Written by Nevella Paul
“We do Agile, all of our development teams are using it.” Maybe, but maybe not.
PMI Atlanta’s Healthcare April forum attendees were captivated with an insightful and informative presentation delivered by Michael Smith, Intellinet Consulting, LLC.
Mike is Principal Consultant at Intellinet Consulting, LLC, with over 20 years of experience across a myriad of practice domains in the IT industry, as well as program/project management. His extensive experience also includes over 10 years in Healthcare IT, as well as 10 years as Agile Practitioner. Mike is both a Certified Scrum Master (PSM) and Product Owner (CPMP), as well a member of PMI.
He began his presentation with a description of Agile basics and the benefits of Agile, e.g. reduced time to market, higher customer satisfaction, faster ROI and increased collaboration and ownership. He also discussed adoption vs. transformation, defining Agile adoption and highlighting the key differences between Agile adoption and transformation.
Next, Mike discussed the culture and organizational transformation to Agile, informing that this transformation is more about culture and people than technology and processes. The culture shifts from silo or function-oriented to team-oriented; change avoidance to acceptance; from task-oriented to goal-oriented; and, suspicion to trust. He emphasized the critical role of leadership and management to the success of Agile transformation - Leadership must support the move and promote the vision, take ownership of setbacks and failures (as well as successes).
Training in the Agile transformation is important - understanding the strategy of Agile is not enough...training is critical. Training is not a one-time event, but is ongoing for everyone at every level of the organization.
At the conclusion of his presentation, Mike addressed a number of questions from an engaged audience, specifically relative to the continued usefulness of the PMO in an Agile environment. Martha Quarles closed the meeting by thanking Mike for joining us tonight, and thanking the Healthcare Forum participants for their attendance.
Please join us Wednesday, May 16 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Healthcare Forum for the Keynote Presentation: “Healthcare: Let’s get personal….It’s all about you!
Get ready. Genomic data and precision medicine are redefining the point of care.” presented by C. A. Bud Zborowski, Healthcare Executive.
Location: Philips Healthcare
PHA Academy
One Deerfield Centre
13560 Morris Road
Alpharetta, GA 30004