Agile Transformation
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The document discusses agile transformation, emphasizing its significance in changing work dynamics and aligning internal processes with external challenges. Key points include the necessity of a clear vision, strategic alignment, and fostering a culture that supports continuous learning for successful adoption and scaling of agile practices. It also highlights common misconceptions about agile methodologies and the critical role of leadership in promoting a collaborative and innovative environment.
Agile Transformation
- 1. Agile Transformation Tathagat Varma Head Strategy & Operations, Walmart Labs Doctoral Candidate (EFPM 2019), ISB Hyderabad
- 3. What is Agile? âą Significant change in nature of work! âą Fundamentally impacts how we work. âą Directed towards continuously re-adapting and constantly re-aligning: âą Internal processes with external problems âą Internal execution with external changes âą Internal solution expertise with external domain complexity âą Internal success drivers with external value measures âą Tip: itâs just plain common sense applied to solving problems in business context, or simply the business sense J!
- 4. More formally âdefinedâ by the Agile Manifesto, circa 2001âŠ
- 5. Why Agile?
- 7. Benefits?
- 9. Measuring the success of org-wide agile initiatives?
- 12. The State of Agile Transformation in the Indian Subcontinent: Learnings from Change Agent Summit, 2018 Initiate Agile Adoption âą Lack of Vision âą Lack of Business Alignment âą Internal Resistance Enable Agile Transformation âą Setting Realistic Expectations âą Providing Required Resources âą Creating Safe Learning Spaces Scaling Agile Transformation âą Creating a Shared Vision âą Re-aligning Organization âą Establish Consistency Sustaining Agile Transformation âą Evolving a Culture âą Establishing Boundaries âą Enable Continuous Learning https://www.agilealliance.org/resources/experience-reports/the-state-of-agile-transformation-in-the-indian-subcontinent/
- 13. How Not! âą New titles â Agile âą Tools â Agile âą Scrum â Mini-Waterfall âą Scrum â Agile âą Doing rituals â being agile âą SAFe â Scaling âą Coach â Capability âą Agile â Panacea!
- 14. So, what is agile then??? A Mindset The Culture An Operating System
- 15. Role of Leadership Shifting from reactive to creative mindsets âą From certainty to discovery: fostering innovation âą leading more with asking questions versus advocating your opinion âą listening deeply, with a focus on what you might be missing âą creating space to pause and reflect âą From authority to partnership: fostering collaboration âą taking responsibility for what is yours âą reviewing your role and clarifying expectations with others âą surrounding yourself with people who think differently from you âą From scarcity to abundance: fostering value creation âą identifying new opportunities and unmet needs â âą exploring how to provide more value to attract the resources you need â âą seeking winâwin outcomes based on contribution and cocreation Source: Leading agile transformation: The new capabilities leaders need to build 21st-century organizations, McKinsey, Oct 2018
- 16. The journey is the reward⊠Agile is not a destination!