“Nothing is permanent but change’ – Heraclitus
In business, we all know if you’re standing still, you’re falling behind. We also know that asking people to change their ways is hard – especially in enterprise software delivery. Resistance from some of your best teams can be fierce, and the fallout can directly impact the quality of your products.
These are teams, from product to PMO to development to testing and beyond, who have toiled away to create a unique process that works perfectly for their specific team. It can be perilous for an “outsider” (such as a CIO) to ask them to alter their day-to-day approach to work – you risk disrupting your value stream and poisoning the well of innovation.
At the same time, your organization can’t stagnate; continuous improvement is always the name of the game, and new ideas and technology are critical for survival and prosperity. Which begs the question:
Just how do you introduce wider transformational initiatives (Agile, DevOps, SAFe, Nexus etc.) without upsetting your process-proud teams? How do you accommodate all these vital different parts? How to do you move forward without leaving key people behind and/or dragging along resentful practitioners?
There is a solution, and it’s inte forcing all teams into one system – it’s about all about creating a modular infrastructure that enables and actively encourages change and experimentation.
You can read more on how to accommodate your innovation-driving teams in my article for DevOps.com here: https://devops.com/accommodating-different-processes-enterprise-software-delivery/
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With over a decade of experience in software integration, value stream management, and product management, Mara is a passionate and driven leader who strives to deliver value to customers and stakeholders. As VP, Product Management at Planview, she leverages her expertise in agile methodologies, software development, and value stream management to drive organizational change and transformation across the company. She is motivated by the mission of helping customers achieve their strategic goals and optimize their business outcomes with the Planview platform.
Mara Puisite
VP, Product Management at Planview
With over a decade of experience in software integration, value stream management, and product management, Mara is a passionate and driven leader who strives to deliver value to customers and stakeholders. As VP, Product Management at Planview, she leverages her expertise in agile methodologies, software development, and value stream management to drive organizational change and transformation across the company. She is motivated by the mission of helping customers achieve their strategic goals and optimize their business outcomes with the Planview platform.
In her current role, Mara focuses on aligning the go-to-market, go-to customer, and product offering strategies to offer a cohesive, seamless, and delightful experience to customers. She works with cross-functional teams to identify and implement best practices, processes, and tools to transform the customer journey and value delivery. She also advises on product offering changes to enhance the platform's capabilities and features. Some of the skills that she uses and develops in this role are software integration, value stream management, agile methodologies, customer success, and pre-sales.
