Organizational Resistance

When you try to change how a company works, the company fights back. This is not malice; it is survival.

The Middle Management Clay Layer

Executives want change (Speed). Developers want change (Modern tools). Middle Management blocks change. Why? Because "DevOps" and "Agile" often mean removing their job.

• If teams are autonomous, what does the Project Manager do?
• If deployments are automated, what does the Release Manager do?

Strategy: The "Trojan Horse"

Do not announce a "Transformation". Announce a "Pilot Project" for a critical fiery problem.

1. Find a project that is failing bad.
2. Get exemption from all standard rules (Architecture review board, Change Control board).
3. Deliver it in 3 months.
4. Then announce that this is the new way of working.

[!TIP] You cannot convince people with logic. You can only convince them with a working URL.