“Change is the only constant” is a Universal phrase which is ever so relevant event to present day, and due to this reason Being Agile is a method which a lot of forward thinking organizations are moving towards. “Being Agile” is certainly a term which is creeping in to the business world day by day. For an organization to be Agile, it requires time and a lot of effort from everyone involved in the process, especially the management, in order to make the transition easier. Being agile is not something that can be accomplished overnight, it requires a cultural change, employees’ mindset should be adaptable and most importantly, the way that the employees are being managed, trained and motivated should be done in a certain way that benefits the transition to an agile culture.

1. Innovation Session - Process
Dilhan Manawadu
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2. Agenda
• Doing Agile vs Being Agile
• Why Being Agile is Important Today
• How should we continue our transformation
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3. Doing Agile vs Being
Agile?

4. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
A typical start of a sprint….

5. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
A typical start of a sprint….

6. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
Usually middle of the sprint….

7. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
The usual norm nearing the end of the Sprint!

8. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
In most cases, the reality….

9. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
Agile?!?
• Marked by ready ability to sprint, estimate with
story points and conduct standup meetings.

10. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
Reality

11. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
Reality
Fast
Releases
Chang
e
Uncertainty
Continuous
Learning
Re-Learning
Focusing on the
now or present
Context
driven
Breaking
boundaries
No to red tape /
stereotyping
Deliverin
g value
Slicing
things to do
Making users
Awesome
Unlearnin
g

12. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
How long does it take to become French?

13. • Too much focus on mechanics
• You can’t be “done” with Agile
• Requires self-organizing teams
• It really does require a different way of thinking
Doing Agile vs Being Agile
Agile is a Culture Change

14. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
Culture change takes time

15. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
2 Questions?
- State 3 of the 5 Scrum Events?
- State 3 of the 12 Agile Principles

16. • People know more about the mechanics (practices), then they
know about the values and principles
↳ 1. 66% could name 3 of the 5 Scrum events as you can
↳ 2. 10% could name 3 of the 12 Agile Principles as you can
• How well do you know the Agile Principles?
Doing Agile vs Being Agile
New way of Thinking

17. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
Doing vs Being Agile

18. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
Agile Manifesto

19. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
Individuals & Interactions (People)

20. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
Working Software

21. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
Customer Collaboration

22. Doing Agile vs Being Agile
Responding to Change

23. Doing Agile vs Being Agile

24. Why Being Agile is
important today?

25. Why Being Agile is important today?
Ford - T
How long do you think
it took the iPad to reach
50 million Users worldwide
after its release in April 2010?
80 days.

26. Why Being Agile is important today?
Quality Guru
How long do you think
it took the iPad to reach
50 million Users worldwide
after its release in April 2010?
80 days.

27. Why Being Agile is important today?
Toyota
How long do you think
it took the iPad to reach
50 million Users worldwide
after its release in April 2010?
80 days.

28. Why Being Agile is important today?
Quality Guru
How long do you think
it took the iPad to reach
50 million Users worldwide
after its release in April 2010?
80 days.

29. Why Being Agile is important today?
Quality Guru
How long do you think
it took the iPad to reach
50 million Users worldwide
after its release in April 2010?
80 days.

30. Why Being Agile is important today?
Why Important?
Years taken for 25% of the US population to adopt technology.
10
20
30
50
40
PC
16 years
TV
25 years
Smart Phones
3 years
Electricity
46 years
Web
7 years
Telephone
34 years
Radio
31 years
Mobile Phones
12 years

31. Why Being Agile is important today?
Why Important?
People are
Constantly
Connected
On the
Web
On Mobile
Devices
On Smart
TV
Internet
Of Things

32. Why Being Agile is important today?
Worlds largest taxi company, owns no vehicles
How long do you think
it took the iPad to reach
50 million Users worldwide
after its release in April 2010?
80 days.

33. Why Being Agile is important today?
Worlds largest accommodation provider, owns no real
estate
How long do you think
it took the iPad to reach
50 million Users worldwide
after its release in April 2010?
80 days.

34. Why Being Agile is important today?
Amazon’s Amazing Story
2001 2009 2011 <

35. Why Being Agile is important today?
Netflix Story
2008 Today

36. Why Being Agile is important today?
Trendsetters

37. Why Being Agile is important today?
Giants at War!

38. How should we continue
our transformation?

39. How should we continue our
transformation?
Today?

40. How should we continue our
transformation?
Start changing our Mindset
• Let’s Get Out of the
Deliverables Business
↳ Jeff Gothelf, Lean UX

41. How should we continue our
transformation?
Eliminate a culture of fear
• If you have a culture of fear none of your
fancy practices or processes will help you

42. How should we continue our
transformation?
Eliminate a culture of fear
• People are not afraid of failure,
they’re afraid of blame
↳ Seth Godin

43. How should we continue our
transformation?
Five Keys to a Successful Google Team

44. How should we continue our
transformation?
Making the user Awesome!

45. How should we continue our
transformation?
DevOps

46. How should we continue our
transformation?
DevOps

47. How should we continue our
transformation?
DevOps

48. How should we continue our
transformation?
DevOps

49. How should we continue our
transformation?
DevOps

50. How should we continue our
transformation?
DevOps

51. How should we continue our
transformation?
DevOps

52. How should we continue our
transformation?
DevOps

53. How should we continue our
transformation?
DevOps

54. How should we continue our
transformation?
DevOps

55. How should we continue our
transformation?
DevOps

56. How should we continue our
transformation?
The way you do the
little things…..says a lot
about the way you will
do the big things
Robin Sharma

57. How should we continue our
transformation?
Q & A

58. Thank you