Presentation from ScrumDay Twin Cities 2014

1. Change Takes Guts Scrum Day Twin Cities September 16, 2014 Monica Kleve

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Our structure
Thrivent
Investments
Front Office
Private Equity
Middle Office
Back Office
Operations
Front Office Support
Middle Office Support
Back Office Support
Planning
Thrivent
Agile Adoption Office

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Change Curve

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Agile was a BIG change
From
To
Daily priorities decided by individual
Priorities set by product owner
Individuals assigned to projects/work
Work assigned to teams
Part of many teams (fractionalized)
Dedicated to a single team
Independent work
Team work (Pairing, partnering)
Deadlines were random or regulatory
2 week commitments
Little credit for great work being done
Visibility every two weeks and more with customers in the room
Priorities change before completing things
Focus on small deliverables and finishing to get to value add
Focus on hours (estimating)
Focus on results (definition of done)

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The insider’s view
Division
Team
Me
Company

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Is it worth it?
•Increased throughput - leading to increase value add
•Improved employee satisfaction
•Increased visibility/transparency within and outside the teams
•Reduction/Removal of key person dependencies
•Higher business satisfaction

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Investment Agile Teams in action