Global Financial Institution Accelerates Time-to-Market by ~30%

Overview

A leading global financial institution partnered with Altimetrik to drive a business-led, product-centric Agile transformation at scale, aligning technology, product, and operations around value streams.

Operating within a complex legacy ecosystem and fragmented delivery model, the organization aimed to transition from siloed, project-based execution to a predictable, product centric and value-driven delivery model that could accelerate time-to-market and improve customer responsiveness.

Business Challenge

• Legacy monolithic architecture limiting scalability and slowing innovation.
• Disconnect between business priorities and technology execution.
• Siloed technology, product, and operations teams impacting collaboration and speed.  
• Inconsistent Agile adoption with lack of standardized governance and frameworks.  
• Limited visibility into delivery metrics, quality, and business outcomes.  

Transformation Approach

Altimetrik adopted a context-driven Agile transformation strategy, focused on aligning operating model, ways of working, and delivery execution:

• Assessed current state across delivery, governance, and team structures.
• Defined value streams and aligned teams to business capabilities.
• Transitioned from project-based to product-centric operating model.
• Embedded Agile coaches to drive adoption, mindset shift, and execution discipline.
• Established Lean Portfolio Management for value-based prioritization and governance.

Solution & Enablement

• Lean Portfolio Management:
  • End to End traceability for Investment.
  • Enabled value-based investment prioritization.
  • Enhanced governance and decision-making at the portfolio level.
  • Aligned funding with product and value streams.
• Enterprise Agile Transformation & Scale
  • Designed and implemented a tailored framework to scale Agile adoption across the enterprise.
  • Launched Agile Release Trains (ARTs) aligned to key value streams.
  • Established governance models and standardized delivery processes.
  • Enabled cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, and Operations for ~11,000 stakeholders.
• Product-Centric Operating Model:
  • Transitioned from project-based delivery to product-based structures.
  • Enabled value stream alignment across technology and business teams Integrated business stakeholders into delivery lifecycle.
• Agile Coaching & Adoption
  • Deployed Agile coaches across teams and leadership layers.
  • Standardized ceremonies, metrics, and backlog practices.
  • Drove cultural and behavioural change alongside process adoption.
• DevSecOps Enablement:
  • Embedded security into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Standardized engineering practices to drive consistency and quality.
  • Improved deployment frequency and reliability.
• AI-Enabled Agile Delivery
  • Enhanced backlog quality through AI-assisted refinement.
  • Improved sprint readiness and planning predictability.
  • Increased visibility into delivery risks and dependencies.
  • Enabled data-driven Agile ceremonies and decision-making.

Business Outcomes

• ~30% improvement in time-to-market, enabling faster and more predictable delivery.
• ~ 33% increase in productivity, driving higher engineering efficiency and throughput.
• ~35% reduction in defects, enhancing product quality and reliability.
• ~80% increase in cross-team collaboration across Product, Technology, and Operations.
• 1000+ teams transitioned to standardized, product-aligned ways of working with consistent ceremonies and metrics.
• 180+ Agile Release Trains (ARTs) established, enabling scalable and coordinated delivery.