Agile families
- 1. Agile Families: Techniques for Living with Change By Twinkle Dont be dogmatic, be pragmatic
- 2. Lean Influences of Agile Eliminate waste Large specification document Amplify learning Rotate responsibilities Respect and Reward People Better way of doing things Build quality During development rather than add later Goals and Commitments Deliver fast Inventory or waste Recognize and optimize the whole 2
- 3. Before Start think What has this system meant for you and your family? Why? - What works at work, works at work not because of your work, but because it works What is the best outcome you can imagine? Is starting realistic? Why havent previous efforts worked? How will this be different? Goals Create and maintain a happy, healthy family Create independent and capable adults More peace, less chaos Promote a culture of learning and improving Providing consistency increases feelings of safety Stay in sync with each other
- 4. Family vNext Framework Single Family Backlog Family Weekly Planning meeting Shared Family Calendar Plan for the week and display on the wall (Information Radiator) One shared goal everybody agrees Every morning daily huddle quick meet up 5 minutes End of the week retrospective improve The secrets of Happy families Bruce Feiler Agile Family manifesto Adapt all the time Empower your children Go out and play Tell your story Care - try IEEE Paper Agile for Families Iterating with Children
- 5. Start Schedule a family meeting Create family Backlog Reflect and plan Post expectations for all to see using Information radiator
- 6. The Big Picture of Framework Framework principles Roles in the Family Individual Adult Parents Family Meeting Family HQ Daily huddle Retrospective
- 7. Family vNext Principles Change is inevitable Planning matters more than the plan Inspect and adapt to improve Embrace Change Accountability increases with transparency Everyone wants to do well Learn to learn
- 8. Individual Responsibilities Show up half battle done Participate with sincerity Meet individual commitments Everyone is accountable to and for the family Help each other
- 9. Parent Responsibilities Coach and support with patience Parents are generally better facilitators Facilitation is key skill Children can learn practice facilitating Decide with consensus when possible Throw the occasional trump card INSPIRE you are an integral part of something bigger than yourself
- 10. The Big Picture : Family HQ The location of the plan Ideally used for all events One source of truth for the current plan Updated daily Ambiently available to all Fully stocked with planning supplies
- 11. Family meeting Should be part of Family practice Implements the framework Reduce major events to one per week We inspected and adapted our way to this Normally Sunday night 1 hr time box includes Retro + Planning All family members The weeks history Last weeks goals and commitments Backlog New goals Ideas for improvement Behavior commitments Refined backlogs Weekly Goal Individual goals A shared plan for the week Updated Family HQ
- 12. The Daily Huddle Why daily huddle? Circumstances change quickly in real life Focus for a moment Reduce FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) Increase awareness, transparency, trust Goal improve everyones day Not a status report Not issue instructions Facilitate discussion, dont demand it The Team creates a plan for each day Inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog Assess progress toward the Sprint Goal 5-15 minute time-box Same time and place each day Everyone is heard
- 13. Daily Huddle Rules Everyone can explain todays plan Same time at Family HQ each morning Time boxed to 5 minutes (Ideally, everyone participates together) (Accommodate reality) Quickly consider and Share How are we doing so far this week? How am I doing so far this week? What will I do today? What will I need to succeed? Help from someone else Transportation Money
- 14. Learning Organization Adapt to their external environment Continually enhance their capability to change and adapt Develop collective as well as individual learning Use new understanding to achieve better results Transparency Same picture at same situation Definition of Done Completeness Quality
- 15. On Inspection Inspect frequently as work is done To avoid disaster Detect mistakes quickly Repair mistakes quickly Finishing the wrong thing can be worse than doing nothing Peer review of chores
- 16. Kaizen Japanese for improvement or Change for the best Philosophy or practices that focus upon continuous improvement of processes
- 17. Family HQ Real value is conversation with your family members Information Radiator at Kids hospital Hospital Ballet
- 18. Family HQ: Consideration Dont use permanent place Bigger is better Ambient info should leak into our brain (update at a glance) Everybody can reach it Leave room to spread High traffic area are better Space must accommodate Daily Huddles Space should accommodate the weekly meeting Fun with space, achievement Inexpensive supplies
- 19. Family HQ Which info on? Family Backlog Current Family Goal Todays chores and responsibilities Shared Calendar Individual Goals, Commitments, and Reminders Different colors for chores Chore rotation system Personal shields Tapes
- 20. Exercise
- 21. Signal Cards Signs New Family Rules No cell phone in bedrooms
- 22. Weekly Family Meeting Goal An intended accomplishment by an individual or group May have fuzzy success criteria May change as it is realized Represents a desire for something to change Commitment A promise made by an individual or group Must be stated aloud I commit to.. Supports a declared goal Represents a desire for someone to change
- 23. Shared Family Goals Do not change mid-week One always exists Bar can be low Keep trying Really. Always. Do-overs encouraged Until the goal is met Until there is general agreement to move on Apply SMART rule
- 24. A Simple goal Setting Exercise 1. Convene the family 2. Everyone writes goals, 1 per card, for 2-3 minutes 3. Arrange them in groups 4. Name the groups 5. Order according to number of index cards per group Note Dont plan too far ahead things will change Result will be family backlog
- 25. Whos what? I enjoy it Mine Ours Soul crushing over time
- 27. Pillars of Empirical Process Control
- 28. Checklists Preferred by astronauts and cutter Boring and not interesting
- 29. Backlogs (natures to-do list)
- 31. Family Meeting: Preparation Raise a meeting time approaching alert Prepare the space Get the backlog Ensure materials and supplies are on hand Snacks are always good
- 32. Family Meeting: Ground Rules
- 33. Retrospective Family reflects upon itself Positive and Negative things happened in last week Inspect and Adapt The Family (LEARN, LIVE, BELIEVE) To find actionable improvements Understand how we can help each other Refine or expand Done criteria Commit to new behaviors or standards Everyone attends Typically about 30 mins Weekly Try for the ideal place and time (not required) Accommodate reality
- 35. Retro: Dos and 禽看稼t壊
- 36. Retro: Human Tips Ask thoughtful questions Encourage genuine feedback Enforce respectful behavior Start with the end in mind Coach new facilitators Without trust here, all is for naught Try warm up exercise, Add your own spices Location, Location, Location Anticipate frustration Not everybody will be in the mood every time Be prepared to hear difficult truths Respond deliberately Each week is a new chance 936 weeks between 1 and 18
- 37. Retro: Lean Thinking Make contracts explicit Keywords Between 2 people The whole family Example French Fries
- 38. Retro: Basic Recipe Draw me a picture for younger Place the drawings on a wall Describe yours Find patterns Grade the week
- 39. Retro: Bad Smells Skipping it Singling out individuals Blurting Bad Timing All or nothing (Not to be perfect) Board Now
- 40. Retro: Diff ways Timeline Retro Appreciative Retro
- 41. Questions?
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