In my session I discuss 7 organisational and managerial habits that promote Agile implementation. All 7 habits are taken from vast experience of working in many organisations, and are demonstrated with real life examples of using (or not using) each of them along the way. Agile culture and mindset is about breaking old habits and ways of thinking and embrace new ones. Although this is usually about managing soft skills, managers are expecting to see the success with empirical data and valuable results. In my session I will relate these behavioural changes with empiric measurements, some are directly impacted by the behavioural change and some indirectly impacted. I find that these habits or principals also relevant in other aspects of life, and as a mother of 4 I also spice the lecture with examples from parenthood which, in my opinion, has many similarities to management in the new era. The inspiration for this talk was the great book by Charles Duhigg “The Power of Habit” and I have already presented it as “Pecha Kucha” in another conference.

1. Michal Epstein
Agile Coach
michal@agilesparks.com

2. Practical tips for making a
real change

4. Paul
O’Neill

5. Habit of

6. 1.
Vision

7. http://stateofagile.versionone.com
12th State of Agile Report

8. From VISION to ACTION

9. VisionVision
ActionActionMeasu
re
Measu
re

10. Vision:
TTM
Vision:
TTM
Action:
- Technical
- Product
Action:
- Technical
- Product
Measure:
-
Automation
, Stability
- Feedback
Measure:
-
Automation
, Stability
- Feedback

11. Keystone
Habit
“Habit that have the power to start a chain
reaction
and change other habits along the way”

12. SAFE
TY
SAFE
TY
Increase
workers
awareness
of problems
Increase
workers
awareness
of problems
Keep list of
suggestions
to prevent
injuries
Keep list of
suggestions
to prevent
injuries
Improved
communicat
ion system
Improved
communicat
ion system
Autonomy
for workers
to shut
down
production
line
Autonomy
for workers
to shut
down
production
line
Measure
workers
productivity
Measure
workers
productivity

13. QUALI
TY
QUALI
TY
Increase
ownership
Increase
ownership
Improve
engineerin
g practices
Improve
engineerin
g practices
Improve
collaborati
on
between
organizatio
n units
Improve
collaborati
on
between
organizatio
n units
Improve
customer
collaborati
on
Improve
customer
collaborati
on
Enhance
feedback
loop
Enhance
feedback
loop

14. 2.
Communicat
e

15. Transpare
ncy
Transpare
ncy
Engagem
ent
Engagem
ent TrustTrust
C O M M U N I C A
T I O N

16. http://www.countryside-maryville.org/the-importance-

17. Periodically All Hands
Meeting

18. http://absinc.org/are-painful-meetings-too-

20. 3.
Ambiguity

21. Dr. Nick Udall, nowhere

22. http://soytopp.com/author/soytopp
Grow self

24. https://highfve.com/blog/how-spotify-built-one-of-the-best-engineering-
Spotify Engineering Culture

25. www.parenting.com/fertility/planning/family-planning-options-when-youre-

26. 4.
Authenticit
y

27. “We cannot TELL people what to do, We
can make them BE PART of the change”
Paul
O’Neill

28. “I”
“We”
“Me”
“US”
“You”
“They”
“He/She”
“It”

30. 5.
Feedback

31. Behaviors
Habtis
Mindset
Behaviors
Habtis
Mindset
ProcessProcess OutcomesOutcomes
-Are we above the
line?
-Are we being
authentic?
-Org. structure
-Slack for failures
-Customer
collaboration
-Higher quality
-Improved TTM
-Happier employees

32. 6. Journey

33. Always Challenge your Comfort
Zone

34. 7.

35. Stuart Miles/FreeDigitalPhotos.ne
Organization
al change is
on it’s way
We are half
way for the
release,
maybe for
next one
Too many
production
issues and fre
fghting for the
moment
Our next
release is
diferent…
and already
completely
planned

36. Imgfip.com

37. The 7
Habits:
1.Vision
2.Communic
ate
3.Ambiguity
4.Authentic
ty
5.Feedback
michal@agilespark
s.com