Why agile fails (Lean Agile Scotland 2012)

As a BDD / TDD trainer and coach, Matt has seen lots of organisations that have struggled to enjoy the full benefits of agile.

This talk explores the reasons why this happens, and what we can do about it.

Transcript

1. Why agile fails @mattwynne | @LeanAgileScot | September 2012
2. Living documentation BDD Kickstart.com mattwynne.net Coaching / blogging training Collaborating
3. Let's talk about failure
4. Let's talk about success
5. Let's talk about joy
6. If it isn't fun, you're doing it wrong Wynne's 1st law of software delivery:
7. Ouch
8. Pain is feedback
9. You can learn from feedback
10. Learning is fun
11. Is your organisation ready to learn?
12. We don't have time to learn
13. We're too busy delivering value
14. Learning is value
15. Always be Learning
16. Always be Learning What does the market want? What should our architecture be? Do we have the right people on the team? What technology should we use? What should we build first? How long will this take? How do I write a test for this? What should I name this class?
17. Learning about the problem domain
18. Learning to collaborate
19. Learning about the solution domain
20. Learning new skills
21. Cargo cults
22. कഁ཭ Shu Ha Ri
23. "It is known that, when we learn or train in something, we pass through the stages of Shu, Ha, and Ri.
24. "In shu, we repeat the forms and discipline ourselves so that our bodies absorb the forms that our forbearers created. "We remain faithful to the forms with no deviation.
25. "Next, in the stage of ha, once we have disciplined ourselves to acquire the forms and movements, we make innovations. "In this process the forms may be broken and discarded.
26. "Finally, in ri, we completely depart from the forms, open the door to creative technique, and arrive in a place where we act in accordance with what our heart/mind desires, unhindered while not overstepping laws. -- Seishiro Endo
27. Learning new skills takes time
28. Build in space for learning
29. Beware the tools
30. Silos
31. Let's make toast.
32. Let's make toast. You burn it, I'll scrape it.
33. Be generalists
34. Share responsibility
35. When's it going to be done?
36. I wish you guys were faster.
37. I don't trust you.
38. Build trust
39. Small is beautiful
40. Make it flow
41. Stop the line
42. Now is the best time to invest in being better
43. Thanks matt@mattwynne.net