Transcript Agile software development: Self

AGILE SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT: SELFORGANIZING TEAM
Egle Niitvägi
TTU
Health Care Technology
WHAT IS AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
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Agile software development is a group of software
development methods based on iterative and
incremental development, where requirements
and solutions evolve through collaboration
between self-organizing, cross-functional teams
(Wikipedia).
HISTORY
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In 2001 Manifesto for
Development was published.
Agile
Software
Manifestos values were: working software,
customer collaboration, responding to change and
individuals and inetractions.
MANIFESTO PRINCIPLES 1
The Agile Manifesto is based on twelve
principles:
Customer satisfaction by rapid delivery of useful
software
 Welcome changing requirements, even late in
development
 Working software is delivered frequently (weeks
rather than months)
 Close, daily cooperation between business people
and developers
 Projects are built around motivated individuals,
who should be trusted
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MANIFESTO PRINCIPLES 2
Face-to-face conversation is the best form of
communication (co-location)
 Working software is the principal measure of
progress
 Sustainable development, able to maintain a
constant pace
 Continuous attention to technical excellence and
good design
 Simplicity—the art of maximizing the amount of
work not done—is essential
 Regular adaptation to changing circumstances
 Self-organizing teams
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SELF-ORGANAZING TEAM
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Team that doesn’t have any „bosses“ or
managers.
People who are in the team are equal and usually
are not „labeld“.
Salary doesn’t depend on the occupational name.
May occure some servent leaders but their job is
to motivate and consult.
SERVANT LEADER
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Servent leader, mentor, moderator, „the elder“
Person who mentors and gives feedback to the
rest of the team.
Doesn’t resolve problems. Can only make leading
questions and statements, but no prompting.
Organizes team meetings and leads them if
necessary.
SERVANT LEADER
HOW DOES SELF-ORGANIZING TEAM WORK?
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Set the common goal – shared vision?
Establish knowledge- sharing enviroment – trust,
open, feedback loops.
Give each member a bit of authority – might
involve conflicts.
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Let team decide!
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Set good Metrics!
MENTALITY
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Main goal of self-organizin team is to emprise
new thinking – achiving wanted goals, make
customers happy and improve work quality.
Happier people work better and their outcomes
are usually better then people who are under
„bosse“ pressure.
Bigger responsabilty for team members.
Team members have to be team players not solo
artists.
MENTALITY
Self-organizing team mebers have to be more
creative.
 Have to have a strong dicipline and work ethic.
 Each person is committed to the project’s goals.
 Team members respect each other.
 Everyone is focused on the work.
 Openness.
 Team members have to have the courage to
stand up for the project.
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NEGATIVE SIDE
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People have to trust each other and make efforts
equally – otherwise there would be problems.
Team has to control time and selected goals by
themselves.
All important decisions have to be decided with
all team members (too much time).
TRADITIONAL VS SELF-ORGANIZING TEAM
TRADITIONAL VS SELF-ORGANIZING TEAM
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Traditional:
Only one brain is used
Slow decisions (decision chain)
Lower motivation
Self-organizing:
More than one brain is used
Usually quick decisions
Motivated team members
CONCLUSION
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Companies who are already using self-organizing
team method are certain that:
Their customers are happier
Their employees are happier
Their costs have reduced
Profit has risen
Stop working for the boss!
Work to get THINGS done!
REFERENCES
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Agile software development. Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_developm
ent (09.03.14)
Gaillot, E. (2013). Self-Organizing Organizations (For
Real). http://www.infoq.com/articles/self-organizingorganizations (09.03.14)
Linders, B. (2013). Leadership for Self-Organized
Agile Teams.
http://www.infoq.com/news/2013/04/leadership-selforganized-teams (09.03.14)
Pozin, I. (2013).Want you company to grow? Fire Your
Managers!
http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/201303201
52447-5799319-want-your-company-to-grow-fire-yourmanagers (09.03.14)
REFERENCES
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http://www.stellmangreene.com/2012/06/10/scrum-and-selforganizing-teams/
http://www.slideshare.net/AlexSergeevich/selforganizing-teams
THANK YOU!