AGILE MINDSET SHIFT - A CHANGE OR TRANSFORMATION?Tapasya PathakTieto

AGILE MINDSET SHIFT IS A CHANGE OR TRANSFORMATION!• While working closely with Project Team as a coach to adopt Agile way of working

over traditional project management methodology. I really needed to deliberate on what the changes are and what are the transformations. A change is always temporary while transformation is permanent, and Agile works as a catalyst for real "transformation".

• One needs to change his/her daily habits rather than thinking pattern to realize transformation. When you make any small change in your life and if that continues for a month without fail; experts says that becomes part of your life; called “transformation”.

• Adopting AGILE follows same pattern, Agile way of working is just possible by changing our though process, attitude towards your style of analyzing or responding to a situation. Organizations and customers have really started investing in this softer but crucial aspect of agile world.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE• Provoking for self-talk on what is mean by AGILE-mindset change • Retrospection  on readiness and change each individual or

teams/Organization needs to bring for adopting  Agile • Leadership style change required at organization level for real

transformation• Acknowledging the stress and support team or unit needed while

walking towards AGILE

AGILE MANIFESTO

• Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

•Working software over comprehensive documentation

•Customer collaboration over contract negotiation•Responding to change over following a plan

AGILE MINDSET

• Positive Attitude• Goal for team success• Learning and adapting• Respect • Collaboration• Pride in ownership• Ability to adapt change

MINDSET, CHANGE AND TRANSFORMATION

Mindset: A mindset is a set of assumptions, methods, or notations held by one or more people or group of people that is so established that it creates a powerful incentive within these people or groups to continue to adopt or accept prior behaviors, choices, or tools.• This phenomenon is also sometimes described as mental inertia,

"groupthink "or a "paradigm”, and it is often difficult to counteract its effects upon analysis and decision making processes

Change: Process or end result of becoming something different• Change to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of

(something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left aloneTransformation: Transformation, A permanent nature of something.• The act or process of changing completely : a complete change

SUCCESSFUL TRANSFORMATION

CHANGE VS TRANSFORMATION

• Change needs external influence to achieve result

• Transformation is something permanent and which is about modifying beliefs so that natural actions achieve the desired results

AGILE MINDSET SHIFT

Change in beliefs and values system

Mindset change

LEADERSHIP SUPPORT

High Level ManagementStrategic Level

Middle level ManagementTactical LevelOperational Level

LEADERSHIP ROLE IN AGILE TRANSFORMATIONOperational Level

Be servant Leader and part of teamBe the Change driverHelp team to understand what is changingProvide necessary Training Coach the team

ORGANIZATION SUPPORT

Intra communityCOE structureWhite paper contestReward and recognition for Agile adaptors

EXPERIENCE SHARING

ApproachStrategy for walking towards Agile TransformationAdapting Scaled Agile FrameworkStakeholder managementCommunicationTeam and customer involvement

TRANSFORMING UNIT OR ORGANIZATION

Feelings and mindset change of teamStakeholder assessmentConstant CommunicationEffective Feedback mechanismConstant Connect with Agile teamsExpectation setting with Customer

SUMMARIZE

• For complete transformation, we need support from individual, unit, organization and leadership.

• We need to make sure that we transform from within by changing our belief, our attitude and habits while walking towards “AGILE to transform in to AGILE MINDSET”

• If we only adopt processes, tools and ceremonies without change in mindset then it will result a “Change” and not a “TRANSFORMATION”.