People involved in change management, agile, and digital transformation need to know how to get the best out of their teams. But what if our ideas about team composition are all wrong? And with it the methods we use to deliver. value to customers?
In this book we look at how agile businesses struggle with confusion and contradictions from the past because of the way project management and scrum agile are designed. We propose that by taking the fundamentals and principles of DevOps we can plan a route to a much better and more productive workplace. In particular we argue that we must look beyond DevOps to Flow, the next phase of work in highly innovative firms. Flow sets the scene for true business agile performance.
Flow provides values and purpose in place of structures and rules. That gives smart people a way to work that is responsive to the needs of a fast changing economy.
We look at team structures derived from project management and Scrum Agile and the problems these typically create. We suggest that these are not the best model for a multidisciplinary team environment. Firms today need work methods that allow them to transform. DevOps has proved its worth in that respect, particularly for companies that have truly embraced the Cloud.
Firms will benefit more from looking at the success of DevOps and the impact that Cloud has on work flexibility and enterprise opportunity. We argue that DevOps too needs to expand into a more Flow-like form of work. Why?
The speed of innovation is such that agile can be drag on new business opportunities. DevOps has shown that blending teams brings real benefits. However, DevOps is too IT-centric. Flow expands the possibilities of collaborative work among different disciplines.
Give your career a lift and delivery real value everyday by understanding the journey from scrum to DevOps to Flow.