Agile transitions tend to imply organizational change. According to change expert John Kotter 70% of all major change efforts in organizations fail. Is it any wonder that so many agile transitions deliver only lukewarm results?

1. Agile Transition in Trouble?
Using the Kotter Change Model
as a Diagnostic Tool
Alistair McKinnell
www.valuablecode.com
@amckinnell
a.mckinnell@computer.org
August 11 at Agile 2011

5. Leading Change:
Why Transformation Efforts Fail
John P. Kotter

6. Leading Change:
Why Transformation Efforts Fail
John P. Kotter
70%

7. 1. Establishing a Sense of Urgency
2. Creating the Guiding Coalition
3. Developing a Vision and Strategy
4. Empowering Broad-Based Action
5. Communicating the Change Vision
6. Generating Short-Term Wins
7. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
8. Anchoring New Approaches in the Culture

9. 1. Establishing a Sense of Urgency
2. Creating the Guiding Coalition
3. Developing a Vision and Strategy
4. Communicating the Change Vision
5. Empowering Broad-Based Action
6. Generating Short-Term Wins
7. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
8. Anchoring New Approaches in the Culture

10. 1. Establishing a Sense of Urgency
2. Creating the Guiding Coalition
3. Developing a Vision and Strategy
4. Communicating the Change Vision
5. Empowering Broad-Based Action
6. Generating Short-Term Wins
7. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
8. Anchoring New Approaches in the Culture

11. 1. Establishing a Sense of Urgency
2. Creating the Guiding Coalition
3. Developing a Vision and Strategy
4. Communicating the Change Vision
5. Empowering Broad-Based Action
6. Generating Short-Term Wins
7. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
8. Anchoring New Approaches in the Culture

13. 1. Establishing a Sense of Urgency
2. Creating the Guiding Coalition
3. Developing a Vision and Strategy
4. Communicating the Change Vision
5. Empowering Broad-Based Action
6. Generating Short-Term Wins
7. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
8. Anchoring New Approaches in the Culture

15. 1. Establishing a Sense of Urgency
2. Creating the Guiding Coalition
3. Developing a Vision and Strategy
4. Communicating the Change Vision
5. Empowering Broad-Based Action
6. Generating Short-Term Wins
7. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
8. Anchoring New Approaches in the Culture

17. Agile “Sweet” Spot
• Cross-functional team
• Co-located team
• Direct business connection
• Frequent releases
• Solid technical practice

18. X

19. X
Agile “Sweet” Spot
• Cross-functional team
• Co-located team
• Direct business connection
• Frequent releases
• Solid technical practice

22. 1. Establishing a Sense of Urgency
2. Creating the Guiding Coalition
3. Developing a Vision and Strategy
4. Communicating the Change Vision
5. Empowering Broad-Based Action
6. Generating Short-Term Wins
7. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
8. Anchoring New Approaches in the Culture

23. 5. Empowering Broad-Based Action
! Getting rid of obstacles
! Changing systems or structures that undermine the change vision
! Encouraging risk taking and nontraditional ideas, activities,
and actions
6. Generating Short-Term Wins
! Planning for visible improvements in performance, or "wins"
! Creating those wins
! Visibly recognizing and rewarding people who made the
wins possible
7. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
! Using increased credibility to change all systems, structures, or
policies that don't fit the transformation vision
! Hiring, promoting, and developing people who implement the
change vision
! Reinvigorating the process with new projects, themes, and
change agents

24. 5. Empowering Broad-Based Action
! Getting rid of obstacles
! Changing systems or structures that undermine the change vision
! Encouraging risk taking and nontraditional ideas, activities,
and actions
6. Generating Short-Term Wins
! Planning for visible improvements in performance, or "wins"
! Creating those wins
! Visibly recognizing and rewarding people who made the
wins possible
7. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
! Using increased credibility to change all systems, structures, or
policies that don't fit the transformation vision
! Hiring, promoting, and developing people who implement the
change vision
! Reinvigorating the process with new projects, themes, and
change agents

25. 5. Empowering Broad-Based Action
! Getting rid of obstacles
! Changing systems or structures that undermine the change vision
! Encouraging risk taking and nontraditional ideas, activities,
and actions
6. Generating Short-Term Wins
! Planning for visible improvements in performance, or "wins"
! Creating those wins
! Visibly recognizing and rewarding people who made the
wins possible
7. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
! Using increased credibility to change all systems, structures, or
policies that don't fit the transformation vision
! Hiring, promoting, and developing people who implement the
change vision
! Reinvigorating the process with new projects, themes, and
change agents

26. 5. Empowering Broad-Based Action
! Getting rid of obstacles
! Changing systems or structures that undermine the change vision
! Encouraging risk taking and nontraditional ideas, activities,
and actions
6. Generating Short-Term Wins
! Planning for visible improvements in performance, or "wins"
! Creating those wins
! Visibly recognizing and rewarding people who made the
wins possible
7. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
! Using increased credibility to change all systems, structures, or
policies that don't fit the transformation vision
! Hiring, promoting, and developing people who implement the
change vision
! Reinvigorating the process with new projects, themes, and
change agents

27. 5. Empowering Broad-Based Action
! Getting rid of obstacles
! Changing systems or structures that undermine the change vision
! Encouraging risk taking and nontraditional ideas, activities,
and actions
6. Generating Short-Term Wins
! Planning for visible improvements in performance, or "wins"
! Creating those wins
! Visibly recognizing and rewarding people who made the
wins possible
7. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
! Using increased credibility to change all systems, structures, or
policies that don't fit the transformation vision
! Hiring, promoting, and developing people who implement the
change vision
! Reinvigorating the process with new projects, themes, and
change agents

28. 5. Empowering Broad-Based Action
! Getting rid of obstacles
! Changing systems or structures that undermine the change vision
! Encouraging risk taking and nontraditional ideas, activities,
and actions
6. Generating Short-Term Wins
! Planning for visible improvements in performance, or "wins"
! Creating those wins
! Visibly recognizing and rewarding people who made the
wins possible
7. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
! Using increased credibility to change all systems, structures, or
policies that don't fit the transformation vision
! Hiring, promoting, and developing people who implement the
change vision
! Reinvigorating the process with new projects, themes, and
change agents

29. 5. Empowering Broad-Based Action
! Getting rid of obstacles
! Changing systems or structures that undermine the change vision
! Encouraging risk taking and nontraditional ideas, activities,
and actions
6. Generating Short-Term Wins
! Planning for visible improvements in performance, or "wins"
! Creating those wins
! Visibly recognizing and rewarding people who made the
wins possible
7. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
! Using increased credibility to change all systems, structures, or
policies that don't fit the transformation vision
! Hiring, promoting, and developing people who implement the
change vision
! Reinvigorating the process with new projects, themes, and
change agents

30. 5. Empowering Broad-Based Action
! Getting rid of obstacles
! Changing systems or structures that undermine the change vision
! Encouraging risk taking and nontraditional ideas, activities,
and actions
6. Generating Short-Term Wins
! Planning for visible improvements in performance, or "wins"
! Creating those wins
! Visibly recognizing and rewarding people who made the
wins possible
7. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
! Using increased credibility to change all systems, structures, or
policies that don't fit the transformation vision
! Hiring, promoting, and developing people who implement the
change vision
! Reinvigorating the process with new projects, themes, and
change agents

31. XXXX What is the single
biggest error people make
when they try to change?

32. 1. Establishing a Sense of Urgency
2. Creating the Guiding Coalition
3. Developing a Vision and Strategy
4. Empowering Broad-Based Action
5. Communicating the Change Vision
6. Generating Short-Term Wins
7. Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change
8. Anchoring New Approaches in the Culture

33. 75%
XXXXXXXXX of a
company’s management
is honestly convinced
that business-as-usual
is totally unacceptable

34. Value Stream
Mapping

35. Value Stream
Mapping
1. Establishing a Sense of Urgency
! Examining the market and competitive realities
! Identifying and discussing crises, potential crises, or
major opportunities
2. Creating the Guiding Coalition
! Putting together a group with enough power to lead
! Getting the group to work together like a team

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