ADAPT | Glossary

Definition:

ADAPT is an acronym for 5 activities Awareness, Desire, Ability, Promotion and Transfer.

Lori an application development manager for a large manufacturing company realized that development process has become so formalized which will become hindrance to their ability to remain flexible for the business. Lory encapsulated 5 common activities necessary for successful and lasting Scrum adoption.

Awareness about current process is not delivering acceptable results, Desire to adopt Scrum as a way to address current problems, Ability to succeed with Scrum, Promotion of Scrum through sharing experiences so that we remember and others can see success & Transfer of the implications of using Scrum throughout the company.

Further Reading:
Book: SUCCEEDING WITH AGILE Software Development Using Scrum by Mike Cohn