 'MEH' days.

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In Mental Health Awareness Week, Robin and Edina discuss the topical themes of maintaining well being and balance in the current climate of COVID-19 uncertainty.

*Here's the Tim Ferriss journaling video that we mentioned: https://youtu.be/UFdR8w_R1HA

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Our monday morning stand-ups tend to be more of a social catch up, however the COVID-19 lockdown has made finding exciting weekend plans a little more challenging...

We're the Agile Avengers, and we use the Scrum framework to run our website. This is a sneak peak into one of our daily stand-ups.

Having a chat about HOW we're doing is just as important as WHAT we're doing. And sometimes, just having a laugh with your team is the most effective thing you can do.

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Ben chats with experienced Scrum Master & Agile Coach, Jac Hughes, about his story and experience as an Agile practitioner and what life looks like in COVID-19 lockdown world for a self-employed Agile Coach.

0:00:08 Intro
0:00:40 Tell us about your background and how you got into Agile
0:03:28 What was your first role as a Scrum Master?
0:05:40 Did you find there were any skills/attitudes that you’d learnt in the armed forces that translated well into corporate life?
0:07:40 Short, sharp, military style feedback
0:09:18 Altering communication style for different people
0:11:05 Moving from Project Manager to Scrum Master
0:13:15 What is it that makes you passionate about Agile?
0:15:05 Moving from Scrum Master to Agile Coach
0:18:10 What does lockdown look like for an Agile Coach?
0:23:10 Biggest challenge/mistake as an Agile practitioner?
0:25:44 Proudest moment as an Agile practitioner?
0:26:50 Freezing everyone's lunch on a training course
0:28:15 What’s resettlement?
0:29:55 Words of wisdom for other Scrum Masters or Coaches in isolation
0:35:25 Advice for putting out content on social media

Find Jac Hughes:
https://www.everydayagile.co.uk/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jac-hughes/

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The Agile Avengers team had a go at this fun team icebreaker whereby you have a go at creating a meme-style 'starter pack' for your fellow team members. Make sure you know each other well enough - and make sure you're comfortable having a laugh with each other!

If you want a handy guide for running this icebreaker with your teams, you can find it here: https://agileavengershub.com/resources/icebreakers/team-member-starter-packs/

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Kat & Ben discuss the key differences between the role of a Product Owner and a Scrum Master, and what a good working relationship looks like between them.

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Amy & Ben chat with experienced Agile Coach & Trainer, Mark Summers, about virtual facilitation & digital training in COVID-19 lockdown world.

0:00:06 Intro
0:01:00 Tell us about your background and how you got into Agile?
0:02:14 Tell us a little about BeLiminal?
0:03:15 What were your first reactions to lockdown world?
0:04:40 How did you decide what you where going to do moving forward?
0:06:13 How has the training world changed for you in lockdown?
0:07:46 What responses have you had from those who have been on your virtual courses?
0:08:40 Any mishaps so far?
0:09.50 Golden moments so far?
0:11:34 Ben & Amy's views on recently attending Mark's virtual training
0:14:28 How do you think the world of training look moving forward?
0:16:35 Personal lockdown highlight?


Find Mark Summers & BeLiminal:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/markwsummers
https://www.linkedin.com/company/beliminal
https://www.beliminal.com/


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Agile Avengers founder and Scrum Master, Ben Lyon, was interviewed recently by Nevo Alva of Acumen Labs on being an Agile Leader in the remote working world of 2020 and 2021.

Here's the conversation topics:

02:36 Unexpected changes encountered in your process/team post-COVID?
07:02 What have you learned from a full year of all (or mostly) remote development?
10:40 How to encourage creativity and innovation in teams
14:27 Creating a 'blameless' culture
20:48 Qualitative vs. quantitative retrospectives

The interview has also been published by Ruth Hadri of GoRetro in a blog version, which you can read here:
https://www.goretro.ai/post/agile-leaders-interviews-ben-lyons-of-agile-avengers

You can find Nevo Alva here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevoalva/
You can find Ruth Hadari here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthhadari/

Find Acumen labs here: https://www.acumen.io/
Find GoRetro here: https://www.goretro.ai/

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THAT question 👀

Ben and Amy share some thoughts:

What is a Scrum Master and what do they do? How does this compare to the other Agile team members or even the Agile Coach?

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