WHY MOST AGILE TRANSFORMATIONS FAIL; What every executive wished they knew before making the switch

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Agile ExecutivesAgile Executives

WHY MOST AGILE TRANSFORMATIONS FAILWhat every executive wished they knew before making the switch

Agile ExecutivesAgile ExecutivesThink And Write

• What do you hope to get from this session?

• Dot voting

Objectives

• Brian M. Rabon, CST, PMP

Brian M. Rabon, CST, PMP• President, The Braintrust Consulting Group• BS CS from Auburn University • MS EE from UAB• CSM, CSPO, CSD, CSP, CST, PMP• 17 years of software development experience• Agile coach, trainer, and consultant

Agile ExecutivesAgile ExecutivesCase Study

• Nordstrom Innovation lab

As an executive,

I want to list the benefits of Agile,

so that I can understand what organizations are looking for before they implement it.

• Shout out!

Shout Out! What benefits were you looking for when you implemented Agile?

Agile ExecutivesAgile ExecutivesActual Benefits REALIZED From

Companies That Adopted Agile

Ability To Manage Changing Priorities Got Better

90% http://www.versionone.com/pdf/7th-Annual-State-of-Agile-Development-Survey.pdf

Increased Productivity

Improved Project Visibility

Enhanced Software Quality

Better Alignment Between IT & Business Objectives

Simplified Development Process

Improved Team Morale

Faster Time To Market

“Teams properly coached on how to achieve performance delivered 300-400% increases.” – Jeff Sutherland

“It’s Exciting & Gives People Hope” – Brian Rabon

As an executive,

I want case study examples of causes of Agile failures,

so that I learn from others who came before me.

Leading Causes of Failed Agile Projects

http://www.versionone.com/pdf/7th-Annual-State-of-Agile-Development-Survey.pdf

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• Nordstrom Innovation lab

Agile ExecutivesAgile ExecutivesLack Of Support

Agile ExecutivesAgile ExecutivesNot Getting Buy-In

Not Delegating

Agile ExecutivesAgile ExecutivesResisting Change

Agile ExecutivesAgile ExecutivesToo Conservative

• Scrum tools

Tools Before Process

• Scrum metrics

Customer satisfaction surveys (Value)

Velocity chart(Predictability)

Burn-up/burn-down charts(Predictability)

Running automated tests (Product quality)

Technical Debt (Product quality)

Work-in-process(Collaboration)

Story cycle time(Collaboration)

Advanced• $ per sprint/story/story point• Real delivered value• ROI(Financial)

Wrong M

etrics

Do Scrum Better, 2nd Edition, by Peter Hundermark, ScrumSense, Cape Town, South Africa

• Think and write

Think And WriteWhat areas can you identify in your organization that might be holding you back?

As an executive,

I want to understand why culture is the number one impediment to success with Agile,

so that I can learn how to influence mine.

• Pair share

Pair Share

Turn to your neighbor and

share1. How has your existing

company culture either

helped or hindered your

Agile adoption?

http://www.versionone.com/pdf/7th-Annual-State-of-Agile-Development-Survey.pdf

Agile ExecutivesAgile ExecutivesWhere Do We Go Wrong?

What Is Company Culture?

“The shared values, attitudes, standards, and beliefs that characterize members of an organization and define its nature.” – Answers.com

Case Study

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Agile ExecutivesAgile ExecutivesResources

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