May 20, 2025

In today’s episode Helene speaks to Farah Egby and Cigdem Saka-Jackson about Agile.   They talk about:

• Agile as a set of working practices that prioritises people over processes and tools;

• Farah and Cigdem’s previous work and journeys into Agile facilitation;

• The roles and functions that the “Scrum Master” and “Kanban” play in Agile;

• Roles and techniques in Agile facilitation and tips on how to do it;

"I think you need to care. You have to be a caring person. I definitely don't believe it is, it is a rule book and just a set of applicable guidelines. You have to care about the people you work with and the team you're working with”.

• How Agile can be applied in different contexts including personally.

“There are things that you can also apply to your own life individually, you can stop and have a moment to reflect, even if you don't do it with a formal process”.

Links

Today’s guests: 

Farah Egby: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/farah-egby/ 

farah@tuntara.co.uk

Cigdem Saka-Jackson:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/%C3%A7i%C4%9Fdem-saka-jackson-7885a111/

cigdemsaka@gmail.com

To find out more about Facilitation Stories and the IAF and the England and Wales Chapter:

Facilitation Stories website: https://facilitationstories.libsyn.com/

And to email us: podcast@iaf-englandwales.org

IAF England and Wales: https://www.iaf-world.org/site/chapters/england-wales

The Facilitation Stories Team

Helene Jewell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenejewell/

Nikki Wilson:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolawilson2/