1.
UNDERSTANDING
COMPLEXITY
of organizational
& system dynamics
krivitsky.com

2.
Agile Coach
developer, scrum master,
scrum trainer, free-rider,
System thinker
Alexey KRIVITSKY
www.krivitsky.com
www.agiletrainings.eu

3.
“All the dots got connected when looking back…”

4.
OMFG...
Technical organization

5.
Looks a little
over-complicated
to be able to help
you reduce
complexity

6.
Weinberg-Brooks’ Law
More software projects have gone
awry from management’s taking
action based on incorrect system
models than for all other causes
combined.

7.
h2ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbb9gwj7RIc

8.
Causal loop diagrams (CLD)
The primary value in diagrams is in the discussion while
diagramming—we model to have a conversation.

9.
VARIABLES
Cycle
time
Quality
WIP

10.
Cause-effect relationships
Quality
Cycle
time
WIPRework

11.
reinforcing vs. balancing loops
B
A
D
C
B
A
D
C
Reinforcing
« UNSTABLE »
Balancing
« STABILIZING »

12.
Delayed effects
Quality
Cycle
time
WIP
Rework
Motivation

13.
Quick fixes
Quality
Cycle
time
WIPRework
Motivation
Salary

14.
#1: Products on a shared platform
TECHNICAL PLATFORM / ENGINE
CONSUMER PRODUCTS

15.
#2: Satellite products
BACK-END
REST API
CORE FRONT-END MOBILE APPS

16.
#3: Many small sub-products

17.
Play with these VARIABLES
Cycle
time
#
defects
Costs of