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WHY MOST AGILE TRANSFORMATIONS FAIL
What every executive wished they knew before making the switch
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Think And Write
• What do you hope to
get from this
session?
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• Dot voting
Objectives
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• 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
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Case Study
• Nordstrom Innovation lab
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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.
Agile ExecutivesAgile Executives
• Shout out!
Shout Out! What benefits
were you looking
for when you
implemented
Agile?
Agile ExecutivesAgile ExecutivesActual Benefits REALIZED From
Companies That Adopted Agile
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Ability To Manage Changing Priorities Got Better
90%
http://www.versionone.com/pdf/7th-Annual-State-of-Agile-Development-Survey.pdf
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Increased Productivity
85%
http://www.versionone.com/pdf/7th-Annual-State-of-Agile-Development-Survey.pdf
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Improved Project Visibility
84%
http://www.versionone.com/pdf/7th-Annual-State-of-Agile-Development-Survey.pdf
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Enhanced Software Quality
81%
http://www.versionone.com/pdf/7th-Annual-State-of-Agile-Development-Survey.pdf
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Better Alignment Between IT & Business Objectives
79%
http://www.versionone.com/pdf/7th-Annual-State-of-Agile-Development-Survey.pdf
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Simplified Development Process
76%
http://www.versionone.com/pdf/7th-Annual-State-of-Agile-Development-Survey.pdf
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Improved Team Morale
72%
http://www.versionone.com/pdf/7th-Annual-State-of-Agile-Development-Survey.pdf
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Faster Time To Market
71%
http://www.versionone.com/pdf/7th-Annual-State-of-Agile-Development-Survey.pdf
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“Teams properly coached on how to achieve performance
delivered 300-400% increases.” – Jeff Sutherland
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“It’s Exciting &
Gives People Hope”
– Brian Rabon
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As an executive,
I want case study examples of causes of Agile
failures,
so that I learn from others who came before me.
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Leading Causes of Failed Agile Projects
http://www.versionone.com/pdf/7th-Annual-State-of-Agile-Development-Survey.pdf
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Case Study
• Nordstrom Innovation lab
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Lack Of Support
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Not Getting Buy-In
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Not Delegating
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Resisting Change
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Too Conservative
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• Scrum tools
Tools Before Process
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• 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)
WrongMetrics
Do Scrum Better, 2nd Edition, by Peter Hundermark, ScrumSense, Cape Town, South Africa
Agile ExecutivesAgile Executives
• Think and write
Think And Write
What areas can you identify in
your organization that might
be holding you back?
Agile ExecutivesAgile Executives
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.
Agile ExecutivesAgile Executives
• Pair share
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http://www.versionone.com/pdf/7th-Annual-State-of-Agile-Development-Survey.pdf
Agile ExecutivesAgile ExecutivesWhere Do We Go Wrong?
Agile ExecutivesAgile ExecutivesWhere Do We Go Wrong?
Agile ExecutivesAgile Executives
What Is Company Culture?
“The shared values,
attitudes, standards,
and beliefs that
characterize members
of an organization and
define its nature.” –
Answers.com
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Agile ExecutivesAgile ExecutivesCase Study
Join the
“Live Agile!”
LinkedIn
group now!
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Resources
• http://personalagility.net
• http://braintrustgroup.com/blog
• http://vimeo.com/braintrustgroup
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• Burning questions
• 4/23 – Certified Scrum Product
Owner (CSPO)
• 5/12 – Certified Scrum Developer
• June – CSM & CSPO
• Even more…
• braintrustgroup.com/tour/salt-lake-city
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• Burning questions
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• Contact info

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