When I look around to see the successful Agile transformation claims and the case studies, the key to the success is the sustainability of the transformation which means most people in the organization endorsing the Agile Culture, which is quite rare. Teams, groups, companies start their transformation with good intentions. However when you look at it after a while we see that it has gone back to waterfall, stalled or worse they claim agile but ground reality is far from it. So overall people are confused because - Managers, Scrum Masters claim that they are agile upwards - Engineers on the ground are confused because the Agile that they’ve learned is not what they see - Organizational culture is still that of Cat (Fearful & Suppressed) rather than Lion (Confidence & Freedom) Do you see such situations around? In this workshop we will analyse the situation together to understand and identify the causes. Then you’ll come up with the strategy and roadmap to revive so that the group/company moves in the direction becoming an Agile Organization.

1. By DHARMESH SHAH
(Enterprise Agile Coach/ Trainer)
Pune Agile Unconference 2018 www.PuneAgileUnConference.com
© 2014-18, Scale Up Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. www.ScaleUpConsultants.com

2. Content Summary
 What’s Your Agile Story?
 Let’s Analyse the Situation
 Role Agility Triangle
 Transformation Revival Strategy
 Conclusion
Pune Agile Unconference 2018 www.PuneAgileUnConference.com
© 2014-18, Scale Up Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. www.ScaleUpConsultants.com

3. Pune Agile Unconference 2018 www.PuneAgileUnConference.com
© 2014-18, Scale Up Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. www.ScaleUpConsultants.com
What’s your Agile Story?
 We started Agile with Big Bang with full-time coaches and everyone on-
board (so to say) and everyone happy and flying high in 3 to 6 months,
then ………………………………………. left or …………………………………………...
happened
and now …………………………………………………………………………..
 We started Agile with pilot teams with enthusiastic leaders playing Scrum
Master and excellent results, then rolled-out throughout the organization
and then real issues started coming out with conflicts/ power struggle
between ……………………….. and ………………………………
and now …………………………………………………………………………..

4. Pune Agile Unconference 2018 www.PuneAgileUnConference.com
© 2014-18, Scale Up Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. www.ScaleUpConsultants.com
The Current Situation – Status quo
 Biz Sponsor/ Eng. Directors:
 Show me the results?
 First Level Leaders:
 We are already following Agile, look at these boards, charts
 Development Team:
 We’re doing Agile, Really !!!
 Seems like just another process to make our life miserable !!
Everyone knows Reality but very few accept the Reality

5. Best Agile Environment
 How long ago?
 Supporting behaviours observed
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
 Key influencing Roles for success
 (Dev Team, SM, PO, Manager, Biz
Sponsor, Eng. Dir)
Worst Agile Environment
 How long ago?
 Destroying behaviours observed
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
 Key Roles causing damage
 (Dev Team, SM, PO, Manager, Biz
Sponsor, Eng. Dir)
Pune Agile Unconference 2018 www.PuneAgileUnConference.com
© 2014-18, Scale Up Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. www.ScaleUpConsultants.com
Let’s Analyse the Situation

6. Pune Agile Unconference 2018 www.PuneAgileUnConference.com
© 2014-18, Scale Up Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. www.ScaleUpConsultants.com
Where’s the Focus: Company & Roles
Plot a point
Where is the
Company
focus?
People
Business/ CustomerExecution
Biz 100%
Rest 0%, 0%,
50%, 50%, 50%
Execution 100%
Rest 0%, 0%,
People 100%
Rest 0%, 0%,
Plot a point
For each Role & member
in each role?
 Biz Sponsor:
 Eng. Dir:
 PO:
 Manager:
 SM:
 Dev Team:

7. Pune Agile Unconference 2018 www.PuneAgileUnConference.com
© 2014-18, Scale Up Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. www.ScaleUpConsultants.com
Role Agility Triangle
People
Business/ CustomerExecution
Biz 100%
Rest 0%, 0%,
50%, 50%, 50%
Execution 100%
Rest 0%, 0%,
People 100%
Rest 0%, 0%, Ideal Positions
 Company: between 1 & 2
 Biz Sponsor: 2
 Eng. Dir: 1
 PO: 3
 Manager: between 1 & 6
 SM: 6
 Dev Team: between 4 & 5
Note down wrong positions
 Company
 Biz Sponsor:
 Eng. Dir:
 PO:
 Manager:
 SM:
 Dev Team:
1
2
34
5
6
Manager
Company
Biz Sponsor
PO
Dev Team
SM
Eng. Dir

8.  Top 5 people to be shifted to the
right triangle for maximum benefit
 For each person: Implementer will
depend on the cause and solution
Pune Agile Unconference 2018 www.PuneAgileUnConference.com
© 2014-18, Scale Up Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. www.ScaleUpConsultants.com
Strategy for Revival
Cause Solution
1 Incompetency Mentoring
2 Unwillingness
Bonus &/Or
Punishment
3 Fear of failure
Career benefit &
Confidence
4 Belief System Replace
Person Authorizer Implementer
1
2
3
4
5

9. Pune Agile Unconference 2018 www.PuneAgileUnConference.com
© 2014-18, Scale Up Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. www.ScaleUpConsultants.com
Conclusion
 Usually too much focus on SM & Team during the transformation and less
on other important roles leads to issues later
 Not enough emphasis on creating the Supporting and Sustainable
Environment for Success
 To Revive
1. Right focus from Top for all Key roles
2. Change the person
3. change the Person
First step to revival is accepting the Reality

10. Pune Agile Unconference 2018 www.PuneAgileUnConference.com
© 2014-18, Scale Up Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. www.ScaleUpConsultants.com

11. Please reach out to us on: Contact@ScaleUpConsultants.com
www.ScaleUpConsultants.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/scale-up
https://twitter.com/ScaleUpPune
https://www.facebook.com/ScaleUpConsultants
https://plus.google.com/117837859519308773805/posts
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoCca2D-Wyof3fbS6vIdjRg/playlists
Pune Agile Unconference 2018 www.PuneAgileUnConference.com
© 2014-18, Scale Up Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. www.ScaleUpConsultants.com