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Coaching Teams along the Path through Agile FluencyTM

Diana Larsen http://futureworksconsulting.com

@DianaOfPortland

Appreciation & Collaboration:

James Shore

@jamesshore

jamesshore.com

author, The Art of Agile Development

Brian Marick’s http://arxta.net/

Prompts

FutureWorks Vision

Agile Mis-Representations

The Art of Agile Planning & Delivery

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ACTFL Scale

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Team Culture Shift

Start:Building Code

A Team’s Path Through Agile Fluency

Focus on Value★

See progress from business perspectiveRedirect teams when needed

Deliver Value★★

Ship on market cadenceCapture value frequentlyReveal obstructions early

Optimize Value★★★

Make excellent product decisionsEliminate handoffs

Speed decision making

Optimize for Systems★★★★

Cross-pollinate perspectivesStimulate innovation

Optimize value stream

Team Skills Shift

Organizational Structure Shift

Organizational Culture Shift

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★ ★Agile

Sustainability

Agile Fundamentals★

Agile’s Promise

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Agile’s Future

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Team Culture Shift

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Focus on Value★


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Team Culture Shift

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Team Culture Shift

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Focus on Value★


Deliver Value★★








Team Skills Shift




✤ Is your team ready to plan and work according to value?

✤ Can anyone in your organization see progress?

✤ Would these represent a valuable step forward for your team?

Team Culture Shift

Start:Building Code


Focus on Value★


Deliver Value★★








Team Skills Shift




✓ Core MetricOn a frequent cadence, the team reports what it’s working on and how it’s progressing from a business value per-spective.

Focus on Value ★Transparency

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Achievement

Alignment

Reduce RiskManagement knows when the team is build-ing the wrong thing and has the ability to redi-rect them.

Reduce RiskManagement knows when the team isn’t making progress.

Increase ProductivityThe team regularly re-flects, tunes, and ad-justs its process.

Increase RoIThe team gives priority to the 20% of the work that has the 80% of the value.

Increase ProductivityCol labora t i ve team communication reduces misunderstandings and hand-off delays.

Team Culture Shift

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Team Culture Shift

Start:Building Code


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Deliver Value★★








Team Skills Shift




✤ Does your team know the right delivery cadence?

✤ Do team members have the skills to deliver no defects?

✤ Would these represent a significant sweet spot?

Team Culture Shift

Start:Building Code


Focus on Value★


Deliver Value★★








Team Skills Shift




✓ Core MetricOn a frequent cadence, the team reports what it’s working on and how it’s progressing from a business value perspec-tive.

Deliver Value ★★Transparency


Achievement

Alignment

✓ Core MetricOn a frequent cadence, the team demonstrates their ability to ship.

Reduce RiskManagement knows when the team is build-ing the wrong thing and has the ability to redirect them.


Reduce RiskF a s t c o n c e p t - t o -delivery cycle times reveal systemic flaws early.

Reduce RiskThe team is always ready to ship.

Increase ProductivityThe team regularly re-flects, tunes, and adjusts its process.

Increase ProductivityLow defect rates lead to more time invested in developing features.

Increase ProductivityLow technical debt leads to lower devel-opment costs and en-ables more frequent delivery.


Increase RoIThe team ships on the market’s cadence and captures value more frequently.

Increase ProductivityC o l l a b o r a t i v e t e a m communication reduces misunderstandings and hand-off delays.

Increase ProductivityQuality of work life leads to high morale and productive work.

Increase SatisfactionThe team forecasts re-leases for managers a n d c u s t o m e r s a s needed.

Team Culture Shift

Start:Building Code


Focus on Value★


Deliver Value★★








Team Skills Shift




Team Culture Shift

Start:Building Code


Focus on Value★


Deliver Value★★








Team Skills Shift




✤ Does every team have fluid, immediate access to business information?

✤ Does the team make rapid product decisions in tune with the market?

✤ Does your organization need the innovative action these would provide?

Team Culture Shift

Start:Building Code


Focus on Value★


Deliver Value★★








Team Skills Shift





Optimize Value ★★★Transparency


Achievement

Alignment


✓ Core MetricThe team reports results using concrete business metrics, such as RoI, net profit per employee, and customer satisfac-tion.



Reduce RiskFast concept-to-delivery cycle times reveal sys-temic flaws early.


Reduce RiskLow-value projects are cancelled early.



Increase ProductivityLow technical debt leads to lower development costs and enables more frequent delivery.

Increase RoIThe team delivers prod-uct that meets business o b j e c t i v e s , m a r k e t needs, and user expec-tations.

Increase RoIThe team learns from market feedback to create business oppor-tunities.



Increase ProductivityBroad-based expertise eliminates hand-offs and speeds decision making.

Increase RoIBroad-based expertise promotes optimal cost/value decisions.


Increase ProductivityQuality of work life leads to high morale and pro-ductive work.

Increase SatisfactionThe team forecasts re-leases for managers and customers as needed.

Increase ProductivityMutual trust between the team and its organi-zation leads to rapid, effective negotiation.

Team Culture Shift

Start:Building Code


Focus on Value★


Deliver Value★★








Team Skills Shift




Team Culture Shift

Start:Building Code


Focus on Value★


Deliver Value★★








Team Skills Shift




✤ Are your teams full partners in anticipating customer needs?

✤ Do your teams make choices that support organizational success?

✤ Could your organization benefit by engaging everyone at all levels?

Team Culture Shift

Start:Building Code


Focus on Value★


Deliver Value★★








Team Skills Shift





Optimize for System ★★★★Transparency


Achievement

Alignment


✓ Core MetricThe team reports results using concrete business metrics, such as RoI, net profit per employee, and customer satisfaction.

✓ Core MetricThe team reports how its actions impact the overall system.

Reduce RiskHigh opportunity-cost projects are cancelled early.



Reduce RiskFast concept-to-delivery cycle times reveal sys-temic flaws early.


Reduce RiskLow-value projects are cancelled early.



Increase ProductivityLow technical debt leads to lower development costs and enables more frequent delivery.

Increase RoIThe team delivers prod-uct that meets business o b j e c t i v e s , m a r k e t needs, and user expec-tations.

Increase RoIThe team learns from market feedback to cre-ate business opportuni-ties.



Increase ProductivityBroad-based expertise eliminates hand-offs and speeds decision making.

Increase RoIBroad-based expertise promotes optimal cost/value decisions.

Increase RoIThe team contributes to organizational success over product success.


Increase ProductivityQuality of work life leads to high morale and pro-ductive work.

Increase ProductivityT h e t e a m c r o s s -pollinates perspectives, context, and innova-tions with other parts of the organization.

Increase SatisfactionThe team forecasts re-leases for managers and customers as needed.

Increase ProductivityMutual trust between the team and its organization leads to rapid, effective negotiation.

Increase RoIThe team and managers work together to opti-mize their value stream.

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XP SW Craftmanship

FDD, Devops

Scrum Kanban

Lean Software Lean Startup

++ … Complex Adaptive

Systems (Semco? Valve?

W.L. Gore? GitHub?)

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✤ How can you contribute to your teams’ effectiveness in achieving organizational goals?

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Training Tech Mentoring

Productivity

Team Config Clear Biz Priorities

Process Redesign

Business Experts Management Shifts

“Social Capital”

Whole System Focus Culture Change

Complexity

Team Culture Shift

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✤ What benefit does your organization want/need?

✤ What investments are you willing to make to get that?

• Positive - Every level of fluency holds value

• Inclusive - Any/all methods get you there

• Promotes improvement - Each new star illuminates new benefits

Feedback on the AF Model

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Articles & Resources for Agile Fluency

!http://agilefluency.com

http://project.agilefluency.com http://www.infoq.com/articles/agile-fluency-fit-purpose http://www.infoq.com/news/2013/06/martin-fowler-agile-essence http://www.infoq.com/interviews/larsen-agile-fluency http://xp2013.org/program/keynotes/agile-fluency-what-weve-learned-about-how-we-learn/ !

About me: http://futureworksconsulting.com @DianaOfPortland @FutureWks http://linkedin.com/dianalarsenswd !Books with Esther Derby Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great (Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2006) with Ainsley Nies Liftoff: Launching Agile Teams & Projects (Onyx Neon Press 2011) with Willem Larsen Quickstart Guide to Five Rules for Accelerated Learning (leanpub.com 2013) !Podcasts & Blog http://futureworksconsulting.com/podcasts http://futureworksconsulting.com/blog !

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