Enterprise Examiner Bonus Edition: Agile @ Scale

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Welcome to a special bonus edition of the Enterprise Examiner, where we will highlight content from Atlassian’s intrepid Enterprise bloggers, thought leaders, guest stars, and others. This month, our focus is on scaling agile to the enterprise - the hows, whys and whats of transformation.

7 Powerful Secrets Every Scaled Agilist Needs To Know 

Back before scaled agile frameworks had matured, one high-pressure situation taught this author a few lessons that are still relevant to enterprise agility today. Read on to learn how “crisis management”, with collaborative efforts, led to the least anticipated outcome, a successful finish!

Can Agile Pods Help Your Team Win Big At Scale?

As a living laboratory for teamwork, our marketing department is giving this novel organizational framework a try. Here’s what teams of all types can learn from the journey so far.

Agile Transformations With Measurable Impacts? Jira Align Does That!

The true cost of an agile transformation can be hard to measure, boiling down to a combination of process, people, and tools. Forrester Consulting’s Total Economic Impact study found that Jira Align has helped our customers achieve up to 340% ROI.

The Importance Of Test Management In Agile

Test management solutions are critical for agile developers to stay on top of the constant, iterative testing process. They cover the entire process, from conception, planning, and estimation; to monitoring and control; through to completion. This is critical in the development process, but it works a bit differently in an agile workflow.

PI Planning Business Context In 15 Minutes Or Less

How can leadership condense their ideas into 15 minutes or less and inspire their teams to hit the ground running with an understanding of the business context behind the quarterly plan? These four tips will demonstrate how an abbreviated talk helps keep everyone’s attention, and makes remote and hybrid PI planning more effective for teams scattered across time zones

Thanks for staying up to date with the Enterprise Examiner! Stay tuned for upcoming issues with all sorts of news and ideas about Enterprise and Atlassian products. 

[Dave Liao]

I love the idea of Agile pods - finding the Goldilocks zone for individual and team focus is critical.

The idea of organizing pods (I just think of dolphins... 🐬🐬🐬) to be cross-functional is appealing, and requires up-front work to make happen.

I'd love to see a follow-up on that article in 60 days @Mandy Ross can we make that happen? 🙂🙏 Even the article author admits it's early days for the experiment, but results are promising.