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The Agile Diaries with Mwaka Lungu

With more than 15 years of experience in finance, in this episode of The Agile Diaries, Mwaka tells us how agile is not just in IT and she is always keen to learn more about blending agility and finance to enhance business operations.

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About this episode

Series 1: Episode 6

With more than 15 years of experience in finance, Mwaka tells us that agile is not just in IT and she is always keen to learn more about blending agility and finance to enhance business operations.

She also discusses growing up in Zambia, losing her mother at a young age, building resilience and knowing “…you have to make it; you don’t have a choice.”.

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Key Discussion Points

03:18

Choosing to be lenient, and knowing how, why and when to be strict

10:50

Turning challenges into progress, and becoming ‘a solution-based person’

25:05

Enjoying the process is how you build a business

“Anything I see is a business idea for me.”

Mwaka Lungu

Featured in this episode

  • A headshot of Ed Ward in black and white
    Instructional Designer, Podcast Host

    Ed is an experienced instructional designer, digital producer and project manager. He is an award-winning writer, national radio breakfast show presenter and voice actor.

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ejwward/
  • A black and white headshot photograph of Mwaka Lungu
    Head of Finance, The Access Project

    Mwaka joined the Agile Consortium in 2018 as Head of Finance and became Managing Director before leaving to become Head of Finance at The Access Project, where she is known for delivering clear, actionable insights that enable effective decision-making.

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwaka-lungu-b76b4123/
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