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<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Discover how Dave Witkin and his team tackled government project inefficiencies, turning an eight-year struggle into success with agile solutions. Learn about their agile approach and key achievements in streamlining delivery, paving the way for on-time product delivery and expansion opportunities.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” _i=”1″ _address=”0.0.1″ custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”CASE STUDY SNAPSHOT” disabled_on=”on|on|off” admin_label=”Call To Action” _builder_version=”3.27.3″ header_font=”Poppins|600||on|||||” header_font_size=”18px” header_line_height=”1.8em” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”2em” background_color=”#ffffff” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” button_icon=”%%22%%” button_icon_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”off” button_alignment=”left” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_vertical=”30px” box_shadow_blur=”40px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(11,9,26,0.1)” text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” max_width_phone=”100%” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” 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Despite pouring nearly $400 million into the endeavor and engaging multiple contractors, the project remained stagnant with no usable product in sight. Frustrated by the lack of progress, they sought assistance from Dave Witkin and his team to introduce an agile solution that would reduce project inefficiencies and delays. Facing skepticism about the applicability of Scrum and agile principles in their commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software environment, Dave’s team was given a mere three months and no extra funding to showcase tangible results and ensure timely product delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n First, Dave and his team devised a strategy to maximize impact within a tight timeframe. They opted to implement two potent elements from the Scrum at Scale framework<\/a>: a Scaled Daily Scrum<\/a> and an Executive Action Team (EAT)<\/a>. The Scaled Daily Scrum<\/a>, conducted without individual team sessions, provided a collective overview of progress, optimizing coordination across teams. Additionally, the EAT, comprising a coach, an IT executive, and a business executive, swiftly addressed impediments hindering team progress, often resolving issues on the same day.<\/span><\/p>\n The primary objective was to demonstrate the efficacy of agile principles in facilitating on-time delivery. Following the introduction of these impactful Scrum events, the results spoke for themselves:<\/span><\/p>\n Despite these successes, the quality of delivered work fell short, prompting moderate dissatisfaction from the customer. Many lingering issues were attributed to the legacy waterfall approach and insufficient emphasis on quality from the project’s outset. However, these setbacks provided valuable lessons for the teams as they moved into the next phase.<\/span><\/p>\n Dave Witkin is a Registered Scrum Trainer<\/a><\/span>\u2122\u00a0and Registered Scrum@Scale\u00a0Trainer<\/span>\u2122<\/a>,\u00a0and is\u00a0<\/span>among a select group of government practitioners worldwide certified to teach Scrum and Scrum@Scale. His company<\/a> specializes in assisting the U.S. government and its contractors in realizing the benefits of large-scale Agile adoption, fostering long-term partnerships for sustainable outcomes. Collaborating with business and IT executives, Dave has played a pivotal role in transforming some of the largest software projects globally, leveraging effective scaled Agile techniques.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.27.3″ _i=”1″ _address=”3.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.27.3″ _i=”0″ _address=”3.1.0″][et_pb_blog fullwidth=”off” posts_number=”3″ include_categories=”21″ show_author=”off” show_date=”off” show_categories=”off” _builder_version=”3.27.3″ _i=”0″ _address=”3.1.0.0″][\/et_pb_blog][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Descubre c\u00f3mo Dave Witkin y su equipo abordaron las ineficiencias de los proyectos gubernamentales, convirtiendo una lucha de ocho a\u00f1os en un \u00e9xito con soluciones \u00e1giles. Conoce su enfoque \u00e1gil y sus principales logros en la racionalizaci\u00f3n de la entrega, allanando el camino para la entrega puntual de productos y oportunidades de expansi\u00f3n.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":28449,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,109,103],"tags":[116,130,164,170,113,111,115,144],"class_list":["post-28442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-case-study","category-government","category-software-development","tag-agile","tag-executiveactionteameat","tag-experiment","tag-scaleddailyscrum","tag-scalingscrum","tag-scrum","tag-scruminc","tag-scrumofscrums"],"yoast_head":"\n
Organization:<\/strong> Large U.S. Government Agency<\/span>
Industry:<\/strong> Government
Organization Size: <\/strong>Large
Topic: <\/strong>Adapting to Change, Continuous Improvement and Impediment Removal, Executive Action Team (EAT), Scaled Daily Scrum (SDS), Traditional Project Management Failure
Date:<\/strong> 2019
Website:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/packagedagile.com\/
LinkedIn:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/davewitkin<\/p>\nCase Study Summary\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Resolving Government Project Inefficiencies with Agile Solutions\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
The Agile Solution: Streamlining Delivery with Scrum at Scale Practices<\/b><\/h4>\n
Key Outcomes<\/b><\/h4>\n
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About Dave Witkin<\/b><\/h4>\n
More Scrum@Scale Case Studies<\/h2>\n