August | 2014
As a part of the continuous initiative function in Wipro, over the past year-and-half I have interacted extensively with teams (both client and internal) who are trying to adopt Agile. One of the first things that have always struck me during my discussions was how everyone looked at Agile differently. It was almost like the blind man trying to describe the elephant. Some called Agile a process, some called it a framework, some called it a tool – well you get the drift. What almost nobody called it was a change initiative. Because at the heart of it, that is what Agile is all about.
Agile is an initiative which requires structures to change, thinking to change, behavior to change and, above all, for people to change.
Most of the times when I say this, people tend to equate this with changing the process being followed, training teams on Agile, setting up visual boards, participating in daily stand ups, to name a few. What I always tell teams is that the change has to be adopted by first changing the mindset and behavior – across the board. And to understand the expected changes, it also becomes important to understand the Agile values and principles.
One of the major aspects of this philosophy is the concept of self-organized teams. This signifies a team consisting of motivated individuals, who can independently work towards fulfilling a common goal, have the ability to take their own decisions and collaborate for success. What this means is:
What all of the above means that individuals in an Agile project needs to display behaviors like:
Are you a part of an Agile team? Are you seeing some of this in practice in your teams? What do you think are the factors that inhibit you from changing yourself? Let me know your views.
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Rituparna Ghosh, a General Manager with Wipro, has about two decades of experience in areas of Continuous Improvement. She leads the Lean, Six Sigma and Agile transformation initiatives across the organization. She and her team work closely with accounts to drive Agile transformation and Agile training.
Rituparna, a graduate in Economics, has done her MBA in Marketing and Strategy. She is a certified Black Belt in DMAIC and trained in Lean, CMM, ITIL and Agile. She can be reached at rituparna.ghosh@wipro.com.
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