"This is an important book. I am glad that Jeffrey and Squirrel have
written it, and I look forward to having a stack to 'lend' (read: give)
out." --Alistair Cockburn, coauthor of the Agile Manifesto Today,
software organizations are transforming the way work gets done through
practices like Agile, Lean, and DevOps. But as commonly implemented as
these methods are, many transformations still fail, largely because the
organization misses a critical step: culture and how people communicate.
Agile Conversations brings an updated, practical, step-by-step guide to
using the power of conversation to build effective, high-performing
teams to achieve truly Agile results. To advance your organization's
transformation, learn how to have productive conversations that overcome
cognitive bias and fear. Consultants Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey
Fredrick show readers how to utilize the Five Conversations to help
teams build trust, alleviate fear, answer the "whys," define
commitments, and hold everyone accountable. These five conversations
give teams everything they need to reach peak performance, and they are
exactly what's missing from too many teams today. Stop focusing just on
processes and practices that leave your organization stuck with
culture-less rituals. Instead, unleash the unique human power of
conversation. "Learn to ask the hard questions, leave your bias at the
door, and improve your own communication with this practical guide."
--Patrick Debois, coauthor of The DevOps Handbook
