being an agile change agent
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Being successful with agile requires tackling three parts: the process itself, building strong teams, and using better technical practices. Yet, most organisations focus a lot on the process and ignore teams and technical practices. This leads to 1/3 agile. There are a number of reasons why the other two-thirds are difficult -- cultural challenges, and inability to drive change. The presentation looks are three vital skills that agile scrummasters / coaches should focus on, which are they often ignore: leadership, relationship building and influencing. More explanation of the slides is available here - http://toolsforagile.com/blog/archives/1090/one-third-agile-being-change-agentTRANSCRIPT
Siddharta GovindarajToolsForAgile.com
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⅓Siddharta GovindarajAgile
What does it take to be agile?
What does it take to be agile?
Process
Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a
preference to the shorter timescale.
What does it take to be agile?
Team
Build projects around motivated
individuals. Give them the
environment and support they
need, and trust them to get the job done.
What does it take to be agile?
Technical
Continuous attention to
technical excellence
and good design enhances agility.
What stops us?
What stops us?
Culture
Self organisation is great in theory, but it wont work in our corporate culture
What stops us?
Authority
This is a great idea, and I really want to do it, but
people won't listen and I don't
have the authority to make
this happen
What stops us?
Skillset
I believe in motivated, self
organised teams that write
beautiful code, but I don't know how to make it
happen
Is this how you want to be remembered?
"She would have done great things, but her organisation didn't allow her"
The change agent
THE
SHAPEFUTURE
3 Essential Skills
ShowingLeadership
ExertingInfluence
BuildingRelationships
Leading without authority
Sources of power
"Role power can give you compliance, but relationship power gives commitment"
Sources of influence
Personal
SocialStructural
Alignment
The role of culture
Run the pirate ship
Networking
Power of community
What is YOUR vision?
YOU can make the difference
Siddharta GovindarajToolsForAgile.com
[email protected]@toolsforagile
Beyond Agile: Tales of Continuous Improvement
http://amzn.to/beyond_agile