Summarize the three case studies, and similarities and differences of the Agile experience.

Valpak Case Study

Valpak is an example of a company that has done a major transformation of its whole business around a highly agile approach using the scaled agile architecture. It illustrates how a company has successfully scaled agile principles and practices to an enterprise level and how it has begun to thoroughly integrate agile into many aspects of their business.

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC) Case Study

Harvard Pilgrim is the only private health plan in the nation to be named #1 for member sat- isfaction and quality of care for nine consecutive years. HPHC was faced with a major redesign of its architecture to move to a service-oriented architecture, which involved over 200 different projects that had to be completed within a five-year period without disrupting its quality ranking. It was further complicated by the fact that most of HPHC's development resources were outsourced to another company. Because of the scope and complexity of this effort, a hybrid agile approach was needed to provide a blend of agility and control to most effectively manage the overall effort.

General Dynamics, UK Case Study

The General Dynamics, UK effort demonstrates how an agile development approach can be applied to a large and complex government program. Because of the need to manage costs and schedules of the overall program to meet government contracting requirements, a hybrid agile approach (DSDM) was used.