In with the New! 7 Signs that your organization/team is ready for agile Part 1

Is your organization ready for AGILE? Here are 3 of 7 signs.

1.     They can make mistakes

2.     They can facilitate 

3.     They can delegate

They can make mistakes When economic pressure builds, leaders and managers tend to have less failure tolerance. As any athlete or musician can tell you, it takes a lot of practising to internalize a new technique, move or team strategy, especially if they’re complex. Practicing is listening to your mistakes!

They can facilitate Agile is very much based on the art of open facilitation. This is not just about the ability of the Scrum Master or Agile Coach and a far cry from the misconception ‘we don’t have a project plan, we’re kind of agile’. Open facilitation evolved in the 60ies and 70ies with tools and methods such as World Café, Open Space and Visualization techniques. As Agile expert Eric Rapin says “A Scrum Master is a Zamboni”. An Agile Coach does not push his/her own agenda!

They can delegate On the flip side of the coin delegating requires trust and openness too. Sponsors are open to delegating the process to agile as a methodology, and Product Owners know how to apply the right dosis of support and involvement with the team and letting the team organize and get on with it themselves. Delegating openly means letting the team members' expertise shine!

See you on the other side ;) Happy solstice!!