Agile has been around for many years in the private enterprise primarily in IT (Software). However, is there an opportunity to use Agile principles, specifically, Radical Management Principles from Steve Denning to government initiatives. In this context, could it be applied to the National Development Plan that is a set of great visionary outcomes for South Africa in 2030.

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2. SMART 2016
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3. Are business
leaders just
focused on the
challenges they
face in their
enterprises or
are they
actively
keeping a low
profile?
#NationalShutUp
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4. Time for change
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5. We must help the youth
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6. Smart GROWTH.co.za – 5 findings from the 2016 report
The National Development Plan needs a significant boost, and an almost business-like application before it can
hope to have its intended impact. We examine how the NDP can be implemented more efficiently and
effectively in an agile way.
Empowering black individuals, most especially entrepreneurs and small to medium-sized enterprises through
Enterprise Development (ED) not only contributes to BEE criteria, but as we will discuss, actively grows the
economy and society.
The global trend of digitisation poses a mass of possibilities and new realms of potential. We profile how
DigitalTransformation is necessary in SouthAfrica to expand the economy, to meet the future as it rushes
onwards, and to capture the benefits.
When embraced,Commercialisation of State-Owned Enterprises, including partial privatisation, has been
successful in South Africa. We investigate the middle ground for SOEs and how to capitalize on leading
examples.
Though it is no panacea for the nation’s ills, enhancing Education Outcomes is the most pertinent area in which
reform and improvement can manifest rapidly. We will explore positive trends and discuss how these can be
amplified to address the crisis in education in SouthAfrica.
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8. National Development Plan
• Established in 2010 – National Planning commission (Trevor Manuel)
• Eliminate poverty and reduce inequality by 2030
• There has been advances in:
– Building an inclusive society
– Rolling back the shadow of Apartheid
– Broadening opportunities for all
• “A country where opportunity is not determined by birth but by ability, education and
hard work”
• 15 Chapters – 489 pages
• Over 180 ‘Actions’ Source: National Planning Commission, 2012
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9. Critical Actions of the NDP
Source: National Planning Commission, 2012
• Outcome 1: Improved quality of basic education.
• Outcome 2: A long and healthy life for all South Africans.
• Outcome 3: All people in South Africa are and feel safe.
• Outcome 4: Decent employment through inclusive economic growth.
• Outcome 5: A skilled and capable workforce to support an inclusive growth path.
• Outcome 6: An efficient, competitive and responsive economic infrastructure network.
• Outcome 7: Vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural communities with food security for all.
• Outcome 8: Sustainable human settlements and improved quality of household life.
• Outcome 9: A responsive, accountable, effective and efficient local government system.
• Outcome 10: Environmental assets and natural resources that are well protected and continually enhanced.
• Outcome 11: Create a better South Africa and contribute to a better and safer Africa and World.
• Outcome 12: An efficient, effective and development oriented public service and an empowered, fair and inclusive
citizenship.
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10. The Leaders Guide to
Radical Management –
Steve Denning (adapted)
Illustrated by:
Talia Lancaster, IQ Business
(https://sketchingscrummaster.com)
Seven principles of Radical Management
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11. It isn’t enough for the
people to be passively
satisfied – they must be
delighted!
Focus work on delighting the people that matter
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12. “Knowledge
workers have to
manage
themselves.They
have to have
autonomy”,
leadership guru
Peter Drucker
states in his
Management
Challenges for the
21st Century.
Do work through self-organising teams
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13. Do work in client driven iterations, incrementally
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14. Stop Starting,
Start Finishing
Prioritise and Deliver value to the people that matter in each iteration
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15. Be totally open
about impediments
to improvement
RadicalTransparency
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16. Fail Fast,
Fail Early,
Recover quickly
Facilitate continuous self improvements by the team
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17. Open communication –
public / private
Interactive Communication / Collaboration
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18. • Break into groups –
7 teams
• Discuss the principle
and provide ideas
on how Government
can apply the
principle – 10
minutes
• Provide feedback
and have a
conversation
Workshop
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