episode B6.003 Agile Project Management - Part 1 Chartering & Planning

Introduction
Here we are in the last week of July and the first month of the 3rd Quarter is ending - how much closer are you to success?

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Show Objectives
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
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​
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

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