Presentation from Prague Agile Kitchen.
Which problems can be related to directive approach? What are the advantages of the self-organizing teams? What are the risks? And finally - how to archive team self-organization?
2. Directive Approach
• Well known and simple to understand
• Manager is a key player
• Uses external motivation
• No “fine tuning”
External combustion engine
3. Problems with Directive Approach
• Manager is not always an expert
• Manager becomes a bottleneck
• Micro-management
• Low bus factor
9. Retrospective
• Goals and priorities
• What helps us?
• What holds back?
• Reveal problems
• Find solutions
• Plan first steps
• Agreement, commitments
10. Five Dysfunctions of a Team
invulnerability
artificial harmony
ambiguity
low standards
status and ego
11. Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions
1. LACK OF TRUST
Practices:
• Be more vulnerable
• Personal history exercise
• Team effectiveness exercise
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®
• 360 degree feedback
12. A Key to Team Success
Google’s Project Aristotle:
2 years research on 180 teams
13. Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions
2. FEAR OF CONFLICT
Practices:
• Explanation
• Conflict-mining
• Control the level
• Thomas-Kilmann conflict mode Instrument
14. Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions
3. LACK OF COMMITMENT
Practices:
• Review key decisions
• SMART
• Clear deadlines
• Decisions in low-risk situations
15. Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions
4. AVOIDANCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Practices:
• Publication of goals and standards
• Simple regular reviews
• Team rewards
16. Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions
5. INATTENTION TO RESULTS
Practices:
• Public declaration of results
• Results-based rewards
17. Decision Making
• Do not give the team
ready solutions
• Use open questions
• Let them make THEIR
decisions
19. Action Plan
• Build trust
• Communicate common vision
• Engage the team into … and ways
• Focus on team results
• Start regular retrospectives
• Develop the team through open questions
• Help team with facilitation
• Celebrate
• Feedback from the customer/user