Agile Enterprise Adoption and Enterprise Stage Gates

Agile Continuum

Agile Enterprise Adoption

Waterfall Software Gates & Phases

Charter Define Design Code Accept Integrate Release

Current State – Waterfall

1

3 4

5

6

2

Charter Design Spec Code Accept-Test System-Test GA

1 2 3 4 5 6

Traditional Waterfall Development Phases and Gates

State 1 – Agile Teams in "Flow"

Agile Iterations inside of Traditional Gates

1

3 4

5

6

2

1 2 3 4 5 6

Charter Design Spec Code Accept-Test System-Test GA

State 1/2 – Agile Teams in Iteration "Pull"

Agile Internal releases inside of traditional gates

1

3 4

5

6

2

1 2 3 4 5 6

Charter Design Spec Internal Release Accept-Test System-Test GA

State 2 – Agile Team in release "Pull"

3.1/4.1

3.2/4.2

Agile Team with “n” Releases based on dependancy needs

1

5

6

2

1 2 5 6 7

State 3 – Agile Program in release "Pull"

3.1/4.1

3.2/4.2

Agile Program with “n” Releases based on governance needs

1

5

6

2

1 2 5 6 7

State 5 – Lean Program in "Innovate"

1/2

5

3.n/4.n

3.1/4/1

3.2/4.2

3.3/4.3

1/2

5 6

Lean Program with reduced gates and increased governance

Charter Agile Releases System-Test GA