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Agile and Change Management: A Synergistic Approach to Organizational Transformation
Author: Dr. Anya Sharma, PMP, CSM, a recognized expert in organizational change management with over 15 years of experience implementing agile methodologies in diverse industry settings. Dr. Sharma holds a PhD in Organizational Behavior and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Scrum Master (CSM). Her research focuses on the intersection of agile practices and successful change management strategies.
Publisher: Published by the Institute for Agile Leadership (IAL), a globally recognized authority on agile principles and their application in various contexts. IAL's publications are known for their rigorous research and practical insights, contributing significantly to the field of agile and change management.
Editor: Edited by Mr. David Chen, a seasoned Agile Coach with 20 years of experience leading large-scale organizational transformations using agile frameworks. Mr. Chen's expertise in facilitating change within complex environments ensures the accuracy and practical relevance of this report.
Keywords: Agile and change management, organizational change, agile transformation, change management strategies, agile methodologies, scrum, kanban, iterative development, adaptability, resilience, stakeholder management, risk management, successful change implementation.
1. Introduction: The Symbiotic Relationship Between Agile and Change Management
Organizations today face constant pressure to adapt and evolve. Rapid technological advancements, shifting market demands, and increasing global competition necessitate a dynamic approach to change. This is where the synergistic relationship between agile and change management becomes crucial. While traditionally viewed as separate disciplines, their integration produces a powerful framework for navigating organizational transformations successfully. This report delves into the core principles of both agile and change management, exploring their interconnectedness and presenting evidence-based strategies for effective implementation. Research indicates that organizations leveraging both approaches experience significantly higher success rates in change initiatives (Highsmith, 2002; Cohn, 2009).
2. Understanding Agile Methodologies
Agile methodologies are iterative and incremental approaches to project management that emphasize flexibility, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Popular frameworks like Scrum and Kanban provide structured processes for managing work, facilitating frequent feedback loops, and adapting to changing requirements. The core principles of agile include:
Iterative Development: Breaking down projects into smaller, manageable iterations allows for frequent adjustments and minimizes the risk of large-scale failures.
Continuous Feedback: Regular feedback from stakeholders ensures that the project aligns with evolving needs and expectations.
Collaboration and Communication: Agile emphasizes close collaboration between team members and stakeholders, fostering transparency and shared understanding.
Adaptability and Flexibility: Agile frameworks are designed to accommodate changes in requirements and priorities throughout the project lifecycle.
Numerous studies have shown that agile methodologies enhance productivity, improve product quality, and increase customer satisfaction (Ambler, 2002; Sutherland, 2014).
3. The Importance of Change Management
Change management is a structured approach to guiding individuals and organizations through periods of transition. It involves planning, implementing, and evaluating changes in a way that minimizes disruption and maximizes adoption. Key elements of effective change management include:
Stakeholder Analysis: Identifying and engaging all stakeholders affected by the change is crucial for successful implementation.
Communication Planning: Clear and consistent communication throughout the change process reduces uncertainty and resistance.
Training and Support: Providing adequate training and support to individuals affected by the change ensures they have the skills and resources to adapt effectively.
Resistance Management: Addressing resistance proactively and effectively is essential for mitigating potential roadblocks to change.
Measurement and Evaluation: Tracking progress and evaluating the impact of the change initiative ensures continuous improvement and accountability.
Research consistently demonstrates that organizations with robust change management processes experience higher success rates in change initiatives (Kotter, 1996; Prosci, 2020).
4. Integrating Agile and Change Management: A Powerful Combination
The integration of agile and change management creates a powerful framework for organizational transformation. Agile methodologies provide the structure and flexibility to manage the complexities of change, while change management principles ensure that the human aspects of the transformation are addressed effectively. This integration fosters a culture of adaptability, resilience, and continuous improvement.
For example, the iterative nature of agile allows for continuous feedback on the change process itself, enabling adjustments to be made based on real-time observations. The collaborative aspects of agile facilitate the engagement of stakeholders, reducing resistance and increasing buy-in. By embedding change management principles within agile frameworks, organizations can effectively manage the human side of change while delivering tangible results.
5. Practical Applications and Case Studies
Numerous organizations have successfully implemented agile and change management strategies to achieve significant improvements in efficiency, productivity, and innovation. Case studies demonstrate the effectiveness of integrating these approaches in various contexts, from software development to large-scale organizational restructuring. For instance, a study by McKinsey & Company (2019) highlighted the significant improvements in project delivery success rates achieved by organizations that integrated agile and change management practices.
6. Addressing Challenges and Risks
While integrating agile and change management offers significant advantages, organizations must also address potential challenges. These include:
Resistance to change: Overcoming resistance to new ways of working requires effective communication, training, and stakeholder engagement.
Lack of leadership support: Successful implementation requires strong leadership commitment and sponsorship.
Insufficient skills and training: Teams need the necessary skills and training to implement agile and change management principles effectively.
Inadequate planning and communication: Clear planning and communication are essential for avoiding confusion and misunderstandings.
7. Measuring Success: Key Metrics and Indicators
The success of integrating agile and change management should be measured using a combination of quantitative and qualitative metrics. These may include:
Project delivery success rates: Measuring the percentage of projects delivered on time and within budget.
Customer satisfaction: Assessing customer satisfaction with the outcomes of the change initiative.
Employee engagement: Measuring employee engagement and satisfaction with the new ways of working.
Organizational agility: Evaluating the organization's ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
8. Conclusion
The integration of agile and change management represents a significant advancement in organizational transformation strategies. By combining the flexibility and adaptability of agile methodologies with the structured approach of change management, organizations can effectively navigate the complexities of change, improve their resilience, and achieve sustainable success. This synergistic approach empowers organizations to embrace change as an opportunity for growth and innovation. Future research should focus on further exploring the specific combinations of agile and change management techniques that are most effective in different organizational contexts and industries.
FAQs:
1. What is the difference between agile and change management? Agile focuses on iterative project delivery, while change management focuses on managing the human aspects of organizational transitions. Integrating both optimizes results.
2. How can I implement agile and change management in my organization? Start with a pilot project, train your team, establish clear communication channels, and measure progress regularly.
3. What are the key benefits of integrating agile and change management? Increased adaptability, improved collaboration, faster project delivery, reduced risk, higher employee engagement, and greater success rates in change initiatives.
4. What are some common challenges in implementing agile and change management? Resistance to change, lack of leadership support, insufficient training, and poor communication.
5. What metrics should I use to measure the success of agile and change management implementation? Project delivery success rates, customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and organizational agility.
6. Can agile and change management be applied to all types of organizations? Yes, but the specific implementation might vary based on organizational size, structure, and culture.
7. What role does leadership play in the success of agile and change management? Strong leadership support, sponsorship, and commitment are crucial for successful implementation.
8. How can I address resistance to change during agile and change management implementation? Open communication, stakeholder engagement, training, and addressing concerns proactively are vital.
9. What are some popular agile frameworks that can be integrated with change management? Scrum, Kanban, and Lean are popular choices.
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| agile and change management: Managing Change in an Agile World Kate Nelson, 2018-07 Agile change management is the adaptive and iterative planning and execution of change management practices that encourages flexibility and speed. In agile change environments, changes happen swiftly and repetitively. In these environments, the goals of change management work are largely unchanged. However, there are unique principles and tools that influence how change management is applied to help people be ready, willing, and able to work in new ways. In this book, we have identified the principles and practices for managing change in an agile, fast, iterative, environment. If organizations want to make effective change, they need to recognize and deal with the principles of how change happens within agile organizations and have the tools to make the work happen. The book is divided into two parts - one that teaches background, ideas and approaches, and one that is rooted in the day to day tactics for the change leader who is managing change in iterative fast-paced change environments. |
| agile and change management: Lean Change Management Jason Little, 2014-10-03 Change resistance is a natural reaction, when you don’t involve the people affected by the change in the design of the change. This book will help you implement successful change and bypass change resistance by co-creating change. The book will do that through examples of how innovative practices can dramatically improve the success of change programs. These practices combine ideas from the Agile, Lean Startup, change management, organizational development and psychology communities. This book will change how you think about change.-- |
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| agile and change management: Doing Agile Right Darrell Rigby, Sarah Elk, Steve Berez, 2020-05-26 Agile has the power to transform work--but only if it's implemented the right way. For decades business leaders have been painfully aware of a huge chasm: They aspire to create nimble, flexible enterprises. But their day-to-day reality is silos, sluggish processes, and stalled innovation. Today, agile is hailed as the essential bridge across this chasm, with the potential to transform a company and catapult it to the head of the pack. Not so fast. In this clear-eyed, indispensable book, Bain & Company thought leader Darrell Rigby and his colleagues Sarah Elk and Steve Berez provide a much-needed reality check. They dispel the myths and misconceptions that have accompanied agile's rise to prominence--the idea that it can reshape an organization all at once, for instance, or that it should be used in every function and for all types of work. They illustrate that agile teams can indeed be powerful, making people's jobs more rewarding and turbocharging innovation, but such results are possible only if the method is fully understood and implemented the right way. The key, they argue, is balance. Every organization must optimize and tightly control some of its operations, and at the same time innovate. Agile, done well, enables vigorous innovation without sacrificing the efficiency and reliability essential to traditional operations. The authors break down how agile really works, show what not to do, and explain the crucial importance of scaling agile properly in order to reap its full benefit. They then lay out a road map for leading the transition to a truly agile enterprise. Agile isn't a goal in itself; it's a means to becoming a high-performance operation. Doing Agile Right is a must-have guide for any company trying to make the transition--or trying to sustain high agility. |
| agile and change management: The Effective Change Manager's Handbook Richard Smith, David King, Ranjit Sidhu, Dan Skelsey, APMG, 2014-11-03 The Effective Change Manager's Handbook helps practitioners, employers and academics define and practise change management successfully and develop change management maturity within their organization. A single-volume learning resource covering the range of knowledge required, it includes chapters from established thought leaders on topics ranging from benefits management, stakeholder strategy, facilitation, change readiness, project management and education and learning support. The Effective Change Manager's Handbook covers the whole process from planning to implementation, offering practical tools, techniques and models to effectively support any change initiative. The editors of The Effective Change Manager's Handbook - Richard Smith, David King, Ranjit Sidhu and Dan Skelsey - are all experienced international consultants and trainers in change management. All four editors worked on behalf of the Change Management Institute to co-author the first global change management body of knowledge, The Effective Change Manager, and are members of the APMG International examination panel for change management. |
| agile and change management: Hbr's 10 Must Reads on Change Management 2-Volume Collection Harvard Business Review, 2021-04-27 If you read nothing else on change management, read these definitive articles from Harvard Business Review. Most companies' change initiatives fail. Yours don't have to. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management 2-Volume Collection provides enduring ideas and practical advice to help you spearhead change in your organization. Bringing together HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management and HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management, Vol. 2, this collection includes twenty articles selected by HBR's editors and features the indispensable article Leading Change by John Kotter. From timeless classics to the latest game-changing ideas from thought leaders W. Chan Kim, Renee Mauborgne, Tim Brown, Roger Martin, and more, HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management 2-Volume Collection will inspire you to: Lead through the eight critical stages of change Establish a sense of urgency Overcome addiction to the status quo Transform your company's culture Minimize the pain of change Get reorgs right Reshape your organization for climate sustainability Scale agile practices throughout your company Lead change when business is good—but also when times are tough HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment. |
| agile and change management: An Agile Adoption and Transformation Survival Guide Michael Sahota, 2012-07-16 This book provides a set of essential thinking tools for understanding Agile adoption and transformation: how they differ and what you need to know to avoid being another statistic in the widespread adoption failure. In particular, you will learn how to use culture to work more effectively with your organization. It is called a survival guide since so many people have found the concepts to be invaluable in understanding their experiences when working with Agile. This book includes: Identification of causes of the widespread Agile adoption failure A model for understanding Agile, Kanban, and Software Craftsmanship culture An outline of key adoption and transformation approaches A framework to help guide when to use these these approaches with your organization Real-life case studies of what has worked and what hasn' |
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| agile and change management: The Art of Agile Development James Shore, Shane Warden, 2008 For those considering Extreme Programming, this book provides no-nonsense advice on agile planning, development, delivery, and management taken from the authors' many years of experience. While plenty of books address the what and why of agile development, very few offer the information users can apply directly. |
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| agile and change management: Agile Management Ángel Medinilla, 2012-10-08 If you have tried to implement Agile in your organization, you have probably learned a lot about development practices, teamwork, processes and tools, but too little about how to manage such an organization. Yet managerial support is often the biggest impediment to successfully adopting Agile, and limiting your Agile efforts to those of the development teams while doing the same old-style management will dramatically limit the ability of your organization to reach the next Agile level. Ángel Medinilla will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of what Agile means to an organization and the manager’s role in such an environment, i.e., how to manage, lead and motivate self-organizing teams and how to create an Agile corporate culture. Based on his background as a “veteran” Agile consultant for companies of all sizes, he delivers insights and experiences, points out possible pitfalls, presents practical approaches and possible scenarios, also including detailed suggestions for further reading. If you are a manager, team leader, evangelist, change agent (or whatever nice title) and if you want to push Agile further in your organization, then this is your book. You will read how to change the paradigm of what management is about: it is not about arbitrary decisions, constant supervision and progress control, and the negotiation of changing requirements. It is about motivation, self-organization, responsibility, and the exploitation of all project stakeholders’ knowledge. We live in a different world than the one that most management experts of the 20th century describe, and companies that strive for success and excellence will need a new kind of manager – Agile managers. |
| agile and change management: The Lean Change Method Jeff Anderson, 2013-10-04 The Lean Change Method is a practical how-to guide for anyone wanting to transform their technology business.https://tsw.createspace.com/title/4469681/distribute/description#Co-Create Your ChangeThe Lean Change method will teach you collaborative and innovative techniques to manage Agile change.Validate Your TransformationLearn how to systematically test your change plan and iterate based on just-in-time feedback. |
| agile and change management: ADKAR Jeff Hiatt, 2006 In his first complete text on the ADKAR model, Jeff Hiatt explains the origin of the model and explores what drives each building block of ADKAR. Learn how to build awareness, create desire, develop knowledge, foster ability and reinforce changes in your organization. The ADKAR Model is changing how we think about managing the people side of change, and provides a powerful foundation to help you succeed at change. |
| agile and change management: Agile Portfolio Management Jochen Krebs, 2008-07-16 Agile development processes foster better collaboration, innovation, and results. So why limit their use to software projects—when you can transform your entire business? Written by agile-mentoring expert Jochen Krebs, this book illuminates the opportunities—and rewards—of applying agile processes to your overall IT portfolio. Whether project manager, business analyst, or executive—you’ll understand the business drivers behind agile portfolio management. And learn best practices for optimizing results. Use agile processes to align IT and business strategy Adapt and extend core agile processes Orchestrate the collaboration between IT and business vision Eliminate wish-list driven requirements, and manage expectations instead Optimize the balance of projects, resources, and assets in your portfolio Use metrics to communicate project status, quality, even team morale Create a portfolio strategy consistent with the goals of the organization Achieve organizational and process transparency Manage your business with agility—and help maximize the returns! |
| agile and change management: Make Your Business Agile Peter Taylor, 2021-05-17 Business Agility is an approach that gives the right business flexibility and fast decision-making in a volatile environment, providing a great capacity for innovation, adaptation and change. Businesses everywhere are trying to ‘get business agile’ – but it’s not easy to adapt to becoming this adaptive. How can conventional organisations succeed in this transformation? In this book, project and change management expert Peter Taylor walks you through the change process step by step, providing a tried and tested transformation roadmap: benefits are outlined, solutions to common challenges offered, and tried and tested methods and tools provided. He guides you towards a decentralised management style that offers more successful decision making through collaboration. By reducing processes, adjusting the governance and believing in ‘the power of the people’ to deliver simple success in a time of complex demand, the guidance in this book will help any manager get Business Agile. |
| agile and change management: Leadership Agility William B. Joiner, Stephen A. Josephs, 2006-10-20 Leadership Agility is the master competency needed for sustained success in today’s complex, fast-paced business environment. Richly illustrated with stories based on original research and decades of work with clients, this groundbreaking book identifies five levels that leaders move through in developing their agility. Significantly, only 10% have mastered the level of agility needed for consistent effectiveness in our turbulent era of global competition. Written in an engaging, down-to-earth style, this book not only provides a map that guides readers in identifying their current level of agility. It also provides practical advice and concrete examples that show managers and leadership development professionals how they can bring greater agility to the initiatives they take every day. |
| agile and change management: Managing Change in Organizations Project Management Institute, 2013-08-01 Managing Change in Organizations: A Practice Guide is unique in that it integrates two traditionally disparate world views on managing change: organizational development/human resources and portfolio/program/project management. By bringing these together, professionals from both worlds can use project management approaches to effectively create and manage change. This practice guide begins by providing the reader with a framework for creating organizational agility and judging change readiness. |
| agile and change management: Conversations of Change Jen Frahm, 2017-07-18 A practical guide to implementing workplace change. Managing change in a workplace can be a difficult process. Your focus should be on the opportunity it presents, not the problem that's been created. Conversations of Change is a practical guide that navigates experienced and inexperienced managers alike through the process of identifying, creating and measuring real and effective change. The book covers how to make sense of organizational change, how to set up your change initiative for success and what you need to know implement change well. Structured in three easy to read parts. Part 1: Shaping up - the decisions you need to make -Clarity on 4 universal points of confusion in change -Who's who in the zoo! Easy to understand explanations of 10 necessary roles in change -Change success - a three legged stool, pull one element away and it falls over -6 most commonly used change models explained Part 2 Moving forward - the 5 pillars of change success -6 elements of change capable organisation -Change readiness and how to assess if you are ready for change -Dealing with change resistance - three key considerations -From the trenches - 5 pitfalls of change communication to avoid -12 truisms of change leadership Part 3 Check the peripherals - things that you should be aware of -5 Future of Work practices and how they can be used in your change efforts -6 myths of change management that can get in the way -The ultimate information on how to develop your knowledge in change management - including associations, formal knowledge, communities of practice, self study with 11 change experts to follow on twitter and 17 change management blogs to bookmark Bonus chapter! A full summary of all four adventures |
| agile and change management: Managing Agile Alan Moran, 2015-03-18 This book examines agile approaches from a management perspective by focusing on matters of strategy, implementation, organization and people. It examines the turbulence of the marketplace and business environment in order to identify what role agile management has to play in coping with such change and uncertainty. Based on observations, personal experience and extensive research, it clearly identifies the fabric of the agile organization, helping managers to become agile leaders in an uncertain world. The book opens with a broad survey of agile strategies, comparing and contrasting some of the major methodologies selected on the basis of where they lie on a continuum of ceremony and formality, ranging from the minimalist technique-driven and software engineering focused XP, to the pragmatic product-project paradigm that is Scrum and its scaled counterpart SAFe®, to the comparatively project-centric DSDM. Subsequently, the core of the book focuses on DSDM, owing to the method’s comprehensive elaboration of program and project management practices. This work will chiefly be of interest to all those with decision-making authority within their organizations (e.g., senior managers, line managers, program, project and risk managers) and for whom topics such as strategy, finance, quality, governance and risk management constitute a daily aspect of their work. It will, however, also be of interest to those readers in advanced management or business administration courses (e.g., MBA, MSc), who wish to engage in the management of agile organizations and thus need to adapt their skills and knowledge accordingly. |
| agile and change management: Change Management and the Human Factor Frank E. P. Dievernich, Kim Oliver Tokarski, Jie Gong, 2014-10-06 Change management and organizational development is unthinkable without people. Human beings form its core as both subjects and objects of change. This volume attempts to cut through to the core of change management, to the people that stand at its heart and focuses on their intrinsic role in change management and organizational development. Topics covered in this volume encompass the human element within organizational change, how this impacts roles, dynamics of team interaction and affects the workplace in teaching and learning settings. It also addresses resistance to institutional and organizational change and the central role that agile management plays in this process. |
| agile and change management: Enterprise Agile Coaching Cherie Silas, Michael de la Maza, Alex Kudinov, 2021-12-15 When an Agile coach leaves an organization, the changes developed during their tenure should not roll backward. Compliance is somewhat easy to install and takes hold rather quickly. The challenge with that approach is that when the forcing mechanism (Agile coach) is removed, much of the compliance rolls back to the original position. Sustainable change requires a different strategy. This book introduces the concept of utilizing an Invitational Approach to Enterprise Agile Coaching which can be a crucial catalyst for integrating sustainable change by putting the client in the seat of responsibility. |
| agile and change management: Managing Agile Projects Sanjiv Augustine, 2005 Your Hands-On, In-the-Trenches Guide to Successfully Leading AgileProjectsAgile methods promise to infuse development with unprecedented flexibility, speed, and valueand these promises are attracting IT organizations worldwide. However, agile methods often fail to clearly define the manager s role, and many managers have been reluctant to buy in. Now, expert project manager Sanjiv Augustine introduces agility from the manager s point of view, offering a proven management framework that addresses everything from team building to project control. Augustine bridges the disconnect between the assumptions and techniques of traditional and agile management, demonstrating why agility is better aligned with today s project realities, and how to simplify your transition. Using a detailed case study, he shows how agile methods can scale to succeed in even the largest projects: Defining a high-value role for the manager in agile project environmentsRefocusing on outcomes--not rigid plans, processes, or controlsStructuring and building adaptive, self-organizing organic teamsForming a guiding vision that aligns your team behind a common purposeEmpowering your team with the information it needs to succeedManaging the flow of customer value from one creative stage to the nextLeveraging your team members strengths as whole personsImplementing full-life-cycle agility: from planning and coding to maintenance and knowledge transfer Customizing agile methods to your unique environmentBecoming an adaptive leader who can inspire and energize agile teams Whether you re a technical or business manager, Managing Agile Projectsgives you all the tools you need to implement agility in your environmentand reap its full benefits. Managing Agile Projects is part of the Robert C. Martin series.(c) Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved. |
| agile and change management: Agile Leadership and the Management of Change Mark Kozak-Holland, 2009-09-01 Around the turn of the millennium, there was a poll conducted in Britain that asked who people thought was the most influential person in all of Britain's history. The winner: Winston Churchill. What set Churchill above the others was his leadership qualities: his ability to create and share a powerful vision, his ability to motivate the population in the face of tremendous fear, and his ability to get others to rally behind him and quickly turn his visions into reality. By any measure, Winston Churchill was a powerful leader. What many don't know, however, was how Churchill used his leadership skills to restructure the British military, government, and even the British manufacturing sector to support his efforts to rearm the country and get ready for an imminent enemy invasion in early 1940. Churchill started making massive changes immediately after his appointment as Prime Minister, with little time for preparation. That summer, British and German aircraft skirmished in the skies above Britain in preparation for a full German assault on the island nation. Churchill's adaptive sense-and-respond approach to the invaders made the Royal Airforce much more agile and responsive to the changing situation, allowing them to repel a much larger and better-equipped enemy. In addition, his changes to the manufacturing sector allowed the nation to dramatically speed up the production of new aircraft to replace their staggering losses. A lot can be learned about how he managed this enormous change effort. Fortunately, documents and other evidence exists that explains how he did it. Join author Mark Kozak-Holland as he explores how Churchill acted as the head project manager of a massive change project that affected the daily lives of millions of people. Learn about Churchill's change management and agile management techniques and how they can be applied to today's projects. |
| agile and change management: How to Change the World Jurgen Appelo, 2012 |
| agile and change management: Agile Practice Guide , 2017-09-06 Agile Practice Guide – First Edition has been developed as a resource to understand, evaluate, and use agile and hybrid agile approaches. This practice guide provides guidance on when, where, and how to apply agile approaches and provides practical tools for practitioners and organizations wanting to increase agility. This practice guide is aligned with other PMI standards, including A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, and was developed as the result of collaboration between the Project Management Institute and the Agile Alliance. |
| agile and change management: Management 3.0 Jurgen Appelo, 2011 Introduces a realistic approach to leading, managing, and growing your Agile team or organization. Written for current managers and developers moving into management, Appelo shares insights that are grounded in modern complex systems theory, reflecting the intense complexity of modern software development. Recognizes that today's organizations are living, networked systems; that you can't simply let them run themselves; and that management is primarily about people and relationships. Deepens your understanding of how organizations and Agile teams work, and gives you tools to solve your own problems. Identifies the most valuable elements of Agile management, and helps you improve each of them. |
| agile and change management: Agile Readiness Thomas P. Wise, Reuben Daniel, 2015-02-28 Agile Readiness is designed to provide guidance to the manager or business leader in establishing a successful environment to enable fast moving agile and lean project methods focused on business systems transformation. Agile and lean offer huge potential as methods for reducing risk and costs, delivering early benefits and ensuring IT projects genuinely deliver the business transformation benefits that they promise at the outset. The conundrum for many organizations is that without a change of organizational culture, agile and lean methods are very unlikely to be adopted successfully in traditional organizations. Thus, the struggle that many (if not most) managers and executives face is not in how agile or lean development works, but in how to make agile and lean methods successful when working beyond software development. Thomas P. Wise and Reuben Daniel provide a clear view of the struggles and remedies. Their text uses simple ground floor experiences to illustrate the practices and behaviors necessary to create highly successful and effective agile and lean business systems transformation teams. In this book the reader will discover organizational strategies that build strong teams, an environment of trust, and project selection and planning strategies to create an environment of enablement in which agile and lean teams thrive. |
| agile and change management: Agile IT Organization Design Sriram Narayan, 2015-06-11 Design IT Organizations for Agility at Scale Aspiring digital businesses need overall IT agility, not just development team agility. In Agile IT Organization Design, IT management consultant and ThoughtWorks veteran Sriram Narayan shows how to infuse agility throughout your organization. Drawing on more than fifteen years’ experience working with enterprise clients in IT-intensive industries, he introduces an agile approach to “Business–IT Effectiveness” that is as practical as it is valuable. The author shows how structural, political, operational, and cultural facets of organization design influence overall IT agility—and how you can promote better collaboration across diverse functions, from sales and marketing to product development, and engineering to IT operations. Through real examples, he helps you evaluate and improve organization designs that enhance autonomy, mastery, and purpose: the key ingredients for a highly motivated workforce. You’ll find “close range” coverage of team design, accountability, alignment, project finance, tooling, metrics, organizational norms, communication, and culture. For each, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of where your organization stands, and clear direction for making improvements. Ready to optimize the performance of your IT organization or digital business? Here are practical solutions for the long term, and for right now. Govern for value over predictability Organize for responsiveness, not lowest cost Clarify accountability for outcomes and for decisions along the way Strengthen the alignment of autonomous teams Move beyond project teams to capability teams Break down tool-induced silos Choose financial practices that are free of harmful side effects Create and retain great teams despite today’s “talent crunch” Reform metrics to promote (not prevent) agility Evolve culture through improvements to structure, practices, and leadership—and careful, deliberate interventions |
| agile and change management: Planning Extreme Programming Kent Beck, Martin Fowler, 2001 Without careful ongoing planning, the software development process can fall apart. Extreme Programming (XP) is a new programming discipline, or methodology, that is geared toward the way that the vast majority of software development projects are handled -- in small teams. In this new book, noted software engineers Kent Beck and Martin Fowler show the reader how to properly plan a software development project with XP in mind. The authors lay out a proven strategy that forces the reader to plan as their software project unfolds, and therefore avoid many of the nasty problems that can potentially spring up along the way. |
| agile and change management: Agile Transformation Scott M Graffius, 2019-06-06 Thriving in today's marketplace frequently depends on making a transformation to become more agile. Those successful in the transition enjoy faster delivery speed and ROI, higher satisfaction, continuous improvement, and additional benefits. Based on actual events, Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change provides a revealing behind-the-scenes account of a successful agile implementation at a global entertainment company. Scott M. Graffius' first book, Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions, provides readers with practical information they can use to get benefits from the most popular agile framework, Scrum. It presents top practices from successful implementations based on Scott's hands-on experience and 116 diverse sources such as the Scrum Alliance, the Project Management Institute, MIT, the IEEE, Gartner, and the Software Engineering Institute. BookAuthority named Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions One of the Best Scrum Books of All Time. The publication garnered 17 first place awards from national and international competitions. Scott and his book have been featured in Yahoo Finance, Computer Weekly, the PM World Journal, Learning Solutions, Innovation Management, and additional media publications. In Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change, Scott shares a behind-the-scenes account of a successful agile implementation at a global entertainment company. The story is based on actual events and it's told from Scott's perspective as an agile coach. The transformation dramatically improved the way the organization works and delivers business value. New capabilities and practices enabled the enterprise to adapt to its changing environment, move faster, and drive innovation, which made it more competitive and prosperous. |
| agile and change management: Building the Agile Business through Digital Transformation Neil Perkin, Peter Abraham, 2017-04-03 Building the Agile Business through Digital Transformation is an in-depth look at transforming businesses so they are fit for purpose in a digitally enabled world. It is a guide for all those needing to better understand, implement and lead digital transformation in the workplace. It sets aside traditional thinking and outdated strategies to explain what steps need to be taken for an organization to become truly agile. It addresses how to build organizational velocity and establish iterative working, remove unnecessary process, embed innovation, map strategy to motivation and develop talent to succeed. Building the Agile Business through Digital Transformation provides guidance on how to set the pace and frequency for change and shows how to break old habits and reform the behaviours of a workforce to embed digital transformation, achieve organizational agility and ensure high performance. Full of practical advice, examples and real-life insights from organizational development professionals at the leading edge of digital transformation, this book is an essential guide to building an agile business. |
| agile and change management: Directing The Agile Organisation Evan Leybourn, 2013-06-27 Chapter 1 looks at your role as a manager. How will your responsibilities change under Agile Business Management? What techniques can you use to manage your staff? Chapter 2 discusses your organisation’s relationship and interaction with its customers. What are their needs and goals, and how can you work together to achieve them? Chapter 3 provides the organisational context in which Agile Business Management operates. It discusses lean management structures and the techniques to manage different types of staff, teams and organisations. Chapter 4 looks at how you and your team work the “agile way” and describes tools and techniques to help optimise workflow, exploit change and manage customer requirements. The book closes with a look at associated financial models that support your Agile organisation, the processes you can use to run an Agile Business Management transformation, and the first steps to take towards that transformation. |
| agile and change management: Site Reliability Engineering Niall Richard Murphy, Betsy Beyer, Chris Jones, Jennifer Petoff, 2016-03-23 The overwhelming majority of a software system’s lifespan is spent in use, not in design or implementation. So, why does conventional wisdom insist that software engineers focus primarily on the design and development of large-scale computing systems? In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google’s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some of the largest software systems in the world. You’ll learn the principles and practices that enable Google engineers to make systems more scalable, reliable, and efficient—lessons directly applicable to your organization. This book is divided into four sections: Introduction—Learn what site reliability engineering is and why it differs from conventional IT industry practices Principles—Examine the patterns, behaviors, and areas of concern that influence the work of a site reliability engineer (SRE) Practices—Understand the theory and practice of an SRE’s day-to-day work: building and operating large distributed computing systems Management—Explore Google's best practices for training, communication, and meetings that your organization can use |
| agile and change management: Getting Results the Agile Way J. D. Meier, 2010 A guide to the Agile Results system, a systematic way to achieve both short- and long-term results that can be applied to all aspects of life. |
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