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This week on the podcast, Dan Neumann is exploring the journey of an agile transformation with Quincy Jordan, a Director in AgileThought\u2019s Innovate Line of Service.

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Agile is no longer the new kid on the block. However, when a new organization decides that they want to benefit from adopting an agile practice, they are sometimes not aware that agility is a journey \u2014 not something where you install agile and walk away. This sometimes leads them to run into problems early on. In this conversation, Quincy highlights some of these areas and challenges that organizations run into as they go through their agile journey and how to overcome them.

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Key Takeaways

Why is it important to understand that agile is a journey?

When it comes to an agile transformation, it is important to understand that you can\u2019t just install agile and walk away \u2014 it\u2019s a journey

\u201cWhat other journey takes a linear path? There is no journey that takes a linear path. \u2026 So, really why [do] we think agile will be any different?\u201d \u2014 Quincy Jordan

How to start your agile transformation journey on the right foot:

Lead with: \u2018Why do we want to take this journey, to begin with?\u201d, \u201cWhy do we want to go down this agile path?\u201d

Set out to solve a specific set of problems

Identify opportunities you\u2019re looking to create

The benefits of business agility in an organization:

Business agility will allow organizations to move quicker with the market

Those who can learn, and unlearn, and relearn the fastest are going to be the ones to excel the most

You can respond to changes in the marketplace and pivot much faster

Important notes on cultural debt:

Does your current culture allow for a change in culture to take place?

When it comes to an agile transformation, a shift in culture cannot come last because everything else is part of it (and if it does come last, you\u2019re building massive cultural debt)

Deciding is a big indicator of culture

How communication happens can be an indicator of cultural debt

The culture should not be one of \u2018burning the midnight oil\u2019 or unsustainable heroics \u2014 you get more productivity out of healthy, satisfied employees

What an organization needs to know as they move through their agile journey:

The organization has to become comfortable with being able to move forward with uncertainty (\u201cWe\u2019re not going to know everything, every time.\u201d \u2014 Quincy Jordan)

When you have an organization that is on the path of an agile transformation, they can adapt a lot better to unforeseen things

Don\u2019t reward what you don\u2019t want to encourage (i.e. rewarding someone pulling off heroics in a pinch \u2014 a single star player won\u2019t outdo even a mediocre team that plays well as a team)

A shift in mindset around budgeting, performance reviewers, \u2018human resources,\u2019 etc.

It\u2019s important for leadership to regard their teams as their fellow teammates in the organization

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Mentioned in this Episode:

Quincy Jordan

Jeremy Bearimy Timeline

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