Is Agile Any Better? Damon Poole 2009 Scrum and Kanban Like Chocolate and Peanut Butter Damon Poole – CTO, AccuRev

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Presentation copyright © AccuRev, Inc. May be used with permission only. Contact for permission. What is Kanban?  Kanban is a Japanese word for “sign board”  Concept is from Lean manufacturing, adapted for software  Lean and Scrum influenced by W. Edward Demming  Main proponents David Anderson Karl Scotland Alan Shalloway

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Presentation copyright © AccuRev, Inc. May be used with permission only. Contact for permission. Rigidity  Long planning meetings  Accommodating shifting priorities  Iteration gaps  Choosing work so that all work finishes all at the same time Backlog Grooming Stop the Line Decoupling Per-Story Timeboxing ChallengesHelpful Tools

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Presentation copyright © AccuRev, Inc. May be used with permission only. Contact for permission. Synerzip in a Nut-shell 1. Software product development partner for small/mid- sized technology companies  Exclusive focus on small/mid-sized technology companies  By definition, all Synerzip work is the IP of its respective clients  Deep experience in full SDLC – design, dev, QA/testing, deployment  Technology and industry domain agnostic 2. Dedicated team of high caliber software professionals  Seamlessly extends client’s local team, offering full transparency  NOT just “staff augmentation”, but provide full mgmt support 3. Actually reduces risk of development/delivery  Experienced team - uses appropriate level of engineering discipline  Practices Agile development – responsive, yet disciplined 4. Reduces cost – dual-shore team, 50% cost advantage 5. Offers long term flexibility – allows (facilitates) taking offshore team captive – aka “BOT” option

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