Taking Flight: an abbreviated version of my Agile DC talk

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This gives you a hint at what my talk will be about and the Agile Transformation approach that I use. There is a a lot missing, but feel free to download and get a feel for it as well.

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Taking Flight

From Aspiration to Transformational Action

Your Aviator…Software Leadership Coach w/

22 years IT Experience/20 years S/W Development24 years Management Experience

Deming, Reengineering, Agile/Lean

Military/Federal(Inside & Outside)

Product Companies

Multiple Industries

16 years Acquisition Experience

Active Agile Community Member(Agile Coach Camp/Agile Influencers of DC)

(GLASScon/LeanCoffeeDC)

Lean Start-up & Product Mgmt

Agile Transformation isstrategic in

nature.

(Transition, Adoption, etc.)

“Culture eats Strategy for breakfast.”- Peter Drucker

Taking Flight Approach• Set an aspirational target• Examine possible routes• Select the best route and the first waypoint(s)– Consider each leg an experiment– Work details/make decisions operationally – Inspect & Adapt at each waypoint– Make course corrections– Squadron mates

Many Things to Change Depending on What’s Next in Priority

• New Strategies• New Org Structures• Find/Establish New Support Networks• New Practices• New/Streamlined Processes• Rewards for Δ in Behaviors• Create/Eliminate Ceremonies• New Habits The Hardest to Do

& the most crucial

Some ofthese will be Experiments

Current State

Aspiration

Next State

Process Δs

Org Structure

Δs

NewPractices

Habit Δs

Vision

Adapted from Organizational Transitions,by R. Beckhard & R.T. Harris

Chosen Δs

Decisions Δ Habits Δ Culture

Current State

Aspiration

Next State

Process Δs

Org Structure

Δs

NewPractices

Habit Δs

Vision

Manage the Δ

Adapted from Organizational Transitions,by R. Beckhard & R.T. Harris

Inspect + Adapt

Status Quo

New Status Quo

disruption amount

disruption time

Understand the Impact of the Satir Change Curve

A detailed depiction of the Satir Change model - http://stevenmsmith.com/ar-satir-change-model/

To-Do In Work Done

Organizational Change CapacityWIP Limit =

Limit Change in Progress

AspirationStarting

Point

Promotes

Restricts

Low Risk ToleranceGrand Unclear Vision

Hiring to FitInsular Communication

Employee Indoctrination

Successes Only

Promotion/Restriction based on Limits to Organizational Change

by Herbert Kaufman& Discussions @ #CultureDC

Cross-cutting Teams

Diversity (of thoughts)

Failure ToleranceClear Vision

Employee Orientation

ExperimentationTransparency

New Employees

Specialized Silos

Group Think

Squadron Mates

• Create a support network• Find like minds and pair– Sounding board for pragmatic decisions

• Better yet, form a triad– Third person holds the commitments of the other

two to each other accountable• Grow network as pairs/triads– Net-Map Technique is a great tool here

Triads come from The Culture Game by Daniel MezickNet-Map Toolkit, Eva Schiffer, http://netmap.wordpress.com

Bewareof

andHidden Assumptions

Biases

Drawing: Alex Hughes

AgileCultu

re

Satir Δ Cur ev

this wayAgile

Paul M. Boospaul.boos@santeon.compmboos@yahoo.com

@paul_boos 703-307-4322 (mobile)

Look for a ‘workbook’ on this in the near future…