27/05/2018

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Michael Nir President @ Sapir Consulting US Transformation Inspiration Expert, Lean Agile Coach; empowers organizations to deliver results Author of 10 bestseller business books m.nir@sapir-cs.com Sapir@sapir-cs.com

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Agile is an Approach to Accelerate Value Delivery 27/05/2018 Agile is an Approach to Accelerate Value Delivery Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

The Agile-Team While Powerful is Short of the Bigger Picture 27/05/2018 The Agile-Team While Powerful is Short of the Bigger Picture Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

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Agile Road Map Connects Strategy to Program to the Team 27/05/2018 Agile Road Map Connects Strategy to Program to the Team Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

Agile Roadmap Replaces Scope Driven Planning to Time Driven Planning 27/05/2018 Agile Roadmap Replaces Scope Driven Planning to Time Driven Planning Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

Agile Roadmap Best Practices 27/05/2018 Agile Roadmap Best Practices One backlog – one truth The well groomed program backlog: Only product roadmap items Strategy traceable Right sized Team is involved in Planning Team has planning flexibility All team operate on the same cadence and synchronization Constant effort to reduce cross team dependencies Scaled Agile as a framework rather than a directive Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

“All happy families are alike; 27/05/2018 “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

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Common Failures Many program backlogs and none are owned 27/05/2018 Common Failures Many program backlogs and none are owned The program backlog as a junkyard 1 – where’s my team’s work The program backlog as a junkyard 2 – too many and not strategy traceable The program backlog as a junkyard 3 – big and small Team isn’t included in the bigger planning sessions Over committing the teams backlogs by a top down mandate Working on different cadence and sync Killed by cross team dependencies Embracing Scaled Agile – only the scaled element but not the agile Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

27/05/2018 Many program backlogs and none are owned “We’ve got too many large initiatives in the pipe, which dilutes focus and causes a mismatch in skills & priorities. However, it’s the mismatch in priority that really gets in the way” Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

Sr. Director During Quarterly Planning: “I don’t see my teams work!!!” 27/05/2018 The program backlog as a junkyard 1 – where’s my team’s work Sr. Director During Quarterly Planning: “I don’t see my teams work!!!” Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

27/05/2018 The program backlog as a junkyard 2 – too many and not strategy traceable Plan for summer release: we have 18 themes – engineering and OPS can handle it Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

The program backlog as a junkyard 3 – big and small 27/05/2018 The program backlog as a junkyard 3 – big and small Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

Team Forecasts Together 27/05/2018 Team Forecasts Together Backlog estimated Product Owner outlines sprint by sprint themes or goals Create 6 columns across the wall. Label the columns with the next 6 sprint end dates. PO adds a theme or goal to each sprint Do a quick reality check of Sprint themes Dev team and PO collaborate to allocate the PBIs and other work over the 6 sprints Use the PO’s goals for guidance. Continue adjusting PBIs and sprints until everyone agrees Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

The Well-prepared Product Backlog! 27/05/2018 The Well-prepared Product Backlog! Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

Ready….Collaborate! 27/05/2018 Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

Interactions and Discussions 27/05/2018 Interactions and Discussions Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

Team Forecasts Together 27/05/2018 Team Forecasts Together Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

Our Long Term Plan is Complete After 3 Hours and Lots of Collaboration 27/05/2018 Our Long Term Plan is Complete After 3 Hours and Lots of Collaboration Around flipcharts in pairs – 25 minutes Outcomes Expectations What we already know

Exercise With Your Team 27/05/2018 Exercise With Your Team Discuss project Identify stories in backlog Create themes for iterations Agree on velocity Swarm on moving stories from backlog to iterations, SM facilitates, PO advises and provides feedback Confidence vote

Three Small Steps Program backlog – right sized 27/05/2018 Three Small Steps Program backlog – right sized Team long term forecasting SAFe or Scrum of Scrum for cross team dependency

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27/05/2018 Thank you! I wish you success in mapping a user journey into stories and product backlogs m.nir@sapir-cs.com