{"id":14989,"date":"2021-07-30T16:14:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T21:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=14989"},"modified":"2022-04-05T14:05:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T19:05:44","slug":"taming-the-agile-chaos-real-stories-from-the-trenches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/taming-the-agile-chaos-real-stories-from-the-trenches\/","title":{"rendered":"Taming the Agile Chaos: Real Stories from the Trenches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Webp.net-resizeimage-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Webp.net-resizeimage-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Webp.net-resizeimage-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Webp.net-resizeimage-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Webp.net-resizeimage-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Webp.net-resizeimage.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Scaling Agile has always been a quest to deliver more of the right value, but what happens when it isn\u2019t working the way you\u2019d hoped? How do you determine that your organization isn&#8217;t as Agile as it thinks it is? How do you know when your scaling Agile practices need to change? Worse yet, how do you know when it\u2019s time to organize your scaling efforts in a decidedly different, more articulate, and valuable way?\u00a0Enter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/products-solutions\/solutions\/enterprise-agile-planning\/agile-program-management\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Agile Program Management<\/a>, or as we often refer to it at Planview, \u201cTaming the Agile Chaos.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a panel discussion from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agilealliance.org\/agile2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">this month\u2019s<\/a> Agile2021 conference, Planview Solution Consultant and Solution Architecture experts Bob DeMaria, Norman Garrett, Ronnie Pinkerton, and AJ Shavell talked through their time in the scaling Agile trenches and shared how they uncover the need for Agile Program Management every day as Planview\u2019s resident Agile experts. Planview\u2019s Director of Product Marketing Brook Appelbaum moderated the discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/taming-the-agile-chaos-real-stories-from-the-trenches\/#Key_Takeaways\" >Key Takeaways<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/taming-the-agile-chaos-real-stories-from-the-trenches\/#Agile_Chaos_Doesnt_Discriminate\" >Agile Chaos Doesn&#8217;t Discriminate&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/taming-the-agile-chaos-real-stories-from-the-trenches\/#Signs_of_Agile_Chaos\" >Signs of Agile Chaos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/taming-the-agile-chaos-real-stories-from-the-trenches\/#How_Agile_Program_Management_Can_Help\" >How Agile Program Management Can Help<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/taming-the-agile-chaos-real-stories-from-the-trenches\/#Planviews_Agile_Program_Management_Solution\" >Planview\u2019s Agile Program Management Solution&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Takeaways\"><\/span>Key Takeaways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you missed it, here are some of the key takeaways from our panel discussion:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Agile chaos manifests in businesses of all sizes and levels of maturity&nbsp;<\/li><li>Agile chaos rears its head in many ways<\/li><li>Agile Program Management can quell these concerns and provide a foundation for scaling success<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-agile-chaos-doesn-t-discriminate\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Agile_Chaos_Doesnt_Discriminate\"><\/span>Agile Chaos Doesn&#8217;t Discriminate&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most organizations start scaling Agile (adding more Agile teams) because they have big, complex problems that must be solved. They need to take\u202f big chunks of work, break them down, and deliver them faster and more effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that your organization is dealing with completely unique challenges related to practicing Agile at scale. The reality is that Agile chaos manifests in businesses of all sizes and levels of Agile maturity. Luckily, Agile Program Management offers a way to tame this chaos &#8212; whether you have coordinated teams of teams working in sprints, or siloed teams with little coordination between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/info.planview.com\/agile-program-management-solution-_demo-on-demand_lad_en_reg.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/planview-demo-Agile-Program-Management-Solution_800x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/planview-demo-Agile-Program-Management-Solution_800x200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/planview-demo-Agile-Program-Management-Solution_800x200-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/planview-demo-Agile-Program-Management-Solution_800x200-150x38.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/planview-demo-Agile-Program-Management-Solution_800x200-768x192.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-signs-of-agile-chaos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Signs_of_Agile_Chaos\"><\/span>Signs of Agile Chaos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So often, when Agile has spread organically, there will be multiple Agile teams using different solutions and even different methodologies within one organization. Agile chaos comes in many forms:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Siloed teams<\/li><li>Poor coordination<\/li><li>Unrealistic plans<\/li><li>Risks that explode<\/li><li>Dependencies<\/li><li>Frequent pivots<\/li><li>Building the wrong things<\/li><li>Delivery delays<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are four stories from our panelists that illustrate a few of the common ways in which Agile chaos can appear in an organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-silos-silos-everywhere\">Silos, silos everywhere&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sr. Solution Consultant AJ Shavell shared about how while many organizations have started to embrace Agile fully (with Lean-Agile Centers of Excellence and a top-down approach to Agile), others have struggled to unite their Agile teams, often due to a lack of executive support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AJ shared a story about one financial services customer, which had silos of Agile teams using different tools, processes, and methodologies. The company was struggling to coordinate work, see dependencies across teams, and achieve larger initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe biggest win for organizations scaling Agile from the bottom up is often the move to quarterly planning.\u201d<\/p><cite>Sr. Solution Consultant AJ Shavell<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>For these Agile teams, the first step was to align the teams around one process, and synchronize execution by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/resources\/guide\/scaled-agile-framework-how-technology-enables-agility\/program-increment-planning\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">aligning planning cadences<\/a> to quarterly increments (often referred to as program increments or \u201cPI\u201d planning). The next step was to bring all the disparate teams together into a single solution that provided visibility into dependencies and helped to break down the walls between previously siloed teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/info.planview.com\/virtual-pi-planning-essential-checklist-_ebook_lad_en_reg.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>View the eBook:<\/strong><\/a><strong> How to do Virtual PI Planning: An Essential Checklist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-unrealistic-plans-and-poor-coordination\">Unrealistic plans and poor coordination<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Director of Solution Architecture Ronnie Pinkerton shared an example from a more mature Agile Release Train, that fell victim to another form of Agile chaos: Unrealistic plans. Unrealistic plans are often a symptom of poor coordination and communication among teams and between teams and leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cEven mature teams or release trains should aim to plan to about 80% of their capacity, because there will always be change in every PI.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p><cite>Director of Solution Architecture Ronnie Pinkerton<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In this instance, the teams discovered their plan was unrealistic when they calculated the work would take 120% of their capacity for the upcoming PI. As a result, they narrowed their plan to take about 80% of their capacity and assigned the remaining 20% to account for the unplanned work that predictably arises during most sprints for most teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/how-to-do-virtual-pi-planning\/?_ga=2.27817404.1471225332.1627675554-1324031010.1621865584\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>Read Next:<\/strong><\/a><strong> How to do Virtual PI Planning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-exploding-risks\">Exploding risks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sr. Solution Architect Norman Garrett shared a story from a large financial services customer that was struggling to effectively track and manage risks on their ROAM board. (Side note: ROAM stands for Resolve, Own, Accept, Mitigate and is the risk management process used by Agile teams.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cFor Agile teams and release trains, visualizing risks is as important as visualizing work.\u201d<\/p><cite>Sr. Solution Architect Norman Garrett<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>While the ROAM was useful for surfacing the risks, the teams wanted greater visibility into how those risks were affecting the day-to-day delivery of features across the release train. To do that, they created lanes and cards on their program board to represent the risks, effectively merging their ROAM board with their program board. This allowed them to track the cycle time for resolving risks, as well as ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/managing-risks-with-roam-in-agile\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>Read Next:<\/strong><\/a><strong> Managing Risks with ROAM in Agile<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-frequent-pivots\">Frequent pivots<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Director of Solution Consulting Bob DeMaria shared an example from an oil and gas customer that illustrates the chaos caused by frequent pivots. As a Lean-Agile organization, having the ability to pivot from something that isn\u2019t working is a huge benefit. But there\u2019s a shadow side to pivots when they occur too frequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cMaking work visible can alert teams to many of the challenges of scaling Agile, such as unplanned work.\u201d<\/p><cite>Director of Solution Consulting Bob DeMaria<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>When the teams looked at their reports at the end of the PI, they noticed that the amount of unplanned work grew larger than their planned work as they progressed through the PI. Seeing the outsized relationship between planned and unplanned work caused them to dig into why, which uncovered the fact that teams were being asked to work on various pet projects during the PI that weren\u2019t surfaced during planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/what-makes-a-successful-agile-people-leader\/?_ga=2.26778045.1471225332.1627675554-1324031010.1621865584\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>Read Next:<\/strong><\/a><strong> What Makes a Successful Agile People Leader?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-agile-program-management-can-help\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Agile_Program_Management_Can_Help\"><\/span>How Agile Program Management Can Help<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Planview, we think of Agile Program Management as a way to tame the Agile chaos: A way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/products-solutions\/solutions\/enterprise-agile-planning\/agile-program-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">visualize, plan, coordinate, and deliver<\/a> your organization\u2019s biggest initiatives across your Agile teams. In essence, it\u2019s how we take scaling Agile to the next level &#8212; how we take pockets or islands of teams of teams and get them aligned and working in harmony.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Implementing Agile Program\u202fManagement will align teams to a unified process and planning structure, allowing all Agile teams to work together toward the achievement of key\u202f strategic objectives. In a nutshell, Agile Program Management is a key component to successful Agile scaling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-planview-s-agile-program-management-solution\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Planviews_Agile_Program_Management_Solution\"><\/span>Planview\u2019s Agile Program Management Solution&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for the right solution to help tame the Agile chaos? Planview has created different Agile Program Management solution bundles to help your organization on its Lean and Agile journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Harness the power of Agile at scale<\/li><li>Effectively manage the work of multiple teams\u202fvisually<\/li><li>Map dependencies and remove roadblocks between teams<\/li><li>Sequence features and stories with connected board views<\/li><li>Gain visibility and insight into what your Agile teams are working on\u202fand when it will be done<\/li><li>Manage workflows, make critical business decisions, and time releases<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about Planview\u2019s Agile Program Management Solution <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/products-solutions\/solutions\/enterprise-agile-planning\/agile-program-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">on this page<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/info.planview.com\/agile-program-management-solution-_demo-on-demand_lad_en_reg.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">watch the solution demo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scaling Agile has always been a quest to deliver more of the right value, but what happens when it isn\u2019t working the way you\u2019d hoped? 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