Nadir KhanAgile Coach SMS Management & Technologies

The Time-Bomb Experiment

(Valuing Individuals & interactions)

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Working software over comprehensive documentation

Customer collaboration over comprehensive documentation

Responding to change over following a plan

THE MANIFESTO

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Working software over comprehensive documentation

Customer collaboration over comprehensive documentation

Responding to change over following a plan

THE MANIFESTO

THE FORGOTTEN ONE

Are we building projects around motivated individuals?

Are we giving our teams the environment and support they need?

“Stand-ups are such a waste of time.

We already communicate through out

the day, why do a daily stand-up at all?

I don’t see the point!”

THE SYMPTOMS

Picking the same spot to

stand everyday

Multiple conversations at a time

Going off track with non

project related discussions.

Going into solution mode.

People speaking softly

Reporting to the ScrumMaster

Long stand-upsStating the obvious:

“My task is „in progress‟.”

Command and control

(No IM… No stand up)

Awkward moments of

silence / looking around

Not coming to stand ups prepared:

“I forgot what I did yesterday”

THE CAUSE

Daily Status Report

THE CAUSE

What will I do today?

What‟s in my way?

What did I do yesterday?

These 3 Questions make it worse

THE CONSEQUENCEBlame

Confusion

Demoralization

BACK TO BASICS

Synchronize

Inspect

Adapt

Can I have 10 volunteers please?

The Time-Bomb Experiment

The Time-Bomb Experiment

A bomb is about to go off in 5 minutes. All of the team members must

<do something> under 5 minutes in order to diffuse the bomb.

The Time-Bomb ExperimentDo what?

Tell everyone your name, your profession. And if your were to print a T-Shirt

for yourself, what would it say and why?

The Time-Bomb ExperimentDo what?

Talk as if you‟re speaking to the person standing farthest from you.

Tell everyone your name, your profession. And if your were to print a T-Shirt

for yourself, what would it say and why?

The Time-Bomb ExperimentDo what?

Talk as if you‟re speaking to the person standing farthest from you.

Tell everyone your name, your profession. And if your were to print a T-Shirt

for yourself, what would it say and why?

Pass the bomb to the person standing next to you. Repeat 1, 2 & 3

The Time-Bomb Experiment

If the bomb goes off before everyone has had a chance to speak, the

people who do get a chance to speak… die. The survivors finish the stand

up nonetheless.

Do what?

Talk as if you‟re speaking to the person standing farthest from you.

Tell everyone your name, your profession. And if your were to print a T-Shirt

for yourself, what would it say and why?

Pass the bomb to the person standing next to you. Repeat 1, 2 & 3

The Time-Bomb Experiment

If the bomb goes off before everyone has had a chance to speak, the

people who do get a chance to speak… die. The survivors finish the stand

up nonetheless.

Do what?

Talk as if you‟re speaking to the person standing farthest from you.

Tell everyone your name, your profession. And if your were to print a T-Shirt

for yourself, what would it say and why?

Pass the bomb to the person standing next to you. Repeat 1, 2 & 3

End of experiment

Hmm…

LET‟S TRY AGAIN

If the bomb goes off before everyone has had a chance to speak, the

people who do get a chance to speak… die. The survivors finish the stand

up nonetheless.

Talk as if you‟re speaking to the person standing farthest from you.

Recall a person‟s name, his profession, T-Shirt slogan and why was it

chosen

Pass the bomb to the person standing next to you. Repeat 1, 2 & 3

End of experiment

If you can‟t recall any of the 4 things… you die

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CONCLUSION

Everyone speaks at the stand-up BUT

The real job is to

Listen Inspect Adapt

Thank you.