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Information Systems Electronic
Systems
Geospatial Systems
Mission Systems
Agenda
Introductions
Local Thinking
How Come?
Systems Thinking
Wrap Up
DoneDoing
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• Agile/Lean Coach at Excella
• Co-Create Learning Organizations
• DC Scrum User Group
Introductions
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Local Thinking
© The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge
© The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge
How Come?
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• I am my position• The enemy is out there• Illusion of taking charge• Fixation of events• Parable of the boiled frog• Delusion of learning from experience• Myth of the management team
Downsides
System Thinking
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• Understand the entire complex adaptive system
• Identify major levers in the system• Examples
– Organizations– Teams– Individuals– Earth
Systems Thinking
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• See system dynamics• See mental models• See root causes• See local optimizations
Systems Thinking
© The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge
© The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge
© The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge
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• Common language to describe a system and it’s dominant influences and interactions
• Dialogue and shared understanding are greatest benefit
System Modeling
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• Variables
• Causal Links
System Model Elements
Current Water
Temperature
Temperature Gap
Shower Tap Setting
Current Water
Temperature
Shower Tap Setting
Temperature Gap
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• Opposing Causal Links
System Model Elements
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First Element(s)
FeatureVelocity
# ofDefects
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New Element(s)
# of Developers
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• Constraints
System Model Elements
MaximumTemperature
Current Water
Temperature
Temperature Gap
Shower Tap Setting
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New Element(s)
CashSupply
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MaximumTemperature
• Goals
System Model Elements
Goal: Desired WaterTemperature
Current Water
Temperature
Temperature Gap
Shower Tap Setting
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New Element(s)
Pressure to Try Actions For Higher Feature Velocity
Goal: Higher Feature
Velocity
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New Element(s)
Pressure to“Game theNumbers”
Goal: Get Rewards
Value ofReward
Degree of MeasurementDysfunction (Not Seeing
What is Really Happening
Ability to Guide& Improve the
System
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New Element(s)
Amount & Qualityof Go See Behavior
by Management
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• Quick Fix
System Model Elements
QF
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New Element(s)
HireRate
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• Interaction Effects
System Model Elements
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New Element(s)
Hire RateCommon
Hire RateVery Cheap
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• Causal Link
• Extreme Effect Causal Link
System Model Elements
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New Element(s)
# of Low-SkillDevelopers
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MaximumTemperature
• Delays
System Model Elements
Goal: Desired WaterTemperature
Current Water
Temperature
Temperature Gap
Shower Tap Setting
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New Element(s)
Code/DesignQuality
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New Element(s)
# of, & Ability toAttract & Retain,
Great DevelopersWho Can Mentor
Ability to Improveby Looking atGreat Code
Ability to Improve byMentoring
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• Reinforcing Feedback Loops
System Model Elements
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© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
© Scaling Lean & Agile Development – Larman, Vodde
Wrap Up
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• Scaling Lean & Agile Development by Craig Larman and Bas Vodde
• The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of Learning Organizations by Peter Senge
• The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook
Credit
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Additional Material
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• Reduce local thinking• Dialogue is most important• Gather around board with diverse
perspectives• Systems thinking will identify major levers
in the system• Practice, practice, practice
Wrap Up
