Why Scaling Agile is Essential for Your Organization
So, you’ve gone Agile. You do daily scrums, retrospectives, and all the “right” Agile ceremonies. But still, your organization isn’t quite convinced that Agile is the answer. And while you might have some idea of what the team that works next to you is doing, for some strange reason the teams sometimes conflict and there seems to be a lack of communication between you, the other teams, and leadership.
It becomes important to balance the drivers and goals of both Agile and traditional thinking in order to achieve organizational success.
WHAT IS SCALING AGILE?
Atlassian defines scaled agile as “a cultural transformation, where the business’ people, practices, and tools are committed to improving collaboration and the organization’s ability to execute against its strategy.” Scaled agile goes beyond what just your team would do. Ultimately, if Agile is scaled within your organization, all parts of the organization can achieve better results.
Atlassian further emphasizes that “… changes across these areas will help decentralize decision-making, create greater transparency and alignment around work, and increase speed to market, all while hard coding the values of agile into the DNA of the organization.” It is critical to scale your Agile transformation across the organization in order to achieve these benefits.