The Global Enablement team in the client organization required help in sprint planning, as they needed constant collaboration with stakeholders and continuous improvement at every stage. This needed to be done with a thorough process of planning, executing and evaluating.
In addition, they were not able to perform the planning with resources at their disposal. The team had a large pool of talented individuals, but they were not utilized to their full potential. As a result, sprint planning was becoming increasingly challenging and time-consuming, leading to decreased productivity and efficiency. So, Client wanted to improve sprint planning by utilizing the full potential of the team's (Shoolin and Client) talent pool.
To enhance the client's sprint planning process by leveraging Agile and Scrum methodologies, optimizing resource utilization, and fostering cross-functional collaboration to improve productivity and efficiency.
We helped the Client’s enablement team to implement cross-utilization of resources and adopt Agile and Scrum methodologies. This involved assigning tasks and responsibilities to team members based on their skills and capabilities. The team collaborated and shared their expertise, allowing for more efficient utilization of resources, while Agile and Scrum methodologies provided a structured framework for sprint planning and execution.
Asana, Google Spreadsheet, Enablement Operations (Internal)
We deployed an Effective agile 2-week sprint that mainly focused on each sprint goals, better planning, team capacity, and a prioritized set of working items.
Focused more on quality and stakeholders’ satisfaction thus continuous improvement
Being Agile. it helped in reducing risks and increased flexibility
Brought the whole team together to align around common goals
Ensured stories are in order of priority and details were added to the highest-priority backlog items
Created new user stories based on new needs and items were added based on stakeholder feedback
Considered team capacity and adjusted accordingly to ensure that goals are achievable and that the team wasn’t overcommitted in the upcoming sprint
Empowered the team so they take ownership of their tasks and collaborate to remove roadblocks collectively
Every sprint was followed by retrospective and sprint review meetings to assess if the team was on the right track, or needed to make changes in the next sprint. It also helped in prioritizing backlog items and setting goals for the next upcoming sprint sessions. Improved team morale as a result
We at Priorise, as external consultants, work very closely with our clients. This allows us to understand their ecosystem and Ways of Working and become a lever to enhance their organizational productivity. Our cross-skilled team can augment the client's business functions in a seamless way.
Project Information
Agile sprint planning came up as a powerful methodology which ultimately resulted in the following:
- Empowered business teams to adapt quickly to ongoing feedback and new developments
- Minimal disruptions to changing environments, enhanced collaboration, and better business outcomes
- Increased Focus, Transparency and Productivity, Flexibility in adhering the change request
- High Quality Work: By incorporating user stories and allowing team members to focus on specific tasks, sprint planning helped team members to produce higher quality work.
- The team was able to complete their sprints in a more efficient manner, freeing up time for additional projects and initiatives.
- Better utilization of the team's talent pool, leading to a more motivated and engaged workforce.
