Working together for greater outcomes
The first priority for the insurance company focused on developing a new internal claims application. Used by more than 18,000 agents across the U.S., the existing platform functioned on outdated technology and offered a poor user experience. Insight provided the unique ability to support the client with Agile transformation and design thinking.
To help the client fast-track its strategic business objectives, we provided an Agile Enablement Lead to accelerate coaching and training. We also augmented the company’s existing development teams with a blended standing Scrum Team, which served as a model for quality product delivery through agility. The standing Scrum team combined our expertise in Agile and DevOps with the client’s expertise within its own domain.
Concurrently, we engaged Insight’s User Experience (UX) experts to collaborate with the client’s design team for the new claims application. Together with the claims agents, we gathered input during prototyping to better understand the key pain points. Because Scrum provides more frequent product iterations and feedback loops, we were able to accelerate development.
Change management around the Agile mindset
Effective OCM is a critical piece of an Agile transformation journey. Insight’s Agile coaching is resulting in leaders, teams and individuals successfully adopting an Agile mindset and way of working. But the most complex perspectives and skills are developed on the job, not in the classroom.
To help teammates transition to new roles within Agile and adopt an iterative approach to development, our Agile Enablement Team partnered with the client’s leadership to plan and deliver Agile workshops and coaching opportunities. This involved:
- Program-model coaching
- Scrum team coaching
- One-on-one Scrum Master coaching
- Observation of Scrum events
Agile coaching provided real-time, relevant learning moments spurred by Agile coaches with real-life experiences in various Scrum roles. Training and workshops quickly followed, with coaching help in the real-life application of skills learned in the classroom.
This model allowed us to scale coaching and real-time help to 13 Scrum teams in 4.5 months. Product coaching, including the launch of a new Product Owner Guild and Coaching Cohort, provided newer Product Owners with techniques to apply to their current work.
By engaging client teammates to create communities of practice, we helped empower employees within the organization to deliver trainings, coach peers and uplift the program as a whole.