culture and goals of the organization, it provides a safety net while undergoing change because staff has a solid belief in where the organization is going. The unknown is what makes change scary. Keep your mission and vision alive and thriving by constantly bringing it up through words and actions that demonstrate those core values. Disciplined Agile (DA) This is a fancy way of saying that you are a learning organization that continuously improves through experimentation and learning. Referring back to making a safe space to fail, DA exhibits this principle by making experimentation and learning a core value. Businesses that practice DA can sense and respond quickly to changes in the marketplace. The culture and structure of the organization is designed to facilitate change to the challenge it faces. That all sounds complicated. You can take a course on DA or look at the resources available online to fully understand and execute the principles. However, you do not need to get belted in Lean/Six-Sigma or DA to understand the core concepts of these methodologies. Simply put, these are the key take-aways that will help your team be more agile during change: [ 3 ]
• Let teams establish a Way of
Working (WoW) that works best for the task at hand. • Focus on the processes and do not point fingers at people. • Allow the team to experiment with ideas and learn through failures.
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