Overcoming Self-organization Blocks

What I Do I help IT organizations to find better ways of doing business. I support teams and individuals who want to improve technically and relationally. Over 20 years in IT clients in three continents and , a U.S. work visa for “extraordinary abilities in Sciences”. More info at http: // andreaprovaglio.com

The Three Elements Of This Talk B ackground Stories Insights

A Few Things I Learned About IT...

Software Is Intangible

Software Is Collaborative

Software Is Heuristic

Unfortunately, We Come From This

We Also Come From This

And From This

The Gap Between How and What Linear. Standardized. Predictable. This space is interesting Intangible. Collaborative. Heuristic.

Agile At Its Core SW Development is non-linear (needs feedback loops) Teams are Systems (need self-organization)

We Can Do Better

But What AboutSelf-organization?

Self-Organization Is Built Into Agile The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams. Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need and trust them to get the job done. Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project. At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly. Image and text from http://agilemanifesto.org

The Agile Triangle Transparency Cultural Change for Organizations and Individuals Continuous Improvement Feedbacks Self-organization

Self-Organization Is Essential Without Self-organization you go back to Command a nd Control (linear processes).

Where Is Your Self-organization? Self-organization can only be enabled, not enforced.

Self-organization Happens And Then... Your self-organizing system needs a lignment with a business goal

Empowering Self-organization? Traits in Leaders This is Emancipation •Share Goals •Identify and Share Traits in Teams constraints •Open Communication •Provide necessary •Commitment and resources and environment accountability to peers •Agree on feedback cycles •Collaboration and •Be available Self-transcendence

A Systemic Organizational Chart Institutional Interactional Influential

A Systemic Organizational Chart Institutional Interactional Influential A system with articulate relationships

Redeﬁning Self-organization As A... Collective Behavior that manifests itself when the individuals take Personal Responsibility in Co-creating a Shared Future

A Few Stories From The Field

Building Fences Divisive T lk a T ing Side Against ... ak Withholding Information Being Pleased by Other’s Fa ilures (even your competitor’s) Pointing Out Other’s Mistakes

Blaming Blocks energy, even when it’s latent. It’s caused by...

Judgement Carried on with superiority and an emotional quality to it.

I Know What You Have To Do Parent Parent Adult Adult Child Child Ego States

Paddling Against The River

Let’s Wrap It Up • Self-organization can only be enabled, not enforced • We are evolving from a purely technical industry • Your organization works better when there is cohesion, a shared goal and everyone is in their place If you change something inside, something outside changes as well.

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