College of Engineering & Computing Miami Agile Launchpad College of Engineering and Computing Doug Troy October, 2013

College of Engineering & Computing Agile Launchpad Sponsored by Suncorp, a leading banking, financial services, and insurance corporation in Australia and New Zealand – 16,000 employees, 9 million customers Initial project: Summer week full-time internship for a team of 11 students, variety of majors, working in Oxford with Suncorp Next: Agile Launchpad, a new 3-year project to offer project-based courses in agile – Curriculum development – Scholarships for students

College of Engineering & Computing Agile is a Way of Working Agile is an umbrella term for a set of values, principles and practices that drive business value generation and risk mitigation through simplicity, innovation and continuous improvement Values and Principles Social Practices Technology Practices Management Practices

College of Engineering & Computing Evolution of Agile XP Scrum Toyota way Toyota way Agile As a way of working Agile As a way of working RUP Lean Agile For software Agile For software RAD Waterfall Six Sigma Six Sigma An evolution in the making over the last 40 years bfc Prince 2

College of Engineering & Computing Building Blocks of Agile Principles Practices Process Values Clear project process with governance Practices to deliver work based on principles and values Six core principles lie at the heart of Agile Natural, humanistic values underlie success Agile is a way of working

College of Engineering & Computing Agile Process 10%80%5% INITIATE DELIVERDEPLOY PROJECT Release 1 Release 2 Release n 5% CONCEPT Governance gate checks and approvals Agile project process helps teams work in a consistent way and provides governance checkpoints for managing the portfolio of project work.

College of Engineering & Computing Benefits of Agile for Suncorp Quality Quality is built into work process Customers Customers are engaged throughout project ensuring right solution is implemented Costs Implementation costs are lower and benefits are returned earlier Risk Risk is reduced by implementing the solution in small parts and learning throughout project Time Solutions are implemented sooner Scope Highest priority scope is delivered first enabling benefits to be realised earlier

College of Engineering & Computing Agile Launchpad Goals Miami benefits – Students learn and practice agile and lean – Team leadership training for students – Potential Internships and career opportunities Suncorp benefits – Access to Miami students trained in agile – Use of curriculum and processes – Reports of outcomes of class projects by students

College of Engineering & Computing Partnership Opportunities We want to connect with the larger agile and lean community We want to partner with other interested companies and organizations For more information, contact Doug Troy

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