injecting agile into a large organization (#agileee 2016)

INJECTING “AGILE” INTO A LARGE

ORGANIZATION

YURIY KOZIY, GLOBALLOGIC UKRAINE

WHO IS YURIY?

FOUNDED 4 STARTUPS

AGILE COACH @

PROGRAM MANAGER @

DO YOU LOVE YOUR COMPANY?

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHANGE THERE?

BRAINS

TORM

WHAT IS ?

• ~10 000 employees globally, 1500+ in Kyiv:

• ~50 accounts (clients)

• ~150 projects (teams)

• ~60 project managers

WHAT TO START WITH?

IDEA:THE REAL CHANGE HAPPENS BOTTOM-UP

WHAT WE DO

Coaching managers and teams

Setting up engineering processes and tools

Improving client interactions

WE STARTED WITH AN MVP

IT WORKED!

• 16 team trainings conducted

• 250 people participated

• 5 consulting projects completed

• 5 training requests from other companies

6 months results:

OF COURSE, YOU WILL MEET RESISTANCE• Top executives: We tried this approach in the past, and

it didn’t work. • Agile Geeks: See how org metrics will improve.

• Mid-tier managers: I don’t have time for this. • Agile Geeks: Your life will become easier.

• Teams: “Your” Agile doesn’t work. • Agile Geeks: Tell us how you tried?

• Clients: How it will help, and why should I pay for this. • Agile Geeks: Product will improve (quality, TTM, delivery

predictability, etc).

VARY YOUR VALUE PROPOSITION:

• Top executives: Org metrics will improve

• Mid-tier managers: Your life will become easier

• Teams: This is just fun

• Clients: Product will improve (quality, TTM, delivery predictability, etc)

VALUE PROP FOR TOP MANAGEMENT

• Improved client satisfaction

• More predictable delivery

• Improved employee engagement

• Education for project managers

• Strong motivated teams

• Facilitation of important meetings (Planning, Retrospective, strategic sessions etc)

• Introduction of development practices (TDD, CI etc)

• Assistance with tools setup/migration (JIRA, Confluence, Rally etc)

• Improved collaboration with client

VALUE PROP FOR MIDDLE MANAGERS

• Teambuilding and fun

• Identify and improve “blind spots”

VALUE PROP FOR TEAMS

• Product quality

• Time-to-market

• More predictable delivery

• Team motivation

VALUE PROP FOR CLIENTS

RESULTS AND NEAREST PLANS

• Mid-tier managers become more open for change

• The Company starts hiring ScrumMasters

• Clients now request an Agile Coach to help their teams

• Integration into Company’s L&D strategy

• Introducing delivery best practices to new acquisitions

THE CULTURE IS CHANGING!

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• “Individuals and interactions…”

• “Green light” from top executives

• “Think big, act small, learn fast”

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NOTE, YOUR STORY WILL BE DIFFERENT!

SUCCESS FACTORS

THANK YOUQUESTIONS?

/yurkoziy