1. SE503 Advanced Project Management Dr. Ahmed Sameh, Ph.D. Professor, CS & IS Agile PM Issues (Ch. 9 and Ch. 10)

2. Is the agile process scalable? All companies, even large ones, need some agile aspects Many (all?) projects can benefit from agile practices How about government and service organizations? Agile is a frame of mind (Theory Y)

3. Scalability Can a large project be agile? – Contract requirements – Hierarchy and control – Reporting and approval processes – Documentation requirements – Legacy practices

4. Why diminishing returns?

5. Hub (team) structure PM

6. More rules for larger projects Inter-team collaboration practices Customer and stakeholder communication practices Rights and responsibilities of each party Can this work in large organizations – Self-organization – Self-discipline (accountability)

7. Inter-team Practices Organizational roles – Accountability for commitments to particular outcomes Team to team – Teams have commitments to each other – The PM cannot manage all of them – Commitment accountability protocol (CAP)

8. CAP Cards Team-to-team contract Simple card format – Who does what by when – Visible to all – Can be monitored by manager/customer – Stated commitment of time and resources

9. Working Products Synchronization of many team efforts – Product – Model – Prototype Milestones become integration points – May require more time and effort in large projects – Fixing problems is often cheaper than anticipating and preventing them

10. Agile Project Aspects Reliably deliver innovative products to customers Create an attractive, exciting, productive work environment Encourage rapid, inexpensive experimentation

11. Inexpensive Experimentation Software is much easier to change than hardware – Make as much of the product software as possible – Use software to represent hardware for as long as possible A good system for developing, changing, and testing software A good way to make a simulated product real

12. Agile organizations encourage… Adaptation and change Exploration and experimentation Innovation and initiative Low-cost iteration Communication and collaboration Individual empowerment and accountability

13. Where APM Shines Projects with a clear and important goal Projects that demand innovation and adaptability (exploration) Challenging, high-risk, high-reward projects Where managers are leaders and coaches, not administrative enforcers Where workers are creative, self-motivated and accountable, not mindless drones