Focussed Agile

Lean-Agile Transformations are aimed at improving business results:

• Lead / coached / trained the transformation to the Scale Agile Framework (SAFe) of a petrochemical IT Foundation Infrastructure group, resulting in 100 teams (~1000 people), in 4 countries. Business outcomes include (one year period):
  • Hard benefits delivered: 114% increase
  • Major incidents down 16%
  • Unplanned downtime down 28%
  • Productivity: 43% improvement
  • Responsiveness: 45%improvement
  • Predictability: 67% improvement
  • Resilience as working from home showed no reduction productivity
• Lead / coached / trained the transformation implementation to scaled Scrum / Agile at GIS software vendor, resulting in 60 teams (450 people) in 8 countries (differing cultures). Business outcomes include:
  • Reduction in end-user defects by 50%.
  • Employee satisfaction at 78% in the new approach.
  • Increased throughput by 1.5X (average, all teams).
• Lead / coached / trained the transformation implementation to scaled Scrum / Agile / Lean at engineering software development operation, resulting about 75 teams (550 people) in 8 countries.
• Lead / coached / trained the application of Agile approach to non-software operations such as Marketing, Finance, Support, IT, HR, Projects, infrastructure, and Field Service organizations.
• Assessed organization, coached Executive Management in transformation to Agile, and trained pilot teams to kick off Lean-Agile transformation in power, banking, and construction firms.
• Reinvigorated in-place Lean-Agile practices and adopt new scaling approaches through coaching and mentoring at retail and power company.
• Trained / coached construction company in application / adaptation of an Agile approach to construction industry practice (7 teams).