AgileMidwest2018-Heffield-AgileLeadershipOutofBounds

1. Agile Leadership
in non-traditional places
Agile Midwest – August 30, 2018

2. Some assumptions about you
• You are interested in Agile
• You are somewhat familiar with Agile principles
• You are more passionate than average
• You want to help people and make a difference
• You want to increase the value you can bring
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3. Scott Heffield
VP of Delivery @ Veracity Solutions
scott.heffield@veracitysolutions.com
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4. Do you
believe this
is true?
Many people
think agile is
only for
software
development.
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5. launch
continuum
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6. launch
continuum
In many
organizations
Agile only lives
here
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7. Most Teams…
Need to prioritize
their tasks
Need to connect
and collaborate
Need to estimate and
size their tasks
Need to stay
focused
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8. Want to learn and
improve
Occasionally
need help
getting
"unstuck"
Need to
have better
meetingsNeed to keep it real
and be accountable
Most Teams…
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9. You
help
teams
do this
all the
time!
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10. Team dynamics and
communication
Task Estimation, Sizing,
Prioritization, and
Tracking
Accountability and
feedback
Staying focused and
getting “unstuck”
Agile
Leaders
help with
these
problems
every
day.
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11. Lean thinking
Frameworks
Effective meeting
patterns and cadences
Agile Leaders have many
tools for these challenges.
Icebreakers, Games, and
Collaboration methods
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12. Continuous Delivery of Value
Rapid Feedback
Smaller Batches
Embracing Change
Collaboration over Contract
Focus on Results and Value
People over Process
Agile Principles are Versatile.
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13. Umm… Okay.
But how do I do this?
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14. launch
continuum
Discovery
• Focus
• Ideation
• Big picture steering
• “Back of the Napkin”
estimation
• Early risk &
feasibility analysis
Alignment & Inception
• Focus
• Ideation
• Early program planning
• Roadmap development
• Prioritization (MVP?)
• T-Shirt sizing
Retrospection
• Listening and Capturing
Feedback
• Continuous Improvement
• Prioritization
In many
organizations
Agile only lives
here
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15. Believe in the
possibilities.
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16. Keep it generic
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17. Keep it simple. Start small. Be subtle.
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18. Focus on what is important to them
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19. “What would it look
like if this team was
really performing
well?"
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20. Expand
your
learning.
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21. There are teams in
your organization
that need help.
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22. launch
continuum
Discovery
• Focus
• Ideation
• Lean Prototyping
• “Back of the Napkin”
estimation
• Early Risk &
Feasibility analysis
Alignment & Inception
• Focus
• Ideation
• Early program planning
• Roadmap development
• Prioritization (MVP?)
• Sizing and Estimation
• Risk & Feasibility analysis
Retrospection
• Capturing Feedback
• Continuous Improvement
• Prioritization
Keep doing great
Agile work here!
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23. I believe you have
the skills to help
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24. Let us help you change your world.
• Reach out
• Veracity can help in all phases
of the launch continuum
• planning, strategy, and alignment
• coaching and training
• product management
• architecture
• development
• Veracity will bring
• passion
• expertise
• facilitation and guidance
• coaching to become self-sufficient Scott Heffield
VP of Delivery @ Veracity Solutions
scott.heffield@veracitysolutions.com
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