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The Cross-Functional Team Imperative with Bryan Semple

Episode Summary

 In this episode we talk with Bryan Semple who serves as the GM and CMO at SmartBear (just acquired by Francisco Partners)—Bryan has a lot to say about scaling Agile at a mid-market company that’s completed many acquisitions. Actually, the fact that they’ve done some many acquisitions led to his insights around why he sees cross-functional teams as imperative. In this episode you’ll hear about: How Bryan transitioned from functional silo (shared services) to distributed resourcing (x-functional teams) Some key differences between engineering and marketing teams that impact Agile method How SmartBear connects Agile planning to strategic planning Bonus, check out a couple of blog posts on Agile Marketing from Bryan. Search for: Get Episodes via Email Success! First Name Last Name Email Subscribe Subscribe on iTunes Learn more about Agile Marketing 

Episode Notes

			<p><a href="https://agilemarketingblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAIRAAAAJDhiMDA1MzhjLWM5ZWItNDE1Ny04MWU2LTJjMDEyNWJlMGVlYg.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>&nbsp;In this episode we talk with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryansemple/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bryan Semple</a>&nbsp;who serves as the GM and CMO at <a href="https://smartbear.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">SmartBear</a>&nbsp;(just acquired by <a href="https://www.franciscopartners.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Francisco Partners</a>)—Bryan has a lot to say about scaling Agile at a mid-market company that’s completed many acquisitions. Actually, the fact that they’ve done some many acquisitions led to his insights around why he sees&nbsp;cross-functional teams as imperative. In this episode you’ll hear about:</p>

Bonus, check out a couple of blog posts on Agile Marketing from Bryan.


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