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Leadership
In
Agile Teams
Ramakrishnan Sitaraman
&
Karthik Mahadevan
33+ Years of IT
10+ Years in Agile
Thoughtworks
Experience is simply
the name we give
our mistakes
- Oscar Wilde
Technology
Geo Political
Scale of Economics
Consumer
behaviour
Ensure
Predictability
Authority over
inspiration
Efficiency over
effectiveness
?
Velocity Variety Volume
Innovates
Focuses on People
Always has an eye on the horizon
Challenges the status quo
Leadership is a learnable and practicable skill and not a position - Simon Sinek
What it takes to be a Leader ?
Luckily
Important
Two Factors
^
Command Collaborate
Consensus Convenience
Decision Making
Convenience Decision Making
Enhanced ownership
Work for the team over working for a manager
Higher sense of control & Confidence
Innovation and Improvisations are the norm
Motivated (Agile) Teams
Convenience Decision Making
Shared Outcome / Vision
Shared Context
Responsibility Vs Accountability
Agreement on Progress
Shared Outcome / Vision
“It’s gonna have a small screen, it’s gonna be
just a touchscreen,
there’s not gonna be any buttons, and
everything has to work on that,”
Shared Outcome / Vision
Share Governance call updates / Roadmap Planning exercise
Discuss user / sponsor feedback
Invest in travel
Encourage pairing across roles
Study circle on domain , market & competition
Shared Context - Trichotomy
Tech
Reliable
PerfCadence
USP
Market
Fit
Tech
Maturity
Safety
Value
Discomfort
Cost
ScopeTime
PO
Team
PM
Scale
ModerniseCompliance
Org
Shared Context - Stakeholder Map
Frequency
of
Contact
Power (or) Influence
Plan Plan
Plan
Plan
Shared Accountability Vs Responsibility - Teams / Groups
Needs Sales Engg Board
Sales
Engg
Board
Provides Sales Engg Board
Sales
Engg
Board
Tech
Shared Accountability Vs Responsibility - Individuals
C
B
A
G
F
E
D
Team
Goal
Agreement On Progress
Credit :- Mountain Goat Software
Recap
New Age Companies Variety, Velocity & Volume Leadership is a skill
Shared Context
Agreement on Progress
Shared Vision
Accountability & Resp
Riding the Paradox
Decision Making
USP
Scale
Old World
New World
Details Strategic
Employee Client
Process Adaptive
Do Delegate
Control
Vulnerable
Risk Averse Welcome Risk
Mindset & Rigidity
Paradoxes
1. Differentiate paradox from Problem
2. Identify Context and Influencing Factors
3. Shared Understanding
4. Balance Continuously
Largest Entity
Entrenched in
Hierarchy
Heavy on
Administration
Ramki
LinkedIn: bit.ly/RamkiSR
Maha
LinkedIn : http://bit.ly/MahaKR
Leadership is a learnable and practicable skill and not a position - Simon Sinek
Thank you

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