Combine scale & agility to innovate with lean methods (by Zane Smilga & David Pas)
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The document discusses the challenge of combining agility and innovation found in startups with the scale and operational excellence of multinational corporations. It emphasizes the need for a new organizational structure to effectively integrate agile methodologies within larger enterprises while addressing the rapid pace of change and competition. The concept of corporate sprints is introduced as a practical tool for accelerating innovation, fostering customer-centric solutions, and maintaining focus during resource-constrained projects.
Combine scale & agility to innovate with lean methods (by Zane Smilga & David Pas)
- 1. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 1 Template presentation Innovation Day 2016CONFIDENTIAL COMBINE SCALE AND AGILITY WITH LEAN METHODS TRACK 1: STARTUP SPIRIT zane.smilga@verhaert.com Zane Smilga Coordinator InnoLab david.pas@verhaert.com David Pas Coordinator DesignLab
- 2. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 2 THEY ENVY EACH OTHER… start-up with innovation agility multinational with scale
- 3. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 3 WHAT IS THE REASON? start-up with innovation agility multinational with scale highly innovative (focus on core product/idea) Nailing new opportunities Fast with innovation (while working with resource constraints, short time to market and commercial pressure) operational excellence at scale profitable with high throughput and familiar business market power & financial capacity Long term perspective - sound and fundamental investment decisions
- 4. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 4 LET’S TRADE PLACES?
- 5. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 5 SWITCHING ROLES ... WHAT WOULD HAPPEN? make multinational agile (like a start-up) give start-up a sudden scale “Cash cow” business at risk stability of business at risk mismanagement of resources long term opportunities discarded no processes/structure to manage the scale everything managed for short term scale is killed in no time
- 6. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 6 YET, LARGE PLAYERS ARE TROUBLED UNEXPECTED MOVES OF COMPETITIONSPEED OF CHANGE & NEW TECHNOLOGIES, SHORTER PLCs DIGITALIZATION & DISRUPTION THREAT COMMODITIZATION & MARGIN PRESSURE
- 7. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 7 IT IS A BIGGER CHALLENGE… THE DIGITAL ECONOMY / INDUSTRY 4.0 from operational excellence … to operational agility to higher rates & levels of innovation
- 8. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 8 AGILE INNOVATION OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE large players large players Merging both in 1 organizational structure remains a challenge The gap between the two is too large COMBINING AGILE INNOVATION & OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE?
- 9. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 9 TWO DIFFERENT MENTALITIES & SUCCESS VALUES Everyone is customer centric Processes, procedures Plans and detailed cases Everyone works towards corporate goals Try & learn approach Agile teams & cooperation AGILE MANAGEMENT VALUES SCALE MANAGEMENT VALUES
- 10. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 10 introduction growth maturity decline TIME SALES 1st. gen. products search for new fly-wheel opportunities & products Radical optimization: significant convenience, optimization, new services innovation Innovation for business reinvention: new solution search Using agile methodology to give speed and innovation boost where & when it is needed the most. Quick win innovation Quick win product features for short term success AGILITY AS A “POWER TOOL” FOR DEDICATED INNOVATION NEEDS
- 11. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 11 INTEGRATED OR AUTONOMOUS TEAMS? Appropriate team set-up is defined by how well the expected innovation matches the current resources, processes and values of the company. LINE – FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION LIGHTWEIGHT TEAMS ad-hoc matrix organization tailored to the teams HEAVYWEIGHT TEAMS CO-LOCATED under responsibility of PM AUTONOMOUS TEAMS Foster operational excellence of scale Foster innovation Useofnewknow-how/novelty Interdependencyofdisciplines Kim C. Clark and Steven C. Wheelwright integrated Dependencyoncurrentcompanydesigns, processes,resources…
- 12. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 12 EVERYBODY TRIES OUT SOMETHING ... CORPORATE INCUBATORS RAPID PROTOTYPING WEEK
- 13. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 13 … THEY ARE ALL A VARIATION OF AN INNOVATION SPRINT SPRINTS Splitting up innovation track for faster results & higher efficiency, sharper focus
- 14. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 14 PROTOTYPING SPRINT WEEK
- 15. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 15 WHAT ARE ESSENTIALS FOR HAVING A CORPORATE SPRINT?
- 16. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 16 OUTPUT & CUSTOMER ORIENTED Fast-forward a project & see what the end result might look like and how customers will react • every sprint has a specific goal (first working prototype, alternative concepts etc.) • customer needs & insights at the center of efforts OUTLINE OF FOCUS Drivers for the intended solution LONG LIST OF IDEAS maximum ideas generated ELABORATED CONCEPTS OF TOP IDEAS RAPID PROTOTYPES READY CUSTOMER FEEDBACK (Input for next sprint) CORPORATE SPRINTS
- 17. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 17 LIMITED IN TIME & RESOURCES PRODUCTIVITY & FOCUS Sprint master Designer Product owner CORPORATE SPRINTS TIMESTAMP FOR RESULT & TIGHT DEADLINES for higher productivity People ditch any work that is not critical and think of solutions/ideas that add the most value. for sharper focus everybody focuses on getting the job done in the allotted time.
- 18. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 18 APPLICATION OF INTEGRATED INSIGHTS Future trends Customer & user insights Competitive solutions Market patterns Available technologies CORPORATE SPRINTS Insights and inspiration is collected before the sprint. Sprint is about integrating insights and using inspiration to create solution.
- 19. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 19 RAPID VALIDATION & ITERATION “Pressure cooker” weeks at Verhaert together with customers CORPORATE SPRINTS Continuous validation and iteration Various versions and maturity of solutions Visual and tangible Real customer and stakeholder conversations
- 20. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 20 SPRINTS CAN BE APPLIED TO ANY QUESTION CORPORATE SPRINTS Look at any questions with an entrepreneurial spirit. Searching for opportunities, solving problems or getting ideas - it will help to get started, stay focused, decide quickly.
- 21. 1.3 Combine scale and agility with lean methods CONFIDENTIAL 21 1. OUTPUT AND CUSTOMER ORIENTED 2. TIME & RESOURCE CONSTRAINED 3. APPLICATION OF INTEGRATED INSIGHTS 4. RAPID VALIDATION & ITERATION 5. AGILE TEAM sharper focus, higher speed, efficiency CORPORATESPRINTSSPRINTS: EFFICIENT INNOVATION TOOL IN LARGE COMPANIES
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