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Leading self-managed teams
B Y A N G E L D I A Z - M A R O T O
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2.
Promises
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3.
Of course the requirements are completely clear

4.
··· I don't know what is this guy talking about ···

5.
You will have it next Monday!

6.
I'll take care personally

7.
I'm a true leader

8.
... on Monday ....
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You'r not committed!

10.
"Agile is a great way to stop breaking promises."
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11.
Leadership ?
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Leadership: Ability of an individual to influence a system taking care
of a purpose.
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13.
"Scrum Teams are self-organizing ... Self-organizing teams
choose how best to accomplish their work, rather than being
directed by others ..."
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14.
Self-Organization ?
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Organizing: make arrangements or preparations
for an event or activity.
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16.
"Scrum Teams are ... self-managing, meaning they
internally decide who does what, when, and how."
Scrum guide 2020

17.
Self-Management ?
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Management: Planning, follow up and control of activities directed
to achieve a specific result.
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19.
Self-Management ?
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20.
The team is not committed to my GOAL!

21.
Commitment
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knowledge leverage
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23.
Trust
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Naive Trust vs. Informed trust
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Nurture a team that fulfil their promises.
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26.
Building Impeccable teams
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27.
New type of commitment
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Commitment to complete the task assigned to
me by my boss
Commitment to deliver a "Done"
product increment that is valuable to
the customer
Reformulate the decisional boundaries to be coherent with the new type of commitment

29.
It is not coherent to acquire a commitment
when the factors associated with it are not
controlled by the one who commits.
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30.
Coherence
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31.
CARE
Results
Commitment
Conversation
Actions
The anatomy
of actions

32.
Evoke transformation
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33.
Leadership
Trust
fulfilled promises
Articulated promises
Impeccable teams
The anatomy
of Trust

34.
Lead with consciousness and intention
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Articulate promises for self-management
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1) Articulate the GOAL
Relevant (Care)
Clear
Representation of the future
Conditions of satisfaction
Accepted

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1) Articulate the GOAL in Scrum
Relevant (Sprint Goal - Commitment -)
Clear
Representation of the future
(Refinement, User Stories)
Conditions of satisfaction
(Acceptance Criteria)
Accepted (Sprint planning)

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2) Ensure the required level of ABILITY
Know (knowledge)
Can (authority & instruments)
Development Level (Experience)

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2) Ensure the required level of ABILITY in Scrum
Know (Refinement, Spikes)
Can (impediment removal, "protection")
Development Level (retrospective, SM leadership)

42.
3) Define clear BOUNDARIES
Common understanding of context
Client / Executor
Time limits

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3) Define clear BOUNDARIES in Scrum
Common understanding of context (rules of Scrum, DoD)
Client / Executor (Stakeholders, Sprint Review)
Time limits (Sprint, TimeBox)

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4) Hold commitment
Raise awareness (if commitment is in danger)
Celebrate (if commitment is fulfilled)
Instruct to repair & correct (if commitment is broken)

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4) Hold commitment in Scrum
Raise awareness (Daily Scrum)
Celebrate (Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective)
Instruct to repair & correct (Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective)

48.
Articulating promises
GOAL
ABILITY BOUNDARIES
Hold
commitment

49.
Commitments in Scrum
Product Backlog -> Product Goal
Sprint Backlog -> Sprint Goal
Increment -> Definition of Done

50.
New level of decisions, coherent
with a level of commitment
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51.
Self-organization?

52.
What if the team doesn't fulfil
their commitment?
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53.
You'r not committed!

54.
Repair & Correct
so it doesn't happen again
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55.
What if the team doesn't fulfil
their promise again?
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56.
Reformulate the promise,
something is missing
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57.
Promises
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Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) Certified Enterprise
Coach (CEC) & Certified Agile Leadership Educator
(CALE) by the Scrum Alliance. Professional Certified
Coach (PCC)
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