SPaMCAST 557 - Unlocking Agility, Agile Mindset and More, A Conversation With Jorgen Hesselberg

SPaMCAST 557 features our interview with Jorgen Hesselberg.  We talked about his book Unlocking Agility,  assessing agility, and whether leadership and structure lead culture when adopting an agile mindset.  It is a thought-provoking and fun interview. Jorgen’s irrepressible nature shines through even when tackling tough topics! 

Jorgens Bio:

“Jorgen Hesselberg is the author of Unlocking Agility and co-founder of Comparative Agility, a leading agile assessment, and continuous improvement platform. A proven thought leader of numerous successful enterprise transformation efforts since 2009, Jorgen provides strategic guidance, executive counsel, and coaching to some of the world’s most respected companies both as an internal change agent and an external consultant. He has trained thousands of people on agile and Scrum, disruptive innovation, and enterprise transformation strategy.”

Contact Information

Email: jorgen@comparativeagility.com 

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jhesselberg 

Comparative Agility:  https://www.comparativeagility.com/product/

 

Re-Read Saturday News

Chapter 14 continues the discussion of cognitive biases and heuristics.  In Chapter 14 of Thinking, Fast and Slow we explore the representative heuristic.  

 

Remember, if you do not have a favorite, dog-eared copy of Thinking, Fast and Slow, please buy a copy.  Using the links in this blog entry helps support the blog and its alter-ego, The Software Process and Measurement Cast. Buy a copy on Amazon,  It’s time to get reading!  

The installments:

Week 1: Logistics and Introduction – http://bit.ly/2UL4D6h

Week 2: The Characters Of The Story – http://bit.ly/2PwItyX

Week 3: Attention and Effort – http://bit.ly/2H45x5A

Week 4: The Lazy Controller – http://bit.ly/2LE3MQQ

Week 5: The Associative Machine – http://bit.ly/2JQgp8I

Week 6: Cognitive Ease – http://bit.ly/2VTuqVu

Week 7: Norms, Surprises, and Causes – http://bit.ly/2Molok2

Week 8: A Machine for Jumping to Conclusions - http://bit.ly/2XOjOcx 

Week 9: How Judgement Happens and Answering An Easier Question - http://bit.ly/2XBPaX3 

Week 10:  Law of Small Numbers - http://bit.ly/2JcjxtI 

Week 11: Anchors - http://bit.ly/30iMgUu 

Week 12: The Science of Availability - http://bit.ly/30tW6TN 

Week 13: Availability, Emotion, and Risk - http://bit.ly/2GmOkTT 

Week 14: Tom W’s Speciality - http://bit.ly/2YxKSA8 

 

Next SPaMCAST

SPaMCAST 558 will feature our essay Story Points – Leave Them, Don’t Love Them.  I use them when needed but I am becoming less enamored with story points every day.  

We will also return to the QA Corner and spend some time with Jeremy Berriault.