EP002: Maximizing the Outcome by Inspecting and Adapting Using Agile with David Hawks

The culture of continual improvement drives companies towards agile management. Squeezing out productivity for the sake of productivity can lead teams to compartmentalize their roles. Knowledge workers should be empowered to deliver value as well as code. Project management software tools give the illusion of time management when in reality there is no level of accuracy when dealing with people. Allowing teams to organize themselves and then supporting that motion with an adjustable management support structure will provide project validation at many stages along the way. This is the fastest way to monetize initiatives.   Key Takeaways: [1:09] Agile is a set of values and principles [2:00] Commonalities with Lean [3:54] Output versus Outcome [4:47] The industrial era management style [5:34] Customer delight as the focus [7:08] Empowering teams [9:19] Predictability and productivity of teams [10:15] A servant leader perspective [11:41] Trust is at the bottom of the pyramid [12:40] Consistency of team [13:37] Multitasking kills - the switching cost [16:44] The fastest way to monetize initiatives [18:24] It’s infectious when it works [19:54] Agile provides predictability [20:57] Mythical certainty [23:00] Agile inspects and adapts [25:38] Will the market accept your idea? [28:01] The learning mentality [29:10] Aligning cultures with Agile [30:39] Discovering the architecture and design [32:35] Encouraging developers to produce value [34:12] Self organizing teams [35:37] Building things in a quality way [36:38] Empower your teams to self pivot [39:20] David sees change as incremental [41:35] Stepping into the agile concept [43:04] [email protected]   Mentions: RadicalManagement - Steve Denning FiveDysfunctionsofaTeam- Patrick Lencioni AgileVelocity Praxent @austinagile