The pilot is a special case of the first Expedition to Basecamp 1. It involves getting a subset of the organization—a single Expedition—to a stable, reliable, and predictable state. They need to be a beacon to the rest of the organization for how the Transformation may proceed.
The mechanics of the Transformation involve the mundane execution of the plan. Forming and possibly collocating teams. Getting the teams into training sessions and workshops. Getting tooling setup and configured, in addition to helping the teams get started using the tools. Backlogs are built and estimated, rolling wave planning is established, progress is assessed, and the pilot teams are hardened and stabilized over a period of several months as they move to Basecamp 1.