{"id":1037,"date":"2017-04-03T12:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T18:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scaledagile.wpengine.com\/?post_type=case-study&#038;p=1037"},"modified":"2024-09-23T09:48:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T15:48:53","slug":"northwestern-mutual","status":"publish","type":"case_study","link":"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/case_study\/northwestern-mutual\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwestern Mutual \u2013 Adopting SAFe for Lean-Agile IT Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Northeastern-Mutual-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176127 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Northeastern-Mutual-Logo.png 640w, https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Northeastern-Mutual-Logo-300x94.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-7 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-2\"><em>\u201cWe had been challenged a number of times in changing our underlying CRM platform. After implementing SAFe, our overall effort actually came in $12M less than originally estimated and 18 months sooner than predicted.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-7 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-2\">\u2014<strong>Bryan Kadlec<\/strong>, Director, Client Digital Experience<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns border-b border-gray is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-challenge\">Challenge:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Market leader Northwestern Mutual sought to apply <a href=\"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/what-is-safe\/safe-and-agile\/\">Lean-Agile practices<\/a> to remain competitive, though previous efforts had been stymied by a longtime Waterfall culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns border-b border-gray mt-6 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-industry\">Industry:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Financial Services, Insurance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns border-b border-gray mt-6 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-solution\">Solution:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">SAFe\u00ae<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns border-b border-gray mt-6 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-results\">Results:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul id=\"block-e09a6937-03bf-4fa0-9ee6-45328c8ac0ef\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Collection Feature Cycle Time improved 30-50%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IT delivers requested capabilities 80-90 % of the time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The overall effort on a project came in $12 million less than originally estimated and 18 months sooner than predicted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top mt-6 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-best-practices\">Best Practices:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul id=\"block-f9117a6b-0f4e-4a33-aef7-cade3bb8add1\" class=\"wp-block-list mb-0\">\n<li><strong>Support experimentation<\/strong>\u2014Leadership at NWM fostered an environment, and provided resources, to enable this transformation. \u201cOur forward-thinking leadership knew we needed to bring in some changes so they invested in continuous learning and improvement,\u201d Schindler says.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use proxies for offshore teams<\/strong>\u2014NWM pre-plans with offshore teams and then brings proxy representatives to PI planning events.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Customize SAFe<\/strong>\u2014NWM increased engagement with its own spin on the program board, with the Transformation Railway Station.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-introduction\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">In business, staying ahead of the competition inevitably requires taking some risks. But how do you do this, when a key part of your success depends on keeping risk at bay? That\u2019s the question Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual (NWM) had to answer while seeking new ways to maintain and build on their 160-year history of helping families and businesses achieve financial security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">To maintain the leadership position NWM has built over nearly 160 years, the organization has taken an innovative, entrepreneurial approach to business. It\u2019s paid off: The past year (2016) was one of the company\u2019s strongest. The company reported record-level revenue ($27.9 billion), was named by FORTUNE\u00ae magazine as one of the \u201cWorld\u2019s Most Admired\u201d life insurance companies, and has maintained the highest financial strength ratings awarded to any U.S. life insurer.*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-300-day-cycles\">300-Day Cycles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">In 2012, the company reached a turning point. In addition to a company-wide push for continuous learning and improvement, IT needed to move faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">\u201cIt took over 300 days and many instances to deliver value to our customers,\u201d says Jill Schindler, Manager, Client Digital Experience. \u201cWe were getting a lot of questions around, \u2018Why does it take so long and cost so much?\u2019 We knew we needed to be more flexible, adaptable and responsive, and it didn\u2019t take us long to realize that Agile was a big part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-905836972-scaled-adj.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-905836972-scaled-adj.jpg\" alt=\"Sleeping baby clenches his parent's fingers; Soft focus and blurry\" class=\"wp-image-184460 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-905836972-scaled-adj.jpg 600w, https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-905836972-scaled-adj-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-905836972-scaled-adj-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">NWM had tried to adopt Lean-Agile practices before, experimenting with a few Scrum teams in the mid-2000s. However, those efforts ran headfirst into a deeply ingrained Waterfall culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">\u201cWe didn\u2019t start with much training or coaching, and teams worked on the aspects they wanted instead of the aspects that we needed,\u201d says Bryan Kadlec, Director, Client Digital Experience. \u201cWe fell woefully behind and then were slammed by a waterfall world to put out the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-top-5 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-a-second-attempt-at-agile\">A Second Attempt at Agile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Northwestern Mutual shelved its Scrum efforts until 2012, when the company embarked on a more methodical approach to Agile. This time, they set out to train as many people as possible. \u201cWe wanted to do this and senior leadership believed in it, so we pushed forward,\u201d Schindler says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">At the time, three or four teams experimented with Agile but the organization simply was not set up to accommodate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">For next steps, they held their first rapid improvement event (Value Stream mapping). The weeklong event brought together <a href=\"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/training\/safe-scrum-master\/\">Scrum teams<\/a> and specialized teams with the goal of addressing the challenges of these distinct groups working together. The end result: a better understanding of the problems and a systematic way of approaching them. Key to that was engaging the IT strategy team to help remove barriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-top-5 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-the-missing-piece\">The Missing Piece<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">About that time, NWM found the Scaled Agile Framework\u00ae (SAFe\u00ae) and quickly saw it as the missing piece. \u201cSAFe totally lines up with what we were already trying to do but we just didn\u2019t have a platform for it,\u201d Schindler says. \u201cThis was the framework we needed for delivering Agile at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">\u201cIn SAFe, we could see Agile and Lean together and had this sense that it was a very powerful thing,\u201d Kadlec adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Schindler and Kadlec went back to the leaders of their respective organizations and secured resources to try SAFe\u2014becoming pioneers not just for their own company, but also establishing NWM as the first large company in Wisconsin to take this course. They believed firmly in their chosen path, but it still felt risky to apply new Lean-Agile practices to a large chunk of the company\u2019s portfolio.<br><br>\u201cIt shaved a few years off our lives!\u201d Kadlec quips. \u201cWe believed that the path we were taking would deliver high value, but it still felt high risk. But if we\u2019re going to compete, we had to have a quicker response time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-the-first-program-increment-pi\">The First Program Increment (PI)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 34%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Schindler and Kadlec trained as SAFe Program Consultants (SPCs) and additionally tapped Al Shalloway, CEO, Net Objectives, along with SAFe Fellow Jennifer Fawcett to facilitate the company\u2019s first PI planning event. NWM asked 270 people to come together for the first two-day event\u2014in January in Wisconsin\u2014where they launched their first four Agile Release Trains (ARTs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">The response was heartening. People were engaged and ultimately on board. \u201cAt the end of the day, we felt a huge sense of accomplishment,\u201d Schindler says. \u201cEveryone understood what was expected of them.\u201d Northwestern went on to train as many people as possible. In fact, for some team members, training was the first sprint.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/GettyImages-1248459860-1024x683.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/GettyImages-1248459860-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"SAFe for Financial Services\" class=\"wp-image-118545 size-full\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Making the shift in the company\u2019s longtime waterfall culture wasn\u2019t easy. Coaching was key, especially at the beginning. As teams went through cycles of Plan, Do, Check and Adjust, old behaviors would emerge\u2014and need to be addressed. In truth, some individuals chose to leave\u2014but most chose to dedicate themselves to the new way of working. The \u201cnew era\u201d behaviors the Agile mindset fosters have taken such a firm hold companywide that they are now a factor in performance reviews.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">By the second PI event, again with Fawcett facilitating, <a href=\"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/training\/safe-release-train-engineer\/\">Release Train Engineers<\/a> had a sense of ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-top-5 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-transformation-railway-station\">Transformation Railway Station<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Northwestern Mutual took a clever twist on the ART program board, dubbing it Transformation Railway Station. On its board, a tunnel image represents the funnel of new work\/ideas and cows represent impediments. The former is particularly apt given that, in 1859, two policy owners were killed when a train hit a cow and derailed. When the new company lacked the full funds to pay out those first life insurance claims (for $3500), NWM\u2019s president at the time personally borrowed the funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">On the board, laminated trains make their way along the track (the Portfolio level) from the departure station through various stages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Identify<\/strong>\u2014Communicate change vision, and determine Value Stream, ARTs, scope, PI planning date and training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prep<\/strong>\u2014Perform SAFe training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Launch<\/strong>\u2014Conduct final prep and first PI planning event<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mature<\/strong>\u2014Coach and develop the ART<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inspect and Adapt<\/strong>\u2014Hold Inspect and Adapt workshop, plus second PI planning event<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aftercare<\/strong>\u2014Complete coach strength, weakness, opportunity and threats (SWOT) assessment; discuss future coaching engagement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Through the PI, all parties keep a close watch on progress and metrics. \u201cLeadership can walk up and know where we are at any time,\u201d says Sarah Scott, Agile Lean Organization Coach at Northwestern Mutual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-object-object-border-color border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/railway-adj.jpg\" alt=\"SAFe for Financial Services\" class=\"wp-image-184480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/railway-adj.jpg 804w, https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/railway-adj-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/railway-adj-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/railway-adj-50x22.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Transformation Railway Station<br><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-cycle-time-improvement\">Cycle Time Improvement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Since deploying SAFe, and beginning its first earnest Agile efforts, Northwestern Mutual reduced Collection Feature Cycle Time by 30-50%. And surveys of business representatives indicate that IT delivers what they requested 80-90 percent of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Ultimately, the changes affected the bottom-line\u2014for the better. \u201cAfter implementing SAFe, our overall effort actually came in $12 million less than originally estimated and 18 months sooner than predicted,\u201d Kadlec says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Now in year three, with 12 PIs behind them, the company has five SAFe instances and 14 ARTs in progress across a wide range of product areas. Northwestern Mutual provides leadership for SAFe in Wisconsin, even hosting a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Milwaukee-Scaling-Agile-Meetup\/\">Scaling Agile Meetup Group<\/a>&nbsp;that draws as many as 300 attendees to its monthly gatherings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">\u201cWe\u2019re at a tipping point now, continuing to break down barriers,\u201d Schindler says. \u201cThe whole organization is in the heart of a major transformation and we\u2019re leveraging SAFe to accelerate our Lean-Agile IT transformation. We\u2019re at a whole other level that I don\u2019t think would have happened as quickly or with as much impact if we\u2019d just had a handful of Scrum teams.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xs-font-size border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">* Ratings are for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company, as of the most recent review and report by each rating agency. Northwestern Mutual\u2019s ratings: A.M. Best Company A++ (highest), 5\/2016; Fitch Ratings AAA (highest), 11\/2016; Moody\u2019s Investors Service Aaa (highest), 1\/2017; Standard &amp; Poor\u2019s AA+ (second highest), 6\/2016. 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After implementing SAFe, our overall effort actually came in $12M less than originally estimated and 18 months sooner than predicted.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2014<strong>Bryan Kadlec<\/strong>, Director, Client Digital Experience<\/p>\n"},{"case_study_content":"<p>In business, staying ahead of the competition inevitably requires taking some risks. But how do you do this, when a key part of your success depends on keeping risk at bay? That\u2019s the question Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual (NWM) had to answer while seeking new ways to maintain and build on their 160-year history of helping families and businesses achieve financial security.<\/p>\n<p>To maintain the leadership position NWM has built over nearly 160 years, the organization has taken an innovative, entrepreneurial approach to business. It\u2019s paid off: The past year (2016) was one of the company\u2019s strongest. The company reported record-level revenue ($27.9 billion), was named by FORTUNE\u00ae magazine as one of the \u201cWorld\u2019s Most Admired\u201d life insurance companies, and has maintained the highest financial strength ratings awarded to any U.S. life insurer.*<\/p>\n"},{"case_study_content":"<h3>300-Day Cycles<\/h3>\n<p>In 2012, the company reached a turning point. In addition to a company-wide push for continuous learning and improvement, IT needed to move faster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt took over 300 days and many instances to deliver value to our customers,\u201d says Jill Schindler, Manager, Client Digital Experience. \u201cWe were getting a lot of questions around, \u2018Why does it take so long and cost so much?\u2019 We knew we needed to be more flexible, adaptable and responsive, and it didn\u2019t take us long to realize that Agile was a big part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NWM had tried to adopt Lean-Agile practices before, experimenting with a few Scrum teams in the mid-2000s. However, those efforts ran headfirst into a deeply ingrained Waterfall culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t start with much training or coaching, and teams worked on the aspects they wanted instead of the aspects that we needed,\u201d says Bryan Kadlec, Director, Client Digital Experience. \u201cWe fell woefully behind and then were slammed by a waterfall world to put out the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n"},{"case_study_content":"<h3>A Second Attempt at Agile<\/h3>\n<p>Northwestern Mutual shelved its Scrum efforts until 2012, when the company embarked on a more methodical approach to Agile. This time, they set out to train as many people as possible. \u201cWe wanted to do this and senior leadership believed in it, so we pushed forward,\u201d Schindler says.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, three or four teams experimented with Agile but the organization simply was not set up to accommodate it.<\/p>\n<p>For next steps, they held their first rapid improvement event (Value Stream mapping). The weeklong event brought together Scrum teams and specialized teams with the goal of addressing the challenges of these distinct groups working together. The end result: a better understanding of the problems and a systematic way of approaching them. Key to that was engaging the IT strategy team to help remove barriers.<\/p>\n"},{"case_study_content":"<h3>The Missing Piece<\/h3>\n<p>About that time, NWM found the Scaled Agile Framework\u00ae (SAFe\u00ae) and quickly saw it as the missing piece. \u201cSAFe totally lines up with what we were already trying to do but we just didn\u2019t have a platform for it,\u201d Schindler says. \u201cThis was the framework we needed for delivering Agile at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn SAFe, we could see Agile and Lean together and had this sense that it was a very powerful thing,\u201d Kadlec adds.<\/p>\n<p>Schindler and Kadlec went back to the leaders or their respective organizations and secured resources to try SAFe\u2014becoming pioneers not just for their own company, but also establishing NWM as the first large company in Wisconsin to take this course. They believed firmly in their chosen path, but it still felt risky to apply new practices to a large chunk of the company\u2019s portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt shaved a few years off our lives!\u201d Kadlec quips. \u201cWe believed that the path we were taking would deliver high value, but it still felt high risk. But if we\u2019re going to compete, we had to have quicker response time.\u201d<\/p>\n"},{"case_study_content":"<h3>The First Program Increment (PI)<\/h3>\n<p>Schindler and Kadlec trained as SAFe Program Consultants (SPCs) and additionally tapped Al Shalloway, CEO, Net Objectives, along with SAFe Fellow Jennifer Fawcett to facilitate the company\u2019s first PI planning event. NWM asked 270 people to come together for the first two-day event\u2014in January in Wisconsin\u2014where they launched their first four Agile Release Trains (ARTs).<\/p>\n<p>The response was heartening. People were engaged and ultimately on board. \u201cAt the end of the day, we felt a huge sense of accomplishment,\u201d Schindler says. \u201cEveryone understood what was expected of them.\u201d Northwestern went on to train as many people as possible. In fact, for some team members, training was the first sprint.<\/p>\n<p>Making the shift in the company\u2019s longtime waterfall culture wasn\u2019t easy. Coaching was key, especially at the beginning. As teams went through cycles of Plan, Do, Check and Adjust, old behaviors would emerge\u2014and need to be addressed. In truth, some individuals chose to leave\u2014but most chose to dedicate themselves to the new way of working. The \u201cnew era\u201d behaviors the Agile mindset fosters have taken such a firm hold companywide that they are now a factor in performance reviews.<br \/>\nBy the second PI event, again with Fawcett facilitating, Release Train Engineers had a sense of ownership.<\/p>\n"},{"case_study_content":"<h3>Transformation Railway Station<\/h3>\n<p>Northwestern Mutual took a clever twist on the ART program board, dubbing it Transformation Railway Station. On its board, a tunnel image represents the funnel of new work\/ideas and cows represent impediments. The former is particularly apt given that, in 1859, two policy owners were killed when a train hit a cow and derailed. When the new company lacked the full funds to pay out those first life insurance claims (for $3500), NWM\u2019s president at the time personally borrowed the funds.<\/p>\n<p>On the board, laminated trains make their way along the track (the Portfolio level) from the departure station through various stages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Identify<\/strong>\u2014Communicate change vision, and determine Value Stream, ARTs, scope, PI planning date and training<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prep<\/strong>\u2014Perform SAFe training<\/li>\n<li><strong>Launch<\/strong>\u2014Conduct final prep and first PI planning event<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mature<\/strong>\u2014Coach and develop the ART<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inspect and Adapt<\/strong>\u2014Hold Inspect and Adapt workshop, plus second PI planning event<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aftercare<\/strong>\u2014Complete coach strength, weakness, opportunity and threats (SWOT) assessment; discuss future coaching engagement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1049 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/scaledagile.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/railway.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"805\" height=\"361\" \/><strong>Transformation Railway Station<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Through the PI, all parties keep a close watch on progress and metrics. \u201cLeadership can walk up and know where we are at any time,\u201d says Sarah Scott, Agile Lean Organization Coach at Northwestern Mutual.<\/p>\n"},{"case_study_content":"<h3>Cycle Time Improvement<\/h3>\n<p>Since deploying SAFe, and beginning its first earnest Agile efforts, Northwestern Mutual reduced Collection Feature Cycle Time by 30-50%. And surveys of business representatives indicate that IT delivers what they requested 80-90 percent of the time.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the changes affected the bottom-line\u2014for the better. \u201cAfter implementing SAFe, our overall effort actually came in $12 million less than originally estimated and 18 months sooner than predicted,\u201d Kadlec says.<\/p>\n<p>Now in year three, with 12 PIs behind them, the company has five SAFe instances and 14 ARTs in progress across a wide range of product areas. Northwestern Mutual provides leadership for SAFe in Wisconsin, even hosting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Milwaukee-Scaling-Agile-Meetup\/\">Scaling Agile Meetup Group<\/a> that draws as many as 300 attendees to its monthly gatherings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re at a tipping point now, continuing to break down barriers,\u201d Schindler says. \u201cThe whole organization is in the heart of a major transformation and we\u2019re leveraging SAFe to accelerate our Lean-Agile IT transformation. We\u2019re at a whole other level that I don\u2019t think would have happened as quickly or with as much impact if we\u2019d just had a handful of Scrum teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>* Ratings are for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company, as of the most recent review and report by each rating agency. Northwestern Mutual\u2019s ratings: A.M. Best Company A++ (highest), 5\/2016; Fitch Ratings AAA (highest), 11\/2016; Moody\u2019s Investors Service Aaa (highest), 1\/2017; Standard &amp; Poor\u2019s AA+ (second highest), 6\/2016. Ratings are subject to change.<\/p>\n<p>Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NWM), Milwaukee, WI and its subsidiaries.<\/p>\n"}],"case_study_file":false,"case_study_challenge":"<p>Market leader Northwestern Mutual sought to apply Lean-Agile practices to remain competitive, though previous efforts had been stymied by a longtime Waterfall culture.<\/p>\n","case_study_solution":"<p>SAFe\u00ae<\/p>\n","case_study_results":"<ul>\n<li>Collection Feature Cycle Time improved 30-50%\n<li>IT delivers requested capabilities 80-90 % of the time\n<li>The overall effort on a project came in $12 million less than originally estimated and 18 months sooner than predicted\n<\/ul>\n","case_study_best_practices":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Support experimentation<\/strong>\u2014Leadership at NWM fostered an environment, and provided resources, to enable this transformation. \u201cOur forward-thinking leadership knew we needed to bring in some changes so they invested in continuous learning and improvement,\u201d Schindler says.\n<li><strong>Use proxies for offshore teams<\/strong>\u2014NWM pre-plans with offshore teams and then brings proxy representatives to PI planning events.\n<li><strong>Customize SAFe<\/strong>\u2014NWM increased engagement with its own spin on the program board, with the Transformation Railway Station.\n<\/ul>\n","case_study_partner":false,"audio_link":"","video_link":"","related_posts":false,"show_on_blog":true,"customer_logo":"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/logo_northwestern_mutual.jpg","is_featured":false,"add_intercom":true},"has_blocks":true,"block_data":[{"blockName":"core\/media-text","attrs":{"align":"","mediaId":176127,"mediaLink":"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/case_study\/northwestern-mutual\/northeastern-mutual-logo\/","mediaType":"image","mediaWidth":25,"imageFill":false,"mediaAlt":"","mediaPosition":"left","mediaUrl":"","linkDestination":"","linkTarget":"","href":"","rel":"","linkClass":"","mediaSizeSlug":"","isStackedOnMobile":true,"verticalAlignment":"","focalPoint":[],"allowedBlocks":[],"useFeaturedImage":false,"lock":[],"metadata":[],"className":"","style":[],"backgroundColor":"","textColor":"","gradient":"","fontSize":"","fontFamily":"","borderColor":"","openPopupId":"","anchor":""},"innerBlocks":[{"blockName":"core\/paragraph","attrs":{"placeholder":"Content\u2026","fontSize":"medium","marginLeft":7,"paddingLeft":2,"align":"","content":"<em>\u201cWe had been challenged a number of times in changing our underlying CRM platform. 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But how do you do this, when a key part of your success depends on keeping risk at bay? That\u2019s the question Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual (NWM) had to answer while seeking new ways to maintain and build on their 160-year history of helping families and businesses achieve financial security.","dropCap":false,"placeholder":"","direction":"","lock":[],"metadata":[],"className":"","style":[],"backgroundColor":"","textColor":"","gradient":"","fontSize":"","fontFamily":"","borderColor":"","openPopupId":"","anchor":""},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">In business, staying ahead of the competition inevitably requires taking some risks. But how do you do this, when a key part of your success depends on keeping risk at bay? 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The company reported record-level revenue ($27.9 billion), was named by FORTUNE\u00ae magazine as one of the \u201cWorld\u2019s Most Admired\u201d life insurance companies, and has maintained the highest financial strength ratings awarded to any U.S. life insurer.*","dropCap":false,"placeholder":"","direction":"","lock":[],"metadata":[],"className":"","style":[],"backgroundColor":"","textColor":"","gradient":"","fontSize":"","fontFamily":"","borderColor":"","openPopupId":"","anchor":""},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">To maintain the leadership position NWM has built over nearly 160 years, the organization has taken an innovative, entrepreneurial approach to business. It\u2019s paid off: The past year (2016) was one of the company\u2019s strongest. The company reported record-level revenue ($27.9 billion), was named by FORTUNE\u00ae magazine as one of the \u201cWorld\u2019s Most Admired\u201d life insurance companies, and has maintained the highest financial strength ratings awarded to any U.S. life insurer.*<\/p>\n","innerContent":["\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">To maintain the leadership position NWM has built over nearly 160 years, the organization has taken an innovative, entrepreneurial approach to business. It\u2019s paid off: The past year (2016) was one of the company\u2019s strongest. 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The company reported record-level revenue ($27.9 billion), was named by FORTUNE\u00ae magazine as one of the \u201cWorld\u2019s Most Admired\u201d life insurance companies, and has maintained the highest financial strength ratings awarded to any U.S. life insurer.*<\/p>\n"},{"blockName":"core\/heading","attrs":{"textAlign":"","content":"300-Day Cycles","level":2,"levelOptions":[],"placeholder":"","lock":[],"metadata":[],"align":"","className":"","style":[],"backgroundColor":"","textColor":"","gradient":"","fontSize":"","fontFamily":"","borderColor":"","openPopupId":"","anchor":"h-300-day-cycles"},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-300-day-cycles\">300-Day Cycles<\/h2>\n","innerContent":["\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-300-day-cycles\">300-Day Cycles<\/h2>\n"],"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-300-day-cycles\">300-Day Cycles<\/h2>\n"},{"blockName":"core\/paragraph","attrs":{"align":"","content":"In 2012, the company reached a turning point. 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However, those efforts ran headfirst into a deeply ingrained Waterfall culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">\u201cWe didn\u2019t start with much training or coaching, and teams worked on the aspects they wanted instead of the aspects that we needed,\u201d says Bryan Kadlec, Director, Client Digital Experience. \u201cWe fell woefully behind and then were slammed by a waterfall world to put out the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n"},{"blockName":"core\/spacer","attrs":{"height":"48px","width":"","lock":[],"metadata":[],"className":"","style":[],"openPopupId":"","anchor":""},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","innerContent":["\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n"],"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n"},{"blockName":"core\/heading","attrs":{"marginTop":5,"textAlign":"","content":"A Second Attempt at Agile","level":2,"levelOptions":[],"placeholder":"","lock":[],"metadata":[],"align":"","className":"","style":[],"backgroundColor":"","textColor":"","gradient":"","fontSize":"","fontFamily":"","borderColor":"","openPopupId":"","anchor":"h-a-second-attempt-at-agile"},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-top-5 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-a-second-attempt-at-agile\">A Second Attempt at Agile<\/h2>\n","innerContent":["\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-top-5 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-a-second-attempt-at-agile\">A Second Attempt at Agile<\/h2>\n"],"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-top-5 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-a-second-attempt-at-agile\">A Second Attempt at Agile<\/h2>\n"},{"blockName":"core\/paragraph","attrs":{"align":"","content":"Northwestern Mutual shelved its Scrum efforts until 2012, when the company embarked on a more methodical approach to Agile. This time, they set out to train as many people as possible. \u201cWe wanted to do this and senior leadership believed in it, so we pushed forward,\u201d Schindler says.","dropCap":false,"placeholder":"","direction":"","lock":[],"metadata":[],"className":"","style":[],"backgroundColor":"","textColor":"","gradient":"","fontSize":"","fontFamily":"","borderColor":"","openPopupId":"","anchor":""},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Northwestern Mutual shelved its Scrum efforts until 2012, when the company embarked on a more methodical approach to Agile. This time, they set out to train as many people as possible. \u201cWe wanted to do this and senior leadership believed in it, so we pushed forward,\u201d Schindler says.<\/p>\n","innerContent":["\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Northwestern Mutual shelved its Scrum efforts until 2012, when the company embarked on a more methodical approach to Agile. This time, they set out to train as many people as possible. \u201cWe wanted to do this and senior leadership believed in it, so we pushed forward,\u201d Schindler says.<\/p>\n"],"rendered":"\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Northwestern Mutual shelved its Scrum efforts until 2012, when the company embarked on a more methodical approach to Agile. This time, they set out to train as many people as possible. \u201cWe wanted to do this and senior leadership believed in it, so we pushed forward,\u201d Schindler says.<\/p>\n"},{"blockName":"core\/paragraph","attrs":{"align":"","content":"At the time, three or four teams experimented with Agile but the organization simply was not set up to accommodate it.","dropCap":false,"placeholder":"","direction":"","lock":[],"metadata":[],"className":"","style":[],"backgroundColor":"","textColor":"","gradient":"","fontSize":"","fontFamily":"","borderColor":"","openPopupId":"","anchor":""},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">At the time, three or four teams experimented with Agile but the organization simply was not set up to accommodate it.<\/p>\n","innerContent":["\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">At the time, three or four teams experimented with Agile but the organization simply was not set up to accommodate it.<\/p>\n"],"rendered":"\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">At the time, three or four teams experimented with Agile but the organization simply was not set up to accommodate it.<\/p>\n"},{"blockName":"core\/paragraph","attrs":{"align":"","content":"For next steps, they held their first rapid improvement event (Value Stream mapping). The weeklong event brought together <a href=\"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/training\/safe-scrum-master\/\">Scrum teams<\/a> and specialized teams with the goal of addressing the challenges of these distinct groups working together. The end result: a better understanding of the problems and a systematic way of approaching them. Key to that was engaging the IT strategy team to help remove barriers.","dropCap":false,"placeholder":"","direction":"","lock":[],"metadata":[],"className":"","style":[],"backgroundColor":"","textColor":"","gradient":"","fontSize":"","fontFamily":"","borderColor":"","openPopupId":"","anchor":""},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">For next steps, they held their first rapid improvement event (Value Stream mapping). The weeklong event brought together <a href=\"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/training\/safe-scrum-master\/\">Scrum teams<\/a> and specialized teams with the goal of addressing the challenges of these distinct groups working together. The end result: a better understanding of the problems and a systematic way of approaching them. Key to that was engaging the IT strategy team to help remove barriers.<\/p>\n","innerContent":["\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">For next steps, they held their first rapid improvement event (Value Stream mapping). The weeklong event brought together <a href=\"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/training\/safe-scrum-master\/\">Scrum teams<\/a> and specialized teams with the goal of addressing the challenges of these distinct groups working together. The end result: a better understanding of the problems and a systematic way of approaching them. Key to that was engaging the IT strategy team to help remove barriers.<\/p>\n"],"rendered":"\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">For next steps, they held their first rapid improvement event (Value Stream mapping). The weeklong event brought together <a href=\"https:\/\/scaledagile.com\/training\/safe-scrum-master\/\">Scrum teams<\/a> and specialized teams with the goal of addressing the challenges of these distinct groups working together. The end result: a better understanding of the problems and a systematic way of approaching them. 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id=\"h-the-missing-piece\">The Missing Piece<\/h2>\n","innerContent":["\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-top-5 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-the-missing-piece\">The Missing Piece<\/h2>\n"],"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-margin-top-5 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\" id=\"h-the-missing-piece\">The Missing Piece<\/h2>\n"},{"blockName":"core\/paragraph","attrs":{"align":"","content":"About that time, NWM found the Scaled Agile Framework\u00ae (SAFe\u00ae) and quickly saw it as the missing piece. \u201cSAFe totally lines up with what we were already trying to do but we just didn\u2019t have a platform for it,\u201d Schindler says. \u201cThis was the framework we needed for delivering Agile at scale.\u201d","dropCap":false,"placeholder":"","direction":"","lock":[],"metadata":[],"className":"","style":[],"backgroundColor":"","textColor":"","gradient":"","fontSize":"","fontFamily":"","borderColor":"","openPopupId":"","anchor":""},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">About that time, NWM found the Scaled Agile Framework\u00ae (SAFe\u00ae) and quickly saw it as the missing piece. \u201cSAFe totally lines up with what we were already trying to do but we just didn\u2019t have a platform for it,\u201d Schindler says. \u201cThis was the framework we needed for delivering Agile at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n","innerContent":["\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">About that time, NWM found the Scaled Agile Framework\u00ae (SAFe\u00ae) and quickly saw it as the missing piece. \u201cSAFe totally lines up with what we were already trying to do but we just didn\u2019t have a platform for it,\u201d Schindler says. \u201cThis was the framework we needed for delivering Agile at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n"],"rendered":"\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">About that time, NWM found the Scaled Agile Framework\u00ae (SAFe\u00ae) and quickly saw it as the missing piece. \u201cSAFe totally lines up with what we were already trying to do but we just didn\u2019t have a platform for it,\u201d Schindler says. \u201cThis was the framework we needed for delivering Agile at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n"},{"blockName":"core\/paragraph","attrs":{"align":"","content":"\u201cIn SAFe, we could see Agile and Lean together and had this sense that it was a very powerful 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They believed firmly in their chosen path, but it still felt risky to apply new Lean-Agile practices to a large chunk of the company\u2019s portfolio.<br \/><br \/>\u201cIt shaved a few years off our lives!\u201d Kadlec quips. \u201cWe believed that the path we were taking would deliver high value, but it still felt high risk. 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As teams went through cycles of Plan, Do, Check and Adjust, old behaviors would emerge\u2014and need to be addressed. In truth, some individuals chose to leave\u2014but most chose to dedicate themselves to the new way of working. The \u201cnew era\u201d behaviors the Agile mindset fosters have taken such a firm hold companywide that they are now a factor in performance reviews.<br><\/p>\n","innerContent":["\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Making the shift in the company\u2019s longtime waterfall culture wasn\u2019t easy. Coaching was key, especially at the beginning. As teams went through cycles of Plan, Do, Check and Adjust, old behaviors would emerge\u2014and need to be addressed. In truth, some individuals chose to leave\u2014but most chose to dedicate themselves to the new way of working. 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Northwestern Mutual provides leadership for SAFe in Wisconsin, even hosting a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Milwaukee-Scaling-Agile-Meetup\/\">Scaling Agile Meetup Group<\/a>&nbsp;that draws as many as 300 attendees to its monthly gatherings.<\/p>\n","innerContent":["\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Now in year three, with 12 PIs behind them, the company has five SAFe instances and 14 ARTs in progress across a wide range of product areas. Northwestern Mutual provides leadership for SAFe in Wisconsin, even hosting a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Milwaukee-Scaling-Agile-Meetup\/\">Scaling Agile Meetup Group<\/a>&nbsp;that draws as many as 300 attendees to its monthly gatherings.<\/p>\n"],"rendered":"\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Now in year three, with 12 PIs behind them, the company has five SAFe instances and 14 ARTs in progress across a wide range of product areas. 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We\u2019re at a whole other level that I don\u2019t think would have happened as quickly or with as much impact if we\u2019d just had a handful of Scrum teams.\u201d","dropCap":false,"placeholder":"","direction":"","lock":[],"metadata":[],"className":"","style":[],"backgroundColor":"","textColor":"","gradient":"","fontSize":"","fontFamily":"","borderColor":"","openPopupId":"","anchor":""},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">\u201cWe\u2019re at a tipping point now, continuing to break down barriers,\u201d Schindler says. \u201cThe whole organization is in the heart of a major transformation and we\u2019re leveraging SAFe to accelerate our Lean-Agile IT transformation. We\u2019re at a whole other level that I don\u2019t think would have happened as quickly or with as much impact if we\u2019d just had a handful of Scrum teams.\u201d<\/p>\n","innerContent":["\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">\u201cWe\u2019re at a tipping point now, continuing to break down barriers,\u201d Schindler says. \u201cThe whole organization is in the heart of a major transformation and we\u2019re leveraging SAFe to accelerate our Lean-Agile IT transformation. We\u2019re at a whole other level that I don\u2019t think would have happened as quickly or with as much impact if we\u2019d just had a handful of Scrum teams.\u201d<\/p>\n"],"rendered":"\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">\u201cWe\u2019re at a tipping point now, continuing to break down barriers,\u201d Schindler says. \u201cThe whole organization is in the heart of a major transformation and we\u2019re leveraging SAFe to accelerate our Lean-Agile IT transformation. 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Best Company A++ (highest), 5\/2016; Fitch Ratings AAA (highest), 11\/2016; Moody\u2019s Investors Service Aaa (highest), 1\/2017; Standard & Poor\u2019s AA+ (second highest), 6\/2016. Ratings are subject to change.","dropCap":false,"placeholder":"","direction":"","lock":[],"metadata":[],"className":"","style":[],"backgroundColor":"","textColor":"","gradient":"","fontFamily":"","borderColor":"","openPopupId":"","anchor":""},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<p class=\"has-xs-font-size border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">* Ratings are for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company, as of the most recent review and report by each rating agency. Northwestern Mutual\u2019s ratings: A.M. Best Company A++ (highest), 5\/2016; Fitch Ratings AAA (highest), 11\/2016; Moody\u2019s Investors Service Aaa (highest), 1\/2017; Standard &amp; Poor\u2019s AA+ (second highest), 6\/2016. Ratings are subject to change.<\/p>\n","innerContent":["\n<p class=\"has-xs-font-size border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">* Ratings are for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company, as of the most recent review and report by each rating agency. Northwestern Mutual\u2019s ratings: A.M. Best Company A++ (highest), 5\/2016; Fitch Ratings AAA (highest), 11\/2016; Moody\u2019s Investors Service Aaa (highest), 1\/2017; Standard &amp; Poor\u2019s AA+ (second highest), 6\/2016. 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id=\"h-cycle-time-improvement\">Cycle Time Improvement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Since deploying SAFe, and beginning its first earnest Agile efforts, Northwestern Mutual reduced Collection Feature Cycle Time by 30-50%. And surveys of business representatives indicate that IT delivers what they requested 80-90 percent of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Ultimately, the changes affected the bottom-line\u2014for the better. \u201cAfter implementing SAFe, our overall effort actually came in $12 million less than originally estimated and 18 months sooner than predicted,\u201d Kadlec says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Now in year three, with 12 PIs behind them, the company has five SAFe instances and 14 ARTs in progress across a wide range of product areas. Northwestern Mutual provides leadership for SAFe in Wisconsin, even hosting a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Milwaukee-Scaling-Agile-Meetup\/\">Scaling Agile Meetup Group<\/a>&nbsp;that draws as many as 300 attendees to its monthly gatherings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">\u201cWe\u2019re at a tipping point now, continuing to break down barriers,\u201d Schindler says. \u201cThe whole organization is in the heart of a major transformation and we\u2019re leveraging SAFe to accelerate our Lean-Agile IT transformation. We\u2019re at a whole other level that I don\u2019t think would have happened as quickly or with as much impact if we\u2019d just had a handful of Scrum teams.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xs-font-size border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">* Ratings are for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company, as of the most recent review and report by each rating agency. Northwestern Mutual\u2019s ratings: A.M. Best Company A++ (highest), 5\/2016; Fitch Ratings AAA (highest), 11\/2016; Moody\u2019s Investors Service Aaa (highest), 1\/2017; Standard &amp; Poor\u2019s AA+ (second highest), 6\/2016. 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has-padding-left-0\">Since deploying SAFe, and beginning its first earnest Agile efforts, Northwestern Mutual reduced Collection Feature Cycle Time by 30-50%. And surveys of business representatives indicate that IT delivers what they requested 80-90 percent of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Ultimately, the changes affected the bottom-line\u2014for the better. \u201cAfter implementing SAFe, our overall effort actually came in $12 million less than originally estimated and 18 months sooner than predicted,\u201d Kadlec says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">Now in year three, with 12 PIs behind them, the company has five SAFe instances and 14 ARTs in progress across a wide range of product areas. Northwestern Mutual provides leadership for SAFe in Wisconsin, even hosting a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Milwaukee-Scaling-Agile-Meetup\/\">Scaling Agile Meetup Group<\/a>&nbsp;that draws as many as 300 attendees to its monthly gatherings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border-0 has-margin-top-0 has-margin-right-0 has-margin-bottom-0 has-margin-left-0 has-padding-top-0 has-padding-right-0 has-padding-bottom-0 has-padding-left-0\">\u201cWe\u2019re at a tipping point now, continuing to break down barriers,\u201d Schindler says. \u201cThe whole organization is in the heart of a major transformation and we\u2019re leveraging SAFe to accelerate our Lean-Agile IT transformation. 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