This is my list of the top 10 things executives need to know about Agile Software Development. #1 Agile Is Mainstream #2 Many Benefits from Agile #3 Agile is not a Silver Bullet #4 Agile Fails Due to Culture #5 Agile Differs from Most Company Cultures #6 Most Value Comes from Mindset/Culture, not Practices #7 Adopt Agile Practices that fit Culture (Option 1) #8 Change Culture through Organizational Transformation (Option 2) #9 Culture Mismatch will Slow and Ultimately Fail Your Agile Initiative #10 Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast

1. 10 Things Executives Need to
Know About Agile
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2. #1 Agile Is Mainstream
Source: VersionOne 2012 Annual State of Agile Development Survey
http://www.versionone.com/state-of-agile-survey-results/

3. #2 Many Benefits from Agile
Source: VersionOne 2012 Annual State of Agile Development Survey
http://www.versionone.com/state-of-agile-survey-results/
Manage Changing Priorities
Productivity
Visibility
Team Morale
Quality
➡Risk

4. #3 Agile is not a Silver Bullet
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5. #4 Agile Fails Due to Culture
Sources: Multiple Workshops with 100’s of participants; Version One Survey
http://agilitrix.com/2012/08/agile-2012-workshop-results/

6. #5

7. #6 Most Value Comes from Mindset/Culture, not Practices

8. #7 Adopt Agile Practices that fit Culture
(Option 1)
Example: Introducing automated
testing to reduce regression test
costs and time.
Find the practice
(puzzle piece) that
fits your problem.

9. #8 Change Culture through
Organizational Transformation (Option 2)
“75% of a company’s management
is honestly convinced that business
as usual is totally unacceptable.”
- John Kotter

10. #9 Culture Mismatch will Slow and Ultimately Fail
Your Agile Initiative
Avoid seductive fantasy that Agile
practices will change your Culture.
They won’t.

11. #10 Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast

12. What Next? Two Conversations
1. What does break-through
organizational culture look like?
2. What does organizational
transformation look like?

13. Contact me for Help
michael.sahota@agilitrix.com
Free eBook,Videos, Blog Posts:
http://agilitrix.com/agile-adoption-transformation-resource/
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