tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128126102011-12-28T12:45:25.733+01:00Radio AmsterdamPartial information about some topics remotely related to philosophy, technology and peopleAmoor Avakianhttps://profiles.google.com/107764153461119003219noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12812610.post-62831779341370657792011-09-13T10:30:00.002+02:002011-09-13T10:30:34.105+02:00An agile way to change<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #990000;"></span></span><br /><div><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;">My advice whenever you want change is to have a champion. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;">The champion should get really educated on agile thinking. Scum, Kanban does not matter, it's more about how to think and how to organize.</span></span></div><div><div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;">The champion is not always right, nor the manager, or special.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;">Her role is to understand and explain. To make people believe. To win manager and team support. She should not force but question and answer. What is the value? What does the team think? What is the measure? How will it work? Why do you believe this feature will get you that outcome? Listen.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;">Keep important stuff always at the top. Prioritize. People matter, not process.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;">Start small, but with full support. One team instead of all teams. Get the success to spread. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;">The first 3 iterations are usually very difficult. How do you really prioritize so quickly? How do you estimate? What is value? Commitment? Who are the right for the meeting? How do you make sure you don't have long meetings? Believe.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div><span style="color: #990000;">Cross functional workshops means that you have everybody you need to do what you're trying to do well.</span><div><span style="color: #990000;"><br /><div><div><div><span style="color: #990000;">Communicate with people using the highest bandwidth. Face over phone, video over voice, voice over chat, leave email for last. Have short effective workshops focused on goals, never long meetings. Start on time. Always. </span></div></div></div><div><div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #990000;">Speed things up but don't sacrifice quality. Work in small units and think about interfacing. More important to make a design and implementation that works than to write about it in endless documentation. </span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;">Trust. Don't be afraid. Know when it's better to ask for forgiveness rather than asking for permission.</span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;">Understand what you're being asked to do, figure out how you're going to do it, ask questions until you understand why you're doing it.</span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;">Her role will be key to winning the hearts and minds of the organization and teams, and a successful champion should always adapt.</span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;">Scrum is not a religion, just a way of thinking for to get happy developers to make good software, fast.</span></div></div></div></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12812610-6283177934137065779?l=radioamsterdam.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Amoor Avakianhttps://profiles.google.com/107764153461119003219noreply@blogger.com0