A presentation prepared for the Melbourne Data Science meetup group regarding how adopting principles as opposed to practices will result in context specific innovation and joyful working.
2. • Excited by exploring possibilities and redefining the status quo.
• Can feel weighed down by structure and details.
• Connects on a personal level using empathy and nuance, skilled at understanding
broader context of an issue.
• Takes time to consider everyone’s opinions before moving forward.
• Dismissive of concrete reality and risk, happy to pursue unproven ideas.
• Marathon P.B. of 3h 40m 27s
My Personality Type
4. The Division of Labour
GM
Delivery Mgr.
Dev Lead
ETL Dev BI Dev
Arch. Mgr.
Arch. Lead
Info. Arch. Soln. Arch. ETL Dev
Test. Mgr.
Test Lead
Test Analyst Test Analyst
IdeaBrief
DefineRequirements
PreliminaryArchitecture
WinProjectApproval
ResourceAllocation
DetailedAnalysis
Code
PromotiontoTest
Testing
DefectResolution
PromotiontoPreProd
DefectResolution
CutoverDocsProduced
WinCutoverApproval
ProductionCutover
DefectResolution
Resources or Craftsmen?
5. Your firms are built on the Taylor model, and even worse so are your
heads. With your bosses doing the thinking while workers wield the
screwdrivers, you are convinced this is the right way to run a business.
Konosuke Matsushita
Taylorism Takes it Forward
Thanks to Joyce (2012)
6. An Unfortunate Side Effect
The man whose life is spent in performing a few simple operations has no
occasion to exert his understanding or to exercise his invention…the
uniformity of his life corrupts the courage of his mind, and makes him
regard with abhorrence an irregular, uncertain and adventurous life…
Adam Smith
7. Flow Efficiency over Resource Efficiency
Efficient Islands
Perfect State
(Lean)
Wasteland Efficient Ocean
Resource Efficiency
Flow Efficiency
Ideal
Thanks to Modig (2013)
8. Six Steps towards an Authentic Data Organisation
Clarify the Organisational Purpose
Eliminate Handoffs Between the Functional Silos
Grow Master “Data Craftsmen”
Make Your Delivery Flow Visible
Instill Continuous Improvement
Challenge the Whole
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
Thanks to Marshall (2014)
9. Clarify the Organisational Purpose
survive long term as a company by improving and evolving how we deliver
good products for the customer
• zero defects
• 100% value added
• 1x1 continuous flow, on demand, to the customer
• security for its people
Thanks to Pink (2009)
10. Eliminate Handoffs between Silos
Attach Work to People
Resource Efficiency
Attach People to Work
Flow Efficiency
BI Dev.
ETL Dev.
Tester
Customer
Coach
ETL Resource
Analyst
Thanks to Modig (2013)
11. Develop Master “Data Craftsmen”
Attach Work to People
Resource Efficiency
Attach People to Work
Flow Efficiency
Craftsmen
Craftsmen
Craftsmen
Customer
Coach
Craftsmen
ETL Resource
Thanks to Modig (2013)
12. Make Your Delivery Flow Visible
Modelling
Development
Acceptance
CUSTOMER
I would like <thing>
Release
Visualise Queues & Performance
Pull not Push
Keep your Unit of Work Small, and Limited
Information Flow
Value Flow
Thanks to Modig (2013)
13. Instill Continuous Improvement
vision (∞)
challenge (2-3 years)
target state (3-6 months)
obstacles
P
D
C
A
P
D
C
A
improvement PDCA
cycles
current state
Thanks to Rother (2010)
14. Challenge the Whole
Interior Exterior
Individual
Peoples beliefs and
mindset
Peoples behavior
Collective
Organisational
culture
Organisational
systems (structures,
process and practices)
Thanks to Laloux (2014), Dweck (2007), Argyris (1974)
• Theory X vs. Theory Y
• Fixed vs. Growth
• Double Loop Learning
• Action Theories
• Collaborative Communication
• Self Management
• Wholeness
• Evolutionary Purpose