Dan Mezick's Presentation for Agile Maine 2014

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2014 Agile Maine Gathering

Agile: Why? How?

From: Daniel Mezick, Agile CoachNewTechUSA.net

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Daniel Mezick, Agile Coach

Delivering Training & Coaching

Formulator of OPEN AGILE ADOPTION Author of THE CULTURE GAME

Contact: DanielMezick.com

203 915 7248 NewTechUSA.net

Email: dan [at] NewTechUSA.net



Why



Why: What’s the

PURPOSE?



WHY: Group

Exercise



How



How is about BEHAVIORS.

(Practices)



How: What

PRACTICES?



HOW Group Exercise



Agile Manifesto



Values… Principles...



CONSTRAINTS



Agile Manifesto Group Exercise



What Practices?



Freedom Within

The Boundaries



What Do You WANT?



More Predictability



More Reliability



Trust Level= f(Predictability,

Reliability)



Planning



Businesses Must PLAN: Delivery Date

Features Quality Cost



productivity



engagement



productivity = f(engagement)



engagement= f(control,belonging)



control= f(invitation)



belonging= f(invitation)



productivity engagement

feelings of control +belonging invitation

…invitation is the name of the

game!



deciding



deciding = f(authorization)



authorization = “the right to do work”



deciding = f(authorization)




Who has the right to do the

work of DECIDING?




Authorization: Group

Exercise




Summing Up: The Why: Is about Purpose The How: Is about Practices

Constraints: are values & principles Practices: are principles acted out

Authorization: The “right to do work” Self Organization: the act of sending &

receiving AUTHORIZATION inside a team




Invitation, the Secret Sauce: If your Agile adoption is not inviting, you have NO SHOT at realizing the goals of

your Agile Adoption, namely: More Predictability Higher Productivity

Better Quality Be inviting, not imposing

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Daniel Mezick, Agile Coach

Delivering Training & Coaching Formulator of OPEN AGILE ADOPTION

Author of THE CULTURE GAME

Contact: DanielMezick.com

203 915 7248 NewTechUSA.net

Email: dan [at] NewTechUSA.net

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