My agile failures and some success stories Agile

My agile failures … and some success stories Agile Cambridge Nikola Bogdanov Agile. Master

Interesting about me

Not so interesting about me • Agile enthusiast, Agile/Lean thinker • Agile Coach, Co-founder of Agile. Pool • Ph. D, University class, Conferences, Trainings • REWE Digital, Fourth, VM Ware, SAP, HP, Cisco, IBM…

What are we going to do today? • Agile Mastering • Case Study Research • Stories • Build my Path

Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Change agent, Organizational facilitator…

But what is it actually?

Agile Master Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for. . . Book by Lyssa Adkins

Agile Master Angel Medinilla‘s awesome “Scrum Master Maturity Model”

Pablo Picasso: Good artists copy; great artists steal

Case Study / Experience Report A presentation and discussion of real-life (not theoretical) experiences of the application (or mis -application) of service design techniques. Case studies and experience reports include some discussion of lessons learned an indication of how novel the work is

My Agile Journey

Research Data First

Research Data First

Research Data First

Before Agile Master

Why did you become a SM? • The Agile Mindset itself • Natural shift, help the team • Code is not my thing, but people are • No one else wanted • Career opportunity

Which are your top 3 challenges? • Non-agile people • Fake Agile • Offshore teams, Fixed projects • Engage the teams • Product owners

Learning from Failures • Try even the bad practices • Challenge yourself • Accept Failure • Wait for the Failure • Analyze & Discuss

Building Experience As much Experience as possible Change projects and teams Jump into initiatives Trainings and lecturing Certificates?

Build own Toolbox Pay attention & Listen Explore Step back and observe Learn, Learn and Learn!

Adapt your Language • Words matter • Learn to give feedback • Prepare • Make your success visible • Be Brave

Understand where you are Startups Big Hierarchies Service Company Product Company Offshore office

Agile Education Really Works! Students are happier Grades are higher Interests is higher It’s improving every year

Be Agile yourself Pair Programming Code Review T-shaped Skill Set Experiment

The Non-agile people Self-reflect Build Trust • Product Owners Create Leaders • Managers Aikido Approach • Laggards Prepare & Give Feedback Choose your fights Wait for your moments Be Patient

What’s my next thing? Back to the Roots Focus on the Basics (The Code) Software evolution Focus on Architectural Influence

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