The document outlines a framework for transforming organizations into high-performing teams through a leadership mindset that embraces agility and supports self-organization. It discusses the importance of shifting from a traditional management structure to one that values collaborative initiative and customer-driven outcomes. Additionally, it presents a twelve-step process for evolving an organization's project management approach towards agility.

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12 STEPS TO
TRANSFORM YOUR
ORGANIZATION
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MENSCHGEIST GMBH
leadership
mindset
Creating
organisation
of high
performing
teams
Agile characterizes a system's essence. Coaching assists in managing this system effectively.
Leading such a system requires proficiency in navigating complexity and empowering self-
organized individuals. These encompass the three facets of supportive actions under Menschgeist.

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LEVERAGING THE SUPERPOWERS
OF YOUR TEAMS…
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Pierre E. NEIS
CAC5, CEST, CBAC, CSPPO, CSP, CSPO, PSM, PAA
Talk: How is Agile HR involved
with Agile transformation
https://www.projectmanagement.com/
videos/658962/agile-human-resources--a-
disciplined-viewpoint
Trusted Magazine:Q&A with
Pierre E. NEIS
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ADVISORY, DESIGN, SUPERVISION

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Structure:
focus on career
within the
company;
individual
value
organisation: focus
on business value,
customer value
Management driven
a lot of decoupled
individual initiatives
customer driven
a few high valuable
and value bringing
initiatives

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Structure
Organization
BOSS
Orders
assumption is made that a
single person has the
whole knowledge
subordinates execute
orders, managers are
planing and executing
LEADERS
assumption is made that
leaders gives a direction
and participants are
focusing to deliver as
much value possible to the
organization

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Corporate
Structure
organisation playing
the game of agile
Robustness
Responsiveness
high control
high
consistency
growth $$$$
customer response
pro activity
mastery
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Paradigm 1 Paradigm 2 Paradigm 3 Paradigm 4 Paradigm 5
Management
control
Management
support
Patterns precedes data Data precedes patterns

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Unknown
AO
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Paradigm 1 Paradigm 2 Paradigm 3 Paradigm 4 Paradigm 5
Agility Awaken Rubicon A Venture AO
Waterfall Lean Agile
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Productivity
Busy

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SMALLSTEPS
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STEP “0”
Thedefaultsituationwhenthecompanyisnotyetknown
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Operations
Management
Scrum Master/Product Owner
Customer
User
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Management
Operations
Customer

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STEP “1”
Wehaveaprojectmanagerbutnoknowledgeofprojectmanagement
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Operations
Management
Scrum Master/Product Owner
Customer
User
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Management
Operations
Customer

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STEP “2”
Aprojectapproach:oneproject=adedicatedteam
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Operations
Management
Scrum Master/Product Owner
Customer
User
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Management
Operations
Customer

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STEP “3”
Thebeginningofaproto-agile
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Operations
Management
Scrum Master/Product Owner
Customer
User
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Management
Operations
Customer

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STEP “4”
Improvedproto-agile
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Operations
Management
Scrum Master/Product Owner
Customer
User
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Management
Operations
Customer

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STEP “5”
Proto-scrum
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Operations
Management
Scrum Master/Product Owner
Customer
User
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Management
Operations
Customer

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OldScrum
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Operations
Management
Scrum Master/Product Owner
Customer
User
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Management
Operations
Customer

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Scrum
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Operations
Management
Scrum Master/Product Owner
Customer
User
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Management
Operations
Customer

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Agile
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Operations
Management
Scrum Master/Product Owner
Customer
User
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Management
Operations
Customer

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STEP “9”
Switch
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Operations
Management
Scrum Master/Product Owner
Customer
User
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Management
Operations
Customer

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Scrum Master/Product Owner
Customer
User
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Management
Operations
Customer
STEP “10”
TheHack
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Scrum Master/Product Owner
Customer
User
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Management
Operations
Customer
STEP “11”
TheAgileOrganisation
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TheExtend
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PLEXUS
PLATFORM
PROJECTS OR
SWARMS

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WHAT ARE YOUR
THOUGHTS
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