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10 Things Executives Need to Know About Agile
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#1 Agile Is Mainstream
Source: VersionOne 2012 Annual State of Agile Development Surveyhttp://www.versionone.com/state-of-agile-survey-results/
#2 Many Benefits from Agile
Source: VersionOne 2012 Annual State of Agile Development Surveyhttp://www.versionone.com/state-of-agile-survey-results/
Manage Changing Priorities⬆ Productivity⬆Visibility⬆Team Morale⬆Quality⬇Risk
#3 Agile is not a Silver Bullet
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#4 Agile Fails Due to Culture
Sources: Multiple Workshops with 100’s of participants; Version One Surveyhttp://agilitrix.com/2012/08/agile-2012-workshop-results/
#5
#6 Most Value Comes from Mindset/Culture, not Practices
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#7 Adopt Agile Practices that fit Culture(Option 1)
Example: Introducing automated testing to reduce regression test
costs and time.
Find the practice (puzzle piece) that fits your problem.
#8 Change Culture through Organizational Transformation (Option 2)
“75% of a company’s management is honestly convinced that business
as usual is totally unacceptable.” - John Kotter
#9 Culture Mismatch will Slow and Ultimately Fail Your Agile Initiative
Avoid seductive fantasy that Agile practices will change your Culture.
They won’t.
#10 Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast
What Next? Two Conversations
1. What does break-through organizational culture look like?
2. What does organizational transformation look like?
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