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Understanding the
Whole System …
Not Just a Part
by Brian Sjoberg (@onek2go)
brian.sjoberg@excella.com
@ExcellaCo @onek2go2
Information
Systems Electronic
Systems
Geospatial
Systems
Mission
Systems
Agenda
Introductions
Local Thinking
How Come?
Systems Thinking
Wrap Up
DoneDoing
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
• Agile/Lean
Coach at Excella
• Co-Create
Learning
Organizations
• DC Scrum User
Group
Introductions
3
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
Local Thinking
© The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge
© The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge
How Come?
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
• I am my position
• The enemy is out there
• Illusion of taking charge
• Fixation of events
• Parable of the boiled frog
• Delusion of learning from experience
• Myth of the management team
Downsides
System Thinking
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
• Understand the entire complex adaptive
system
• Identify major levers in the system
• Examples
– Organizations
– Teams
– Individuals
– Earth
Systems Thinking
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
• See system dynamics
• See mental models
• See root causes
• See local optimizations
Systems Thinking
© The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge
© The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge
© The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
• Common language to describe a system
and it’s dominant influences and
interactions
• Dialogue and shared understanding are
greatest benefit
System Modeling
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
• Variables
• Causal Links
System Model Elements
Current
Water
Temperature
Temperature
Gap
Shower Tap
Setting
Current
Water
Temperature
Shower Tap
Setting
Temperature
Gap
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• Opposing Causal Links
System Model Elements
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
First Element(s)
Feature
Velocity
# of
Defects
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
New Element(s)
# of
Developers
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
• Constraints
System Model Elements
Maximum
Temperature
Current
Water
Temperature
Temperature
Gap
Shower Tap
Setting
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
New Element(s)
Cash
Supply
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
Maximum
Temperature
• Goals
System Model Elements
Goal:
Desired Water
Temperature
Current
Water
Temperature
Temperature
Gap
Shower Tap
Setting
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
New Element(s)
Pressure to Try
Actions For Higher
Feature Velocity
Goal:
Higher Feature
Velocity
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
New Element(s)
Pressure to
“Game the
Numbers”
Goal:
Get Rewards
Value of
Reward
Degree of Measurement
Dysfunction (Not Seeing
What is Really Happening
Ability to Guide
& Improve the
System
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
New Element(s)
Amount & Quality
of Go See Behavior
by Management
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
• Quick Fix
System Model Elements
QF
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
New Element(s)
Hire
Rate
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
• Interaction Effects
System Model Elements
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New Element(s)
Hire Rate
Common
Hire Rate
Very Cheap
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
• Causal Link
• Extreme Effect Causal Link
System Model Elements
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
New Element(s)
# of Low-Skill
Developers
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
Maximum
Temperature
• Delays
System Model Elements
Goal:
Desired Water
Temperature
Current
Water
Temperature
Temperature
Gap
Shower Tap
Setting
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
New Element(s)
Code/Design
Quality
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
New Element(s)
# of, & Ability to
Attract & Retain,
Great Developers
Who Can Mentor
Ability to Improve
by Looking at
Great Code
Ability to
Improve by
Mentoring
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
• Reinforcing Feedback Loops
System Model Elements
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
Wrap Up
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
• Scaling Lean & Agile Development by Craig
Larman and Bas Vodde
• The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of
Learning Organizations by Peter Senge
• The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook
Credit
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
Additional Material
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
• Reduce local thinking
• Dialogue is most important
• Gather around board with diverse
perspectives
• Systems thinking will identify major levers
in the system
• Practice, practice, practice
Wrap Up
@ExcellaCo @onek2go
Brian Sjoberg
brian.sjoberg@excella.com
301-404-0765
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