build it like sports teams
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BUILD IT LIKE SPORTS TEAMSVinod Kumaar R
INTROApplication Developer
Agile CoachThoughtWorks
IMAGINARY STORY
A new government takes over, wants to make the country come first in sports
WORLD CUP
We want the trophy this world cup!
COACH
Best player, coach or someone from a top club
TRAINING PROGRAM
Have an intense two week training
Do it indoors, getting a playing field is expensive
CONFERENCE
Attend football conference, meet lots of great footballers
PEP TALK
For 100 years we have been waiting for ……
GO, BRING THE CUP
TYPICAL AGILE ADOPTION
BUILD IT LIKE SPORTS TEAMS
VISION
What do you want? End goals, no cliches
Who owns it? How long can you wait?
COMMON CLICHES
Stories
Standups
Sprints
Scrum masters
MEASURE OF SUCCESS
Short term metrics make us concentrate on trivial things
FACILITIES
Good hardware is not a luxury, it is a necessity
DEGREE OF AUTONOMY
ADVANCED BEGINNER
Management gets too involved with the coaches and bring their own customizations & standardizations
way too soon
SHU HA RI
TRAINING
Certifications are not training!
BICYCLE SKILLS
TEAM COMPOSITION
Rookies don’t learn by watching the greats, they play along them and learn
Diversity
Expertise
CHANGE
People like to buy, but don’t like to get something sold to them
Δ∝Ω
NO SUPERSTARS
☓
TIME SCALE
90 DAY DASH
PERSISTENCE
The scale is in the order of months and years, not
in days & weeks
RECAPVision & Ownership
Training
Facilities Autonomy
Shu Ha RiBicycle skills
Team composition No superstars
Resistance to change
Time scale
Persistence
