There are a lot of talks and stories about Agile methods such as Scrum, Kanban, and XP. They certainly work for individual teams. And what would you do if you have a lot of teams in the company, or if you have a big product, which requires interaction between many teams for success? There are successful examples of scaling using Agile and Lean principles for the last 5 or more years. During the lecture, I talk about the principles and practices behind the scale.
2. Timofey
Yevgrashyn
• In IT industry from 1997,
• Over 13 years as manager,
• Sharing experience for more
than 7 years,
• Agile/Lean consultant,
• Blogging at tim.com.ua
tim tim.com.ua
13. Top 5 tips for scaling
VERSIONONE.COM 1
Top 5 Tips for Success with Scaling Agile
Consistent process and practices (43%), implementation of a common tool across
teams (40%), and agile consultants or trainers (40%) were cited as the top three
tips for successfully scaling agile.
Other important factors included: externally attended classes or workshops,
company-provided training program, online training and webinars, and full-time
internal coaches.
*Respondents were able to make multiple selections.
RECIPES FOR AGILE
GOVERNANCE IN THE
ENTERPRISE (RAGE)
43%
CONSISTENT
PROCESS AND
PRACTICES
40%
IMPLEMENTATION
OF A COMMON TOOL
ACROSS TEAMS
40%
AGILE CONSULTANTS
OR TRAINERS
37%
EXECUTIVE
SPONSORSHIP
35%
INTERNAL AGILE
SUPPORT TEAM
*Respondents were able to make multiple select
http://stateofagile.versionone.com/