Your team is hesitant about transitioning to Agile practices. How can you overcome their resistance?
Are Agile methods on your team's horizon? Dive into the discussion and share how you would navigate this change.
Your team is hesitant about transitioning to Agile practices. How can you overcome their resistance?
Are Agile methods on your team's horizon? Dive into the discussion and share how you would navigate this change.
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1. Education: Conduct workshops to explain Agile principles, showcasing success stories like Spotify's team autonomy. 2. Pilot Projects: Start with a small project to demonstrate Agile benefits, such as faster delivery and adaptability. 3. Involvement: Engage the team in decision-making, allowing them to voice concerns and contribute ideas. 4. Support: Provide ongoing coaching from Agile experts to guide the transition process. 5. Celebrate Wins: Acknowledge and reward early successes to build momentum and confidence in Agile practices.
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Resistance is a sign they care! ➥ You should always expect and prepare for resistance. Resistance is caused by: ➮ Fear ➮ Uncertainty ➮ Doubt You need to get clear which causes the resistance. Show empathy for their concerns and issues. ➨ Get clear on their concerns and really get the why behind the why. ➨ Try to take away their concerns. Show them why it is necessary and how it will benefit them. ➨ Offer them help. ➨ Involve them more. Ask for feedback and use the feedback. Communicate regularly.
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Rocky Jain
Vice President & Managing Director, Digital Product Engineering @ BMO Financial Group
(edited)Evidence. Informed. Transformation. In my experience, like any product rollout, start with “minimal agile change” within your organization, focused on solving a clear and present problem. Allow the change to make an impact, however small, and use this evidence to support the next version of agile change. People, once they see the value of agile, will go beyond being consumers of the change and become authors of it.
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Start small, Think big, Lead by example. "Start small" reduces the risk of large-scale disruption and allows for learning and adjustment. "Think big" provides motivation and direction, helping the team see beyond immediate challenges. "Lead by example" demonstrates our personal investment in the change, which can significantly influence team buy-in.
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Educating on Agile methodologies is must in software companies. Conduct the training for the team and have them pass the certification. Agile is difficult to adapt jn the beginning. But as team will get to know about it, agile is the best practice for working on software projects. As team does the training and starts working on it for 2-3 months, team will enjoy working in the Agile process.
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