Agile Transformation at Baloise Germany

The medium-sized insurer Baloise in Germany is following a clear path towards sustainable transformation as part of its current corporate strategy "Simply Save - Season 2". 
Baloise views the agile transformation as a comprehensive change that involves specialist departments, IT and staff units in equal measure. In the context of the joint design and implementation for the Scaled Agile Framework, SAFe® for short, Baloise has chosen KEGON as its partner.

KEGON Solution / Services provided

Setting up and accompanying the transformation team

• Setting up and coaching the transformation team based on SAFe
• Design and implementation of transformation content around SAFe
• Strategic consulting and coaching of the board and top management
• Participation in board and works council meetings around SAFe

Establishing the value stream organisation through Agile Release Trains (ARTs)

• Conducting all SAFe trainings along the SAFe Implementation Roadmap for the introduction of Agile Release Trains
• Design and delivery of the Value Stream and ART Identification Workshops
• Setting up and coaching the Agile Release Trains with focus on the ART lead
• Co-design and support of ART events in the first PI cycles
• Durchführung aller SAFe Trainings entlang der SAFe Implementation Roadmap zur Einführung von Agile Release Trains

Establishment of Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)

• Support and coaching of the LPM working group
• Design and introduction of the LPM approach 
• Conducting LPM for Executive workshops and LPM trainings
• Coaching LPM Board