Slides from the webinar on effective specifications for agile teams, 15th July 2010

1. Effective specification for agile teams Donna Reed [email_address] www.AgilistaPM.com Sponsored by…. Sponsored by…. Gojko Adzic http://gojko.net [email_address] @gojkoadzic http://acceptancetesting.info

2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lambdachialpha/157986473/

3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mulesafpilot/3513588967

4. http://www.defenseimagery.mil/assetDetails.action?guid=68cf92e35ce13e6c7c9c066f0b48b6daaa9bf8d8

7. The process is very much like a telephone game http://www.flickr.com/photos/mataniere/3107073262

8. How many points are there?

9. How many points are there?

11. B2 bomber crashed and $2bn went up in flames "the aircraft actually performed as it was designed. In other words, all the systems were functioning normally." Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Carpenter http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Jun05/0,4670,B2Crash,00.html

12. You can't help a lot when the party is already over... http://www.flickr.com/photos/biolog/3457774800

14. F-16 design team was asked to do the impossible - a cheap 2.5 Mach airplane! “ When asked […] why they need Mach 2 - 2.5, the answer was to be able to escape from combat. Their solution was […] providing acceleration and maneuverability, not maximum speed.” http://97-things.near-time.net/wiki/Seek%20the%20value%20in%20requested%20capabilities

15. Requirements are often given as a solution to an unknown problem! http://www.flickr.com/photos/sylvancatharsis/3783608640/

28. This is a specification:

29. It is also a test

30. This as well

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35. Thank you for coming… Donna Reed [email_address] www.AgilistaPM.com Sponsored by…. Gojko Adzic http://gojko.net [email_address] @gojkoadzic http://acceptancetesting.info