1. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 7 Sins of Scrum and other Agile Anti-Patterns Todd Little VP Product Development September 2015 www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015

2. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Disclaimer !7 !Sins !Scrum

3. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Agile Manifesto We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value: Individuals and interactionsoverprocesses and tools Working softwareovercomprehensive documentation Customer collaborationovercontract negotiation Responding to changeoverfollowing a plan That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more.

4. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Antipatterns Jim Coplien: “An anti-pattern is something that looks like a good idea, but which backfires badly when applied.”

5. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Sinner’s Manifesto We think we know what we are doing. It looks like a good idea or someone told us that is the best way to do it so we’ll do more of it. Through this we may have accidentally come to value: Potential SinOverVirtue The sin is not always a bad idea. There may be significant value in moderation, but in excess it can be an anti-pattern. The path the redemption is to look to the virtue.

6. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Heresy

7. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #1 Potential Sin Virtue Processes and Tools Over Individuals and Interactions

8. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Alexey Krivitsky

9. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #1: Processes and Tools Over Individuals and Interactions Potential SinVirtue Agile is the Tool Over The tools support agility

10. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #1: Processes and Tools Over Individuals and Interactions Potential SinVirtue Agile is a process Over Agility is a mindset

11. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #1: Processes and Tools Over Individuals and Interactions Potential SinVirtue Best PracticesOver Principles and Values

12. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #1: Processes and Tools Over Individuals and Interactions Potential SinVirtue One size fits allOverContext

13. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #1: Processes and Tools Over Individuals and Interactions Potential SinVirtue CollaborationOver Shared Ownership

14. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #2 Potential Sin Virtue Status Over Flow of Value

15. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #2: Status over Flow of Value Potential SinVirtue Showing ProgressOverDelivering Value

16. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #2: Status over Flow of Value Potential SinVirtue Checking BoxesOver Learning and Adapting Feedback Loop

17. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #2: Status over Flow of Value Potential SinVirtue My part is doneOverTeam is done

18. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #2: Status over Flow of Value Potential SinVirtue Individual UtilizationOverTeam Throughput

19. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #2: Status over Flow of Value Potential SinVirtue SpecializationOverGeneralization

20. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #3 Potential Sin Virtue Stories Over Strategy

21. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #3: Stories over Strategy Potential SinVirtue BucketsOverFilters

22. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #3: Stories over Strategy Potential SinVirtue I want it all (Gluttony)Over Minimum Viable Product

23. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #3: Stories over Strategy Potential SinVirtue Listening to CustomersOver Learning what they really need

24. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #3: Stories over Strategy Potential SinVirtue I know what they needOver Validating hypothesis

25. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #3: Stories over Strategy Potential SinVirtue TasksOverStories

26. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #3: Stories over Strategy Potential SinVirtue Following ordersOver Understanding Why

27. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #4 Potential Sin Virtue Crap Over Craftsmanship

28. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #4: Crap over Craftsmanship Potential SinVirtue Almost doneOverReally done

29. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #4: Crap over Craftsmanship Potential SinVirtue VelocityOverQuality

30. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #4: Crap over Craftsmanship Potential SinVirtue Testing quality inOverBuilding quality in

31. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #4: Crap over Craftsmanship Potential SinVirtue Technical debt is evilOver Technical debt is debt

32. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #4: Crap over Craftsmanship Potential SinVirtue Cost of CrapOverCost of Delay

33. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #5 Potential Sin Virtue Iterations Over Releases

34. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #5: Iterations over Releases Potential SinVirtue Potentially Shippable Increments (PSIs)OverReleases

35. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #5: Iterations over Releases Potential SinVirtue CommitmentOverFocus on Value

36. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #5: Iterations over Releases Potential SinVirtue Capacity planningOverVelocity planning

37. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #6 Potential Sin Virtue Illusion Over Reality

38. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #6: Illusion over Reality Potential SinVirtue Gross velocityOverNet velocity Velocity Scope Creep

39. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #6: Illusion over Reality Potential SinVirtue Unpointed storiesOverBest estimate

40. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #6: Illusion over Reality Potential SinVirtue VelocityOverQuality

41. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #6: Illusion over Reality Potential SinVirtue EstimationOverForecasting Velocity Scope Creep

42. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #6: Illusion over Reality Potential SinVirtue MicroestimationOverMacroestimation

43. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #6: Illusion over Reality Potential SinVirtue Vanity metricsOverDecision metrics

44. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #7 Potential SinVirtue Organizational Hacks Over Leadership

45. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #7: Organizational Hacks over Leadership Potential SinVirtue Controlling inputsOver Controlling outputs/outcomes Micromanagement Agile Leadership Outputs

46. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #7: Organizational Hacks over Leadership Potential SinVirtue MicromanagementOverMacromanagement

47. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #7: Organizational Hacks over Leadership Potential SinVirtue Taking sidesOver Serving the whole team

48. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #7: Organizational Hacks over Leadership Potential SinVirtue MeetingsOver Actions & Resolutions

49. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #7: Organizational Hacks over Leadership Potential SinVirtue CertificationOverQualification

50. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 The Sinner Summary Processes and ToolsOverIndividuals and Interactions StatusOverFlow of Value StoriesOverStrategy CrapOverCraftsmanship IterationsOverReleases IllusionOverReality Organizational HacksOverLeadership

51. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 The Virtuous Path Use Retrospectives Improve Incrementally 1-2 Items Get Coaching as needed

52. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Thank you! Questions?

53. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 53 www.synerzip.com Hemant Elhence hemant@synerzip.com 469.374.0500

54. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Synerzip in a Nutshell  Software product development partner for small/mid-sized technology companies Exclusive focus on small/mid-sized technology companies, typically venture-backed companies in growth phase By definition, all Synerzip work is the IP of its respective clients Deep experience in full SDLC – design, dev, QA/testing, deployment  Dedicated team of high caliber software professionals for each client Seamlessly extends client’s local team offering full transparency Stable teams with very low turn-over NOT just “staff augmentation, but provide full management support  Actually reduces risk of development/delivery Experienced team – uses appropriate level of engineering discipline Practices Agile development – responsive yet disciplined  Reduces cost – dual-site team, 50% cost advantage  Offers long-term flexibility – allows (facilitates) taking offshore team captive – aka “BOT” option

55. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Synerzip Clients

56. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Next Webinar Technical Webinar: Running your MicroServices on Docker - An Experience Report Complimentary Webinar: Tuesday, October 21, 2015 @ Noon CST Presented by: Robert Bastian Director, Platform Architecture at DrillingInfo

57. www.synerzip.com Webinar Series 2015 Hemant Elhence hemant@synerzip.com 469.374.0500 Connect with Synerzip @Synerzip_Agile linkedin.com/company/synerzip facebook.com/Synerzip