Some perceive Agile Transformation as a step - the structure needs to be reorganized, trainings conducted and new ways of working are ready to be used. Others know, that it takes time to change, so they see such transformation more like a project - there are many preplanned activities required to change the organization, even after the initial agile teams are formed. That still might be a myopic perspective - I want to show examples from the teams, that I was cooperating with during my career, that Agile Transformation is an ongoing activity, that you should worry about, even if you are using some agile approach for few years. Slides from my Agile By Example 2018 talk.

1. Transformation is a
neverending story,
not a step or project
JAKUB SZCZEPANIK
Warsaw, 24.10.2018

2. Let’s play a
game
Photo by Amanda Tipton „joker face” CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/c9YTqo

3. Quest
Photo by Blake Patterson „IMG_4601” CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/4EcSDn

4. Complicated Quest
Photo by BagoGames „Dragon Quest Heroes” CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/F3REqQ

5. Mission accomplished
Photo by HJ Media Studios „Space Marines: Into the Future” CC BY-SA 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/gVo63P

6. Continue if you want
Photo by Rob Oo „Sandbox” CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/FFL1f6

7. Bad news
Photo by Fredrik Bølstad „Heart Broken” CC BY-SA 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/7hwhYp

8. Respawn!
Photo by theilr„sisyphus with his saucer slowly ascends” CC BY-SA 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/5crnAR

9. Impossible
to finish
Photo by Juan Salmoral„Infinity” CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/sq7su1

10. Buy a solution?
Photo by Phil! Gold „Tomato Puree” CC BY-SA 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/2wBD9

11. Plan it?
Photo by Sasha RR„а print from sortavala architecture book” CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/dm5TBE

12. ”But Pooh couldn't plan the
agile transformation. The
more he tried to plan it,
the more he couldn't”
Winnie-The-Pooh Paradox
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13. What’s possible?
Photo by Robert Couse-Baker „start ignition sequence” CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/pGfvdY

14. The role of Scrum Master
• Leading and coaching the organization in its
Scrum adoption
• Causing change that increases the productivity
• Working with other Scrum Masters to increase
the effectiveness of the application of Scrum
in the organization
Scrum Guide

15. Improve in proper direction
Photo by Tawheed Manzoor „Guide” CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/aHfnmc

16. Accept the infinity
Photo by Gabriela Pinto „279/365 - 7/14/2011” CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/a3Ks6M

17. Build a vision of the organization
Photo by RL GNZLZ „Curico” CC BY-SA 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/jzNEU3

18. Find a fuel
Photo by caligula1995 „South Pasadena 20140712” CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/GJN75M

19. Plan next step
Photo by Fred Rockwood „step into the light” CC BY-SA 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/26gaJT

20. Improve
Photo by clyde „Time Out Maple Leafs” CC BY-NC 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/bCnt4V

21. Transformation is not a project
• Agile transformation is not a project,
but a complex change
• You will not be able to plan it
• Agree on the direction of change rather than
milestones and scope
• Work out your own practices for yourself
@Kuba_Szc

22. Jakub Szczepanik
@Kuba_Szc
kuba.szczepanik@gmail.com
kubaszczepanik.pl
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