Sociocracy – A means for true agile organizations - Jutta Eckstein - Agile SG 2016
1©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com11Jutta Eckstein[email protected], www.JEckstein.com@JuttaEcksteinSociocracy:A Means for True Agile Organizations©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com2Agenda Context Decision Making Roles & Hierarchies Summary
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2©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com3Strange Term: Sociocracy Sounds like socialism… but has nothing to do with it Origins– Socius = Companion– Kratein = to govern Dynamic governance©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com4Observed Struggles of Self-Organization Lack of full buy-in for decisions Decisions aren‘t transparent or helpful Hierarchy prevents self-organization
3©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com5DECISION MAKING©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com6Lack of full buy-in for decisions
4©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com7Making Decisions©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com8Deciding by Consent
5©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com9Application of consent decisions©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com10ROLES & HIERARCHIES
6©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com11Example: Electing People to Functions & Tasks©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com12Approach: Electing People to Functions & Tasks Clarification of functions and tasks Proposal round – in writing Proposals are collected by facilitator and read out loud Rationale round Change round Summary of remaining suggestions and proposal Consent round Celebrate
7©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com13Application: Electing People to Functions & Tasks©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com14Scrum Master‘s Expected Service to theOrganization Leading and coaching the organization inits Scrum adoption; Planning Scrum implementations withinthe organization; Helping employees and stakeholdersunderstand and enact Scrum andempirical product development;Source: http://www.scrumguides.org/14
8©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com15Hierarchies…©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com16Double Linking
9©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com17Application of Double Linking©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com18SUMMARY
10©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com19Lessons Learned Decisions based on consent ensure full buy-in Sociocratic election opens new possibilities Embed Agility in the organization by double-linking You can start where you and your organization are andimplement the principles step by step©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com20It’s the structure thatenables or hinders self-organization, not thepeople.Pieter van der MechéThe Sociocracy Group
11©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com21Want to know more, check out… http://sociocracy.com/ http://sociocracyconsulting.com/ John Buck: We the People – Consenting toa deeper democracy: A guide inSociocratic Principles and Methods©2004-2016 by IT-communication.com22Many Thanks!Jutta Eckstein, [email protected]www.JEckstein.com@JuttaEckstein