Joe Krebs speaks with Arie Van Bennekum about the creation of the Agile Manifesto but also the time before and after the event on FEB 11-13, 2001 at the snowbird in Utah. Arie is one of the 17 authors of the Agile Manifesto, a pragmatist who accommodates his pragmatism in structure, discipline and common sense.

He is not afraid to enter untrained paths and take risks. He has done this since his first days in health care, later in the armed forces, and he continues to do so today. This has led to his special position as co-author of the Agile Manifesto. In the course of his Agile years Arie has become an expert in the field of business transformations towards Agile on the basis of strategic objectives and link this to very concrete objectives. He focuses on delivering value, bringing efficiency and creating support among stakeholders, through role and chain clarity based on the business model and the work packages.

Joe Krebs speaks with Gil Broza about challenges non-software teams are facing when they are interested in increasing their agility. We talk about boards, stories, automated testing, an agile mindset, and the role of a product owner.

Gil helps organizations increase their agility and team performance with minimal risk and thrashing. Close to 100 companies seeking Agile transformations, makeovers, or improvements have relied on his pragmatic, modern, and respectful support for customizing Agile in their contexts. He is the author of three acclaimed books, “The Agile Mind-Set”, “The Human Side of Agile”, and most recently “Agile for Non-Software Teams”.

Joe Krebs speaks with Evan Leybourn about the characteristics of business agility versus agile in business and the challenges organizations face aiming for more business agility.

He is the founder of the research group and member based organization called “Business Agility Institute” and the organizer of the business agility conference. which shares insights from the research with their members.

Joe Krebs speaks with Rick Dove,who led a government project in 1991 to explore improvements to manufacturing processes at that time. The word "agile" was chosen which influenced the creators of the Agile Manifesto a decade later.

Rick published two books “Response Ability” and “Value Proposition” and hundreds of articles that relate to agile. Rick is an early influencer of Agile System Engineering, Business Agility and of course the early days of Agile.

Joe Krebs speaks with Michael Herman about about open space, inviting agility and business agility based on Mike Beedle’s Enterprise Scrum original work.

For nearly thirty years, he’s worked to bring people together, identify and prioritize what’s most important, and create the conditions for getting those things done. Today’s rising global wave of “business agility” is confirming his 1990’s vision of the Inviting Organization.Michael has contributed to reorganization, leadership development, business process analysis, employee engagement, and strategic planning processes.

He is best known for his work as a facilitator, teacher and leader in the practice of Open Space Technology.

Joe Krebs speaks with Jutta Eckstein about Beyond Budgeting, Open Space and Sociocracy to enable company-wide agility. Jutta shows the synergies to Business Agility and how an agile mindset, driven by the Agile Manifesto is essential for successful company-wide agility.

Joe Krebs speaks with Fabiola Eyholzer about Agile HR, a fast and furious new trend in the agile industry. Fabiola defines Agile HR, explains the trend what she believe will be the new standard for human resources around the world.

Fabiola is a Switzerland native who lives in New York City. She helps clients transition to a groundbreaking new approach of handling the most important thing in organizations; people. Learn why traditional performance reviews are obsolete, why bonuses are bad for culture and hear her top 3 ingredients for success with Agile in HR.

Joe Krebs speaks with Ken Rubin about agile budgeting and planning. Ken was the first Managing Director of the Scrum Alliance back in 2006, is the author of the book "Essential Scrum" and he became an Angel Investor in recent years.