Agile Management Slides

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Agile Management: The Challenges,Dilemmas and The Ways Ahead

Doing More With Less


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Introduction

The Scope of this Presentation

1. Why we need another methodology2. How agile help us to solve existing issues ?3. From Push Strategy to Pull System4. Constraint Management5. Bringing Lean thinking to agility6. Lean Principles7. Lean Software Development8. How to motivate people

9. The Science of Self Organization10. Recommendation11. So What's Next?12. Finish


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Why we need another methodology ?

Why we need to change our process ?What are existing issues ?Invalid Assumption


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The Traditional Model


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Invalid Assumption behind Model

1. The clean requirements are exist and we can gather them easily infixed time span

2. The changes are very minor and exceptional, so we are able tomanage them easily

3. Big design up front (BDUF) works for us4. It is possible to test and integrate system in final phase


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How Agile Help us to Solve existing issues ?

Remove invalid assumptionThe Problem with Sequential ModelEmpirical Model - Learning from MistakeThe Solution: Iterative Model


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From Push to Pull System

Push SystemResources are provided to the consumer based on forecasts orschedules.

Pull SystemA method of controlling the flow of resources by replacing only what has

been consumed.


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Constraint Management

What is the Constraints Management ?How Constraints decrease our productivityIntroduction to Theory of ConstraintsHow to Manage System Constraints


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Im so glad to introduce you my team members


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It seems we have a critical problem in our systemFinal product is not completedAnd even worse we lost one of our team member


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The theory of constraints (TOC) adopts the commonidiom "A chain is no stronger than its weakest link" as anew management paradigm. This means that processes,

organizations, etc., are vulnerable because the weakestperson or part can always damage or break them or atleast adversely affect the outcome.


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Pragmatic Approach for solving system constraints

Identify constraints

Analysis the constraints and effectsGather idea and find a solutionApply solutionMeasure the system flow and outcomeRepeat the process continuously


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Identify The Constraint in System


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Manager opinion: I think we have a resource limitation inour team, so just add another one


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Manager opinion: Now we are stronger so start theengine again !


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But the issue is still exist in our system. The constraint just movedAnd the manager just feel


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Solution: Limit Your Work In Progress (WIP)Identify and Control your system constraintsResult

The feature list will be completed

Manager and team members are happy


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The well-known triple constraint


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Bringing Lean Thinking to Agility

Learning form Past ExperienceThe Success Story of LeanWhat are we trying to accomplish ?


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Lean Principles

Value and WasteValue Stream MapPull SystemKaizen (Continuous Improvement)


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Lean Software Development

DefectsOver ProductionOver ProcessingCreate KnowledgeRespect People


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How to Motivate People

How to Motivate PeopleMotivation TheoriesMotivator and de-motivatorThe lean way


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The Science of Self Organization

Misunderstanding of Self OrganizationSelf-organization does not mean that workers instead of managersengineer an organization design. It does not mean letting people dowhatever they want to do. It means that management commits to guidingthe evolution of behaviors that emerge from the interaction of independent agents instead of specifying in advance what effectivebehavior is. - The Biology of Business

Advantages:CommitmentMotivationSwarm IntelligenceBetter Decision MakingLess management more value

How to act like an Ant Colony


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The Science of Self Organization

And the answer is a simple norm in Japanese culture


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Recommendation

XP and Scrum are a good start point for bringing agilityto your teamTry to use Lean principles and concept in your

organizationAsk why behind everything. It is a key success for processimprovementTry to create the lean culture in your team: respect, trust,ask why, root cause analysis and kaizen


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Recommendation

Simple Tools like Excel and stick paper are best things tomanage tasksTangible and visible task board are more effective than

software for managing task boardTry to involve people in decision making and processimprovementDont forget to manage system constraints Eliminating wastes is the most effective way for processimprovement


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Recommendation

Pair Programming is the agile way for knowledgemanagementTry to use system-thinking and value stream map for

process improvementVisualize everything by using Kanban Boards, BurndownCharts and other tools


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So What's Next?If you are interested about agile management, you willfind these books useful

Changing Software Development: Learning to be Agile by Allan Kelly Wiley 2008

Scaling Software Agility, Best Practices for large enterprises by DeanLeffingwell - Addison Wesley 2007

Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders by Jurgen Appelo - Addison-Wesley 2011

Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Thinking and Organizational Tools forLarge-Scale Scrum by Craig Larman and Bas Vodde - Addison Wesley 2008

The Art of Lean Software Development by Curt Hibbs, Steve Jewett, andMike Sullivan -OReilly 2009


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Finish

I would be happy to hear your opinion

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