1. Agile Unplugged: What Makes Agile Work? Dr. Geoffrey Hewson President & Principal Consultant Software Productivity Centre Inc.

2. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2007 All Rights Reserved. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2009 All Rights Reserved. Who Is This Guy? Who are we?  Founded in 1992, SPC diagnoses, trains, and coaches software organizations to effectively and efficiently deliver business results  Hundreds of clients in most industries (public vs. private, product development vs. corporate IT) My credentials  SPC’s expert on requirements, use cases and Agile  Worked on and coached requirements in dozens of software teams – traditional and Agile  Certified Scrum Master and Scrum Product Owner  Co-founder of BC’s Agile methods special interest group, Agile Vancouver  Co-produced Experience Reports stage at Agile 2009

3. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2007 All Rights Reserved. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2009 All Rights Reserved. What Is Agile? Agile is many things all at once:  Agile is a project management and software development process  Agile is a team culture based on relationships and face-to-face communication  Agile is a mindset that emphasizes delivering usable product frequently and responding to change  Agile is a catalyst that forces businesses to think critically about why they want systems developed and the value they expect to get from them

4. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2007 All Rights Reserved. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2009 All Rights Reserved. #1 Understand why you want to be Agile

5. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2007 All Rights Reserved. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2009 All Rights Reserved. #2 Be comfortable with reality

6. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2007 All Rights Reserved. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2009 All Rights Reserved. #3 More emphasis on culture, less on process and project

7. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2007 All Rights Reserved. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2009 All Rights Reserved. #4 Find the right Customer/Product Owner

8. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2007 All Rights Reserved. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2009 All Rights Reserved. #5 Step up to the technical bar

9. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2007 All Rights Reserved. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2009 All Rights Reserved. #6 Act early to deal with inconvenient truths

10. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2007 All Rights Reserved. Copyright © Software Productivity Center Inc. 2009 All Rights Reserved. Bonus Debunking the Agile myths

11. Thank You! Time for Questions! Dr. Geoffrey Hewson President & Principal Consultant Software Productivity Center, Inc. ghewson@spc.ca