How agile practices can be aligned with the existing mindset of teams and organization?
Gaurav DhooperAssistant Vice President| GenpactNoida, U.P., India
It's about being agile and not just doing agile. How the best practices of Agile approach or philosophy can best be aligned with existing mindset without pushing but embracing them. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
Key point is to understand the definition of Agile: is a way of thinking and behave with focus on client, value and quality. The reason to use Agile is to gain into agility which definition is: Be able respond to a wide variety of unexpected external surprises and create external surprises.Being agile will assist businesses who face unpredictable circumstances. Are those my definitions? Not at all. Are the definitions create where Agile was born in 1990. With that on hand you have to transform the enteprise architecture to be aligned to that. In fact, inside that place, the framework for creating Agile based enterprises has been stated. Search for Rick Dove´s work due to Rick was our program leader on the forum where Agile was born. Saving Changes...
Gaurav DhooperAssistant Vice President| GenpactNoida, U.P., India
I agree with you Sergio but at the same time Agile is also about behavioral change which I believe starts from top to bottom:)
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1 reply by Sergio Luis Conte
May 17, 2019 10:34 AM
Sergio Luis Conte
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Behaviour is one of the variables that belongs to business layer inside the enterprise architecture. Dependin on the model you use to understand the business layer (we use Tom Peter´s Seven S) behavour belongs to style and shared values variable. So, it is not from bottom or from top, is a coninium. In fact, could be said that is more from top because those variables must be aligened to strategy where strategy is the way organizations answer to environment.
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
May 17, 2019 10:13 AM
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I agree with you Sergio but at the same time Agile is also about behavioral change which I believe starts from top to bottom:)
Behaviour is one of the variables that belongs to business layer inside the enterprise architecture. Dependin on the model you use to understand the business layer (we use Tom Peter´s Seven S) behavour belongs to style and shared values variable. So, it is not from bottom or from top, is a coninium. In fact, could be said that is more from top because those variables must be aligened to strategy where strategy is the way organizations answer to environment.
1. There is no such thing as a best practice. Practices are good or bad depending on the context of an initiative.
2. You cannot be agile WITHOUT changing mindset. But how you change mindset is through practice, coaching, and support.
Kiron
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2 replies by Gaurav Dhooper and Stéphane Parent
May 17, 2019 12:01 PM
Gaurav Dhooper
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Thanks Kiron. Very true.
May 17, 2019 8:03 PM
Stéphane Parent
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Sounds like quantum practices! LOL!
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Gaurav DhooperAssistant Vice President| GenpactNoida, U.P., India
May 17, 2019 10:57 AM
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1. There is no such thing as a best practice. Practices are good or bad depending on the context of an initiative.
2. You cannot be agile WITHOUT changing mindset. But how you change mindset is through practice, coaching, and support.
Kiron
Thanks Kiron. Very true. Saving Changes...
Gaurav DhooperAssistant Vice President| GenpactNoida, U.P., India
May 17, 2019 10:34 AM
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Behaviour is one of the variables that belongs to business layer inside the enterprise architecture. Dependin on the model you use to understand the business layer (we use Tom Peter´s Seven S) behavour belongs to style and shared values variable. So, it is not from bottom or from top, is a coninium. In fact, could be said that is more from top because those variables must be aligened to strategy where strategy is the way organizations answer to environment.
Thanks Sergio. This is really insightful. Saving Changes...
Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
May 17, 2019 10:57 AM
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1. There is no such thing as a best practice. Practices are good or bad depending on the context of an initiative.
2. You cannot be agile WITHOUT changing mindset. But how you change mindset is through practice, coaching, and support.
Kiron
Sounds like quantum practices! LOL!
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1 reply by Kiron Bondale
May 18, 2019 10:27 AM
Kiron Bondale
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Schrodinger was an agilist :-)
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Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Recognition that there is no one magic potion or silver bullet is steps closer to having the frame of mind to be successful. The growth mindset and realization that past experiences and collected skills all stand as the practitioners tool set - regardless of the approach.
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1 reply by Gaurav Dhooper
May 18, 2019 12:03 AM
Gaurav Dhooper
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I agree with you Andrew. Thanks for your views.
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Gaurav DhooperAssistant Vice President| GenpactNoida, U.P., India
May 17, 2019 9:47 PM
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Recognition that there is no one magic potion or silver bullet is steps closer to having the frame of mind to be successful. The growth mindset and realization that past experiences and collected skills all stand as the practitioners tool set - regardless of the approach.
I agree with you Andrew. Thanks for your views. Saving Changes...
Ronald NewtonManager, Data Engineering| T-Mobile USA, Inc.Overland Park, Ks, United States
Agile at its core is a mindset, we need to strive to get ourselves and everyone in the organization in the right mindset for Agile achieve maximal results. Ideally this mindset grows at all levels: top, middle, and bottom.
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1 reply by Gaurav Dhooper
May 18, 2019 10:12 AM
Gaurav Dhooper
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I agree Ronald. Thanks for sharing your perspective.
