S1E6 - Agile and Architecture

<p>In this episode of the What's Your Baseline podcast we are changing up the format a bit - this is the first of many interviews that we will have in the future.</p> <p>Our guest today is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/idengren/" target="_blank">Mike Idengren</a>, who has 20+ years of experience combining EA, BPM, and agile solution development methodologies to unleash cross-functional teams' potential to deliver on digital business transformation expectations. He is a TOGAF-certified SAFe SPC and instructor, applying "agile at scale" -- going beyond theoretical teaching, and delivering results by implementing "just enough" tools, organizational structures, and processes.</p> <p>We are talking about the following topics:</p> <p>- Mike's background and how he got into Agile</p> <p>- (Scaled) Agile as a discipline and its "big goal"</p> <p>- The layers of Scaled Agile and the roles that architects play in each layer</p> <p>- The value context: improving product quality, lowering risk together, and improving sustainability.&nbsp;</p> <p>- How to implement Scaled Agile: leadership, start small, scale</p> <p>- Doing Agile in a remote environment (vs. traditional "team is in the room" approach); which tools to use and which type of (consulting) resources to bring on board</p> <p>- Governance and the LACE (Lean Agile Center of Excellence)</p> <p>- Mike's patent-pending "Lean Agile Blocker Index" concept</p> <p>- Lean Scaled Architect's offerings</p> <p><br></p> <p>Mike can be reached by sending a note to <a href="//mike@leanscaledarchitects.com" target="_blank">mike@leanscaledarchitects.com</a> and you can learn more about his firm at <a href="//www.leanscaledarchitects.com" target="_blank">www.leanscaledarchitects.com</a>.</p> <p>Please reach out to us by either sending an email to <a href="//hello@whatsyourbaseline.com" target="_blank">hello@whatsyourbaseline.com</a> or leaving us a voice message by clicking <a href="https://anchor.fm/whatsyourbaseline/message" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>The &nbsp;full sh