YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmLTbnXJVZQ LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/solver-teams-oyo-hyper-agile-well-oiled-execution-ajay?published=u

1. Hyper-Agile Well-Oiled Execution
Ajay Shrivastava
Technology @ OYO

2. Known Fact

3. Prevalent Software Dev Process
Client and Service Provider model.
A frozen contract document.
Individual onus for accuracy and completeness of documents.
Any changes upstream has amplified impact of plan and effort downstream.
So changes are vehemently opposed irrespective of merit of it.

4. Reality ..

5. Dynamics between teams
No team spirit. Blame game. No empathy.
Defensive organisation.
Analysis paralysis.
Optimising subsystem rather than the whole.
Disengaged workforce. Not self driven.
Agile (mostly implemented incorrectly) increase frequency of these issues.

6. Nemesis are peers not competition
Innovation pace slows down in larger companies.
Company loses killer instinct. Gets disrupted.

7. Solver Teams: Sail & Sink Together
Its Solver Team not Feature Team.
Solver Team (ST) = Business + Product + Design + Tech.
ST together is accountable from inception to release to impact.
ST together moves through stages one after the other.
Functional experts in ST own and lead their respective stages.
ST forms a chat group to be in hot sync always.

8. Advantages Seen
Deep understanding of end­to­end flows.
Very high speed of execution.
Strong sense of ownership.
Focused alignment towards goal. Ready to change plan.
Positive energy and 'Get Shit Done' attitude.
Deeper understanding and empathy for each others.
Great opportunity to push thinking horizons.

9. Move Fast, Keep Shipping!!
Twitter ­ https://twitter.com/ajayshr
LinkedIn ­ https://in.linkedin.com/in/ajayshrivastava1