Leadership skills & behaviours required to be a successful agile project manager Erika Barden 22 September 2017

Overview Who I am Agreeing on agile Traditional vs agile project management Key skills and behaviours Shared competencies Re-interpretation Agile specific leadership skills Q&A

Who am I and why am I here?

So what is agile? Practices based on the values and principles in the Agile Manifesto

Common attributes of agile Emergence Self organisation Collaboration Colocation Prioritisation Iteration

What agile isn’t Unplanned Unstructured Undocumented Understood very well Not just for software projects What agile isn’t

Traditional vs agile leadership Manager Power through position Command and control Plans and process Manager-led teams Plans for change at the start Agile Servant leader Trust & respect Empowerment & collaboration People Self-organising teams Embraces change & adapts throughout

Shared competencies require reinterpretation Planning Estimating Financial control Communication Stakeholder management Risk and issue management

Key agile skills and behaviours Understand and embody agile Educate Relinquish command and control Collaborate Embrace and encourage change Be flexible Put the needs of others before yourself Serve Have EQ and great soft skills! Soft skills

Takeaway Agile is an attitude as much as an approach

Dessert “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” -Charles Darwin “It's not about trying to find something to help you be a more effective leader. It's about trying to be a better person. The other will follow.” -James A. Autry in The Servant Leader

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