Agility in HR : The Xebia Story by Bharti and Sabeen

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Agility in Human ResourcesXEBIA India Story

By Bharti & Sabeen


AgendaAgenda

1. Background of Xebia

2. Why Agile in HR

3. Our Approach

4. Summary


Background of XebiaBackground of Xebia

Close Knit and Small

Growing….


PhilosophyPhilosophy

Directive Approach Self organizing team


Human Resource Team CompositionHuman Resource Team Composition

Hierarchical Team Flat Team


What we doWhat we do

• No cubicles

• Face to face

• Sit together

• Pairing


Scope of RolesScope of Roles

Confined Roles Flexible/Dynamic Roles



• HR Task Backlog

• Choose a task

• Define your own Sprint

• Back up for each other


Communication FlowCommunication Flow

Transparent Communication



Joining Board Daily Stand up & Retrospections

Skype Chat Tool


Turnaround TimeTurnaround Time

QuickDelayed


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


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

On Time, Customized


Integration Integration

People Over Process

Customer Collaboration

Working Processes

Ready for change


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



Customer Collaboration

• HR reaches out

• Skype

• Maximum Coverage

• Informal interactions



• Minimal Policies

• Share work in progress

Working Processes



• Anytime !

Ready for Change


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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