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12 Agile Adoption Failure Modes
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TWELVE Agile Adoption Failure Modes
Barry Mullan, Rally Software
About Me
http://bit.ly/12-failure-modes
A Better Approach
WAY
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WASTEREDUCE
ELIMINATE
PRODUCTIONAlways, 7%
Often, 13%
Sometimes,
16%
Rarely
Used, 19%
Never
Used, 45%
UNECESSARY
Standish Group Study, reported by CEO Jim Johnson, XP2002
64% of Product
Features Never or
Rarely Used
WAITING
PROCESSING STEP
FOR THE
NEXT
ATTACK
POOR
QUALITY
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AVOIDCONTEXT
SWITCHING
ERADICATEPROJECT
RISKS
DELIVER
HIGHEST VALUE FIRST
RELEASEEARLY AND OFTEN
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MEASUREOUTCOMESNOT OUTPUTS
FASTFAIL
Failure Mode
#1
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checkbookcommitments
unengaged
JUST DO IT!
immediateRESULTS
Organizational
Change
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samemetrics
Failure Mode
#2
Culture that doesn’tSupport CHANGE
FOLLOWthe PLAN
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ENFORCEDStandard of Work
Governance = Conformance
Standard of Work is static
Cross-organizational uniform
Detailed documentation
PMO as enforcers
Failure Mode
#3
RetrospectivesIneffective use of
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Retrospectiveswhat we mean by
NONE
Ignored
There is
absolutely
nothing
wrong!
NOAction
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Failure Mode
#4
ignore needed
INFRASTRUCTURE
StableEnvironment?
TANSTAAFL
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Failure Mode
#5
lack of fullplanning participation
why?
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who can commit?
waiting for decisions =
WASTE
conversation
more INSIGHTS
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commitment
Failure Mode
#6
unavailableproduct owner
too manyproduct owners
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AGILE asksA LOT of
Product Owners
communicatingtoo busy for all the
AGREEMENT
on Priorities
commitment
with team
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Failure Mode
#7
bad scrum masters
COMMANDCONTROL
an
d
low moraleLower IQs
an
d
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serve andfacilitate
removeimpediments
Cleanmesses
up
Failure Mode
#8
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not having anonsite evangelist
whocares?
wholistens?
remoteroadkill?
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advise, motivate protect and serve
Failure Mode
#9
team lackingauthority
red tapedecisions
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No forming, storming, norming,
performing
empowered teamsamplify learning
inspect and adapt
deliver
high performing
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Failure Mode
#10
not pulledtesting
FORWARD
pushdeliver
to
pileddebt
up
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pileddebt
up
STOPtheLINE
Failure Mode
#11
traditionalperformanceappraisals
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manager’s yearlyevaluation
individualheroicsrewarded
frequent teamevaluation
team contributionrewarded
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Failure Mode
#12
REVERTINGto form
CHANGE is HARD
What now?
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12 Adoption Failure Modes
• “Checkbook commitments” from executive management
• A culture that does not support learning
• Ineffective use of the retrospective
• Failure to pay attention to the infrastructure required
• Inability to get everyone in the planning meetings
• Unavailable product owner, or too many product owners who can’t agree
• Bad ScrumMasters
• Not having an onsite evangelist for remote locations
• Teams lacking authority and decision-making ability
• Not pulling Testing forward into Definition of “Done”
• Continuing to rely on a performance appraisal system
• Reverting to form, embracing the evil we know
CALLACTION
Think about the 12 Agile Adoption Failure Modes
What ONE failure mode are you PREPARED to ATTACK?
Create an ACTION PLAN
Hold a SELF-RETROSPECTIVE 30 days from now
Put the date in your Blackberry RIGHT NOW!
TO This Way
To
Agile
Success
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