GETTING INTO FLOW WITHOUT BUFFER OVERFLOW

Roel Wessels

4 october 2017

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10 km = 25 laps of 400 m

Traditional and Agile

Waterfall

results

results

Project

results

Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 3

Sp Pl Sp Pl Sp Pl

changes changes

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Spec Plan Agile

product backlog

1 2 3 6

5 4

9 8 7

2

4

5

3 6

7

8

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Design

Realisation

Test

Project

results

Plan

Specification

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Agile en self-organization

• Sprints with fixed duration • Sprint finished: test on system level (by end user) • Time and money fixed, functionality negotiable • Functionality prioritized on product backlog • Changes OK, but not in current sprint • Cross functional fixed team • Daily stand-up meeting including product owner 4

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Not the method makes the difference, but who applies it

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MINDSET

Non-ideal world

The same PM language 8

Final

product

(System)

Test electronics

Test mechatronics

Test Full system

Final System test

Basic

functions

Proto-

type Update

Proto-

type Update

All

functions 9

Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 3 Sprint 4

Roel Wessels

2004

APPLIED PHYSICS

Project Management

Sint Michiel Geleen

Beek

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The essence of PM in short

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1. The power of action 12

• Customer involvement • Early interaction • Prioritization • Influencing behaviour

Being successful

What should you do before achieving your goals?

project

A

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Being successful

Show ACTION !!!

visibility, feedback, opportunity to influence

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What should you do before achieving your goals?

Or did I show submarine behaviour?

Did I show action (visibility) to every stakeholder during the past period?

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Logical error: wait for action until there is a solution

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Did I show action (visibility) to every stakeholder during the past period?

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The power of action: Take the lead and surprise

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There is more than the technical way…

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Today Deadline

Sense of urgency

YOU - THEM WE Opportunity to influence

First sketch / proposal / idea

Make a commitment for the 10%-moment before you know what to bring

10%-confrontation rule

• Result driven • Flexible • Communicative • Influencing behaviour

2. Your Agile inspirator

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• It’s all about the destination (goals)

• Replanning is part of life

• Communicate in terms of the end result 22

Wat would

The TomTom do?

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Agile leadership:

Always sincerely curious about the best route to the destination

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The TomTom and leadership:

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The TomTom and communication:

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• Deliverables overview • Scope and interfaces • Progress measurement • Teamwork

3. Project decomposition

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The PBS drives all action

Product breakdown structure (PBS) 27

De PBS en Agile Scrum

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Project progress

project

A

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The PBS must enable measurement of the critical parameters

Performance

Output

System accuracy

Energy consumption

Etc.

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Learning to make a PBS: wax on… wax off…

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It should be routine

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D

Helping your team? Then you need to master it even better…

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• Heartbeat = learning • Heartbeat = progress • Heartbeat = communication • Heartbeat = simplicity

3. Project execution

Make the runway visible at the start of the project:

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Time to go

Money to go

Issues to solve

Tests to do

Customers to visit

Parts to order

Etc.

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Focus on your ‘lap times’ and the critical parameters

World record Sven Kramer 10km

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33,1 ( 400 meter)

29,8 ( 800 meter)

30,4 (1200 meter)

30,1 (1600 meter)

30,2 ( 2000 meter)

30,2 ( 2400 meter)

30,4 ( 2800 meter)

30,3 ( 3200 meter)

30,6 ( 3600 meter)

30,3 ( 4000 meter)

30,5 ( 4400 meter)

30,5 ( 4800 meter)

30,6 ( 5200 meter)

30,7 ( 5600 meter)

30,7 ( 6000 meter)

30,5 ( 6400 meter)

30,6 ( 6800 meter)

30,3 ( 7200 meter)

30,5 ( 7600 meter)

30,5 ( 8000 meter)

30,3 ( 8400 meter)

29,9 ( 8800 meter)

30,2 ( 9200 meter)

29,8 ( 9600 meter)

29,6 ( 10000 meter)

12.41,69 (2007)

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Show action, learn from your navigator, reduce complexity with the PBS, measure the critical parameters,

drive the heartbeat, and …

Get into flow without buffer overflow!

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Open your mind for other views

Surprise + connection + energy

Skinto & Stepherd

THANK YOU www.roelwessels.nl

www.holland-innovative.nl