lonnie sd self organization2015
TRANSCRIPT
Self Organiza-on: Tips for Doing it Be6er
A Discovery Workshop on Self
Organiza8on: The What, Why, and How
Agenda
• The What • The Why • The How • Prac-ce
The What
As a person who cares about the team’s performance, I want
to understand what self organization is so that I can
help teams achieve it.
Self-‐Organiza-on Defini-on
• Process where some form of overall order arises out of the local interac-ons between smaller parts of an ini-ally disordered system
• Usually not controlled by any agent outside of the system • The organiza-on is typically robust and able to survive
and, even, self-‐repair substan-al damage • Described as islands of predictability in a sea of chao-c
unpredictability • Amplified by posi-ve feedback • Can be spontaneous
A Scrum Clear goal Driving in a common direc-on
Strong focus
Tightly knit
Succeeding or failing toget
her
The Why
As a team member, I want to understand why self
organization is important so that I can do things which help
encourage it.
Why Care?
Self-‐Organized teams are: • More accountable because they “take” accountability vs. being given it
• Usually happier and more fulfilled through decision making, being heard, etc.
• More produc-ve • Joe Jus-ce’s quote “We found that morale is a mul-plier for velocity”
Agilemanifesto.org
“We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it & helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:
Individuals & interactions over processes & tools Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan
That is, while there is value in the items on the right,
we value the items on the left more.”
www.agilemanifesto.org and h6ps://www.scrumalliance.org/why-‐scrum/core-‐scrum-‐values-‐roles
Team Development Stages
Why is self-‐organiza-on important? – Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing
h6ps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuckman%27s_stages_of_group_development
The How
As a person who cares about the team’s performance, I want to be able to identify when the
team is struggling with self organization so that I know
when they need help.
Self-‐Organiza-on Prac-ce #1
• Ques-on: How do you know if the team isn’t self-‐organizing?
• Table Ac-vity: Discuss signals that your team is not self-‐organizing
• One example: People wait around for the ScrumMaster to assign work
The How
As a person who cares about the team’s performance, I want to be able to coach them when the team is struggling so that I
can help them fix it.
Self-‐Organiza-on Prac-ce #2
• Ques-on: How can you encourage self – organiza-on?
• Table Ac-vity: Discuss ideas for coaching
• One example: Coach ScrumMaster to stop calling on people in the daily Scrum
Share With the Group
Your Facilitator
• Lonnie Weaver-‐Johnson • Agile Coach & Cer-fied Scrum Trainer
• 25 years in IT • Reach out to [email protected]
"Transform Your
Teams “