Copy of slides used at AgileNCR 2013. It uses the 2011 Indian Cricket World Cup triumph as a metaphor to illustrate the leadership in an agile team. It then goes on to provide some practical advice for implementing an agile way of working.

1. Captain Agile
and the
Providers of Value
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2. About me
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Schalk Cronjé
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South African & British
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Coach technology leadership & agile
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Live for the outdoors
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ysb33r @ gmail.com
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@ysb33r
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3. About today
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Not about running SCRUM, XP or Kanban
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Ethos, values and practical advice
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4. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jdaNhCdG4mc/TZeHz4vUibI/AAAAAAAABNQ/ONp4P-5o2RM/s1600/main.jpg
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5. It all started
4 years earlier
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/india/7114977.stm
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6. It all started
4 years earlier
There were
doubts &
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/india/7114977.stm
uncertainty
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7. Ethos of a Glorious Team
“We created a sense of team and a sense of meaning
that was bigger than an individual.
That’s what unfolded as we got to the three big knock-
out games.
You would notice that there weren’t any huge individual
performances.
There were a lot of little contributions along the way.
People were playing for something bigger than their
own thing and it’s great when a team plays that way.”
http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_i-would-go-to-war-with-dhoni-by-my-side-gary-kirsten_1556275
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8. Ethos of a Glorious Team
“We created a sense of team and a sense of meaning
that was bigger than an individual.
That’s what unfolded as we got to the three big knock-
out games.
You would notice that there weren’t any huge individual
performances.
There were a lot of little contributions along the way.
People were playing for something bigger than their
own thing and it’s great when a team plays that way.”
http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_i-would-go-to-war-with-dhoni-by-my-side-gary-kirsten_1556275
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9. Ethos of a Glorious Team
“We created a sense of team and a sense of meaning
that was bigger than an individual.
That’s what unfolded as we got to the three big knock-
out games.
You would notice that there weren’t any huge individual
performances.
There were a lot of little contributions along the way.
People were playing for something bigger than their
own thing and it’s great when a team plays that way.”
http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_i-would-go-to-war-with-dhoni-by-my-side-gary-kirsten_1556275
© Schalk W. Cronjé

10. Ethos of a Glorious Team
“We created a sense of team and a sense of meaning
that was bigger than an individual.
That’s what unfolded as we got to the three big knock-
out games.
You would notice that there weren’t any huge individual
performances.
There were a lot of little contributions along the way.
People were playing for something bigger than their
own thing and it’s great when a team plays that way.”
http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_i-would-go-to-war-with-dhoni-by-my-side-gary-kirsten_1556275
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11. Multi-dimensional Leadership
“One word that comes to my mind about Dhoni’s
leadership is presence.
I put the words — inspiration and presence — together,
because I believe, I was in a position to inspire people
through my work ethic
whereas Dhoni was a leader for them through presence.”
http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_i-would-go-to-war-with-dhoni-by-my-side-gary-kirsten_1556275
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12. Multi-dimensional Leadership
“One word that comes to my mind about Dhoni’s
leadership is presence.
I put the words — inspiration and presence — together,
because I believe, I was in a position to inspire people
through my work ethic
whereas Dhoni was a leader for them through presence.”
http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_i-would-go-to-war-with-dhoni-by-my-side-gary-kirsten_1556275
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13. Multi-dimensional Leadership
“One word that comes to my mind about Dhoni’s
leadership is presence.
I put the words — inspiration and presence — together,
because I believe, I was in a position to inspire people
through my work ethic
whereas Dhoni was a leader for them through presence.”
http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_i-would-go-to-war-with-dhoni-by-my-side-gary-kirsten_1556275
© Schalk W. Cronjé

14. Multi-dimensional Leadership
“One word that comes to my mind about Dhoni’s
leadership is presence.
I put the words — inspiration and presence — together,
because I believe, I was in a position to inspire people
through my work ethic
whereas Dhoni was a leader for them through presence.”
http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_i-would-go-to-war-with-dhoni-by-my-side-gary-kirsten_1556275
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15. dharma
artha
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16. dharma
ethics, ethos, morals
artha
governance, wealth
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17. dharma
ethics, ethos, morals
artha
governance, wealth
value
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18. What is Agile ?
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19. Agile is the continuous delivery
of value to stakeholders
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20. Agile is the continuous delivery
of value to stakeholders
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21. Agile is the continuous delivery
of value to stakeholders
Increased revenue
Reduction in costs
Faster response times
Less rework
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22. Customers & Users
Developers & Testers
Governments & Legislators
Societal Institutions
Agile is the continuous delivery
of value to stakeholders
Increased revenue
Reduction in costs
Faster response times
Less rework
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23. Where's the value ?
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24. The customer is NOT the sole judge of
value
Focusing only on the customer is a local optimisation
and is detrimental to the effectiveness of the overall
system
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25. Start from where you are
Revolutionary change is harder;
[major disruption]
Evolutionary change is easier;
[may have better diffusion]
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26. Map your current workflow
Specify Develop & Check Verify
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27. Accept that you cannot change all of
your environment
Transactional environment is negotiable
Contextual environment is fixed
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28. Quantify & measure from day 1
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Measure cycle time
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Prioritise using “Cost of Delay”
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Quantify requirements / user stories
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29. Quantify & measure from day 1
S1 S2 S3 S4
READY 4 6 5 1h
SPEC 1 0.5 6 0.5
SPEC/Completed 2 0.5 1 0.5
DEV + Check 2 1 13 4
DEV + Check / 3 6 4 18
Completed
VERIFY 3 7 8 1
VERIFY/Completed 2 5 6 18
Blockages 0.5 1h 2 1h
Total 17 26 43 42
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30. Quantify & measure from day 1
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31. Reinertsen's Attention Principle
“Time counts more than money”
Stakeholders can provide funding,
but do NOT own time.
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32. Limit the work-in-progress
Rather finish one thing and finish it well
Less work – higher quality
Avoid “Tyranny of the Urgent"
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33. Who is Captain Agile ?
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34. Traits of Captain Agile's team
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Leadership – inspiration & presence
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Shared vision
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System-wide focus on value
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Start where they are, then improve
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Not afraid to say “No”
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35. Thank you
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36. Acknowledgements
● http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jdaNhCdG4mc/TZeHz4vUibI/AAAAAAAA
● http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/india/711
● http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_i-would-go-to-war-with-
dhoni-by-my-side-gary-kirsten_1556275
● The following cartoon character from fastcharacters.com:
– Business man
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