the manager's dilemma 2013

2013-10-18

The Manager’s Dilemmaola@focusshift.se www.focusshift.se

Ola Sundin

Development Manager

Developer

Agile Coach

Line Manager

The Dilemma!

Product Owner

Developer Developer

Developer

Developer

UI Designer

Team A

Team B

Tester

Tester Developer

Developer

Agile Coach

Line Manager

The Dilemma!

Product Owner

Developer Developer

Developer

Developer

UI Designer

Team A

Team B

Tester

Tester Developer

Focus on the teams

Developer

Agile Coach

Line Manager

The Dilemma!

Product Owner

Developer Developer

Developer

Developer

UI Designer

Team A

Team B

Tester

Tester Developer

Focus on the teams

Some new constraints

Developer

Agile Coach

Line Manager

The Dilemma!

Product Owner

Developer Developer

Developer

Developer

UI Designer

Team A

Team B

Tester

Tester Developer

Focus on the teams

Business as usual!

Some new constraints

Developer

Agile Coach

Line Manager

The Dilemma!

Product Owner

Developer Developer

Developer

Developer

UI Designer

Team A

Team B

Tester

Tester Developer

Focus on the teams

Business as usual!

Expectations radically changed

Some new constraints

Developer

Agile Coach

Line Manager

The Dilemma!

Product Owner

Developer Developer

Developer

Developer

UI Designer

Team A

Team B

Tester

Tester Developer

Projects

Defects

Conflicts

Staffing

Crisis

Crisis

Deadlines

Changes

Sickness

Crisis

Demands

Developer

Agile Coach

Line Manager

The Dilemma!

Product Owner

Developer Developer

Developer

Developer

UI Designer

Team A

Team B

Tester

Tester Developer

Projects

Defects

Conflicts

Staffing

Crisis

Crisis

Deadlines

Changes

Sickness

Crisis

Demands

What if...

Prime Objective

To deliver a fully functional organisation early and continuously by creating an environment where people become empowered

Prime Objective

To deliver a fully functional organisation early and continuously by creating an environment where people become empowered

Empowerment is allowing people at all levels to broaden their scope of decision making to more fully utilize their talents, skills and inherent creativity

Organisational Development

Operational

Strategic and Tactical

New Features Improvements

Incidents Maintenance

Five Questions

How do we get there?

How do we know if we are successful?

GOAL

MonthlyFocus

What do we absolutely need to do right now?

What’s stopping us right now?

How do we know how we are doing?

Score Board

GOAL

MonthlyFocus

Communication

Goal

Goal

This is what you can expect from us...

Goal

Management Board

Every Day

Every Week

Every Month

Every Quarter

GOAL

MonthlyFocus

GOAL

MonthlyFocus

Communication

Goal

Goal

This is what we accomplished, what do

you think?

Goal

The Framework

Quarterly (Review)

Monthly (Strategy)

Weekly(Tactical)

Daily(Operational)

Organisational Developers

Communication & Visualisation

How do we get there?

How do we know if we are successful?

GOAL

MonthlyFocus

What do we absolutely need to do right now?

What’s stopping us right now?

How do we know how we are doing?

“The development teams increased delivery precision,

quality and motivation”

“It’s great to have the time to focus on tactical and

strategic issues”

“The development teams increased delivery precision,

quality and motivation”

“It’s great to have the time to focus on tactical and

strategic issues”

“The development teams increased delivery precision,

quality and motivation”

“It feels good to be a part of a real team and get support and feedback

from my colleagues”

Thanks for listening!

ola@focusshift.se www.focusshift.se

Thanks for listening!

It’s all about

people!

ola@focusshift.se www.focusshift.se

Thanks for listening!

It’s all about

people!

Managers are people too!

ola@focusshift.se www.focusshift.se

MonthlyFocus

Visualisation

Team A

Team B

Team C

Team D

Release Plan

Current Issues

Organisational Development Plan

Objective Objective

Objective Objective

Monthly Focus Monthly Focus Monthly Focus

Resource Plan

Whatever is neededProject/Team Status

GOAL

Project Status

Project Status

Projects and Resources

2012 Product Board Evolution

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