ITKaiZenClub meeting: "Self organizing team: Dream or reality?"

SELF-ORGANIZING TEAM:

Dream or reality?

Before starting

#ITKaiZenClub@E5Trainings

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Let’s introduce ourselves :)

Roman Sakharov

Business Analyst

CSM, Trainer

Prykhnych Helen

Project Manager, CSM,

TrainerTraining companywww.E-

5.com.ua

And you came for … ;)

Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.

/Principles behind the Agile Manifesto/

Self-organized team – it’s...

Self-organized team – it’s...

Proactive Problem-solving thinking Continuous improvement Responsible Transparent communications Self-discipline Understanding & keeping the process by all

team-members, not manager only

Why not

having a good

old command and control

?

Demotivated = ineffective

Decision chain = slow

Less brains = limited

3 reasons why not command &

control:1

2

3

Self-organizi

ng teams

How?

It is not a silver bullet!

And not an instant solution!

Build it step by step.

Is the team ready for this?

Heroes?

Lone wolves?

Newbies?

Blame games?

–Build a Team Culture– Set Goals– Provide Support, Not

Escalation–Consider Money right –Give directions &

principles, but not strict rules

– Start from yourself

How to build?

Forming

Storming

Norming

Performing

Easier to do on the norming or

performing stages

You still need a leader.Mentor, moderator, “the

elder”

Do we need managers in Self-Organized teams?

Yes, but… They are different:• They support• They coach • They answer questions

Align individual goals to the common goal

Step 1: Set the common goal

Step 2: Establish knowledge-sharing

environment

And feedback loops

Step 3: Give

each a bit of

authority

Help team to resolve conflicts and come up with

decisions

There will be conflicts

Step 4: Let team decide

Step 5: Set “good” metrics

Can Agile practices help us?

Set the common goal.

Product Vision, Backlog, Sprint Goal

Give authority. Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum

Enable knowledge-sharing.

Daily Scrum, Information Radiators, Wiki, Feedback Loops

Let team decide. Retrospective Meetings, Roman Voting

Set good metrics. Business Value, ROI, Customer Feedback

Thank you for your attention!

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