Agile in the 'Bloody Enterprise'
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Discusses moving a large, traditional enterprise from waterfall to Agile to reduce time-to-market, describing how numerous inter-team dependencies in big organizations make simple Agile adoption fail. Argues that successful transition requires restructuring processes and the organization end-to-end rather than applying Agile only within individual teams.
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chapters (23)
- 0:00Agile in enterprise intro
- 2:31Agile in banks challenges
- 6:02Common problem-solving mistakes
- 7:25Cross-functional teams
- 10:41System silos and dependencies
- 13:51Scaling team issues
- 16:44Temporary team setup
- 20:20Agile evolution in big firms
- 23:28Spotify model and microservices
- 26:41Programs as org level
- 28:49Enterprise change resistance
- 31:01Business mindset shift
- 33:30Scrum Master and PO roles
- 36:37Funding and MVP in Agile
- 39:25Vendor work and pilot projects
- 41:35Business agility and Agile future
- 44:50Efficiency and culture Q&A
- 51:31Dev culture change
- 54:23Culture spread in teams
- 57:12Agile in different industries
- 1:00:12Team efficiency metrics
- 1:03:22Director’s role in Agile
- 1:06:56Breaking down big tasks
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