Dealing with process legacy-- @AgileHelen

Signs of cargo cult

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Helen Snitkovsky@AgileHelen

Sign #1: Belief that one framework fits allConsider: fit for purpose

Dealing with process legacy-- @AgileHelen

Signs of Cargo Cult-- @AgileHelen

Sign #2: Walls as décor elementConsider: walls as living document

Signs of Cargo Cult-- @AgileHelen

Sign #3: All meetings are stand upsConsider: traditional meetings where appropriate

Signs of Cargo Cult-- @AgileHelen

Sign #4: Improvements not measured (metrics are so old school)!Consider: Lean metrics

Signs of Cargo Cult-- @AgileHelen

Sign #5: Adopting Gartner “best practices”Consider: Try – Inspect - Adapt

Dealing with process legacy-- @AgileHelen

“We’ve just always done it that way, and it works.”“When we did it that way, everyone agreed it worked much better.”“If we do it that way, we’ll get this result.”