We are into the act of decision making, every moment of our day to day life. We make good decisions when we are able connect related aspects. ‘Being agile’ is about doing right things right. This is applicable to an individual, a team or an organization. To be doing right things right, we need to understand various flaws that we make. In this talk we discuss about how we connect the dots and be a better decision maker. It talks about a framework that can be adopted by any team.

1. Connecting Dots…
Improving decision making in agile teams
Vineesh U Sathianathan
Agile Evangelist and Change Artist
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2. The journey
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3. How it works in an agile team?
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4. Connect dots
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/connieguglielmo/2012/10/03/untold-stories-about-steve-jobs-friends-and-colleagues-share-their-memories/
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5. Decision making – why it matters?
73 seconds into flight
O-ring seal fails
Kills 7 crew members
10–11 May
9 people killed during
summit attempt
US & USSR @ Cuba
13 day confrontation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Challenger_explosion.jpg
http://www.gandoza.com/gallery/3D_Challenger_Shuttle_NASA.htm
http://www.fas.org/press/events/20121018_cubanmissile.html
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6. How decision making happens?
Group
Individ
ual
Organi
zation
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7. Individual Level
Change
perspectives
Recognize
patterns
Reason
using
analogy
Seek clarity in
ambiguous
situation
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8. Group level
Wisdom of crowds
Stimulating conflict
and debate
Creativity and
brainstorming
Small wins
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9. Organizational level
Multiple lenses
Ambiguous threats and
recovery window
Connecting the dots
Seeking out problems
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10. Improving decision making
http://www.talkingpoint.org.uk/Parent/Speech%20and%20Language/Communication-is-vital.aspx
http://creativeindustriesktn.org/beacons/cx/view/136687
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11. Process on how to decide
Managerial
levers
Decision
process
All available
alternatives
Composition
Context
Communicati
on
Validate
assumptions
Dissent and
debate
Control
Conflict
Management
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Learning process
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Decision
outcomes
Decision
quality
Implementation
effectiveness
Timeliness/
speed

12. Focus on 3R’s
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Reopened issues given the
topmost priority during each
standup
Look at root cause as well as on
how to conclude on issue fast
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Validation engineers puts
topmost priority on resolved
issues
Conclusion within 24 hours
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Weekly releases to ensure
predictability
Continuous train, waits for none
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13. Weekly backlog grooming
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14. Lastly…
http://www.talkingpoint.org.uk/Parent/Speech%20and%20Language/Communication-is-vital.aspx
http://creativeindustriesktn.org/beacons/cx/view/136687
http://media.tumblr.com/415d75807c3702f4bfca5efe0902f5d5/tumblr_inline_mn8xcw8a9i1qz4rgp.jpg
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15. Thank You !!!
Vineesh U Sathianathan
Agile Evangelist and Change Artist
vineesh.sathianathan@gmail.com
blogs @ http://elegantvie.in
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