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AGILE FOR MANAGERS – NOT A DUMMIES GUIDE
DAVID DRAPER, SENIOR CONSULTANT AND TRAINING COACH
GOALS
 TO HELP MANAGERS TO ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE DELIVERY
 WITHOUT LOSS OF CONTROL

 TO HELP THEM SUPPORT A TEAM MOVING TO A MORE
 AGILE APPROACH
AGILE METHODS HELP US TO FOCUS ON: BUILD THE RIGHT THING //
BUILD IT AT THE RIGHT QUALITY // GENERATE INFORMATION TO IMPROVE
CAPABILITY



WHY CARE

              ?
AGILE FRAUD
 Appreciative
   Enquiry
                  Team
  Theory of
                Dynamics      AGILE
 Constraints
                Queuing
  Systems        Theory
  Thinking
                    Lean
                 Production
Lean Product
Development
WHISTLE STOP TOUR …
WHISTLE STOP TOUR …

 BATCH SIZE
  QUEUES
  FEEDBACK & INFORMATION
  CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
  PRIORITISATION
REDUCE BATCH SIZE
 COORDINATION COSTS INCREASE WITH BATCH SIZE
 ATTACK TRANSACTION COSTS TO MAKE SMALLER
 BATCHES VIABLE
 SMALL BATCHES ENABLE BUSINESS AGILITY

                  Coordination Costs

         Trans-                        Trans-
                    Value Adding
         Action                        Action
                        Work
          Cost                          Cost
WHISTLE STOP TOUR …

  BATCH SIZE

 QUEUES
  FEEDBACK & INFORMATION
  CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
  PRIORITISATION
EFFECT OF QUEUES
CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAMS

BY BRINGING DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES TOGETHER WE …
FLOW WOULD BE GREAT // NEED TO MANAGE BOTTLENECKS // NEED TO
BALANCE THE WORKFLOW




COULD WE ELIMINATE
QUEUES?
WHISTLE STOP TOUR …

  BATCH SIZE
  QUEUES

 FEEDBACK & INFORMATION
  CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
  PRIORITISATION
INFORMATION IS VALUABLE

 INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO BUILD
 PRODUCTS BETTER (LESSONS LEARNT)

 INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRODUCT
 (FEEDBACK)

 FAILURES CREATE INFORMATION ... ONCE!
FEEDBACK
 MINIMISE THE INVESTMENT REQUIRED TO
 GENERATE
 USEFUL FEEDBACK
 SOLICIT FEEDBACK EARLY AND OFTEN
 MANAGE FIDELITY & INVESTMENT
WHISTLE STOP TOUR …

  BATCH SIZE
  QUEUES
  FEEDBACK & INFORMATION

 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
  PRIORITISATION
SCIENTIFIC METHOD

               DO



              GRASP THE
       PLAN   SITUATION   CHECK



              ADAPT
FAILURE TOLERANCE

 NEED TO COMMUNICATE AND DEMONSTRATE
 FAILURE TOLERANCE


 WHY?
    WE WANT EXPERIMENTATION
    WE WANT ORIGINAL THOUGHT
    WE WANT PROBLEM SOLVING
WHAT TASKS DO YOU CURRENTLY UNDER-GO THAT ADD NO VALUE?
WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE VALUABLE SOMETIMES?



IS THIS TASK WORTH
DOING?
WHISTLE STOP TOUR …

  BATCH SIZE
  QUEUES
  FEEDBACK & INFORMATION
  CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

 PRIORITISATION
COST OF DELAY
OH,
AND ONE MORE
THING …

EMPOWERMENT
SOUNDS RISKY?

AGREE POLICIES:

  POLICIES PROVIDE BOUNDS
  POLICIES MAKE TAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE
  EASY
CONCLUSION

 AGILE IN THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM IS NOT ENOUGH

 MANAGEMENT MUST OFFER THE RIGHT CONTEXT

 IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGEMENT TO
 LEVERAGE AGILE TEAMS FOR ECONOMIC BENEFIT
?

ANY QUESTIONS …
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