Agile Network India | Agile and Mindset Transformation by Swapna Somasi

1. Swapna Somasi
Vice President – Technology Operations
Agile and Mindset Transformation

2. Disclaimer
The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this session belong
solely to me and are complied from various learning/knowledge
articles and my experience and do not concern my employer,
organization, committee, group or individual that I was, I am or will be
affiliated with.
I am not endorsing or promoting any company, organization or product
through this session.
All images used from the internet are for representational purposes
only.

3. About Me
19 years of rich and versatile experience in the Financial Services, Banking
and Product Technology Industries, handling, Operations. Testing, Business
Analysis, Project and Program Management, Product Development and
People Leadership.
In depth knowledge in driving strategic initiatives and transformation projects
across several centres of excellence in the Information Technology space.
I am currently working as a Vice President at a leading International bank, in
their Technology Operations.
I am very passionate about people and my strengths are building collaborative
teams, communication and interpersonal skills.
System and Design thinking, Technology, Lean and Agile Leadership add to my
skill sets

4. The established set of attitudes held by someone
Mindsets are the common assumptions that shape how people behave,
either holding organizations back or taking them forward

6. Five stages of Mindset Transformation
Stage 1 : Conception of Change
Stage 2: Discovery
Stage 3: Pilot the change
Stage 4: Set the right priorities – productive choices
Stage 5: Measure - Growth and Progress

7. Case Study – Stage 1
Conception
of Change
The Why
 Increased Time to Market
 Low productivity
 Outdated conventional methods
 Demotivated teams
 Unhappy Customers
Agile Methodology

8. Stage 2 : Discovery

9. Stage 3 : Pilot
 Pilot Team
 Set SMART Goals
• Value
• Profit
• People
 Periodic reviews
 Feedback
 Rediscover

10. Stage 4 : Priorities and choices
What is working – What is not?
What should change?
How do we make it better?
Is it aggressive? enough?
Are the tools being used
effectively?
Are we following the processes?
Are we experiencing fatigue?
Tools / processes/ changes / time
etc?

11. Stage 5 : Measure – Growth and Progress
 Measurable results
 Driven by KPIs
 Happy Customers
 Increased productivity
 Innovation
 People centric diversified teams

15. References
Slide # Image Link
Slide 5 Mind set Shifts https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fqaspire.com%2F2015%2F11%2F23%2Fmindset-shifts-for-
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Slide 6 Calvin and
Hobbes
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Slide 9 Discovery https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Frachelbesangre.wordpress.com%2F2015%2F09%2F29%2Fdesc
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statistics%2F&psig=AOvVaw25rvq9VvtNCxdN06_64bmj&ust=1627139945296000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQj
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Slide 11 Priorities https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheteacherandtheadmin.com%2F2018%2F02%2F28%2Fprioriti
es-in-schools-how-to-make-effective-change-tomorrow%2F&psig=AOvVaw23NVrumbC6p8ub5wA-
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Slide 12 Progress https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreamstime.com%2Froyalty-free-stock-image-progress-
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Slide 13 Mindset-Results https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fthebrandgym.com%2Fcrisis-as-catalyst-for-change-in-
coaching-teams%2Fnew-mindset-new-
results%2F&psig=AOvVaw3cQvaVbGb_mmjmHRUc0HSV&ust=1627145580946000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAs
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