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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