This document outlines key challenges organizations face when adapting agile methodologies and provides recommendations. It discusses challenges such as lack of planning, unrealistic expectations of training, need for committed agile coaches, resistance to change, threats to open culture, lack of teamwork, and communication gaps. Recommendations include taking a phased approach, hiring experienced coaches, focusing on business needs before methodology, and emphasizing culture change and stakeholder involvement. Success requires organizational and team commitment to addressing challenges as they arise.

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AN OVERVIEW OF KEY CHALLENGES
TO OVERCOME, WHILE ADAPTING
AGILE METHODOLOGIES
Naveen Nanjundappa
9th September 2011
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Agenda
• Agile Methodology
• Agile Adaptation Strategy
• Challenges
• Summary
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AGILE
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Agile Methodology
• Define Goal Gregory Szarkiewicz
• Retrospect Failures
• Optimize Process
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Business Value Delivered
Expected Value
Value Delivered
Minimum Value
Water Fall Time
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Agile adaptation strategy
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Phased approach
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Challenge
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NO PLAN
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1. “NO PLAN”
Recommendation
• Phased approach
• Transition plan
• Involve committed agile coaches
• Fail early and fast
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TRAINING Is magic wand
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2. “Training does all the magic”
Recommendation
• Discuss
• Develop
• Measure
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Hiring the right
AGILE COACH
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3. Committed agile coaches
Recommendation
• Hire experienced and committed agile coach
• External Coaches preferred over internal
• “Tailor” the agile methodologies
• Don’t go by agile-book rules
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REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE
From Day One
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4. Revolutionary change
Recommendation
• Agile Training to all stakeholders.
• Business need
• Strategic plan
• Start small
• No short cuts
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Threat to position
OPENNESS CULTURE
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5. Openness: threat to the position
Recommendation
• Agile mindset
• Open culture
• Role models
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Rewarding work environment
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No
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6. No teamwork
Recommendation
• Build trust in teamwork
• Reward disciplined team members.
• Importance of team goal
• Don’t compromise on 'agile' way of working
• Hire self disciplined and team work oriented resources
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COMMUNICATION GAP
What and When - In Organization.
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7. Communication gap
Recommendation
• Adapt participative culture
• Involve stakeholders/customers
• Define the roles and responsibilities
• it’s a change within the team and individuals associated
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Other Challenges
Project budget
• New ways of budgeting and business deals.
Stakeholder/Customer commitment
• Involved and committed to provide feedback
Testing along with development
• Adapted to small incremental development and testing.
Handling Metrics and reports
• New metrics and information radiators
Career growth plan and motivation
• The role of organization and line manager
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Conclusion
• Organization and teams is bound to face challenges
• Teams develop their perfect “agile” working styles.
Success depend on
• Organization and team’s involvement
• Overall change management
• Handling challenges at the right time
• Agile coach
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Discussion
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Nav een Nanj undappa, PMP
• Author is working at Nokia India, as
product manager for Symbian video
telephony software products.
• He has worked in the capacity of agile
team member, scrum master and project
manager since 2004, proactively helped
colleagues and teams in agile XP, Scrum
methodologies.
• As a mentor he has helped team during
agile adaptation. His current interests
include agile project management, agile
adaptation and transformation challenges.
• Contact Details :
Mobile: +91 9980505003
Email: naveen.nanjundappa@gmail.com
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