Leading Modern Technology Teams in Complex Times

Part I: The Role of the Leader.- 1. The Role of the Leader.- 2. A few words about complexity.- 3. To the Manifesto!- 4. Using the Agile Manifesto as a framework.- Part II: Leadership in Today's Technology Organizations.- 5. What is leadership?- Part III. Why Change the Way We Lead?- 6. Employee expectations are changing.- 7. The way work gets done is changing.- Part IV: The Twelve Principles of the Agile Manifesto.- 8. Agile Principle 1: "Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.".- 9. Agile Principle 2: "Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer's competitive advantage.".- 10. Agile Principle 3: "Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.".- 11. Agile Principle 4: "Businesspeople and developers must work together daily throughout the project.".- 12. Agile Principle 5: "Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need and trust them to get the job done.".- 13. Agile Principle 6: "The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.".- 14. Agile Principle 7: "Working software is the primary measure of progress.".- 15. Agile Principle 8: "Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.".- 16. Agile Principle 9: "Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.".- 17. Agile Principle 10: "Simplicity--the art of maximizing the amount of work not done--is essential.".- 18. Agile Principle 11: "The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.".- 19. Agile Principle 12: "At regular intervals, theteam reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly."