LCM Podcast 12 – Agile Change Management Lessons from the Field

Nowadays, the word agile has baggage. Despite the amount of information out there, some still think agile means no planning, no process, and no documents. If you feel you have an agile mindset, it can be extremely difficult to work with those who “don’t get it”. If you look at the 4 values and 12 principles, agile is simple, and it’s not about the methods, or frameworks, or certifications, it’s about how organizations can figure out more effective ways to manage work and people. Some organizations will have more process than others, some organizations will use sticky notes, others will use tools. A friend of mine once said, “Agile helps people learn how to think in their own context”.

In this episode, I talk with Richard Atherton who’s been involved in the agile movement since 2000 and works as a leadership and management coach.

Richard Atherton

Twitter: @rathertonrich

Website: http://richardatherton.net

Next workshop: April 20 in London, UK

Our topics include:

How did you discover Lean Change Management?

How do you sell LCM in a world where the ‘late majority’ sees it as a process?

Where have you seen people get stuck? How did they get unstuck?

Pros and Cons of using Scrum on change projects.

Agile values transparency, how do you know how transparent to be?

The importance of visualizing change work.

Are Gantt charts really all that bad? (How to use agile techniques in traditional projects.)

Change canvases – too lightweight for some?