1. Cultural transformation
Apply historical experience

2. Why do we need this ?
1900 A.D.
1400 A.D.
400 A.D.
???
Human progress would be
impossible if the cultural
values and principles were
not transformed in time

3. Culture development
From primitive forms to more sophisticated
Modern Europe
Culture of social responsibility;
collaboration, personal development
Medieval Europe
Culture of accountability; cooperation
Roman Empire
Culture of power, authority; obedience

4. Modern cultural landscape
IT Company in
Sweden
Business corporation
in UK
Collaboration, innovation,
personal development
Accountability; cooperation
Religious sect
in France
Power, authority;
obedience

5. Historical case
scholasticism
• Moral and ethical
accountability to Church
• Strict religious standards
• Scholastic science
• Command & control
leadership
renaissance humanism
• Individual responsibility
before God
• Freedom of conscience
• Practical studies
• Coaching leadership

6. Test your social culture
Challenge what is
allowed
Challenge social
norms
Bring new ideas

7. Legacy values
Accountable workers
Accountability grey zones
Accountability
Accountability
Accountability
• “This is not my
responsibility” culture
• “I’m not paid to do this”
mindset
• “Key people” manages
grey zones
• “I was not asked to do
this” reflection

8. The next level of values
Socially responsible people
Know, understand and use
the laws, rights and game
rules
Invest into personal
development
Institutional leadership

9. Next level of values
Organizational agility in IT
Individuals communicate to
someone who can help
Software is always working
Collaboration friendly contracts
To cope with changes disciplined

10. Example of Agile success criteria
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
How do I know it is
working ?
Communication is quick and
efficient
Development teams allowed to
customize game rules
Individuals are taking personal
ownership of the project

11. How to get there ?
Transformation strategy
workshops
Agile leaders and subject
champions
Personal commitment

12. Transformation strategy workshop
Futurespectives

13. Transformation strategy workshop
Strategy map
Action
Factors for
achieving
Another Action
Another Action
BACKLOG
Required
skills
Strategic
Goal
System
Limitations
Action
Tactical goals
Action
Action

14. Transformation strategy workshop
User story mapping
Vision
Outcomes
Tasks

15. Subject champions
Select a backlog task you want to champion
How to develop
technical skills ?
I was amazed how
many new
practical things I
can learn about
subject !!!
One hour a day is
my commitment

16. Crowd polls and sociology
Health check technique

17. Cultural transformations on
different levels
Team level
• Culture to get things done
• Culture to honestly share
all the issues and
impediments
• Culture to work one task at
a time
• Culture of teamwork
Organizational level
• Culture to reduce wastes and
focus on speed of value delivery
• Culture to serve teams and
respect and trust people
• Culture to optimize the whole
system

18. Responsibility process
How individuals are reacting on problems ?
The most resourceful
mind state
Mind state transition
The most passive
mind state

19. Negative effects works for better
Conservatism
Politics
Unforeseen
circumstances

20. Bottom-line
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Cultural
transformation ?
Communication still ambiguous
and time-consuming
People still rely on processes
instead of finding the best
ways to create good products.
Individuals still believe in the
magic of tools