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QUALITY. PRODUCTIVITY. INNOVATION.
Balancing the Agile Equation:
PMI Romania Chapter MeetupCluj 13 Dec 2015
George Anghelache
A simple Google SearchAgile, how do we perceive it?
Because who can beat Google on stats?PEOPLE are green, PROCESS is purple + MIDDLE
PEOPLE are green, PROCESS is purple + MIDDLE
Here are the stats for that fist pagePEOPLE are green, PROCESS is purple + MIDDLE
65%I am KING
23%
13%Are we forgetting
something?
So What is Agile?between all those cycle circles and word clouds
Is this Agile?values and principles
Is this Agile?methodology, roles, ceremonies, artefacts
Let’s step it upScaling via people. SoS
Let’s step it upScaling via process. SAFe
Let’s step it upScaling via interactions. LeSS
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Cargo Cult
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Values are harder to embody
Being Agile
Doing AgileProcess is easier to imitate
we need bothare we missing something under the surface?
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Predictions In A Complex Environment
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You are in charge of keeping a 20x40m room at a constant 22 Celsius degree temperature through the day.
At the start of the day, 8:00 am, you have to set the heating, air conditioning, venting and blinds so that they will adjust themselves at the appropriate times to maintain this temperature throughout the day.
Question: What variables will you take into account?
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It Is A Complex Situation
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Number of people in room
Metabolism of each person
Activity of each person
Opening/closing of doors
Weather: including sun, clouds and outside temperature
Temperature of adjoining rooms
Construction materials of the building
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There is a Simple Solution
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Variables can be ignored by using an empirical process:
• Provide transparency to make sure the real temperature is inspected with a common understanding
• Inspect the room temperature frequently
• Adapt the systems that drives the temperature (heating and air cooling)
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Dave Snowden, Cynefin framework
Cynefin /ˈkʌnɨvɪn/ is a Welsh word, which is commonly translated into English as 'habitat' or 'place’
The relationship between cause and effect is obvious to all• Repeating patterns and consistent
events• Well establish known• Fact based management
The relationship between cause and effect requires analysis or some other form of investigation and/ or the application of expert knowledge• More predictability than
unpredictability• Fact-based management• Experts work out wrinkles
The relationship between cause and effect can only be perceived in retrospect• More unpredictability than
predictability• Emergent answers• Many competing ideas
No relationship between cause and effect at system level• High Turbulence• Unknowable• Many decisions and not time
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PEOPLE are green, PROCESS is purple + MIDDLEwhat is the prevalent factor for success
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Take ideas out of the heads of the managers and into the hands of the workers• Production process is strictly studied, documented, and
standardized• Every worker is trained to do only a small and specific part of the
production workflow in the way that the engineer believed is the best
Underlying principles• Workers are lazy• They don’t know the best way to do things• Intense managerial control is needed to obtain the desired results.• Reward productivity and punish those who deviated from the
standard way of doing things
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Taylorism, was once the Scientific Answer
Frederick W .Taylor - Scientific Management, 1910
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The Drucker’s knowledge worker
• No separation between those who think and those who do
• Creative problem solvers
• Tell why & what to do, the how is always adaptable
People build & bring the Process to liveespecially in the complicated and complex domains
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Agile Pillars
Focus Openness Commitment Courage Respect
Valueconsistent work flow
Adaptation
Inspection
Transparency
collaborative working
continuous improvement
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TeamworkThe whole is greater than the sum of its parts
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”We hired rockstars & ninjas, but now the office is just filled with smashed guitars and corpses…”
Ilan Goldstein
• One Single Boat mentality !
• None of us is better than all of us!
• With great power comes great responsibility. Self organized and empowered teams
Attitude times Aptitude
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Welcome changing requirements
Constant reflection and adaptation
Sustainable development
Progress means working software
Self-organizing teams
Customer satisfaction through early/continuous delivery
Strive for technical excellence & good design
Daily interactions between everyone
Face-to-face conversation
Deliver working software frequently
Support motivated individuals
Simplicity
TeamApproach
Delivery
Individuals and interactions over Processes and toolsCustomer collaboration over Contract negotiationWorking software over Comprehensive documentationResponding to change over Following a plan
PEOPLE are green, PROCESS is purple + MIDDLE
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QUALITY. PRODUCTIVITY. INNOVATION.
Thank you!George Anghelache
Endava Group Head of AgileDelivery Partner
linkedin.com/in/georgea
