GET MORE
OUT OF AGILE
About ACE
Let’s, for a moment, cut back to the origins of agile – the original authors of the Agile Manifesto envisaged it as an entirely different organizational operating system. But,over the years, it’s been narrowed down into merely prescriptive methodologies for software development like Scrum, Kanban or DevOps. Without a holistic understanding of agile, managers often act in conventional ways that are in contrast with the principles of agile and unwittingly undermine their agile teams. In fact, one of the key tenets of Agile is to put people over process – but ironically, Agile itself has been interpreted as a process and is being imposed on people. In short, one set of development processes have merely been replaced by another.
So, how can organizations restore the balance and move away from
command–and-control ways of working?
How can they build a culture where agile teams can set their own pace, and manage themselves? And, finally how can they use the very principles in the Agile Manifesto to guide their transition into a truly agile culture?
The Semco Style Framework and Roadmap provide the answers to these questions. Born out of years of practices successfully deployed at Semco and formulated into a theoretical framework by renowned Dutch Leadership Institute , De Baak, the framework provides a growing library of practices to build an Agile Culture. Agile Culture Essentials (ACE) makes this framework and roadmap available for use by aspiring organizations that are looking to build a truly agile workplace through a bouquet of trainings and consulting engagements tailored to the needs of Agile.
Agile Culture essentials
We offer: Agile Culture Essentials for Coaches and Leaders
What is it ?
ACE is a workshop and engagement series focused on building a culture that helps organizations get more out of Agile. Focus is also on implementing 4 of the 12 principles of Agile that have a huge dependency on work culture. Concepts and practical tips are covered in interactive sessions with case studies and role plays. Contents are anchored around the Semco Style Framework that is derived from successful implementation of self-managed Agile teams.
Who is it for?
It’s for Agile Coaches who are looking to enhance their portfolio of practices and tools with specific focus on building an Agile culture as well as for Senior Managers who are looking to build high performance Agile teams / improve the velocity of existing teams. We expect the participants to have a basic knowledge of Agile and its implementation frameworks such as SCRUM or SAFe.
what we offer
Experience
Agile Culture
Any sustainable culture change needs to start at the top. And what better way to make it happen other than have the top “feel” the change!
This workshop enables leaders to experience what it is like to be in an Agile culture through an immersive simulation exercise. They gain a firsthand experience of the behaviors that should be avoided and adopted.
After the exercise, the workshop maps the insights from the experience to the principles of Agile. This enables participants to internalize the building blocks needed to build a culture that will help leaders get more out of Agile.
Experience and Lead
Agile Culture
If you’re looking for a deeper dive, this training program is for you! Spread over 4 sessions, it condenses the knowledge you need to implement practices that build effective, self-organized, Agile teams.
In this workshop for Agile Coaches and leaders of Agile organizations, we focus on truly understanding the ground, daily actions and behaviors needed to build an Agile Culture.
Learn how to adopt them while implementing standard Agile practices such as stand-ups and retrospectives as well as giving effective decision-making power to the teams.
Implement
Agile Culture
This workshop + coaching engagement is aimed at organizations that have implemented Agile but still are experiencing sub-optimal results.
After mapping the current state of the teams culture using a scientific survey, the team is exposed to essential elements of self-organization through a series of interactive workshops.
This is followed by implementation assistance – on the ground observations and coaching – to teams to enhance the velocity.
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Get more out of Agile with Semco Style
Agile is not only about implementing a new project management tool – it begins with teaching the Agile philosophy and starting to transform the work culture. In this webinar, we will focus on the basic principles of Agile and how they can bring a lasting change to your workplace. Combining them with contents around the Semco Style Framework, it’s possible to create truly self-managed agile teams. That speaks to you? Sign up for our next webinar!
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Agile CULTURE
Article: How To Use Agile Principles To Build An Agile Culture
Agile – the very word has a lilt to it, doesn’t it? It makes you think of something that’s light, nimble and unfettered. Like the little flower in the grass, the dandelion’s fluffy white sphere, which takes off with the lightest breeze to proliferate everywhere, agile methodologies have become ubiquitous in the world of business. What started as a radically different approach to software development has now made inroads into a wide range of industries like manufacturing, entertainment, logistics and energy to name a few. For, today’s businesses operate in hyper-dynamic environments that need to be innovative not just about what they sell, but also about how they function in tandem with the latest technology.
In fact, agile has become synonymous with greatly improved success rates, higher quality, faster production and increased productivity. But, is it too good to be true? Read our full article to learn more!
The Three R’s of Change
If an organization wants to reap the full benefits of Agile, it needs to implement the three Rs of change. An organization cannot hope to become truly agile if the way it operates, at every level, is rooted firmly in conventional hierarchies. For, the hierarchical set-up is highly conducive to the cascade or waterfall methodology of working where the top brass decides what needs to be done and issues orders for the teams to execute.
MORE INSPIRATION
Shaping the future of work is what we aim for. One of the ways we do this is by offering free content in the form of e-books and blog articles. A selection of our free content that will get you started:
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How To Use Agile Principles To Build An Agile Culture
Agile - the very word has a lilt to it, doesn’t it? It makes you think of something that’s light, nimble and unfettered. Like the little flower in the grass, the dandelion’s fluffy white sphere, which takes off with the lightest breeze to proliferate everywhere, agile...
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