When introducing Agile it is sometimes easy to focus too much on “the what” of Agile – the Practices and Processes – and not enough on “the how” and “the why” – the Agile Principles, Benefits and Objectives driving your investment, and your anticipated ROI.

Too much focus on "Agile Practices" without also adopting "Agile Principles" can restrict your ability to achieve and sustain the proven progress and benefits of Agile. Practices without Principles may even create a situation where Agile is seen to be restrictive - and so temper the original drive and enthusiasm for Agile. 

For these clients, Connections Agile Services offers real-world experience and skills to work with you to review, re-align and remedy your effective application of Agile.

Agile Review - Re-Assess, Re-Align and Remedy
To be successful, an Agile Transformation requires focus and commitment from everyone involved - it is easy to underestimate the focus needed, and the rewards that are available.
To put your move towards Agile back on track, and to deliver true business benefits and ROI, we provide skilled expertise to work with your Agile Transformation personnel. Together we will:

• Review your activities and progress – or lack of it - to date
• Revisit and restate your requirements and objectives going forward, discuss and agree the issues to address
• Deliver an agreed realigned plan with remedial actions for IT and Business to address issues, deliver requirements and achieve objectives

Remedial Actions - Assess, Review and Measure
As with any project, it is important to frequently review the goals, drivers and objectives of your move towards Agile – and to take appropriate action to ensure that your business and your projects remain aligned and on track.
Connections Agile Services will work with you to discuss, understand and apply the appropriate actions to reinforce the move towards Agile within your organisation.

• Assess your organisational Agile awareness and readiness across IT and Business functions
• Measure your entire teams ability and openness to adopt and adapt Agile practices
• Consider expanding the review to include your Partners, Clients, Suppliers, etc
• Review your objectives and pragmatically reinforce key Agile methods. For example; requirements gathering and prioritisation, estimating, integrated testing and continuous integration, planning, portfolio management, risk analysis, budget allocation, governance, integration, architecture, etc
• Introduce and apply continual monitoring, visibility and feedback – “Inspect and Adapt”