Wake up - You're an Agile Failure...
David Filer
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Part 1 of my 7 part series on Agile Failures.
You’re an Agile Failure - WHY?
The majority of Agile and Dev Ops journeys FAIL; and yet we continuously do not stop to understand Why. We consistently fall into the trap of looking at the Golden Circle (outside to inside) of What, How, and Why versus looking at the Why to lead us to the How and the What. We are very good at the What and the How. Actually, we are great at it. THIS is WHY Agile and DevOps will FAIL and is FAILING in your organization. It's time to have a real chat about the WHY.
Think Amazon, Disney, or even Apple. They get the Why. They continuously deliver value to their customers/clients. Have you ever stopped to think WHY Mickey Mouse ears are so magical or why you need the latest iPhone? Of course not, you just need it. These companies understand their why and live it each and every day.
I challenge all of you that many organizations that claim they are good at Agile and DevOps are too na?ve and focused on the What and How to understand that they are HORRIBLE at it. Do I dare to make bold claims—absolutely yes? Do I dare to explain why—always? There is a core set of reasons why the majority of us fail at all things Agile.
FIVE REASONS YOU ARE AN AGILE FAILURE:
- Agile is geared for millennials. Half of the workforce is not millennial.
- People need to be parented.
- Agile is a mindset not a toolset.
- Fail Fast - Are you serious? Stop Failing. Start innovating.
- Politeness is weakness. We are at war. Start acting like it.
Stay tuned for Part 2 as we explore the Golden Circle, and then for Parts 3 through 7 where we will have an in-depth chat focusing on each of the FIVE Reasons you’re an Agile Failure.
David Filer
'The Divergent Agile Leader'
https://www.dhirubhai.net/in/davidfiler1/
SAFe POPM, CSPO, CSM | Healthcare Information Technology | Experienced RRT | Product Excellence | Software Development | Population Health | Analytics | EHR | Content Management | US Patent in Machine Learning
6 年I agree with 4 of the reasons but agile is not just for millennials and in many ways it’s not for them at all.
“Transforming Your Project Management Experience to Gain Value Quickly" PMP?, PMI-ACP?, CSM?, TKP?
6 年Aparently we know many of the same people, both worked at JPMC and live near each other. I'd like to find out more about this "Golden Circle" that you speak of. I've Googled it, to no avail. I'll be sending you a connection request. I look forward to your next set of articles on this topic. You've got my interest!