Archana Mehta

Spot a Failing project Costs a lot more than it should Its takes longer than anyone expected The product doesn’t do what it was supposed to Nobody is happy about it

Because… we all speak different languages

Why “Agile”? Project priorities change Increasing need for reduced time-to-market and enabling frequent delivery Make application releases more predictive Improve customer involvement Learning and responding to customer needs is critical in today’s business environment

Waterfall VS Agile Methodology

SCRUM Continuous Quality up front in process decreases Risk & Cost! Demos and Retrospectives are part of the Continuous Improvement loop Changes/Requirements from stakeholders or Project Sponsor go as user stories on the backlog and get prioritized by the Chief Product Owner Deliverable -Working Software!

Scaled Agile Framework™ Big Picture

Lay of the Land Portfolio/ Program Product 1 Product 2 Product 3 Product 4 Product 5 Product 6

Transition Plan

Choose a pilot project Form teams by product lines or functional areas Engage a Champion or Agile Coach if team is new to Agile Inspect, learn and adapt

Set Agile adoption timeline … model the same in other projects to get a true Portfolio adoption Q1Q2 Q3 Q4 Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 SCRUM Scaled Agile

Release Plan PSI 1PSI 2PSI 3PSI 4 PSI Wks Development Sprint 1 Development Sprint 2 Development Sprint 3 Development Sprint 4 HIP Sprint Development Sprint 1 Development Sprint 2 Development Sprint 3 Development Sprint 4 HIP Sprint Development Sprint 1 Development Sprint 2 Development Sprint 3 Development Sprint 4 HIP Sprint Development Sprint 1 Development Sprint 2 Development Sprint 3 Development Sprint 4 HIP Sprint Development Sprint 1 Development Sprint 2 Development Sprint 3 Development Sprint 4 HIP Sprint Development Sprint 1 Development Sprint 2 Development Sprint 3 Development Sprint 4 HIP Sprint Release Project 1 Project 3 Project 2 Project 4 Release

Product owner cloud Chief Product Owner SPAIN CHINA CANADA INDIA TURKEY JAPAN UK BRAZIL MEXICO GERMANY Scrum Team 2 Scrum Team 3 Scrum Team 4 Scrum Team 5 Scrum Team 1

Identify and Mitigate Risks Some projects are time bound with hard dates, transition to a new method may cause disruption for in- flight waterfall projects. Budget considerations for Agile Training Resource constraints, time commitment is heavy. Engagement with Systems teams Choose a pilot project in the initial phases Tap into internal community of practitioners and champions Set the staffing plans for project/program with the demand signals for resource needs Establish working agreements with the Systems teams Risks Mitigation Plan

Project Manager

Role of Agile Project Manager Manage stakeholder communication Enable rather than control Ensure project meets its goals and objectives Removes Roadblocks

Agile Mindset lets you embrace change

Benefits of moving to Agile Allows us to become more lean and deliver faster on things that matter more to business Flexibility to respond faster to changing customer needs Manage interdependencies across the Program Allows for dealing with ambiguity Fosters Innovation “Software applications developed through the agile process have three times the success rate of the traditional waterfall method and a much lower percentage of time and cost overruns”** **Source CHAOS report from the Standish Group

Recommendations Co-located Scrum teams with a dedicated collaboration room. Time commitment from the customer, >20 hours a week full days or half days every week Cross-Pollination – Bring Mature Agile teams or Champions from other parts of your organization to set up the pilot Project/Program space Establish working agreements with shared systems teams Leadership buy-in and alignment across IT function and customer area Training sessions for the team and mentoring during transition Progressively increase Agile capability by evolving into Scaled Agile Framework

Tips to help you succeed Culture Shift New Management Approaches – no more command and control Moves your seat Open Communication Change Management

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