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Agile transformation requires an entire company to become laser-focused on delivering customer value and satisfaction, which means there are multiple places an agile transformation can stall. The 15th State of Agile Report specifies more than a dozen reasons for failed transformations, but two stand out: 41% of survey respondents identified absence of leadership participation as one of the most significant barriers to agile adoption, while 42% of respondents identified inadequate management support and sponsorship as a similar barrier. These numbers underscore just how critical C-suite participation is to the success of agile transformation.
Because agile often starts in IT and product development, and spreads organically, it’s common for agile implementation across an organization to be inconsistent, so the company isn’t seeing the results it needs. Or perhaps a C-suite has committed resources, but hasn’t formalized around a strategy, values, and plan. Even if you've got the budget for agile, that's just the tip of the iceberg. The reality is this: to be successful, agile transformation must be embraced, championed, and modeled by the leadership team in order to successfully cascade throughout the entire organization. So how do you make that happen?
Join our expert panel on Wednesday, December 8th at 10:00 AM PST/1:00 PM EST to hear from agile practitioners and leaders on how to get leadership buy-in for your agile initiatives. They'll discuss:
- Partnering with leaders on the agile journey
- Setting the right expectations and delivering on them while building a culture of transparency and learning
- Real-world examples of agile leadership from Fox Corporation and other large organizations
- How the right tooling, like Atlassian's Jira Align, can save you hours of time and give leaders the metrics they need
Tune in to our webinar on December 8th for all the details!
Meet the Experts
Kimberly Petschen
VP of Agile Delivery, Fox Corporation
Kimberly is a key leader inspiring and driving successful adoption of scaled agile delivery capabilities across Fox Technology and in partnership with leaders and teams across the entire portfolio of Fox Networks and properties. She is uniquely positioned to provide agile leadership coaching and training across the business while maintaining ownership of strategic initiatives with measurable successful outcomes.
Thad West
CEO, Isos Technology
As a Co-Founder and CEO of Isos Technology, Thad West is responsible for the overall vision, strategy, and execution of the business. Thad brings his diverse technology background, business acumen, and strong leadership skills to these roles. He has extensive experience in product management, development team leadership, enterprise architecture, and business application development. He has a diverse enterprise application experience in a wide range of fields, including finance, health services, insurance, construction, and retail technologies.
Ann Kahraman
Principal Agilist, Isos Technology
Ann has helped organizations large and small increase customer and employee satisfaction, improve operations, contain costs, and enhance their ability to deliver. She has experience in database management, large data migrations, Salesforce implementation, migration, and enhancements, business intelligence tool implementations, agile coaching, large scale agile transformations, and non-profit management. Ann has an MBA in Management and her certifications include SAFe SPC, Certified Executive Coach, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, SFDC Admin, and Qlik Admin.
Tracy Walton
Atlassian Consultant and Agile Expert, Isos Technology
Tracy started her journey with Jira as a Product Manager looking for a more efficient way to manage her backlog and provide transparency to her team and colleagues. As a consultant, Tracy offers a unique blend of passion for leading teams, product expertise, and 10 years of hands-on experience in agile software development for a variety of products and industries including digital marketing, customer relationship management, subscription billing and compensation analysis.
