This session was focused on what are the aspects organizations should consider when they want to scale agile implementation in organization. There are several frameworks out there like SAFe, LeSS, Spotify, and so on. what is it that organization is trying to achieve and how a systematic approach of scaled agile implementation can help the organization.
Attendees were exploring what aspects should be considered before organization decides to scale agile. How to scale agile and when to do it largely depends on what organization is trying to achieve. Each organization is operating it in different way so there is no defined formula or framework that will work for all. But guidelines from this session will help the members to identify their needs and then take further action. These guidelines can help the organization to successfully scale agile irrespective of which framework is selected.
Agile means different things to different people. Agile = scrum, or any methodology, agile means cultural change, agile means new process, agile is mindset and so on
Scaling means different things as well. Do the same thing or larger scale? Replicate agile from 1 team to multiple teams, scale it from development org to other functions, horizontal scaling or vertical scaling
Scaling agile
What is scaling agile for your org
It is about delivering big programs
Is it about spreading agile implementation in other functions
Value to customer
Value to organization
Simplicity is decluttering products, processes. Do what is enough for today. Same applies when we go for scaling agile.
These aspects are important when we select tools, frameworks etc
Having minimum roles in org is simplicity
Descaling – identify non value adding elements in the org and start trusting the teams more. Scale down non value adding processes and give people choice to find alternative.
Need?
Driven by client request?
Multiple programs?
Distributed teams?
Market needs? Time to market? Frequent delievery?
Where to start
Creating light weight roll out plan
Selecting pilot program or big bang roll out
Training needs
Infrastructure needs
Do you really need the tools
Which tools can help you to change the culture
Criteria for selecting the framework
Suitable for what type of org?
Is it only focused on development?
Training complexity
Can you implement on your own
Is it suitable for your org culture
Along with basics, new practices may be needed for program and portfolio level
No single framework can solve all your problems but you can take best practices from all available frameworks