Is Spotify a good example?

A deck presented in Warsaw at the Agile By Example 2016 conference.

Transcript

1. Is Spotify a good example? Agile By Example 2016 B RINGING B ACK A GILE
2. #abe16 @mfloryan
5. “I believe in this concept, but the implementation described above is risky and invites failure.” Dr. Winston W. Royce
9. Marcin Floryan Chapter Lead in Media Path tribe Experience Platform
10. Disclaimer Not official
11. Model (noun) ‣ a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original ‣ a thing used as an example to follow or imitate ‣ a simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions ‣ a person employed to display clothes by wearing them ‣ a particular design or version of a product Oxford Dictionary of English
12. Model (noun) ‣ a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original ‣a thing used as an example to follow or imitate ‣ a simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions ‣ a person employed to display clothes by wearing them ‣ a particular design or version of a product
15. ๏ 10 years old ๏ 100M users ๏ 30M subscribers ๏ 59 markets ๏ 5 dev offices ๏ 2000+ employees ๏ 100+ squads Spotify 2016
16. Model (noun) ‣ a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original ‣a thing used as an example to follow or imitate ‣ a simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions ‣ a person employed to display clothes by wearing them ‣ a particular design or version of a product
17. Model (noun) ‣ a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original ‣ a thing used as an example to follow or imitate ‣a simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions ‣ a person employed to display clothes by wearing them ‣ a particular design or version of a product
20. “Shout it out and I’ll tell you how it doesn’t quite work that way” Jason Yip, Agile Coach at Spotify
22. “Culture is an abstraction, yet the forces that are created in social and organisational situations deriving from culture are powerful. Edgar H. Schein
23. “If we don’t understand the operation of these forces, we become victim to them” Edgar H. Schein
24. Schein culture model
25. Under the surface
26. Autonomy We assume…
32. Autonomy Mastery Purpose
33. Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.
34. Collaboration We assume…
37. The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.
38. Potential We assume…
40. Pelle 1:1
43. Diversity We assume…
45. Long term We assume…
46. Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.
47. Learning We assume…
48. “We aim to make mistakes faster than anyone else”
50. At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly.
52. “Only as we examine and test our theoretical assumptions can we hope to make them more adequate, to remove inconsistencies, and thus to improve our ability to predict.” Douglas McGregor
53. “To improve effectively, you can’t act blindly. Instead, you must understand mechanism.” Jason Yip, Agile Coach at Spotify
54. “Stop trying to borrow wisdom and think for yourself. Face your difficulties and think and think and think and solve your problems yourself.” Taiichi Ohno
55. Thank you! Marcin Floryan Chapter Lead at Spotify Questions? @mfloryan Looks like a place you want to work at? Ask me!