Paweł Słowikowski What can Agility do for YOU

Who am I Have been: Software tester Verification Project Manager Scrum Master Agile Coach Currently: Scrum Master and Internal Trainer at Objectivity Co-founder of Agile Wrocław community Have been: Software tester Verification Project Manager Scrum Master Agile Coach Currently: Scrum Master and Internal Trainer at Objectivity Co-founder of Agile Wrocław community

Agenda

The „Why” behind Agile

Customers’ needs Originated in „Total Quality Management”, J Oakland, 1989.

Deliver Fast Deliver small packages that bring value to the customer Invest in short feedback cycles React to the changing requirements In time – build an environment that is prepared for and welcomes change as a natural process Designing, testing, documenting is all part of the release cycle WYSIWIG

Make it visible

Examples of visibility – sprint backlog

Examples of visibility – sprint burndown chart

Continuous improvement

The Onion Well-built team Engineering practices Scrum/lean/kanban/xp/hybrids Agile Culture Project and Product management as needed by the client

Tools - Lean

Tools - Kanban Smaller, lighter, but requires more maturity You need to establish everything else outside of kanban to have it work for you To do Item1 Item2 Item3 Work in progress [2] Item4 Item5 Done Item6 Lead time Cycle time Visualize and manage the flow of value through your system

Examples of visibility – cumulative flow diagram

Tools – engineering practices COMMUNICATION!

Agile Developer

How to start Start small with the focus on customer in mind Manage expectations Visualize work - to do, in progress, completed Kanban/scrum boards Burnup, burndown charts; Cumulative Flow Diagrams Synchronize, integrate work often Shorten the feedback loop, step by step Test as early as possible Inspect & adapt

Back to the „Why” Have the „Why” in mind when you do things Remember, that people (including your customers) usually resist change Nonetheless, have courage to continuously improve, experiment and try out what is working for YOU and your company

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