Enable Organization-Wide Collaboration by Scaling Agile
Execute a disciplined approach to rolling out Agile methods in the organization.
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Please note that the content on this page is retired. This content is not maintained and may contain information or links that are out of date.By not addressing fragmented expectations of Agile development and the intricacies of your organization’s structure and projects:
- Individual development teams may optimize their own processes and tools without considering the effects on dependent teams or misalignment with business objectives.
- Successful practices seen in other pilot teams will be implemented without considering differences in context, environments, goals, and constraints.
- Significant effort and time is spent coordinating large and numerous development teams, which may distract teams from delivering business value.
Following well-defined and grounded development, planning, and collaboration practices when scaling Agile initiatives can:
- Alleviate bottlenecks, constraints, and tension in current Agile development processes and organizational structures to ensure your teams have a solid foundation to scale Agile.
- Develop realistic and accurate product release plans based on key insights from multiple roles and functions to proactively address task and team dependencies.
- Ensure functional groups or business units are striving toward and achieving the same business and development objectives by focusing on a common set of principles and behaviors.
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Module 1: Gauge Your Readiness to Scale Up Agile
The Purpose
- Identify the business objectives and functional group drivers for adopting Agile practices to gauge the fit of scaling Agile.
- Select the pilot project to demonstrate the value of scaling Agile.
- Review and evaluate your current Agile development process and functional group structure.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Understanding of the notable business and functional group gaps that can derail the scaling of Agile.
- Selection of a pilot program that will be used to gather metrics to continuously improve implementation and obtain buy-in for wider rollout.
- Realization of the root causes behind functional group and process issues in the current Agile implementation.
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| 1.1 | Assess your pilot functional group |
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Module 2: Define Your Scaled Agile Target State
The Purpose
- Think of solutions to address the root causes of current communication and process issues that can derail scaling initiatives.
- Brainstorm opportunities to enhance the delivery of business value to customers.
- Generate a target state for your scaled Agile implementation.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Defined Agile capabilities and services of your functional group.
- Optimized functional group team structure, development process, and program framework to support scaled Agile in your context.
- Identification and accommodation of the risks associated with implementing and executing Agile capabilities.
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| 2.1 | Define Agile capabilities at scale |
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| 2.2 | Build your scaled Agile target state |
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Module 3: Create Your Implementation Plan
The Purpose
- List metrics to gauge the success of your scaling Agile implementation.
- Define the initiatives to scale Agile in your organization and to prepare for a wider rollout.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Strategic selection of the right metrics to demonstrate the value of scaling Agile initiatives.
- Scaling Agile implementation roadmap based on current resource capacities, task complexities, and business priorities.
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| 3.1 | Create your implementation plan |
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