Exploring: Managing the Building Process

Controlling without interfering with the build

The explorer phrase of the agile project life cycle is different from now on agile build life-cycle phases your roles of project manger is to observe and guide versus lead you actually take a backseat to the process and you'll be via coaching this can be well more different called adjustments from traditional project managers to make you have to let go of a good of control this is very different and difficult some project managers rather than seek control your role is to clear roadblocks from the team you could do this by carefully listening during the daily stand-up meanings to identify issues you then take action after the meaning to foul work with people to move things along this allows the team to remain focused and productive on building the product teams always need resources are not necessarily referring to other people teams need information and tools to perform the work including access to specialist and other things like training is the project manager you need to ensure the needs of each individual team member are being met so they can be productive one area with the team should always take the lead is to prioritise the features and estimate that is project manager at your job to ensure these activities are happening in to assist team members only one struggling with this activity the most important ways to the team itself is to support their decisions even if you disagree with the decision has been made sometimes it is best to allow the decision to take its course and learn from the outcomes a result with each laurel lack from our mistakes so allowing a few mistakes do happen causes great growth opportunities without being said if you believe a decision will have a significant impact on project it is best you discuss your concern with the team and alter their decision sometimes you have to support senior stakeholders in addition to the team if agile was newly the environment you may need to spend additional time with management to ensure they are adapting to agile processes common problems to look for are is the customer not working with the development team on a daily basis for effective collaboration as the customer when too busy to spend time with the court team on managers confused about the year of approach and concern features will be addressed spending some extra time with management can be especially helpful during the first few spreads in can calm concerns concerns can also arise from the intensity of the agile approach productive agile teams addressed this by adopting a rhythm and cadence if a sprinter six weeks long the work can be very intense from weeks to 5 is the product features are being developed the project managers to watch for stress is to ensure each team members managing the workload affectively as project manager ensure there are weeks that will less intense to the team can relax a bit and get ready for the next spring as you can see the project manager is not the taskmaster during the explorer phrase instead they do everything possible to maximise the effectiveness of each team member so the team can be engaged and productive in a self-directed work team manner

Managing constructive collaboration

During the build stage effective collaboration is essential for the sprint be successful as project manager you can do a lot to support the team during this phase in ensure collaboration is working as desired the plan do check adjust or PDC a cycle is a great technique to foster collaborative behaviour any time workers being produced team members should briefly play the work with one another typical imperious complete the work get it done have the verified by the other person checked if the result is not is expected take action to change immediately PTCA is practised as it features being developed there will be frequent collaboration between the private developer and the customer and is exactly what you strive for by design adult teams are intended to be col located however the reality years that is not always feasible if you the situation local team members are not col located you will need to provide additional tools and techniques to ensure collaboration is happening any initial phase video we discussed tools make sure you provide tools enable easy access to information from court team members even cerebral web came in the team room which is said to the other locations subnormal team members can always see what is going on this helps them feel for the team as if they were there teams more effective if they are co-located a good visual tools can assist with a lack of location make sure the team meets face-to-face at least wants to meet one another ideally the beginning of the project is planning is commencing another great approach is to work the first bring together so the team really gets to know one another court team members will make many decisions during explore faith is project manager you'll need to ensure team norms of an established and agreed regarding how decisions will be made its best to establish a framework approach to non-union's decision-making here are some hints and tips people need to be encouraged to share ideas and be comfortable speaking up each person has a responsibility to speak up and share their thoughts team members need to listen carefully to the ideas being share is this could spawn other great ideas and potential solutions a decision can be made of the majority agrees the start the group going round and round endlessly the rationale behind any decision needs to be explained and understood by the team those who disagree with the decision need to support the majority based decision nobody has the authority to veto a decision unanimous decisions though ideal can take longer to achieve taking an additional time might not be well-suited to the fast-paced of agile projects you can agree that striving for unanimous decisions would be allowed but limited debate time to ensure decisions are reached in a timely manner with this framework in place the rules alone in the group can make good decisions based on information available should can see constructive collaboration doesn't happen by accident it requires using PDC a fruit daily interactions affect the visual communication tools and agreed team norms on how decisions will be made

Managing issues and risks

During the build stage effective collaboration is essential for the sprint be successful as project manager you can do a lot to support the team during this phase in ensure collaboration is working as desired the plan do check adjust or PDC a cycle is a great technique to foster collaborative behaviour any time workers being produced team members should briefly play the work with one another typical imperious complete the work get it done have the work verified by the other person checked if the result is none is expected take action to change immediately PTCA is practised as each features being developed they will be frequent collaboration between the private developer and the customer and is exactly what you strive for by design agile teams are intended to be call located however the reality years that is not always feasible if you the situation local team members are not call located you'll need to provide additional tools and techniques to ensure collaboration is happening any initial phase video we discussed tools make sure you provide tools that enable easy access to information from court team members even cerebral web came in the team room which is said to the other locations subnormal team members can always see what is going on this helps them feel part of the team as if they were the teams are more effective if they are call located a good visual tools can assist with a lack of coordination make sure the team meets face-to-face at least wants to meet one another ideally the beginning of the project is planning is commencing another great approach is to work the first bring together so the team really gets to know one another court team members will make many decisions during the explore faith is project manager you'll need to ensure team norms of an established in agreed regarding how decisions will be made its best to establish a framework approach for non-unanimous decision-making here are some hints and tips people need to be encouraged to share ideas and be comfortable speaking up each person has a responsibility to speak up ensure their thoughts team members need to listen carefully to the ideas being share is this could spawn other great ideas and potential solutions a decision can be made of a majority agrees the start the group going round and round endlessly the rationale behind any decision needs to be explained and understood by the team those who disagree with the decision need to support the majority based decision nobody has the authority to veto a decision unanimous decisions though ideal can take longer to achieve taking an additional time might not be well-suited to the fast pace of agile projects you can agree that striving for unanimous decisions would be allowed but limited debate time to ensure decisions were reached in a timely manner with this framework in place the rules alone in the group can make good decisions based on information available should can see constructive collaboration doesn't happen by accident it requires using PDC a fruit daily interactions the fact of visual communication tools and agreed team norms on how decisions will be made for projects have to manage and deal with issues the key is having the skills the human problems as they surface is project manager you'll need to educate the team and what to do an issue surface keep in mind that issue management is more about relationships and how you rack with one another as opposed to how we tactically deal with issues about building trust with one another so that when issues do surface your comfortable having a direct and honest conversation about the problem establishing techniques to have healthy conflict is very important is issues can be resolved quickly using valid information your some good techniques to use yourself in the team remind your team members to attack the problem not the person required team members to address conflict with each other directly in a professional respect for manner everyone should bring facts to the table now rumours or hearsay if you team members cannot come to an agreement as them to present their scenario with well thought out pros and khans team members and conflict was then present their information to you together explaining their counterparts point of view this guideline is very effective as many team members come to resolution on the role as the pulling missed presentation together you should only make decisions when your team is not unable to do so when you do make a decision maker decision clear and provide the rationale behind the decision has further support based on the decision made going to post the top three project issues somewhere in the team room to ensure the team is aware of the key project issues and keep them focused on the importance of resolving the problems call location is a key element of agile projects however you also need to ensure the team has the ability to complete some other Cason enquiries issues can surface if the team is call located in one open space area were everybody hears everything all the time it'll be hard to concentrate on lots of activities happening in the team room provide cubicles which can be used at times to complete intense work activities or a loud team members to wear headphones in the team room win a need on interrupted time when people have a good work environment there will be more productive and better able to address issues when they surface is still be in a much better frame of mind well your team is working on new features it is important for you take a step back and keep an eye on the overall progress and direction in the team it's your job to look at things strategically and ensure bigger issues are being addressed and both known existing risks are evaluated in considered if you have the space post the top three risks in the team room is well keeping the team informed of remind them that they have the ability to help reduce risks as well issue and risk management is about relationships and how we interact with one another establishing clear guidelines on how to resolve conflict provides the team with the tools they need to resolve issues keep focused on risks and obtain good project outcomes

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