I was reading an article from Mike Hall of Agile Velocity entitled The Most Important Question to Answer for Successful Agile Transformations. I’ve known Mike for quite a while and he’s an incredibly practical and skilled agile coach. So, I really wanted to explore the question. Point being…he had me “hooked”.
In the article he talked about how establishing a Business Objective was a crucial first step in any agile transformation effort. I’ll reframe it to be—your Compelling Why.
9 Typical Business Objectives
Mike spoke about Agile Velocity’s, Path to Agility framework having 9 business objectives that they typically try to uncover with their clients:
Employee engagement
Customer satisfaction
Quality
Speed
Predictability