Why 76% of Agile Organizations
are Failing at Agile
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PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIALAGILE VELOCITY ACCELERATE AGILITY
David Hawks
@austinagile
david@agilevelocity.com
CEO, Executive Agile Coach

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current state of Agility
Superficial Agility Improving Agility Predictable Agility Fast Agility
• Going through the motions
• Work is visible
• Silo development
• Lots of carryover
• Not strong PO/ SM
• Retrospectives have
meaning
• ScrumMaster is Coach
• Work is estimated and
velocity being measured
• Swarming and cross
training is starting to
happen
• Team identity is being
created
• Carryover is limited
• Team’s have focus
(Limiting WIP)
• Constant team Backlog
Refinement
• Break work down and
swarm
• Whole team ownership
embracing cross functional
goals
• Cycle Time has been
significantly reduced
• Able to respond to new
high priority and deliver
quickly
• Leadership focus on
optimizing the whole
• Urgently resolve
organizational
impediments
• Test Automation,
Continuous Integration,
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AGILE VELOCITY ACCELERATE AGILITY
The Path To Agility™ Transformation Framework
New Status Quo
Status Quo
Integration
& Practice
Chaos &
Resistance

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL
AGILE VELOCITY ACCELERATE AGILITY
The Path To Agility™ Transformation Framework
Align
Accelerate
Adapt
Predict
Learn
Chaos &
Resistance
Integration
& Practice
New Status Quo
Status Quo

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIALAGILE VELOCITY ACCELERATE AGILITY
The Path To Agility™ Transformation Framework
Why Do So Many Companies
Struggle?
Let’s Explore The Top Impediments
Organizations Face.

OrgSystemTeam
Team 1 Team 2 Team N
System 1 System 2
Organization
LEVELS OF PATH TO AGILITY® TRANSFORMATION FRAMEWORK

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIALAGILE VELOCITY ACCELERATE AGILITY
CHALLENGE 1
Impediment #1
Implementing Solutions without
clarity in Desired Results
Impact
• Lots of Resistance & Frustrati
• Silo Optimization
• No Clear Measure of Success
• Minimal Gains

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIALAGILE VELOCITY ACCELERATE AGILITY
SORT THE CHANGE MODEL CARDS
• Form groups of 4-7 at your table
• Match each description with a title card
• Try and put them in order

1. Create Urgency
2. Form a powerful coalition
3. Create a vision for change
4. Communicate the vision
5. Empower action
6. Create quick wins
7. Build on the change
8.Anchor wins in culture
Creating the
climate for
Change
Engaging &
enabling the
organization
Implementin
g &
sustaining
for change
Adapted from Dr John Kotter’s 8 Step Process for leading change
http://www.kotterinternation.com/our-principles/changesteps/changestep
Apply Organizational Change Management

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIALAGILE VELOCITY ACCELERATE AGILITY
THE PATH TO AGILITY™
Our proven transformation framework
12
Kotter 8 Steps
1. Create Urgency
2. Form a powerful coalition
3. Create vision and strategy
4. Communicate the vision
5. Empower action
6. Create quick wins
7. Build on the change
8.Anchor wins in culture

OrgSystemTeam
Align
Compelling Purpose
Rollout Strategy
Teams Aligned to Value
Clear Value Purpose
Team Agreements
The Path To Agility™ Transformation Framework

Productivity
Predictability
Innovation
Quality
Speed
Employee
Engagement
Customer
Satisfaction
Continuous
Improvement
Market
Responsiveness
The Path To Agility® Transformation Framework
Business
Impacts

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIALAGILE VELOCITY ACCELERATE AGILITY
CHALLENGE 1
Impediment #2
No Mechanism to Resolve Org.
Level Cross Dept. Impediments
Impact
• Impediments not Resolved Quickly (or
ever)
• You Empower the Resistance!
• Teams hit a Ceiling (become
disenfranchised)

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIALAGILE VELOCITY ACCELERATE AGILITY
DISCUSS IN TRIADS
• Form a triad with 2 other people from 2
other tables
• Discuss why the following would be
good practices for an Agile Leadership
Team:
• Cross Functional (Who should be involved?)
• Run the ALT with Agile
• Have visible huddles out in the open
• Track impediments on a visible board

Insights and organizational
impediments from teams
Transformation
Backlog
Transformation
Team
Product of Transformation:
Agile teams working in an
agile organization
Run the Transformation
using Agile

OrgSystemTeam
Align Learn
Compelling Purpose
Rollout Strategy
Teams Aligned to Value
Clear Value Purpose
Team Agreements
Team Empowerment
Action Enabled
Ability to Measure
Cross-Team
Coordination
Visibility Created
Foundational Team
Practices
Continuous
Improvement Culture
The Path To Agility™ Transformation Framework

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIALAGILE VELOCITY ACCELERATE AGILITY
CHALLENGE 1
Impediment #3
Leaders Not Creating Focus
Impact
• Lots of Interruptions
• No Time to Improve
• No Flow
• No Ability to Forecas
• Slow Time to Value

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIALAGILE VELOCITY ACCELERATE AGILITY
DISCUSS HOW WE SCALE BY DESCALING
• Form teams of 4-7 at your table
• Discuss the practices depicted in the 4
cards with drawings
• How can each of these practices actually
reduce complexity in your environment?

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Watch the Baton, not the Runners

OrgSystemTeam
Align Learn Predict
Compelling Purpose
Rollout Strategy
Teams Aligned to Value
Clear Value Purpose
Team Agreements
Team Empowerment
Action Enabled
Ability to Measure
Cross-Team
Coordination
Visibility Created
Foundational Team
Practices
Continuous
Improvement Culture
Leadership Agility
Ability to Focus
Multi-Team
Predictability
Ability to Forecast
Complexity Reduced
Predictable Delivery
Cadence
Quality Feedback
Loop Shortened
The Path To Agility™ Transformation Framework

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIALAGILE VELOCITY ACCELERATE AGILITY
The Path To Agility™ Transformation Framework

OrgSystemTeam
Align Learn Predict Accelerate Adapt
Objective Data Driven
Decisions
Whole Org Agility
Lean Financing
Customer Centered
Minimal Time to Pivot
Experiment Driven
Development
Product Learning over
Delivery
Compelling Purpose
Rollout Strategy
Teams Aligned to Value
Clear Value Purpose
Team Agreements
Team Empowerment
Action Enabled
Ability to Measure
Cross-Team
Coordination
Visibility Created
Foundational Team
Practices
Continuous
Improvement Culture
Leadership Agility
Ability to Focus
Multi-Team
Predictability
Ability to Forecast
Complexity Reduced
Predictable Delivery
Cadence
Quality Feedback
Loop Shortened
Value Driven
Optimize the Whole
Reduce Cycle Time
Release Continuously
Self-Sustaining
Improvement
Decision Agility
The Path To Agility™ Transformation Framework

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