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NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Agile Fluency
ModelLinda Fung & Anil Jaising
Focus on
Value
Optimize
Value
Deliver
Value
for Systems
TM
Optimize
2
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
My favorite quote:
“I've learned that people will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did, but people will never
forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
I am a New Yorker, a Scrum Master, an agilist &
an optimist
Linda (Luna) FungAnil Jaising
I am fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin & English
I work at AXA US
My favorite quote:
“Be the best at getting better"
I am a New Yorker, an agilist, an optimist & still
figuring out what I do?
I am fluent in English, Hindi and several other
Indian languages.
I am a licensed agile fluency facilitator
ABOUT US
AGILE FLUENCY
3
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Ice Breaker – Who am I?
AGILE FLUENCY
Goal: Guess correctly who is the holiday character taped on your back
Instruction:
1. At your table, find a person you’ve never met before
2. Introduce yourself
3. One person starts first and ask up to 10 ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ questions to try to
guess who the character is that is taped on your back
Sample Questions:
s Is it a man or woman?
s Does he lives in the North Pole?
Prohibited Questions:
s Is it Santa Claus?
4
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Learning Objectives
AGILE FLUENCY
Gain a better understanding of our own beliefs about Agile and
reactions to the Agile frameworks
Learn a useful model for measuring and improving organizational agility
5
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Shout out - What is fluency?
AGILE FLUENCY
6
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Agile and Agile Frameworks
AGILE FLUENCY
7
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
What is Agile Fluency Model?
üAgile fluency video – by Diana Larsen
AGILE FLUENCY
8
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Group Exercise #1
AGILE FLUENCY
9
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Where is your team/organization now?
AGILE FLUENCY
Let’s get moving!! – 10 mins
1. Move to the Stage where your
team/organization stands today
2. Self-organize into groups of 10 -12 people
3. Find a spot in the room and start a
discussion on the following questions and
capture the key points on the flip chart
sWhat capabilities your team/organization is
demonstrating?
sIs this the place your team/organization would
like to be?
10
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Ideas to Help with Capabilities
Focus on Value Deliver Value Optimize Value
Iteration Demos
Iteration Retrospectives
Backlog Refinement
(Virtual) Team Room
Generalizing Specialist
WIP Limits
Definition of Done
Continuous Integration
Continuous Deployment
Pair Programming
Incremental Design
Test-Driven Development
Exploratory Testing
Sustainable Pace
Design Thinking
A/B Testing
Build-Measure-Learn
Customer Visits
Paper Prototypes
Feature Flags
Collective Ownership
AGILE FLUENCY
11
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Measure and Manage
AGILE FLUENCY
12
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Measure and Manage
AGILE FLUENCY
13
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
FOCUS ON VALUE
AGILE FLUENCY
Focus on
Value
14
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
DELIVER VALUE
AGILE FLUENCY
Deliver
Value
15
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Optimize value
AGILE FLUENCY
Optimize
Value
16
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Optimize for systems
AGILE FLUENCY
for Systems
Optimize
17
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Optimize for Systems
AGILE FLUENCY
for Systems
Optimize
18
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Group Exercise #2
AGILE FLUENCY
19
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Where would your team/organization like to go next?
AGILE FLUENCY
Let’s get moving again!!
1. Move to the Stage where your
team/organization would like to be
2. Self-organize into groups of 10 -12 people
3. Find a spot in the room and start a discussion
on the following questions and capture the key
points on the flip chart
s What are the biggest challenges you can foresee
to get to the targeted stage?
s How would you get there? And How long would
it take?
s What are the biggest benefits?
s How do you get the buy-in from your
team/organization?
20
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Guided
Workshop
Survey
Team
Merge
Results
Analyze and
Synthesize
Agile Fluency Diagnostic
AGILE FLUENCY
21
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Complete View of Team’s Fluency
AGILE FLUENCY
22
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Group Share
AGILE FLUENCY
ü Group discussion on Agile Fluency
ü Socialize the model with your team/organization
ü Join the community
ü License and use the diagnostic
ü Shift the conversation
23
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
What did you learn that was a
üWow!
üHow about?
üWhy?
FEEDBACK WALL - Wow! How about? Why?
AGILE FLUENCY
24
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
Appendix
25
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
TEAM SELF RATING
AGILE FLUENCY
26
NYC SCRUM USER GROUP
Dec 14th 2017.
TEAM Improvement roadmap
AGILE FLUENCY

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Agile Fluency Workshop in NYC Scrum User Group

  • 1. 1 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Agile Fluency ModelLinda Fung & Anil Jaising Focus on Value Optimize Value Deliver Value for Systems TM Optimize
  • 2. 2 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. My favorite quote: “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou I am a New Yorker, a Scrum Master, an agilist & an optimist Linda (Luna) FungAnil Jaising I am fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin & English I work at AXA US My favorite quote: “Be the best at getting better" I am a New Yorker, an agilist, an optimist & still figuring out what I do? I am fluent in English, Hindi and several other Indian languages. I am a licensed agile fluency facilitator ABOUT US AGILE FLUENCY
  • 3. 3 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Ice Breaker – Who am I? AGILE FLUENCY Goal: Guess correctly who is the holiday character taped on your back Instruction: 1. At your table, find a person you’ve never met before 2. Introduce yourself 3. One person starts first and ask up to 10 ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ questions to try to guess who the character is that is taped on your back Sample Questions: s Is it a man or woman? s Does he lives in the North Pole? Prohibited Questions: s Is it Santa Claus?
  • 4. 4 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Learning Objectives AGILE FLUENCY Gain a better understanding of our own beliefs about Agile and reactions to the Agile frameworks Learn a useful model for measuring and improving organizational agility
  • 5. 5 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Shout out - What is fluency? AGILE FLUENCY
  • 6. 6 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Agile and Agile Frameworks AGILE FLUENCY
  • 7. 7 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. What is Agile Fluency Model? üAgile fluency video – by Diana Larsen AGILE FLUENCY
  • 8. 8 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Group Exercise #1 AGILE FLUENCY
  • 9. 9 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Where is your team/organization now? AGILE FLUENCY Let’s get moving!! – 10 mins 1. Move to the Stage where your team/organization stands today 2. Self-organize into groups of 10 -12 people 3. Find a spot in the room and start a discussion on the following questions and capture the key points on the flip chart sWhat capabilities your team/organization is demonstrating? sIs this the place your team/organization would like to be?
  • 10. 10 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Ideas to Help with Capabilities Focus on Value Deliver Value Optimize Value Iteration Demos Iteration Retrospectives Backlog Refinement (Virtual) Team Room Generalizing Specialist WIP Limits Definition of Done Continuous Integration Continuous Deployment Pair Programming Incremental Design Test-Driven Development Exploratory Testing Sustainable Pace Design Thinking A/B Testing Build-Measure-Learn Customer Visits Paper Prototypes Feature Flags Collective Ownership AGILE FLUENCY
  • 11. 11 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Measure and Manage AGILE FLUENCY
  • 12. 12 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Measure and Manage AGILE FLUENCY
  • 13. 13 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. FOCUS ON VALUE AGILE FLUENCY Focus on Value
  • 14. 14 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. DELIVER VALUE AGILE FLUENCY Deliver Value
  • 15. 15 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Optimize value AGILE FLUENCY Optimize Value
  • 16. 16 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Optimize for systems AGILE FLUENCY for Systems Optimize
  • 17. 17 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Optimize for Systems AGILE FLUENCY for Systems Optimize
  • 18. 18 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Group Exercise #2 AGILE FLUENCY
  • 19. 19 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Where would your team/organization like to go next? AGILE FLUENCY Let’s get moving again!! 1. Move to the Stage where your team/organization would like to be 2. Self-organize into groups of 10 -12 people 3. Find a spot in the room and start a discussion on the following questions and capture the key points on the flip chart s What are the biggest challenges you can foresee to get to the targeted stage? s How would you get there? And How long would it take? s What are the biggest benefits? s How do you get the buy-in from your team/organization?
  • 20. 20 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Guided Workshop Survey Team Merge Results Analyze and Synthesize Agile Fluency Diagnostic AGILE FLUENCY
  • 21. 21 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Complete View of Team’s Fluency AGILE FLUENCY
  • 22. 22 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Group Share AGILE FLUENCY ü Group discussion on Agile Fluency ü Socialize the model with your team/organization ü Join the community ü License and use the diagnostic ü Shift the conversation
  • 23. 23 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. What did you learn that was a üWow! üHow about? üWhy? FEEDBACK WALL - Wow! How about? Why? AGILE FLUENCY
  • 24. 24 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. Appendix
  • 25. 25 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. TEAM SELF RATING AGILE FLUENCY
  • 26. 26 NYC SCRUM USER GROUP Dec 14th 2017. TEAM Improvement roadmap AGILE FLUENCY