A Value Delivery Office is a project delivery support structure that focuses on coaching teams, building agile skills and capabilities throughout the organization, and mentoring sponsors and product owners to be more effective in those roles.
It is designed to enable high-performance delivery across portfolios, programs, and projects by embedding agile principles, fostering continuous learning, and aligning delivery practices with value creation.
Key Characteristics
- Coaching and Mentorship – Develops teams, sponsors, and product owners through hands-on support
- Agile Enablement – Promotes adoption of agile frameworks, tools, and mindsets
- Capability Focused – Builds delivery maturity and organizational resilience
- Value-Oriented – Ensures alignment between execution and strategic outcomes
Example Scenarios
- Helping a product owner improve backlog prioritization and stakeholder engagement
- Coaching delivery teams in Scrum, Kanban, or scaled agile practices
- Supporting sponsors with alignment to strategic objectives and delivery cadence
Role in Enterprise Delivery
- Strengthens Organizational Agility – Embeds adaptive capabilities across teams
- Enhances Delivery Consistency – Establishes repeatable and scalable practices
- Enables Strategic Alignment – Connects team execution with business value
- Drives Continuous Improvement – Encourages experimentation, feedback, and growth
See also: Agile Coach, Product Owner, Project Management Office (PMO), Strategic Alignment, Agile Mindset.