HRM Asia: How technology is revolutionising talent management

11/04/202414/04/2024 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

In the second of a two-part series, HRM Asia delves into why the transformative power of AI in HR is essential for navigating today’s business landscape.

Learning culture fuelling workforce agility in today’s complex landscape

Craig Smith, Product Lead Business Agility for SoftEd, part of Skills Development Group
“Learning is the engine that fuels today’s organisations forward in a complex landscape, with HR and L&D being the key drivers in cultivating a workforce that’s both agile and adaptable through a learning culture of continuous improvement and skill development. We must enable our workforce to learn and innovate rapidly to keep pace with evolving needs.”

“At SoftEd, we assist and empower organisations of all shapes and sizes with customised transformation. We offer capability assessments and frameworks – including predictive diagnostics. We follow with personalised learning journeys and coaching to power upskilling that is targeted and industry-aligned. An approach that combines our industry experts and leverages technology provides a real impact and outcomes for the organisations we support in capability uplift.”

Source: How technology is revolutionising talent management

All the Remote Things – Agile as the Journey and not the Destination with Craig Smith

03/03/202325/08/2023 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

It was a privilege to be invited by my good mate Tony Ponton to speak on his other podcast All The Remote Things.

In this episode we are joined by Global Agility Lead, Craig Smith who, up until recently, was also the director of Agile Alliance. Craig chats to us about his time at Agile Alliance and what the future holds for the organisation. We also discuss the updates Craig has made to his ’40 agile methods in 40 minutes’ and how there isn’t necessarily a blueprint when choosing the right agile methods for your organisation. Get in touch – Podcast – https://theagilerevolution.com/ Agile Alliance – https://www.agilealliance.org/ Craig’s website – https://craigsmith.id.au/

An Interview with Outgoing Board Member Craig Smith

27/01/202325/08/2023 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

As we come to the close of the year, we’re also nearing the end of the terms for two of our volunteer board members, Craig Smith and Ellen Grove. We interviewed them both so they could share their thoughts about what it was like for them to serve on the board, including the highs and lows, some surprising things they learned, and more. This is the second post of two and features a Q&A with Craig Smith. You can read our interview with Ellen Grove here.

Source: An Interview with Outgoing Board Member Craig Smith

And I had some lovely comments on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/update/urn:li:share:7028028681239355392

Agile Summit: 40 Agile Methods in 40 Minutes – 2022 Edition

06/05/2022 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

My talk with from Agile Virtual Summit called “40 Agile Methods in 40 Minutes: 2022 Edition” is available below:

2022 – Agile Virtual Summit – 40 Agile Methods in 40 Minutes

More to come.

Agile Virtual Summit: Coaching Edition – Code of Ethical Conduct for Agile Coaching

04/03/202209/04/2022 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

My talk with Alex Sloley and Shane Hastie from Agile Virtual Summit: Coaching Edition called “Code of Ethical Conduct for Agile Coaching” is available on Slideshare.

People serving in an agile coaching role are expected to act ethically, but what does that mean in practice?

Agile coaching is an evolving profession encompassing many disciplines including individual, team and systemic coaching, facilitating, teaching and mentoring, all applied with an open and deliberate bias towards using agile approaches to help address a client’s needs.

The complexity of agile coaching means that you will inevitably encounter difficult situations.

What if you had a Code you could follow that would help support you when difficult decisions need to be made?

What if that same Code helped you act courageously in every situation, even if there is a personal negative impact?

A group of volunteers has been working on crafting just that code. Specifically a Code of Ethical Conduct for Agile Coaching under an Agile Alliance initiative.

This talk will present the background to the work which has been done so far, walk you through the content of the code and explain where it can go in the future.

During the session, you’ll be introduced to a few ethics scenarios that will help you identify the types of dilemmas you may face in the field. You’ll discover some examples of appropriate and inappropriate ethical behavior in these different contexts, and how to address them.

A huge thanks to Adam Weisbart for the invitation and Lyssa Adkins for supporting this message and getting us on the program. Please review the Code of Ethical Conduct for Agile Coaching and related scenarios. You can watch the video or grab the transcript by subscribing to the All Access Pass.

Welcoming our new Agile Alliance Managing Director, Teresa Foster

01/03/202215/01/2023 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

We are excited to announce Teresa Foster as the new managing director for Agile Alliance! Teresa is a visionary leader with extensive experience in the non-profit space, focusing on leading member associations. She has demonstrated ability in leading and supporting diverse teams and volunteers.

Source: Welcoming our new Agile Alliance Managing Director, Teresa Foster

A Message from new Agile Alliance Board Chair, Heidi Musser

26/01/202220/02/2022 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

I am both honored and humbled to announce that I have been elected by my peers on Agile Alliance’s 2022 Board of Directors as your new Board Chair! Along with myself, I’ll be serving on the Executive Committee with Brian Button (Treasurer), Craig Smith (Secretary), and Angie Doyle (Member-At-Large).

Source: A message from new Agile Alliance Board Chair, Heidi Musser

Agile Open Summit 2021 – Rethinking Retrospectives: Beyond the Three Columns

26/10/202102/11/2021 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

My talk with Michael Huynh from Agile Online Summit 2021 called “Rethinking Retrospectives: Beyond the Three Columns” is available on Slideshare.

The concept of continuous improvement is to stop, pause, reflect, and make small adjustments for the team to improve. But are retrospectives really enough for your teams to improve sprint to sprint? What if your best retrospective still doesn’t yield the results desired and doesn’t move your team out of first gear? What often happens is a narrow view from a team’s perspective on the last sprint or retrospectives don’t provide enough coverage on the broader topics beyond the last iteration.

Simply put, retrospectives are no longer enough!

Join Craig and Michael as they both share their experience and taking your teams to the next level!

Thanks to Craig Smith and Michael Huynh for a constructive session where we learned more about retrospectives and the concept of practice and continuous improvement through methodologies as Micro- Retros, Team health Retros, and double-loop learning. @SummitAgile #CertiProf pic.twitter.com/ajclrIynUD

— CertiProf® (@CertiProf) October 25, 2021

ICAgile Experts Meetup Group – Public Sector Agility Accelerator

22/09/202117/12/2021 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

My talk with Julian Smith (no relation) from ICAgile Experts Meetup Group called “Public Sector Agility Accelerator” is available on Slideshare.

Today ‘agile’ is no longer just a buzzword. From building spacecraft to manufacturing, some of the most complex and largest organisations in the world are using agile ways of working to deliver better outcomes, respond to change, improve quality, foster more productive and happier teams, and reduce risk.

This hands-on and interactive session is aimed at showing how public sector organisations can support agile ways of working, from policy development through to service design and delivery.

Presenters, Craig Smith an Enterprise Agile Coach and Consultant from SoftEd, and Julian Smith, Head of Agile Practice for Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency, will provide an interesting and informative view of how agility can be applied in the public sector and will introduce the Government Agility Model, a framework that you can use to assess where to apply agility in your agency.

Speaker: Craig Smith
Craig is based in Australia and works extensively with the Australian Public sector and as a member of the Agile Alliance Board of Directors, brings a global perspective.

Speaker: Julian Smith
Julian is a digital leader and entrepreneur who specialises in public sector agility. He is experienced in lean-agile policy development, digital transformation, user-centred design and digital technology.

Many thanks to Shane Hastie and Kerri Sutey for inviting myself and Julian to present this session.

Business Agility Wellington (WellyBAM) – Public Sector Agility Accelerator

14/05/202114/07/2021 / Craig Smith / Leave a comment

My talk with Julian Smith (no relation) from WellyBAM called “Public Sector Agility Accelerator” is available on Slideshare.

Today ‘agile’ is no longer just a buzzword. From building spacecraft to manufacturing, some of the most complex and largest organisations in the world are using agile ways of working to deliver better outcomes, respond to change, improve quality, foster more productive and happier teams, and reduce risk.

This hands-on and interactive session is aimed at showing how public sector organisations can support agile ways of working, from policy development through to service design and delivery.

Presenters, Craig Smith an Enterprise Agile Coach and Consultant from SoftEd, and Julian Smith, Head of Agile Practice for Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency, will provide an interesting and informative view of how agility can be applied in the public sector and will introduce the Government Agility Model, a framework that you can use to assess where to apply agility in your agency.

Craig is based in Australia and works extensively with the Australian Public sector and as a member of the Agile Alliance Board of Directors, brings a global perspective.

Julian is a digital leader and entrepreneur who specialises in public sector agility. He is experienced in lean-agile policy development, digital transformation, user-centred design and digital technology.

This will be an interactive session, so please be prepared to share your own experiences as well as introducing and encouraging anyone that wants to bring agility to their department or agency to attend the session.