Post on 12-Jan-2017
ONS
Beginnings
Now
Next
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Me
AGILE CYMRU7 July 2015Janet Giles
ONS
Why we needed to change
Lessons and next steps
TODAY’S PRESENTATION
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How we changed and what’s gone well
ONS ABOUT US
INDEPENDENT
employ 3800 staff
The collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination of a range of key economic, social and demographic statistics about the UK
more than 650
different statistical
releases a yearUK's National Accounts
(Gross Domestic Product, National
Income and Expenditure)
vital eventscensus in England and Wales.
inflation figures
1.5 MILLION forms to 284k businesses each year plus 0.5m interviews
Why did ONS need to
change ?
demand for data
times are changing
respondent expectations
Need to change
demand for data
researchpolicy
Big and admin datatrends
Demand for data
Times were changing
Respondent Expectations
quality v speed ?
How ONS went about changing
consistent and flexible
third party help
educationand coaching
What’s gone well – delivery
•Earlier value – Dec 13 not late 2014 for electronic collection pilot•Website Alpha built in 12 weeks with team of 10• Nearly 3 times the number of changes/features deployed•Significantly fewer defects escaping•Non-IT teams using as well
What’s gone well - team level
Value
Flow
Quality
Tools & Automation
Process
Collaboration & Feedback
Team
WIP
0.0
2.0
4.02013
2013 (Adjusted)
2014
What’s Gone Well - vocabulary
Viral vocabulary
shift
MVP
Stop existing in favour of new
Value
Next most
important
Product owner
T-Shaped people
What would we do differently next time?
AGILE >>Value, Flow, Quality
Work in Progress
SMALLER TEAMS
AGILE NOT USED AS AN EXCUSE
CHANGE FUNDING MODEL
AGILE AT SCALE / PORTFOLIO VIEW
GOVERNANCE – it’s all about the story
Next
Next Steps
Business Change focus
Agile Governance
Whole TeamsBite size learning