Many people think of transformation as a linear process. Whether it is a digital or agile transformation, or even a personal transformation, we like to think of it as a straight line from where we are to our goal.
As a coach, and a “change agent”, I’ve been overly enthusiastic about the agile transformation process. Three years ago I published a whitepaper, “How to Transition from Waterfall to Scrum” where I used the image below on the cover.
While moving from waterfall to agile does require a leap of faith, the leap looks like a straight line. And it also looks like going from waterfall to agile is pretty quick. These are not characteristics of agile transformations.
