Culture change requires a multi-faceted approach

Because Agile is focused on people and on keeping process at a minimum, transitioning to an Agile culture requires a multi-faceted approach. An organization, working with and through its ScrumMasters, should help product managers think about incremental value and backlog management, assist Human Resources in determining new goals and measurements for employees, shift everyone's mind-set toward building in quality, use adaptive and just-in-time planning techniques in the project management office, and boost team performance. Continuous improvement surrounds all of these facets like a safety net, yet efforts across these facets should be integrated and synched on a regular basis. For example, as teams discover various tools and practices that help them do their jobs better, this information should be synchronized with Human Resources so that teams are allowed and encouraged to utilize new ways of working. Sometimes, the existing HR and performance...