Talk by Danko (Danny) Kovatch at Agile Eastern Europe 2010.

1. Visibility The Name Of The Game Basic techniques to reflect visibility Danny (Danko) Kovatch [email_address]

2. Who am I " I am nobody, nobody’s perfect, therefore, I am perfect???? " Founder of AgileSparks Head of the Israeli User group 10 years of SW experience Father of four (just lately)

3. Visibility - The main problem “ The danger from computers is not that they will eventually get as smart as men, but that we will meanwhile agree to meet them halfway." -- Bernard Avishai “ Who needs Scrum? I am going to have full visibility on the project in a snap!!”

5. Manager Scrum Master Product owner Team Member Incentives -> Status/Progress -> Ways to challenge -> Predictability -> Less interruptions!

6. How?

7. Location, Location, Location!!! “ There is no place like 127.0.0.1…”

8. Mindset, Mindset, Mindset!!!

9. Make sure your manager is well updated (info in push mode)

10. Which information needs to be shown?

12. Remaining Work (Days/Hours) Completed Tasks (Tasks) RW CT Burn down chart Purpose : Progress visibility Advantages : Immediate understanding Disadvantages : lack of risks understanding Audience : Everybody Who likes it the most : Scrum team “ Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. “ -- Groucho Marx

13. “ Upside down laughter is but a frown turned upside down” ?

14. Example “ Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow. “ -- Plato

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16. “ Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired. “ -- Titus Maccius Plautus Example

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18. (Product) burn down chart Purpose : Product progress visibility Advantages : Immediate reflection of the real deadline Disadvantages : Immediate reflection of the real deadline Audience : Everybody Who likes it the most : High Management

19. Task Board Task Effort Owner

20. Task Board

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24. Create Login Create Database Update User Karting Sprint Goal: Create Login Sprint #44: 13.4–1.5 Capacity Ken : 15 -> 11 -> 9 Mike : 15 -> 12 Jeff : 15 -> 13 -> 12 -> 9 Artifacts: Show a working Connected login tab Purpose : Content visibility Advantages : Immediate understanding Disadvantages : Lack of overall visibility Audience : Everybody Who likes it the most : Scrum team Support Other projects Vacation Army Giving birth Holidays Birthdays Courses Conferences Meeting Forgetting wife’s Birthday last sprint “ A goal without a plan is just a wish” -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery Task Effort Owner

25. Add WIP limit Create Login Create Database Update User Karting Sprint Goal: Create Login Sprint #44: 13.4–1.5 Capacity Ken : 15 -> 11 -> 9 Mike : 15 -> 12 Jeff : 15 -> 13 -> 12 -> 9 Artifacts: Show a working Connected login tab Advanced topics 2 3 1 Consider the artificats chart as a menu Add a “deferred box” Add colored history to the impeded column Add “team rules” box Add “Definition Of Done” box Deferred

26. Extreme Task Boards... “ A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure. “ -- Segal's Law The Human task board The “I can do any task that will be given to me so just ask and I will commit to it” task board

27. And now for something completely different... If you always look on the bright side of life will it hurt your eyes ?

28. We need an efficient solution! “ Impossible is often the untried!” - Jum Goodwin

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33. Visual board Video Visual Board clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waIgUKXGmfw)

34. PI SOA + Diag BPI TV EUM Baseline Dashboard Reports SLM BPM Alerts Platform SAP SC integration Domain Chart Domain

35. Territory chart Theme 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 BTM SiS / OPC Reports PI Enterprise readiness SOA Legend Content was delivered to QA, tested by QA and reached high coverage and quality Content was delivered to QA and is currently being tested Content was delivered to QA but QA didn’t start testing yet Content is currently being developed Content development hasn’t started yet

37. Future Scrum Stock Exchange Purpose : The status of the product Advantages : Immediate knowledge of the gut feeling of the teams Disadvantages : It is only a gut feeling Audience : Everybody Who likes it the most : High Management likes it a LOT !!!! Before deadline After deadline “ The best way to predict the future is to invent it. “ -- Alan Kay

38. Summary “ Even a journey of a thousands miles begins with a single step” -- Lau-Tzu

39. The end… “ Wisdom begins at the end” -- Daniel Webster Thank you!