Why Agile?

Question 1

Why do projects tend to fail?

Answer 1

Fail to bridge gap between strategy and delivery

Executives don’t recognize strategy is delivered through projects

Not realized the importance of PM as driver of organization’s strategy

Not able to handle crisis in high turbulent environment

Question 2

How to improve project success?

Answer 2

Actively engaged executive sponsors

Controlling project scope

• Avoid scope creeping: series of very small changes
• Notify and negotiate at each step

Small and constant project deliverable, client as collaborator

Manage turbulence effectively

Question 3

What are the characteristics of gymnastic organizations?

Answer 3

More able to cope with change

• Effective Crisis Management
• Adaptation and flexibility

Emphasize the human element

• Empower people to master new ways of working
• Understand the role of organizational culture
• Recognize the role of diversity, equity and inclusion

Leadership is aligned with all above

Question 4

Difference between crisis and incident

Answer 4

Incident

• Structure
• Identifiable
• Predictable
• Contingency plans (risks)

Crisis: escalated beyond organization’s ability to contain it

• Inherently abnormal
• Unstable
• Complex
• Unpredictable
• Requires creative solutions

(bonus) Using incident methods for crisis would be more of a hindrance

Question 5

Types of crises

Answer 5

Gradual, slowly created
-it can be stopped/restricted by organizational measures

Ongoing crisis
-management depends on the pressure to the organization

Question 6

How to face crises?

Answer 6

Behaviour
Active Passive
Expected + Resilience Sloth
behavior - Self-destructiveness Sloth

Question 7

Mechanism of resistance to change

Answer 7

Comfort zone (uncertainty)

Lock-in (stuck)

Repetition/Coercion (accostumate)

Question 8

Consequence of facing crisis as companies

Answer 8

May lead to a higher level of resilience afterwards

Question 9

How to increase windows of opportunity to act on projects?

Answer 9

Anticipation: Manage the uncertainty curve

• Early involvement of stakeholders
• Experience
• Prototyping
• Methods
• Normal in small projects, TPM, Waterfall or Stage-Gate

Flexibility: Manage the cost and time curve

• Change-driven
• Lack of information
• Agile

Question 10

How to face crisis in projects?

Answer 10

Flexibility, as anticipation is not possible in turbulent environments

• Iterative: cycles
• Incremental: small outcomes
• Adaptative: open to change