Why agile fails (Lean Agile Scotland 2012)

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Why agile fails @mattwynne | @LeanAgileScot | September 2012

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

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Let's talk about failure

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Let's talk about success

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Let's talk about joy

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

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Ouch

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Pain is feedback

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You can learn from feedback

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Learning is fun

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Is your organisation ready to learn?

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We don't have time to learn

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We're too busy delivering value

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Learning is value

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Always be Learning

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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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Learning about the problem domain

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Learning to collaborate

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Learning about the solution domain

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Learning new skills

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Cargo cults

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कഁ཭ Shu Ha Ri

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"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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"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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"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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"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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Learning new skills takes time

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Build in space for learning

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Beware the tools

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Silos

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Let's make toast.

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

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Be generalists

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Share responsibility

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When's it going to be done?

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I wish you guys were faster.

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I don't trust you.

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Build trust

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Small is beautiful

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Make it ﬂow

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Stop the line

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Now is the best time to invest in being better

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Thanks matt@mattwynne.net