Four Secrets of a High Performing Team: Innovation, Trusted Process, Teamwork & Joy

1. Four
Secrets
of
a
High
Performing
Team
Innova7on,
Trusted
Process,
Teamwork
&
Joy
Douglas
Ross
doug@onvelocity.com
twi6er:
@getonvelocity

2. @getonvelocity
Douglas
Ross
doug@onvelocity.com
h6p://www.onvelocity.com
h6p://twi6er.com/getonvelocity
h6p://linkedin.com/in/dougross0nvelocity

3. Apollo
13
http://youtu.be/C2YZnTL596Q
hEp://youtu.be/C2YZnTL596Q

4. Hypothesis
Teams
we
admire
need
innova>on,
leverage
a
trusted
process,
master
teamwork
and
enjoy
what
they
do!

5. CAVE

6. Who
Am
I?
 Agile Coach,
OnVelocity
2012
 Development
Manager,
PTC
2010
 Systems
Manager,
PTC
2008
 Agile/SCRUM
Practitioner
2002
 Senior
So_ware
Developer,
Kronos
2001
 So_ware
Developer,
MaxSol
1998
 Consultant,
Harvard
University
1994

7. Agile
Manifesto
Agile
Manifesto
Created
in
2001

8. Agile
Focused
Us
On
Shared
Values
and
Principles
Mo7vated
Individuals
Sustainable
Processes
Self-­‐organizing
Teams
Adap7ng
team
behavior
to
innovate
Technical
Excellence
Minimizing
Effort

9. VersionOne
2011
Survey
hEp://www.versionone.com/state_of_agile_development_survey/11/

10. Large
Organiza7ons

11. Set
the
Stage

12. Why
are
companies
going
Agile?
Why
are
companies
going
Agile?

13. GE
Gets
Agile
“We
wanted
to
add
more
value
to
the
business
faster”
-­‐-­‐
Craig
Fischberg,
CIO
GE
Healthcare
hEp://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2012/05/30/ge-­‐becomes-­‐more-­‐agile/

14. Why
go
Agile?
hEp://www.versionone.com/state_of_agile_development_survey/11/

15. do
more,
faster
with
less
Do
MORE,
FASTER
with
LESS
STUFF!

16. Is
Agile
working?
hEp://www.versionone.com/state_of_agile_development_survey/11/

17. wikispeed.com
hEp://youtu.be/x8jdx-­‐lf2Dw
http://youtu.be/x8jdx-lf2Dw

18. wikispeed
process
Joe
Jus7ce
discusses
how
Agile
methods
helped
build
a
100mpg
car
in
3
months:
http://youtu.be/x8jdx-lf2Dw

19. wikispeed.com
They
need
Innova>on
They
rely
on
a
Trusted
Process
They
master
Teamwork
They
have
Fun
working

20. How
is
Agile
enabling
teams?
How
is
Agile
enabling
teams
to
do
more,
faster
with
less
stuff?

21. Secret
1:
Innovate
Necessity
is
the
mother
of
inven>on
innova>on!

22. Innovate
How
we
work
What
we
make

23. Lean
Startup
Principles
hEp://theleanstartup.com/

24. What
does
Innovate
mean?
hEp://www.myetymology.com/la7n/innovare.html

25. Defini7on
of
Innovate
hEp://www.merriam-­‐webster.com/dic7onary/innovate

26. Self-­‐Organizing
Teams
hEp://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html

27. Innova7on
Engine

28. How
to
innovate?
• Enable
Crea>vity
– Share
the
experience.
– Remove
communica3on
barriers.
– Have
at
it.
• Foster
Par>cipa>on
– Move
CEO
out
of
his
office
for
project
room.
– Enable
more
people
to
see
what
is
going
on.
– Well-­‐designed
space
helps
team
stay
focused.
• Deliver
Innova>on
– Innova7on
is
the
crea7on
and
delivery
of
new
ideas.
hEp://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/03/making_innova7on_teams_even_m.html

29. Enable
Crea7vity
hEp://blog.salescrunch.com/just-­‐say-­‐yes/

30. Foster
Par>cipa>on
hEp://philanthropy.com/blogs/innova7on/get-­‐a-­‐project-­‐room/93

31. Deliver
Innova>on
hEp://7mkastelle.org/blog/2011/06/the-­‐innova7on-­‐matrix-­‐revised/

32. wikispeed.com
They
need
Innova>on
They
rely
on
a
Trusted
Process
They
emphasize
Teamwork
They
have
Fun
working

33. Secret
2:
Trusted
Process
hEp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_so_ware_development

34. hEp://www.xqa.com.ar/visualmanagement/2009/04/daily-­‐scrum-­‐against-­‐the-­‐board/
Remove
the
daily
stand
up

35. Large
Organiza>ons
Need
Consistency
Large
Organiza>ons
Need
Consistency

36. Trusted
Process
is
to
a
team…
what
a
lighthouse
is
to
a
ship!

37. Don’t
Innovate
Trusted
Process

38. Teamwork
Introduc7on
hEp://www.flickr.com/photos/budslife/1771179517/sizes/m/in/photostream/

39. wikispeed.com
They
need
Innova>on
They
rely
on
a
Trusted
Process
They
emphasize
Teamwork
They
have
Fun
working

40. Secret
3:
Teamwork
is
Individual
Skill
hEp://www.amazon.com/Teamwork-­‐Is-­‐Individual-­‐Skill-­‐Responsibility/dp/1576751554

41. Communica7on
Indicator
of
Success
hEp://blogs.hbr.org/video/2012/03/measure-­‐your-­‐teams-­‐success.html

42. Why
So
Many
Mee7ngs?
hEp://www.agileiq.org/2009/03/13/why-­‐are-­‐there-­‐so-­‐many-­‐mee7ngs-­‐in-­‐scrum/

43. Bioteams
Principle
Treat
all
team
members
as
Leaders
hEp://www.bioteams.com/2005/07/01/virtual_team_produc7vity.html

44. Teamwork
is
Leadership
Teaching
Learning
Teamwork

45. Teamwork
is
Leadership
Leading
Following
Teamwork

46. Teamwork
makes
life
easier!

47. Bhutan
Gross
Na7onal
Happiness
hEp://www.facebook.com/pages/Bhutan-­‐Olympic-­‐CommiEee/193194684050238

48. wikispeed.com
They
need
Innova>on
They
rely
on
a
Trusted
Process
They
emphasize
Teamwork
They
have
Fun
working

49. Brian
Marick
Joy
http://youtu.be/0U0cfejYMOI
hEp://www.exampler.com/ease-­‐and-­‐joy.html

50. Secret
4:
The
Fun
Factor
Love,
Energy,
Audacity,
Proof
(LEAP)
Leadership
– Steve
Farber
Happiness
Metric
– Jeff
Sutherland
– hEp://www.happinessmetric.com/
– hEp://scrum.jeffsutherland.com/2010/11/
happiness-­‐metric-­‐wave-­‐of-­‐future.html
HBR
–
Happy
Employees
Are
More
Produc7ve

51. The
Happiness
Advantage
hEp://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang/en//id/1344
http://youtu.be/GXy__kBVq1M

52. Fan
At
Work
vs.
Fun
Doing
Work
hEp://blog.addic7nggames.com/tag/fun-­‐at-­‐work-­‐day/

53. Fun
Doing
Work
hEp://ridiculouslyefficient.com/2012/02/17/engaged-­‐employees-­‐catalyze-­‐economic-­‐growth

54. Demo
Mee7ng

55. 5
Rou>nes
to
Add
to
Your
Workday
for
Max
Produc>vity
• Batch
process
email
• Focus
periods
• Weekly
automa>on
audit
• Exercise
• Ac>ve
rest
hEp://ridiculouslyefficient.com/2012/07/26/rou7nes-­‐to-­‐add-­‐to-­‐your-­‐workday

56. Make
Work
Fun
hEp://force10coaching.com/2011/04/23/having-­‐fun-­‐at-­‐work/

57. We
Expect
More
from
Teams
HBR
– Gewng
More
Out
of
Your
Team
– “Lean”
Knowledge
Work
Forbes
– Agility:
The
Ingredient
Defines
The
Next
Genera7on
– Wikispeed’s
secret
sauce:
Agile
Informa7onWeek
– Time
To
Do
More
With
Less

58. Teams
Maximize
Poten7al
by…
• Innovate
how
they
work
and
what
they
make
• Leverage
a
Trusted
Process
to
guide
them
• Master
Teamwork
for
team’s
benefit
• Enjoy
successes
and
failures
along
the
way

59. You
make
a
difference!
You
+
Team
=
High
Performance!

60. @getonvelocity
Douglas
Ross
doug@onvelocity.com
h6p://www.onvelocity.com
h6p://twi6er.com/getonvelocity
h6p://linkedin.com/in/dougross0nvelocity
Ques7ons?

61. Thank
You
Thank
you!

62. References
• http://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/have-a-fabulous-workday-10-tricks.html
• http://www.versionone.com/state_of_agile_development_survey/11/
• http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2012/05/30/ge-becomes-more-agile/
• http://youtu.be/x8jdx-lf2Dw - Joe Justice wikispeed ted talk
• http://theleanstartup.com/
• http://www.myetymology.com/latin/innovare.html
• http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innovate
• http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html
• http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/03/making_innovation_teams_even_m.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development
• http://www.xqa.com.ar/visualmanagement/2009/04/daily-scrum-against-the-board/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/budslife/1771179517/sizes/m/in/photostream/
• http://www.amazon.com/Teamwork-Is-Individual-Skill-Responsibility/dp/1576751554
• http://blogs.hbr.org/video/2012/03/measure-your-teams-success.html
• http://www.agileiq.org/2009/03/13/why-are-there-so-many-meetings-in-scrum/
• http://www.bioteams.com/2005/07/01/virtual_team_productivity.html
• http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bhutan-Olympic-Committee/193194684050238
• http://www.happinessmetric.com/
• http://scrum.jeffsutherland.com/2010/11/happiness-metric-wave-of-future.html
• http://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang/en//id/1344 - Sean Achor Happiness Advantage ted talk
• http://blog.addictinggames.com/tag/fun-at-work-day/
• http://ridiculouslyefficient.com/2012/02/17/engaged-employees-catalyze-economic-growth
• http://force10coaching.com/2011/04/23/having-fun-at-work/

63. Why
do
teams
fail?

64. Define
Team
“a
small
number
of
people
with
complementary
skills
who
are
commiEed
to
a
common
purpose,
set
of
performance
goals,
and
approach
for
which
they
hold
themselves
mutually
accountable.”
-­‐-­‐
Jon
Katzenbach
and
Douglas
Smith,
The
Discipline
of
Teams