Driving Technical Change

Convincing coworkers to adopt new tools and technology.

Transcript

1. DRIVING TECHNICAL CHANGE Terrence Ryan
2. WHO ARE YOU?
3. DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
4. GET EXCITED ABOUT NEW SOLUTION
5. WORK HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU COULD USE IT
6. STAKEHOLDERS OPPOSE
7. DREAMS CRUSHED
8. CHANGE YOUR ORGANIZATION OR CHANGE YOUR ORGANIZATION
9. YOU’RE NOT ALONE
10. I NOTICED A FEW THINGS
11. PEOPLE TEND TO RESIST IN PATTERNS
12. CERTAIN PEOPLE RESPOND TO CERTAIN THINGS
13. THE PROCESS • Identify the Skeptics • Match to countering tactics • Implement tactics in a greater Strategy
14. WAIT
15. THE PROBLEM
16. SKEPTICS The People in your Neighborhood
17. THESE ARE CARICATURES.
18. REAL PEOPLE ARE… MORE COMPLEX.
19. THE UNINFORMED
20. THE HERD
21. THE CYNIC
22. THE BURNED
23. THE TIME CRUNCHED
24. THE BOSS
25. THE IRRATIONAL
26. TACTICS What to Focus on
27. TWO KINDS OF TACTICS Universal • Can always be used • Moderate Impact Situational • Only useful in some cases • High Impact
28. EXPERTISE
29. DELIVERY
30. DEMONSTRATE
31. TRUST
32. COMPROMISE
33. SYNERGY
34. PRESSURE
35. BRIDGING
36. PUBLICITY
37. STRATEGY What to do big picture wise.
38. IGNORE THE HOSTILE
39. TARGET THE WILLING
40. Uninformed Herd Cynic Time Crunched Boss Irrational Expertise Delievery Demonstration Trust Compromise Publicity Synergy Bridge Pressure Burned
41. HARNESS THE CONVERTED
42. CONVINCE 
 MANAGEMENT
43. CONCLUSIONS Now what?
44. CHANGE TAKES TIME
45. IT ALSO TAKES POLITICS
46. PEOPLE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION WANT TECHNICAL CHANGE
47. BETWEEN 
 WHERE YOU ARE 
 AND 
 WHERE YOU WANT TO BE, 
 THERE ARE MANY 
 BETTER PLACES
48. QUESTIONS? http://terrenceryan.com terry@terrenceryan.com @tpryan on Twitter