EQUIFAX | UK

Scaling Agile & Change Management

Equifax, a global credit reporting agency providing SaaS solutions to major banks such as HSBC, undertook a large-scale transformation following its 2017 cybersecurity breach.

TRUSTED EXPERTISE

SAFe® Coaching

Change management

Leadership advisory

SAFe® Agile Coaching

To improve delivery speed, consistency and governance, Equifax adopted SAFe® (Scaled Agile Framework) globally. However, onboarding teams and embedding consistent ways of working across distributed teams proved challenging.

CHALLENGES AND RESULTS

What worked for Equifax

Challenges

  • Legacy impact of the 2017 security breach, increasing focus on governance and risk

  • Product and technology teams operating in silos

  • Distributed development and QA teams with inconsistent practices

  • Difficulty onboarding teams into SAFe® and aligning ways of working

Results

  • Improved leadership clarity on Agile adoption progress, challenges, and blockers

  • Enhanced efficiency through clearer role definition and reduced duplication

  • Stronger alignment across teams, improving consistency in delivery practices

Rather than forcing SAFe® onto resistant teams, our consultant focused on understanding their concerns and challenges. Leadership was advised on how to address resistance, improve adoption and strengthen cross-functional collaboration, while team structures and roles were streamlined to reduce duplication and improve efficiency.

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