Agile Tour 2016 Pune -Innovation backlog by Alhad Akole

1. Alhad Akole, Agile Coach
www.twitter.com/akolealhad
https://in.linkedin.com/in/alhad-
akole-7270095
Alhad.akole@Zensar.com
aakole@gmail.com
Innovation Backlog- Engine for
Growth

2. Agenda
• Why innovation is required?
• What is Innovation?
• Innovation and Agile
• Can there be space for innovation?
• Innonvation Backlog Benefits

3. Why Innovation?
• Can’t wait for Eureka Moment!
• Stay Compétitive
• Customer Needs have changed
• Need better, newer, faster ways
• Technologies have changed

4. What is innovation?
• Innovation is defined simply as a "new idea, device,
or method".
• Which solves problems
• Address need
• “Gemba”
• innovation is defined as the process of ideation,
evaluation, selection, development, and
implementation of new or improved products,
services, or programs.

5. Agile- Challenges
• Customer Journey/ Expérience is not captured
• Burnout
• Pivot points
• Loading Over Capacity Planning
• Lean Agile Leadership
• Scalling has it’s own challenges – multiple touch
points, ownership
• Ideas are lost in sprinting

6. Agile And Innovation
• Inspect and Adapt- Evolutionary Innovation
– Pivot, MBSE, Set Based Design
• Capacity Based Planning
• DT, Customer Journeys techniques can be adapted by
teams
• Scaling frameworks like SAFe has place for I & P
• Hackthons for 1-2 days every release/ Quarter helps
validating ideas, building prototypes
• Fund allocation
• Intentional innovation time

7. Innovation Backlog
• “Agile As A Culture”- DNA Of Organization
• Create Backlog Across Organization To Capture These
Ideas
• Have Lean Canvas For Major/ Big Idea
• Inculcate Lean Culture
• Helps Build Entrepreneur Ship Skills Across Teams
• Have Portfolio Kanban Board For Ideas
• Interested Members Can Contribute,
• Gamification Of Innovation Work- Better Engaged
Members

8. Innovation Measure
• Innovation Index Per Team
• Innovation Fund %
• Innovation Capacity Allocation
• Financial savings with innovations
• Percentage of innovations for
customer use
• Hours saved with innovations

9. Benefits
• Address Customer Needs
• Avoid Duplication
• Healthy Environment
• Entrepreneur Skills
• Increased Collaboration Across Silos
• Continuous Visibility
• Early Pivot Points
• Agile As A Culture “AaaC”

10. Thank You