{"id":30338,"date":"2014-10-10T10:03:47","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T14:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/?p=30338"},"modified":"2023-02-07T10:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T10:24:15","slug":"agile-case-study-what-it-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/agile-case-study-what-it-means\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming IT at Steelcase: An Agile Case Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"pull-quote pull-quote-center \"><p>\u201cAgile can be a confusing term as it\u2019s used in different ways. It\u2019s important to be clear when discussing agile and to understand what organizations are seeking to accomplish.\u201d<\/p><cite>Dr. Tracy Brower<span>Principal, Steelcase Applied Research + Consulting<\/span><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"social-embed-container video-container\">\n<p class=\"post-video\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"vex-video vex-open has-button\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/bWujn-9wa-c\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Agile Case Study Interviews | Defining Agile\" class=\"video-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"play-video\" src=\"https:\/\/dumy1g3ng547g.cloudfront.net\/content\/themes\/steelcase\/img\/play.png\" alt=\"Watch the video\"><\/button><script type=\"text\/html\"><\/p>\n<header>Agile Case Study Interviews | Defining Agile<\/header>\n<div class=\"content-well\">\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe \n\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"700\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"400\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bWujn-9wa-c\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>For some, agile, or agility, refers to a strategy that starts with real estate and is focused on mobility, giving individuals control over where and how they work. Some organizations talk about agile when they simply want their teams to be more responsive to change, be more nimble and go faster. For others, agile refers to a specific set of values and principles derived from the Agile Manifesto originally written to support software development and now adapted by many organizations to shape the work of many different departments. In this case, the focus is on the team\u2019s needs and people have more control over how they work within the space.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelcase IT team was looking to adopt the Agile Manifesto-driven definition of agile.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agile Manifesto Values<\/strong> put a higher value on relationships, working products, and embracing change than some of the things common to more traditional work processes. Agile values individuals and interactions over processes and tools, working software over comprehensive documentation, customer collaboration over contract negotiation, and responding to change over following a plan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30342 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/steelcase-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_limit,dpr_auto,q_70,h_1024,w_1024\/v1539100194\/www.steelcase.com\/2018\/10\/09\/18-0110800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agile Manifesto Principles<\/strong> elevate personal interactions and customer engagement during a time of digital transformation to improve the quality of solutions and speed of delivery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>01<\/strong>. Customer satisfaction by early and continuous delivery of valuable software<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>02.<\/strong> Welcome changing requirements, even in late development<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>03<\/strong>. Working software is delivered frequently (weeks rather than months)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>04.<\/strong> Close, daily cooperation between business people and developers<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>05.<\/strong> Projects are built around motivated individuals, who should be trusted<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>06.<\/strong> Face-to-face conversation is the best form of communication (co-location)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>07.<\/strong> Working software is the primary measure of progress<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>08.<\/strong> Sustainable development, able to maintain a constant pace<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>09.<\/strong> Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>10.<\/strong> Simplicity &#8211; the art of minimizing the amount of work not done &#8211; is essential<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>11.<\/strong> Best architectures, requirements and designs emerge from self-organizing teams<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>12.<\/strong> Regularly, the team reflects on how to become more effective and adjusts accordingly<\/p>\n<p>Steelcase IT and product development teams are in different stages of adopting agile. Some are agile-focused, working on a single project and fully following the Scrum process. Others are agile-inspired, working on multiple projects or doing ongoing work and using new work processes that include a portion of the agile ceremonies and approaches.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NEXT CHAPTER<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/agile-case-study-foundation-success\/\">Foundation for Success<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>PREVIOUS CHAPTER<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/topics\/agile\/agile-case-study\/\">Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/research\/articles\/agile-case-study\/\"><sup>Table of Contents<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For some, agile, or agility, refers to a strategy that starts with real estate and is focused on mobility, giving<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"topic":[],"class_list":["post-30338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - 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