Fractals in Agility - repeatable patterns leading to more agile behavior

What is the topic? ==> Fractals in Agility - repeatable patterns leading to more agile behavior.

Why is this significant? ==> By understanding the meta-pattern the subordinate fractal patterns are easier to understand, explain, and adjust.

Who is involved? ==> Coaches and trainers can explain complex/complicated ideas more easily.

When is this useful? ==> In presentations, classes, workshops, clinics, training, coaching, etc.

Where is this applicable? ==> Potentially any agile method, practice, pattern, can be viewed as a fractal of a meta-pattern.

How does this work? ==> 4 simple steps:

1. Uncover the meta-pattern
2. Map subordinate patterns to meta-pattern
   
3. Explain meta-pattern, explain subordinate patterns in light of meta-pattern
   
4. Adjust subordinate pattern to the need at hand

Which is an example? ==> Here is one example within agile scaling:       

    0. Meta-pattern:

1. Look back
   
2. Look at present
   
3. Look forward
   
   
1. Standup fractal pattern
1. Look back : What have you done since last standup?
   
2. Look at present : What impediments are in the way of your Tasks?
3. Look forward : What do you plan to do until next standup?
   
   
2. Sprint fractal pattern
1. Look back : Sprint Review & Sprint Retrospective
2. Look at present : Daily Scrum & User Stories
3. Look forward : Sprint Planning & Backlog Refinement
   
   
3. ART or SRT (Release Train) fractal pattern
1. Look back : System Review & ART/SRT Retrospective
2. Look at present : Scrum of Scrums & Features/Epics
3. Look forward : PI/SI Planning & PI/SI Prep
   
   
4. 3-box Portfolio Planning fractal
                            (SEE: https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/a-three-box-solution-to-managing-innovation)
1. Look back : Box 2 = sunset past money sinks
2. Look at present : Box 1 = cultivate present funding sources
3. Look forward : Box 3 = invest in future innovations

Shifting Culture to Enable Business Agility

With the desire to better understand Agile Culture, my friend Dave and I started researching the details of what characterizes culture (Hofstede: Culture & Organizations), which are the typical organizational culture models (Laloux: Reinventing Organizations), and how to orchestrate a step by step culture shift within an organization (Our own: Culture Shift ABC Model.  We started sharing initial findings at Meetups in short Webinars.  

Our first one "Culture Shift 101: Enabling a Culture of Business Agility" can be viewed online at: https://youtu.be/hT2oKfmvHnI)0 

The second is comin up on 4/13 and you can join.

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/AgileAustin/events/276968323/

ABSTRACT: Culture Shift 102: Shifting Culture to Enable Business Agility

Culture always wins.  We all understand the impact culture can have on an Agile transformation and the ability to achieve the desired outcomes from moving towards Agile ways of working.  The challenge is how to shift your organization’s culture to better align with Agile values and principles and enable business agility.  In this interactive session, we’ll explore the Culture Shift ABC Model, an approach to help you discover the path for your organization to shift their culture to one that better supports agility.  We’ll discuss the steps needed to intentionally shape your organization’s culture and review some useful tools to help you on your journey.

By attending this session, you will be able to:

1. Understand the overall culture shift paradigm

2. Describe the major steps to shift your culture toward enabling agility

3. Recognize some of the tools and techniques you can use to shift your culture

Please join us on the continuing journey of Agile Culture Shift!