Touchy-feely Impediments to Agile Adoption
What exactly is THE reason Agile adoption fails sometimes and succeeds in others? We’re not quite sure. So why this talk?
Well, we do know some things:
1) The reasons tend to be people-centered.
2) It probably has something to do with human nature and not Agile in specific.
3) Most of us are unaware of the problems.
So, this talk introduces the work of three others from the business/management domain that ring true:
1) Responsibility Redefined
2) The Responsibility Virus
3) The Ladder of Inference
These three points of views are complementary and highlight many of the problems we see today in our organizations. By attending this session you will see many of the mistakes we make again and again and begin to understand how they hinder our work. By seeing the problem, then you have a chance of solving it.
This is a 90 minute talk where I will introduce each of the 3 topics, give each an example, and then open for discussion. These are meant as teasers to get people interested in reading and learning more about each topic. No games, no exercises, just discussion.
For example, I’ll spend about 30 minutes on Avery’s Responsibility Redefined model, give examples of where I’ve caught myself with these problems and what I’ve personally done about them, and then open it up for discussion. Those who want to learn more can pick up Avery’s book, attend a session or two that he’ll probably give at Agile and go to his Knowledge Team leadership training….
The same can be said about the others. This is a presentation to shed some light on these problems so that an attendee now sees the problem, and THAT is the beginning of solving the problem.
As for audience participation, there will be a few simple exercises sprinkled in to bring some points home, but as one commenter said, this is really meant as a seed presentation to get people interested and involved than a tutorial.