Combing agile Work Methods and New Views of Safety - Presented by Amanda Clements

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Combining Agile Work Methods
& New Views of Safety
Nicole Copeland
Group Head of OH&S
AIHS National Health & Safety Conference 2023
June 1st, 2023

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“The illiterate of the 21st
century will not be those who
cannot read or write, but rather
those who cannot learn,
unlearn and re-learn.”
– Alvin Toffler
Setting the Scene
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Footnotes to go here
Why Agile?
Benefits of Agile
SPEED
Common Agile Methods
VALUE
QUALITY
COST
AGILITY
ALIGNMENT
UPTAKE
Challenges with waterfall project management?
ROI can sometimes take years
Time to market is too long
Business outcomes below predictions
Delivery costs are too high
Culture resistant to change
Functional silos and disconnected teams
Below customer/end-user expectations

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Agile “is” risk management
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Agile, the absolute basics (e.g.,Scrum)

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Get Value Fast
Scrum Advantages
Team-Focused
Scrum is known to be a team-centric project
management approach. It is ideal for
organisations with many teams.
It was inspired by the self-organising nature
of rugby teams as they handle complex
strategies on the pitch.
Customers/End-users see results fast, and
are involved at regular intervals. They have
the opportunity to refine/enhance their
requirements.
Scrum revolves around shorter activity
bursts (sprints) that deliver value early and
regularly. This lowers risk and improves
stakeholder relationships.
Adaptation
This makes it ideal for fast-paced
environments that have constantly evolving
projects and deliverables.
Scrum is about adapting as you progress,
rather than excessive planning before you
start a project.
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Practical opportunities in designing safe work systems and support services
Health & Safety service delivery models
What deliverables could Agile help you achieve?
Targeted improvement initiatives
Safety Management Systems Front-line Interface Strategies
Contractor engagement methods and tools Safety by Design & Engineering
Injury Care & Management Driving Safety & Fleet Management
Learning Management Systems Digital and technology safety solutions
Data systems and analytics Wellbeing Systems and Support
Governance and Assurance activities Critical Controls performance
Acts of Violence and Aggression strategies Manual Handling solutions
Talent Management & Retention Vehicle & powered equipment impacting people
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Key attributes of Agile work methods
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How does Agile fit with new views of Safety?
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Where do we go from here?
Managing Our Changing Risk Profile
How we enable the evolving shape of our organisations, while managing
our changing risk profile at pace?
Organising Ourselves for Success
How will we evolve agile ways of working to unlock potential and organise
for success today, while building the critical skills for tomorrow?
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Prioritise End-user Experience
How do we improve the “safety” experience with those who plan and “do”
the actual work, while assuring regulatory and accreditation
requirements?
Initiate E2E Safety Systems Thinking & Design
How do we accelerate an E2E wide approach to manage safety through
the entire value-chain of our organisation?
Build Capability
How do we manage retention and development of existing health and safety
teams, and attract new talent with diverse skills into the discipline?
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“Taking on a challenge is a lot
like riding a horse, isn’t it? If
you’re comfortable while you’re
doing it, probably doing it
wrong.”
– Ted Lasso
Leaving the Scene
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Thank you

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1. The Scrum Guide: The Definitive Guide to Scrum: The
Rules of the Game (2020), Ken Schwaber & Jeff
Sutherland
2. Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the
Time (2014), Jeff Sutherland
3. The Scrum Field Guide: Practical Advice for Your First
Year (2012), Mitch Lacey
4. www.scrumalliance.org or www.scrum.org
5. Safety-I and Safety-II: The Past and Future of Safety
Management (2014), Erik Hollnagel
6. Safety Differently: Human Factors for a New Era
Second Edition (2014), Sidney Dekker
7. Next Generation Safety Leadership: From Compliance
to Care (2020), Clive Lloyd
8. Paper Safe: The Triumph of Bureaucracy in Safety
Management (2018), Gregory Smith
9. The 5 Principles of Human Performance (2019), Todd
Conklin
Reading List
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