A description of a lightweight framework for management teams in agile organizations.

1. The Manager’s Dilemma
ola@focusshift.se
www.focusshift.se
2013-10-18

2. Ola Sundin
Development
Manager

3. The Dilemma!
Team B
Product Owner
Developer
Developer
Team A
ine Manager
Tester
Agile Coach
UI Designer
Developer
Developer
Tester
Developer
Developer

4. The Dilemma!
Team B
Product Owner
Developer
Developer
Team A
ine Manager
Tester
Agile Coach
UI Designer
Developer
Developer
Focus on the
teams
Tester
Developer
Developer

5. The Dilemma!
Team B
Some new
constraints
Product Owner
Developer
Developer
Team A
ine Manager
Tester
Agile Coach
UI Designer
Developer
Developer
Focus on the
teams
Tester
Developer
Developer

6. The Dilemma!
Team B
Some new
constraints
Product Owner
Developer
Developer
Team A
ine Manager
Tester
Agile Coach
Developer
UI Designer
Developer
Developer
Focus on the
teams
Tester
Developer
Business as
usual!

7. The Dilemma!
Team B
Some new
constraints
Product Owner
Developer
Team A
ine Manager
Expectations
radically
changed
Developer
Tester
Agile Coach
Developer
UI Designer
Developer
Developer
Focus on the
teams
Tester
Developer
Business as
usual!

8. The Dilemma!
Crisis
Team B
Deadlines
Crisis
Projects
Demands
Product Owner
Developer
Sickness
ine Manager
Crisis
Team A
Conflicts
Tester
Agile Coach
UI Designer
Changes
Developer
Developer
Developer
Tester
Developer
Staffing
Defects
Developer

9. The Dilemma!
Crisis
Team B
Deadlines
Crisis
Projects
Demands
Product Owner
Developer
Sickness
ine Manager
Crisis
Team A
Conflicts
Tester
Agile Coach
UI Designer
Changes
Developer
Developer
Developer
Tester
Developer
Staffing
Defects
Developer

10. What if...

11. Prime Objective
To deliv
er a fully
function
organis
al
ation ea
rly and
continu
ously by
cr
environ
ment wh eating an
ere peop
become
le
empowe
red

12. Prime Objective
To deliv
er a fully
function
organis
al
ation ea
rly and
continu
ously by
cr
environ
ment wh eating an
ere peop
become
le
empowe
red
Empowerment is allowing people at all levels to broaden their scope of decision making to more fully utilize their talents, skills and inherent creativity

13. Organisational Development
New Features
Improvements
Strategic and Tactical
Operational
Incidents
Maintenance

14. Five Questions
Score Board
GOAL
How do we
know if we are
successful?
What do we
absolutely
need to do
right now?
What’s
stopping us
right now?
How do we
get there?
Monthly
Focus
How do we
know how
we are
doing?

15. Communication
This is what you can
expect from us...
GOAL
Monthly
Focus
Goal
Goal
Goal

16. Management Board

17. Every Day

18. Every Week

19. Every Month

20. Every Quarter
GOAL
Monthly
Focus

21. Communication
This is what we
accomplished, what do
you think?
GOAL
Monthly
Focus
Goal
Goal
Goal

22. The Framework
GOAL
Quarterly
(Review)
How do we
know if we are
successful?
How do we
get there?
Monthly
(Strategy)
Weekly
(Tactical)
What do we
absolutely
need to do
right now?
Organisational
Developers
Daily
(Operational)
What’s
stopping us
right now?
Communication & Visualisation
Monthly
Focus
How do we
know how
we are
doing?

24. “The development teams
increased delivery precision,
quality and motivation”

25. “It’s great to have the time
to focus on tactical and
strategic issues”
“The development teams
increased delivery precision,
quality and motivation”

26. “It’s great to have the time
to focus on tactical and
strategic issues”
“The development teams
increased delivery precision,
quality and motivation”
“It feels good to be a
part of a real team and
get support and feedback
from my colleagues”

27. Thanks for
listening!
ola@focusshift.se
www.focusshift.se

28. Thanks for
listening!
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ola@focusshift.se
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29. Thanks for
listening!
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It’s al
eople!
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ola@focusshift.se
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people t
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30. Visualisation
Monthly
Focus
Monthly Focus
Objective
Monthly Focus
GOAL
Monthly Focus
Objective
Team C
Team A
Objective
Objective
Team B
Organisational Development Plan
Project/Team Status
Release Plan
Current Issues
Team D
Resource Plan
Whatever is needed

31. Project Status

32. Project Status

33. Projects and Resources

34. 2012
Product Board Evolution

35. Jan

36. Feb

37. Apr

38. May

39. Sep