Presentation made for Agile Tour 2013 Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam mean population is around 29 years old. It is a great creative and innovative potential, so we showed how we should act as a Manager around Millenia Generation.

1. Vietnam Millennial Generation
Agile Tour 2013 – Ho Chi Minh City
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2. Alexandre
Cuva
• CIO
for
a
Swiss
Financial
Company
• Experience
with
distributed
Scrum
teams
in
Vietnam
&
India
• Agile
TransiEon
Coach,
Scrum
Master,
Product
Owner
• Management
3.0
&
CerEfied
Scrum
Developer
Trainer
• Event
speaker
Speaker
• ITIL
V3
“I
coach
teams
and
organiza6on
to
become
highly
produc6ve.”
E-­‐mail
:
alexandre.cuva@gmail.com
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5. Median age: total: 28.2 years
male: 27.1 years
female: 29.2 years (2012 est.)
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8. Who are Millennial ?
" Born 1980 to 2000
" The term Millennial
comes from the work
of authors William
Strauss and Neil Howe
to describe the
generational group
also referred to as
Generation Y
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9. All
work
and
all
play
:
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10. Workplace Values
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11. McGregor’s
Theory
X
and
Theory
Y
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12. Every
genera0on
that
enters
the
workforce
makes
waves!
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13. Millennial Characteristics
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They’ve been told they were special their whole lives
More confident than generations before them
Team-oriented
High achieving
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14. Millennial Preferences
" A need for social interaction, immediate results in their work, and a
desire for speedy advancement
" Prefer to work in teams
" Very self-confident, able to multi- task, and have plenty of energy
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16. Why are Millennials important to leadership ?
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Millennials are beginning to make a significant impact on the World
business community through both their size and their habits.
Millennials account for more than 50 percent of the Vietnam IT labor
force on contrary to occidental 10 to 15 percent.
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17. Stay Connected
Millennials are likely to be more successful with an ongoing support
system at work.
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18. Make it meaningful
Claiming the highest volunteer rates in recent history, Millennials want
a chance to do work that will benefit society. They are more likely to
respond if they feel their work has meaning and is connected to a
greater good.
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19. Create Goals Together
Millennials want to know how their position will benefit them, what
skills they will learn and when they will be promoted.
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20. Provide Flexibility
Skilled at multitasking and accustomed to media on demand,
Millennials can consume 31 hours of media in a 24 hour period. (i.e.,
They are likely to get bored when tasked with a single project and
need variety to stay engaged.)
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21. Challenge them to Learn
New Skills
Millennials have always been pushed to excel in school and with
extracurricular activities. They view learning as a lifelong pursuit and are
hungry for new knowledge and training.
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22. Encourage Teamwork
Millennials are peer oriented. They like to support each other and to
work in groups, even while having their own independent tasks to
complete. Without a structured peer network to rely on they are likely
to feel isolated and disengage from their work.
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23. Recognize Success
Millennials are used to and expect to be recognized as someone
special. They have also had limited exposure to critical feedback. To
stay motivated, Millennials need frequent encouragement and
acknowledgement.
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