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building A Culture of learning
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“software is
eating the
world”
-Marc Andreesen
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software is continuous
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11.6 seconds
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sense
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respond
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what does a continuous world mean
for our business?
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how can we take advantage of all
this new information?
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how can we maximize the creativity,
learning and productivity of our
teams?
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in order to survive in a continuous world
you must build a
culture of learning
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at the core of a culture of learning
is the team
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1. anatomy of the team
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how do you build a continuously learning team?
2. how do we task the team?
3. how should the team work?
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anatomy of the team
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learning team anatomy
1. small
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learning team anatomy
2. collocated
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learning team anatomy
3. dedicated
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learning team anatomy
4. self sufficient
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tasking the team
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incentivized for creating output
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features, on their own, are not a
measure of success
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task teams to achieve business outcomes
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give teams a problem to solve, not a
solution to implement
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how do others do it?
We define two types of KPIs. Strategic KPIs measure the
success of the initiative’s strategy and last as long as
the initiative.
Tactical KPIs measure the performance of the initiative’s
tactics and come and go as tactics evolve. All tactical KPIs
must drive a strategic KPI.
http://tech.gilt.com/post/44792645000/scaling-agile-at-gilt
gilt group
Business model validation
Product validation
Small team
Culture / Infrastructure to support continuous learning
Stakeholders
Small-chunk, outcome-based, predictable funding
$$$
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how should the team work?
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take smaller risks
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take smaller risks
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clear definitions of success
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promote competencies over roles
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self organization
"The Six Sigma process killed innovation at 3M...they would say
they need a five year business plan for a new idea. Come on, we
don't know yet because we don't know how it works, we don't
know how many customers will take it up, we haven't taken it out
to the customer yet."
Geoff Nicholson
Father of the Post It note
http://www.zdnet.com/six-sigma-killed-innovation-in-3m-7000012593/
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you must transform
from a culture of delivery
to a culture of learning
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thanks!
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jeff@neo.com
www.leanuxbook.com
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Building a Culture of Learning