Leading Change : Why Transformation Efforts Fail by Dr John Kotter is seminal work in the field of change management. It put forth a step by step guide of what to do if we want lasting change. However is step by step really good? Step by step approach is fundamentally linear thinking in a deterministic […]
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Today @Vinaya and I approached a challenge using the Causal Loop diagram technique. We tried it for the first time and it was refreshing and fun. If you already know what Causal Loop Diagrams are, its great; if not suggest you have a look Causal Loop Diagram – Wikipedia and causal loop diagrams little known analytical
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We talked about how large IT projects qualify as complex adaptive systems in part 1. Appreciating our systems, acknowledging and understanding that these are systems in the complex problem domain is the first big step in coming up with the right solutions. The insights and research tell us one thing loud and clear – trying
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Complexity science is a scientific study of complex systems, systems with many parts such that the behavior of the system cannot be easily explained by describing or studying the interactions between the parts. Examples of complex systems include cities, businesses, network systems, an ant colony, a flock of birds flying together and of course large
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Your organization has embarked on a bold new journey towards transforming itself into a truly Agile organization. Any transformation involves bringing a new set of artefacts, values and changing culture. Artefacts are the practices and methodologies (e.g sprint planning, demos etcs..), values – the agile manifesto. But what is culture? As Henrik Kniberg puts it
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As I was just about to sleep today, the Force inspired me to write the below for leaders who are new to the Agile world. This is not comprehensive (nothing ever is), however for a new agile leader, this is a good place to start. The wisdom of star wars and the jedi knights is
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“What’s measured improves” ― Peter F. Drucker The discussion about metrics is not a discussion about what we want to measure. It’s a discussion of what we want to improve. Before a project or a program embarks on defining metrics, it must have a clear definition of what they want to improve. Metrics are a
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