AGILE PROCESS
I played a pivotal role in enhancing Agile methodologies at Estée Lauder Companies by promoting consistency and clarity across multiple teams.
Summary of achievements
Identified inconsistencies:
Recognized that multiple teams had varying interpretations of Agile methodologies, leading to confusion and slowed delivery.
Recognized that multiple teams had varying interpretations of Agile methodologies, leading to confusion and slowed delivery.
Facilitated workshops:
Conducted workshops with diverse teams and stakeholders to gather insights into their current Agile practices and the rationale behind them.
Conducted workshops with diverse teams and stakeholders to gather insights into their current Agile practices and the rationale behind them.
Designed a unified process workflow:
Developed a new, streamlined workflow that clearly outlined each step in the Agile process, highlighting the importance of key stakeholders' involvement at relevant stages to expedite decision-making.
Developed a new, streamlined workflow that clearly outlined each step in the Agile process, highlighting the importance of key stakeholders' involvement at relevant stages to expedite decision-making.
Eliminated redundancies:
Reduced unnecessary loops and steps that were causing delays, thereby increasing the efficiency of project delivery.
Reduced unnecessary loops and steps that were causing delays, thereby increasing the efficiency of project delivery.
Enhanced Onboarding:
Created a clear framework that new team members could easily understand, helping them to quickly acclimate to the Agile process and their roles within it.
Created a clear framework that new team members could easily understand, helping them to quickly acclimate to the Agile process and their roles within it.
Improved Consistency:
Rolled out the new process across all teams, fostering a consistent approach to Agile that improved collaboration and communication.
Rolled out the new process across all teams, fostering a consistent approach to Agile that improved collaboration and communication.
Boosted Delivery Efficiency:
Enabled teams to track project progress more effectively, resulting in faster and more reliable delivery of projects.
Enabled teams to track project progress more effectively, resulting in faster and more reliable delivery of projects.
Impact
Increased Clarity and Focus
Teams gained a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities within the Agile framework, reducing confusion and enhancing accountability.
Teams gained a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities within the Agile framework, reducing confusion and enhancing accountability.
Faster Decision-Making
By ensuring relevant stakeholders were present in key meetings, decisions were made more quickly, reducing bottlenecks and accelerating project timelines.
By ensuring relevant stakeholders were present in key meetings, decisions were made more quickly, reducing bottlenecks and accelerating project timelines.
Scalable Framework
The standardized workflow allowed for scalability, making it easier to onboard new members and integrate new teams into the Agile process.
The standardized workflow allowed for scalability, making it easier to onboard new members and integrate new teams into the Agile process.
Sustained Agile Adoption:
The streamlined process reinforced Agile principles and practices, leading to a more robust and effective implementation of Agile methodologies across the organization.
The streamlined process reinforced Agile principles and practices, leading to a more robust and effective implementation of Agile methodologies across the organization.
In essence, the initiative not only improved the immediate workflow but also laid the groundwork for a more cohesive and agile organizational culture at Estée Lauder Companies. This transformation enabled the teams and the company to respond more swiftly to market changes and customer needs, ultimately enhancing its competitive edge.