1. September 20, 2017 Agile Techniques Workshop Susan Futey
IIBA Denver Chapter
September 20, 2017
Agile Techniques Workshop
Susan Futey

2. Tonight’s Format Agile Extension V2
Classroom-style Presentation and Overview
Agile Techniques Overview
Vote for Agile Techniques that interest you
Pick up 3 sticky notes
Choose 3 techniques you wish to learn more about
Cast your vote by placing sticky note on chosen technique(s)
Break-out Sessions
Review Technique 1, Discuss and Prepare, Present to Group
Review Technique 2, Discuss and Prepare, Present to Group
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3. Agile Extension v2

4. How to View Agile Extension Version 2
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5. How to View Agile Extension Version 2
IIBA Denver Chapter : Agile Techniques Workshop

6. The Gist Agile Mindset Horizons Techniques
Agile is a mindset, not a methodology, that can be applied to business analysis competencies and techniques
Horizons
Business Analysis at multiple planning horizons
Strategy Horizon
Initiative Horizon
Delivery Horizon
Techniques
Selecting the right technique as an agile business analysis practitioner
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7. The Agile Mindset
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8. Three Horizons
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9. Techniques Relative Estimation Backlog Refinement Retrospectives
Behaviour Driven Development
Impact Mapping
Job Stories
Kano Analysis
Minimal Viable Product
Personas
Planning Workshops
Portfolio Kanban
Product Roadmap
Purpose Alignment Model
Real Options
Relative Estimation
Retrospectives
Reviews
Spikes
Storyboarding
Story Decomposition
Story Elaboration
Story Mapping
User Stories
Value Modelling
Value Stream Mapping
Visioning
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10. Selecting the Right Technique
Communication . . .
Planning Workshop, Retrospectives
Process Analysis . . .
Impact Mapping
Product Management or Refinement
Product Roadmap, Kano Analysis, Minimal Viable Product
Requirements Management
Spikes, Story Mapping, User Stories
Understanding Your Customer
Personas, Storyboarding
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11. Let’s Vote!

12. Tonight’s Format Agile Extension V2
Classroom-style Presentation and Overview
Agile Techniques Overview
Vote for Agile Techniques that interest you
Pick up 3 sticky notes
Choose 3 techniques you wish to learn more about
Cast your vote by placing sticky note on chosen technique(s)
Break-out Sessions
Review Technique 1, Discuss and Prepare, Present to Group
Review Technique 2, Discuss and Prepare, Present to Group
IIBA Denver Chapter : Agile Techniques Workshop

13. Techniques Relative Estimation Backlog Refinement Retrospectives
Behaviour Driven Development
Impact Mapping
Job Stories
Kano Analysis
Minimal Viable Product
Personas
Planning Workshops
Portfolio Kanban
Product Roadmap
Purpose Alignment Model
Real Options
Relative Estimation
Retrospectives
Reviews
Spikes
Storyboarding
Story Decomposition
Story Elaboration
Story Mapping
User Stories
Value Modelling
Value Stream Mapping
Visioning
IIBA Denver Chapter : Agile Techniques Workshop

14. Break-out Sessions

15. Tonight’s Format Agile Extension V2
Classroom-style Presentation and Overview
Agile Techniques Overview
Vote for Agile Techniques that interest you
Pick up 3 sticky notes
Choose 3 techniques you wish to learn more about
Cast your vote by placing sticky note on chosen technique(s)
Break-out Sessions
Review Technique 1, Discuss and Prepare, Present to Group
Review Technique 2, Discuss and Prepare, Present to Group
IIBA Denver Chapter : Agile Techniques Workshop

16. Appendix

17. Context: Product Management Refinement
7.6 Minimal Viable Product (MVP)
Identifies the smallest set of features or requirements to deliver value in shortest time possible
Focuses on core features and no more
Further features developed after feedback
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18. Context: Product Management Refinement
7.10 Product Roadmap
Strategic document and plan describing how a product will grow to align to stakeholders’ needs
Shows features and a path to deliver them over time
Focuses on product/feature delivered, not milestones or check points
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19. Context: Product Management Refinement
7.11 Purpose Alignment Model
A two-dimensional rating model
Aids in making prioritization decisions
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20. Context: Product Management Refinement
7.12 Real Options
Indicates when a decision should be made and when more details are needed
Frequently used as a refinement and prioritization technique
Helps stakeholders delay decisions to the last responsible moment and focus on highest priority item
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21. Context: Requirements Management
7.2 Behaviour Driven Development (BDD)
Uses customer readable, domain specific language to specify intended behaviour
Creates opportunity for test automation
Examples expressed in Gherkin Syntax:
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22. Context: Requirements Management
7.4 Job Stories
Represent a product backlog item (PBI) or requirement in terms of a job to be done by a stakeholder
Facilitate collaboration and focus the delivery team on the customer need rather than implementation details
Example format:
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23. Context: Requirements Management
7.13 Relative Estimation
Make future predictions based on past experience
Measured as story points based on what the team knows about the story:
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24. Context: Requirements Management
7.16 Spikes
Used to time-box research, design, or prototyping activities in order to understand expected effort
Exploratory only; do not produce a potentially shippable product
Often are technical, may prototype a solution approach to a feature
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25. Context: Requirements Management
7.18 Story Decomposition
Define requirements at progressively smaller levels of granularity
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26. Context: Requirements Management
7.19 Story Elaboration
Define the detailed design and acceptance criteria to deliver a working solution
Lowest level of Story Decomposition and done on a just-in-time basis for stories in scope for upcoming iteration
Outcome is a shared understanding of what will be delivered to achieve “Done” for this story
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27. Context: Requirements Management
7.20 Story Mapping
Provides view of sequence of activities to be supported by a solution
Assists with prioritizing product delivery
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28. Context: Requirements Management
7.21 User Stories
Representation of the customer need expressed as a concise statement of a feature
Card, Conversation, Confirmation
Example format:
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