Ongoing communications and coaching is essential. A communications channel such as a mobile app can help answer any questions on the transformation journey and share information at appropriate milestones. Mechanisms must be set up for experience gathering and knowledge management. A learning academy can offer advice, instruction, and support. Such programs will enable agile team members to work closely with agile coaches, scrum masters, product owners, and the engineering and operations teams to design just-in-time interventions. These interventions can be designed as experiential learning through case studies, scenarios, and performance aids based on an analysis of the organization’s performance. 7. Measure the progress. Organizations must develop a framework to assess the impact of changes and choose the right communication strategy for measuring progress and delivering feedback. Establishing a change agent network for each business area by work function and by geographic location will support the ongoing effort to drive change management associated with adopting agile. Providing a dashboard view for the organization is crucial to frequently assess the progress of the agile transformation journey. Evangelize success stories and discuss lessons learned for quick adoption of needed adjustments.

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