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Why autonomy is at the heart of agility
Kristian Lindwall & Cliff Hazell@ixhd@klindwall
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How do you build the perfect
organisation?
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The perfect organisation – a recipe for success
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Consistent rapid agile process
Accountability
matrixTime tracking
Centralised working
processes
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This is based on the following beliefs
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People are by nature lazy
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Outcomes are predictable
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Mistakes and failure are waste and must be avoided at all cost
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Managers always know best
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Consistent Rapid Agile Process
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People are self motivated and want to do great work
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Outcomes are not predictable
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A safe to fail environment is crucial for an
innovative culture
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Decisions are best made close to the work in “real time”
“When we tell people what to do, we bypass their experience, creativity and Knowledge”
- Esther Derby
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80+ teams in 5 sites
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High functioning organisation
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Autonomía
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Alignment
Autonomy
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Autonomy
Micromanaging organizationIndifferent culture
AuthoritativeorganizationConformistculture
Entrepreneurialorganization
Chaoticculture
Innovativeorganization
Collaborative culture
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Autonomous teams. Cool.
So what do leaders do?
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Leaders foster leadershipSupport the growth of people and teamsSupport the org to be autonomous
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“Clarity, Conditions and Constraints, are the three levers for creating an environment for leadership at all levels”- Esther Derby
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Attend to Clarity
Context
Stakeholders
Expectations
Purpose
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Clarity vs Detail
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BFS(Browse, Feed, Search)
Artist
Team XTeam Y Team Z
MUSIC PLAYER TRIBE
We help our users find what they are
looking for! We connect artists with our
users!
SPOTIFY
We help our users find, save and play
music
We give the world the right music for
every moment
CLIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRIBE
We enable feature teams to innovate
and iterate lightning fast
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Establish Conditions
PoliciesStructures
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Establishing a learning culture from
day 1
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A workplace that drives collaboration and the growth of
relationships
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Design appropriate Constraints
ExpectationsBoundaries
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Constraints on the team level
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Getting some equipment
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Story Time
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Doing a massive reorg
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?150 people
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How we completely changed the org structure
Alliance Mission
- Narrative- Feature Ownership- Bets------------------------------------------------------------------
1
Org Options
- Clusters / Groupings- Missions- Metrics
3
How to plan2-day offsite?
5Plan offsite Offsite
How should we organise? (more detail)
67
Proposed structureRFC
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Staffing
9½ Day Workshop
How should we organise around our mission(s)? - High level
12
3
-Stakeholders-Mission-Metrics-Features-Systems
Planned, facilitated by coaches + Alliance leads
2
Squads
- Discuss- Feedback
Get input from squads
4
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Staffing
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Dealing with team conflict
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Wrapping this up...
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How do you build the perfect
organisation?
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How do you build a great
organisation?
Here is what we believe will take you a long way
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To enable autonomy
Give people and teams the freedom to do their best work
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Walk the Talk
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Autonomy is a journey, not a destination.
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Attend to ClarityEstablish ConditionsDesign appropriate Constraints
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Thank you!
Cliff Hazell@ixhd
Kristian Lindwall@klindwall