Introducing GlobalLogic Agile Geeks - a team of GlobalLogic delivery managers that are transforming corporate culture (in their spare time) in an Agile manner.

1. INJECTING “AGILE”
INTO A LARGE
ORGANIZATION
YURIY KOZIY,
GLOBALLOGIC UKRAINE

2. WHO IS YURIY?
FOUNDED 4 STARTUPS
AGILE COACH @
PROGRAM MANAGER @

3. DO YOU LOVE
YOUR COMPANY?

4. WHAT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CHANGE THERE?
BRAINSTORM

5. WHAT IS ?
• ~10 000 employees globally, 1500+ in Kyiv:
• ~50 accounts (clients)
• ~150 projects (teams)
• ~60 project managers

6. WHAT TO START WITH?

7. IDEA:
THE REAL CHANGE HAPPENS BOTTOM-UP

9. WHAT WE DO
Coaching managers and teams
Setting up engineering
processes and tools
Improving client interactions

10. WE STARTED WITH AN MVP

11. IT WORKED!
• 16 team trainings conducted
• 250 people participated
• 5 consulting projects completed
• 5 training requests from other
companies
6 months results:

12. OF COURSE, YOU WILL MEET RESISTANCE
• Top executives: We tried this approach in the past, and
it didn’t work.
• Agile Geeks: See how org metrics will improve.
• Mid-tier managers: I don’t have time for this.
• Agile Geeks: Your life will become easier.
• Teams: “Your” Agile doesn’t work.
• Agile Geeks: Tell us how you tried?
• Clients: How it will help, and why should I pay for this.
• Agile Geeks: Product will improve (quality, TTM, delivery
predictability, etc).

13. VARY YOUR VALUE PROPOSITION:
• Top executives: Org metrics will improve
• Mid-tier managers: Your life will become easier
• Teams: This is just fun
• Clients: Product will improve (quality, TTM, delivery
predictability, etc)

14. VALUE PROP FOR TOP MANAGEMENT
• Improved client satisfaction
• More predictable delivery
• Improved employee engagement
• Education for project managers

15. • Strong motivated teams
• Facilitation of important meetings (Planning, Retrospective,
strategic sessions etc)
• Introduction of development practices (TDD, CI etc)
• Assistance with tools setup/migration (JIRA, Confluence, Rally etc)
• Improved collaboration with client
VALUE PROP FOR MIDDLE MANAGERS

16. • Teambuilding and fun
• Identify and improve “blind spots”
VALUE PROP FOR TEAMS

17. • Product quality
• Time-to-market
• More predictable delivery
• Team motivation
VALUE PROP FOR CLIENTS

18. RESULTS AND NEAREST PLANS
• Mid-tier managers become more open for change
• The Company starts hiring ScrumMasters
• Clients now request an Agile Coach to help their teams
• Integration into Company’s L&D strategy
• Introducing delivery best practices to new acquisitions
THE CULTURE IS CHANGING!

19. `
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• “Individuals and interactions…”
• “Green light” from top executives
• “Think big, act small, learn fast”
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NOTE, YOUR STORY WILL BE DIFFERENT!
SUCCESS FACTORS

20. THANK YOU
QUESTIONS?
/yurkoziy