Lesson's From my Dad's Mechanic
This storytelling activity lays the foundation of applying good practices, instead of the best practice in the agile world. The session details the lessons I learned from my dad's car mechanic and how they can be applied to contemporary workplaces. To explain a bit more about the concepts of framework and tool kit: An agile framework normally offers a compilation of “best practices”. Experience has proven that a best practice in a particular context may woefully fail in another, hence context matters.
So, instead of agile teams blindly following “agile in name only” tactics and prescriptive frameworks, this session proposes freedom. The freedom that does not force teams to adopt certain processes and tools, but values individual and interaction.
Outline/Structure of the Discussion Group
The story
Statistical Sampling
Questions and Discussion
Learning Outcome
Recognise that choice is good
Recognise the option to choose practices and strategies out of many
Freedom to apply good practices instead of 'the best practice'.
Target Audience
Knowledge workers who get their hands dirty to deliver amazing results
Prerequisites for Attendees
Openness to think outside the box
Links
https://petelaurenconsulting.com/2021/08/14/freedom-with-disciplined-agile/
https://petelaurenconsulting.com/2022/01/05/business-agility-a-necessity-in-2022/
https://petelaurenconsulting.com/2021/10/10/managing-knowledge-workers-work/
https://petelaurenconsulting.com/2019/02/25/when-the-team-manager-becomes-the-product-owner/
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