A case study of the agile transformation at Ericsson Mobile Core from 2009-2012 and using John Kotter's 8-step change model for leading the change. Presented at the Scrum Gathering Las Vegas 2013
15. ’09/Q3’09/Q2’09/Q1
Dissatisfaction
’08/Q4
First ideas
First ideas
Dawn of Agile
’09/Q4
Leadership Team
’10/Q1
Start Transition
Coach the Coach
’10/Q2
Internal Training
’10/Q3
Teams transformed
’10/Q3
Release trouble
’11/Q1
First Agile Release
’11/Q2
First Agile Release: on time, on scope... (2011/Q2)
16. ’09/Q3’09/Q2’09/Q1
Dissatisfaction
’08/Q4
First ideas
First ideas
Dawn of Agile
’09/Q4
Leadership Team
’10/Q1
Start Transition
Coach the Coach
’10/Q2
Internal Training
’10/Q3
Teams transformed
’10/Q3
Release trouble
’11/Q1
First Agile Release
’11/Q2
Sorting Issues
’11/Q3
Sorting out issues... a lot of them... (2011/Q3)
17. ’09/Q3’09/Q2’09/Q1
Dissatisfaction
’08/Q4
First ideas
First ideas
Dawn of Agile
’09/Q4
Leadership Team
’10/Q1
Start Transition
Coach the Coach
’10/Q2
Internal Training
’10/Q3
Teams transformed
’10/Q3
Release trouble
’11/Q1
First Agile Release
’11/Q2
Sorting Issues
’11/Q3
Second Agile Release
Second Agile Release: larger, on time, on scope (2011/Q4)
18. 15
’09/Q3’09/Q2’09/Q1
Dissatisfaction
’08/Q4
First ideas
First ideas
Dawn of Agile
’09/Q4
Leadership Team
’10/Q1
Start Transition
Coach the Coach
’10/Q2
Internal Training
’10/Q3
Teams transformed
’10/Q3
Release trouble
’11/Q1
First Agile Release
’11/Q2
Sorting Issues
’11/Q3
Second Agile Release
More improvements: from Scope to Value... (2012/Q1)
Improvement
19. 1615
’09/Q3’09/Q2’09/Q1
Dissatisfaction
’08/Q4
First ideas
First ideas
Dawn of Agile
’09/Q4
Leadership Team
’10/Q1
Start Transition
Coach the Coach
’10/Q2
Internal Training
’10/Q3
Teams transformed
’10/Q3
Release trouble
’11/Q1
First Agile Release
’11/Q2
Sorting Issues
’11/Q3
Second Agile Release
Improvement
Third Agile Release, large & on time and value (Q2 2012)
20. 1615
’09/Q3’09/Q2’09/Q1
Dissatisfaction
’08/Q4
First ideas
First ideas
Dawn of Agile
’09/Q4
Leadership Team
’10/Q1
Start Transition
Coach the Coach
’10/Q2
Internal Training
’10/Q3
Teams transformed
’10/Q3
Release trouble
’11/Q1
First Agile Release
’11/Q2
Sorting Issues
’11/Q3
Second Agile Release
Improvement
The journey continues...
Production deployments each
sprint (3 weeks); down from 12
month cycle time
Multiple teams swarm on a feature
New business model: “Network as a
Service”
21. ’09/Q3’09/Q2’09/Q1
Dissatisfaction
’08/Q4
First ideas
First ideas
Dawn of Agile
’09/Q4
Leadership Team
’10/Q1
Start Transition
Coach the Coach
’10/Q2
Internal Training
’10/Q3
Teams transformed
’10/Q3
Release trouble
’11/Q1
First Agile Release
’11/Q2
Sorting Issues
’11/Q3
Second Agile Release
Improvement
The whole journey...
’11/Q4
’12/Q1
’12/Q2
38. Many thanks @nusco for the graphics!
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