THIS IS AGILE? LETITIA FEARON NOR(DEV):CON 2015
A BIT ABOUT ME Business Analyst / Agile Trainer Public and Private Sector
Why Managers want Agile? What is Agile? Look at the Team Align Direction Optimise the Team Utilise Time
Why Managers want Agile? What is Agile? Look at the Team Align Direction Optimise the Team Utilise Time
Why Managers want Agile? What is Agile? Look at the Team Align Direction Optimise the Team Utilise Time
BUT METHODOLOGIES AND FRAMEWORKS DON’T MAKE IT AGILE
Why Managers want Agile? What is Agile? Look at the Team Align Direction Optimise the Team Utilise Time
FOCUS ON THE TEAM NOT THE INDIVIDUAL
TEAM SIZE Communication path = n(n-1)/2
PROCESS
VISIBLE
Why Managers want Agile? What is Agile? Look at the Team Align Direction Optimise the Team Utilise Time
PRODUCT VISION STATEMENTS For [target customer] Who [statement of the need] The [product name] is a [product category] that [key benefit, compelling reason to buy]. Unlike [primary competitive alternative], our product [statement of primary differentiation]
PRODUCT VISION STATEMENTS For business users Who want to better manage the increasing number of messages they receive when out of the office, BlackBerry is a mobile solution that provides a real-time link to their desktop for sending, reading and responding to important messages. Unlike other mobile solutions, BlackBerry is wearable, secure, and always connected.
STORY MAPPING – JEFF PATTON time The backboneThe walking skeleton – Release 1 necessity Release 2 Release 3
SHARED UNDERSTANDING
Why Managers want Agile? What is Agile? Look at the Team Align Direction Optimise the Team Utilise Time
TRAINING
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
PAIRING?
The Costs and Benefits of Pair Programming Alistair Cockburn & Laurie Williams
INFLUENCE DIRECTION
HAPPINESS
TEAM BUILDING
Why Managers want Agile? What is Agile? Look at the Team Align Direction Optimise the Team Utilise Time
Why Managers want Agile? What is Agile? Look at the Team Align Direction Optimise the Team Utilise Time
IN SUMMARY Management want success (some may even want happy teams!)
HELP TEAMS BE GREAT Identify those 2mm Create Identity and purpose Influence Direction Make communication easier Let people see what you are doing
MAKE THE MOST OF TIME Daily success, half done is as good as not done Demo often Reduce multitasking Do it right first time Innovate
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FURTHER READING Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time - Jeff Sutherland Agile Management: Leadership in an Agile Environment -Ángel Medinilla Joy, Inc.: How We Built a Workplace People Love - Richard Sheridan Maverick!: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace - Ricardo Semler The Happy Manifesto: Make Your Organization a Great Workplace - Henry Stewart The Five Dysfunctions of a Team - Patrick M. Lencioni