A starting point for a discussion on marrying Agile methods and CMMI.Do you have what it takes . . . ?
Posted by Hillel on Jan 17, 2010 in benefit, commitment, honesty, learning, patience, respect, support, transparency, trust | Comments Off
To pursue CMMI and/or to reap the benefits of agile requires more than just desire at the working level. It takes:
- honesty
- learning
- transparency
- respect
- support
- trust
- patience
- commitment (to excellence)
Not just from people who will feel the changes most immediately but from the top-most person in the company on down to those people whose work support the people who will feel the changes most.
If you have an executive who declares: we want “maturity level __” by such-and-so date, and doesn’t themselves bother to take the time to understand what that means, you don’t have what it takes.
If you have an executive who declares: we want “to be more agile” but doesn’t allow developers to organize their workspace or their time, you don’t have what it takes.
If you have an executive who doesn’t care how negatively a drastic poorly considered change will impact the developers, you don’t have what it takes.
If you have an executive who expects everyone but themselves to change or expects that hiring an outsider can eliminate the hard work needed to move from the present situation to the desired state, you don’t have what it takes.
Might I recommend this course for getting to know CMMI, at least. It can be attended in person or on line. Live.
Hillel
My professional passion is to build high performance organizations out of companies motivated to be lean, agile, and achieve world-class results. My best clients are companies who have the courage, leadership, insight, foresight and discipline to be the best places to work, the best value to their customers and the best performing for their shareholders. I take a tough love approach and, frankly, have little patience for executives who *want* these things but expect to achieve them without putting in any effort or making any changes.
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