- AgileChakra™: The Wheel of high Performance - Demystifying Enterprise Agility with the AgileChakra™ This talk was presented by Mr. Tushar Paunikar at the SG Techtalks in Singapore on Jan2020.

1. Agile War Stories
Learning from the scars
15-Jan-2020
An event by: Venue: Credit Suisse AG, Wealth Institute, Singapore
Presented by: Tushar Paunikar

2. What does
Agile Transformation
mean to you?

3. Should Agile
Transformation be
Top-Down or Bottom-Up
approach?

4. Is your company a
High Performing Organization
in today’s times?

5. Wheel:
Man’s
Greatest
invention

6. 6
CHAKRA: Wheel or Circle

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AGILECHAKRA™: THE WHEEL OF HIGH PERFORMANCE
AGILECHAKRA™ v1.5

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AGILECHAKRA™: THE WHEEL OF HIGH PERFORMANCE
AGILECHAKRA™ v1.5
A metaphor to derive the key Competency Areas and
the Core Capabilities that can make an organization
truly high performing in today’s competitive times

9. What is AGILECHAKRA™
AGILECHAKRA™ v1.5
q A thinking tool: to come up with enterprise-wide Agile
transformation strategy in a simplified manner
q Helps in identifying the core capabilities within each of the
competency areas for your organizations to build or transform
to a high performing organization
q Exposes the gaps and improvement areas in their ongoing
Agile transformation journey.
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AGILECHAKRA™: How to Use
AGILECHAKRA™ v1.5
Start
Fresh
Start
Blank

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AGILECHAKRA™: How to Use
AGILECHAKRA™ v1.4
ü Identify the Competency Areas in a collaborative workshop with the
representatives of all layers in your organization.
ü Identify the Core Capabilities for each of the Competency Areas.
ü To begin with, minimum one capability is needed for each competency
area.
ü Check where you are on the Core Capabilities within each Competency
Area
ü At regular intervals, reflect on where your organization is, which
competency areas have grown on Agility, and which are lagging.
ü Respond to make the required adjustments.
ü Keep moving towards the vision behind your Agile Transformation

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AGILECHAKRA™: THE WHEEL OF HIGH PERFORMANCE
AGILECHAKRA™ v1.5
First Step:
Identify the Competency Areas in a collaborative workshop with the
representatives of all layers in your organization.
The starting point can be the six recommended competency areas as per
the latest version of the AGILECHAKRA™.

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AGILECHAKRA™: THE WHEEL OF HIGH PERFORMANCE
AGILECHAKRA™ v1.5
Competency Areas

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AGILECHAKRA™: THE WHEEL OF HIGH PERFORMANCE
AGILECHAKRA™ v1.5
Second Step:
Identify the Core Capabilities for each of the Competency Areas identified
in the first step.
Start with minimum one capability for each competency area.
Use the recommended capabilities for these competency areas as per the
latest version of the AGILECHAKRA™.
The recommendation is based on the past interactions with organizations at
various stages during their Agile transformation journey.

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AGILECHAKRA™: THE WHEEL OF HIGH PERFORMANCE
AGILECHAKRA™ v1.5
Capabilities

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AGILECHAKRA™: THE WHEEL OF HIGH PERFORMANCE
AGILECHAKRA™ v1.5
Third Step:
Check where you are on the Core Capabilities within each Competency
Area

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AGILECHAKRA™: THE WHEEL OF HIGH PERFORMANCE
AGILECHAKRA™ v1.5
Ongoing:
At regular intervals, reflect on where your organization is, which competency
areas have grown on Agility, and which are lagging.
Respond according to your observations, make the required adjustments and
keep moving towards the vision behind your Agile Transformation

18. We are good 😊
Somewhere close 😐
Long way off
AGILECHAKRA™: Some Real Cases
1

19. 2
AGILECHAKRA™: Some Real Cases
We are good 😊
Somewhere close 😐
Long way off

20. 3
AGILECHAKRA™: Some Real Cases
We are good 😊
Somewhere close 😐
Long way off

21. AGILECHAKRA™ v1.5
Agile Transformation is a holistic and
sustainable change.
Thoughts to End With…
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22. AGILECHAKRA™ v1.5
It is not just about frameworks, tools,
practices or techniques;
Rather, it’s primarily about Mindset and
Culture.
Thoughts to End With…
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23. AGILECHAKRA™ v1.5
Enterprise Agility is NOT the same as
implementing any scaling Agile Framework!
Thoughts to End With…
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24. AGILECHAKRA™ v1.5
It is not about Agile;
It’s about Agility: The Core Capabilities.
Thoughts to End With…
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25. AGILECHAKRA™ v1.5
Agile Transformation is not fixed-duration
project.
It is a journey, not a destination.
Thoughts to End With…
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26. AGILECHAKRA™ v1.5
Agile Transformations take time.
Don’t try to transform overnight.
Thoughts to End With…
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27. Vineet Patni
Agile Transformation Coach | Change Facilitator
Creator: AgileChakra™
Founder-Director: ScaleUp Consultants
Conference Chair: Pune Agile UnConference (PAUC)
@patnivin /patnivineet/
Tushar Paunikar
Agile Coach
Poet, Musician, Blogger…
Co-Creator: AgileChakra™
Conference Co-Chair: Pune Agile UnConference (PAUC)
@tpaunikar/tusharpaunikar/
Visit us @
www.AgileChakra.com
https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/agile-chakra/
Feedback & Suggestions:
Tushar.Paunikar@gmail.com
Vineet@ScaleUpConsultants.com