This document discusses using agile practices in large enterprises to help address increasing global food demands. It notes that the global population is expected to grow to 9 billion by 2050 with 30% more mouths to feed, requiring doubling food output. John Deere has seen success adopting agile practices across its organization, including reduced issue resolution times, lower warranty expenses, faster time to production, and improved employee engagement. It emphasizes the importance of enterprise alignment, leadership support, and a culture of innovation for successful agile transformation in large companies.
23. #WINNING
Field Issue Resolution Time 42%
Warranty Expenses 50%
Time to Production 20%
First to Market 20%
Employee Engagement 13% (71->84)
24. If the decision were solely up to you,
would your team continue using
Scaled Agile?
2%
128 surveyed 97%
http://bit.ly/Up5q5E
Yes No
25. Culture of Innovation: Going Agile
ISG Director Tony Thelen
said, “In many ways the
company's software
development had been
mirrored to the way we
develop tractors and
combines and construction
equipment.“
Computer World, “John Deere Plows Into
Agile” 26 Jan, 2012
25 | John Deere Media and Analyst Day June 2012
29. What is a hackathon?
A time allowed for the organization to fix/improve/try something that needs improvement.
A hackathon is a time to allow the organization time to
fix/improve/try something that could be improved.