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Lessons I Learned from
an Agile Transition in
the Energy Sector
From
0 to 120
Persons
in 12 Months
Stephanie Gasche
Who am I?
⟩ Management Consultant at Boris Gloger
⟩ Studied English, History and International
Business Management in the UK and France
⟩ Assists Agile Organisations and Scrum-Team
members during the change
⟩ Founded her own start-up
www.fleissigebiene.com in 2014
⟩ Blogs about Agility at
http://borisgloger.com/author/stephanie-
gasche/
Welcome to the Energy Sector
One group...
⟩ Revenue: ~8 billion (2012)
⟩ Profit: ~140 million (2012)
...but three companies involved: business,
product management and IT services
Welcome to the Energy Sector
Our client: product management company
The product: SAP-based internal
accounting system
The problem: “requirement jam“
Suit up. We want the full-on Agile
Step #1: Transition Team
John P. Kotter Leading Change
“Forming a Powerful Guiding Coalition“
⟩ Who? Management
⟩ What? Get the organisation ready for the
transition
⟩ How? Have you heard of Scrum…
October 2012
Step #2: Make it or break it
Turning the 2
most different and
most delicate projects
into
2 Scrum-Teams
October 2012
Step #3: Try something different
Put people from
2 different departments
into
1 cross-functional Scrum-Team
January 2013
Step #4: Scaling Scrum
⟩ Team re-shuffle April 2013
ScrumMaster Team
⟩ Attempt #1: loose coordination
⟩ Attempt #2: Sprints
⟩ Attempt #3: topic-related carers
April 2013
Product Owner Team
⟩ Two Domain Product Owners
⟩ 1 Company Product Owner
⟩ Regular synchronisation
April 2013
...in the meantime...
Info-Events
Sprint-Party
Impediment
Party
Introduction of KPIs
Scrum Street
Step #5:
Transition Team 2.0
⟩ 4 areas of
specialisation
⟩ Mentoring for
Scrum-Teams
June 2013
Step #6: Scaling Scrum even further
September 2013
September 2013
Lessons Learned
⟩ Follow John P. Kotter‘s 8
Critical Steps to Success more
accurately
⟩ Get everyone on-board from
day one
⟩ Management should live
Scrum
⟩ Get hired by your real client
⟩ Transparency
⟩ Introduce KPIs at the very
beginning
⟩ Adapt your pace to the
company
Lessons I Learned from
an Agile Transition in
the Energy Sector
From
0 to 120
Persons
in 12 Months
Stephanie Gasche

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From 0 to 120 Persons in 12 Months - Agile Transition in the Energy Sector (Agilia Conference 2014)

  • 1. Lessons I Learned from an Agile Transition in the Energy Sector From 0 to 120 Persons in 12 Months Stephanie Gasche
  • 2. Who am I? ⟩ Management Consultant at Boris Gloger ⟩ Studied English, History and International Business Management in the UK and France ⟩ Assists Agile Organisations and Scrum-Team members during the change ⟩ Founded her own start-up www.fleissigebiene.com in 2014 ⟩ Blogs about Agility at http://borisgloger.com/author/stephanie- gasche/
  • 3. Welcome to the Energy Sector One group... ⟩ Revenue: ~8 billion (2012) ⟩ Profit: ~140 million (2012) ...but three companies involved: business, product management and IT services
  • 4. Welcome to the Energy Sector Our client: product management company The product: SAP-based internal accounting system The problem: “requirement jam“
  • 5. Suit up. We want the full-on Agile
  • 6. Step #1: Transition Team John P. Kotter Leading Change “Forming a Powerful Guiding Coalition“ ⟩ Who? Management ⟩ What? Get the organisation ready for the transition ⟩ How? Have you heard of Scrum… October 2012
  • 7. Step #2: Make it or break it Turning the 2 most different and most delicate projects into 2 Scrum-Teams October 2012
  • 8.
  • 9. Step #3: Try something different Put people from 2 different departments into 1 cross-functional Scrum-Team January 2013
  • 10.
  • 11. Step #4: Scaling Scrum ⟩ Team re-shuffle April 2013
  • 12. ScrumMaster Team ⟩ Attempt #1: loose coordination ⟩ Attempt #2: Sprints ⟩ Attempt #3: topic-related carers April 2013
  • 13. Product Owner Team ⟩ Two Domain Product Owners ⟩ 1 Company Product Owner ⟩ Regular synchronisation April 2013
  • 19. Step #5: Transition Team 2.0 ⟩ 4 areas of specialisation ⟩ Mentoring for Scrum-Teams June 2013
  • 20. Step #6: Scaling Scrum even further September 2013 September 2013
  • 21. Lessons Learned ⟩ Follow John P. Kotter‘s 8 Critical Steps to Success more accurately ⟩ Get everyone on-board from day one ⟩ Management should live Scrum ⟩ Get hired by your real client ⟩ Transparency ⟩ Introduce KPIs at the very beginning ⟩ Adapt your pace to the company
  • 22. Lessons I Learned from an Agile Transition in the Energy Sector From 0 to 120 Persons in 12 Months Stephanie Gasche