Hi Christine,
Thanks for your note! My post there "Open Agile Adoption Explained" is a
summary and not the whole, detailed story. I need to clarify one aspect
of Open Agile Adoption for this group:
Regarding the Agile Coach and Open Space Facilitation
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OAA creates a rite of passage contained by two Open Space events
separated by time and possibly by space. The 2 OST events form a kind of
container for learning (and the resulting liminality) in between. While
the Agile coach may elect to Facilitate the 1st/opening/beginning OST
meeting, that is the only one. The Agile coach does not Facilitate any
more of the meetings, ever.
The 1st reason is very simple. The people of the org are the star of
this show. The Agile coach is serving them and is avoiding being seen as
an authority figure. In Open Agile Adoption, after the 1st meeting, the
Agile coach functions as a Participant in the Open Space events.
The 2ns reason is more complicated. The behavior of the Agile coach has
a practical aspect and a symbolic aspect throughout the OAA process. One
symbolic aspect of the Agile coach NOT Facilitating is the sense of
progress created by the Agile coach's ongoing role change. At each
instance of Open Space, the coaches role is diminished on purpose. This
places responsibility for learning where it belongs, with the people in
the organization.
OAA creates demand for skilled OST Facilitation by prescribing that the
Agile coach may Facilitate the initial meeting only. The Agile coach
helps the Sponsor and the people by functioning as the Master of
Ceremonies of a multi-month passage rite. (More detail to follow.)
Summary:
The Agile Coach never Facilitates more than one OST meeting in this
role. In practical terms this probably means a new Facilitator is
brought in each time. This is a detail best decided by the Agile coach
and Sponsor. OAA is silent on whether a new Facilitator is brought in
each time. It just says the Agile coach may (optionally) Facilitate ONLY
the 1st meeting, and no more, for the very reasons you have mentioned.
Does this help? Can I answer more questions?
Link:
http://newtechusa.net/agile/open-agile-adoption-explained/
Kind Regards,
Dan
On 8/28/13 3:26 AM, christine koehler wrote:
Hi Dan
Interesting readings.
We'll probably have interesting conversations about the facilitator's
role vs Agile coach's role, when I read "In Open Agile Adoption, the
coach assisting you plays an important role by providing guidance and
teaching" and "An /Agile coach/ functions as the master of ceremonies
throughout".
When I talk about facilitator's role, I mean the way we usually
understand it in this list, "we" representing probably diverse
practices but a broad understanding as being as invisible as possible
in order not to interfere with group self-organizing and empowering
the group in the idea that noone has better solutions for himself
(itself ?es I mean "the group") than members of the group themselves.
Christine
On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 2:47 AM, Daniel Mezick <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi All,
Here for the first time is the complete high-level description of
Open Agile Adoption and some diagrams describing the Open Agile
Adoption approach.
If Harrison's book "SPIRIT: Development and Transformation in
Organizations" is a kind of operating system, then Open Agile
Adoption is a kind of app that runs on it.
Is that SPIRIT book not very amazing?
Open Agile Adoption Explained:
http://newtechusa.net/agile/open-agile-adoption-explained/
On 8/22/13 9:14 AM, Daniel Mezick wrote:
Here's a recent Tweet I think you might like:
https://twitter.com/DanMezick/status/370523537817083905
What seems to be taking shape as a meme is the word [invitation].
It seems to be resonating out there in the zeitgeist.
Michael Herman has written quite a lot about this for long time,
and at first, it just didn't hit me. I missed it.
Yet, these past several years, I have become 100% attuned to the
total lack of invitation in what we have come to call "Agile
adoptions". And it is crystal clear to me now that this is THE
missing ingredient.
When invitation is present, genuine Agile adoptions can and do
happen. When it is absent, the initial results do not last very long.
Here is a wonderful essay by Martin Fowler, an Agile Manifesto
signatory, on this very topic:
http://martinfowler.com/bliki/AgileImposition.html
If any of the members here have a question or two about Agile
adoption, and how OST fits in a very wonderful way, I am very
eager to help. Will you ask me some questions? I plan to schedule
and announce some conference calls as well.
Kind Regards,
Dan
On 8/19/13 1:34 PM, Daniel Mezick wrote:
Greetings to All,
First of all, I apologize for taking so long in communicating
further. This summer I emptied and sold a house, moved into
another....
...and I became a grandfather!
Here's a pic of the new wonderful baby person, Clara Louise, Aug 6:
https://twitter.com/DanMezick/status/367104332493119488/photo/1
All of that AND some technical glitches communicating with you
all via OSTLIST. Special thanks to Harold Shinsato for helping
me overcome OSTLIST technical-interface problems.
Will you please accept my apology for being away for so long?
The Global Scrum Gathering keynote is September 24, and of
course I plan to explain Open Agile Adoption with OST during my
address.
I'm writing blog posts on the components, preparing my
presentation, and pretty much scaring myself to death at the
prospect of the 600-700 people who will be present.
I know we have a huge story to tell about the utility of using
Open Space during Agile adoptions, and I am working very hard to
prepare, and to make sure I represent Open Space in the best
possible light with respect to its surprising (and often
amazing) usefulness inside Agile adoptions.
Leading up to the Scrum Gathering, I plan to post fresh
information here on OSTLIST as I create it, and also inside the
Open Agile Adoption group on FaceBook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/openagileadoption/
...if you are a member, will you do some "likes", comments and
maybe some posts there?!? Special thanks to Suzanne for quickly
posting some comments!
There are several blog posts up now, and you can always see
up-to-date information at www.OpenAgileAdoption.com
<http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com>.
The Picture
Here are 3 blog posts that sketch out some of the sociological
and psychological issues that exist in Agile Adoptions, and how
an approach based on invitation & especially Open Space can help
address these issues.
I want and need to be clear that I have composed some elements,
nothing more. For example, the passage-rite concept is ancient.
I have simply found a useful place to apply it in the modern
world. Open Agile Adoption creates a modern passage rite, to
help get the folks from here to there.
Likewise, the canonical form of Open Space as described in the
Guide is used. It is used to dramatically increase engagement,
on the hypothesis that engagement is the very fuel of a good and
lasting Agile adoption. Storytelling is another core component.
It's as old as the hills. I have not created anything new here.
On the contrary: Open Agile Adoption composes some very ancient
ideas into a cultural experience-design for modern tribes
Here are the most recent posts:
On Liminality
http://newtechusa.net/agile/liminality/
On Passage Rites
http://newtechusa.net/agile/on-passage-rites/
People, Then Practices: On Mandates
http://newtechusa.net/agile/people-then-practices/
I am busy as a bee now, documenting all the elements of Open
Agile Adoption technique. I plan to share early and often with
the members of this list as the documentation is completed.
Thanks for your patience!
Agile Orientation for OSTLIST Members
It came to my attention via Harold Shinsato that some folks on
this list might like to get an orientation on Agile, and how
Open Space fits there. If you are reading this and new to Agile
and want an orientation, I am willing to schedule a concall at a
convenient time using Maestro conference, which is a wonderful
tool for doing that kind of work. Will you let me know if a
brief Agile orientation (with some lively Q&A) interests you? If
enough people express interest, I will schedule an event where
we can hop on a call, do a brief orientation, and get some Q&A
going.
Thanks for suspending your disbelief, and for being so kind!
Best Regards,
Dan
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