In this Co-pilot episode of Agile Driven Impact, hosts Diane and Erich are joined by Dr. Jessica Crowley, Co-Founder of Agileon and Registered Scrum Trainer, to explore why making work visible isn't just a best practice — it's the prerequisite for everything else.

Jessica brings firsthand experience from large-scale transformations, including a rail industry client who discovered they had five times more open projects than their actual capacity. The problem wasn't effort. The work was simply invisible.

Whether you're running a grant-funded program or leading an enterprise transformation, this episode gives you a practical starting point.

Evolving your work, accelerating your impact

Most teams treat the product backlog like a to-do list. JJ Sutherland, CEO of Scrum Inc. and co-author of Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time, says it should be so much more. In this episode, JJ joins hosts Diane and Erich to break down how teams can use the backlog to set, own, and stay aligned to long-term priority goals — and how to make those goals visible to everyone, from your daily check-in to your board of directors. Whether you're leading a software team, a nonprofit program, or a community initiative, you'll walk away with practical tools to turn your backlog into a strategic engine for lasting impact.

Evolving your work, accelerating your impact

In this Pit Stop episode of Agile Driven Impact, hosts Diane and Erich break down why heroic efforts are a symptom of a planning problem, not a sign of team strength — and share three practical ways teams can minimize them, from sustainable capacity planning and limiting work in progress, to eliminating reliance on a single team member.

A heroic effort happens when a team has to do extraordinary, unsustainable work to hit a deadline — the all-nighter, the weekend sprint, the one person who always saves the day. In the moment it feels like dedication. Over time, it's a fast track to burnout.

If your team regularly scrambles to the finish line, this episode is for you.

Evolving your work, accelerating your impact