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
   

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2. Living documentation
   BDD Kickstart.com
   mattwynne.net
   Coaching / blogging
   training
   Collaborating
   

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3. Let's talk about failure
   

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4. Let's talk about success
   

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5. Let's talk about joy
   

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6. If it isn't fun,
   you're doing
   it wrong
   Wynne's 1st law of software delivery:
   

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7. Ouch
   

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8. Pain is feedback
   

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9. You can learn
   from feedback
   

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10. Learning is fun
    

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11. Is your
    organisation
    ready to learn?
    

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12. We don't have time to learn
    

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13. We're too busy delivering value
    

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14. Learning is value
    

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15. Always be
    Learning
    

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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?
    

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17. Learning about the
    problem domain
    

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18. Learning to
    collaborate
    

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19. Learning about the
    solution domain
    

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20. Learning new skills
    

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21. Cargo cults
    

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22. कഁ཭
    Shu Ha Ri
    

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23. "It is known that, when we
    learn or train in something, we
    pass through the stages of
    Shu, Ha, and Ri.
    

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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.
    

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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.
    

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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
    

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27. Learning new skills
    takes time
    

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28. Build in space for
    learning
    

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29. Beware the tools
    

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30. Silos
    

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31. Let's make toast.
    

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32. Let's make toast.
    You burn it, I'll scrape it.
    

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33. Be generalists
    

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34. Share responsibility
    

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35. When's it going to be done?
    

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36. I wish you guys were faster.
    

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37. I don't trust you.
    

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38. Build trust
    

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39. Small is beautiful
    

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40. Make it flow
    

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41. Stop the line
    

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42. Now is the best
    time to invest in
    being better
    

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43. Thanks
    matt@mattwynne.net
    

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