Enterprise Agile Transformation Flashcards
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In a Disciplined Agile transformation, what is the PRIMARY role of executive sponsors during the 'Explore' phase?
Answer: Provide air cover and remove systemic impediments
Executive sponsors in the Explore phase provide political air cover and remove organizational impediments that teams cannot resolve themselves.
Which DA concept describes tailoring the organizational operating model to the specific context of the enterprise rather than adopting a fixed framework?
Answer: Choose your WoW
DA's 'Choose your WoW' (Way of Working) principle emphasizes tailoring practices to organizational context rather than prescribing a single framework.
An enterprise is experiencing 'initiative overload' where too many transformation efforts compete for the same people. What DA-aligned strategy best addresses this?
Answer: Apply WIP limits at the portfolio level to sequence initiatives
Applying WIP limits at the portfolio level is a lean principle that reduces context-switching and increases throughput of transformation initiatives.
When scaling agile across the enterprise, DA recommends which approach to organizational structure to support team autonomy?
Answer: Form long-lived, cross-functional product teams aligned to value streams
DA advocates for long-lived, cross-functional teams aligned to value streams to minimize handoffs and maximize end-to-end ownership.
A DAC practitioner is helping a large bank transform. The legal department refuses to change its review processes. What is the BEST first step?
Answer: Engage legal leaders to understand their constraints and co-design compliant agile practices
Co-designing agile practices with compliance stakeholders ensures regulatory requirements are met while enabling agility, a core DA principle.
In DA's transformation roadmap, 'Pivot' refers to which activity?
Answer: Adjusting the transformation strategy based on empirical feedback
In DA, Pivot means adjusting the transformation approach based on what the organization is actually experiencing and learning.
Which metric is MOST aligned with DA's goal of measuring enterprise agile transformation success?
Answer: Business outcomes delivered and customer satisfaction improvements
DA focuses on business outcomes and customer satisfaction as the true measures of transformation success, not activity metrics.