Why Projects are a bad idea in Product development – hands-on Systems Thinking
Is there still value in organizing our work in projects? And how can Systems Thinking help us make the impact of project- or product organization transparent?
Not just the work we do is complex but also the way we organize our work has become a complex system of processes, working, agreements, culture, habits, interests, priorities and a whole set of wanted and unwanted side effects. Taking a holistic view enables us to better understand the impact of changes or transitions. Systems Thinking helps taking that holistic stance.
For a long time organizing work in projects seemed a very valid way to control risk and ensure progress. Is that still the case in our current VUCA world? In this hands-on session we’ll be using Systems Thinking to let you discover the effects of organizing work project- or product based.
Learning outcomes:
- Systems Thinking methodology
- How to organize around a System Optimizing Goal
- The structural elements of Project- and Product organizations
Target Audience: Architects, Developers, Project Leader, Manager, Decision Makers
Prerequisites: none
Level: Introductory
Independent Agile Consultant
Edwin Burgers started his career as a software developer in the Netherlands at the Dutch Railways. After shifting to leadership roles, he moved to agile coaching in 2009. Since then he helps teams and organization to apply agile principles and practices to increase their effectiveness, both in governance and (international) commercial organizations.
Product Manager
Maryse Meinen is a product manager, working in IT infrastructure, together with an awesome team. She is weaving sustainability in all that she does, also in her work in product development, because if we don’t… nothing else will matter. Looking for ways to develop products more sustainably (in the whole value chain) the radical economic theory of Degrowth and the idea of “doing more with less” caught her attention. She is now applying these principles practically in her way of working. Maryse is also an active practitioner of Stoic philosophy, which aligns neatly with sustainability principles, because it advocates “wanting what you already have” (instead of striving to have all that you want).
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