In the course of researching some work done in system dynamics, I came
across a great resource re self-organizing teams: http://www.systems-thinking.org/bop/bop.htm
It seems to me very apt, pragmatic, and even wise re bureaucracy and
organizational politics. It also discusses necessary changes in
organizational structure in support of the new self-organized teams.
I'm interested to hear what you and others on this list think of it.
Regards,
Alina
On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 8:39 AM, Anand Vishwanath <gotoanand@...>wrote:
>
>
> Hi Chak,
>
> An Iteration/Project Manager's role surely becomes tricky when the team is
> striving to self organize themselves. But, one word of caution, this should
> not take away the aspect accountability. Sometimes the team can get carried
> away with collective ownership which is where the aspect of an IM/PM becomes
> useful.
>
> Asking the right questions coupled with good constructive feedback can
> actually foster team learning and more self organization.
>
> I blogged about some examples of the same here
> http://blog.anandvishwanath.in/2009/05/building-accountability-in-agile-teams.html
>
> Cheers !
> Anand
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Brad Appleton <Brad.Appleton@...>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Robin Dymond wrote:
>> > Hi Chak,
>> >
>> > These are great questions. George has pointed you to some great
>> > resources from Esther Derby on self organizing teams, Esther is an
>> > authority in this space so I recommend you start there.
>>
>> As it so happens, I recently finished compiling a fairly comprehensive
>> list of online resources about self-organizing teams at
>> http://blog.bradapp.net/search/label/Self-Organization
>>
>> --
>> Brad Appleton <brad {AT} bradapp.net>
>> Agile CM Environments (http://blog.bradapp.net/)
>> & Software CM Patterns (www.scmpatterns.com)
>> "And miles to go before I sleep" -- Robert Frost
>>
>
>
>
<div>Hi, Chak,</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>In the course of researching some work done in system dynamics, I came=
across a great resource re self-organizing teams: <br><a href=3D"http://ww=
w.systems-thinking.org/bop/bop.htm">http://www.systems-thinking.org/bop/bop=
.htm</a><br>
It seems to me very apt, pragmatic, and even wise re bureaucracy and organi=
zational politics.=A0 It also discusses necessary changes in organizational=
structure in support of the new self-organized teams.=A0 <br>I'm inter=
ested to hear what you and others on this list think of it.=A0 <br>
</div>
<div>Regards,<br>Alina<br><br></div>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 8:39 AM, Anand Vishwanath=
<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:gotoanand@...">gotoanand@gma=
il.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<div style=3D"WIDTH: 655px">
<div style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 25px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FLOAT: left; PADDING-=
BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDTH: 470px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">
<div><br><br>
<p>Hi Chak,<br><br>An Iteration/Project Manager's role surely becomes t=
ricky when the team is striving to self organize themselves. But, one word =
of caution, this should not take away the aspect accountability. Sometimes =
the team can get carried away with collective ownership which is where the =
aspect of an IM/PM becomes useful.<br>
<br>Cheers !<br>Anand=20
<div class=3D"im"><br><br><br><br><br>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Brad Appleton <=
span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:Brad.Appleton@..." target=3D"_=
blank">Brad.Appleton@...</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1p=
x solid">
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">
<div>
<div>
<div><br><br>
<p>Robin Dymond wrote:<br>> Hi Chak,<br>> <br>> These are great qu=
estions. George has pointed you to some great <br>> resources from Esthe=
r Derby on self organizing teams, Esther is an <br>> authority in this s=
pace so I recommend you start there.<br>
"And miles to go before I sleep" -- Robert Frost<br></p></div>
<div style=3D"COLOR: white" width=3D"1"></div></div></div></div></blockquot=
e></div><br></div>
<p></p></p></div>
<div style=3D"CLEAR: both; COLOR: white" width=3D"1"></div></div></blockquo=
te></div><br>
Hi Chak, These are great questions. George has pointed you to some great resources from Esther Derby on self organizing teams, Esther is an authority in this ...
Hi Chak, Since you are in India, I would not expect that an American model of self-organized teams would be the only model of leadership that you might ...
Thanks Robin, Mary , George for your replies. Regards, Chak. ... Thanks Robin, Mary , George for your replies. Regards, Chak. On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 10:57...
Hi guys, I know there are one billion books on management but do you have some tips on books related to management models and/or efficient teamwork/team...
HI Emil, Here is something to puzzle over. GM Is Bankrupt: Does That Mean GM Managers Are Bad Managers? http://www.lean.org/shook/ Robin. ... -- Robin Dymond,...
My favorite management writer is Jeffry Pfeffer. Two of his books that I really like were co-authored with Robert Sutton. These are: The Knowing-Doing Gap...
Thanks so much Mary. I hope the list was prioritized since that was a big batch ;-) Robin, I agree with John Shook. I have asked myself the same question ...
... Nope. Just a lot of the race. Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com www.xprogramming.com/blog Just because XP doesn't talk about how to make fire, should we...
Very funny reference. I think if you read shook's managing to learn you see something different than the impression the blog gives. Many in Germany in the 20th...
I will read it when I feel I can motivate the buy to my manager =); LEI's shipping for the book outside the US is as much as the book itself: 40$! two books...
Hi Emil, My list was in priority of authors, not books. You only need one or two of Pfeffer's to get the idea. Or you can just search the web and find a lot...
Scholtes book "The Leaders Handbook" is pretty awesome. It incorporates lean management throughout as well. I just noticed mary's recommendations before this...
Is there any possibility to have a recommended book list in this group? It seems you are sitting on a lot of good tips. Emil ... incorporates ... read ... ...
Hi Chak, An Iteration/Project Manager's role surely becomes tricky when the team is striving to self organize themselves. But, one word of caution, this should...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
Offline 
Send Email
