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The Practical Agilist Guidebook

  

Being agile is about the behaviors behind the Agile Mindset.

Learn the behaviors from an Agile Coach with specific tips for Scrum Masters and managers of agile teams. Each chapter includes AI prompts designed to build ChatGPT habits for deeper learning.

In 24 topics, learn why these behaviors are crucial through familiar concepts from the Agile Manifesto, Lean, XP, Design Thinking, DevOps, and Systems Thinking.

Discover the maturity level of your behaviors and decide which topics you’d like to improve. Each topic includes recommended books, articles, and videos.

For a thorough description of what the book is about: download this overview

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Measure the Mindset

What mindset behaviors lead to "being agile"?

Behaviors Are the Evidence of Embedded Principles

Our self-assessment tool focuses on 24 topics based on the principles of the modern ways of working and inspired by 7 different mindsets and cultures. It comes with deep links into the Practical Agilist Guidebook to aid continuous improvement in teams of any kind.

Based on Principles

The Agile Manifesto
Modern Agile basics
Design Thinking
Extreme Programming
Lean Thinking
DevOps and
Systems Thinking

Inclusive of 7 Mindsets and Cultures

An Iterative Mindset
A Product Culture
A Customer-centric Mindset
A Culture of Learning
A Culture of Experimentation
A Culture of Continuous Improvement
A Culture of Psychological Safety


Mindsets and Behaviors NOT Frameworks, Tools, or Scores

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Public Speaking

Brian Link's speaking engagement schedule

Agile Conferences, Meetups, Book Signings, and Company Invite Sessions

Brian is available to hire for speaking sessions inside your company, in community of practice events or internal conferences.

2024 Speaking Engagements

Q1 Raw Agility podcast with John Riley
Apr 17. Amadeus Agile Week Conference. France
Apr 24. Agile Dayton Meetup. Dayton, OH
May 23. Ericsson CoP. Germany
Jul 22. Agile for Agilists podcast episode released
Jul 26. CincyDeliver Conference. Cincinnatti, OH
Aug 27. ITMartini (book signing). Columbus, OH
Sep 10. Buffalo Women in Agile Meetup. Buffalo, NY
Sep 11. Toronto AgileTO Meetup. Toronto, ON
Sep 20. Agile Coaching Circle (book signing). Dublin, OH
Oct 18. AgileIndy Conference. Indianapolis, IN
Oct 24. Cincinnati Insurance CoP Speaker, Cincinnati, OH
Nov 13. AgileIndy Meetup, Indianapolis, IN
Nov 14. AgileCincy Meetup Speaker, Cincinnati, OH
Nov 20. COHAA Meetup Speaker hometown Book Launch, Columbus, OH


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