The fifth interview of John Goodpasture by Todd Ruopp discussing agile methods

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Agile Methods 5
Coach for Success
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2. Your Host
Todd W. Ruopp
A speaker, facilitator and coach
who promotes understanding
and integrated teamwork
Co-founder & President of
Unleashing Performance, Inc.™
Todd empowers professionals
to develop the knowledge & ability
to drive personal, professional
and organizational growth.
www.unleashingperformance.com

3. Today’s Guest
John Goodpasture, PMP
Program manager, system engineer,
author and coach
Managing Principal of
Square Peg Consulting, LLC
John specializes in applying technology
across a broad spectrum to achieve
business goals.
www.sqpegconsulting.com
Author of
Quantitative Methods in Project Management (2003)

4. John’s new book
• Agile in the enterprise
• Multiple methodologies
thoroughly explained
• From business case
to benefit capture
PUBLISHED BY J. ROSS PUBLISHING

5. 1 Inspiring Leadership & Flexible Management
The customer’s value proposition drives decision making
in short agile cycles that produce incremental results
2 Deliver Best Value
Deliver the most bang for the buck as measured by the customer
3 Deliver Frequently & Incrementally
Respect the urgency and importance conveyed by the customer
4 Recruit Small Teams
Recruit 6 to 12 self-managed, performance-oriented team members
5 Coach for Success
Focus on outcomes not activities, remove barriers to success
and communicate to sponsors and beneficiaries

6. Coach for Success
Focus on outcomes not activities,
remove barriers to success and
communicate to sponsors and beneficiaries
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7. What does the agile
project manager
actually do?

8. Agile project manager
Be chief communicator
Enable tools and training necessary
Keep the project sponsor on-board
and the funding approved
Ensure safety all around for everyone involved.

9. Planning
Leave detailed task planning to the teams

10. Focus on outcomes
Outcomes are the only source of value
Coaching for outcomes is vital

11. What about the
agile value proposition?

12. Begin with earned value
Get a dollar’s worth of outcome
for a dollar of investment
Vital for the sponsor’s continued support

13. Benefit realization
Each deliverable has potential benefit
Benefit is not realized until customer pays
and / or
Benefit is realized when the deliverable
advantages the customer

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Value is realized as
the customer pays
or accumulates an
advantage
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Project transforms investment
to a more valuable outcome
that advantages the customer
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Sponsors
investment

15. Do benefits recover
investment?

16. Beneficiary linkages
Sponsor recovers investment
Project manager earns
the value of the deliverable
Beneficiary pays according
to the value of benefits

17. More in
the book

18. Amazon.com
Barnesandnoble.com
Borders.com
PMI.org
Send John questions at
info@sqpegconsulting.com
PUBLISHED BY J. ROSS PUBLISHING

19. Your Host Today’s Guest
Todd W. Ruopp John Goodpasture, PMP
Unleashing Performance, Inc. Square Peg Consulting, LLC

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