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ALE 2015 un-CONFERENCE recap by Simeon Kisyov
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
Real optionswe cannot predict the future so we crave
alternatives, to go there as safely as possible
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
• Is it option or is it commitment?• When to commit / when it expires?• Do it only when needed• Do you need rollback option?
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
Is it possible we price our options and make the value transparent – so it is clear ‘why’?
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
* One thing you never did is give your boss bad news, because if he was sidetracked, you were sidetracked
* GM has long been known for hiring people who “individually were the best and brightest” but later channeled into a system that rewarded conformity
* Literally, silence can kill
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
leader’s job is to address and, when needed, change a company’s culture
• Involve everybody• Honor the good in your current culture• Use short cultural statements / visualize them• Focus on a few critical shifts in behavior• Integrate formal and informal interventions
(new rules, metrics, and incentives) – make them transparent
• Monitor progress and adjust• BEGIN and be persistent
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
Is there anything we would change in our company culture?
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
Design thinking
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
• Focus on people / customers and their needs• Use: observations, interviews,
brainstorming, prototyping• Think outside of the box => innovative
solutions
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
What could we do to inspire creativity and outside-of-the-box thinking?
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
How do we engage everybody into the decision making to encourage commitment?
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
• Endorphin – sugar; pleasure; laugh; sex• Dopamine – celebrate small goals achieved• Serotonin – say ‘thank you’ – recognize folks work; exercise • Oxytocin – hugs; gifts• Cortisol – stress / prevents creativity
May we help rising the happy hormones?
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
• Distract with side project• Spread the activity in time• Focus on the value• Gamify• Skipping is not an option• Let the team chose their own reward• Challenge the team – self-organisation• Let the team fail and face the
consequences #ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
Scaling Agile – staff liquidity
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
• You need 3 folks of lvl 3
• Masters should only train
• Start assigning to folks with least options
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
Blockers by count
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
Blockers by days
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
How blockers affect flow
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
What should we measure?
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
BeTtEr TeAmS
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
• Build a common purpose• Encourage leadership• Inspire taking responsibility•Define ground rules• Build feedback loops• Celebrate success• Introduce transparency
Building learning in teams
• Take it slowly – but do take it
• Invest in your idea and make it attractive
• Share your secrets• Involve everyone (even
skeptics)• Create conditions for
learning
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
Would any of them work for us?
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
Recap … of the recap• Real optionsPrice options and make value transparent?• Company CultureChange in company culture? • Design thinkingInspire creativity and outside-of-the-box thinking?• Sociocracy 3.0Engage everybody into decision to encourage commitment?
#ale15 recap by Simeon Kisyov
• Happy hormonesSay ‘thank you’ – recognize achievements?• How to engage folks into not
interesting tasks?• Staff liquidity and scaling
agileMasters should only train? • Measuring blockersWhat should we measure?• Building learning in teamsShall we try new practices?