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:
- Uncover the meta-pattern
- Map
subordinate patterns to meta-pattern
- Explain meta-pattern, explain
subordinate patterns in light of meta-pattern
- Adjust subordinate pattern to the need at hand
Which is an example? ==> Here is one example within agile scaling:
0. Meta-pattern:
- Look back
- Look at present
- Look forward
- Standup fractal pattern
- Look back : What have you done since last standup?
- Look at present : What impediments are in the way of your Tasks?
- Look forward : What do you plan to do until next standup?
- Sprint fractal pattern
- Look back : Sprint Review & Sprint Retrospective
- Look at present : Daily Scrum & User Stories
- Look forward : Sprint Planning & Backlog Refinement
- ART or SRT (Release Train) fractal pattern
- Look back : System Review & ART/SRT Retrospective
- Look at present : Scrum of Scrums & Features/Epics
- Look forward : PI/SI Planning & PI/SI Prep
- 3-box Portfolio Planning fractal
(SEE: https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/a-three-box-solution-to-managing-innovation) - Look back : Box 2 = sunset past money sinks
- Look at present : Box 1 = cultivate present funding sources
- Look forward : Box 3 = invest in future innovations
