For the first session, we partnered with People & Transformational HR (PTHR) to take HR leaders on a collaborative adventure into Agile.
This first 'pilot' collaboration was designed for HR teams who…
Agile methodologies are nothing new, but we wanted to explore how they could be used by HR teams.
The impact of the pandemic has required HR teams to be agile. They've had to be responsive, adaptive and creative.
But there’s more to Agile than creative crisis management.
There’s a well-crafted philosophy of Agile put to work for inventive, iterative and inclusive ways to solve problems and deliver projects.
Agile working creates more innovative ways to solve problems and deliver projects. It promotes flexibility, responsiveness, and inclusion in working patterns.
We would divide attendees into three squads to begin the build of our initial product:
'The creation of a culture of feedback'.
Problem statement:
We're not leveraging feedback as much as we should and this is negatively impacting performance.
Hypothesis:
We'd like to invest in a learning platform to aid improvements.
Vision:
We want to learn our way into creating a stronger culture of feedback.
In attendance were 17 senior HR professionals across three Breakout rooms. They represented a broad cross-section of industries, including: Aviation & Aerospace, Food and Beverages, HR Consultancy, Internet and Utilities.
Our expert facilitators
What we covered
The session was broken down into collaborative breakouts:
Breakout 1 - Product Story
We needed to establish the elements, considerations and impact of our initial product.
Breakout 2 - User Stories
We grouped together our user types and their reasons for engaging with the product (as well as potential stumbling blocks).
Breakout 3 - Product Backlog
In order to create the product we would first need to note down a list of tasks for completion.
Breakout 4 - Product Roadmap
Now we'd established what needed to be done, it was time to order and prioritise into an Agile roadmap.
Our three squads each worked together to ideate and iterate their solutions.
In the initial phases, focus was very much on why creating a culture of feedback is so important. And what would be needed – from senior management buy-in to clear communication channels – to make our product a reality.
With ideas and considerations in place, it was then on to defining our user stories. Who would this benefit and how?
From there, our squads started to create their parcels of work and compile these into a product backlog with clear sprint timelines.
We’d like to extend a huge thanks to our participants for their full involvement.
Check out the full Results and keep an eye out for future events.
We hold regular events aimed at empowering the HR community through education and knowledge sharing. If you're interested in attending future sessions then email me directly at william.geldart@bps-world.com or click here to sign-up.