ADAPT Meeting (Agile Defense Adoption Proponents Team) October 5, 2012 Thanks to our Sponsors!

2 Agenda  Introductions and What is ADAPT?  Meeting Objective  Teri Takai, DoD CIO, video  Discussion on Organizational Transformation For Agile and Lean Environments  Small group discussion –Two rounds of 20 minutes with feedback between each round

Introductions  Who’s here and who we are –Dave Chesebrough, AFEI –Tammy Kicker, AFEI –Curt Hibbs, Boeing –Suzette Johnson, Northrop Grumman –Mary Ann Lapham, SEI –Richard Turner, Stevens Institute 3 We appreciate our Sponsors For today’s meeting venue and breakfast!

What is ADAPT?  Community of Interest focused on adoption of agile methods in DoD  SME’s with similar interests –Government organizations looking to change –Industry practitioners (consultants, tool vendors, contractors, etc) –Academia investigating adoption of agile  Minimal organization  Active  AGILE! 4

Meeting Objective  Topic: Organizational Transformation For Agile and Lean Environments –As a someone involved in DoD IT programs –I want to understand the important areas of organizational transformation for Agile and Lean environments –so I can share my experiences and lessons learned with others and leave with ideas that I can take back to my organization to help improve our ability to meet mission success. 5

Teri Takai Video  SEI Agile Research Forum Keynote Presentation (originally held May 22, 2012). (~20 minutes) 6

Today’s Discussion 7  Small Group Discussions  ~5 people per team  Reporter: someone to take notes and report out key ideas  Timekeeper: someone to be timekeeper  What about the people calling in?  Format  Round 1 discussion (20 min)  Whole group sharing (15 min)  Round 2 discussion (20 min)  Whole group sharing (15 min)  Presentation: Organizational Transformation For Agile and Lean Environments  Wrap-up and What’s Happening Next  Networking

Small Group Discussion 8  Round 1: (20 min) Assumptions: Your team believes in the adoption of agile practices and is looking for ways to make change happen in your organization. Based on these assumptions and your own experiences, discuss the following with your team and record your team’s responses: 1.What do you think is needed most to begin the transition in your organization? 2.What do you think is your organization’s greatest impediment to agile adoption? 3.Based on the presentation and the Initial Framework, select 1 activity from the *3 major categories (Outreach, Support, Measures) that your team thinks is the most and important and explain why. Prioritize if you have time.  Group Discussion(15 min) *Please assign someone in your team to capture the team’s suggestions/thoughts and be Timekeeper

Today’s Discussion 9  Round 2: (20 minutes): Discuss the following with your team and record your team’s responses: 1.What additional activities do you believe should be added to the categories (Outreach, Support, Measures) that are not currently listed? 2.What do you believe is the great obstacle hindering further adoption of agile in your workspace? What is one thing that could be done to remove this obstacle? Other information/resources: SEI’s: Agile Methods: Selected DoD Management and Acquisition Concerns  Group Discussion (15 min) *Please assign someone in your team to capture the team’s suggestions/thoughts and be Timekeeper

Wrap-Up  Retrospective (10 min) –What worked well One idea Second idea –Suggestions for next time One idea Second idea –One Take-Away What is one take-away from today’s discussion 10 One Great Take-Away

What’s Happening Next?  Notes from today: Compiled and made available; possible blog entry  Survey: Collecting your input for deeper dive discussion on topics discussed today  November Conference  To get involved contact: 11 Tammy Kicker, AFEI Go to AFEI Website:

Thank you for coming today! Your participation is important as we continue to adopt and improve our Agile principles and practices within and across our organizations. 12

13 Upcoming Classes  Agile and Scrum in a Day – 10/15/12  Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) – Advanced Requirements featuring Innovation Games – 11/13 – 11/14  Use the code ‘ADAPT’ for a 15% discount  Check here for the latest schedule –

Upcoming Events  10/5: ADAPT Open Breakfast Session  10/12: Innovate VA –  10/23: AgileDC Conference  11/1: Fed Scoop Government Agile Summit  11/28: ADAPT Conference - (Session Details will follow)  12/7 – 12/8: DC Agile Engineering Conference