This document discusses using an Ambition Chart to measure and improve agile maturity over time. The Ambition Chart identifies key maturity areas and allows teams to assess their current status, set incremental goals, and track progress. Examples are provided of Ambition Charts used for testing maturity and Scrum implementation. Guidance is given on identifying areas, dreaming of an ideal future state, defining small steps, using descriptive statements, and focusing on continuous improvement rather than end goals.

1. GRIP ON YOUR
AGILE MATURITY
Using the Ambition chart
December 2016, Potsdam Germany
Derk-Jan de Grood, Valori

2. Key messages

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5. Potential problems
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• Teams get stuck on small daily issues
• Teams have difficulties in prioritizing
improvements
• Teams go their own way (deviate from
other teams)

6. Scaling Agile
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7. Agile Maturity
How do you measure it?
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Checklist

9. Definition of Victory
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1. SCRUM
Knowledge
2. SCRUM
Process
3.
Stakeholder
involvement
4.
Awareness
Organization
5. Tooling
6. Business
Goals

10. Retro of Retro’s
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11. Retro of Retro’s
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12. AMBITION CHART
THE BIRTH OF A NEW IDEA
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Subway mapping and release planning

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After the Retrospective

15. Our End Goal
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Ambition Chart for the
SCRUM implementation
Version 1.0
August 2015 - Valori
Where dowe
stand today?
Release & Portfolio
Management
Stakeholder
Involvement
Informing the
Stakeholder
Requirements
& Use Cases
Testing
Demo
Team &
collaboration

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Ambition Chart for the
SCRUM implementation
Version 1.0
August 2015 - Valori
Where dowe
stand today?
Release & Portfolio
Management
Stakeholder
Involvement
Informing the
Stakeholder
Requirements
& Use Cases
Testing
Demo
Team &
collaboration

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Ambition Chart for the
SCRUM implementation
Version 1.0
August 2015 - Valori
Where dowe
stand today?
Release & Portfolio
Management
Stakeholder
Involvement
Informing the
Stakeholder
Requirements
& Use Cases
Testing
Demo
Team &
collaboration
Example of descriptions
• X% of the test are automated and
launched from the build server
• Team has sufficient knowledge to
independently develop the
requested features
• Stakeholders define business
value for each feature

20. Ambition Chart Rules
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21. But there are guidelines
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Identify Maturity Areas
Dream about the ideal situation
Define small steps towards the end state
Describe characteristics rather than actions
Draw the "today we are here" line
Forget about the end state focus on tomorrow

22. Examples
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23. ALM
RM
Ambition Chart Testing
Derk-Jan de Grood - Versie 0.2 November 2015
Ketentest
TestAutomatisering
Systeemtest
Testaanpak
UAT
Unit Test

25. Testen
Blije
medewerkers
Nieuw pand
Commitment
& aanhaken
business
Release
Voorspelbaarh
eid
IT belang
Ambitiekaart
ScrumMasters
Derk-Jan de Grood – Versie 1 -
November 2016
Stabiliteit
AanvoerAfvoerTeamorganisatie

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The two steps plan
Improvement
areas
contributing to
the same goal

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Anton Zotin- Scaling without scaling

28. Keeps team focus
on goal rather than
operational issues
Expectation
management toward
stakeholders

29. Application
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• Test Improvement Plan
• Test Guild
• Scrum team (or teams)
• Department ambition
• Personal development

30. WRAP-UP
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32. Derk-Jan
Valori
Coltbaan 4a
3439 NG NIEUWEGEIN
The Netherlands
• derkjandegrood@valori.nl
• +31(0)651807878
• www.valori.nl
• @DerkJanDeGrood
• http://djdegrood.wordpress.com
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