The document discusses the evolution of leadership in agile organizations, emphasizing the need for a mindset shift for leaders to effectively guide their teams in this environment. It highlights the principles of agile leadership, focusing on servant leadership, collaboration, and the need for leaders to foster a culture of trust and safety. The content outlines the differences between traditional and agile management approaches, providing insights into fostering organizational success through adaptive leadership methodologies.

1. SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
A DIFFERENT MINDSET
PITT AGILE

2. AARON KOPEL
CEO, Project Brilliant

3. Organizations
rangingfrom
2 to85,000 people

4. NOTABLE CLIENTS
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5. TONIGHT’S TOPIC…
Agile Leadership
A Different Mindset
Your organization is going Agile and its time for Leaders to lead the way! But
you can’t lead the same way you used to... the approach that got us here
won’t get us there. It’s the new world of Agile and leadership must evolve to
enable the organization to sustain its Agile journey indefinitely.
Agile leadership is different. It takes a different mindset, new mental models,
and an understanding of the new environment we’re trying to create. You’re
now a servant leader who empowers people and communities, and creates
the organizational environment where people can collaborate and experiment
together toward the achievement of a shared vision. Join Aaron Kopel of
Project Brilliant to discuss in more detail, and understand how to get started
on your Agile leadership journey.
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12. TAYLORISM
• Fredrick Taylor
• Scientific Management
• Early 1900s

14. WATERFALL
Requirements
Design
Analysis
Test
Code / Build
Deploy
-Dr. Winston Royce
Father of “Waterfall”
Managing the Development of Large Software System
”…the implementation described
above is risky and invites failure.”

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16. SCRUM
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20. SYSTEM OPTIMIZING GOALS?
• Customer Value
• Adaptability
• End-to-end cycle time
• Personal secrecy
• Ideation
• Busy-ness
• Management bonuses
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“Indirect Wishes” (desired outcomes)
• Increase Revenue
• Reduce Cost
• Increase Innovation
Effectiveness over Efficiency

21. BARRIERS TO AGILE ADOPTION
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-VersionOne state of Agile Survey

22. CAUSES OF FAILURE IN AGILE
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-VersionOne state of Agile Survey

23. STACEY MATRIX & COMPLEXITY
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WHAT
HOW

24. HOW DID WE GET HERE - TAYLORISM
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Fredrick Taylor
Scientific Management
Cogs in a machine,
working on cogs in a machine

25. HOW DID WE GET HERE - WATERFALL
Requirements
Design
Analysis
Test
Code / Build
Deploy
-Dr. Winston Royce
Father of “Waterfall”
From Managing the Development of
Large Software System
”…the implementation described
above is risky and invites failure.”

26. MANAGEMENT THEORY - MCGREGOR
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Graphic from: http://allhandnote.blogspot.com/2013/05/theory-x-and-theory-y.html

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People
are not
Resources

28. KNOWLEDGE WORKERS
•Autonomy
•Mastery
•Purpose
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29. Optimize the flow of
value by using Scrum.
Scrum Master
Referee & Change Agent
SCRUM ROLES
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3-9 dedicated Development Team members + PO + SM

30. ALIGNING TEAMS FOR VALUE DELIVERY
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UI Team
Messaging Team
Bus Logic Team
Database Team
Application Team
Feature
1
Feature
2
Feature
3
UI
Messaging
Bus Logic
Database
Application
Feature
Team
1
Feature
Team
2
Feature
Team
3
Feature TeamComponent Team

31. SELF-MANAGING TEAMS (AKA SELF-ORGANIZING)
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32. TRADITIONAL FUNCTIONAL MANAGER
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+
- +
-
PO
Dev
Team

33. “T-SHAPED” PEOPLE
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DepthofExpertise Breadth of Skills
Java
Doc
Javascript
UI
QA
DBA
iOS

34. SYSTEMS THINKING & MODELING
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35. TRADITIONAL VS. AGILE
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37. LEADERSHIP AGILITY COMPASS
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Leadership Agility
Joiner & Josephs

38. LEADERSHIP AGILITY STAGES (JOINER & JOSPEPHS)
• Tactical, Problem solving orientation
• believes that leaders are respected and followed by other because of their
authority and expertise.
Expert(~45%)
• Strategic, outcome orientation
• Believes that leaders motivate others by making it challenging and satisfying to
contribute to larger objectives.
Achiever (~35%)
• Visionary, facilitative orientation
• Believes that leaders articulate an innovative, inspiring vision that bring together
the right people to transform the vision into reality. Leaders empower others and
actively facilitate their development.
Catalyst (~10%)
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Pre-Heroic (~10%)
Heroic
(conventional)
Post-Heroic
(post-conventional)

39. LEADERSHIP AGILITY - KEY ASPECTS
Key Aspects Expert Achiever Catalyst
Mindset… I My Way We
Best way to get work done is… Clone Me Manipulate Experiment
Personal motivation… Smart Moving Up Coach
Influence through… Command Buy-in Safety & Trust
Communication style… 1 : 1 1 : Many Many : Many
Organizational view… Tactical Strategic Visionary
Focused on… Tasks Results Goals
People are… Problems Pawns Assets
Team engagement… Doer Compete Collaborate
Feedback from subordinates… Uninterested On/Off Bus Listen & Integrate
Motivation through… Busy / Output Stretch Goals Transparency
Authority from… Expertise Hierarchy Empowerment
Systems thinking view… Local Regional Global
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40. REINVENTING ORGANIZATIONS – LALOUX CULTURE MODEL
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Book: Reinventing Organizations (Laloux)
Graphic & animation: Peter Green

41. CULTURE FOLLOWS STRUCTURE
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© Trail Ridge Consulting, Pete Behrens

42. COMPETING VALUES FRAMEWORK
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43. SIX LEADERSHIP TEAM ATTRIBUTES
1. Small (3-10 people) enough to be effective.
2. Genuinely trust each other and can be vulnerable
with each other.
3. Regularly engage in unfiltered conflict around
important issues.
4. Leave meetings with clear-cut active and specific
agreements around decisions.
5. Hold one another accountable to commitments and
behaviors.
6. Members are focused on Team #1 (ahead of their
own departments).
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The Advantage, by Patrick Lencioni

44. IN CLOSING…
• Agile organizations play a completely different game
than their waterfall ancestors.
• Agile Leadership requires a different mindset.
• Focus on the organizational system and enablement
of knowledge workers.
• Promote trust and safety.
• Culture is a reflection of leadership.
• Culture follows Structure.
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46. CERTIFICATION CLASSES IN PITTSBURGH
Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM)
Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 14-15
Discount code: PittAgile
www.ProjectBrilliant.com/events
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47. Thank you!
Aaron Kopel - CEO
Certified Scrum Trainer (CST)
Cetified Enterprise Coach (CEC)
Aaron@ProjectBrilliant.com
317.253.8500
@aakopel
Linkedin.com/in/aaronkopel
Project Brilliant, LLC
450 E. 96th St.
Suite 500
Indianapolis, IN 46240