1. I’ll go up and
find out what
they need and
the rest of you
start coding!
PMI
Ireland
2012
AGILE
–
FIRST
STEPS

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4. Process
Control
Models
OPEN-LOOP CLOSED-LOOP
Analytical - Predictive Empirical - Adaptive
Set
Target
Controller
Set
Target
Controller
Inspect
AIM
&
FIRE
FIRE
&
AIM
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6. Sense
+
Act
-­‐>
Agility
• Iteration
Plan
• Team
Board
• Daily
Stand-­‐Up…
Set
Target
Adapt
Controller
Inspect
• Clean
Design
&
Code
• Late
Elaboration
(e.g.
User
Stories)
• Pair
Programming
• Shared
Code
Ownership
• Customer
Reviews
&
• Test
Driven
Development…..
Feedback
• Retrospectives
• AutoTest…..
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7. Flipping
the
Iron
Triangle
FIXED
Scope/
Resources
Requirements
Schedule
Value
Driven
Plan
Driven
ESTIMATED
Resources
Schedule
Scope/
Requirements
Quality
Quality
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8. Copyright
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9. Software
Development
as
Sport
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10. Scrumbut
vs.
Scrumbutt
Sure we do Scrum, but…
Ø We do ‘feature length’ sprints
Ø Our stories span several sprints
Ø We work from a requirements spec
Ø We don’t bother with retrospectives
Ø Our manager approves our estimates
Ø Our QA team is offshore
Ø “Iteration 0” or ”Pre-Sprint”
Ø “Hardening Sprints”
Ø …
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11. First
Steps…
1. Make
the
Work
Visible
2. Put
Roles
and
Teams
in
Place
3. Establish
a
Flow
of
Work

12. Make
the
Work
Visible

13. “Radical
Transparency”

14. Primary
Product
Owner
Portfolio
Management
Applications
Product
Owner
Product
Owner
Product
Owner
Architecture
Team
Platform
Segment
A
Segment
B
Customer
A
Customer
B

15. Project
Manager
Scrum
Master
(Position
of
Authority)
(Servant-­‐Leader)
" Plan
&
Coordinate
" Facilitate
Practices
" Staff
&
Assign
" Enforce
Constraints
" Track
&
Report
" Remove
Impediments
" Risk
&
Issue
Mgt
" Block
Distractions
" Evaluate
&
Reward
" Carry
Food
&
Water
" …
" …
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16. Align
Teams
with
Value
Flow
Product
Backlog
Product
Backlog
Product
Backlog
Product
Backlog
Product
Backlog

17. Align
Teams
with
Value
Flow
Product
Backlog
Product
Backlog
Product
Backlog

18. Communication
and
Co-­‐Location
Probability
of
Communicating
at
least
once
a
week
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
0
20
40
60
80
100
0
Separation
Distance
(meters)
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Source:
Tom
Allen

19. Flow

20. Lessons
from
Queuing
Theory
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22. Stop
Starting
–
Start
Finishing

23. Effects
of
Multi-­‐Tasking
Psychological:
• 20%
Context
Switching
Loss
• Distraction
Hangover
Systems:
• Delayed
Feedback
• Longer
Cycle
Times
Research
shows
that
drivers
using
mobile
phone
have
a
higher
accident
rate
than
anyone
except
very
drunk
drivers

24. Out-­‐Learn
the
Competition
Information
Generation
• Maximise
Information
Value
• Minimise
Information
Cost
100%
Chance
100%
Chance
of
Success
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of
Failure

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26. Regular
Demos

27. The
Agile
Adoption
Curve
The Agile Adoption Curve and ‘Chasms’
Consideration
Investigation
Routinization
Awareness
Acceptance
Adaptation
Adoption
Infusion
Pilot
“We’re
“Fail
to
different”
Scale”
Initiation Adoption Assimilation
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28. Expect
Resistance
Enlist
Support:
• Top-­‐Down:
Executive
Sponsor
• Bottom-­‐Up:
Champions
• Outside-­‐In:
Professional
Coach

29. Evolutionary
Change
-­‐
PDCA
Plan
–
Do
–
Check
-­‐
Act
• Decide
on
Small
Changes
• Implement/Experiment
• Inspect
the
Results
• Optimise/Stabilise/Embed
• Repeat
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30. Training
is
necessary
but
insufficient…
ScrumAlliance
–
CSM,
CSD,
CST,
CSP…
Scrum.org
–
PSD,
PSM,
PST…
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31. Facilitate
Feedback
Educate
Coach
Notice
Support
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32. Approved
Supplier
Lean
Start
Up
to
€5000
to
Enterprise
LeanPlus
Up
to
50%
of
€70,000
Ireland
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33. Colm
O’hEocha
AgileInnovation
Colm@agileinnovation.eu

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2012:
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