Agile White Papers | Business Transformation White Papers

White papers | In-depth information on Agile and Business Transformation topics.

Business Transformation white papers

The Agile Business Transformation white paper series by Peter Measey includes in-depth articles dealing with the topic of business transformation, with a focus on Agile. The content in these white papers is based on Peter’s over 20 years experience in IT and Business Transformation using Agile, and include many real-life case studies, examples, and external research findings.

Why ‘Agile’ Business Transformation

Find out what the current state of Business Transformation is, how it has evolved compared to 20 years ago, and why it needs to change.

Agile Business Transformation Values and Principles

This white paper presents the values and principles for effective business transformation.

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Agile and ITIL® white paper

Within the world of method frameworks it is very easy to become polarised on one specific framework and become a ‘fundamentalist’ on that one single method. This white paper, written by Peter Measey in collaboration with the BCS (Chartered Institute for IT), discusses the integration of Agile with ITIL® (Information Technology Infrastructure Library).

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Agile and PRINCE2® white paper

PRINCE2® is an established, flexible project management framework that is applied around any delivery approach. It is part of the Best Management Practice (BMP) portfolio of frameworks. This is a family of management and delivery frameworks that have been built from learned best practice, covering complementary topics such as portfolio, programme and project, and service management. This white paper, written by Peter Measey in collaboration with the BCS (Chartered Institute for IT), discusses the integration of Agile with PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments v2).

View the Agile and PRINCE2® white paper here.

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SAFe® white papers

SAFe® 4.0 Introduction

In this 32-page white paper, you will be able to find out more about:

Scaling Agile with SAFe® 4.0
SAFe core values
The Lean-Agile Mindset
The various levels of the framework
Leading the Lean-Agile enterprise
Implementing SAFe.

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SAFe® 4.5 Introduction

In this white paper, you will be able to get an overview of the Scaled Agile Framework (version 4.5) for Lean Enterprises.

You can also find out about the four new configurations of SAFe – Full SAFe, Large Solution SAFe, Portfolio SAFe and Essential SAFe.

Topics covered in this white paper include: SAFe Configurations, The Spanning Palette, SAFe Foundation, SAFe core values, The Lean-Agile Mindset, SAFe Lean-Agile Principles, Highlights for each SAFe configuration, Lean-Agile Leaders, Implementing SAFe.

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Aligning Culture & Agile Frameworks

This white paper will question whether you can align certain organisational culture types with specific Agile frameworks.

Furthermore, it will offer you guidance on how to choose the best-suited Agile framework based on your existing organisational culture, and how to maximise the alignment between culture and the chosen framework.