{"id":14761,"date":"2021-03-01T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T21:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=14761"},"modified":"2021-03-01T15:46:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T21:46:04","slug":"what-makes-a-successful-agile-people-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/what-makes-a-successful-agile-people-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes a Successful Agile People Leader?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/what-makes-a-successful-agile-people-leader-cropped-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/what-makes-a-successful-agile-people-leader-cropped-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/what-makes-a-successful-agile-people-leader-cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/what-makes-a-successful-agile-people-leader-cropped-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/what-makes-a-successful-agile-people-leader-cropped-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/what-makes-a-successful-agile-people-leader-cropped-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/what-makes-a-successful-agile-people-leader-cropped-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Agile&nbsp;people leaders know how to build relationships, empower teams and individuals, and keep work aligned with company goals.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They understand&nbsp;that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/roles\/agile-program-managers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a supported and aligned team<\/a>&nbsp;is one of the most powerful assets a company can have&nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;and&nbsp;they&nbsp;will work hard to set up their teams for success.&nbsp;In many ways, the Agile people leader is the ultimate servant leader.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Servant leadership&nbsp;plays a huge role in&nbsp;building&nbsp;and&nbsp;empowering&nbsp;high-performing teams&nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;teams&nbsp;of teams&nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;in an Agile environment.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Along with&nbsp;servant leadership, there are&nbsp;specific&nbsp;responsibilities&nbsp;that&nbsp;successful&nbsp;Agile people leaders&nbsp;fulfil&nbsp;on behalf of their teams and the organization.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post,&nbsp;you&#8217;ll&nbsp;learn&nbsp;what makes an Agile people leader unique&nbsp;in&nbsp;their&nbsp;responsibilities,&nbsp;plus&nbsp;six skills&nbsp;that&nbsp;will help you&nbsp;excel in your&nbsp;Agile&nbsp;management role.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll also learn&nbsp;the key&nbsp;capabilities&nbsp;you\u2019ll need&nbsp;from&nbsp;a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/products-solutions\/solutions\/enterprise-agile-planning\/agile-program-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">technology solution<\/a>&nbsp;to help you&nbsp;connect strategy to delivery, ensure teams are delivering their most impactful work,&nbsp;and enable pivot&nbsp;vs. persevere&nbsp;decisions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/info.planview.com\/agile-program-management-solution-_demo-on-demand_lad_en_reg.html?_ga=2.21143160.253550641.1614253715-1687364806.1614253715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" 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Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/what-makes-a-successful-agile-people-leader\/#What_does_an_Agile_People_Leader_do\" >What does an Agile People Leader do?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/what-makes-a-successful-agile-people-leader\/#6_Essential_Responsibilities_of_Agile_People_Leaders\" >6&nbsp;Essential&nbsp;Responsibilities of&nbsp;Agile People Leaders&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/what-makes-a-successful-agile-people-leader\/#Bringing_it_all_Together\" >Bringing it all Together&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_an_Agile_People_Leader_do\"><\/span>What does an Agile People Leader do?&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The adoption of\u202fAgile&nbsp;often requires a&nbsp;shift in&nbsp;culture&nbsp;and&nbsp;mindset throughout&nbsp;an&nbsp;organization. It\u2019s&nbsp;a new way of working that affects the people, processes, and technology utilized to deliver value for the business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Of&nbsp;all&nbsp;the shifts that companies make when they \u201cgo Agile,\u201d the change in how they define an effective leader is perhaps the biggest shift&nbsp;of all.&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>As an Agile people leader, you are&nbsp;a servant leader \u2013 someone who mentors the growth and development of&nbsp;your&nbsp;direct reports, while helping&nbsp;all&nbsp;the Agile teams within&nbsp;your purview connect their work to the strategy and the desired business outcomes of the organization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your responsibilities include, but aren\u2019t limited to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Steering progress of teams<\/li><li>Managing expertise and capacity&nbsp;<\/li><li>Managing expectations with all stakeholders&nbsp;<\/li><li>Lean budgeting for teams&nbsp;<\/li><li>Strategy and portfolio planning&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With so many hats to wear,&nbsp;being an Agile people leader isn\u2019t&nbsp;easy.&nbsp;At the same&nbsp;time&nbsp;as you\u2019re&nbsp;navigating&nbsp;immense&nbsp;organizational change, you\u2019re&nbsp;also&nbsp;leading teams that are&nbsp;experiencing&nbsp;significant change&nbsp;and looking&nbsp;to you for answers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you start to feel overwhelmed, remember this:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Being the change agent&nbsp;for&nbsp;an&nbsp;Agile transformation rarely&nbsp;comes&nbsp;without challenges&nbsp;\u2013 and&nbsp;always comes with&nbsp;opportunities for exceptional growth.&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>To take full advantage of this opportunity,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;important to understand&nbsp;how to be successful in your role as an Agile people leader.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Essential_Responsibilities_of_Agile_People_Leaders\"><\/span>6&nbsp;Essential&nbsp;Responsibilities of&nbsp;Agile People Leaders&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that&nbsp;we\u2019ve&nbsp;talked about&nbsp;the role&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;Agile&nbsp;people&nbsp;leader,&nbsp;let\u2019s&nbsp;unpack&nbsp;your top responsibilities,&nbsp;as well as the&nbsp;key&nbsp;technology capabilities&nbsp;that&nbsp;you\u2019ll need to&nbsp;scale Agile at your organization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1.&nbsp;Keep work aligned with strategy&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Teams need to understand&nbsp;your company\u2019s business strategy. This will help them&nbsp;adapt to industry and business changes easier,&nbsp;so they can keep the work delivered aligned with company goals and objectives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maintaining this alignment requires&nbsp;the kind of end-to-end visibility you get from&nbsp;Kanban.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/6-things-to-look-for-in-an-agile-program-management-solution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Look for a solution that offers<\/a>\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Portfolio boards&nbsp;<\/li><li>Program boards&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Team boards&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When connected, these three boards make it easy for teams and executive leadership to see how the work that&#8217;s being done at the team level aligns with the overall company strategy.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This makes it easier for teams and executive leadership to see whether work&nbsp;delivered stays aligned with company strategy.&nbsp;It also provides the necessary level of detail for each audience at the team, program, and portfolio levels to enable pivot vs.&nbsp;persevere decisions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/info.planview.com\/agile-leadership-_ebook_lad_en_reg.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Become-the-Agile-leader-750x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Become-the-Agile-leader-750x200-1.jpg 778w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Become-the-Agile-leader-750x200-1-300x77.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Become-the-Agile-leader-750x200-1-150x39.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Become-the-Agile-leader-750x200-1-768x197.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2.&nbsp;Balance workload with capacity&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An&nbsp;Agile&nbsp;people leader must be&nbsp;able to deliver on their commitments.&nbsp;But before they can do this,&nbsp;they need to know:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The workload of&nbsp;their teams&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Whether teams can take on new work&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A&nbsp;program-level&nbsp;Kanban&nbsp;board gives&nbsp;you real-time visibility into&nbsp;the flow of work across a team of teams.&nbsp;It shows you the work plan of&nbsp;teams&nbsp;and the progress of their work, which you can use to&nbsp;determine&nbsp;capacity&nbsp;on an individual team level.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That way, you can&nbsp;confidently&nbsp;make commitments to&nbsp;customers and stakeholders&nbsp;&#8212; while enabling the delivery of greater and greater value &#8212; without the fear of bogging down teams and setting unrealistic expectations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3.&nbsp;Address&nbsp;roadblocks and risks&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Two&nbsp;of the biggest&nbsp;elements of&nbsp;servant leadership&nbsp;as an Agile people leader&nbsp;are&nbsp;removing roadblocks for your team&nbsp;and&nbsp;addressing risks at the teams-of-teams level.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dependency conflicts, resource&nbsp;constraints, and other unforeseen challenges can disrupt productivity&nbsp;and affect morale. Once you\u2019re able to identify these risks, you can prevent them from turning into setbacks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look for a technology solution that lets you generate exception reports. This will help you:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Identify problems&nbsp;<\/li><li>Learn when to intervene&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In your day-to-day activities, actively listen for indicators of risk during meetings. Regularly ask your team if anything is preventing them from doing their work&nbsp;and&nbsp;how you can help resolve those issues.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4.&nbsp;Collect data to inform decisions&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it\u2019s during team planning meetings or quarterly \/ PI planning sessions, one question will come up&nbsp;a lot:&nbsp;Do we continue doing the work we\u2019ve been doing?&nbsp;To answer that question&nbsp;objectively, you need to have performance measures in place&nbsp;for the team\u2019s work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using&nbsp;metrics&nbsp;to evaluate&nbsp;things&nbsp;helps you:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Understand&nbsp;team strengths and weaknesses&nbsp;<\/li><li>Make&nbsp;better&nbsp;decisions regarding capacity&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Facilitate&nbsp;continuous improvement,&nbsp;improve performance,&nbsp;and more&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose a&nbsp;technology&nbsp;solution that lets you&nbsp;see important program-level delivery metrics like the flow of work, cycle time,&nbsp;and even work that was delayed.&nbsp;This data will help you better understand your team\u2019s performance and capacity. And once you understand that, you&nbsp;can start planning more accurately.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5.&nbsp;Communicate insights to&nbsp;executives&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Real-time analytics and consistent reporting&nbsp;help&nbsp;with long-term planning.&nbsp;With the help of Business Intelligence&nbsp;tools,&nbsp;you&nbsp;can generate custom reports&nbsp;that give you better insight into:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Capacity allocation&nbsp;<\/li><li>Quality&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Velocity&nbsp;<\/li><li>Trends over time&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Choosing an Agile solution that lets you&nbsp;leverage Business Intelligence tools to provide consistent reporting in a familiar format for executive leadership will go a long way in helping them make truly informed decisions around prioritization, funding, and so much more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6.&nbsp;Lead continuous improvement&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For people leaders,&nbsp;continuous improvement is important on multiple levels.&nbsp;You always need to be on the lookout for ways to improve, whether it\u2019s by&nbsp;facilitating exercises to make your processes more efficient&nbsp;or&nbsp;identify the root cause of a persistent problem, such as delivery delays.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An&nbsp;technology&nbsp;solution&nbsp;that&nbsp;enables you to measure&nbsp;performance&nbsp;over time through&nbsp;in-depth reporting (including flow and speed reports)&nbsp;will help&nbsp;guide improvements to the ways in which work is carried out.&nbsp;This&nbsp;will help you and your teams deliver value more efficiently and effectively.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bringing_it_all_Together\"><\/span>Bringing it all Together&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Being a successful Agile people leader&nbsp;may start with servant leadership, but it doesn\u2019t end there. 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