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Coach PMO
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1. VCs are strongly investing in SW start’ups
2. A lot of new start’ups are agile
3. “Agile” PM fosters innovation
4. Jeff Sutherland’s Presentation on “Take no Prisoners” was a revelator
for me
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 Background
 Product & Services
 Market & Competition
 Technology & Manufacturing
 Marketing & Sales Strategy
 Organization & Management
 Finance
 Legal Aspects
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closer relationship
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between investor an
investee company
Only successful if investors
partnership arrangement
are available
additional service and help
Pay attention to investees
to overcome deficits in
and performance of this
managing the company
investment
and solves problems
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Leadership actions
Customers
Aligning management processes with
Processes leadership actions
Autonomy
Responsibility
Goals Rewards Planning Controls Resources Coordination
Transparency
Governance
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 Scrum cannot be used  people cannot focus
on only one project
 Kanban is too light and Scrum Ceremonies
are good stuff
 Lean isn’t reactive enough
 I haven’t study Scrumban enough
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So What?
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CIO
Governance
Chief Product Owner Portfolio
Added Value + Velocity
Roadmap
Vision
Roadmap
Product
Release
Sprint
Team + ScrumMaster
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Start’up Actual Cost Planned Earned Cost Schedule
Value Value Performance Performance
Index Index
Lux Alpha
CPI > 1 CPI = 1 CPI < 1
Under budget On budget Over budget
EV>AC EV=AC EV<AC
SPI > 1 SPI = 1 SPI < 1
Ahead on Schedule On Schedule Behind Schedule
EV>PV EV=PV EV<PV
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 VC’s rep. Is still in the start’up’s board
 But act as a Product Owner and K-Coordinator
 Focus on Value and Scope
 Evaluate Risks
 Use co-production mode
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 Using external “Agile” Coaches
 To help transition
 To lean process
 To help organization to reach expected goals
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 Start’ups are no more seen as investment
 Start’ups are seen as Business Partner
 Start’ups are seen as an “Agile Team”
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Conclusion
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 Acting that way helps VC’s to reduce risk,
increase they revenues.
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 Venture Capitalists are much more than
Bankers, they are Business Partner
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 Venture Capital companies invests in Agile
Companies first
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That was my presentation
on using Scrum and Lean to
manage Start-up Portfolios
in VC's & Private Equities
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Questions?
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Thanks is Done
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