The Evolution of Line Managers during Agile Transformation: F rom M issionaries T o P riests
基于一次成功的大规模敏捷转型的深入分析，揭示了直线经理在转型过程中角色的演变：初期像传教士一样推动敏捷价值观的采纳，成熟期则像牧师一样通过纪律机制维持这些价值观。
Based on an in-depth analysis of a successful large-scale agile transformation, this article sheds light on the evolving role of line managers during the transformation. At the beginning of the transformation, line managers act like “missionaries” and leverage influencing mechanisms in their attempts to foster the adoption of agile values. At maturity, the role of line managers evolves into a role similar to “priests” where discipline mechanisms are enacted to maintain and sustain the newly adopted agile values. The social contracts and the organizational conditions that underpin such evolution have implications for selecting suitable line managers.