About MichaelMichael K. Levine is an expert on lean and agile software development and information technology He conducted international trade negotiation at the US Commerce Department, was a corporate banker for First Bank System, and became divisional CIO at Norwest Bank. After a stint at Wells Fargo he joined US Bank to deploy a new branch banking system (bringing lean and agile to a highly structured waterfall environment), then became technology lead for US Bank Home Mortgage. He now leads all consumer lending and business banking technology. His previous books are Tale of Two Systems: Lean and Agile Software Development for Business Leaders, and Tale of Two Transformations: Bringing Lean and Agile Software Development to Life. His third book is People Over Process: Leadership for Agility (Productivity Press, September 30, 2019). He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with his wife, Holly Lindsay. Learn more at TheTalesofAgility.com Today We Talked AboutHow Michael got to where is now
Lean vs. Agile
Leadership Tips
Meetings
Agile vs. Scrum
How important People are to leadership
Develop people to do the right kind of work
Chief Engineer - not in scrum but in Lean product development
Rigor, Efficiency, Alignment
FrameworksA3 framework
Amazon ApproachBehaviorsProvide Options
Helps teams to learnHow to do a good meetingMeetings to Plan for meetings
Make them valuable
Respect people's timeInformal meetingsCoffee or Beer meeting
Listening and building relationshipManagement by walking around
Why write this book? - People over Process
Leadership ModelsFacilitative Leadership
Creative Software DevelopmentValuing People and their autonomy
Balancing Autonomy and Responsibility
Agile is not an excuse not to plan
Biggest Mistakes in Technology ManagementMisunderstanding of the nature of the work
Is it creative?Career AdviceThink about what is valuable to the market
Develop your leadership skills
Make good decisions
Be Efficiency
Align with the businessConnect with MichaelTales of AgilitySpecial Thanks to Splashtop for sponsoring today’s show.
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