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Parikshit Basrur works in Sydney, Australia as a Management Consultant who focuses on leadership, strategy and execution. He comes from a strong traditional project management background but for the past few years he has been working in a senior leadership role within an organization that has been undergoing a transformation to Agile. This work, and Parikshit\u2019s unique way of looking at managing work has led him to develop an Agile Transformation Playbook. In this interview, we discuss his approach to working with and transitioning to agile, the importance of focusing on culture, his take on the agile vs. traditional debate and his upcoming sessions at the Hindsight Forum where he will be giving a presentation on how to establish agile practices in a well-established business.\n\n\nShow Notes\n00:12 Interview begins\n00:33 Background on Parikshit\n01:52 Parikshit\u2019s transition from waterfall to Agile\n05:00 The difference between being Agile and doing Agile\n07:15 Finding the right tools and delivering work\n08:12 Speaking with Stakeholders Executives about Enterprise Transformation\n12:03 Responding to the \u201cWE HAVE TO SHIP NOW!\u201d attitude and understanding WHY Agile?\n17:15 Helping stakeholders appreciate how hard transformation can be\n19:10 The McDonald\u2019s Drive Thru version of Agile\n22:30 Agile needs to be like air\n23:35 Change your culture first\u2026 help them stay away from the candy on the table\n27:40 Creating the desire for change\n29:50 How the Agile Transformation Playbook differs from other transformation approaches\n32:35 Where to find the Agile Transformation Playbook, seeing Parikshit\u2019s upcoming presentations\n33:15 Where to reach Parikshit\n33:39 Interview Ends\n\nTo learn more about the Agile Transformation Playbook\nSlideshare: http://bit.ly/2s0TKvy\nMedium: http://bit.ly/2rlv3YD\nYouTube: https://youtu.be/js96mF3X_fw\n\nParikshit\u2019s upcoming sessions at the Hindsight Forum\nHindSight Forum http://www.hindsightforum.com/events/\n\tMelbourne - June 21, 2017\n\tSydney - June 22, 2017\n\n\nContacting Parikshit\nLinkedIn: http://bit.ly/2rg8z06\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/parikshitbasrur