DocumentCode :
3092755
Title :
The Agile Office: Experience Report from Cisco´s Unified Communications Business Unit
Author :
Power, Ken
Author_Institution :
Cisco Syst., Inc., Galway, Ireland
fYear :
2011
fDate :
7-13 Aug. 2011
Firstpage :
201
Lastpage :
208
Abstract :
Similar to the way a Project Management Office (PMO) defines standards for project management within the organization, an Agile Office governs the organization´s ongoing agile adoption and continuous improvement through agile practices and is responsible for the successful ongoing adoption of agile practices throughout the organization. Agile transition takes time, it is not a discrete event. When transitioning to agility it is important to put in place structures that will ensure that agile survives long after the initial transition period. This paper describes the experiences of Cisco´s Unified Communications Business Unit in establishing an Agile Office. It describes the history behind establishing the Agile Office, the governance model, where it fits in the organization structure, engagement model, primary activities, challenges faced, and the stakeholders with whom it operates.
Keywords :
professional communication; project management; software development management; Cisco; agile office; engagement model; project management office; unified communications business unit; Communities; Organizations; Planning; Portfolios; Standards organizations; Training; agile; agile office; change management; organization; scale; stakeholder; transition;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Agile Conference (AGILE), 2011
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-426-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4370-3
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/AGILE.2011.7
Filename :
6005525
Link To Document :
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