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pierre.neis@cognizant.com, ©2022
SOONER, SMARTER, BETTER
TWELVE STEPS TO TRANSFORM YOUR COMPANY
12

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pierre.neis@cognizant.com, ©2022
TWELVE STEPS TO TRANSFORM YOUR COMPANY
12

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AGENDA
START ORIGINS AO STRATEGY 12 STEPS Q/A WRAP UP DONE

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WHO AM I?

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pierre.neis@cognizant.com, ©2022
PIERRE E. NEIS
CAC5, CEST, CBAC, CSPPO, CSP
AGILE4HR PERSONAL AGILITY AMBASSADOR
SENIOR MANAGER
LEAD AGILIST
PLAY14
AO

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PURPOSE OF THAT TALK?

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GIVING GUIDELINES TO AGILE ORGANIZATION
DESIGN THE ALLIANCE WITH YOUR CUSTOMER
&

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WHAT’S AGILE?

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WHAT’S AGILE “DONE”?

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Theory
Poesis
KAIROS
PRAXIS
hypothesis, falsification, verification or
trial and error, mathematic, > Chronology
negotiation, human negotiation… make it happen, influencing, delivering each time
customs. The right word at the right time, acknowledgement > Kairology. Politics, Ethics
build, adaptation, configuration
the right, critical, or
opportune moment
(Agile Modus Operandi)

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STRUCTURE IS NOT
ORGANIZATION

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THE INITIAL ASSUMPTIONS ARE FALSE POSITIVES

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A FACTORY IS NOT A PRODUCTION LINE

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COLONISATION?

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… OR ASSIMILATION?

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THE ETERNAL ORGANIZATION

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AGILE TODAY

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AGILE, THE INTENTION

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TAKE A POLAROID OF YOUR ORGANIZATION

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THE AO STRATEGY

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WHAT’S THE GOAL?

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PLATFORM
PLEXUS
PROJECTS / SWARMS

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HOW TO GET THERE?

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SITUATION
THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON
BUSINESS VALUE AND CUSTOMER
VALUE
SOME INITIATIVES OF GREAT VALUE
AND BRINGING GREAT VALUES
STRUCTURE: FOCUS ON
YOUR CAREER WITHIN THE
COMPANY AS AN INDIVIDUAL
VALUE
MANAGEMENT DRIVEN
MANY DECOUPLED
INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVES
CUSTOMER DRIVEN

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AO PARADIGM SHIFT PHASES
AGILITY AWAKEN RUBICON A.VENTURE AO
AGILE
PROJECTS LEAN AGILE (COMPLEX1)
complex1 : the system dynamic swing between mostly complex and complicated

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SHIFTING FROM A TO O
AO
UNKNOWN
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
PATTERNS PRECEDES DATA DATA PRECEDES PATTERNS
controlled by management supported by management

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AO
UNKNOWN
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
AGILITY AWAKEN RUBICON A. VENTURE AO
WATERFALL LEAN AGILE
SENSE MAKING
SYSTEM THINKING
SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT

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THE 12 STEPS OF TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY

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THE DEFAULT SITUATION WHEN THE COMPANY IS YET
KNOWN
0

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0
Management
Operation
Scrum Master or Product Owner
Customer
User

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IN "0", THERE IS NO ALIGNMENT:
• MANAGEMENT IN "COMPLICATED".
• WHAT IS MEANT BY ALIGNMENT IS AN AGREEMENT,
• OPERATIONS ARE IN "CHAOS".
• NO SHARED GOAL, INDIVIDUALISM, NO COMMITMENT, WAITING FOR MISSIONS.
• PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP

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pierre.neis@cognizant.com, ©2022
SYSTEM DYNAMICS

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WE HAVE A PROJECT MANAGER BUT NO KNOWLEDGE OF
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
1

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1

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A PROJECT APPROACH.
A PROJECT = A DEDICATED TEAM
2

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2

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EARLY PROTO-AGILE
3

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3

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IMPROVED PROTO-AGILE
4

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4

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PROTO-SCRUM
5

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5

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OLD SCRUM
6

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6

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SCRUM
7

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7

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AGILE
8

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8

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LE SWITCH
9

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pierre.neis@cognizant.com, ©2022
MANAGEMENT MOVES
THE SWITCH
FROM A DIRECTIVE POSTURE
TO SUPPORTIVE POSTURE

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9

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THE HACK
10

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10

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THE AGILE ORGANISATION
11

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11

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THE EXTEND
12

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12
PLATFORM
PLEXUS

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AGILITY AWAKEN RUBI CO N A. V ENT URE AO
CX
PX
SX
OX
EX
0 30 60 90 120
CX
PX
SX
OX
EX
0 30 60 90 120
CX
PX
SX
OX
EX
0 30 60 90 120
CX
PX
SX
OX
EX
0 25 50 75 100
CX
PX
SX
OX
EX
0 25 50 75 100
AO - MEASURES
RA = OX
bureaucratic
platform
Mostly swarms
LEVELS OF PLEXUS
AG ILI TY AWAKEN RUBICO N A. V ENTUR E AO
CX
PX
SX
OX
EX
0 30 60 90 120
CX
PX
SX
OX
EX
0 30 60 90 120
CX
PX
SX
OX
EX
0 30 60 90 120
CX
PX
SX
OX
EX
0 25 50 75 100
CX
PX
SX
OX
EX
0 25 50 75 100
bureaucratic
platform
Mostly swarms
LEVELS OF PLEXUS
this where we are
this where we
have to go

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WRAP UP

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AND
WHAT AGILE IS YOUR AGILE?
HOW FAR
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO

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BOTTOM-UP STRATEGY
AO
UNKNOWN
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
AGILITY AWAKEN RUBICON A. VENTURE AO

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THEN TOP-DOWN
AO
UNKNOWN
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
AGILITY AWAKEN RUBICON A. VENTURE AO

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Agileisasystemallowing
A BEHAVIOR CALLED AGILE

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thenatureofthatsystemis
COMPLEX

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operationsandbusiness
ARE THE MOST EASY PARTS

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nomanagement,
ONLY LEADERSHIP

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MORE?

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MY BOOK

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MENSCHGEIST
ORG DEV
FRAMEWORK
FUTURE OF HR
COMMUNITY
MEETUP
AGILE COACHING
PROGRAM
inspire
play, share, learn
design alliance
context
community
competence

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Q & A

72.
contact
PIERRE.NEIS@COGNIZANT.COM
Cognizant Digital Solutions, Zürich