The Agile Community focuses too much on 'being Agile' and hitting people over the head with the Agile Mindset stick. Once teams operate under the radar and then hit the organizational boundaries, new language is needed to help provide leaders with better options for deliberately creating structures that align with an Agile way of working.

1. C U L
FOLLOWS
T U R E
S T R U C T U R E
#dsmagile @jasonlittle

2. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
LET’S
START

3. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
ARE
YOU
READY?

4. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
SAY
IT
WITH
ME:

5. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
B E
M O R E
A G I L E !
B E
M O R E
A G I L E !
B E
M O R E
A G I L E !
B E
M O R E
A G I L E !
B E
M O R E
A G I L E !
B E
M O R E
A G I L E !
B E
M O R E
A G I L E !
B E
M O R E
A G I L E !
B E
M O R E
A G I L E !

6. #dsmagile @jasonlittle#dsmagile @jasonlittle
BE MORE
AGILE!!!
CHANGE YOUR
MINDSET!!! YOU CAN’T DO AGILE, YOU
MUST BE AGILE!!!
AGILE IS ABOUT
CULTURE!!!

7. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
“There
are
only
3
types
of
people
in
this
world…”
those
who
do
agile
those
who
be
agile
those
who
think
SAFe
is
a
good
idea
#dsmagile @jasonlittle

8. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
“There
are
only
3
types
of
people
in
this
world…”
those
who
do
agile
those
who
be
agile
those
who
think
SAFe
is
a
good
idea
#dsmagile @jasonlittle
MOVERS
MOVABLES
IMMOVABLES

9. #dsmagile @jasonlittle#dsmagile @jasonlittle
MOVERS

10. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
MOVABLES
#dsmagile @jasonlittle

11. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
IMMOVABLES
#dsmagile @jasonlittle
THERE WILL BE NO AGILE,
BOY. I SHALL ENJOY
WATCHING YOU QUIT.

12. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
WHATAGILEMEANSTOME
TIME
MOVERS MOVABLES IMMOVABLES

13. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
TEAM
TEAM
TEAM
TEAM
Organizational
Boundary

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15. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
Fighting specialization with more
specialization
HR Change AgileAgile
Pilot
Team
Organizational
Debt

16. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
Without
deviations
from
the
norm,
progress
isn’t
possible.
Frank
Zappa
#dsmagile @jasonlittle

17. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
official
hierarchy informal
hierarchy

18. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
Organizational
Development
101
Vertical
and
horizontal
boundaries
IT BUSINESS

19. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
DEV
QA
PM
BA
Agile Pilot Team
‘agile stuff’ gets
added,
organizational debt
and ‘old’ policies are
kept in place
MGR
MGR
MGR
MGR
Exec
Exec
Exec

20. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
“structures
are
processes,
systems,
policies,
and
any
visible,
or
invisible
thing
that
influences
behaviour”
-­‐
some
weirdo
from
Canada,
eh?

21. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
Barriers
to
Agility
0
15
30
45
60
2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Lack of Management Support
Lack of Skill
General Resistance to Change
Failure to Change Culture

22. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
but what can
I do?
#dsmagile @jasonlittle

23. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
Start with a conversation about what matters

24. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
7s
McKinsey
7S
Change
Model
A
change
in
one
area
creates
a
ripple
effect
in
all
other
areas.
Stolen
from…um,
influenced
by
Jay
Galbraith
in
1982

25. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
glabraith star
Galbraith
Star
Model
Created
in
the
1960’s
after
observing
a
process
change
that
didn’t
work
because
the
reward
system
was
not
aligned
with
the
new
process.
http://www.jaygalbraith.com/services/star-model

26. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
People with skills to:
talk to customers
sell stuff
market stuff
build stuff
keep people happy
A
clean
break
no
pilot
teams
no
‘value
stream’
no
titles/departments/guilds
A
new
organization
within
the
organization
built
from
the
ground
up
designed
to
serve
your
customers
#dsmagile @jasonlittle

27. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
Put
the
Agile
stick
down…start
coaching.
structure
policies
people
Who has the authority to change structure?
Why would they want to do it?
LISTEN to THEIR needs.
Which structures conflict with each other?
Are these policies a problem, or is it your perception?
Who is affected by policy changes?
Who are the “right” people to get on the bus?
How should hiring practices change?
What skill development is needed?

28. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
Visualize
Your
Change
or
Transformation
structure
policies
people
change now change later
Ripple effects and conflicts

29. What
is
affected?

30. #dsmagile @jasonlittle
Lean
Change
Management
A
book
that
will
help
you
experiment
your
way
through
change.
The
right
way
is
the
way
that
makes
the
most
sense
in
your
context.
leanchange.org