Agile Carpentry
Agile Carpentry
James
LeSS Case Study: Large Server Hardware Company (Audio Version)
2 hour 32 minutes Posted Oct 13, 2023 at 7:53 pm.
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Synopsis
Skimming Hints
Product Overview and People Involved
Initial Agile Adoption Focus
LeSS-oriented Adoption within BIOS Group
Initial Focus on Firmware Not Hardware Development
Demonstrate Benefits of a Scrum Team
Desired Characteristics of Pilot Multi-Component
Appropriate Diagnostics Feature Set Identified for Pilot Scrum team
Diagnostics Team Behavioral Achievements
Diagnostics Team Technical Achievements
Diagnostics Team Launch Steps
Diagnostics Team Photos and Artifacts
Diagnostics Team Culturally Relevant Elements
BIOS Management Interest
BIOS Overview
BIOS Expanded From the Bottom Up
“In-Between” BIOS Teams
BIOS Organizational Context
BIOS Component Boundaries and Geography
BIOS Geographically Dispersed Teams
Quality Assurance Group Very Poorly Named
BIOS Testers Brought End-to-End Knowledge
Expanded BIOS Multi-Component Goals and Constraints
BIOS Adoption Story in Diagrams Alone
BIOS Engineering and Cultural Challenges
BIOS Adoption Efforts
BIOS Launch Steps
BIOS Component Backlog
BIOS Definition of Done
BIOS Teams Self-Selected
BIOS Cadence and Sprint Timing
BIOS Retrospective Structure Adaptation
BIOS Alignment to LeSS Rules
LeSS Structure Alignment
LeSS Product Alignment
LeSS Sprint Alignment
BIOS Triage Rules
BIOS Unit Testing Is Possible
BIOS Team Count Increases
BIOS Component Boundary Expanded
BIOS India Team Challenges
Coaching Support
Waterfall Pressures on India-Based BIOS Engineers
The Support System Collapses
Conclusion
Reflections on Deep Organizational Change
Summary of Benefits
Wrapping Up
Appreciations
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I hope you enjoy this audio recording of my LeSS case study covering the work I did a large server hardware company.
This is a podcast or audio book style recording as you might listen to while driving in your car as an alternative to reading the written version. The YouTube and Spotify versions of the recording have a video component which displays slides of the relevant figures as they are discussed. If you would prefer a recording of an interactive overview and discussion of the presentation co-presented by myself and "Mitya" please see the "Case Study Walkthrough Presentations" playlist on the Agile Carpentry YouTube channel instead.
Organizational benefits from the incremental approach covered in the case study include:
Locally improved adaptability and value delivery within the extended component boundary
Improved technical practices that created improved quality, along with improved awareness of what additional improvements could bring
Early identification and resolution of defects related to the extended component
Improved employee collaboration, engagement, and learning within the extended component teams
Increased awareness of organizational impediments and the need to make even more organizational changes
The written version of my case study includes a large number of figures. I recommend you review the figures included in the case study prior to or while listening to this recording. Video versions of this reading found on YouTube and Spotify display each figure as it is being discussed.
Thank you for your interest. Please feel free to reach out to me regarding any questions you may have, as well as any consulting or training needs.
The written version of the case study can be found at:
https://less.works/case-studies/large-server-hardware-company
More details about myself (James Carpenter) can be found at:
https://agilecarpentry.com/
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