speaking managerish: how to promote agile without being fired
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Speaking ManagerishHow to promote Agile without being fired
Tomasz de Jastrzebiec Wykowski
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ScrumImpulzMay 12, 2016, Bratislava, Slovakia
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http://geek-and-poke.com/geekandpoke/2016/4/26/finally-agile
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“A dead ScrumMaster is a useless
ScrumMaster.”- Ken Schwaber -
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7 Steps for Successful Agile Conversation
Habits
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0. AssumeGood Intentions
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I’m OK – You’re OK
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1. Prepare
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What’s their role?
How do they feel about the change?
What’s important for them?
What problem do they have? What should I know about
their business and technology?
What else should I know?
How influential they are?
Who’s going to be there?
Are there any case studies available?
Who’s not going to be there?
What kind of decision can be made?
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Support
Influence
Jan Peter
MiroDaniel
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2. Listen
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Understand their problems
Don’t sell Agile
Ask questions
Make sure, you’ve heard everyone
Observe
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3. Reflect
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Make sure, they know that you understand
Make sure thatyou understand
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4. Propose
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Discuss potential root causes
Again, don’t sell Agile
Show options
Get feedback
Present both Benefits & Costs
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Technical
Business People
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5. Involve
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Pilot are always successful
There’ll never be a perfect time
Use Scrum to do Scrum
Iterate
Stand on two legs
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6. Repeat
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Experiment
Educate
Improve Continuously
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0. Assume good intentions1. Prepare
2. Ask3. Reflect4. Propose5. Involve6. Repeat
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“You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for
something, sometime in your life.”
- Winston Churchill -
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Thank You!Questions?
Tomasz de Jastrzebiec Wykowski
http://www.linkedin.com/in/wykowski