1.
Why Is Agile Failing in
Large Enterprises…
… and what you can do about it

2.
Why Agile Works?

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Clarity

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Clarity Accountability

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Clarity Accountability Measureable Progress

7.
Why Agile Fails?

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Lack of
Clarity

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Lack of
Clarity
Little
Accountability

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Lack of
Clarity
Little
Accountability
Can’t
Measure Progress

12.
What Gets In The Way?

13.
Team
Matrixed
Organizations
Limited Access to
Subject Matter
Expertise
Non-instantly
Available Resources
Too Much Work In
Process
Low Cohesion &
Tight Coupling
Shared Requirements
Between Teams
Technical Debt &
Defects
Large Products with
Diverse Technology

14.
How Do You Begin
an Agile Transformation?

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Remember the Goal…

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Clarity
Remember the Goal…

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Team
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Clarity Accountability
Remember the Goal…

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Team
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Clarity Accountability Measureable Progress
Remember the Goal…

19.
Culture
PracticesStructure
Three Popular Perspectives…

20.
Culture
PracticesStructure
Three Popular Perspectives…
... all three are essential,
but where do you start?

21.
Culture
PracticesStructure
Culture First Transformation
• Focused on changing
hearts and minds
• Focused on being
agile rather than
doing agile
• Focused on values
and principles

22.
Culture
PracticesStructure
Culture First Transformation
• Focused on changing
hearts and minds
• Focused on being
agile rather than
doing agile
• Focused on values
and principles
• Belief that delivery
systems will emerge
based on new
thinking

23.
Practices
StructureCulture
Practices First Transformation
• Focused on the things
that you do
• Focused on roles,
ceremonies, and
artifacts
• Can be management
driven or technically
driven

24.
Practices
StructureCulture
Practices First Transformation
• Focused on the things
that you do
• Focused on roles,
ceremonies, and
artifacts
• Can be management
driven or technically
driven
• Belief that agile is a
process or way to
work

25.
Structure
CulturePractices
Structure First Transformation
• Focused on forming
teams and governing
the flow of value
• Focused on aligning
the organization first

26.
Structure
CulturePractices
Structure First Transformation
• Focused on forming
teams and governing
the flow of value
• Focused on aligning
the organization first
• Belief that culture and
practices only emerge
within a rational
structural and
planning framework

27.
Working Hypothesis:
Agile Transformation Begins
By Defining a Rational
System of Delivery for the
Enterprise

28.
Working Hypothesis:
True Agility is About Breaking
Dependencies Across The
Entire Organization

29.
Working Hypothesis:
Healthy Culture and Effective
Practices Only Emerge
Within a Rational Delivery
Framework

30.
How To Map Your Enterprise
Agile Transformation

31.
Predictability
Adaptability

32.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent

33.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent

34.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AE
PC

35.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC

36.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc

37.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Traditional

38.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Traditional Agile

39.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Traditional Agile
Lean Startup

40.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Traditional Agile
Lean Startup
Project

41.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Traditional Agile
Lean Startup
Agile
Pilot
Project

42.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Traditional Agile
Lean Startup
Agile
Pilot
Agile
Rollout

43.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Traditional Agile
Lean Startup
Agile
Pilot
Agile
Rollout

44.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Traditional Agile
Lean Startup
LOB

45.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Traditional Agile
Lean Startup
LOB
Low Trust

46.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Traditional Agile
Lean Startup
Agile
Pilot
LOB
Low Trust

47.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Traditional Agile
Lean Startup
Agile
Pilot
LOB
Low Trust
Become Predictable

48.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Traditional Agile
Lean Startup
Agile
Pilot
LOB
Low Trust
Become Predictable

49.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Lean/Agile Agile
Lean Startup
LOB
LOB
Low Trust
Become Predictable

50.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Lean/Agile Agile
Lean Startup
LOB
LOB
LOB
Low Trust
Become Predictable

51.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Lean/Agile Agile
Lean Startup
LOB
LOB
LOB
Low Trust
Become Predictable Reduce Batch Size

52.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Lean/Agile Agile
Lean Startup
LOB
LOB
LOB
LOB
Low Trust
Become Predictable Reduce Batch Size

53.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Lean/Agile Agile
Lean Startup
LOB
LOB
LOB
LOB
Low Trust
Become Predictable Reduce Batch Size
Fully Decouple Teams

54.
Iterative and Incremental
Organizational Improvement

55.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Lean/Agile Agile
Lean Startup
Low Trust
Become Predictable Reduce Batch Size
Fully Decouple Teams
Start

56.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Lean/Agile Agile
Lean Startup
Low Trust
Become Predictable Reduce Batch Size
Fully Decouple Teams
Start
P1

57.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Lean/Agile Agile
Lean Startup
Low Trust
Become Predictable Reduce Batch Size
Fully Decouple Teams
Start
P1
P2

58.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Lean/Agile Agile
Lean Startup
Low Trust
Become Predictable Reduce Batch Size
Fully Decouple Teams
Start
P1
P2
P3

59.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Lean/Agile Agile
Lean Startup
Low Trust
Become Predictable Reduce Batch Size
Fully Decouple Teams
Start
P1
P2
P3
P4

60.
Predictability
Adaptability
Emergent
Convergent
AEPE
PC AC
Ad-Hoc
Lean/Agile Agile
Lean Startup
Low Trust
Become Predictable Reduce Batch Size
Fully Decouple Teams
Start
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5

61.
Team
Services Teams – These teams support common
services across product lines. These teams
support the needs of the product teams.

62.
Team
Team
Product Teams – These teams integrate services
and write customer facing features. This is the
proto-typical Scrum team.
Services Teams – These teams support common
services across product lines. These teams
support the needs of the product teams.

63.
Team
Team
Team
Programs Teams – These teams define
requirements, set technical direction, and
provide context and coordination.
Product Teams – These teams integrate services
and write customer facing features. This is the
proto-typical Scrum team.
Services Teams – These teams support common
services across product lines. These teams
support the needs of the product teams.

64.
Team
Team
Team
Team
Portfolio Teams – These teams govern the
portfolio and make sure that work is moving
through the system.
Programs Teams – These teams define
requirements, set technical direction, and
provide context and coordination.
Product Teams – These teams integrate services
and write customer facing features. This is the
proto-typical Scrum team.
Services Teams – These teams support common
services across product lines. These teams
support the needs of the product teams.

65.
Agile Delivery Structure

66.
Team
Team TeamTeam
Team Team Team Team
Product &
Services
Teams

67.
Team
Team Team
Team Team
Team
Team
Team Team Team Team
Product &
Services
Teams
Program
Teams

68.
Team
Team
Team
Team
Team Team
Team
Team
Team Team Team Team
Product &
Services
Teams
Program
Teams
Portfolio
Teams

69.
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Team
Team
Team
Team Team
Team
Team
Team Team Team Team
Product &
Services
Teams
Program
Teams
Portfolio
Teams
Scrum

70.
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Team
Team
Team
Team Team
Team
Team
Team Team Team Team
Product &
Services
Teams
Program
Teams
Portfolio
Teams
Scrum
Kanban

71.
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Team
Team
Team
Team Team
Team
Team
Team Team Team Team
Product &
Services
Teams
Program
Teams
Portfolio
Teams
Scrum
Kanban
Kanban

72.
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Team
Team
Team
Team Team
Team
Team
Team Team Team Team
Product &
Services
Teams
Program
Teams
Portfolio
Teams
Scrum
Kanban
Kanban
Phase I
Form Teams, Basic Agile Practices
PC

73.
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Team
Team
Team
Team Team
Team
Team
Team Team Team Team
Product &
Services
Teams
Program
Teams
Portfolio
Teams
Scrum
Kanban
Kanban
Phase 2
Mature Practices & Culture
Regular Delivery Cadence
PC

74.
Team
Team
Team
Team
Team Team
Team
Team
Team Team Team Team
Product &
Services
Teams
Program
Teams
Portfolio
Teams
Scrum
Kanban
Kanban
Phase 2
Decouple Services and Products
Testing, CI and DevOps
AC

75.
Team
Team
Team
Team
Team Team
Team
Team
Team Team Team Team
Product &
Services
Teams
Program
Teams
Portfolio
Teams
Scrum
Kanban
Kanban
Phase 4
Smaller Batches Enterprise Wide
Goal Oriented Funding Framework
AC

76.
Team
Team
Team
Team
Team Team
Team
Team
Team Team Team Team
Product &
Services
Teams
Program
Teams
Portfolio
Teams
Scrum
Kanban
Kanban
Phase 5
Independent Goal Driven Teams
Adaptive Planning & Governance
AE

77.
By focusing on the
fundamentals and
systematically breaking
dependencies, we can
achieve true enterprise agility
at scale