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Business Outcome Driven Agile Consulting Services

Agile ways of working help organizations adapt to changes in a VUCA world, constantly innovate and reinvent themselves and be more customer centric to deliver exceptional value to their end clients.

Agile helps to improve execution certainty, transparency, predictability, collaboration, time-to-market, pull based work culture, one team mindset and overall alignment with core organizational business objectives.

You should also consider agile when the organization wants to move away from traditional gated, push based, siloed, change averse, big upfront planning based work culture to an iterative, incremental work culture which embraces change and encourages close collaboration with end customers. Though it sounds obvious, the complexity in driving such change are far too many, as it directly challenges the statu-quo, highlights areas in organization that are in inertia and also people who are resisting change due to various reasons like ghost of the past, fear of failure, ‘what’s in it for me?’ or just hopelessness.

Agile consulting helps organizations understand their present As-Is state, marry their core business objectives with Agile ways of working, identify an ideal To-Be State and design a context driven, time bound Agile transformation roadmap to reach there, followed by actual on-the-job Agile implementation.

Agile consulting is based on the Agile principles and values, which prioritize collaboration, flexibility, and rapid adaptation to change. At the same time, a good agile consultant is mindful of aligning agility within the constraints of the organization as the same prescription will not work for all.

Agile Transformation plans use a mix of various agile methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, XP, Lean & scaling frameworks like SAFe, LeSS, Scrum of Scrums etc to solve specific business challenges and evolve the practices over time.

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Following are the key drivers for an organization to explore agile ways of working. Partnering with an agile consulting firm can further accelerate this transition, offering expertise and strategic guidance tailored to specific organizational needs

Evolving market conditions

In today’s rapidly changing business environment, companies need to be able to respond to change quickly and

effectively. Agile methodologies provide a framework for adapting to changing market conditions and customer needs with help of shorter development cycles, faster release cycles, shorter feedback loops, and frequent introspection

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Alignment with business goals

Agile methodologies promote a focus on delivering value to the customer and aligning with business goals, which can help

companies achieve their strategic objectives more effectively

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Customer centricity

Companies are under increasing pressure to deliver products and services that meet the needs of their

customers. are soon becoming obsolete and thus the needs of the customer are also demanding. Agile methodologies place a strong emphasis on customer collaboration and feedback, helping companies build products and services that meet the needs of their customers in this rapidly changing world By the time companies deliver products they become obsolete. Agile methodologies place a strong emphasis on customer collaboration and feedback, helping companies build products and services that meet the needs of their customers in this rapidly changing world. Faster feedback loops promote the delivery of smaller pieces of working software frequently, which can help teams validate the goals of the product and pivot in case needed.

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Better collaboration

As organizations become more complex as demands are ever changing, technologies are advanced, teams are

distributed, there is a growing need for improved collaboration and communication across teams and departments. Agile methodologies promote cross-functional collaboration and improved communication, leading to better alignment and more efficient problem-solving. Agile organizations promote self organizing culture with increased accountability, employee satisfaction and innovation.

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Improved quality

Companies need to deliver high-quality products and services to remain competitive in today’s marketplace. Agile

methodologies promote continuous testing and improvement, helping companies deliver high-quality products and services. Involving quality assurance teams early and during development also helps in detecting bugs in the product and faster correction paves way for quality product.

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Faster Value Realization

With Incremental delivery, companies reduce development time and get products and services to

market faster which can deliver value to the end users faster

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Benefits of Agile Consulting Services

Why do you need an external agile consulting service when you can hire an agile coach?

Great question! We believe that getting external consulting helps organizations adopt a quick, time-bound, outcome-driven Agile transformation journey marrying culture, mindset, process, tools, and hands-on implementation expertise. Our clients have one problem less to solve and can focus on their key business while creating internal competencies and leveraging new ways of working. Organizations may choose to use Benzne Agile consulting services for several reasons summarized below. The leaders should ask these questions to the agile consulting companies they are evaluating for leading their agile business transformation and agile at scale engagements.

Outside-in Perspective

An external Agile consultant is not influenced or biased with any particular person or management. They bring in an

objective and neutral perspective on the table with recommendations derived from their observation.

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Knowing current state

The sole purpose of an Agile consultant is to implement agile within the organization. Hence is it a key thing

for them to understand all the aspects of current work culture without being partial.

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Expertise

External Agile consultant brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table, having worked with a variety of

organizations and helped them successfully adopt an Agile approach. They can provide valuable guidance and support to organizations as they navigate the challenges of adopting Agile.

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Customization

External Agile consultant can tailor their services to the specific needs of an organization, helping them to design and implement a

customized Agile solution that meets their unique needs and goals.

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Timebound

By working with an external Agile consultant, organizations can save time and resources that would otherwise be spent

on training and developing internal Agile expertise. An Agile consultant is focussed with one thing on their plate, they can create positive tension and a sense of urgency which helps teams achieve their agility goals on time. leading to a time bound agile transformation journey.

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Milestone Driven Approach

A good Agile consultant is mostly milestone driven. That is, in an implementation roadmap, they focus on the milestones

achieved and quickly inspect and pivot.

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Why Choose Our Agile Consulting Services?

As a globally trusted top agile consulting company, Benzne focus on building strong relationships with our clients, delivering exceptional value and consistently exceeding expectations. Our time bound, business context driven, framework agnostic focus differentiates us from other agile consulting companies. Here are some core values that helps us design and implement successful Agile Transformation journeys for our clients:

Leaders in Agile Excellence

Benzne core focus is designing and implementing turnkey Agile transformation journeys. Benzne is a team of

Hands-on Agile practitioners who have led agile transformation in varied, complex work environments across the globe. We have completed 15+ Transformation Journeys in the 4+ years of our journey as an Agile consulting company, helping transform organizations, programs, projects & teams & across Fintech, Healthcare, Insurance, Semiconductors, SaaS, Non-IT, Proptech & various other IT product and services companies.

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Tailored Solutions

We take the time to truly understand our client’s needs, goals, and challenges. This helps us to tailor the approach

and share recommendations to meet their specific needs. Every customer scenario is unique and needs a customized agile transformation roadmap which is contextual to them. We develop and execute Agile strategies which are always aligned with clients' business objectives.

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Deliver high-quality results

We focus on delivering high-quality results that meet or exceed expectations. This has helped us build trust and

credibility with our clients. We are transparent about our approach & methodology. Being honest about any challenges or limitations and working closely with our client to find solutions is the core of a successful agile transformation. We ensure to keep our clients informed of progress, provide regular updates, and respond to their questions and concerns promptly.

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Work on the Culture

Agile is 80% culture and 20% processes. Our priority is to work with all layers - Leadership, middle

management and teams to create the right buy-in for implementing Agile. Executive support is critical to the success of an Agile transformation but equally important is engaging and empowering every employee and creating an environment that encourages collaboration and innovation.

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Continuous improvement

Agile transformations are ongoing processes that require continuous improvement with closed feedback loops.

This includes regularly reassessing the organization’s processes, structures, and culture to identify areas for improvement and making changes as needed.

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Trusted Consulting Partner

At Benzne, we are focused to be a trusted consulting partner for our clients and build long-lasting, time tested

relationships so that we are seen as the best agile consulting and coaching firm.We ensure that our exit strategy is stronger than our entry strategy. Developing internal competencies, creating self sustenance and stability in the system is very important for us. We also give great importance to establishing effective governance at the start of the transformation journey, defining the roles and responsibilities of the key stakeholders, creating a governance committee, and establishing clear decision-making processes.

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Our Agile Consulting Process

Any agile transformation requires careful consideration of the organization’s current state and a clear understanding of the desired outcomes. A good agile company always starts with the business context and then designs a solution which is suited to the particular client situation. Here are the steps to consider implementing in your Agile transformation journey

Understand As-Is state

The first step in planning an Agile transformation is to assess the current state of the organization. This includes

analyzing the current processes, structures, culture, and technology to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the organization, this is called As-Is Agility health Assessment and is the bedrock of a successful agile transformation

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Define To-Be State

Once the current state has been assessed, the next step is to define the desired outcomes of the Agile transformation.

This includes understanding the goals and objectives of the transformation and defining the desired outcomes in terms of improved processes, structures, culture, and technology (To-be State)

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Stakeholder Buy-in

a. Engaging key stakeholders is critical to the success of an Agile transformation. This includes engaging executives,

managers, team leaders, and individual contributors in the planning process to build buy-in and ensure that everyone is working towards the same goals
b. Identify the teams and processes that will be involved The next step is to identify the teams and processes that will be involved in the Agile transformation. This includes understanding the interdependencies between teams and processes and determining which teams and processes will be impacted by the transformation. We can also start with few teams and pilot agile to create pockets of excellence, this will create a positive pull towards Agile in the organizationx

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Design Implementation Roadmap

Once the teams and processes have been identified, the next step is to develop a detailed implementation plan.

This includes creating a timeline for Agile implementation, identifying the resources that will be needed, developing a budget for the transformation and establishing a governance structure is important to ensure that the Agile transformation is managed effectively. This includes defining the roles and responsibilities of the key stakeholders, creating a governance committee and establishing clear decision-making processes.

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Communicate and Onboard

Once the plan has been developed, the next step is to communicate the plan to the organization. This includes

communicating the goals and objectives of the transformation, agreeing on the approach and the timeline for implementation, and the resources that will be needed (Playback session)

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Train and coach

Training and coaching are critical components of an Agile transformation. Fundamental training on Agile methodologies

are delivered to teams and leadership to bring in a common understanding of Agle. This is followed by coaching teams and individuals on how to apply Agile practices in their work with coaches embedded in the teams and multiple role and work specific training.

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Implement and monitor

The next step is to implement the Agile transformation, which involves putting the changes into effect and monitoring

progress. This includes regular check-ins with teams to ensure that the transformation is on track and making the necessary adjustments along the way.

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Continuously Improve

Agile transformations are ongoing processes that require continuous improvement. This includes regularly reassessing

the organization’s processes, structures, and culture to identify areas for improvement and making changes as needed. Insights gained from real-world implementation experience of our consultants inform adjustments, refinements and pivot led by closed feedback loops

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Self Sustenance

Teams and individuals are mentored to drive continuous improvement and maintain the rigor and cadence of Agile

practices. We at, Benzne believe in long term partnerships and work in close collaboration with our clients for establishing processes that are build to last, but also open to inspect and adapt in a VUCA environment. Our core focus is always to impact the organization culture so that clients move to ‘being Agile’ state from ‘doing Agile’

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Client Testimonials

We have gathered great testimonials as an agile consulting firm from our clients with whom we have worked on all aspects of agile transformations. From Agile Strategy consulting to Agile Scrum consulting to Agile Project Management consulting to agile consulting and training services to enterprise agile consulting services or Agile at scale consulting or specifically scaled agile framework consulting.

Benzne was proactive in identifying needs and presenting us with solutions. They definitely were committed to making sure our team was embracing and adopting Agile correctly. They were the right partners for us to help with our transition from a Waterfall model to Agile model. I would highly recommend them to anyone wanting to adopt Agile

Anil Bhat, Sr. Director, Payment Services

Working with Benzne team was really smooth. They were able to introduce agile practices within the team without changing the culture of the team. Nothing was forced on the teams. Teams were demonstrated with the positive outcomes of each agile practice and everyone picked it up and adopted agile practices without much of hesitations

Senior Director Engineering, WazirX

We would see that Agile Thought process and mindset instilled in our associates. We also saw in this project all defined agile metrics where met due to guidance in Agile Processes and Ceremonies. They followed the letter and spirit. Their execution style is inclusive and collaborative. Appropriate tools like Moscow, planning poker , T shirt Sizing etc. were used in addition to various other templates and Jira & Assembla as needed as per the phase in the project

Lakshmi Kishore Kumar Nekkanti, Associate VP, IT Consulting Company

The overall Agile transformation over the last 12 months has been very successful. The overall process is mapped on the existing organization process. The Agile Coach and Scrum Masters aligned were very efficient. They got inculcated in our process and mapped agile at every stage. Very effectively worked with 12 scrum teams across the overall organization

Senior Director of Engineering, Financial Services

The great thing about Benzne is that they took the time to understand our organization and culture. Additionally, they were very motivated and willing to learn and adapt. They took feedback very well and were able to react based on that feedback. Overall, Benzne doesn’t only work with companies to try and instill best practices; they’re also very good at coaching individuals on a human level

Department Head, PropTech Company

Team Benzne was very prompt in responding to our requests and came back with a program design as per timelines, and delivered the program for 5 batches as per agreed timelines. The expertise and quality of the trainer were impressive

Senior Manager of Learning & Development, ITC Ltd.

Industries We Serve

Benzne has designed and implemented turnkey Agile transformation journeys across Fintech, Healthcare, Insurance, Semiconductors, SaaS, Non-IT, Proptech & various other IT product and services companies. Below is a snapshot of the industries and domains we have served.

Case Studies

Read our case studies on ‘Waterfall to Agile transformation for an entire Payment Solutions group in Petroleum Domain using SAFe as a scaling framework’ or ‘Agile at Scale intervention led by Spotify Model for a leading Product Engineering and Semiconductor Design Services Firm’ and many more on the link below.

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Benzne Workshops

Adapting to agile ways of working is mostly culture and mindset driven, aided by various frameworks, methodologies, tools and techniques. We will be glad to discuss your learning requirements to design and deliver customized agile learning programs specific to your organization, team and business context.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Agile Consulting Services

1. What is Agile consulting, and how can it benefit my business?

Agile consulting is based on the Agile principles and values, which prioritize collaboration, flexibility, and rapid adaptation to change. Agile consulting firms help businesses align agility within the constraints of the organization and help them leverage agile ways of working to innovate constantly in a VUCA environment.

Agile consulting helps organizations understand their present As-Is state, marry their core business objectives with Agile ways of working, identify an ideal To-Be State and design a context driven, time bound Agile transformation roadmap to reach there, followed by actual on-the-job Agile implementation.

2. What does an agile consultant do?

A good agile consultant helps organizations adopt a quick, time-bound, outcome-driven Agile transformation journey marrying culture, mindset, process, tools, and hands-on implementation expertise. They help leadership realize long term business objectives, support middle management to achieve execution certainty and work with the teams to make their jobs easier and more productive.

In short, an agile consultant designs and implements context driven agile adoption while creating internal competencies and leveraging new ways of working.

3. Why should our company consider adopting Agile practices?

Agile ways of working help organizations adapt to changes in a VUCA world, constantly innovate and reinvent themselves and be more customer centric to deliver exceptional value to their end clients.

You should also consider agile when the organization wants to move away from traditional gated, push based, siloed, change averse, big upfront planning based work culture to an iterative, incremental work culture which embraces change and encourages close collaboration with end customers.

4. How does your Agile consulting process work from start to finish?

5. What sets your Agile consulting services apart from competitors?

6. Do you offer customized Agile solutions tailored to our specific needs?

We keep specific organizational requirements in consideration when designing agile training programs, trainers routinely tweak course coverage during the session to accommodate context driven learning needs. They are able to do so because of multiple years of experience as an hands-on agile practitioner.

7. What are the typical challenges organizations face when transitioning to Agile, and how do you address them?

What are the key agile transformation challenges? Simply, the fact that transformation is not a single player game. There are scores of people involved and all of them must contribute towards this pursuit of agility in the organization.

Mostly, Individuals, teams, organizations start their pursuit of Agility with great excitement and enthusiasm, somewhat similar to a person starting his dream job. While we start with good intentions and motivation, the initial excitement can quickly disappear as they hit any challenges in an agile transformation journey.

The correct way to adopt agile is to find an ultimate balance between the Micro and Macro where the agility can sustain. It’s important for the organization to have a pragmatic mix of both to move slowly, yet steadily towards the right direction to leverage ‘Agile’.

8. What industries have you worked with in the past for Agile transformations?

Benzne has designed and implemented agility across all levels in diverse industry segments like Payment Tech, Fintech, Crypto, Healthcare, FMCG, Insurance, Banking, Auto, Semiconductors, Prop Tech, IT Services, SaaS and Petroleum among others

9. Can you provide case studies or success stories from previous clients who have benefited from your Agile consulting services?

Yes, we have extensively captured our agile transformation journeys with various clients in different industry segments and they can be referred here

10. What is the expected timeline for an Agile transformation project?

Each organization has a different context and thus a different agile transformation journey. The duration of an agile transformation will depend on a multitude of factors like the present state, desired end state, geographical spread, size of the organization, width and depth wise agile maturity desired, leadership buy-in, organizational culture etc. Depending on these factors, an agile transformation journey can be anywhere from 6 months to 2-3 years or beyond.

11. What roles and responsibilities will our team have during the Agile transition?

You will need to tell us ‘What’, ‘Why’ & ‘When’ of the agile transformation needed & we will take care of the ‘how’. We will understand the business context, present state and maturity, desired end state, identify the roadmap, get the stakeholder buy-in across the organization and start implementing the agile ways of working with pilot projects, create success stories, inculcate the rigor of sprinting, start publishing the right metrics, stabilize, scale, build internal competency, establish agile COE, prepare for handover with follow-up support & regular health assessments.

12. What metrics do you use to measure the success of an Agile transformation?

Agile transformation metrics we measure can be broadly classified into following buckets at a high level:

Business & Customer centric – Is your agile transformation increasing your customer satisfaction? Is your business now faster in responding to market needs? Are your customers endorsing you to other customers?

Process & Practice centric – Is there a culture of continuous improvement in your teams after the transformation? Are your teams responding to change? Are your customers getting value delivered continuously? Are your teams innovating enough to develop modern solutions?

People centric – Is there a culture of transparency within the teams? Are your teams happy and content with the work? Are your teams self motivated? Are the role expectations set properly? Are your teams having a continuous learning mindset?

13. How do you handle resistance to change within our organization during the Agile adoption process?

Agile purists have succeeded in annoying the stakeholders by two interventions. One is by scaring them with the consequences of being rigid in the VUCA world and secondly by telling them that metrics and reporting are a deterrent to be relevant. We do not agree with that. We believe that balancing is the key. Aspects like predictability and maturity-based autonomy and control will create win-win for all as stakeholders could be our cheerleaders and play an essential role in driving agile transformation and they have all the rights to have execution certainty.

Most importantly, create a few success stories before convincing the entire organization. Work with the more open enthusiasts, show results, allow the change to cross-pollinate.

14. Can you work with remote or distributed teams in an Agile context?

We have extensively supported global clients with teams spread across different continents. Covid era moved entire client teams to remote working mode and our consultants faced the challenge of agile implementation with remote consulting intervention.

We transitioned to remote agile consulting in the first Covid wave and have led multiple successful remote transformation journeys till now. Agile for remote is our offering to our prospective clients across the globe. We, at Benzne have rolled over our sleeves to expand our business beyond India and have already started serving the needs of our geographically distributed and diverse customer base. We use a plethora of tools like padlet, mentimeter, kahoot, easyretro, whimsical, mural, miro etc which aids in remote collaborations.

15. How can we get started with your Agile consulting services, and what's the first step in the process?

Reach out to us via email or the website form and we will set up an initial discussion to understand your requirements. Once we understand your business objectives for agile transformation, we will share a high level approach note and propose an As-Is assessment. Everything flows from there, assessment findings and analysis will guide us on how to design the agile transformation roadmap. We will do a playback session with senior management on the roadmap and move into the implementation phase after alignment on the proposed approach.

Agile Consulting Process

1. How do you ensure that Agile principles are sustained over the long term in our organization?

As an agile management consulting, we recommend broadly the below steps to ensure a long term sustainable agile culture and mindset in your organization:

Get a strong and committed buy-in from the leadership team
Make it a culture, promote openness, fail safe environment, respect and collaborative decision making
Set up governance to constantly monitor and pivot
Bring in Agile consulting experts and catalysts into the system to help teams
Constantly keep the awareness within the organization through trainings and workshops
Shout out appreciations and team level wins
Bring in metrics to constantly monitor the agile adoption

2. What is the difference between agile consultancy and coaching?

Agile coach work concentrate on bringing in agility within the organisation using the selected framework and work closely with the teams, individuals & leaders. Bringing in agility is their main scope of work and context. While Agile consultants work at a broader scope including team restructure, business agility and usually work in a context/outcome driven initiatives. They help orgs in selecting, designing their agile transformation strategy using a mix of best practices from available agile frameworks.

3. What kind of training and coaching do you provide to our teams and leadership

We provide context driven customized Agile training and coaching services tailored to bring agility in the overall system at all levels. It is important to create buy-in at all levels while implementing agile ways of working. Our Agile business consultants work with leadership, middle management and teams to understand their objectives, pain points, bottlenecks and explore solutions which will work for everyone and be stable. Role and content specific on the job training are the starting point of a good agile transformation journey.

4. What is the cost structure for your Agile consulting services, and are there any hidden fees?

Cost structure of agile consulting services will completely depend on the nature, scope and gamut of the requirement. We will do a thorough due-diagnostics and share a detailed agile transformation roadmap with associated effort, number of consultants and price structure upfront with you before starting the implementation. We are a small company in a niche space and it is important for us to deliver maximum value at the best possible price relentlessly.

5. What ongoing support and maintenance services do you offer after the initial Agile implementation?

We support our clients in their pursuit of agility – which is a continuous process, even after the agile transformation journey has been implemented, stabilized
and internal competencies have been created to drive and sustain the agility.

Our Agile business consultants work in advisory role as part of our agile advisory services and guide and support internal agile teams to constantly innovate, introduct, implement and internalize new industry trends and help the organizations to constantly be in a positive flux in pursuit of the ever evolving equilibrium in a VUCA world.

Advanced Agile Consulting Services

1. What kind of support do you offer for scaling Agile to large enterprises with complex structures?

Scaling Agile is a natural progression applied to a product environment where you may need more than one team (actually many teams) and with that comes challenges with communication, collaboration, transparency, managing risks and dependencies and integrating solutions. It requires a systematic approach which can balance between structure and agility to deliver value continuously. Our team comprises agile at scale consultants having experience with varied scaling frameworks like SAFe, LeSS, Nexus, DAD, Spotify and others. We have partnered with such organizations and helped them with such systematic approaches. Our secret, as an agile consulting firm, is to not prescribe the set frameworks or practices but help organizations in finding their own balance with just-enough and high impact practices.

2. How do you address compliance and regulatory requirements within an Agile framework, if applicable to our industry?

Compliance and Regulatory requirements are adjusted as usual requirements in agile implementation consulting but will have more detailed specifications, exact timelines, repercussions and other related aspects. They are considered primarily as business rules within features or enablers. Like other requirements, they are vetted between business and technology who further on identify ways to meet those constraints. There are many ways to meet compliance as there is no such thumb-rule hence such requirements can also be done through agile approaches through iterations, culture of pull and failing faster.

3. What tools and software do you recommend or provide to facilitate Agile project management and collaboration?

There are a lot of tools that are used in organizations of varied size to meet their demands for agile project management. The most popular are JIRA, Azure DevOps, Aha!, Rally and TargetProcess. While agility requires more transparency, engagement, proactive attitude, continuous improvement and ability to learn faster hence the tools that we have extensively used apart what mentioned earlier are mentimeter, zoom, MS Teams, Padlet, Mural, Miro and many more.

4. Do you offer continuous improvement services to refine our Agile processes as our organization evolves?

Yes we do. We have categorised our enterprise agile consulting services in 4 categories. The first one is ‘pre-game’. Here we focus on learning the area of problem, objectives, the understanding of people and their challenges, evaluate aesthetics and do playback of findings. Based on that, we get in the ‘Game’ state where we partner with a team to improve the processes, coach people and establish a strong foundation of excellence, openness and continuous delivery, mostly at the level of teams. Another category is ‘Big League’ where we do implement agile at scale at the levels of portfolio, units, groups and overall organization. And our last category is called ‘post-game’, and at the state the organization maturity has been attended in terms of self-managing the transformation and continuing the journey forward, so we help them with any advisory support they look up for.

5. What is your approach to fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation within our teams through Agile?

The key reason why teams do-not collaborate is because of the culture of assigning the work to individuals and focusing more on individual work-tracking and not on team’s collective responsibility to deliver an excellent product. We closely work with the team and design an approach that helps in redefining the way of working which creates a one-team mindset, allows constructive disagreements, team ownership and appreciating experimentation instead of punishing team or individual. That is agile for us because such teams are fluid as they do not resist change albeit, they welcome changes and continuously explore opportunities to delight customers. This is not relevant to only agile software development consulting but any team in general.

6. How do you assist in selecting the right Agile framework (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) for our unique business needs?

Selecting the write framework is a later stage. First, we observe the current ways of working. It helps us understand what is working well and what not. We interview all the internal and external stakeholders to understand their role, contributions, expectations and challenges. We also conduct round tables, anonymous surveys, and various focused sessions with individuals and groups to analyse deeper causes. Post then, we come up with recommendations of agile frameworks or approaches that the team could use. Many times we find hybrid approaches working very well. We should always remember that satisfied customers, agility of business and realisation of value matters the most over implementing framework or fascination of new processes and tools in the market. Common-sense and our extensive knowledge of various self-developed and marketed frameworks are the most that we apply to address business needs.

7. What kind of ongoing education and resources do you offer to keep our teams up to date with the latest Agile best practices?

We as an agile consulting firm very much believe in sharing our knowledge and the channels we use to do it are customised agile workshops, certification workshops, webinars, blogs, videos (please check our youtube channel), articles and also lightning sessions at client venues. Our Agile business consultants work closely with teams and furnish templates, ready reckoners, process guides, role based workshops, required frameworks, in-house community of practices like Scrum Master Group, Product Ownership and many other interventions to provide needful education and resources to help with continuous learning of people in the organisation.

8. Can you provide references or contact information for previous clients who can speak to their experience with your Agile consulting services?

You can check our case studies here & few testimonials from our clients on our agile consultancy services on our clutch page. More references (including agile consultants review) are available on request, please write to us at consult@benzne.com

9. What is Agile Software Consulting?

Agile Software Consulting is a service provided by individuals or firms specializing in advising and guiding organizations through the planning, adoption, implementation, and optimization of Agile methodologies for software development and project management. Agile methodologies, such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and Extreme Programming (XP) focus on flexibility, continuous improvement, customer satisfaction and the ability to adapt to change. Agile Software Consulting can cover a wide range of activities like agile transformation, training and coaching, process improvement, tool integration, performance measurement, scaling agile and cultural change management. Agile software consultants come with a wide range of experience and use cases as they serve multiple customers across domains. They are usually relatively more flexible from organisational constraints and get more independence as subject matter experts to bring in the change within an organization.

10. How can Agile Business Consulting benefit my organization?

We believe that getting external consulting helps organizations adopt a quick, time-bound, outcome-driven Agile transformation journey marrying culture, mindset, process, tools, and hands-on implementation expertise. Our clients have one problem less to solve and can focus on their key business while creating internal competencies and leveraging new ways of working. Organizations may choose to use Agile business consulting services for several reasons summarized below. The leaders should ask agile consulting companies about their transformation approach when they are evaluating them for leading their agile business transformation and agile at scale engagements.

Outside-in Neutral Perspective : An external Agile consultant is not influenced or biased with any particular person or management. They bring in an objective perspective on the table with recommendations derived from their observation.

In depth Analysis of current state: The sole purpose of an Agile consultant is to implement agile within the organization. Hence is it a key thing for them to understand all the aspects of current work culture without being partial.

Expertise: External Agile consultant brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table, having worked with a variety of organizations and helped them successfully adopt an Agile approach. They can provide valuable guidance and support to organizations as they navigate the challenges of adopting Agile.

Customization: External Agile consultants can tailor their services to the specific needs of an organization, helping them to design and implement a customized Agile solution that meets their unique needs and goals.

Timebound Agile Transformation: By working with an external Agile consultant, organizations can save time and resources that would otherwise be spent on training and developing internal Agile expertise. An Agile consultant is focussed with one thing on their plate, they can create positive tension and a sense of urgency which helps teams achieve their agility goals on time.

Milestone Driven Approach: A good Agile consultant is mostly milestone driven. That is, in an implementation roadmap, they focus on the milestones achieved and quickly inspect and pivot.

11. What is Agile Strategy Consulting and why is it important?

Agile Strategy Consulting is an advisory service that helps organizations apply Agile principles and methodologies at a strategic level, beyond just software development or project management. It involves guiding companies in becoming more adaptable, innovative, and resilient in the face of rapidly changing market conditions and customer needs. Agile Strategy Consulting focuses on embedding agility into the DNA of an organization’s strategic planning and execution processes, ensuring that adaptability, continuous learning, and responsiveness are core to its operations.

Agile strategy consulting enables organizations to navigate uncertainty, complexity, and change more effectively. It fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement, helping companies stay competitive in today’s dynamic business landscape. Rapid Response to Change, Customer-Centric Approach, Objective and Key result driven value delivery, Enhanced Innovation, Improved Collaboration and Alignment, Increased Flexibility in Strategic Planning, Risk Management, Competitive Advantage and Cultural Transformation are the areas of importance of agile strategy.

12. Why should I hire Agile Business Consultants?

Consultants play an important role in helping companies adopt agile ways of working. Agile Business Consultants are subject matter experts and generally come with a lot of ground level experience and are unbiased in their implementation approach.Here are a few pointers on how consulting firms can help bring agile within teams,

As Is Assessment and Strategic Roadmapping – Agile consulting firms start their implementation journey with an assessment to understand the current team’s maturity and practices. Based on the assessment, they create a tailored customized roadmap to align with the problem statement or goals
Framework Agnostic, Outcome Driven Transformation – Consultants are SMEs who have knowledge of various frameworks. They design and recommend framework implementation based on need rather than just applying one framework because of organizational norms. They cater to solving a problem with best suited framework with agility in mind versus adopting agile for the sake of it
Education/Awareness and Education – Consulting firms provide training and programs to train teams and stakeholders with Agile principles, practices, and frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP). Training sessions may include workshops, seminars, and hands-on exercises to reinforce learning based on the need
Coaching and Handholding – Agile business consultants work closely with teams and leadership to guide them through the Agile transformation process. They provide ongoing support, feedback, and guidance on implementing Agile practices, resolving challenges, and adapting to change.
Unbiased, Outside-In Perspective – Agile Consultants are generally contract based and the contracts are usually outcome driven. Their experience having worked with multiple companies enables them to overcome challenges/resistance with a lot more ease and help organizations with insights with their experience.
Metrics and Milestone Based Transformations – Consultants contracts are usually for a specific duration and outcome driven. There are intermediate milestones and KPIs based on the roadmap more like a checkpoint. This enables the transformation to be faster and more effective.

13. What is Agile Development Consulting, and how can it improve my project outcomes?

Agile Development Consulting refers to the services provided by experienced consultants who specialize in implementing Agile methodologies within software development projects. These consultants leverage principles and practices from Agile frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and Extreme Programming (XP) to help teams and organizations improve their project management and development processes. The goal is to make these processes more efficient, flexible, and aligned with customer needs, thereby enhancing overall project outcomes.

Agile development consulting can improve project outcomes by increasing flexibility and adaptability, enhancing product quality, faster time to market, improving customer satisfaction, better risk management, increasing team productivity and morale, efficient resource utilization and continuous improvement.

14. How does Agile Methodology Consulting impact project timelines and budgets?

Predictable Costs, Reduced Waste, Early and Continuous ROI, Adaptation to Changes and Risk Mitigation impacting the budget are the major areas which are disrupted due to Agile Methodology Consulting. Let’s understand this first that the whole point of implementing agile approach is to address the need of continuously changing requirements henceforth we can not expect the scope to be fixed and that translates to changing budget & time. The hack is to continuously meet the most important demands, revisit priorities and avoid building big blocks, instead apply whole product thinking and start with MVP, then keep on adding more benefits to customers in incremental delivery. Implementing agile is not easy or a quick fix as you need to pivot, persevere and decommission all the time but it could assure your relevance to the market and impact your overall revenue, customer retention & opening new markets through innovation & disruptions.

Agile Methodology Consulting shifts the approach from a traditional, plan-based execution to a more flexible, adaptive process. This shift can lead to more efficient use of time and resources, reducing the overall project timeline and keeping the budget in check.

15. In what ways can Agile Innovation Consulting drive business growth?

Agile Innovation Consulting can be a powerful engine for driving business growth by integrating agile principles into the innovation process. This approach helps organizations become more adaptive, customer-focused, and efficient in their operations. It fosters business growth by reducing time to market, Enhancing Customer Satisfaction, Improving Product Quality, Increasing Flexibility and Adaptability, increasing Employee Engagement and Productivity, Optimized Usage of Resources and Reduced Costs and Risk Mitigation.

16. What makes your Agile Consulting Experts unique?

Our Agile Consulting Experts stand out in the competitive landscape for several key reasons, blending deep expertise with a unique approach that ensures our clients not only adopt Agile methodologies but also embody the Agile mindset at the core of their organizational culture. Benzne focus on building strong relationships with our clients, delivering exceptional value and consistently exceeding expectations. Our time bound, business context driven, framework agnostic focus differentiates us from other agile consulting companies. Also, at Benzne, we run it like the Center of Excellence, where consultants who are deployed to different accounts, often meet & share their challenges, achievements & best practices with each other.

17. How does Agile Enterprise Consulting transform organizational culture?

Agile Enterprise Consulting plays a pivotal role in transforming organizational culture by embedding Agile principles and values into the very fabric of a company’s operations and mindset. Bringing agility is not a top-down or bottom-up process, instead it should be started from somewhere and then expects all the changes to bring in harmony aligned to business strategy, employee satisfaction, qualitative products and effectively functioning value streams. This transformation is essential for organizations seeking to become more adaptive, innovative, and customer-centric in today’s fast-paced business environment. Fostering a mindset of continuous improvement, promoting collaboration and communication, empowering teams, enabling customer-centric approach, increasing adaptability and flexibility, embracing failure as a learning opportunity and building a sustainable work environment are few ways in which agile enterprise consulting facilitates cultural shifts within an organization.

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