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Scaling Agile is scaling people

Scaling Agile is scaling people. What does it mean to scale Agile? . The Scaling metaphor. The stuff organizations are made of . Policies Roles and responsibilities Reporting relationships Business processes Infrastructure And…. People. Network metaphor. Swarm metaphor.

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Scaling Agile is scaling people

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  1. Scaling Agile is scaling people

  2. What does it mean to scale Agile?

  3. The Scaling metaphor

  4. The stuff organizations are made of • Policies • Roles and responsibilities • Reporting relationships • Business processes • Infrastructure • And…

  5. People

  6. Network metaphor

  7. Swarm metaphor

  8. Human systems

  9. Principles for scaling Agile • Know what Agile value you want to preserve • Scaling Agile means changing or removing old structure and adding new structure • Make sure that scaling structure does not impede the Agile value that you wish to scale

  10. The family corresponds to team

  11. Family pattern for team collaboration • Small • Long lasting  • Clear boundaries  • Shared purpose • Private space • Empowered • Single assignment

  12. Agile practices Scrum XP Lean

  13. Family pattern for team collaboration • Unit of production • A long lasting asset • Consistent high quality 

  14. Scaling to support teams ∆Work stream input and output rhythm -Supervisor role & responsibilities +Supervisor role & responsibilities + Business collaborators +Team space ∆ Policy: expense tracking

  15. The village corresponds to program

  16. Tribal identity

  17. Village pattern for programs • Shared community, tribal identity • Support & provisioning of teams • Integrating team output into an economically viable product

  18. 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

  19. The port city corresponds to the portfolio

  20. Port city pattern for portfolios • Market forecasting • Investments decisions • Risk management strategy • Contract & compliance management

  21. 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

  22. The nation pattern for company

  23. National features • Rule of law: transparency, clear guidelines • Citizenship: rights and responsibilities • Brand and corporate culture • Infrastructure & channel strategy • Competitive defense

  24. 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

  25. Questions

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