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Q!Digitz Vol 1 Aug 2019

This is what will ensure that the team of agile
teams works together as one unit. While models
like SAFe do talk about functions like LACe(Lean
Agile centre of Excellence) which helps to set up
this, they do not get formed at the very beginning-
the very reason we need to jump in and help them
at the beginning.

Identify systemic

failures

Establishing ways of working also leads to the next
imminent step of managing its implementation.
One of the obvious ways to do this is by
monitoring and understanding the quality trends
from di erent teams. As a QA person, we are
uniquely positioned to see the complete big
picture using the parameters from all the teams
and can assess the overall system quality.

When we receive the input from all teams and its
cross function activities, we get to understand the
overall systemic problems ,identify the
bottlenecks, drill it down to speci c working
practices and be able to come up with right
recommendations of how the practices needs to
be adopted and x that gap.

Scaling with Agile

Scaling requires everyone to collaborate to make it
work. The scrum teams might very well take the
lead in establishing built-in quality through code
quality practices, testing practices etc but it’s not
enough to implement just the advocated models’
current guidance on quality practices. It requires
attention and establishing discipline at every level
and we as quality ambassadors should be ready to
relentlessly help the team in inculcating this
quality culture within.

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