Greetings Friends,
"... The old ways are passing, and the new ones are yet to arrive. We
are in the Open Space between what was and what might become."
-Prologue to SPIRIT book
This is a gentle reminder that the next call in the "Agile for OST
Facilitators" series is Monday October 28 2013 7PM EST, which is tomorrow.
This is a call for OST folks new to "Agile software development" who
want to know how and why to connect OST with "Agile adoptions."
All the details are listed below, including the history of these calls
so far. You are hereby invited to participate!
10/28 Conference call link:
Registration Link:
http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/OGJUMYQ0FRQ67ZR
For typical organizations looking to improve, Agile is a very large
process & culture change. Agile is typically implemented as a mandate,
complete with prescribed practices. This very standard approach of
introducing and then mandating Agile practices is over 13 years old and
is not getting fantastic results. If it was, we would be able to point
thousands of stories about lasting success with Agile.
Open Agile Adoption is a new approach for Agile adoption. It's focused
on people, then practices. It replaces the mandate with an invitation.
It incorporates Open Space, leadership storytelling, passage rites and
more, in service to better Agile adoptions. You can learn more at
www.OpenAgileAdoption.com
The agenda for the call on 10/28 is to answer the questions listed below.
The call is limited to just 25 persons, so please note that your
registration is an explicit commitment to attend.
If you plan to participate on the call, you might want to examine these
links first:
Open Agile Adoption
http://newtechusa.net/agile/deviation/
www.OpenAgileAdoption.com
Agile values/principles
http://agilemanifesto.org/
http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html
Agile pratices- all too often, mandated
https://www.scrum.org/Scrum-Guides
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban_%28development%29
10/28 Conference call link:
Registration Link:
http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/OGJUMYQ0FRQ67ZR
You might be surprised at just how prepared most teams are....
http://newtechusa.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/OpenSpace01.jpg
...for a little open space
On 10/19/13 10:20 AM, Daniel Mezick wrote:
Greetings,
You are cordially invited to participate in the next "Agile for OST
Facilitators" call! We had 17 folks on Call#1 (see below)
The idea is it answer questions about Agile adoptions so that OST
folks can more fully understand the Open Agile Adoption (with Open
Space) technique.
The call is limited to just 25 persons, so please note that your
registration is an explicit commitment to attend.
=======================================================
Call #2: Agile for OST Facilitators Date: Monday October 28 2013 7PM EST
=======================================================
Purpose of Call: Orient OST folks on Agile adoptions, and discuss
using OST in Agile Adoptions, including discussion of specific
challenges and opportunities.
You can register here...
Registration Link:
http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/OGJUMYQ0FRQ67ZR
I hope to talk to you on the call!
Kind Regards,
Dan
www.OpenAgileAdoption.com
203 915 7248
www.DanielMezick.com
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DETAILS ON NEXT CALL:
=========================
Call #2:
Agile for OST Facilitators
Date:
Monday October 28 2013 7PM EST
Registration Link:
http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/OGJUMYQ0FRQ67ZR
Agenda: One Hour Call #2:
0/ Quick Review: (05 mins)
1/ Answer questions generated from Call#1 (25 mins)
2/ Dialogue/New Questions (25 mins)
3/ Deconvene/Summary (05 mins)
=========================
Recap of Call#1 on 10/05/2013:
1.On Call#1, I suggested that the participants (new and existing) send
questions with the text "[AgileOST]" in the subject line, so I can
collect, list and answer your questions on the next call.
2.We ended the Call#1 with a suggestion that every one participating
examine these docs:
www.agilemanifesto.org <http://www.agilemanifesto.org>
http://www.agilemanifesto.org/principles.html
https://www.scrum.org/Scrum-Guides
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CALL #2 Details
=================================
Questions that have come in from Call#1 are listed below.
There are many interesting questions.
I plan to answer them on the next call on 10/28.
Senders of questions are not listed in the data.
I disclose these questions so you can see what is happening, and
decide if you want to opt-in to the call.
The questions form the rough agenda; there will be a brief review at
the start.
You can use Call#2 as your entry point; there is no requirement to
have been on Call #1 to participate in Call#2.
If you are new to the topic, consider examining the links
Agile-related links (above) to get oriented before the call.
Q. About Open Agile Adoption:
If the facilitator for the 1st OS is external to the organization
(neutral as oppose to an on-going 'coach'), why can that person not
also facilitate the 2nd OS? ...granted that it is also a good idea to
pass on the learning of opening space to someone internal if they can
play comfortably that neutral role among their peers.
Q. the question I have is about roles.reading the scrum.org
<http://scrum.org> site, i see different trainings for different
roles. it would be helpful to get a sort of program, cuz i can't tell
the players without a program. there are a bunch of folks sitting at
computers, writing code, cobbling code, etc. there's some project
owner. there are users. and some others in between. would help to
know something about sizes of groups, training required for different
roles, languages used, and these sorts of details.
I Q. I struggle with the notion that "agile has become
*mainstream*, while at the same time has a "85% failure" rate - on
the face of it this seems like folly - why would any company want to
adopt agile with such a poor track record?
·Q. In the case of OAA where there has already been an attempt to
adopt agile (rescuing an adoptation), training in agile (scrum etc)
will already have taken place, but in the case where a unit goes
straight into agile via OAA (straight adaptation), when does the
training take place? Before the first Open Space, or between the two
OS event (as part of liminality)?
·Q. I was a little perplexed by the comment you made on OSList about
there being more ways to fail with Open Space in agile adoptions than
to succeed, this seems to put OST on a danger list. Put differently,
it seemed to suggest that there is just one right way to run OST to be
successful while there are many wrong ways -- what is not clear to me
is what is that right way?
·Q. In our last teleconference you talked of "proceedings", but it was
not clear to me what you meant by that (OS proceedings, agile
proceedings, other)?
·Q. At the last teleconference we also established that the follow up
after the first OST event is critical for success -- but how will the
follow through be run, and more importantly who will be responsible
for this follow up? (If it is the OST facilitator then I would have
doubts as to whether OST facilitators who are not also agile experts
are really suitable for OAA.)
·Q. If agile adoptions fail because they are mandated by senior
management, and if we manage to turn this around with your suggested
OAA approach using OST, this will surely also involve a certain degree
of transformation within senior management ranks (indeed it may lead
to a new kind of resistance at the top). This in turn could lead to a
negative perception of OST itself. Would you like to comment?
oI say this because I see a parallel problem in lean adoptions which
also often don't bring about expected results. In lean this may
partly be due to mandating, but more often to either treating lean
purely as a technical tool (rather than a whole system) without the
equivalent Japanese attention to empowering the humans behind the
system, or to very poor support and commitment to lean from senior
management. This leads to lean being run more like an add-on
application rather than a whole new operating system.
On 10/13/13 10:00 PM, Daniel Mezick wrote:
Friendly (last) Reminder regarding the call tomorrow, 7PM EST:
"Agile for Open Space Facilitators".
There is a minimum of 20 minutes for questions...probably more.
Hope you can make it!
Dan
This is an invitation to signal interest in learning more about how
Open Space can help Agile adoptions, and
* learn about the structure of the Agile industry, and
* learn about the dynamics of the current Agile adoption situation, and
* learn how Open Space can play in the Agile Space, and
* learn more about Open Agile Adoption
There will be no marketing of anything whatsoever on this call. The
intent is to offer a gift, to folks here who are skilled in OST,
folks who may not have a programming/IT/software/Agile background.
The date and time for the proposes conference call is:
Monday, October 14 at 7PM EST
Here is a starting agenda:
1/ What is Agile? What is Agile coaching?
2/ What are some of the special problems with Agile coaching and
Agile adoptions?
3/ How can Open Space help?
4/ Can Open Space facilitators can be Agile coaches? Is this really
possible? If so, what extra stuff do they need to know?
5/ What is Open Agile Adoption, and why do I care?
6/ What next steps can I take to learn more about the Agile opportunity?
======================================================
Event name and Topic:
"Agile for Open Space Facilitators"
Date: 10/14 (Monday)
Time: 7PM EST
Duration: 1 hour
Registration Link:
http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/H5KPHZNVZ5PSJ7XQ
Agenda:
Welcome OST Facilitators!
This is an overview of Agile and Agile adoption practices for Open
Space Facilitators who are new to Agile, new to Agile adoptions and
new to Agile coaching. The purpose of the call is orient skilled Open
Space facilitators so that they can understand the dynamics of Agile
adoptions and prepare to facilitate Open Space meetings during Agile
adoptions as described at www.OpenAgileAdoption.com and the OSLIST
Schedule:
Minutes, Topic
05, Intro
15, Basic Agile ideas
15, Agile Adoptions (see detail above)
20, Questions and dialogue
05, Summary and conclusion
======================================================
On 10/11/13 11:14 AM, Daniel Mezick wrote:
Hi,
Monday 10/14 is the day when you can hop on an interesting, 1-hour,
educational conference call:
"Agile for Open Space Facilitators"
I promise it will be an excellent use of your time!
We will cover Agile as it pertains the use of Open Space in Agile
adoptions.
Here is the registration link and related for the call on Monday.
Signup is very simple! I hope to see you there!
NOTE: The call is limited to 25 participants, so PLEASE register
only if you intend to be on the call. Thanks!
You can reach me as follows:
@DanMezick on Twitter
203 915 7248
d...@newtechusa.net
Note:
You may wish to browse www.OpenAgileAdoption.com in advance of this
call.
======================================================
Event name and Topic:
"Agile for Open Space Facilitators"
Date: 10/14 (Monday)
Time: 7PM EST
Duration: 1 hour
Registration Link:
http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/H5KPHZNVZ5PSJ7XQ
Agenda:
Welcome OST Facilitators!
This is an overview of Agile and Agile adoption practices for Open
Space Facilitators who are new to Agile, new to Agile adoptions and
new to Agile coaching. The purpose of the call is orient skilled
Open Space facilitators so that they can understand the dynamics of
Agile adoptions and prepare to facilitate Open Space meetings during
Agile adoptions as described at www.OpenAgileAdoption.com and the OSLIST
Schedule:
Minutes, Topic
05, Intro
15, Basic Agile ideas
15, Agile Adoptions (see detail below)
20, Questions and dialogue
05, Summary and conclusion
======================================================
I hope to see you there!
Kind Regards,
Dan
On 9/21/13 12:44 PM, Tricia Chirumbole wrote:
Count me in Dan!
Thanks for all of your efforts and energy in encouraging this
exciting melding of practices and communities.
Just became a Certified Scrum Master this week! :) woof! And
launched my new practice that is OST + Scrum/Agile: Mojo Collaborative!
Best Wishes in Paris Dan!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Donna Read
<donna.r...@managing4wellness.org
<mailto:donna.r...@managing4wellness.org>> wrote:
Hi, Dan, I, too, would be interested. Thanks for doing this.
Best, Donna
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 21, 2013, at 9:24, kath...@energyatplay.com
<mailto:kath...@energyatplay.com> wrote:
Hello Dan,
I'm interested in your offering. I'm just starting up an
online learning community at Microsoft that is about Adopting
Agile for Content Developers.
Kathryn Elliott
On 2013-09-19 10:59, Daniel Mezick wrote:
Greetings,
This is an invitation to signal interest in learning more
about how Open Space can help Agile adoptions, and
* learn about the structure of the Agile industry, and
* learn about the dynamics of the current Agile adoption
situation, and
* learn how Open Space can play in the Agile Space, and
* learn more about Open Agile Adoption
There will be no marketing of anything whatsoever on this
call. The intent is to offer a gift, to folks here who are
skilled in OST, folks who may not have a
programming/IT/software/Agile background.
If there is enough interest from the OST community, I am
ready, willing and able to arrange and conduct a short,
structured phone conference to address these topics and
facilitate some lively dialogue and Q&A around these topics.
The date and time for the proposes conference call is:
Monday, October 14 at 7PM EST
Here is a starting agenda:
1/ What is Agile? What is Agile coaching?
2/ What are some of the special problems with Agile coaching
and Agile adoptions?
3/ How can Open Space help?
4/ Can Open Space facilitators can be Agile coaches? Is this
really possible? If so, what extra stuff do they need to know?
5/ What is Open Agile Adoption, and why do I care?
6/ What next steps can I take to learn more about the Agile
opportunity?
To signal interest:
7/ Please add a brief note of interest to this thread, by
replying to it
8/ Send me an email (d...@newtechusa.net
<mailto:d...@newtechusa.net>} with "OAA 10/14" in the message
subject
You can visit www.OpenAgileAdoption.com
<http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com> if you want to investigate
these topics a bit more in advance of responding.
You are invited to signal interest! Based on your feedback, I
will know exactly what to do.
Will you reply by Monday 10/7, or sooner?
Thank you and
Kind Regards,
Dan
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