15. Examples Fixed price/fixed date/unknown scope Analysis paralysis Kill the messenger, ignore the message Stick to the plan at all costs Micromanagement Punish mistakes, no learning Taking no risks, making no decisions Operation successful, patient killed The list is endless…
17. Making mistakes is normal No mistakes = taking no risks = accomplish nothing Mistakes are part of the learning process Don’t punish Create a culture of learning
19. Transparancy Yes, we make mistakes Yes, we’re not perfect Mistakes are visible So that we can learn and adapt… …together
20. Choose your measurements carefully You get what you measure Choose the correct level of measurement Measurement system should enhance collaboration Beware of conflicts in interests
27. Complexity is hard to predict All models are wrong, but some are useful. (George E. P. Box) In theory, there is nodifferencebetweentheory and practice. In practice, there is!“ (Chuck Reid)
28. Productdesign A project is not a production process, it’s a product design process. We don’t know what we want We don’t know how to get there We need to discover and adapt We need to prove our assumptions Collaboration creates knowledgeSpecialization impedes knowledge
34. PRINCE2 against fear Project Board is accountable Project Manager is only responsible for the project’s process as agreed on by the Project Board Known method which gives the Project Board explicit means of control Tolerances Management by exception
35. Scrum against fear Promise little, create results fast Uncertainty part of the deal Team results are more important then individual results Multi-skilled team Strong customer collaboration Mistake? No problem Plan is a guideline, not written in stone
37. Scrum against complexity Simple planning process Simple analysis process Incremental product creation/delivery Prove assumptions by creating software, not by creating a model.
38. Conclusion Projects are more successful when the ability to learn is enhanced. Enhance collaboration Accept uncertainties Proceed iteratively in small steps Create a culture of learning and adapting Prove assumptions fast