Agile values

Agile values

Simplicity and efficiency

Keep things as simple as possible as long as possible.

Complexity is the enemy of agility.

Example To increase IT agility, reduce the number of systems.

Sources http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html http://www.extremeprogramming.org/rules/simple.html http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/Business_Technology/The_do-or-die_questions_boards_should_ask_about_technology http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/business-technology/our-insights/want-to-become-agile-learn-from-your-it-team

An important part of agile is to reduce waste.

Waste is anything that does not bring clearly defined and immediate value.

http://www.cio.com/article/2433819/agile-development/7-agile-leadership-lessons-for-the-suits.html

To work effectively, clarify roles people have. When everyone understands who does what, people can move faster.

3 examples: 1. What does person A do?

2. What does person A decide by herself / himself?

3. What does person A and person B decide together? http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/going-from-fragile-to-agile http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/agility-it-rhymes-with-stability http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/why-agility-pays

Openness

Openness

For an agile team to be able to adapt, information must be open and free flowing.

When people share what they do in an open / transparent way, everyone can see results of the work quickly and solve problems quickly.

https://hbr.org/ideacast/2016/04/understanding-agile-management http://www.propernet.com/extranet/mcgill/CLASS%203/3.1%20-%20AgileProjectManagement.pdf

Openness

Openness is a key agile value. Open communication can happen through, for example, blogs, Twitter, and other social media.

Adapted from http://strikinggroup.com.au/why-agile-works/

Openness

People agility means the degree to which one is open-minded toward others and enjoys interacting with a diversity of people, understands their unique strengths, interests, and limitations, and uses them effectively to accomplish organizational goals.

http://www.kornferry.com/institute/488-the-federal-agility-fix-developing-the-next-generation-of-leaders

Learning and adaptability

Agile individuals are motivated by learning / increasing their knowledge.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/karlmoore/2012/06/12/agility-the-ingredient-that-will-define-next-generation-leadership/#6c6c8e30208f

To succeed, companies will need to develop a mindset that accepts failures. Without it, developers will hesitate to make changes.

http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/high-tech/our-insights/software-development-handbook-transforming-for-the-digital-age

https://vimeo.com/94950270 Minute 1.

In an agile environment, change is acknowledged and accepted.

http://agilitrix.com/2015/02/agile-culture-self-managing-people http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/technology/software-engineering/development-practices/article/art20131213120917060

Adaptability is a highly regarded agile value.

Example People meet at regular intervals to find out how we can do things better, for example work more efficiently and creatively. https://www.agileconnection.com/article/what-improv-can-teach-you-about-agile-success http://agilitrix.com/2015/02/agile-culture-self-managing-people

Self awareness means the degree to which an individual seeks personal insight, clearly understands his or her strengths and weaknesses, and uses this knowledge to improve performance.

http://www.kornferry.com/institute/488-the-federal-agility-fix-developing-the-next-generation-of-leaders

Creativity

Creativity

Learning-agile individuals think creatively.

Example They generate new ideas through their ability to view issues from multiple angles.

http://www.inc.com/will-yakowicz/4-qualities-every-leader-needs-to-take-risks-conquer-stress.html

Creativity

They’re the skeptical members of the team.

The ones always pushing back on the status quo and forcing the business to rethink the way it presents itself to its customers.

https://hbr.org/2014/11/bring-agile-to-the-whole-organization

Freedom

Freedom

Agile workers have autonomy. Instead of a controlling ideology, the approach is one of enabling self-organization.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2015/01/26/why-do-managers-hate-agile/#54a318556018 http://www.allaboutagile.com/how-to-create-the-fastest-teams/

Freedom / autonomy is a key agile value.

Agile leaders enable people to decide things themselves and serve needs people have. https://medium.com/@timrayner01/say-agile-one-more-time-making-space-for-collaborative-innovation-de4834a096a0#.uglb51y9l https://www.frontrowagile.com/learn-agile/agile-project-management

Helping

Helping

Workers in agile workplaces must be passionate, adaptive, innovative, and collaborative.

The way to begin is to become autonomous.

http://jarche.com/2010/04/agility-and-autonomy/

Helping

At the core of agile are values of flexibility, individual interaction, focus on outputs, and collaboration over more rigid planning-driven approaches.

https://hbr.org/2013/08/it-on-steroids-the-benefits-an

Further inspiration https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Questions-to-discover-your-values-1329394