Agile Strategy Execution: A new discipline?

www.agilestrategymanager.com Alan Leeds & Gaye Clemson Copyright © 2016 [email protected]

Agile Strategy Execution:

Connecting the Dots

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Culture

Governance

Strategic Plan

Alignment & Linkage

Cascade, Align & Link

Detailed Plans &

Metrics

Refresh/ Transform

Retro-spectives

Sprint Decisions

Real-time Updates

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Agile Strategy Execution (ASE):

Principles

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Definition: “Translating strategy into a reality that is aligned, accountable & responsive”

• Strategy (goals/initiatives/tactics/projects) are linked & coordinated

• Process to align/ cascade org. & dept. plans vertically & horizontally

• Tactics/projects. projects aligned & cascaded from linked objectives/tacticsAligned

• Data & outcome driven team buy-in & ownership

• Progress to plan is regularly measured & reported

• Metrics variances lead to real-time discussion/ refinement of all effected dept. plans, budgets & actions

Accountable

• Ongoing adaptation/realignment to the changing landscape

• Cross-dept. objectives, actions and metrics are managed real time

• Variances leading to ongoing plan & activity discussion and refinementResponsive


ASE:

Suite of Solutions

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FrameworkSetting the direction

MaturityQuantifying current

state & gap

ManagerDriving collaboration

& results


ASE Framework:

Setting the Direction

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Culture

Governance

Strategic Plan

DetailedPlans & Metrics

Retro-spectives

Sprint Decisions

Refresh/ Transform

Cascade, Align & Link

Real-time Updates


ASE Framework:

6 Dimensions

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Incorporate a systematic & disciplined approach focusing on translating

breakthrough objectives into specific functional 'Area' plans & metrics.

Ensure that strategic goals are cascaded and aligned both vertically &

cross-functionally, driving progress/actions at all organization levels.

Drive real-time plan updates based on day to day ‘triggers’, ensuring properly prioritized & scheduled work.

Ensure appropriate resourcing & course correcting solutions to manage

prioritization and backlog.

Update strategies real-time and reassess operating priorities predominately

based on variances in our performance or metrics.

Assess core business assumptions, updating or revising strategic & operating plans, linkages & alignment as needed.

DetailedPlans & Metrics

Cascade Align &

Link

Real-time Updates

Sprint Decisions

Refresh/ Transform

Retro-spectives



Maturity Model

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A-SEM analyzes the gap between CURRENT & DESIRED maturity levels, identifying specific improvement opportunities for your organization’s Strategy Execution process.


Maturity Level: Maturity of the organization’s strategy implementation processes

Baseline: Strategy is separate from organization’s processes, or no formal strategy execution processes utilized.

Task Oriented: Processes are inconsistent, or not well defined, or are in limited use.

Managed: Processes are well established, repeatable and utilized throughout the organization.

Integrated: Consistent processes used, org- wide depts. collaborate to Id. & mange dependencies & resource constraints.

Optimized: There is an ongoing agile refinement process used throughout the Strategy Execution cycle.

Maturity Category: Four key strategy execution elements

Creation: Method to gather, synthesize & manage vital information for developing organization & dept. plans & actions.

Aligned: Degree to which the organization shares, coordinates, and cascades strategic plans & actions.

Accountable: Degree to which metrics, process indicators, tactics & measures are used to drive to desired results.

Responsive: How well the strategy, metrics and tactics are deployed, managed & refined: real-time.

Maturity Model: Definitions & Results

Task

Managed

Integrated

Optimized

Vertical & horizontal dept.

plan coordination

Integration of plans, metrics, &

tactics at all levels

Org strategies align & refined real-time with

work plans

Org. strategy & selected dept.

plans developed0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

ASE Maturity vs. BenchmarkMaturity

Optimized (13-15)

Integrated (10-12)

Managed (7-9)

Task (1-6)

ASEM: Current vs. Desired and Gap

Creation Aligned Accountable Responsive


Agile Strategy Manager:

Driving Collaboration & Results

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Organization Cascade Report



Benefits

Agile framework & taxonomy for the measuring & communication for all

organization Strategy execution processes

Open framework, including your current & best practice methodologies,

tools & processes

Method to assess & benchmark current organization strategy execution

maturity and track ongoing improvements

Aligned & accountable digital process for responsive decision making

Seamless tie in to current agile portfolio/project processes & practices

Other animated videos of the Agile Strategy Framework & Agile Maturity

Assessment can be found on the website: www.agilestrategymanager.com

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