WHAT IS AGILEAN AND WHY IS A GREAT BIZ TOOL - WILLIAM EASTMAN

William Eastman - “Living The Life...On My Terms”

Introduction
It is the second radio day after last week's World Summit, our hard launch of the radio station.

I want to thank you for our entire team, for tuning in and joining us to celebrate the start of our 3rd Season. Now it's time to make the changes that became apparent and take the business to the next level - just like  we cover OnAir 24X7 globally.

The station’s theme for Season 3: Many Countries, One Language - BUSINESS.

WHY?

5% of the world population employs 57%. Let’s turn that into numbers - 375 million entrepreneurs employee 1.9 billion people. We have the most significant community in the world, the facts don’t lie.
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Objectives - The WHY
This is an original concept - integrating the 2. Both camps claim it does both - agile claims it is lean and lean (first on the scene) claims it covers speed. Both are half right.

Our approach is different by blending the focus on speed and margins into one approach. So instead of trying to select, the following is the best of both worlds.

Key Issue - Owner Perspective

• One approach to speed and margins

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What You Need to Know - The WHAT
Review from EPISODE B2.002: THE AGILE STARTUP - OPERATIONS

1. Required Processes - (1) Problem Solving & Decision Making, (2) Teamwork
2. Specifications for Minimal Product (Service) - keep the output tight but allow for scope creep in the individual sprints.
3. Go Small Over Short Periods - accept the concept you don't know what you don't know at the start and will learn it by the conclusion of this step.
4. Manage the Process by Facilitating the Teams - control comes from the group using the same problem solving and decision making tools.

What You Need to Do - The HOW
Required Processes

• Problem Solving & Decision Making - you need to develop and deploy a common model for analyzing problems. The same is true for decision making, if you can be certain of the thought process being used, you can be comfortable with the outcome. Some ideas: (1) Fishbone Diagram>(2) Brainstorming Causes>(3) Nominal Group Probabilities>(4) Solution Criteria Ranking> (5) Best Choice>(6) Recommendation & Plan;
• Teamwork - you need to common model for determining participants, how to charter to the job and establish operating principles.

Specifications for Minimal Product (Service)

• Performance Characteristics of Product/Service
• Usage Conditions
• Target Customer

Go Small Over Short Periods

• Break large projects into small, shorter duration projects
• Break small projects into smaller steps - days if possible
• Clarity on the Solution Criteria
• Allow for scope creep without sacrificing time or end result
• Facilitator (SCRUM Master) is the critcal role

Manage the Process by Facilitating the Teams

• Control is maintained by how the group functions
• End Result is the output of teamwork (synergy)

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