Dev Culture Hacking and Org Refactoring - Transformation Tips from Software Pros

Dev Culture Hacking and Org Refactoring - Transformation Tips from Software Pros

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Dev Culture Hacking and Org Refactoring - Transformation Tips from Software Pros

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  1. 1 Org Refactoring & Culture Hacking Andrew Harmel-Law @al94781 Tech Principal @ ThoughtWorks
  2. 2 Who is to blame!?!
  3. 3 "Traditional" Re-Orgs & Transformations
  4. 4 We can do a better job
  5. 5 1. Your organisation's structure is best
  6. 6 The best people to drive these changes are those closest to the action makers.
  7. 7 Our existing maker skills are ideally suited for this work.
  8. 8 Refactoring and Hacking
  9. 9 I. Map the Human Architecture II. Read the Dynamic System III. Make the Right Change IV. Kill Consensus V. Beyond Delegation
  10. 10 Don't overestimate existing understanding of how the org works . It's a map of existing power and influence • Openness builds trust • You don't need to be in charge to do this . You'll learn loads • …
  11. 11 Refactor- ing Tips
  12. 12 Your next hits... THE TOYOTA WAY
  13. 13 CULTURE: "The pattern of basic assumptions that a given group has invented, discovered, or developed in learning to cope with it's problems of external adaptation or internal integration"
  14. 14 It's about POWER
  15. 15 Devolution Beats Delegation
  16. 16 Advice Process++ • Power will be initially held by managers / leaders • Role models will be required . It's a safe way to transfer power (and a gateway drug)
  17. 17 Right changes in end-to-end dynamic systems++
  18. 18 Circles and Roles++ • Invite co-owners - start with holiday cover • Make / encourage changes • Let hierarchy emerge as, where and when required
  19. 19 Refactoring or Hack?
  20. 20 What's
  21. 21 What questions have you got?

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