About this Presentation
This presentation aims to make Theory of Constraints (TOC) compatible with the original Agile, and thus come to a more powerful integrated and synergistic model for a more effective way to manage software engineering -- one that is truly agile, yet guided and informed by TOC.
What Will You Learn
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The presentation discusses the integration of Agile and Theory of Constraints (TOC) in managing software engineering organizations. It introduces the concept of 'Four Flows' (psychological, informational, operational, financial) to resolve the clash between Agile and TOC.
The speaker introduces the concepts of 'Moves' and 'Throughput Accounting' to maximize the speed of generation of money. He also discusses the concepts of 'Work Process Constraint', 'Workflow Constraint', and 'Work Execution Constraint' to identify and manage the constraints in the system.
The presentation highlights the importance of psychological flow in enhancing the performance of the teams. It suggests introducing management by exception to enhance psychological flow. It also discusses the integration with Critical Chain Project Management in the context of larger projects.
Instructor(s)
Steve Tendon
Steve Tendon is the Managing Director of TameFlow Consulting Limited. He is the creator of the "TameFlow Approach:" a pragmatic systems-thinking approach that delivers superior business outcomes in knowledge-intensive digital businesses, without compromising sustainability, quality or humanity. Steve's expertise covers: organizational performance; large scale IT/Digital/Agile transformations; engineering/knowledge-work management; decentralized organizations; organizational design and more. In his most recent book, "Tame your Work Flow," Steve focuses on how to apply the Theory of Constraints to knowledge-work, and in particular how to handle coordination, synchronization and prioritization in so called "PEST" environments: environments where you have multiple Projects or Products; multiple Events or deadlines; multiple Stakeholders; and multiple Teams. His techniques provide business with the agility to change direction at speed and at scale by dramatically improving performance even in extreme VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) conditions. Steve is furthermore a world-class expert on Blockchain Technologies, providing strategic advisory services to startups, multi-nationals and governments.