Developing Effective Agility At Learning Pool
an agile transformation case study
Outcome Summary
Learning Pool’s comprehensive learning platform, combines the power of analytics and authoring to support user engagement with social and self-directed elearning.
“We shipped far more features in far less time than we expected.
We have delivered strategic client development for a global brand, merged two complex products and delivered the roadmap work without significant fuss and upheaval.
We have been recognised as a Core Leader in the 2023 Fosway 9-Grid for our feature coverage, our presence in the market and our progress relative to our competitors.
I sincerely believe we would not have done this as fast or as deep without this transformation”
Company Name: Learning Pool
Website: www.www.learningpool.com
- Scaled the delivery to 8 product teams
- Delivered the roadmap 3 months sooner than expected
- Upgraded to Core Leader in the 2023 Fosway 9-Grid
- Expanded the agile approach to include the 4 Authoring product teams and the 6 Data product teams
- Upgraded to Strategic Leader in the 2024 Fosway 9-Grid
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Increase In Releases Per Month
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Decrease in Bug Fix Tickets
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Increase in Automation Test Coverage
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Decrease In Average Build Time
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Decrease In Support Resolution Time
Dennis Heaney, Software Development Manager said: “One of the biggest impacts is that teams are now aligned with business priorities, and are much better at focusing on delivering value, without the need for constant correction.
We actually do reflect on what we’ve achieved, and continuously improve what we do and how we do it. By introducing a level of transparency into our way of working, we have been able to see where our underlying problems are, and have been able to focus on prioritising and fixing those problems.
We are now getting the best out of the people. They now have confidence in the process and in the other people in the team, they now have space to do more valuable things.”
It’s also nice to see so many more individuals and their work, and especially the demos – we all get to celebrate the work done and it’s one of my favourite meetings.”
We are now in a place where communicating and explaining change doesn’t come with that fear of rejection. We can pivot onto what is the most important thing right now.”
Mark Lynch, Chief Technology Officer said: Our agile transformation has revolutionised technology delivery at Learning Pool, empowering our teams to deliver remarkable results.
In just 12 months, we’ve seen a surge in productivity, customer satisfaction, and adaptability.
Brian Lockington, Agile Coach said: “Learning Pool had a great mix of characteristics that set them up for success on their agile journey. They are a medium sized company but have maintained their startup mentality and culture, they had people who were already technical experts in their roles and they had leaders and team members who wanted to learn and have fun along the way.
Yes, they still have issues to resolve but that’s the point! Agility is dealing with the highs and lows as before, but now more effectively and with less drama. Continual openness to learn, experiment and adapt is agility. Learning Pool now have this built in.”