The transformation of a company from a traditional to an agile organization is an undertaking that should not be undertaken lightly. This is because it is a complex process with unpredictable results. In addition to cultural and psychological factors, organizational or methodological changes also influence the company.

It is very easy to fall into various traps that prevent the transformation from being successful. In our support of agile transformations, we very often encounter the following hurdles:

• Little to no support from upper management and the executive board
• Introduction of the agile approach purely by order from above
• Agility is only implemented in the area of IT or software development
• No anchoring of values in the company that are compatible with an agile approach
• Organization is not technically capable of taking an agile approach
• Too little time is allowed for the transformation

We support companies at the start of the agile transformation so that such problems can be eliminated right at the start of the transformation. We do this with a 360° assessment of the company with regard to the current status of the company in terms of the compatibility of the implementation of the existing agile values. Having supported more than 20 major projects at international companies, we mostly use the following approach:

• Introductions to agile methods for management, development teams and the specialist departments that are to work with agile teams
• Customized training of Product Owner and Scrum Master
• Individual coaching for management, product owners and scrum masters
• Simulations for management and development teams to visualize the added value of agile procedures

During the agile transformation support process, we are known for not mincing our words and always communicating simply and clearly. Our recommendations and interventions are designed for long-term success. We do not limit ourselves to mere coaching and one-off training sessions. We are always aware that when agile methods such as Scrum are introduced in a company, symptoms such as quality problems, a lack of commitment on the part of employees or team performance in need of improvement very often occur despite functioning processes.

This is because the mere use of agile methods is not enough to bring about far-reaching change. Change in companies and teams must take place completely across the dimensions of strategy, structure, process, leadership, HR and culture. In such a change process, the focus is primarily on the employee. We support employees in shedding their habitual behavior and thought patterns and adopting an agile mindset. The learning successes during the transformation are then the:

• Gain an understanding of the background to agile change in business
• Recognize the potential of the agile approach for shaping change
• get to know agile values, principles and added value
• understand how to deal with resistance and establish a culture of trust

Anyone who wants to lead successfully through a change. This can be an agile transformation, but also any other topic. Agile assessments, agile enterprise transformation or agile coaching are suitable for:

• Companies that want to be even more successful with agile methods,
• Companies that are facing a major change and want to achieve more success in change management with agile methods
• Project managers (business project managers, product developers and product managers, marketing managers and business developers) who want to bring more performance
• to demanding projects quickly and easily using Agile methods
• ICT professionals who want to know how best to integrate agile methods into existing, established project models

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