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Self organization in practice - A story about coaching and facilitating self
organization
Lean Tribe Gathering #18
2013-12-10
Mattias ÅhlanderEricsson
Michael GötheTeamCoach AB
Self Organization - in practice
Self Organization - in practice
Topics to be covered1. The challenges2. 7 principles for self
organization3. Examples of coaching4. Scaling to organization
Challenges with self organization
How do I NOT command and
control?
Line Manager
..and now I can finally do what
ever I want.
My role is gone!?!
Project Manager
It doesn´t scale.
Executive
Seams to be some conflict.
Help!
Scrum MasterTeam
Great! Lets continue as
before…
Principles for self organizing
• #1 Clear intentions– Overall goal & purpose– A pull forward
• #2 Energized people– Nothing will self organize
without energy
• #3 Boundaries– What is the frame within
which we can self organize
• #4 Equivalence– Peer culture– No power over
• #5 Transparency– Avoiding sub-optimization
• #6 Feedback loops– Necessary for a learning
developing system
• #7 Shared values– The glue that jell people
together.
Strategic Agile/Lean Initiative
The Building Blocks
Soft skills for Scrum Masters•How to boost your team into high-performance
Successfully Leading Agile/Lean Organizations•How to get the best ROI for your Agile/Lean initiative
Tiger Network•Tiger Teams for impact•How to grow and learn together
•Becoming the Strategic Advantage for Ericsson
Agile coaches•How to have a REAL impact on your organization ✔
TIGERS – Agile coaches @ Ericsson Kista
What agile coaches @ Ericsson do
Business Controllers
L&A finance
XP @TN
SSCC
Code DojoMarket place
13 MTAS teams
ScM program
AGILE HR
LEADERSHIP DAY
Spreading the word
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#1 Clear intentions
- Overall goal & purpose
- A pull forward#2 Energized people
- Nothing will self organize without energy
#7 Shared values
- The glue that jell people together
“We play with 100 balls”
“The fans (management) got to close to the field, so we told them to back off from the field”
“Our new Feature is on the stretcher”
“Many goals made! (user stories taken)”
Football Retrospective1. List football terms2. Make a live ticker3. Match analysis4. Setup next game5. Close with a team picture
#2 Energized people
- Nothing will self organize without energy
#4 Equivalence- Peer culture
- No power over#6 Feedback loops
- Necessary for a learning developing system
Football Retrospective idea comes from Marc Loeffler, Spoonique
#1 Clear intentions
- A pull forward#2 Energized people
- Nothing will self organize without energy
#6 Feedback loops
- Necessary for a learning developing system
Tiger values
Passion Be passionate about what you do. Do things you are passionate about.
Courage Do what you think is right. Fight for your convictions. Transparency Show what you do.
Kaizen Never stop learning. Always improve in everything we do.
Who decides?Backlog!Manager!Budget?
#3 Boundaries- What is the frame within which
we can self organize
#4 Equivalence-Peer culture
- No power over#7 Shared values
- The glue that jell people together
Tigers way of working
Tiger standup: Monday/Thursday 12:40 to 12:55 – Everyone is welcome!
#2 Energized people
- Nothing will self organize without energy
#5 Transparency
- Avoiding sub-optimization
#6 Feedback loops
- Necessary for a learning developing system
#4 Equivalence-Peer culture
- No power over#7 Shared values
- The glue that jell people together
Common Vision: Unleash the potential of our colleagues; finding the passion and driving forces in individuals and enabling teams and organizations to consistently perform on a high level.
Suggestions for Open Space
How to make self organization work on team, network and organizational level?
How to coach around the 7 principles for Self-Organization to happen?#1 Clear intentions
– Overall goal & purpose– A pull forward
#2 Energized people– Nothing will self organize without energy
#3 Boundaries– What is the frame within which we can self
organize
#4 Equivalence– Peer culture– No power over
#5 Transparency– Avoiding sub-optimization
#6 Feedback loops– Necessary for a learning developing system
#7 Shared values– The glue that jell people together.
Thank you!Program Leaders
• Michael Göthe• www.teamcoach.se• [email protected]• @teamcoach
Agile Coach, Line Manager & Tiger network member
• Johan Tandberg• www.flowfinder.se• [email protected]• @MrFlowFinder
• Mattias Åhlander• [email protected]• @MatteAhlander