Scaling Agile is scaling people
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. What does it mean to scale Agile?
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. The Scaling metaphor
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. Policies Roles and responsibilities Reporting relationships Business processes Infrastructure And… The stuff organizations are made of
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Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. 1.Know what Agile value you want to preserve 2.Scaling Agile means changing or removing old structure and adding new structure 3.Make sure that scaling structure does not impede the Agile value that you wish to scale Principles for scaling Agile
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. The family corresponds to team
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. Small Long lasting Clear boundaries Shared purpose Private space Empowered Single assignment Family pattern for team collaboration
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. Agile practices Scrum XP Lean
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. Family pattern for team collaboration Unit of production A long lasting asset Consistent high quality
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. Scaling to support teams ∆Work stream input and output rhythm -Supervisor role & responsibilities +Supervisor role & responsibilities + Business collaborators +Team space ∆ Policy: expense tracking
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. The village corresponds to program
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. Tribal identity
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. Shared community, tribal identity Support & provisioning of teams Integrating team output into an economically viable product Village pattern for programs
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. Scaling to support programs ∆Attitudes about bad news -Unneeded approvals +Release planning activities & space +Business collaboration +New types of teams +Communities of practice +New feedback channels
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. The port city corresponds to the portfolio
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. Port city pattern for portfolios Market forecasting Investments decisions Risk management strategy Contract & compliance management
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. Scaling to support portfolios ∆Risk management strategy -Fixed charters, outmoded policies +Incremental investment +New management teams +Business collaboration +Feedback channels from customers +Feedback channels from programs
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. The nation pattern for company
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. National features Rule of law: transparency, clear guidelines Citizenship: rights and responsibilities Brand and corporate culture Infrastructure & channel strategy Competitive defense
Copyright © 2013 SolutionsIQ. All rights reserved. Scaling to support the enterprise ∆Company as platform -Individual performance systems +Local decision-making +Executive teams +Company-wide feedback channels ∆ Culture of learning and experimentation
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