What grown-ups can learn from kids!

eduScrum 2

Scrum

The 8 wastes of Lean

T - Transport I - InventoryM - Motion

W - WaitingO - Over productionO - Over processingD - DefectsS - ………..?

The 8 wastes of Lean

T - Transport I - InventoryM - Motion

W - WaitingO - Over productionO - Over processingD - DefectsS - Skills

2. Under utilizing capabilities

1. Ignorance.Delegating tasks with inadequate training

Who’s behind this crazy idea?

Arno Delhij

Agile Transition Coach with a strong focus on people. Author of the eduScrum guide.

Ward Bergmans

10 years experience in Agile & ScrumKeen interest in education and the human brain

Agenda

1. Interactive presentation2. Workshop3. Debriefing4. Perfection Game

Why?

Eliminate the 8th waste of Lean“waste of human capital”

What?

Let talent blossom!

How?

Let Scrum learn from eduScrum!

What is eduScrum?

“eduScrum is a framework for coaching students where the responsibility for the learning process is delegated

from teachers to students.”

eduScrum is based on the Scrum framework and used in education;

● collaborative learning / co-creative learning● self-ownership● continuous improvement

What is eduScrum?

Workshop: Miracle

● Organization types of Mindzberg1. Entrepreneurial

2. Machine (bureaucracy)

3. Professional

4. Divisional

5. Innovative (“adhocracy”)

Workshop: Form teams

How?

Apply 6 principles* from eduScrum.

Although sometimes seen in a business environment, these agile principles are seldomly applied.

These principles can make the difference between suboptimization and long term success!

* It is not “The 6 principles of eduScrum”, it are 6 of the principles on which eduScrum is based.

6 principleswhere Scrum can benefit from eduScrum

1. Trust 2. Autonomy 3. Happiness

4. Personal Development

5. Broad skilled 6. Cross-team collaboration

Principles and practices● Principle:

– A moral rule or belief that helps you know what is right and wrong and that influences your actions

– Higher level

– Widely applicable

● Practice:

– An action; a concrete thing you can do

– Accountable

– Situation dependent

Principle #1 Trust

The foundation: Trust

● Teambuilding:o Discussion about trusto ...

● Focus on trust. Lead by example.

● Start with trust instead of control.● Coaching instead of controlling.● Retrospectives: feedback from every team member.

‘Trust that you will fail. Fail early fail often’

Practices for Trust

Principle #2 Autonomy

Make clear goals and let them free (within boundaries) instead of trying to control them.

Why?● Intrinsic motivation (Dan Pink)

o Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose● Space to blossom● Promote ability to meet challenging situations with ease● Creativity can flourish

Practices for Autonomy● Set goals and boundaries rather than asking for a certain solution● Give directions instead of instructions● Coaching instead of controlling● Forming teams themselves● Freedom in balancing effort, learning and reward● Decide how reward is divided amongst team members● Team formation:

– Team formation is done by (potential) team members themselves.

– Team members may determine if they want to contribute their qualities, or that they want to develop new areas

Principle #3 Happiness

Why?● (A certain level of) happiness is required for great

results● Creativity● Less sick relief● …

Practices for Happiness

● Definition of Fun● Happiness metric

Principle #4 Personal Development

Create an environment that stimulates personal development.● Integral● Continuous

Why?● Utilize potential● Mastery stimulates intrinsic motivation (Dan Pink)● Be agile - be able to embrace change

Practices for Personal Development

● Personal development themes are taken into account during team formation

● Retrospective: Incl. personal and interpersonal● Product Owner is coach for Personal Development of

team members● Regular team rotation

Principle #5 Broad skilled

Not everybody needs to become an expert in the subject, but at least they must have rudimentary skills.

Why?● Flexible work force

o “Lotto factor”, sick leave, other projects, ...● Common ground

Practices for Broad skilled

● Let the least qualified person do the job.● Talented team members teach others (improve by

teaching)● Team members may determine if they want to

contribute their qualities, or that they want to develop new skills.

● Teams of +/- 4 persons (Reduces group discussion).

Principle #6 Cross-team collaborationTeams have a tendency on focussing inwards rather than outwards, this is one of the ‘negatives’ of teamwork. Unless we encourage cross-team collaboration to have access to a far wider range of possibilities.

Practices:● The product owner encourages cross-team collaboration● Stimulate that teams learn from each other’s successes

and failures● Teams help each other

6 principleswhere Scrum can benefit from eduScrum

1. Trust 2. Autonomy 3. Happiness

4. Personal Development

5. Broad skilled 6. Cross-team collaboration

Questions?

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1. Write down the first principle and practice you are going to implement.

2. Write down the actions that need to be done to get there.

3. Write down risks or potential obstacles.4. How to mitigate or solve them?5. Choose the first action you’re gonna do.

Be specific: Write down when, where, who...

Workshop:Let talent blossom in your organisation

● Share with whole group

Workshop:Let talent blossom in your organisation

Questions?

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Let talent blossom!

Please share your results

Arno Delhij

Ward Bergmans

http://eduscrum.nl/en/

More info about eduScrum