When the circle of caring people is established, emergent order manifests, automatically, no problem, on cue.
When the circle of caring people is established, emergent order manifests, automatically, no problem, on cue.
Blog from @qrquartel on how #FASTAgile could be the one method to unite them all - well, all being #Product Discovery and Delivery.
#ProductManagement #ModernProductManagement #Agile #FAST
Emergence is both the mystery and the substance of complex systems, and is ultimately the reason why a business manager needs to care about complexity. Emergence is a state that is somewhere between order and anarchy.
#FASTAgile sits in this space between order and anarchy - to enable emergence.
"When I came across FAST I was like - this is the thing I've been looking for forever. This is the thing!
We did FAST - the team hated it at first. But a few months in they didn't want ever want to work any other way. They loved it! The bus numbers were gone, the dependencies were gone, the cross-learning was there. Adapting to any problem that ever came was there. It was amazing seeing that happen." - Ariel Pérez
"The optimal structure of the product organization is a moving target. The organization's needs should and will change over time" - just as org design and team makeup should change. #FASTAgile #BetterWaysOfWorking #ModernProductManagement
“If you want to scale and be agile, the solution may not be more scrum teams. When you have a lot of work to do, you have to ask, What is the shape of the work, and what’s the best shape of people to do the work?” Dan North described a process of asking these questions quarterly and adjusting assignments and organization continuously in response to the nature of the work. #FASTAgile
Great talk on #FASTAgile from Per Beining
To respond nimbly to complexity, the members of a diverse workforce need to have some way to connect or network. Building connections and networks is thus another key strategy for managing complexity. The ease and effectiveness with which employees can build connections, both within an organization and externally, are key to building a complexity-savvy organization.
Are you a change agent/agilist/consultant in between jobs? I give away one seat per class to someone in this position who is continuing their education in this downtime and is interested in FAST (Fluid Adaptive Scaling Technology) #FASTAgile. Interested? DM me.
The link below is to the class in November with an open scholarship spot. It is my way of giving back to the community and hopefully helping someone.
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/fastacademy/1379467/r/unmas
I read a lot, it's one of my hobbies. While reading, I collect highlights from books related to #FASTAgile (among other things). Feel free to sign up here for a weekly view of these highlights into what I am reading and a deeper understanding of the mechanics and why of FAST. @fastagile
Great video on #FASTAgile from Per Beining
Per and @qrquartel plan to co-facilitate a FAST online class in December.
the most important characteristic of complex systems is that they are adaptive or emergent, while simple or complicated systems are static.
#FASTAgile = complex system
Live and in-person #FASTAgile class!
Brussels/Mechelen/Elewijt, Belgium
November 26-27 with Per Beining
#FASTAgile and Software Teaming (Mob Programming) is a match made in heaven—they are highly compatible. Learn more at this free event with @woodyzuill and Per Beining. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/software-teaming-and-fast-tickets-1012738908337
#FASTAgile Online training class - Europe / East Coast Americas
Come and learn about the next phase of agility and pioneer new ways of working. Learn how to combine Fluid Teaming, Open Allocation, Team Self-selection, and more to enable Resilience and Adaptability to thrive in the age of rapid disruption.
Two trainers with real-life stories to share. Quinton Quartel (@qrquartel) & Ryan McCann.
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/fastacademy/1379467/r/mast
#FASTAgile and Teaming - perfect partners!
Join @woodyzuill and Per Beining, for a free two-hour webinar on how and why these concepts work together.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/software-teaming-and-fast-tickets-1004174562147
What a few future-facing businesses are discovering is that one of these essential features is autonomy—in particular, #autonomy over four aspects of work: what people do, when they do it, how they do it, and whom they do it with. As Atlassian’s experience shows, Type I behavior emerges when people have autonomy over the four T’s: their task, their time, their technique, and their team.
A problem that comes up with static teaming and the Team Topologies approach is this detachment from understanding the bigger picture and feeling connected to it. #FASTAgile solves for this.
#FASTAgile is a way of pursuing a vision, using evidence collected through a continuous, two-way conversation with the market to make decisions. This approach uses alignment with goals (rather than a detailed plan) to coordinate the activities of teams.
The word #agile was used to suggest a process that enables adaptability. And it did for one team working on one product. But at scale, static teaming loses the adaptability capability. This is what General McChrystal found and shares how fluid teaming and a network structure enabled adaptability.
#FASTAgile is built on a very similar model to what is described in McChrystal's Team of Teams book. If #adaptability and #resilience is important to you, check out #FAST.
Online class in August!