Masterchef agile

Helping a company move from tradional work environments to a more agile way of working is a lot like learning to cook. You need the basics first, then you try things out and learn, only after years of experience do you become a master.

As agile coaches we are often asked by companies to give them what they believe are shortcuts to success. They are scared or unwilling to put in the hard work and want a playbook from someone who was successful to be laid out for them to follow in their footsteps. Explaining why this is not something that will work is often seen as a reason to mistrust coaches. They think we aren’t giving them the quick path because we are just in it for the money. I found a way to help me describe this in a way that makes my clients feel more at ease. Everyone can relate to cooking shows about starting off as a home cook (non-agile organization) and what it involves becoming a master chef (an agile organization).

Duration: 30-60 mins (*Presentation can be made longer or shorter depending on conference needs.)

Introduction - Who am I and why this talk

• Acceptance of the Unknown 
• The importance of a mentor 
• The importance of diversity
• There is no recipe for success 
• There is no I in team 
• The importance of failure 
• Anyone can change 
• The importance of play 
• Inspecting and adapting 
• The importance of editing 
• The importance of time management 

Conclusion

Remainder of total timebox – Q&A

Participants will:

• Understand why you can’t become an agile organization overnight.
• Learn that it takes hard work at every level of your organization.
• Realize that just because something is popular it doesn’t make it the right for your organization.
• Apply experiments to build trust and rid an organization of micro-management
• De-mystify the challenges and offer support to collegues as they begin to understand what agiltiy truly means

LAST Conference Melbourne 2019