Laura is the Head of Client Delivery at Opencast. Alongside her client and Opencast work, Laura is studying Sociology to enable greater consideration of the impact society has on service users.  Connect with Laura https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauralord/ Affiliate links: These do not impact your purchase but send a few pennies our way.  Gear:  Microphones https://amzn.to/3Stkweo Camera https://amzn.to/3Mw5gcP Podcast Planner https://amzn.to/3QtI93E

For over 25 years, Kevin John has been delivering digital projects, products and services. Big names like Microsoft, Google, Accenture, and McKinsey jump out alongside the years spent with BP's transformation programme as "Head of Digital, Platform & Tools". Connect with Kevin John https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinjohngallagher/ https://ptpm.studio/#section-service Chapters 00:00 - 00:34 Coming up 00:34 - 01:24 Introduction 01:24 - 03:58 Who is Kevin? 03:58 - 09:52 Kevin's time at BP and the challenges that come with working there 09:52 - 13:30 What does Agile mean to you? 13:30 - 17:50 The problem that Agile was trying to solve 17:50 - 23:45 What challenges do you see in organisations, and what are the reasons? 23:45 - 26:42 What is Agile SOS? 26:42 - 30:50 How did Project Manager of the year happen? 30:50 - 41:29 The Agile community doesn't help itself 41:29 - 44:00 Best practices or repeatable patterns of excellence 44:00 - 46:25 What have you changed your mind about recently? 46:35 -47:50 Where can people get in touch? 47:50 - Outro Affiliate links: These do not impact your purchase but send a few pennies our way. Gear: Microphones https://amzn.to/3Stkweo Camera https://amzn.to/3Mw5gcP Podcast Planner https://amzn.to/3QtI93E

Evie helps Scale-ups and large Organisations to become really amazing at Product through coaching (teams or individuals) and consulting. In this conversation, Evie shares her journey from Booking.com to digital nomad, along with thoughts on what it takes to be a great Product Manager. https://www.linkedin.com/in/evie-brockwell/ https://eviebrockwell.com/ https://open.spotify.com/show/6H8XlcUYir9Ox9qN0zJrSy?si=354dddec6e334edc Chapters 00:00 - 00:25 Coming up 00:25 - 01:47 Who is Evie? 01:47 - 06:44 The journey into freelancing to suit a lifestyle you want to lead 06:44 - 07:53 What does Product management mean? 07:53 - 09:54 Does having a Product Manager working in a Project-focused organisation work? 09:54 - 11:05 How can someone navigate a lack of autonomy as a Product Manager? 11:05 - 13:05 What is a Product maturity model? 13:05 - 15:00 How do you measure the impact of a Product Manager? 15:00 - 18:10 What is continued optimisation? 18:10 - 21:49 How important is brand as a Product Manager? 21:49 - 25:26 What are your thoughts on Agile and the Agile community? 25:28 - 29:33 How do you navigate Linkedin? 29:33 - 32:18 What should organisations be focusing on outside of Product? 32:18 - 34:27 What is van life like? 34:27 - 38:29 What is the difference between a Product Manager and a Product Owner? 38:29 - 40:59 What ingredients would you recommend from the product kitchen? 41:00 - 42:40 Where can people get in touch? 42:40 - 42:53 Outro

Wayne Smallman is a Scrum Master and the founder of MilScrum. https://milscrum.co.uk/  / wayne-smallman-52a63aa9   Episode Chapters: 00:00 - 00:25 Coming up 00:32 - 02:56 Intro 03:00 - 07:46 The journey so far 07:46 - 09:26 Why does Agile attract service leavers? 09:26 - 10:16 What are the challenges that come with that? 10:16 - 16:24 What steps did you take to become a Scrum Master? 16:24 - 21:55 What is MilScrum? 21:55 - 23:46 The pressure of running a business. 23:46 - 27:55 Where do Agile and the armed forces overlap? 27:55 - 29:09 What challenges have you seen in terms of Agile? 29:09 - 29:58 How to not become the team admin as a Scrum Master? 29:58 - 35:47 How and should a Scrum Master be measured? 35:47 - 38:32 Where else do you draw inspiration from? 38:32 - 41:20 What have you changed your mind about recently? 41:20 - 47:00 What to look for in a mentor. 47:00 - 48:55 Wayne's mentoring offer 48:55 - 50:20 What's next and where can people get in touch? 50:20 Outro

Parul is currently working as a Recruitment Marketing Partner and Neurodiversity Advocate at xDesign. She is also an ex-tech recruiter. Over 4 years, she helped 70+ Software Engineers and Engineering Managers get new roles in a fair and ethical way. "As an immigrant woman of colour who also had undiagnosed ADHD for 25 years, I never felt like I fitted in until I became a part of the Manchester tech community, which is why it’s so important to me to give a voice and a helping hand to those who need it the most." This conversation is Parul's journey. Follow Parul:   / theadhdtechrecruiter  https://linktr.ee/theadhdtechrecruite 00:00 Intro 00:54 Welcome 01:43 Who is Parul? 03:05 Why Recruitment? 04:50 The Recruiter that codes 08:50 From Recruiter to Recruitment Marketing 12:55 What Makes a Good Job Advert? 14:59 Why aren't the salaries always shown? 21:40 What is a neurodiversity advocate? 27:30 Your ADHD Diagnosis Journey 32:43 Thoughts On Undiagnosed ADHD Social Media Posts 37:45 The Importance Of Self Advocacy, What Does That Mean? 46:40 Tips For Knowing Your Rights At Work 50:05 What's Next? 53:40 How can people get in touch? 54:40 Final Thoughts

Mel creates content with intent. The kind of content that makes people think, feel and take action. With a background in journalism, copywriting, content strategy, content design and content marketing, she has pretty much seen and done it all. Chapters 00:00 - 00:30 Coming Up 00:34 - 02:14 Who is Mel? 02:24 - 06:51 What is content design? 06:51 - 07:35 What are some good examples of content design? 07:35 - 12:09 The impact of AI on content design? 12:09 - 14:09 Why has content become so functional? 14:09 - 23:50 The freelancing journey and the importance of language. 23:50 - 27:26 The reality of being a working mum. 27:26 - 34:50 What can be done to help? 34:50 - 43:17 What are your current content challenges? 43:17 - 45:13 Where do you draw inspiration from? 45:13 - 48:22 What's next? 48:22 - 51:32 Where can people say hello? 51:32 - Outro

Jim helps organisations find their purpose, identify value and set clear goals they can work towards. He does this by leaning into solid foundations within lean, agile & systems thinking gained over many years. The result is teams & leaders can connect strategy to value and know what their about. Chapters: 00:00 - 00:40 Coming Up 00:40 - 01:20 Introduction 01:25 - 04:10 Who is Jim Snape? 04:11 - 06:05 What made you start posting on Linkedin? 06:05 - 07:30 There is no such thing as transformation 07:30 - 08:23 What are your current challenges? 08:23 - 09:43 How do you take those lessons forward? 09:43 -12:12 A couple of things that may help. 12:15 - 14:32 How can the Agile community do better? 14:32 - 15:43 What is Agile Footballification? 15:44 - 18:24 Is there ever a need to bootstrap? 18:24 - 19:24 What have you changed your mind about recently? 19:24 - 23:30 The balance of bringing your true self to work 23:30 - 27:51 Getting into the industry 27:51 - 34:20 The Linkedin Chest test 34:23 - 40:28 What's next? 40:27 - 41:06 Where can people find you? 41:06 - 41:18 - Outro Connect with Jim   / jim-snape-56926672  

Michael Lloyd - Agile thought provoker, management consultant and metal head. Michael is passionate about building collaborative teams who think differently about how they work. Follow Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-l...

Matt is a highly experienced practitioner, manager, coach, consultant and accredited trainer with a love of Lean-Agile, Kanban, ITSM, Service Operations and Business Transformation. With over 25 years working in a wealth of Service and IT roles and over 15 years of adopting, adapting and coaching Lean-Agile practices in various organisations, Matt has facilitated transformations that have resulted in huge cost savings, improved service outcomes, increased quality and reduced variability with sharp increases in satisfaction for staff and stakeholders alike. Matt has taken this experience and shared it to become an active contributor to the Agile ITSM/DevOps movement, occasional blogger and conference speaker. Follow Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/turnermar... Follow Jac: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jac-hughes/

Gwenno is passionate about processes and people. And especially passionate about finding the right process for each person.   Gwen is a former Software Developer and Agile Coach currently working as a Learning and Development Manager in a ground-breaking technology company changing the market research industry.