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AW9 ConcurrentSession11/11/152:45pm
“Agile Adoption in Risk-Averse Environments”
Presented by:
Brian Duncan
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
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Brian Duncan
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Passionate about software development, Brian Duncan has led highly efficient software teams in the commercial and government sectors for more than twenty years. Having introduced agile software methods in two very different cultural organizations, Brian understands the steps necessary for technical training, social engineering, and project adoption at all levels of the company hierarchy. A strong leader, coach, and technical manager, Brian knows how to help people reach their maximum potential in small agile teams. Currently working agile adoption at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Brian works with multidisciplinary teams developing space projects for NASA and DoD sponsors. Contact him at [email protected].
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Agile Adoption in
Risk-Averse Environments
Brian P. Duncan
11 November, 2015
Introduction
• This talk is not “Agile 101”
• Purpose of this presentation: helping agile
get incorporated into your environment
• Especially if your organization is not
necessarily open to change
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Organizational Culture
• Why organizational cultures exist
• How they get formed
Organizational Culture
Two Possible Characteristics:
• resistance to change
• risk aversion
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Risk Aversion: Framing Effect
Beautiful and spacious California home for sale…
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Risk Aversion: Framing Effect
Or…
Risk Aversion
• Decision making : judging of probability
• Expected Utility Theory (EUT)
• Prospect Theory (PT)
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Bureaucracy
Personalities Influence Thinking
“Scientist vs. engineer vs. artisan”
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Agile Adoption
• Have a clearly stated goal
• What does success look like?
• Evolution or Revolution?
• You must know your organization
Two Different Organizations
Organization A:
- bottom-line
- time-to-market
- hardware and
software
- product lines
- chain of
command
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Two Different Organizations Organization B:
- not-for-profit
- research-focused laboratory
- trusted agent of government
Organization A (product driven)
• Motivation for change
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Organization A (product driven)
• Organizational culture
• Efforts at agile adoption - Empowered small co-located team
- Product owner representation
- Feature-driven development
- Localized agile adoption success
Organization B (laboratory)
• Organizational culture - Brilliant staff and leaders (highly educated)
- Empowered individuals; consensus helps
- Medium/Large size matrixed org
- Time available to think
• Motivation for change
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How do we take that leap of faith?
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Step 1: Create a Movement
• Strength of this organization is
its staff
• Ignite an Innovative Spirit
• Introducing… “Central Spark”
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Step 2: Educate
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Educate
• Brown-bag lunches
• Agile Training classes
• Agile Panel Discussions
• “Agile Central” – support system
Step 3: Socialize
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Educational Thrust
Step 4: Find a
Pathfinder Project
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Step 5: Project Successes Remote Monitoring and Control Equipment
for a Defense SATCOM System
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Project Successes
ORS Tech 1 and 2
Takeaways
• People’s risk intolerance varies per role
• You must understand your organizational
culture to bring about change
• Set goals for “Agile Adoption”
• Lay out a plan – know who makes decisions
in your organization
• Be patient – look for success along the way
• Don’t be afraid to be an agent of change!
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Questions?