Aleksandar Savkovic
theCore community ambassador.
The culture inside the Agile Mind
DISCLAIMER
I will use words like:
B*&&#@!T // When it is
c#^p // When it's the best description
A*&$$%^e // only 1 time
No STATistics in this presentation!
why?
because 84% of statistics in presentations are fictional
and guess what?
IS also the random number because I have no clue what is the real percentage!
84%
how to humanize IT industry?
of course by making it more robotized with frameworks and procedures!!!
why?
because we lie and we lie a lot!
but we lie to make the world feel better!
tell me more about your company's culture?
Top management:
Care for employees
middle management:
Care for employees
what an average employee thinks?
employee 1:
I feel alone very often and there is a lot of pressure because of deadlines.
employee 2:
More transparency couldn't harm.
employee 3:
We have nice team buildings like going
to cinema or playing some sports.
why employees are feeling so much pressure?
Lack of procedures!
Kanban for business and scaling up.
As a visualization and control mechanism
1.Human resources and recruitment
2.Marketing
3.Organizational strategy and executive leadership
What I did yesterday, doing today, who/what is blocking me, number
Daily Huddle
Scrum for product and dev. teams.
DEV Teams 3-9 people, everything is time boxed
CEO
BOTTLENECK is always at the top
knows the best
at least better
listen to ceo
is a role model
From the start
CEO is Everything
Developer
Product Manager
COO
CFO
HR
Recruiter
Promoter
Up to 5 Employees
5+ Employees
CEO is not everything
Developer
Product Manager
COO
CFO
HR
Recruiter
Promoter
Up to 15 Employees
15+ Employees
CEO is even less than before
Developer
Product Manager
COO
CFO
HR
Recruiter
Promoter
Up to 50 Employees
50+ Employees
CEO is just ceo
Developer
Product Manager
COO
CFO
HR
Recruiter
Promoter
Up to infinity and beyond
top management should only keep everyone in line with the #1 GOAL"
The Culture inside
1. Positive Feedback Culture
2. strictly and clearly defined positions
3. transparency across the whole company
Positive feedback culture
feedback // content-attitude-form
positive // feels good
negative // feels bad
content//attitude//form
Confirmation
adjustment
content//attitude//form
undermining
supportive
content//attitude//form
We want clarity
Communication styles differ Language barriers Cultural differences Assume misunderstandings
basic rules
be timely x 2//when you see, don't kill a win moment
review " you" for "this"
if it is " you" assume that they already know and having a really crappy days trying to overcome.
point and shift
ASK!
strictly defined positions
strict responsibilities
clear accountability
remove cEo from production
transparency
keep everyone on the track
builds the trust
a sense of belonging
reduces and removes impostor syndrom
impostor syndrom
very often we don't know what it is but it's a culture killer
individual doubts their accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud"
The sum of attitudes, customs, and beliefs that distinguishes one group of people from another.
the culture
don't be so shy, ask now because I'll not answer tonight at the afterparty.
a.savkovic@enartia.com
aleksandar@thecore.io
Aleksandar Savkovic
@WPAleks
@WP_Aleks
Agile Culture
By Aleksandar Savkovic
