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How can Agile Methodologies help you improve your decision making skills?

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Decision making is a crucial skill for operational planning, especially in uncertain and complex situations. However, traditional approaches to decision making can be slow, rigid, and inefficient, leading to missed opportunities, wasted resources, and poor outcomes. Agile methodologies, which originated in software development, offer a different way of thinking and acting that can help you improve your decision making skills. Agile methodologies are based on four core values: individuals and interactions over processes and tools, working products over comprehensive documentation, customer collaboration over contract negotiation, and responding to change over following a plan. In this article, you will learn how these values can help you make better decisions in your operational planning activities.

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David Saboe

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1 Embrace uncertainty

One of the main challenges of decision making is dealing with uncertainty. Uncertainty can arise from various sources, such as incomplete or inaccurate information, unpredictable events, or conflicting goals. Traditional decision making methods often try to reduce uncertainty by gathering more data, analyzing more scenarios, or following predefined plans. However, this can lead to analysis paralysis, overconfidence, or inflexibility, which can hinder your ability to adapt to changing conditions. Agile methodologies, on the other hand, embrace uncertainty as an opportunity to learn and improve. Instead of trying to predict the future, agile methodologies focus on delivering value in small increments, testing assumptions, and getting feedback from customers and stakeholders. This way, you can make decisions based on empirical evidence, learn from your mistakes, and adjust your course as needed.

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Mihai H.

IT Solution Manager | IPMA? Certified Project Management Associate & Certified SAFe? 5 Scrum Master
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Agile methodologies can enhance decision-making by fostering adaptability, collaboration, and frequent feedback. Iterative cycles in Agile enable continuous learning and adjustment, improving your ability to make informed decisions based on evolving circumstances.

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Mihai H.

IT Solution Manager | IPMA? Certified Project Management Associate & Certified SAFe? 5 Scrum Master
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Agile methodologies can enhance decision-making by fostering adaptability, collaboration, and frequent feedback. Iterative cycles in Agile enable continuous learning and adjustment, improving your ability to make informed decisions based on evolving circumstances.

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Theodore Schiele

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Agile Methodologies can significantly enhance decision-making skills by promoting adaptability, iterative learning, and collaborative problem-solving. These methodologies encourage breaking down complex projects into manageable tasks, allowing for quicker and more responsive decision-making based on real-time feedback and results. Agile's emphasis on collaboration and cross-functional teams ensures diverse perspectives are considered, leading to more well-rounded and informed decisions.

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David Saboe

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Given the current VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous) environment, the ability to approach decision making in a adaptable way is critical. Using a Agile approach to decision making by enabling rapid sensing and responding to feedback will allow you to embrace uncertainty and move forward.

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2 Empower your team

Another key factor of decision making is the people involved. People bring different perspectives, skills, and experiences to the decision making process, which can enrich the quality and diversity of the solutions. However, people can also face challenges, such as communication barriers, power imbalances, or groupthink, which can impair the effectiveness and efficiency of the decision making process. Traditional decision making methods often rely on hierarchical structures, formal procedures, or detailed documentation to coordinate and control the decision making process. However, this can lead to bureaucracy, micromanagement, or disengagement, which can stifle creativity and innovation. Agile methodologies, on the other hand, empower your team by fostering a culture of collaboration, trust, and autonomy. Instead of imposing rules and roles, agile methodologies encourage self-organizing teams, face-to-face communication, and shared ownership of the decisions. This way, you can leverage the collective intelligence, motivation, and commitment of your team.

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Elizabeth Q. Campos

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Comunica??o face a face da seguran?a a equipe em tomada de decis?es. A equipe sente a seguran?a de contribuir para o trabalho sem o receio de receber negativas de pronto e com isso coibindo movas ideias e inova??es.

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Gianluca Landoni

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Agile methodologies, by nature, empower team members and enhance their decision making. Take Scrum as example: the Product Owner is responsible for the backlog prioritization, the Developers for the estimates and the Scrum Master for facilitating. Each and every team member needs to takes ownership and remains accountable for specific tasks. Seniority is not relevant here, there is only you and your expertise, a genuine empiricist approach that will push you to make decisions, mistakes and improvements.

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Aaron Scherer

Natural Bridge Builder | Life-Long Learner | Empowering through Data Informed Insights
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The freedom given by adopting an agile methodological framework empowers individual contributors to take ownership in their work and projects. Self-motivation is always the strongest form to motivate any team and a powerful way to motivate your team members is to let them set their own priorities and working styles.

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3 Experiment and iterate

A third aspect of decision making is the outcome. The outcome is the result of your decision, which can have positive or negative impacts on your operational planning objectives. However, the outcome is not always clear or immediate, as it can depend on various factors, such as external influences, unintended consequences, or feedback loops. Traditional decision making methods often assume that the outcome is fixed and final, and that it can be measured by predefined criteria. However, this can lead to rigidity, complacency, or tunnel vision, which can prevent you from learning and improving. Agile methodologies, on the other hand, experiment and iterate by treating the outcome as a hypothesis, not a fact. Instead of committing to a single solution, agile methodologies explore multiple options, test them in real-world conditions, and measure their impact using data and feedback. This way, you can validate your decisions, discover new opportunities, and improve your performance.

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Prashant Gill

Consultant - LCEF
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Remember that science experiment in school where you mix chemicals and watch the bubbling reaction? Agile is like that, but with ideas instead of beakers. Don't get stuck in analysis paralysis. Test your assumptions, prototype quickly, and gather real-world data. Learn from successes and failures, constantly refining your approach.

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4 Adapt to change

A final dimension of decision making is the context. The context is the environment in which you make and implement your decisions, which can include factors such as customers, competitors, regulations, or technologies. The context is constantly changing, as new trends, opportunities, and challenges emerge. Traditional decision making methods often resist change by sticking to a plan, ignoring new information, or defending the status quo. However, this can lead to irrelevance, inefficiency, or failure, as you lose touch with the reality and needs of your customers and stakeholders. Agile methodologies, on the other hand, adapt to change by embracing it as a source of value and learning. Instead of following a plan, agile methodologies respond to change by inspecting and adapting their decisions, products, and processes. This way, you can stay relevant, competitive, and successful in your operational planning endeavors.

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Prashant Gill

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The world is a fickle dance floor. Agile teaches you to embrace the unexpected pirouettes, not clumsily resist them. Be ready to pivot, adjust course, and rewrite the script – all while keeping your eye on the overall goal. Real-Life Scenario: We were developing a software feature, but halfway through, a competitor released something similar. Did we panic? No! We analyzed their offering, saw an opportunity to differentiate ourselves, and adapted our feature, resulting in a more innovative and market-leading product. Agile is about riding the waves of change, not getting swept away by them.

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5 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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David Saboe

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A recent study by the Standish Group determined that decision latency, the time between when a situation arises and when a decision is made, is a key driver of whether the project will be a success or a failure. The longer the decision latency, the more likely the project will fail. Using an Agile approach by moving forward with a decision and enabling rapid feedback loops allows you to adapt your decision to achieve the intended outcome.

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Douglas Dreher DCIE, CMAS, MPM, CIPM, CPD

Sr Physical Security Engineer @ AWS | Certified Antiterrorism Specialist |Certified Master Project Manager |Certified Data Center Infrastructure Expert | Certified CPTED Design Professional
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Agile methodologies promote a systematic and adaptive approach to decision making. By embracing principles such as iteration, feedback, collaboration, and transparency, you can enhance your decision-making skills and make more effective and informed choices in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment.

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