being an agile change agent

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What does it take to be agile?

What does it take to be agile?

Process

Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a

preference to the shorter timescale.

What does it take to be agile?

Team

Build projects around motivated

individuals. Give them the

environment and support they

need, and trust them to get the job done.

What does it take to be agile?

Technical

Continuous attention to

technical excellence

and good design enhances agility.

What stops us?

What stops us?

Culture

Self organisation is great in theory, but it wont work in our corporate culture

What stops us?

Authority

This is a great idea, and I really want to do it, but

people won't listen and I don't

have the authority to make

this happen

What stops us?

Skillset

I believe in motivated, self

organised teams that write

beautiful code, but I don't know how to make it

happen

Is this how you want to be remembered?

"She would have done great things, but her organisation didn't allow her"

The change agent

THE

SHAPEFUTURE

3 Essential Skills

ShowingLeadership

ExertingInfluence

BuildingRelationships

Leading without authority

Sources of power

"Role power can give you compliance, but relationship power gives commitment"

Sources of influence

Personal

SocialStructural

Alignment

The role of culture

Run the pirate ship

Networking

Power of community

What is YOUR vision?

YOU can make the difference

Siddharta GovindarajToolsForAgile.com

siddharta@silverstripesoftware.com@toolsforagile

Beyond Agile: Tales of Continuous Improvement

http://amzn.to/beyond_agile