This slide is used to present the links between Scrum and Aikido through their core principles.

1. © 2013 KMS Technology

2. &
LONG DANG
KMS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOV 2015

3. WELL, WHY WE ARE HERE?

4. ABOUT ME
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Long Dang
• Engineering Manager at KMS Technology
• 16 years in IT (10 years in management level)
 Mail: longdang@kms-technology.com
 Skype: concabebe 
• Passionate about Agile, Lean, Arts, Martial Arts
 PSM, CSPO

5. AGENDA
• The overviews
• The rumors
• The principles
• The links
• Now what?
• Q&A
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6. The Overviews
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7. 7
• Authors: Jeff Sutherland and
Ken Schwaber
• Codified in 1995
• Framework
• Iterative, Incremental
• Imperical
• Self-organized team
• Cross-functional team

8. The Overviews
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9. 9
• Developed by Morihei Ueshiba
• Codified in 1930‘
• Framework
• Harmony, Connection
• Balance/Center
• Peace of Mind
• Flexibility
• Proper Distance
• Ki
Peaceful Martial Art
Triangular Entrance
Circular Movement
Squarable Balance

10. THE RUMORS
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• Aikido is FAKE
• The BEST Aikido
And it is very EASY
• Or ABSOKUTELY
Disaster!!!
A Forceless style
SCRUM – SIVER BULLET
• Anywhere
• Anyone
• Anything
Extremely EASY
Agile = Scrum

11. THE RUMORS
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BUT it’s true, SCRUM
• Easy to
understand
• Hard to Master
So is Aikido.

12. THE PRINCIPLES
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Harmony vs Collaboration
• Connection vs Interaction
• Respectful vs TRUST
Center vs Influence
Proper Distance vs Estimation.
Ki vs Mindset
Atemi vs Artifact/Practices
Flexible vs Adaptive

13. THE PRINCIPLES
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Being Agile, doing Agile
Being Aikido, doing Aikido

14. THE LINKS
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• Individual & Interaction
Connection
Respectful
TRUST
Partnership
Uke, Tori
Fun

15. THE LINKS
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• Collaboration
• Customer
• Scrum team
Same GOAL
Softly resolve problem
Effectively influence

16. THE LINKS
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• Undone
• Incomplete techniques
• Wrong mindset
FRUSTRATED
ineffective
Compromise
Illusions

17. THE LINKS
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• Response to Change
Adaptive
Redirect when being pushed
Enter when being pulled
Flexibility

18. THE LINKS
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• 3 Pillars
• Transparency
• Inspection
• Adaption

19. THE LINKS
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• Feeling
• Estimation (Ma ai)
• Mind (oneself)
• Smelling

20. THE LINKS
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• Continuous Improvements
• Retrospective every time
“Practice makes perfect”
“Practice properly makes improvements”

21. THE LINKS
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• Patient
• Long run
• Increment

22. THE LINKS
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• Shu – Ha – Ri
Follow
Detach ScrumBut
Transcend

23. NOW WHAT?
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If NOT
Willing to change
Cultural fit
People fit
Commitment
Value
NO
Similarly, NO

24. NOW WHAT?
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Agile methodologies
Kanban
XP
Crystal
Scrumban
DSDM
Hybrid...
Martial art World
Wing chun
Boxing
Judo
Jujitsu
Nhat Nam
MMA...
Choose the most suitable and
VALUEABLE one for your own

25. Q&A
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26. THANK YOU
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