improving decision making in agile teams
DESCRIPTION
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.TRANSCRIPT
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Connecting Dots… Improving decision making in agile teams
Agile Evangelist and Change Artist
Vineesh U Sathianathan
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The journey
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How it works in an agile team?
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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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US & USSR @ Cuba
13 day confrontation
10–11 May
9 people killed during
summit attempt
73 seconds into flight
O-ring seal fails
Kills 7 crew members
Decision making – why it matters?
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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How decision making happens?
Organization
Group
Individual
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Individual Level
Change perspectives
Recognize patterns
Reason using analogy
Seek clarity in ambiguous situation
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Group level
Wisdom of crowds
Stimulating conflict and debate
Creativity and brainstorming
Small wins
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Organizational level
Multiple lenses
Ambiguous threats and recovery window
Connecting the dots
Seeking out problems
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Improving decision making
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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Process on how to decide
Managerial levers
Decision process
Decision outcomes
All available
alternatives
Validate
assumptions
Dissent and
debate
Conflict
Management
Composition
Context
Communicati
on
Control
Learning process
Decision
quality
Implementation
effectiveness
Timeliness/
speed
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Focus on 3R’s
• Reopened issues given the
topmost priority during each
standup
• Look at root cause as well as on
how to conclude on issue fast
• Validation engineers puts
topmost priority on resolved
issues
• Conclusion within 24 hours
• Weekly releases to ensure
predictability
• Continuous train, waits for none
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Weekly backlog grooming
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http://www.talkingpoint.org.uk/Parent/Speech%20and%20Language/Communication-is-vital.aspx
http://creativeindustriesktn.org/beacons/cx/view/136687
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Lastly…
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Thank You !!!
Vineesh U Sathianathan Agile Evangelist and Change Artist
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