Many so-called “agile transformations” are really just business as usual with some new words and a few process changes at the team level. In contrast, the enterprise business systems group at Whole Foods Market has experienced a real and deep transformation in the past few years. Roles are different. Teams self-organize in new ways. Budgeting, forecasting, and reporting now support complexity and learning. Business stakeholders and teams collaborate to find high-value, minimal solutions neither could come up with alone. Part of that transformation is due to new practices and skills at the...
Golda Sahayam
Whole Foods Market
Golda Sahayam is a technology team senior director at Whole Foods Market where she leads application delivery, operational support, and is the executive champion for agile practices across the enterprise business systems area. Golda's passion for continual improvement has led to an empowered culture where teams self-evaluate, self-manage, and are relentless in delivering business value through technology.