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Q&A: Inside UPS’ massive digital transformation and its ‘agile’ philosophy
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<blockquote data-quote="ifreak" data-source="post: 4381001" data-attributes="member: 36710"><p>I am in IT. We were all very excited when it seemed that UPS was taking Agile seriously. However, that soon faded as the biggest obstacle we have in implementing Agile projects is ... our management team. I will explain, the principles of Agile state that a Product Owner gets to prioritize whatever the agile team wants to work on first, thus, we can embrace change. With those priorities set, team decides how much an be delivered during a sprint. Once agreed on no new work can be added during the sprint. However, once in a Sprint (timeframe in which to get the work done), management is constantly attempting to add new work, when the team pushes back we are told to suck it up and adding new work IS Agile (it's not). This process completely breaks agile and it's principles, demoralizes the team and causes the constant turnover we experience. The young developers we hire either out of school or especially from other companies think our entire organization is a joke.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ifreak, post: 4381001, member: 36710"] I am in IT. We were all very excited when it seemed that UPS was taking Agile seriously. However, that soon faded as the biggest obstacle we have in implementing Agile projects is ... our management team. I will explain, the principles of Agile state that a Product Owner gets to prioritize whatever the agile team wants to work on first, thus, we can embrace change. With those priorities set, team decides how much an be delivered during a sprint. Once agreed on no new work can be added during the sprint. However, once in a Sprint (timeframe in which to get the work done), management is constantly attempting to add new work, when the team pushes back we are told to suck it up and adding new work IS Agile (it's not). This process completely breaks agile and it's principles, demoralizes the team and causes the constant turnover we experience. The young developers we hire either out of school or especially from other companies think our entire organization is a joke. [/QUOTE]
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