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2. What are the first words that
come to mind when you think
about Agile?
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3. Doing Agile Being Agile
• Kanban Boards
• Daily Scrums
• Sprint Ceremonies
• Scrum, But …
• Trust (Not Tested)
• Rules & Procedures
• One Truth
• No knowing when to tailor or not
• Team Empowerment
• A Mindset
• Agile Values & Beliefs
• Agile Principles are Intuitive
• Intent-Based
• Continuous Learning
• Stretching Exercise; Stretch Goals
• Employees Engaged in Problem Solving
• Safety & Trust is Real (Tried & Tested)
• Multiple Truths Possible
• Able to Adapt Agile Rather Than Abandon
• Application & Tailoring to the Situation
• Pivot on the Why, What & How
Becoming Agile
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4. 4 Values
12 Principles
100+ Approaches
X
• 34+ Teams
• 15+ Domains
• 260+ Team Members
the Agile Mindset is the Key to Scaling Agile
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Every Team Thinking Autonomously is not Healthy or Scalable in an Agile
5. Scaling Agile Is Keeping A Community of Teams in
Sync
How Can We Make it Work? The Answer is One Mindset
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6. Would Your Drive Your Car At Top Speed With No Gauges?
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REFUEL
INDICATOR
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HEALTH
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ESTIMATED TIME
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PERFORMANCE
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7. Manage the Dots not the People.
Lead the People with a Vision
• Coordination
• Dependencies
• Shared Services
• Blockers
• Competition Needs
• Growth and Development
• Competing Intentions
• Release Dates
• Communications
• Consistency
• Reuse
• Duplication of Effort
• Rules of Engagement
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Domain Leadership
8. Radiating Up
Team
Domain Leadership
(Connecting the Dots of
Information)
Future Direction
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Having the Information to
make decisions coming to
me, always being accessible,
providing timely insight
keeps me nimble and agile!
9. With Empowerment & Autonomy Comes
Great Responsibility
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Scaling How You Think about Agile
Means Looking At Everything - Differently
• Kanban Boards
• Daily Scrums
• Sprint Ceremonies
• Scrum, But …
• Trust (Not Tested)
• Rules & Procedures
• One Truth
• No knowing when to tailor or not
• Team Empowerment
11. Information Radiators is
The Team Owning and Telling - Your Story
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Team Radiator & Dashboards (i.e., Miro)
Community of Radiators
12. Leadership & Teams at their Peak
High Performing
Performing
Norming
Storming
Forming
• Conflict is Pronounced
• Purpose is Clearer but Not Alignment
• Power Struggles Frequent
• Unclear on Purpose
• Unsure on Direction
• Little Agreement
• Agreement and Consensus
• Roles and Responsibilities Delineated
• Process & Rules Explicit
• Play it Safe
• Driven by Vision and Purpose
• Focused on Goal
• Ownership for Commitments
• Empowered and Accountable
• Alignment and Support
• Resilience & Sustainability
• Personally Proactive, High Empathy Alt. Perspectives
• Rigorous Debate & Effective Resolution
• Able to Risk Being Wrong
Doing
Agile
Being
Agile
Servant
Leadership/Vision
Facilitate/Coach
Teach/Mentor
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13. Scaling Agile =
• Agile Community Upkeep
• Scrum of Scrum
• Domain Sync
• Quarterly Sync
• Working Agreements
• Product Manager Sync
• Project Manager Sync
• Dependencies Management
• Shared Services
• Systemic Blockers & Impediments
• Approval & Milestones
• Integrated Thinking
• System Thinking
• Intrapreneurial Thinking
Community Practices – Community Norms
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Requires upkeep and attention
So Many Team and So Many Dots = Points of Data/Information …… Individual Team Thinking…. Scale the Value of Team to be inclusive of your community of Teams
Your Leaders are trying to steer the organization for the future and you have the data they need to steer it ….
Empower Team among a Community of Empowered Team … has to have an understanding of the Agile Value that Scales ….
Not just carry a product, a project but a business . Every team member is a Intrapreneur not just a producer. Think about Today and Tommorrow … Healthy Backlog Healthy Pipeline Healthy Road Map …. Strategic and Tactical - Intrapreneur
Kanban Boards
Daily Scrums
Sprint Ceremonies
Scrum, But …
Trust (Not Tested)
Rules & Procedures
One Truth
No knowing when to tailor or not
Team Empowerment
Radiators should be 1) big, 2) simple, 3) maintained 4) local; Just The Facts - Transparency
Who You Are
How You Work
Where You Are Headed
What’s You E.T.A