An Integral Agile View on Team Health - YOW! …...© 2015 Agile Coaching Institute...

Agile Auckland Lyssa Adkins @lyssaadkins

Michael K. Spayd @mspayd

An Integral Agile View on Team Health

© 2015 Agile Coaching Institute

We have

HUGE aspira;ons for Agile.

Don’t we?


Enterprise Noise What’s the org structure? What’s the culture?

How do leaders lead?

Who likes whom?

How do I get ahead?

How do you get things done here?

Upgrading is a Fact of Life

Which are you

attracted to?

©2013 Michael K. Spayd


Coaching the Agile Enterprise

A Handbook for Emerging Transforma;on Leaders, Change Ar;sts and

Benevolent Trouble-‐Makers ©2011-‐15 Michael K. Spayd

Your Guides….


Integral Agile

INTEGRAL: “possessing everything essen;al or significant; complete; whole.”

Adapted from Bre\ Thomas, AQAL Elements Applied to Leadership. IOS & AQAL framework are based on the work of Ken Wilber and others

An integral approach incorporates all of the essen;al perspec;ves, schools of thought, and methods into a unified, comprehensive and accurate framework.


The Integral Opera;ng System (IOS)

I It

We Its

intangible tangible

singular

collec;ve



The Four Quadrants

Psychological Window

Behavioral Window

Cultural Window

Systems Window

The “I” Perspec;ve

The “WE” Perspec;ve

The “IT” Perspec;ve

The “ITS” Perspec;ve

adapted from Bre\ Thomas, AQAL Elements Applied to Leadership

EQ, leadership development, personality profiles,

introspection, reflection, meditation, solitude,

self-awareness

The “I” Perspec;ve

Scientific method, metrics, analysis, observation, financial

controls, statistics, quality programs, productivity

measurement, financial targets, product (singly)

The “IT” Perspec;ve

Corporate vision, mental models analysis, stakeholder

consultation, diversity, transformational change,

culture management

The “WE” Perspec;ve

Systems thinking, portfolio analysis, strategic planning, trend forecasting, empirical

management systems, lifecycle analysis

The “ITS” Perspec;ve



Integral Example from Medicine -‐-‐ trea;ng depression -‐-‐

“I”

“WE”

“IT”

“ITS”

Psychotherapy•  introspective•  cognitive

Medications / physical

treatments

•  Socioeconomic status•  Availability of

insurance, treatment options

•  Available support systems

•  Support from family•  Prayer / good

intentions


Applying IOS to Agile Agile Approaches (and Biases)

“I”

“WE”

“IT”

“ITS”

Software Craftsmanship philosophyLeadership Agility (Joiner)The Leadership Circle (Anderson)Professional Coaching (Co-active)Focus on agile values‘Being’ Agile!

Following a technical practiceUsing the scientific methodKanban (single team)Agile behaviors / practices

Scaled Agile Framework™Beyond BudgetingKanban Portfolio System“Systems Thinking”Theory of ConstraintsHolacracy

Schneider culture modelCollaborative cultureSystems Coaching / RSI™Examining mental models (Senge)Having an Agile culture


What’s Your Preference?

? ?

? ?

“I”

“WE”

“IT”

“ITS”


Applying IOS to Agile Agile Approaches (and Biases)

“I”

“WE”

“IT”

“ITS”

Software Craftsmanship philosophyLeadership Agility (Joiner)The Leadership Circle (Anderson)Professional Coaching (Co-active)Focus on agile values‘Being’ Agile!

Following a technical practiceUsing the scientific methodKanban (single team)Agile behaviors / practices

Scaled Agile Framework™Beyond BudgetingKanban Portfolio System“Systems Thinking”Theory of ConstraintsHolacracy

Schneider culture modelCollaborative cultureSystems Coaching / RSI™Examining mental models (Senge)Having an Agile culture

“It thinks its one grain is all there

is to love.”


Applying IOS to Agile

Integral Agile -‐ Team View

EngagedIndividual Agilists

“I”

“WE”

“IT”

“ITS”

Relationships & Culture

Valuable Products through Agile Practices & Roles

Environment

Team

Mindset Practices & Roles

Real Team with a Resonant “We”

Smooth Beginning-to-End Product Flow


What we Look for in

Mindset


Mindset

“I”

“WE”

“IT”

“ITS”



Environment

Team

Practices & Roles


Smooth Product Flow


What we Look for in

Prac-ces & Roles


Mindset

“I”

“WE”

“IT”

“ITS”



Environment

Team

Practices & Roles


Smooth Product Flow


What we Look for in

Rela-onships & Culture “I”

“WE”

“IT”

“ITS”



Environment

Team

Practices & Roles


Smooth Product Flow


What we Look for in

Environment “I”

“WE”

“IT”

“ITS”

Relationships & Culture Environment

Team


Smooth Product Flow


Starter Ques;ons for an

Integral Agile Team Assessment

•  Lives Agile values & practices?•  Tolerates ambiguity and uncertainty?•  Feels free to take leadership?

“I”

“WE”

“IT”

“ITS”


•  Purposes of ceremonies fulfilled?•  Sufficient technical practices?•  Pivotal roles filled completely?

EnvironmentTeam

Mindset Practices & Roles

•  A real “We” or “I’s”?•  Shared, compelling purpose?•  Conflict creates positive outcomes?

•  Easy access to technical envs?•  Work flows to team at right level

of vision and granularity?•  Deployment is smooth and fast?


Helping Teams Increase Health

Key Skills for you to Develop

“I”

“WE”

“IT”

“ITS”

Teaching and Mentoring:People can be given the knowledge and demonstrable skill needed to

help them move fully into their Agile roles and enact the practices

completely.Team

Professional Coaching: Team members can be helped to

handle, with grace, the ambiguity & complexity and the pushes & pulls

of the modern work world

Facilitation:Teams can be helped to leverage

the conflict & diversity inherent in a collaborative environment in a way that values relationship and results.

Analysis Tools:Teams can more successfully

influence an external environment that does not always provide

agility in the way we would like.

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