Any imposed process, explicit (e.g. you must do standups) or implicit (e.g. you must do #agile) is likely to result in anything ranging from low performance to dysfunction. 1/
High performance comes from imposing enabling constraints (e.g. ensure we have a shippable product at all times, ensure we have a frequent feedback loop with the customer, ensure you are continuously improving), not process. 2/
Tell the team they can create whatever process they want, and that you will help remove any roadblocks. But take the constraints seriously, and make the team accountable to them. Show me the software! Show me how we're incorporating feedback! Show me how you're improving! 3/
Sometimes management backs away in a move filled with genuine good intent. But in doing so they fail to send consistent messages of what outcomes they are expecting, and performance ebbs. Take the enabling constraints seriously, and the team's accountability for meeting them. 4/
