How do organizations actually work with Agile? In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Allen Holub, discuss what organizations get wrong about Agile. Allen has been an Agile transformation consultant for nearly 40 years and has seen the best and worst it has to offer. Luckily, he says the worst can be avoided. The challenge lies in company culture and architecture. The Agile way of working can be a shock to an organization’s system. However, those willing to suffer a few growing pains can reap tremendous rewards further down the line!
Show Notes
- Why Agile is failing (3:55)
- Teams are not Agile, organizations are (7:12)
- When Agile works (15:14)
- The inspect and adapt loop (26:21)
- Obstacles preventing organizations from being Agile (30:27)
- Why people can’t imagine work working differently (37:16)
- Advice for people realizing that they’re not actually Agile (39:46)
- Allen’s consulting strategy (43:13)
Links:
- Toyota Kata, Mike Rother
- Follow Allen Holub on Twitter
- Holub.com
- Email Allen at allen@holub.com
- Schedule a video chat with Allen at holub.com/chat
- Agile and Lean Software Development Group on LinkedIn
O’Reilly Infrastructure & Ops Conference: http://oreilly.com/infraops/blankenship
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