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Agility in Human ResourcesXEBIA India Story

By Bharti & Sabeen

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AgendaAgenda

1. Background of Xebia

2. Why Agile in HR

3. Our Approach

4. Summary

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Background of XebiaBackground of Xebia

Close Knit and Small

Growing….

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PhilosophyPhilosophy

Directive Approach Self organizing team

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Human Resource Team CompositionHuman Resource Team Composition

Hierarchical Team Flat Team

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What we doWhat we do

• No cubicles

• Face to face

• Sit together

• Pairing

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Scope of RolesScope of Roles

Confined Roles Flexible/Dynamic Roles

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What we doWhat we do

• HR Task Backlog

• Choose a task

• Define your own Sprint

• Back up for each other

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Communication FlowCommunication Flow

Transparent Communication

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What we doWhat we do

Joining Board Daily Stand up & Retrospections

Skype Chat Tool

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Turnaround TimeTurnaround Time

QuickDelayed

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How it helpedHow it helped : : HiringHiring

Reduced the turnaround time

Focused on Face to Face interactions

Time boxed interview stages

Incorporated Feedback in all stages

Pairing , Retro

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How it helped : Agility In Boot CampHow it helped : Agility In Boot Camp

On Time, Customized

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Integration Integration

People Over Process

Customer Collaboration

Working Processes

Ready for change

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Some Agility HighlightsSome Agility Highlights

People over processes

• No resource, its only People.

• Growth is directly linked to Self organizing

• Flexibility to choose your title

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Some Agility HighlightsSome Agility Highlights

Customer Collaboration

• HR reaches out

• Skype

• Maximum Coverage

• Informal interactions

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Some Agility HighlightsSome Agility Highlights

• Minimal Policies

• Share work in progress

Working Processes

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Some Agility HighlightsSome Agility Highlights

• Anytime !

Ready for Change

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SummarySummary

1. Agile – Not just for Software Development

2. A Paradigm shift in thinking

3. Flexibility and Retrospection

4. Be ready for change… Always!

All in all we think agile is about adapting yourself with common sense and there is no hard and fast rule.

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In case of any questions, you may reach us @ hrindia@xebia.com