SELF ORGANIZING TEAM CHALLENGES & STRATEGYBy Kelvin Soen
PROFILE (PROJECT MANAGEMENT)
WATERFALL (Project Manager):2011 – 2014: DataOn Corporation2014 – 2015: Wirecard AG
AGILE (Head of Software Development):2015 – 2016: pegipegi.com (Recruit RGF)2016 – now: sleekr.co (Midplaza Holding)
PRINCIPLEScrum manifesto - team best knows what’s happening to the product thus should be given independence to organize their work
Wikipedia - the process where a structure or pattern appears in a system without a central authority or external element imposing it through planning
STUDY CASE – COLUMBIA SPACE SHUTTLE
SELF ORGANIZING
TRADITIONAL VS SELF ORGANIZINGTRADITIONAL
Tasks ALWAYS come from top Timeframe set Project manager responsible Project manager rules One way communication
SELF ORGANIZING
Tasks defined by themselves Timeframe committed Team responsible Scrum master facilitates Brainstorming from all team
members
GOAL VS CHALLENGESGOAL
Spontaneously organize themselves
Speed (no bureaucracy) Team accountability
CHALLENGES
No initiative No action due to no direction No accountability (no instruction)
PRE-REQUISITE Constant & effective communication Managable & measurable environment:
Resolute definition of done:a. How a task marked as done AND no bugb. How changes evaluated AND compensated properly Mechanism to ensure system reliability:a. Unit, integration, API test properly implementedb. System properly documented
METRIC TEAM LEAD DEVELOPER QAHard work Team productivity - Tasks completed
- Bugs resolved- Bugs found- Use case
created/runQuality of work Reliable system - Less defects - Less prod issue
MANAGABLE & MEASURABLE ENVIRONMENT (SCRUM METRIC)
-> more initiative, more responsibility, more action
SCRUM METRIC
MECHANISM TO ENSURE SYSTEM RELIABILITY & PROPER DOCUMENTATION
REPORTS FOR MANAGEMENT (TRANSPARENCY) Objective KPI Monthly issues report Retro report
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