An all-encompassing effort such as a full-scale agile transformation goes to the very roots of an organization and tends to shake things up quite dramatically. Indeed, it’s very much like undergoing heart surgery AND brain surgery – simultaneously.

Imagine the damage caused from a failed organization-wide change:

• Loss of credibility
• Loss of trust
• Loss of face and reputation
• Strong demotivation and loss of commitment and faith on the part of employees
• Clinging even tighter to the old (safe!) ways of doing things
• Diminished success of future attempts by leaving behind a wary and highly skeptical audience

After the storm passes, where things have settled often determines how and where the organization goes from that point onwards. Ensure your transformation plan succeeds and the pieces fall into place according to the set goals and plans -- and not according to someone’s whims and fancies; politics; cultural and attitude issues; or naysayers.