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Using Agile in non-Agile Organisations

Jose Casal

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radtac.co.uk & agile.bcs.org

@jose_casal@radtacltd@bcs_agile

sayat.me/josecasal

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QUICK SURVEY:

“WE <…> USE AGILE”

(a) MUST(b) SHOULD

(c) SHOULDN’T(d) CAN’T

What is an organisation?

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The traditional organisation

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Why Agile?

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INDIVIDUALS & INTERACTIONS

OVER PROCESSES AND TOOLS

WORKING SOFTWAREOVER COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION

CUSTOMER COLLABORATIONOVER CONTRACT NEGOTIATION

RESPONDING TO CHANGE OVER FOLLOWING A PLAN

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BEWARE THESCRUMDAMENTALIST

(...AND EVERY OTHER PROCESS FUNDAMENTALIST)

Let’s go Agile!

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Change is not easy

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http://blogs.interfacett.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/001-PMP-J-curve-Leading-Change.png

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80%OF CHANGE

PROGRAMMESFAIL

Introducing Agile

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Change Wave

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Change takes time

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Evolution, not revolution

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APPROACH TO CHANGE

START WITH WHAT WE DO NOWAGREE TO PURSUE EVOLUTIONARY CHANGEINITIALLY RESPECT ALL CURRENT ROLESENCOURAGE ACTS OF LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS

How about outsourcing?

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DISTANCEWAITING

HANDOVERTASK-SWITCHINGHIGH UTILISATION

DEFECTS

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Effective organisations?

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1% - 5% TYPICAL

EFFICIENCY

Focus on utilisation?

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Focus on flow?

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The odd outlier…

Regulating organisational capacity

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ABOVE ALL,ATTEND TO

PEOPLE’S NEEDS

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ESSENTIAL TRANSFORMATION

ENABLERS

EVOLUTION, NOT REVOLUTIONPEOPLE & CULTURE

COLLECTIVE JOURNEYEXPERIENCED COACHING

Be like water

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THANK YOU

sayat.me/josecasal