Lean & Agile Thinking Principles for Leaders
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The document provides an overview of lean leadership principles and attributes that contribute to successful business practices, focusing on servant leadership, small batches, and business experimentation. It emphasizes the importance of empowering employees, fostering collaboration, and utilizing automation and simple designs to enhance efficiency and value creation. Additionally, it highlights continuous improvement and rapid customer feedback as critical components for achieving organizational agility and optimized outcomes.
Lean & Agile Thinking Principles for Leaders
- 1. Business Value of Lean Leadership 22AttributesofSuccessfulBusiness Executives,Directors,andManagers Twitter: @dr_david_f_rico Website: http://www.davidfrico.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfrico Agile Capabilities: http://davidfrico.com/rico-capability-agile.pdf Agile Cost of Quality: http://www.davidfrico.com/agile-vs-trad-coq.pdf DevOps Return on Investment (ROI): http://davidfrico.com/rico-devops-roi.pdf Dave’s NEW Business Agility Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTvtsAkL8xU Dave’s NEWER Scaled Agile Framework SAFe 4.5 Video: http://youtu.be/1TAuCRq5a34 Dave’s NEWEST Development Operations Security Video: http://youtu.be/X22kJAvx44A DoD Fighter Jets versus Amazon Web Services: http://davidfrico.com/dod-agile-principles.pdf Principles of Collaborative Contracting: http://davidfrico.com/collaborative-contract-principles.pdf
- 2. Author Biography 36+ years in IT industry Oversees large IT portfolio Cloud, Lean, & Agile leader Numerous books & papers Cost-benefit thought leader Agile & CMMI ROI expert Frequent public speaker PMP, CSEP, EBAS, SAFe Teaches at 7 universities 2
- 3. LEAN Leadership Principles 3 Guide organizations to deliver new impactful products and services at the speed-of-light. Reduce risk using millions of inexpensive learning loops per day to uncover tacit market needs. Apply digital transformation principles to increase value and reduce waste, defects, and cycle-time.
- 4. Servant Leadership lead·er·ship (lē′dәr-shĭp′) Guide, shepherd, direct, influence, inspire; To show the path forward. Recognized lean thinker Promotes lean principles Builds a lean organization RESULT: Lean organizational change institutionalizes much faster 4
- 5. con·ver·sa·tion (kŏn′vәr-sā′shәn) Chat, discuss, exchange, dialogue; To exchange thoughts, feelings. Daily F2F communications Mostly casual and informal Unstructured conversation RESULT: Lean just-in-time exchange of up-to-date information/data 5 Conversationally Rich
- 6. col·lab·o·ra·tive (kә-lăb′ә-rә-tĭv) Cooperative, synergistic, together; To create a new idea together. Extremely small teams Work in collaborative pairs Temporary as-needed basis RESULT: Lean innovations developed and delivered extremely fast 6 Highly Collaborative
- 7. vi·su·al (vĭzh′o͞o‐əl) Draw, paint, picture, model, illustrate, elucidate; To communicate with images. Simple, informal visuals More pictures than words Low cost, easy to maintain RESULT: Lean information exchanged holistically and completely 7 Visually Intensive
- 8. so·cial (sō′shәl) Friendly, congenial, kind, amicable, intimate, neighborly; To interact in a positive way. A congenial workplace Make it informal, intimate Conducive to cooperation RESULT: Lean performance optimizes, balances, and stabilizes 8 Social Atmosphere
- 9. em·pow·er (ĕm-pou′әr) Delegate, permit, endow, entitle, authorize; To grant equal decision rights. Delegate power, authority Instill employee ownership Bottom up decision making RESULT: Lean performance is enabled to reach peak speed/quality 9 Empowerment Oriented
- 10. fo·cused (fō′kәst) Aim, point, direct, zero-in, undivided, concentrate on; To concentrate on a single task. Do one small task at a time Prepare, start, and finish Minimize interruptions RESULT: Lean speed, quality, cycle time, performance improve 10 Focused Single Tasking
- 11. light·en (līt′әn) Ease, decrease, lessen, remove, relieve, alleviate; To decrease size of a large task. Decrease task sizes Build in excess capacity Allow time to be productive RESULT: Lean throughput, lead time, cycle time, quality improve 11 Lightened Workloads
- 12. bal·anced (băl′әnst) Level, match, align, smooth, equalize, harmonize; To harmonize opposing forces. Match demand to capacity Pull work through system Start work you can finish RESULT: Lean wait time, bottlenecks, queues and delays reduced 12 Balanced Workflow
- 13. prod·uct (prŏd′әkt) Wares, goods, yield, output, release, merchandise; To deliver a valuable request. Establish value streams Deliver small products fast Create product ecosystems RESULT: Lean value creation achieved via rapid product feedback 13 Product Orientation
- 14. ex·per·i·ment (ĭk-spĕr′ә-mәnt) Test, trial, probe, model, sample, prototype; To gather rapid data from a test. Form business hypotheses Develop fast, low-cost tests Gather feedback and repeat RESULT: Lean throughput, value, and performance achieved fast 14 Small Experiments
- 15. batch·es (băch′әs) Group, set, lot, pack, bunch, collection, aggregate; To order a large amount of jobs. Decrease batch sizes Shorten delivery times Plan for fast turnaround RESULT: Lean lead, cycle time, and feedback cycles decreased 15 Extremely Small Batches
- 16. one·piece (wŭn′pēs) Single, only, isolated, solitary, discrete, individual; To order one element at a time. One requirement at a time Make requirements small Deploy requirement fast RESULT: Lean performance, feedback, and value achieved quickly 16 One-Piece Workflow
- 17. min·i·mal (mĭn′ә-mәl) Easy, small, simple, elementary, uncomplicated; To create a very simple solution. Form very simple designs Independent as possible Create a single function RESULT: Lean lead times, cycle times, and delivery speeds increase 17 Minimalistic Design
- 18. e·mer·gent (ĭ-mûr′jәnt) Grow, form, rise, evolve, unfold, develop, mature; To gradually evolve a solution. Gradually create designs Grow and evolve solutions Adapt to unplanned change RESULT: Lean customer value reached very quickly and completely 18 Emergent Architecture
- 19. mod·u·lar (mŏj′ә-lәr) Unit, chunk, block, interchangeable component; To make small independent units. Create small services Functionally independent Amalgamate to ecosystems RESULT: Lean value is achieved fast, efficiently, and effectively 19 Modularized Microservices
- 20. dev-ops (dĕv′ŏps) Early, automated, iterative, fast, test, integrate, deploy; To automate test and deployment. Automate version control Automate end-to-end tests Create automated pipelines RESULT: Lean balance of work flows, demand and value achieved 20 Intense DevOps Automation
- 21. de·ploy (dĭ-ploi′) Send, ship, deliver, launch, release, install, distribute; To quickly deploy small services. Create small microservices Automatic test and certify Fast automatic deploys RESULT: Lean workflow, effectiveness, efficiency, value, & feedback 21 Frequent Small Deployments
- 22. cy·cle·time (sī′kәl-tīm) Effort, hours, duration, schedule, throughput, interval; To accelerate end-to-end delivery. Mapend-to-endvaluestream Eliminate low-value activity Automate manual process RESULT: Lean workflow fast, efficient, value adding, & inexpensive 22 Fast End-to-End Cycle Times
- 23. in·no·vate (ĭn′ә-vāt′) Invent, create, new, fresh, original, novelty, futuristic; To create new original solution. More up-front designers Fast small experimentation Automated backend deploy RESULT: Lean value adding product and service development 23 Shift-Left Innovation
- 24. meas·ure (mĕzh′әr) Count, quantify, qualify, appraise, assess, evaluate; To quickly assess customer value. Quickly market prototypes Assess customer reaction Optimize customer value RESULT: Lean end-to-end enterprise value creation & optimization 24 Customer Measurement
- 25. im·prove (ĭm‐pro͞ov′) Fix, enhance, amend, refine, polish, purify, perfect; To make fast frequent correction. Frequently retrospect Radical process redesign Quickly implement changes RESULT: Lean end-to-end efficiency, effectiveness & market value 25 Relentless Improvement
- 26. 26 Summary Servant Leadership Extremely Small Batches Business Experimentation Simple Minimalistic Designs Emergent & Evolutionary Design Small, Highly-Collaborative Teams Focused, Single-Tasking, Limited WIP Long-Lived Value Streams & Budgeting Rich, High-Context Informal Conversations End-to-End Fully Automated DevOps Pipelines Level Workflow by Matching Capacity to Demand One-Piece Workflow & Frequent Small Deployments Highly-Modularized Design-Independent Microservices Excess Capacity for Fewer High-Value Adding Innovations Frequent Qualitative & Quantitative Customer Measurements Continuous Improvement, Adaptation to Change, Pivot & Move Radical End-to-End Value Stream Lead & Cycle Time Reductions Simple Visualization, Openness, and Transparent Communications Happy, Healthy, & Informal Social Relationships, Trust, & Attitudes Empowerment, Employee Ownership, & Frontline Bottoms-Up Decision-Making Shift-Left Thinking--More People Creating & Innovating than Testing & Validating
- 27. 27 Dave’s Capabilities Software Quality Mgt. Technical Project Mgt. Software Development Methods Leadership & Org. Change Systems Engineering Cost Estimates & Scheduling Acquisition & Contracting Strategy & Roadmapping Lean, Kanban, & Six Sigma Modeling & Simulations Big Data, Cloud, NoSQL Workflow Automation Metrics, Models, & SPC BPR, IDEF0, & DoDAF DoD 5000, TRA, & SRA PSP, TSP, & Code Reviews CMMI & ISO 9001 Innovation Management Statistics, CFA, EFA, & SEM Research Methods Evolutionary Design Valuation — Cost-Benefit Analysis, B/CR, ROI, NPV, BEP, Real Options, etc. Lean-Agile — Scrum, SAFe, Continuous Integration & Delivery, DevOpsSec, etc. STRENGTHS – Data Mining Gathering & Reporting Performance Data Strategic Planning Executive & Manage- ment Briefs Brownbags & Webinars White Papers Tiger-Teams Short-Fuse Tasking Audits & Reviews Etc. ● Data mining. Metrics, benchmarks, & performance. ● Simplification. Refactoring, refinement, & streamlining. ● Assessments. Audits, reviews, appraisals, & risk analysis. ● Coaching. Diagnosing, debugging, & restarting stalled projects. ● Business cases. Cost, benefit, & return-on-investment (ROI) analysis. ● Communications. Executive summaries, white papers, & lightning talks. ● Strategy & tactics. Program, project, task, & activity scoping, charters, & plans. PMP,CSEP, EBAS,BAF,FCP, FCT,ACP,CSM, DEVOPS,& SAFE 36+ YEARS IN IT INDUSTRY