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A L E A D E R S H I P - D R I V E N A P P R O A C H

S E AN DU N N , CD , PE n g , CS P, PMP s ea n . d u n n @ ih s . c o m

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At least we’re not Okotoks

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TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP

• “EMPHASIZING INTRINSIC MOTIVATION”

• “HIGHLIGHTING IMPORTANT PRIORITIES”

• “ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO LOOK BEYOND SELF-INTERESTS”

• “PROMOTING COOPERATION AND HARMONY”

• “PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL COACHING AND MENTORING”

• “ALLOWING FREEDOM OF CHOICE”

• “USING PERSUASIVE APPEALS BASED ON REASON” Bass, B.M. (1998), The Ethics Of

Transformational Leadership

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Mission Command is the conduct of military operations

through decentralized execution, using mission orders

to enable disciplined initiative within the commander's

intent. Done well, it empowers agile and adaptive

leaders to successfully operate under conditions of

uncertainty, exploit fleeting opportunities, and most

importantly achieve unity of effort. Importantly, it helps

establish mutual trust and shared understanding

throughout the force. Mission Command is

fundamental to ensuring that our Army stays ahead of

and adapts to the rapidly changing environments we

expect to face in the future."

- GEN Raymond T. Odierno, United States Army Chief of Staff, 5 May 14

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Full Metal Jacket, 1987, Warner Bros

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About me

• Internal Enterprise Agile Coach with IHS Inc.

– Provides data and analytics to a variety of industries

– 8000+ people internationally

• I’m based in Calgary, AB

• Developer, product owner, accidental Agile coach

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“Agile” makes me cringe

My mental model != Your mental model

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TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE

TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP

LEAN PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

• CODING SKILLS • DESIGNING SOFTWARE

TO ACCOMMODATE CHANGE • DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEM

• INCREMENTAL VALUE DELIVERY

• SHORT-FEEDBACK CYCLES • WHOLE-SYSTEM

OPTIMIZATION

• INSPIRING OTHERS • DEVELOPING

LEADERS • BUILDING TEAMS • LEAD BY EXAMPLE

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Alex Krivitsky

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Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the

environment and support they need, and trust them to get the

job done.

but, how?

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TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE

TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP

LEAN PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

• CODING SKILLS • DESIGNING SOFTWARE

TO ACCOMMODATE CHANGE • DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEM

• INCREMENTAL VALUE DELIVERY

• SHORT-FEEDBACK CYCLES • WHOLE-SYSTEM

OPTIMIZATION

• INSPIRING OTHERS • DEVELOPING

LEADERS • BUILDING TEAMS • LEAD BY EXAMPLE

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HOW DO WE ENSURE OUR VALUES AND PRINCIPLES

PERSIST FOR GENERATIONS?

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C O N S I D E R 10 YEARS FROM NOW, YOU RETURN TO YOUR ORGANIZATION

WHAT WILL YOU FIND?

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Q: Where do Generals come from?

A: They are made.

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Now consider:

Where do come from? leaders

CEOs

product owners

managers

directors

vice-presidents

A: They are made.

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Hack (noun): A solution that solves the immediate problem, at the cost of

long-term maintainability.

Scrum – A collection of “organizational hacks”?

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SCRUMMASTERS SHOULD NOT BE MANAGERS

conventional scrum wisdom:

ORGANIZATIONAL HACK?

WHAT IF: MANAGERS == LEADERS == SCRUMMASTERS

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If your leaders can’t teach it,

How well do you really know it?

C O N S I D E R

1 0 Y E A R S F R O M N O W, Y O U R E T U R N T O Y O U R O R G A N I Z AT I O N A N D D I S C O V E R A P R A C T I C E T H AT R E S E M B L E S N E I T H E R S C R U M N O R K A N B A N

HOW DO YOU REACT ?

L E A D E R S H I P ?

T H E V A L U E S ?

T H E P R I N C I P L E S ?

THE PRACTICES?

W H AT W I L L S E L F - S U S TA I N ? m

atu

rity

To confidently walk away from an organization, knowing that they will continue to discover

new and better ways of developing software

my success criteria:

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SOME PATTERNS

• Develop leaders – at all levels – to be Agile coaches.

• Bring leadership into the conversation.

• Underwrite risk.

• Take ownership of developing your people.

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IN CONCLUSION

• Building a self-sustaining organization requires deliberate thought, effort, and investment

• Agile values are organizational values

• Sustain the values and the principles – not the practices

• Culture is leadership driven

• Lead by example – model the desired behaviour

More Resources

• Turn the Ship Around, Capt (US Navy) David Marquet

• Team of Teams, General Stanley McChrystal

• Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek

• Leadership, General Rick Hillier

• The Generals, Tom Ricks

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