Building High Performing Teams…




Nish Mahanty
@nishmahanty
…Awesome Business Outcomes




Nish Mahanty
Why Agile?
Okay, we’re Agile.

            Now what?
A framework for
building high performing teams
who can “Get (the right) Stuff Done”
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Deconstructing the problem
Building high performing teams
to deliver awesome business outcomes
Building high performing teams
     who know the   business
to deliver awesome business outcomes
Building high performing teams
who know how to work together
to deliver awesome business outcomes
Building high performing teams
            who want
to deliver awesome business outcomes
Building high performing teams
   empowered to change things
to deliver awesome business outcomes
Building high performing teams
        who know the business,
     know how to work together,
   are empowered to change things,
             and who want
to deliver awesome business outcomes
know the   business
Vision, brand,                       customer
              values, goals,               satisfaction data
              strategies
                                             KPIs based on business goals
       quarterly results, annual goals


                   market research
                                    double jacking, usability testing

           business value of each story,
           business impact of each decision              value chain
                                         Extra focus for distributed teams

know the   business
want to deliver
want to deliver
Video




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc
http://www.danpink.com/articles
want to deliver
want to deliver
want to deliver
know how to work   together
Ranked Discriminators of Most and Least Effective Knowledge Teams


                        Trust
    Goodwill/Cooperation
          Clarity of Purpose
     Information Available
  Inspirational Leadership
       Group Brainstorming
    Respect for Individuals
      Conflict Management
              Team Learning
                  Autonomy
         Project Leadership
        Alignment of Values
      Climate for Creativity
     Equipment & Facilities
      Appropriate Pressure
  Market/Client Awareness
  Scientific/Tech. Expertise


http://www.kteams.com.au/page/research_basis_for_ktep.html
http://www.infoq.com/presentations/teamwork-an-individual-skill
Chris Avery:
             Building Teams

   align goals
   make & keep agreements
   clear direction & purpose


know how to work   together
know how to work   together
know how to work   together
Distributed teams...

communication channels
face to face
build trust
empowered to   change things
“A bad system, will defeat a good
person, every time.”

W.E. Deming
Building high performing teams
        who know the business,
     know how to work together,
   are empowered to change things,
             and who want
to deliver awesome business outcomes
Let them at it!
We’re Hiring

@nishmahanty
nish.mahanty@myob.com
Effective teams need effective
individuals...

7 Habits
GTD
Know Yourself
Hiring...

Fit
Motivation
Skills
Build a common vision

Agile Australia Conference 2012 - Building High Performing Teams - to deliver awesome business outcomes