From Implementing 
Agile to Being Agile 
Agile Evolution Lifecycle 
Michal Epstein 
January 2014
Agile Evolution Lifecycle 
Adoption 
Adjustment 
Advancement 
Culture
Adoption
Adoption 
Scaling 
• What worked well? 
• Team spirit and independency 
• Dev-QA collaboration 
• What required improvement? 
• Insufficient visibility outside the team level 
• Missing ability to plan and predict 
• Difficult to improve 
• Focus on tasks and estimations, less on deliveries 
• Planning process was lacking
Adjustment 
Emphasis only on few scrum basics: 
Sprint as a checkpoint for the team efficiency 
Deliver MVF’s 
• Work on small and well defined user stories 
• Focus and WIP limit 
Be an owner 
• Take full responsibility over team deliveries. 
Use tools for visibility and improvement
Advancement 
Challenge: 
How to work Agile in an organization 
that needs to reflect a roadmap to its customers?
Advancement 
Direction is clear. Path might change.
Scope to fit 
- What is the business value we get? 
- How much are we willing to spend? 
Estimate the entire release and 
set strict timelines 
- When will it be ready? 
- How much should it cost? 
Advancement 
OUT 
IN
List 
features 
Business 
value 
Cost 
Scope to fit 
Prioritize 
Scope to Fit 
Advancement
Culture 
Strong 
organizational 
unity 
(marketing, sales, R&D) 
Altering 
internal and 
external 
approach 
Short cycles 
and gradual 
value 
Happy Customers
Agile Evolution Lifecycle 
Culture 
Agile as a Culture 
Advancement 
Agile beyond R&D 
Adjustment 
Visibility and Adjustment 
Adoption 
Learn and Practice
Don’t let the Change 
manage you.. 
Manage 
the change! 
Thank you

Agile evolution lifecycle - From implementing Agile to being Agile

  • 1.
    From Implementing Agileto Being Agile Agile Evolution Lifecycle Michal Epstein January 2014
  • 2.
    Agile Evolution Lifecycle Adoption Adjustment Advancement Culture
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  • 4.
    Adoption Scaling •What worked well? • Team spirit and independency • Dev-QA collaboration • What required improvement? • Insufficient visibility outside the team level • Missing ability to plan and predict • Difficult to improve • Focus on tasks and estimations, less on deliveries • Planning process was lacking
  • 5.
    Adjustment Emphasis onlyon few scrum basics: Sprint as a checkpoint for the team efficiency Deliver MVF’s • Work on small and well defined user stories • Focus and WIP limit Be an owner • Take full responsibility over team deliveries. Use tools for visibility and improvement
  • 6.
    Advancement Challenge: Howto work Agile in an organization that needs to reflect a roadmap to its customers?
  • 7.
    Advancement Direction isclear. Path might change.
  • 8.
    Scope to fit - What is the business value we get? - How much are we willing to spend? Estimate the entire release and set strict timelines - When will it be ready? - How much should it cost? Advancement OUT IN
  • 9.
    List features Business value Cost Scope to fit Prioritize Scope to Fit Advancement
  • 10.
    Culture Strong organizational unity (marketing, sales, R&D) Altering internal and external approach Short cycles and gradual value Happy Customers
  • 11.
    Agile Evolution Lifecycle Culture Agile as a Culture Advancement Agile beyond R&D Adjustment Visibility and Adjustment Adoption Learn and Practice
  • 12.
    Don’t let theChange manage you.. Manage the change! Thank you

Editor's Notes

  • #4 השלב הראשון הוא שלב האימוץ. כשמתחילים לשחק במשחק חדש, קודם כל צריך להבין את החוקים ולעקוב אחריהם באדיקות. אז למדנו מה זה אג'ייל וקצת גם על מונחים ברוגבי. למדנו למה זה יותר טוב מווטרפול. שיננו את המניפסטו והשתכנענו שזה כדאי. התחפשנו לחזירים ולתרנגולים, התאמנו את עצמינו להגדרות התפקיד בהתאם לדרישות ובנינו workflow ברור ומוגדר היטב. הנסיון שלנו בלייבפרסון היה כזה: From decision phase to implementation – 2 weeks Driven with upper management to accelerate delivery and improve quality Training session for the leadership and development teams Re-organization to fit Scrum roles 3 teams Followed the rules Implementation in teams’ level Not much visibility to the entire organization No tools Only white boards and sticky notes