In this presentation we discuss our approach to balance alignment with autonomy of teams to help teams across the business to transition to an agile way of working
7. “Where does Agile stand in 2019?
“It is the best of the times and the worst of times…”
… the age of wisdom ... the age of foolishness,
… the epoch of belief … the epoch of incredulity,
… the season of Light … the season of Darkness,
… the spring of hope … the winter of despair,
… everything before us … nothing before us,
… all going to Heaven, … all going direct the other way…
Charles Dickens,
A Tale of Two Cities ( 1859)
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8. Hold up a
mirror
To show something as it is
without any value
judgements or analysis
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40. Learning from Microsoft’s Journey of getting Agile At Scale
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2015/10/29/microsofts-sixteen-keys-to-becoming-agile-at-
scale/#605ec70615ce
Get good at the science of Agile and Scrum but don’t be overly prescriptive
Don’t copy others:
learn from others
Build the culture you want …
and you’ll get the behavior
you’re after
Stop trying to
predict the future
Optimize around
customer feedback
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