3. Enterprise
Agile
Coach
Organizations
ranging from
2 to 85,000
people
MinorityOwner ofNFL team
Led World’sLargestAgileTransformation
19 years in
Software/IT…
last 14 using
Agile methods
Co-Founder
of AgileIndy
(1700+
members)
Innovation
Award
Winner
Founder of
2 Tech
Startups
My kids still
think I’m cool!
National
Science
Foundation
grant award
winner
Business
Agility
Evangelist
One of
only 40
CST &
CEC
World
Traveler…
51 countries
and counting!
Only Certified
Enterprise
Coach (CEC)
in Indiana
Time Man of
the Year
2006
31. PRIORITIZATION OF VALUE
Paradigm Shift
From Plan-Driven to Value-Driven Development
31
Fixed
Estimated
Scope
Time$
Time
Scope
Plan
Driven
Value
Driven
The Plan drives
cost/schedule estimates
Release dates and fixed cost
drives prioritization
Waterfall Agile
$
34. ALIGNING TEAMS FOR VALUE DELIVERY
34
UI Team
Messaging Team
Bus Logic Team
Database Team
Application Team
Feature
1
Feature
2
Feature
3
UI
Messaging
Bus Logic
Database
Application
Feature
Team
1
Feature
Team
2
Feature
Team
3
Feature TeamComponent Team
35.
36. SOME PARTING ADVICE
Don’t start…
• launching a bunch of teams
• Scaling before you have something
working
Do start with…
• Educating executives (mindset shift)
• Clarify and align to outcomes
• Narrow & deep changes to structure &
policy
36
Kotter
37. Thank you!
Aaron Kopel - CEO
Aaron@ProjectBrilliant.com
317.253.8500
@aakopel
Linkedin.com/in/aaronkopel
Project Brilliant, LLC
450 E. 96th St.
Suite 500
Indianapolis, IN 46240