nirmaljeet malhotra presentation
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Making “them” agile
The agile leadership mindset
Presenter: Nirmaljeet MalhotraEnterprise Agile Coach and Trainer
CSM, CSPO, PSM, CSP, ICP-ACC, PMP
Nirmaljeet Malhotra @mnirmaljeet
ConsultationWeather
Yosemite National Park
Lake TahoeUniversal and Disneyland
CA is great. You should visit
The plan
Must do..
The experience-Vision-Explore-MVP-Inspect and adapt-Fun
Agility is within..
Agile Agile
◦ Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement, nimble
◦ Mentally quick or alert: an agile method
Agile methodologies attempt to be ”adaptive” rather than “predictive”
Customer?
Perception
Customer’s perception- Fixed scope, budget and time else it won’t happen
- The team understands exactly what needs to be delivered
- Each requirement is a must have
- Team will deliver exactly what is needed in X months
- Make claims real
Management’s perception - Failure is not an option (Customer delight)
- If the commitment is to deliver in x months, the team needs to be done in x – y months
- I know exactly what it will take to get this done
- Team will not deliver if not micro managed
Team’s perception - They don’t understand how complex this is
- We know it’s going to be delayed
- Its easy to have a opinion
- They really do not need it this soon
- Requirements will change
- Estimates are estimates
Perceptions drive behaviors Behaviors become habits
Obstacles to agile adoption Change management
Organizational culture
Managerial support
Team education
External pressure
Management responsibilities
Adapt existing structures
Self organization
Self organization values
Self organizationCommitment
Respect
Focus
Openness
Courage
Trust
Engaged
Make failure safe
Key to successful leadership is influence and not authority - Kenneth Blanchard
Context – Trust ownership model
Apathy Energy & Innovation
Command & Control Conflict
Trust
ControlLow High
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Team/Individual Ownership
Integrity as foundation
Teach and support agile principles
Trust people to make decisions
Metrics
Tell me how you measure me and I will tell you how I behave--Eliyahu Goldratt
Images courtesy revtc.com
What do you like to measure?
Images courtesy agileSHERPA
Value
Rolling funding of projects
Host leadership (McKergow and Bailey)
- - Initiator, providing the initial sparks of what might become a broader initiative
- - Inviter, inviting relevant people to join an idea - - Space creator, thus creating an environment, physical and emotional - - Gatekeeper, defining and protecting the space created. Allowing people in and out as necessary
- - Connector, by introducing people who otherwise might not connect, enable useful conversations
- - Co-participator – important part of the system, not just creator
Make failure an option
Fail often….
Fail early….
Fail fast…
Learn constantly