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- 1. http://www.hdpaperz.com/wp-content/gallery/waterfall_2/kao-pun-temple-waterfalls-kanchanaburi-region-thailand.jpg WaterfallsWaterfalls . . . .. . . . Nice to look atNice to look at Horrible for planning anything with risksHorrible for planning anything with risks . . . like your next family vacation. . . like your next family vacation
- 2. “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” “Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.”
- 3. … and more via my profile on LinkedIn … consider new ideas to find the ones best suited the currentcurrent situationsituation.
- 4. Waterfall (Traditional) approaches are like . . .Waterfall (Traditional) approaches are like . . . “Don’t you go in the water until you learn how to swim!” (overheard at the(overheard at the Elora Gorge beach)Elora Gorge beach) Image courtesy of Gualberto107 / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
- 5. Agile can be applied to anything … because more than anything else it’s an A T T I T U D E
- 6. It’s ALWAYS … PeoplePeople ProcessProcess Tools (Technology)Tools (Technology)
- 7. It’s ALWAYS … PeoplePeople ProcessProcess Tools (Technology)Tools (Technology)
- 8. TV commercial for booking.comTV commercial for booking.com I’m bored . . . . I’m tired . . . . I wanna do something else . . . .I’m bored . . . . I’m tired . . . . I wanna do something else . . . .
- 9. Emmet, The Lego MovieEmmet, The Lego Movie …… because ‘everything is awesome’because ‘everything is awesome’ isis the natural orderthe natural order of things.of things. There are stillThere are still no magicno magic bullets,bullets, but …but …
- 10. http://grumpymickey.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/disney-main-gate.jpg ““The Most Magical Place on Earth”The Most Magical Place on Earth”
- 15. Great! So what does this have to do with projects in the real world? Or more importantly, mymy next family vacation?
- 16. Great! So what does this have to do with projects in the real world? Or more importantly, mymy next family vacation?
- 17. Great! So what does this have to do with projects in the real world? Or more importantly, mymy next family vacation?
- 20. Jeff Hutcheson (CanadaAM) asked him "How did you manage to pack all of this which seems like about 5 months vacation into just 3 weeks?" James said: James O'MalleyJames O'Malley 603,000+ hits on YouTube!603,000+ hits on YouTube! “super-organized” “had a spreadsheet to plan the the trip to maximize it” “when we planned to ... it was with ...” “excited to see” “opportunistic” “accidentally tapped into some folk-ish appreciation”
Editor's Notes
- Waterfalls … they’re nice to look at but for planning anything with vagaries or fluctuations like a lot of family vacations they are horrible. And what makes things a lot worse, for me, there is what I call a lot of head knowledge and in many places very little heart knowledge. That creates organizational cultures where people 'think' they know what 'Agile' means; what this notion of 'Agile' is all about. That creates misconceptions that limits the potential of what people and companies can achieve by adopting Agile.
- Forget about 2001 – THESE GUYS are the original ‘Agilists’!
- I’ve been doing this ~ project management ~ for 30 years now.
- Sure it’s safe but it’s also really boring, and if you want to learn to swim you’re gonna have to get in the water!.
- Agile as with anything worth striving for is mostly about attitude -- ideally, achieving what you set out to do and coming out the other end with everybody happy about the trip is a pretty good objective. It's all about timing -- what you plan when and who is involved in the process. And anyone here tonight that is a parent knows “command and control” does NOT work.
- Snake oil salespeople and hucksters that just don't get it -- IF you just buy my product, you'll be so happy and successful you won’t know what to do with yourself! It drives me nuts!
- PEOPLE: You go on vacation for YOU and YOUR family PROCESS: You figure out how you’re going to get there and what you want to do TOOL / TECH: How you’re going to record those plans
- C – clear and concise directions / instructions -- A – attitude – a positive one -- R – realistic expectations and respect -- E – empathy – takes
- C – clear and concise directions / instructions -- A – attitude – a positive one -- R – realistic expectations and respect -- E – empathy – takes
- C – clear and concise directions / instructions -- A – attitude – a positive one -- R – realistic expectations and respect -- E – empathy – takes
- UK tourist -- What I did in Canada -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--2qgENccqs&list=LLwR5-qlIaUueNvK4Rx09Xmg&index=3 -- he didn't call it Agile either but when I heard him being interviewed on Canada AM that's what he was talking about. :-) ... along with statements like -- you did in 2 weeks what takes most people 3 months to do, and we had a great time and we're planning on coming back. Now wouldn't that just rock if people felt that way about projects in the workplace too.
- UK tourist -- What I did in Canada -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--2qgENccqs&list=LLwR5-qlIaUueNvK4Rx09Xmg&index=3 -- he didn't call it Agile either but when I heard him being interviewed on Canada AM that's what he was talking about. :-) ... along with statements like -- you did in 2 weeks what takes most people 3 months to do, and we had a great time and we're planning on coming back. Now wouldn't that just rock if people felt that way about projects in the workplace too.