5. Background: Subcontractor, 3 teams, customer
already “agile”
Assignment: “Help us to deliver in Agile way!”
“We need expertise to deliver this on time”
24. I. Regulations
II. Biz dev
III. Customer reqs
Portfolio
DevDir
What is the priority?
PO PO PO
Goal: profit, cost-
effective, fast
25. I. Regulations
II. Biz dev Bonus!
III. Customer reqs
Portfolio
Sales Dir
DevDir
How do I get bonus?!
What is the priority?
PO PO PO
Goal: profit, cost-
Goal: Growth!
effective, fast
26. I. Regulations
II. Biz dev Bonus!
III. Customer reqs
Portfolio
Sales Dir
DevDir
How do I get bonus?!
What is the priority? Contract
Sanction
PO PO PO
clause
Goal: profit, cost-
Goal: Growth!
effective, fast
27. I. Regulations
II. Biz dev Bonus!
III. Customer reqs
Portfolio
Sales Dir
DevDir
How do I get bonus?!
What is the priority? Contract
Sanction
HIGH RISK!
PO PO PO
clause
Goal: profit, cost-
Goal: Growth!
effective, fast
28. What is the purpose of
this system?
What would you do?
30. Result: a new way to control resource
allocation (?!)
Lesson: Misaligned goals with incentives destroy
the system performance.
There are no “evil” people rather systems that
reward counter-productive behavior.
32. Background: International gaming company, TO
100 Meur, 400+ people
Assignment: “Scale up our product
development to serve the needs of the business.”
“Our product development is the bottleneck”
33. After 2 years
10+ Scrum teams,
6 week company wide sprints
We’re done, right?
45. Result: Time-to-Market 24 months to 3 months
Lesson:
• Beware suboptimization -> Optimize the whole
• Showing it does not mean fixing it
• Find a way to get commitment
50. Clarify the purpose of the company (from
Purpose customer point of view)
Metrics Measure how the system fulfills it’s purpose
Get the permission (and commitment) for
Permission change
Context Understand the boundaries and SWOT
Change the system, only implement changes
Change that are relevant to the purpose
53. It is not about agile or lean...
... nor transformation
54. It is not about agile or lean...
... nor transformation
It is about the system...
... and fulfilling the purpose of the system
55. It is not about agile or lean...
... nor transformation
It is about the system...
... and fulfilling the purpose of the system
You are not going to change a thing...
... but you can initiate the change
56. Marko Taipale
• Principal consultant with agile/lean mindset, CTO, Advisor
• 15+ years of software development
• Capabilities to deliver products from concept to cash
• Tens of public speaking appearances
International online gaming company (TO 100+ Meur) improved time-to-market from 24
months to 3 months
Energy company purchased process control system and got the delivery 4 times faster than
expected.The system secured the business for next 2 years.
Software company validated new business model for new product in 2 months.
Software product company saved 1,3 Meur / year in management and administration.
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