2. Disciplined Agile Takes the Mystery Out of Agile Software development is inherently complex The Disciplined Agile (DA) framework describes how: – Agile solution delivery works from beginning to end in a streamlined manner – All aspects (analysis, architecture, testing, …) of solution delivery work – These aspects fit together in a pragmatic manner DA provides a comprehensive description of how agile works in practice © Disciplined Agile Consortium2

3. Disciplined Agile Speeds Up Agile Transformation © Disciplined Agile Consortium3 Agile transformations, and process improvement in general, take time The Disciplined Agile (DA) framework encompasses: – The principles and philosophies for “being agile” – Lifecycles and practices for “doing agile” – Advice for how it all fits together in a comprehensive whole DA shares proven strategies that would normally take months or years for you to figure out on your own

4. Disciplined Agile Provides Context-Sensitive Advice Every person, team, and organization is unique in their own way Prescriptive, “one size fits all” strategies don’t work well in practice There is no silver bullet method applicable to all enterprises and all solutions Disciplined Agile is inclusive of other well established methods and practices, rather than exclusive The Disciplined Agile (DA) framework: – Makes your process choices explicit via its goal-driven approach – Supports multiple lifecycles (A Scrum-based agile lifecycle, a lean lifecycle, a continuous delivery lifecycle, and an exploratory lean start- up lifecycle) – Provides light-weight guidance for making effective choices Choice is good, making intelligent choices is better © Disciplined Agile Consortium4

5. Disciplined Agile Extends Scrum © Disciplined Agile Consortium5 The Scrum method is purposefully sparse, leaving most process details up to you Determining how to make Scrum work in practice can be a slow and expensive strategy – ”Failing Fast” as a mechanism to learn and adapt has merit, but applying proven techniques from Disciplined Agile reduces failure in the interest of “Succeeding Earlier” The Discipline Agile (DA) framework: – Extends Scrum to address the full delivery lifecycle – Describes how to address technical aspects of software- development – including analysis, design, programming, testing, deployment, and more – that Scrum purposefully doesn’t – Describes how to govern Scrum teams in an agile/lean manner Disciplined Agile does the “heavy lifting” on process issues that Scrum leaves to you

6. Disciplined Agile Enables SAFe © Disciplined Agile Consortium6 The SAFe framework is sparse when it comes to solution delivery details SAFe is very prescriptive and targeted at a narrow problem space SAFe has more than 35% waste built into its framework for managing, planning, and coordinating large groups of agile teams The Discipline Agile (DA) framework: – Supports many delivery lifecycles to accommodate Scrum, Lean, and other philosophies – Takes a flexible, goal driven approach – Addresses aspects of IT that are missing or very sparse in SAFe – Promotes respectable certifications that must be earned, not bought Disciplined Agile provides the solid delivery foundation missing from SAFe

7. Disciplined Agile Scales Tactically Organizations are now applying agile techniques on on large teams, on geographically distributed teams, in regulatory situations, using complex technologies, and addressing complex problems The Disciplined Agile (DA) framework: – Describes agile solution delivery comprehensively – Surfaces process decisions and gives people practical choices – Promotes a light-weight, governed approach to solution delivery DA provides a solid foundation from which to scale tactically © Disciplined Agile Consortium7

8. DA Shows How to Scale Strategically To succeed in the marketplace you need an agile IT organization to support your lean enterprise The Disciplined Agile (DA) Framework: – Shows how to optimize workflow throughout the entirety of IT – Describes a flexible, goal-driven approach to critical IT activities such as portfolio management, enterprise architecture, data management, reusing engineering, and more – Supports a comprehensive, disciplined approach to DevOps DA shows how to optimize the whole of IT, not just locally optimize software development © Disciplined Agile Consortium8

9. Disciplined Agile is Enterprise Ready Agile strategies are being adopted in enterprise-class settings that have significant legacy investments in technology and people experienced in traditional IT There is significant technical and cultural debt to be overcome The Disciplined Agile (DA) Framework: – Focuses on solutions, not just software – Promotes enterprise awareness and optimizing the whole – Supports agile/lean governance and leadership strategies DA provides pragmatic advice for apply agile strategies in enterprise-class environments © Disciplined Agile Consortium9

10. Disciplined Agile Evolves Empirically We’re constantly learning as practitioners, learning about and experimenting with new agile and lean strategies all of the time. These learnings are constantly being applied to evolve the Disciplined Agile framework © Disciplined Agile Consortium10

11. Disciplined Agile is Pragmatic, Not Purist © Disciplined Agile Consortium11 Disciplined Agile is being applied by teams: – As small as two people to teams numbering in the hundreds – That are co-located to teams that are globally distributed – That face no regulatory compliancy to life-critical compliancy – Where some team members are working for different companies, including offshore – In simple to very complex problem domains – In simple to very complex technical domains Your teams need to tailor their strategy to address the situation that they face, and sometimes that’s not “pure agile”

12. Disciplined Agile Increases The Chance of Success of Your Agile Transformation Agile transformations must address the inherent complexities of your organization The Disciplined Agile (DA) framework: – Supports several lifecycles – Shows how solution delivery works from beginning to end – Provides contextual practices, not prescriptive “best practices” – Addresses all aspects of solution delivery, not just software development – Goes beyond software development to address a holistic vision for agile IT DA addresses the full range of issues that you will run into when transforming your organization, providing insight into how to apply agile strategies in your actual environment © Disciplined Agile Consortium12

13. Why Disciplined Agile (DA)? 1.DA takes the mystery out of agile software development 2.DA speeds up your agile transformation 3.DA enables context-sensitive process choices 4.DA extends Scrum 5.DA provides a foundation to make SAFe work 6.DA provides a foundation from which to scale agile tactically 7.DA shows how to scale strategically to IT 8.DA is enterprise ready 9.DA evolves empirically 10.DA is pragmatic, not purist 11.DA increases the chance of success of your agile transformation © 2016 Disciplined Agile Consortium13

14. The Disciplined Agile Consortium (DAC) supports and evolves the Disciplined Agile process decision framework. The DAC site, DisciplinedAgileConsortium.org, provides information on curriculum and learning resources for Disciplined Agile practitioners. It is also the home of the Disciplined Agile certification program.DisciplinedAgileConsortium.org The Disciplined Agile blog, DisciplinedAgileDelivery.com, provides a wealth of articles and blog postings about Disciplined Agile topics.DisciplinedAgileDelivery.com The Disciplined Agile discussion forum, LinkedIn.com/groups/4685263, is a meeting place for Disciplined Agile practitioners to share their experiences and to get questions answered.LinkedIn.com/groups/4685263 © 2016 Disciplined Agile Consortium14