Agile is out, Lean is in! We have no time to waste. But what does being Agile really mean? And what does it take to become Lean? How to fully incorporate this into your projects? And may be even more important is how to fully involve the business side, whether this is an internal or external client. Today’s business requires focus on delivery and quick results. Introducing these modern methods is fun, but not always easy. You will have to prepare both your organisation and the client side to prevent misunderstandings. There are many potential hurdles that you will have to overcome.

1. @PetersOpinion
Hurdles to overcome
while becoming
Agile/Lean
Peter Horsten
Co-Founder / MD Goyello
A real life story

2. 11 – 64%
OF PROJECTS
NOT
SUCCESSFUL
Source: PMI’s Pulse of the Profession, http://www.pmi.org/~/media/PDF/Business-
Solutions/PMI_Pulse_2014.ashx

3. CLIENTS SHARE THEIR NEED
WHAT THEY WANT TO PAY
AND WHEN IT MUST BE READY
….. and sales already sold it

4. We all recognize this situation …..
Too often the client does not
exactly know what he wants

5. Tableau I, by Piet
Mondriaan

6. Vincent van Gogh -
Zonnebloemen - Google Art
Project

7. TO FEEL
IN CONTROL
METHODS ARE
INTRODUCED

8. Main hurdles
Unclear need
Unrealistic expectations
Lack of collaboration
Unclear goals – Why?
Change issues
Lack of experience

10. READY!

11. My learning journey
started in
1993

14. Have a look
from the other side of the table

15. When methods become
religious
common sense is gone
And we need to use them
because they make sense

16. "Agile is hard,
and you can't master it
by sitting through
a two-day course"
Source: James Shore, The art of Agile,
http://www.jamesshore.com/Blog/The-Decline-and-Fall-of-Agile.html

17. We should
use the
available
tools to
improve
continuously

18. Team work
Trust
Mutual
understanding
Respect
Commitment

19. That’s how it
works!

20. YOU WILL HAVE TO FIND
THE RIGHT SOLUTION
FOR YOUR ”PATIENT"

21. THANKS FOR
YOUR ATTENTION
ANY QUESTIONS?
peter.horsten@goyello.com
@PetersOpinion
peterhorsten
http://peterhorsten.com
New Trends in Project Management
http://ntpm.pl
28 April 2015
Gdynia, Poland

22. Credits
• Tableau I, by Piet Mondriaan, Wikimedia Commons,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tableau_I,_by_Piet_Mondr
iaan.jpg, This work is in the public domain in the European Union
and non-EU countries with a copyright term of life of the author
plus 70 years or less.
• Vincent van Gogh - Zonnebloemen - Google Art Project,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vincent_van_Gogh_-
_Zonnebloemen_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg, This is a faithful
photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain
work of art.
• Other pictures: istockphoto.com