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Tech Career Talk

Tom Henricksencodeiseasy.co
Welcome to Tech Career Talk podcast, where we help tech professionals develop their career. Cover art photo provided by Luca Bravo on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@lucabravo
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Episodes

The Three Ways

In this episode of Tech Career Talk, we discuss the Three Ways of DevOps. This was a term Gene Kim uses in some of his writing. This comes from a popular post on MyITCareerCoach.com https://myitcareercoach.com/the-three-ways-and-how-to-successfully-maneuver-devops/

Apr 18, 20204 min

Should I task out my stories in Scrum?

In this episode, we share a popular post from MyITCareerCoach.com where we discuss if we should task out our stories in Scrum. I weigh in on this topic and share my thoughts. Read more here: https://myitcareercoach.com/should-i-task-out-my-stories-in-scrum/

Apr 11, 20205 min

Story telling for tech professionals with Jennifer MacMillan

Yes, tech professionals shouldn't just focus on data! In this episode, Jennifer MacMillan who coaches speakers on how to develop great stories shares her insights. Learn how to level up your storytelling skills. Technical professionals need more than a great dataset, they need a story!

Apr 05, 202020 min

DevOps Online Summit 2020

In this episode, we discuss the upcoming DevOps Online Summit. Get more information here. https://www.devopsonlinesummit.com/2020

Apr 02, 20203 min

What is Scrumban with Andrew Stellman

Andrew Stellman tells us what Scrumban is. He shares how it draws from Scrum and Kanban. Andrew also clears up some misconceptions people have with it too. This is from a recent Orielly ebook he wrote. https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/what-is-scrumban/9781492074885/

Mar 28, 202024 min

Anja Bonatto - Agile One on One Coaching

Anja Bonatto joins us to discuss the value of One on One Coaching for Agile Teams. She shares how it is different from team coaching and when we should use it. This is a great tool to have in your toolbelt! Some problems are best addressed One on One. https://www.linkedin.com/in/anja-bonatto-minella-a86772108

Mar 21, 202011 min

Story Mapping to bring your Backlog to Life

Story mapping is a powerful tool. As agilists we need to understand how to use this with our backlog. https://myitcareercoach.com/story-mapping-to-bring-your-backlog-to-life/

Mar 17, 20204 min

Leadership Is Language - Book Summary and Review

In this episode, we discuss David Marquet's new book Leadership is Language. He shares his new playbook that we can use for leading teams. David is quite popular in the agile community for his approach to teamwork. Amazon link: https://amzn.to/2TKigiL

Mar 07, 20208 min

Fixing your Scrum with Ryan Ripley

Ryan Ripley, from Agile for Humans podcast, sits down with us to share about his new book. Fixing your Scrum was just published by The Pragmatic Programmer. Get your copy here: https://ryanripley.com/fixing-your-scrum/

Feb 29, 202021 min

Are You Quick? with Joshua Kerievsky Part 2

In this episode, we share more insights from Joshua Kerievsky's appearance on the Agile Online Meetup. The session was entitled, "Are you Quick?". He talks about how we need to be quick but, not hasty. The value delivery is important at a high speed. Joshua Kerievsky is the CEO of Industrial Logic. https://www.industriallogic.com/ https://twitter.com/JoshuaKerievsky https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuakerievsky/

Feb 22, 202021 min

Are You Quick? with Joshua Kerievsky Part 1

In this episode, we share some insights from Joshua Kerievsky appearance on the Agile Online Meetup. The session was entitled, "Are you Quick?". He talks about how we need to be quick but, not hasty. The value delivery is important at a high speed. Joshua Kerievsky is the CEO of Industrial Logic.

Feb 15, 202026 min

How to use Agile Agreements and Norms with Greg Mester

Greg Mester from 5 AM Mester Scrum joins us to share how he uses agile agreements and norms to help groups form. He uses these principals even with his kids. Connect with Greg here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregmester/ https://www.gregmester.com/

Feb 08, 202019 min

How Tech Professionals can use LinkedIn with Ed Han

Ed Han is a LinkedIn expert. As a recruiter, he sees all the good and bad ways to use LinkedIn. Ed shares with us technical professionals ways to leverage LinkedIn to find a good job and how not to get into trouble as well! Connect with Ed https://www.linkedin.com/in/edmhan

Feb 01, 202025 min

From developer to DevOps

In this episode, we review a common question about how developers can move to DevOps. We review some key skills that are needed for the transition. This is from a popular post we have from the blog: http://myitcareercoach.com/how-to-go-from-developer-to-devops/

Jan 25, 20208 min

Career Journey and Review with Paul D'Aula

In this episode, Paul D'Aula shares with us his career journey. He details his various stops along with his career. From working on Wall Street to Insurance he worked in many domains and with numerous technologies.

Jan 18, 202020 min

Agile Fluency Model with Ahmed Avais

In this episode, Ahmed Avais discusses the Agile Fluency Model. He shares what it is, how to use it, and where to go to get more information about it. Here are some of the resources Ahmed recommends https://www.agilefluency.org/ and https://martinfowler.com/articles/agileFluency.html Connect with Ahmed on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmedavais

Jan 11, 202019 min

Leadership Agility - Ken Roberts

In this episode, we discuss leadership agility with Ken Roberts. Ken is an agile coach with Better Ways Agility. He also leads the Lean/Agile Princeton Meetup. He discusses the Cynefin Framework https://hbr.org/2007/11/a-leaders-framework-for-decision-making, Michael Hamman https://www.michaelhamman.com/ and his book Evolvagilty, Growing Leadership culture inside https://www.amazon.com/Evolvagility-Growing-Leadership-Culture-Inside-ebook/dp/B07L2HDYP2/ref=nodl_ and Active Listening https://coact...

Jan 04, 202018 min

Specializing in Software Development

Join us for a wonderful interview with Javier Lozano. He shares with us about his career journey in software development where he specializes in .Net development. Javier has his own company and is a Microsoft MVP. Learn more about what that is and how he co-founded a .Net User Group in Central Iowa. Connect with Javier on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jglozano

Dec 28, 201918 min

Software Delivery Coach

In this episode, Cecil Williams discusses being a Software Delivery Coach. From his days in the Nuclear industry to a Software Delivery Coach Cecil shares his experience. He currently works with Industrial Logic. Connect with Cecil on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilgwilliams

Dec 21, 201917 min

CALMS Model

In this episode, we discuss the CALMS model. This is a model used to assess organizational readiness to transition to DevOps. From the DevOps Online Summit, we have a clip from Helen Beal. Helen shared the CALMS model with us. We dive in and define the model and all its attributes.

Dec 14, 20197 min

Quality Engineer with Ashok Tulachan

Quality Engineer and Selenium expert, Ashok Tulachan, shares with us what a Quality Engineer does. He talks about the skills and tools we need to work in this role. Connect with Ashok on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashok-tulachan/ or his website http://www.seleniumguru.com/

Dec 07, 201915 min

Agile Online Summit Book Club

This episode is a special announcement for our Agile Online Summit Book Club. We are going to start this out for December. The book club will read through agile books and discuss them in our Slack group. It is FREE to join so you can't say no! Head over to https://www.agileonlinesummit.com/2019/p/tickets and get your ticket. Then grab the book and start reading along with everyone.

Dec 02, 20191 min

5 tips for a tech job search

In this video, Adam Viet shares 5 tips for a tech job search. 1. Always be expanding your skillset 2. Utilize a recruiting service 3. Always tailor your resume to the job 4. Reverse engineer your job search 5. Always look to expand your network

Nov 30, 201918 min

Technical Team Coach with Tim Gifford

In this episode, Tim Gifford discusses being a Technical Team Coach. Working for Lean Techniques he helps the team learn and develop. Tim encourages cooperation and collaboration with Test-Driven Development and Coding Dojos. Connect with Tim on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timgifford/ or check out Lean Techniques: https://leantechniques.com/

Nov 23, 201916 min

Working in DevOps with Sriram Puligadda

In this episode, we discuss working in DevOps with Sriram Puligadda. He shares with us all the different skills and challenges DevOps professionals face. From cloud technologies, containerization and much more. Sriram helps us understand what it takes to work in DevOps. Connect with Sriram on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/spuligadda/

Nov 16, 201912 min

Behavior Driven Development with Richard Lawerence

In this episode, we learn the basics of Behavior Driven Development from Richard Lawerence. He shares what it means and how we can use it. This is a sample of some of the great content we have from the Agile Online Summit! If you want more become a VIP https://gum.co/aosvip Also, check out Richard Lawerence's book here: bddwithcucumber.com

Nov 09, 20197 min

Using a Technical Recruiter with Mike Stanfel

In this episode, Mike Stanfel from Global Tech Services shares how using a good technical recruiter can be valuable. He explains how to find a good recruiter too.

Nov 02, 201912 min

The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt

In this episode, we talk about Eliyahu Goldratt's classic book The Goal: A Process of ongoing improvement . We discuss some key topics such as optimizing the whole system, removing waste, and the Theory of Constraints. https://amzn.to/2J8mM6m

Oct 26, 20199 min

Agile Working Agreements

Let's talk about Agile Working Agreements. What should you have in yours and when you should use it. Read more about this here .

Oct 19, 20197 min

Working in Quality Assurance

In this episode, Dusty Juhl shares with us his experience as a Quality Assurance professional. He also discusses his own business and the Des Moines Area Quality Assurance Association. Trestle Trail Technology: https://trestletrailtech.com/ His personal site: https://dustyjuhl.com/ DAQAA: https://www.daqaa.com/

Oct 05, 201911 min
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