AGILEAN - DOES THAT MEAN FAST AND LEAN? - WILLIAM EASTMAN

PROFIT RADIO..."Let's Grow Together"

Introduction
Today you are getting operations perspective from an operator. I start my business life as a first line supervisor and then manufacturing manager before becoming a serial entrepreneur.

This topic I am well versed with because it is how I worked my way through the ranks from operator to executive and then on my own.

I want to invite you to my new group on our Community of Commerce - Living the Life . If you are a serial entrepreneur and looking to discuss how to build a business that runs itself so you can start running multiple businesses - this is the right spot.
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Objectives - The WHY
I get to reach back in my bag of tricks from the old days of building 'Change Teams' for turning around a business. Reinvention is different but has many similarities, the why is different but the how is the same: create cross-functional tams to arrive at innovation solutions for current or future demands.

Key Issues - ​Owner/Manager/Facilitator Perspective:
Team Type: Agile Innovation Teams

• Runs disciplined experiments to assess validity of new ideas and provide recommendation for implementation;
• Requires a pool of talent that can operate in a team environment;
• Major factor in success - team functioning.

What You Need to Know - The WHAT
Change Occurs at 3 levels

• Emotional: "Why Do I Want to Do This?"
• Intellectual: "Does This Make Sense?"
• Structural: "Is This Worth the Effort?"

What You Need to Do​ - The HOW
Rules for Chartering an Innovation Team

1. Vision for the Change
2. Reason for the Team
3. How this Team Supports the Business
4. 3 Key Results the Team Must Accomplish
5. Team Member Roles
6. Rules for Problem Solving & Decision Making
7. Rules for Dealing with Conflict
8. Time Demands for Team Members
9. Principles of Agile Projects and Sprints

The purpose of this show was to cover the essentials of creating project teams and specifically agile teams. We throw around the words of agile and lean just to give you a reference point. The reality of any business is you build processes to handle standard, routine operations. Project teams are for those issues that are abnormal and outside of how you normally do business.

Make sure you leave some thoughts in the comment section below. I am interested in continuing the conversation.

William Eastman
"Living The Life...On Your Terms"

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