Building a Global Adaptive Delivery Framework

As Nutanix Professional Services expanded globally, each organization had different planning processes, levels of Agile maturity, and operational needs. I designed and continuously evolved adaptive delivery frameworks that gave teams enough structure to improve predictability and visibility while remaining flexible enough to support their unique ways of working.

Solution

Designed multiple adaptive delivery frameworks rather than forcing a single methodology.

Each framework included:

  • planning cadence

  • quarterly roadmaps

  • dependency management

  • delivery governance

  • reporting

  • coaching

  • maturity assessments

Frameworks evolved continuously based on organizational feedback rather than remaining static.

Business Impact
  • Improved delivery predictability

  • Increased organizational alignment

  • Supported multiple enterprise organizations

  • Improved visibility into priorities

  • Increased Agile maturity across teams

Business Challenge

Multiple organizations operated independently with inconsistent planning, delivery, and reporting practices. Traditional Agile frameworks were too rigid for the diverse needs of consulting, engineering, enterprise architecture, and global practices teams.

Tools & Technologies
  • Jira

  • Confluence

  • Jira Automation

  • ScriptRunner

  • LucidChart / Visio

  • Mirosoft 365

  • Microsoft Forms

  • Slack

  • SurveyMonkey

Key Capabilities Demonstrated
My Role
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Enterprise Delivery Framework Architect & Organizational Systems Designer

I led the initiative by:

  • Assessing organizational needs, Agile maturity, team dynamics, and delivery challenges across multiple Professional Services organizations.

  • Designing adaptive delivery frameworks that balanced standardized governance with the flexibility needed to support diverse teams, business functions, and levels of Agile maturity.

  • Establishing scalable planning cadences, quarterly roadmaps, dependency management practices, and delivery governance processes that improved organizational alignment and predictability.

  • Developing delivery metrics, executive reporting, and feedback mechanisms that enabled leadership to monitor organizational health and continuously improve delivery practices.

  • Partnering with executive leadership, Product Management, Enterprise Architecture, Engineering, and Professional Services teams to align delivery capabilities with evolving business priorities.

  • Coaching Agile Delivery Leads, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and cross-functional teams on Agile principles, servant leadership, and adaptive planning practices.

  • Facilitating cross-functional planning, dependency management, and organizational change initiatives that strengthened collaboration across multiple enterprise organizations.

  • Continuously evolving the framework through retrospectives, organizational feedback, analytics, and lessons learned, ensuring it remained responsive as the business grew and priorities shifted.

  • Agile Transformation

  • Delivery Leadership

  • Organizational Design

  • Coaching

  • Dependency Management

Capabilities in Action

What It's Like to Work with Me

"[Sheila] has made significant contributions across multiple strategic pillars—Scale, Enable, Run, Automate, and Innovate— demonstrating a strong commitment to operational excellence, team development, and customer impact."

Director, Professional Services

Contact

Raleigh, NC
True North Agility, LLC

sheila@truenorthagility.net

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