tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930876570525471458.post5864453563690230594..comments2023-09-08T07:50:02.120-04:00Comments on Agile & Business: ChangeJoe Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413810050491070483noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930876570525471458.post-25914505996938911442010-02-19T17:45:43.075-05:002010-02-19T17:45:43.075-05:00Hi Igor,
I am pleased you liked it.
Of course I...Hi Igor,<br /><br />I am pleased you liked it. <br /><br />Of course I am aware that Jeff Sutherland works with your firm, and that you are doing some very interesting things with agile/scrum.<br /><br />As someone who likes to write, I of course admire Ken Beck's book about XP, which has the subtitle 'embrace change'. But I am not the pollyanna that I may once have been, so I now quite aware that some changes that are happening (eg, in some firms I work with) are not good, and in fact should be resisted. (I of course assume you also are realistic about these things too.)<br /><br />To predict is difficult, particularly about changes in the future. But we can say a few things, which, while maybe obvious, are still I think useful.<br /><br />One could give up trying to influence changes. But this means that one allows oneself to be buffetted by the waves of change. Not fun, often.<br /><br />One can pretend that one can totally control change. Again, rather foolish.<br /><br />So, one is left trying to do the best one can with the changes coming at oneself, and perhaps also making new waves that one hopes will help. And trying to learn how to ride the wave effectively.<br /><br />And one learns that luck favors the prepared. One learns that help can come from many places. One learns that there is an almost magical balance and bouyancy in working with others on change. <br /><br />If one maintains constancy of purpose, many changes are possible.<br /><br />One can allow oneself to become discouraged, especially if one takes on unrealistic expectations. One must simply be courageous, and often we ride out a short down fortune only to go right to the top.Joe Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413810050491070483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930876570525471458.post-91479071130254216942010-02-19T14:24:04.494-05:002010-02-19T14:24:04.494-05:00Great post about change, especially in an Agile wo...Great post about change, especially in an Agile world.<br /><br />I work at a venture capital fund, OpenView Venture Partners (www.openviewpartners.com), that focuses a lot on Agile ideas and ways of doing things. We deal with and initiate lots of change all the time, and we have a saying, "The only constant is change". <br /><br />About a year ago, everyone in the firm had to read this book: The Question Behind the Question, by John Miller (www.qbq.com), which focuses on ways of tackling issues that seem outside of your control through personal accountability and focusing on what you can do, rather than getting frustrated by focusing on other factors.<br /><br />Also, I recently blogged about the Satir Change Model as a tool for visualizing and embracing change in an Agile world: http://blog.openviewpartners.com/blog/igors-insights/0/0/embracing-change<br /><br />Thanks for the post.<br /><br />Igor Altman<br />www.openviewpartners.com<br />http://blog.openviewpartners.com/blog/igors-insights/0/0/embracing-changeIgor Altmanhttp://blog.openviewpartners.com/blog/igors-insightsnoreply@blogger.com