6 min read
August 25, 2022
Ep. 267
Agile
Description:
This week, Dan Neumann and Justin Thatil, your hosts, are joined by Erica Menendez and Mariano Oliveti to discuss what it takes to deliver high-quality Agile Projects.
In this episode, they dive deep into what a successful Agile project looks like and describe the necessary steps to be taken in order to reach it.
Key Takeaways
Clarify the purpose
The company should have a purpose
The culture you create should be in support of the purpose
The products should align with that purpose
Deeply understand the real needs of your users and meet those
Adopting Agility can increase employee satisfaction
Empower team members to take action in support of the company’s purpose
Empowerment increases engagement
Engaged and empowered employees tend to lead to happiness.
Understand that the entire Team works towards a specific goal.
Focusing on people is a crucial aspect of a successful Agile Project, optimizing the relationship with people, ensuring there is collaboration among them, and granting space for people to open up in a psychologically safe environment.
Fear of criticism and resistance to feedback are barriers to address.
Working in an Agile way allows more predictability.
Agile Teams add transparency to their work and separate tasks into smaller parts, which enables them to look at things a lot more closely than traditional Waterfall.
Transparency must appear at all organizational levels, having realistic expectations and empowering everyone to make decisions.
Implement feedback loops. Be willing to pivot based on feedback.
Foster continuous learning
Embrace experimentation
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Dan Neumann
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Dan Neuman is the Director of the US Transformation and Coaching practice in the Agility guild. He coaches organizations to transform the way they work to achieve their desired business outcomes.
With more than 25 years of experience, Dan Neumann is an experienced Agile Coach with a deep knowledge of Agility at the team and organizational levels. He focuses on achieving business outcomes by shifting both mindset and practices, resulting in a disciplined, yet practical approach to solving problems.