From Principles to Practices (AgileRockConf)

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1. From Principles to Practices
2. Marcin Floryan Tech Tribe Lead, Playback Tribe @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
3. @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
4. the team structure works well for us because it is well-aligned with our culture, our technical architecture and platform, our product, and even our workspace @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
5. What’s the story? @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
6. What’s the story? ‣Key Takeaways @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
7. What’s the story? ‣Key Takeaways ‣Principles and practices @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
8. What’s the story? ‣Key Takeaways ‣Principles and practices ‣A year in the Playback Tribe @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
9. What’s the story? ‣Key Takeaways ‣Principles and practices ‣A year in the Playback Tribe ‣Summary @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
10. What’s the story? ‣Key Takeaways ‣Principles and practices ‣A year in the Playback Tribe ‣Summary ‣Questions? @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
11. Tweetable nuggets of wisdom™ @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
12. Tweetable nuggets of wisdom™ ‣We operate in complex adaptive systems and we need to pick our tools accordingly @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
13. Tweetable nuggets of wisdom™ ‣We operate in complex adaptive systems and we need to pick our tools accordingly ‣Setting expectations and following up is crucial for success @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
14. Tweetable nuggets of wisdom™ ‣We operate in complex adaptive systems and we need to pick our tools accordingly ‣Setting expectations and following up is crucial for success ‣Be realistic, things take much longer than you may want them to take @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
15. Tweetable nuggets of wisdom™ ‣We operate in complex adaptive systems and we need to pick our tools accordingly ‣Setting expectations and following up is crucial for success ‣Be realistic, things take much longer than you may want them to take ‣Go back to basics to build the foundations @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
16. What are your principles? @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
17. @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
18. • Transparency • Collaboration • Feedback loops • Aligned Autonomy • Psychological Safety @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
19. Transparency @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
20. Top 3 Check-in • Creates transparency in two directions • Helps with focus • Spreads by example • Sparks conversations !
21. Collaboration @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
22. Tribe Standup • Started as OKR sync • Became Delivery Standup • Now a Tribe Standup • Representatives from every squad meet once a week Focus Commitment Belonging Learning
23. Big room planning • Run every quarter • Seeded with goals (company, mission, tribe, squad) • Every squads presents their ideas • Leads present priorities • Together we agree on the work and create OKRs #
24. Feedback loops @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
25. Taps with squads • Leads meet with every squad • Usually 1-2 per Quarter • Four topics: • Impact • Delivery • Health • Help !
26. Lunch with the leads • Informal opportunity for a conversation • Easy sign-up • Close connection
27. Aligned Autonomy @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
28. Setting clear expectations • People need expectations • Defining clear boundaries enables autonomy • Autonomy comes with responsibility $
29. Setting clear expectations • People need expectations • Defining clear boundaries enables autonomy • Autonomy comes with responsibility $ Autonomy isn't a benefit; it's an expectation of responsibility.
30. Setting clear expectations • People need expectations • Defining clear boundaries enables autonomy • Autonomy comes with responsibility $ Autonomy isn't a benefit; it's an expectation of responsibility. @jchyip
32. Structure for thinking about principles
33. Discussing aspirations • Seeded with initial ideas • World-cafe style conversations • Discuss, suggest improvements
34. Creating aspirations collaboratively • Review outcomes of the conversations • Vote on the most relevant “to focus on”
35. Aspirations
36. Aspirations
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40. Aspirations
41. Psychological safety @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
42. Introduction workshops First we create a shared understanding
43. Getting data Understand what is the “current state”
44. Action-focused squad workshops • Each squad (and leadership team) worked on practical actions • Some were tiny, some lead to interesting new practices
46. Feedback jar • We run a series of workshops on giving and receiving feedback • We needed a tool to help people visualise progress #
47. Mistakes column • Existing culture of blame-free incident post-mortems • Wanted local practice as a regular reminder • Small things reflected upon weekly $
48. • From Sociocracy 3.0 (now called “Peer Review”) • Facilitated workshop • 360 participants • Direct, honest Effectiveness Review https:/ /patterns.sociocracy30.org/peer-review.html !
49. What’s not to like about this code • How to get better talking about problems in code • Separate author and the code that is written • Identify “problems” • Mob-programming session to fix them $
50. What’s not to like about this code • Describe what you don’t like (not solutions nor improvements nor proposals) • Don’t fix the code in the session • We don’t defend the code • We don’t criticise people • We don’t care how the code became the way we have it now • The Facilitator writes down what people describe but without interpretation $ J. B. Rainsberger
51. Revisiting aspirations • A year later we’re closing the loop • Now we’ll create a new iteration
52. • Knowledge sharing • Enhanced feeling of belonging • Creates inspiration • Helps people grow Job Rotation !
53. What kind of practice? ‣ Distinguish between different types of practice ‣ Establish an allergic reaction to Best Practice ‣ Use Good Practice when it’s evident ‣ Focus on developing Emergent Practice By Snowded - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https:/ /commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33783436 @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
54. Inspiration for your set of principles @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
55. Summary @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
56. Summary ‣ Things take a long time @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
57. Summary ‣ Things take a long time ‣ Choose your own practices @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
58. Summary ‣ Things take a long time ‣ Choose your own practices ‣ Practices coherent with you set of principles / values @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
59. Summary ‣ Things take a long time ‣ Choose your own practices ‣ Practices coherent with you set of principles / values ‣ Every new practice is an experiment @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
60. Summary ‣ Things take a long time ‣ Choose your own practices ‣ Practices coherent with you set of principles / values ‣ Every new practice is an experiment ‣ Never stop iterating, create a good rhythm @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
61. Summary ‣ Things take a long time ‣ Choose your own practices ‣ Practices coherent with you set of principles / values ‣ Every new practice is an experiment ‣ Never stop iterating, create a good rhythm ‣ Don’t scale things up, break things down @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
62. “Things become better when we accept them as they are; not as we want them to be.” From Tobbe Gyllebring (@drunkcod) via Gitte Klitgaard (@nativewired) @mfloryan #AgileRockConf
63. Thank you! Marcin Floryan Tech Tribe Lead at Spotify Questions? @mfloryan Looks like a place you want to work at? Ask me!