Stories of Agile Mindset and Agile Leadership
● CEO - Founder of TAASHATECH
Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd and IT Services
company
● 30+ years of experience in the field of IT
● Certified Scrummaster since 10+ years
● Conducted Multiple Trainings on
Agile/SCRUM Implementations in IT
and non-IT worlds
● Holding Multiple Professional
Certificates - Certified Information
Systems Auditor (CISA), Project
Management Professional (PMP), Six
Sigma-Green Belt. Diploma in
Innovation and Design Thinking.
● Visiting faculty at a few colleges like
IIM(A), Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of
Information And communication
Khushru Doctor
The Stories of
AGILE Mindset
and
AGILE Leadership
Khushru Doctor
Copyright
•The Copyright of the
complete presentation as
contained herein is the
sole property of Khushru
F. Doctor
•No part of the
presentation can be
copied without the explicit
permission of the author
•We acknowledge the
copyrights of the materials
used in this presentation.
•The copyright of the
individual material
belongs to their respective
authors and creators.
•If inadvertently any
copyrighted material has
© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 4
What is Agility ?
•Agility or nimbleness is an ability to
change the body’s position efficiently,
•Balance – Static and Dynamic
•Speed
•Strength
•Coordination
Taken from wikipedia
© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 5
© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 6
SPEED
Straight
Acceleration
No Sudden
Changes
Path is known
Practice
possible for
exact task
AGILIT
Y
Constant
Change
Changes
Sudden
Constant
Reaction
Each Game is
Unique/New
© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 7
Coachi
ng ?
Cannot instruct
for the exact
event
Training for
multiple
alternatives
Coachi
ng ?
Train for the
exact event
© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 8
What is Agility ?
Nimbleness !! Reacting to
Change !!
© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 9
Change is
the only
Constant
BLACKBERRY –
Marketleader
Nokia – MarketLeader
IBM – Repositioned Itself
Microsoft – Was born
because it handled Change
Google – Changed the
Search engine market.
© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 10
Agility in
Software
Development
Group
•Software Development
projects – 90s statistics (US
Government)
•Approx USD 250 Billion worth of
Projects
•31.1% Project will be cancelled
before completion
•52.7% Projects will cost 189%
more to complete
•Bridge building projects –
90s Statistics (US
Government)
© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 11
Agility in
Software
Development
Oregon to discuss how they
could speed up development
times in order bring new
software to market faster.
•Recognized two key
opportunities
•Shortening the delay of
demonstrating the benefits to
users
•Getting feedback from users
quickly to confirm the
usefulness of new software
and continue to improve on it
accordingly.
© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 12
Agility in
Software
Development
•In 2001 they met again in
Snowbird UTAH and in 3
days laid the foundation to
Agile Manifesto
© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 13
AGILEMANIFESTO !!
INDIVIDUALS
AND
INTERACTION
S
OVER
PROCESSES
WORKING
SOFTWARE
OVER
COMPREHEN
SIVE
DOCUMENTA
CUSTOMER
COLLABORA
TION
OVER
CONTRACT
NEGOTIATIO
RESPONDING
TO CHANGE
OVER
FOLLOWING
A PLAN
Values of any
Agile
Methodology!
© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 14
12
Principles
of Agility
2. Welcome changing requirements, even late in
development.
3. Deliver working software frequently,
4. Businesspeople and developers must work
together
5. Build projects around motivated individuals
6. The most efficient and effective method of
conveying information to and within a
development team is face-to-face conversation.
7. Working software is the primary measure of
progress.
8. Agile processes promote sustainable
development.
9. Continuous attention to technical excellence
and good design enhances agility.
10. Simplicity–the art of maximizing the amount of
work not done–is essential.
11. The best architectures, requirements, and
© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 15
Agile
Leadership
•Focus
•Manage Change
•Manage heterogenous
team
•Manage self managing
team – Everyone is a
Leader
•Maximizing the
Amount of Work not
Done
© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 16
FACILITATOR
Facilitate -
Ownership
EXPERIMENT
OR
Learn Faster
CULTURE
LEADER
Inculcate
Healthy
INSPIRATOR
Co-Create
Customer
AGILE
LEADE
R
© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 17
Jules Ostin
• 20+ CEO of a
fast-growing Startup
• Last to leave office
• Hands On
• Customer Focus
• Sends a package of her
own products herself
• Ready to step down to
Ben Whittaker
• 70 Year Executive – 40+
years of experience - ex
VP (retired)
• Joins as an Intern to a 20+
year CEO
• Ready to do any role –
even as a Driver
• Ready to Learn
• Cleans the table of rubbish
without being asked
• Offers advice but not© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 18
RATAN
TATA
© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 19
India Cricket Tour of Australia – 20-21
• Lost the First Test – Lowest Score
• Last Test Historic Win – First visiting side to
win at Brisbane after 32 years
• One of the Weakest Indian Team on paper
• The only fit 11 players
• Without the top / star players
• In third test players stayed on the ground for
4+ hours even after being injured
• R.Jadeja ready to bat even with a broken
thumb
• Determined to WIN
• Rishabh Pant
© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 20
May 2002 Test at Antigua
Breaks the JAW
India scored 500 + runs
Kumble thought if he could take a few wickets
on the last day, India could win
He got LARA out
14-5-29-1

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Stories of Agile Mindset and Agile Leadership

  • 2. ● CEO - Founder of TAASHATECH Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd and IT Services company ● 30+ years of experience in the field of IT ● Certified Scrummaster since 10+ years ● Conducted Multiple Trainings on Agile/SCRUM Implementations in IT and non-IT worlds ● Holding Multiple Professional Certificates - Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Project Management Professional (PMP), Six Sigma-Green Belt. Diploma in Innovation and Design Thinking. ● Visiting faculty at a few colleges like IIM(A), Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information And communication Khushru Doctor
  • 3. The Stories of AGILE Mindset and AGILE Leadership Khushru Doctor
  • 4. Copyright •The Copyright of the complete presentation as contained herein is the sole property of Khushru F. Doctor •No part of the presentation can be copied without the explicit permission of the author •We acknowledge the copyrights of the materials used in this presentation. •The copyright of the individual material belongs to their respective authors and creators. •If inadvertently any copyrighted material has © Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 4
  • 5. What is Agility ? •Agility or nimbleness is an ability to change the body’s position efficiently, •Balance – Static and Dynamic •Speed •Strength •Coordination Taken from wikipedia © Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 5
  • 6. © Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 6
  • 7. SPEED Straight Acceleration No Sudden Changes Path is known Practice possible for exact task AGILIT Y Constant Change Changes Sudden Constant Reaction Each Game is Unique/New © Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 7
  • 8. Coachi ng ? Cannot instruct for the exact event Training for multiple alternatives Coachi ng ? Train for the exact event © Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 8
  • 9. What is Agility ? Nimbleness !! Reacting to Change !! © Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 9
  • 10. Change is the only Constant BLACKBERRY – Marketleader Nokia – MarketLeader IBM – Repositioned Itself Microsoft – Was born because it handled Change Google – Changed the Search engine market. © Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 10
  • 11. Agility in Software Development Group •Software Development projects – 90s statistics (US Government) •Approx USD 250 Billion worth of Projects •31.1% Project will be cancelled before completion •52.7% Projects will cost 189% more to complete •Bridge building projects – 90s Statistics (US Government) © Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 11
  • 12. Agility in Software Development Oregon to discuss how they could speed up development times in order bring new software to market faster. •Recognized two key opportunities •Shortening the delay of demonstrating the benefits to users •Getting feedback from users quickly to confirm the usefulness of new software and continue to improve on it accordingly. © Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 12
  • 13. Agility in Software Development •In 2001 they met again in Snowbird UTAH and in 3 days laid the foundation to Agile Manifesto © Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 13
  • 15. 12 Principles of Agility 2. Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. 3. Deliver working software frequently, 4. Businesspeople and developers must work together 5. Build projects around motivated individuals 6. The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation. 7. Working software is the primary measure of progress. 8. Agile processes promote sustainable development. 9. Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility. 10. Simplicity–the art of maximizing the amount of work not done–is essential. 11. The best architectures, requirements, and © Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 15
  • 16. Agile Leadership •Focus •Manage Change •Manage heterogenous team •Manage self managing team – Everyone is a Leader •Maximizing the Amount of Work not Done © Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 16
  • 18. Jules Ostin • 20+ CEO of a fast-growing Startup • Last to leave office • Hands On • Customer Focus • Sends a package of her own products herself • Ready to step down to Ben Whittaker • 70 Year Executive – 40+ years of experience - ex VP (retired) • Joins as an Intern to a 20+ year CEO • Ready to do any role – even as a Driver • Ready to Learn • Cleans the table of rubbish without being asked • Offers advice but not© Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 18
  • 19. RATAN TATA © Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 19
  • 20. India Cricket Tour of Australia – 20-21 • Lost the First Test – Lowest Score • Last Test Historic Win – First visiting side to win at Brisbane after 32 years • One of the Weakest Indian Team on paper • The only fit 11 players • Without the top / star players • In third test players stayed on the ground for 4+ hours even after being injured • R.Jadeja ready to bat even with a broken thumb • Determined to WIN • Rishabh Pant © Khushru Farrokh Doctor - 2021 20 May 2002 Test at Antigua Breaks the JAW India scored 500 + runs Kumble thought if he could take a few wickets on the last day, India could win He got LARA out 14-5-29-1