Where are my Project Managers? Role of the Project Manager with Agile
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The document explores the evolving role of project managers following the transition to Agile methodologies, emphasizing the need for adaptability, servant leadership, and team collaboration. Key aspects include understanding Agile principles, common methodologies like Scrum, and the value project managers add by fostering communication and removing impediments. Additionally, it outlines resources and strategies for project managers to develop an Agile mindset and enhance their effectiveness in Agile environments.
Where are my Project Managers? Role of the Project Manager with Agile
- 1. Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the role of the Project Manager post Agile transition Haley Cochran, PMP, ACP, CSM, ITIL Foundations Leader | Program Manager | Project Manager | Agile Coach | Change Agent PMI Reston Luncheon July 19, 2017
- 2. Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the role of the Project Manager post Agile transition Brief Overview of Agile What is Agile, Agile values, Agile value proposition Key Drivers For transitioning to an Agile methodology Common Agile Methodologies Most common types, Scrum overview, hybrid models Leading Agile Projects Team composition & structure, rethinking the pyramid, Agile Project Framework Where PMs Add Value (become a servant leader) Servant leadership, Agile approach to: risk & budget management, communications and reporting Tools for Developing Your Inner Agilist and Marketing Yourself Q&A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- 3. Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the role of the Project Manager post Agile transition What is Agile? Agile is a development style characterized by its focus on people, communication, working software and responding to change. Shared Understanding Achieving shared understanding is paramount for delivering on business needs and adding customer value Iterative workflow Requirements, coding, testing in parallel during each iteration to deliver small incremental releases with usable functions/features People01 Communication02 Software03 Change04 Iterations have fixed length Iterations are timeboxed providing an opportunity to inspect and adapt
- 4. We are uncovering better ways of delivering software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Responding to change over following a plan Customer collaboration over contract negotiation 01 02 03 04 www.agilemanifesto.org That is while there is value of the items on the right, we value the items on the left more Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Agile Values
- 5. AdaptabilityAdaptabilityVisibility Business Value Risk Traditional DevelopmentAgile Development Visibility Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Agile Value Proposition
- 6. Statistics show product development timelines shrinking. To stay competitive, companies need to deliver products to market faster. 01 For some companies, changes in the market happen, technology or requirements happen frequently, even daily. 02 Increased productivity make us more competitive, the more productive we are, the more deliver and focus on continuous innovation. 03 Short iterations yielding releasable increments provide a clear view into the status of the project, significantly reducing risk and offering clear view for management decisions. 04 Accelerate Product Delivery Enhance Ability to Manage Shifting Priorities & Improve Adaptability Increased Productivity Increased Visibility Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Why companies are moving to Agile Improved Quality Moving the team’s focus to value vs. timeline, making the team accountable for the delivery of their components or features, and removing the pressure to deliver to timeline result in enhanced quality. 05
- 7. Feature Driven Development (FDD) Lean KanbanScrum Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Most Common Agile Implementations Extreme Programming Dynamic Systems Delivery Model (DSDM)
- 8. Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Most Common Implementations of Agile
- 9. Scrum is the most common implementation of Agile given its simplicity and flexibility. Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Scrum
- 10. Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Identifying the Right Framework Process Flexibility Agile projects need to be light on process and heavy on flexibility According to Complexity Theory, innovation and emergence occurs at the crosshairs where chaos and order, flexibility and stability are in balance. ChaosOrder StabilityFlexibility When determining what framework to use when launching an Agile project, our goal should be to identify the least possible: Process Documentation Effort to achieve the project vision and product value. Anything else is waste.
- 11. Envision Speculate Releas e Plan Explore Adapt Close Story Backlog Completed Stories Adaptive Action Vision Final Product Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Agile Project Management Framework by Jim Highsmith
- 12. Envision Phase Project Charter Prod Vision Scope & Boundaries Readiness Assessment Skeleton Architecture Team Vision Speculate Phase Story Identification Release Plan Explore Phase Iterative Delivery Project Leadership Product Launch Phase Final Review & Acceptance Final QA & Documentation Incremental & Final Product Deployment Product Launch Phase Project Retrospective Final Project/ Product Docs Cleanup Remaining Issues Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Expanded Agile Project Delivery Framework by Jim Highsmith
- 13. Explore phase Iterative Delivery Brake-down Story Development, Story Estimation, Iteration Planning Programming, Story Testing, Evolutionary Design, Refactoring, Pairing, Requirements Conversations System & Integration Test, Customer Acceptance Test, Usability Test Customer Focus Group, Technical Review, Project Status, Iteration Retrospective, Update Release Plan Preparation & Plan Development QA & Accept. Testing Review & Adapt Continuous: Architecture and Design Evolution, Continuous Build & Integration, Project Management, Daily Stand Up Meetings, Documentation, Change Coordination, Migration & Integration Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Expanded Agile Project Delivery Framework by Jim Highsmith
- 14. Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the role of the Project Manager post Agile transition Agile Project Management Requires that we think about certain relationships differently Manager and Individual Time, Cost, Scope Team and Customer Agile leaders lead teams while others manage tasks. 01 02 03 Command and Control is out Servant Leadership is in Detailed, fixed scope is out Frequent interaction between the Customer and Team is promoted
- 15. Business Users Business Analyst PMO Project Manager Project Documents Development Manager QA Manager Other Functional Managers Development Resources QA Resources Other Resources Coordination of Resources Project Planning & Mgt. Risk Management Status Reporting and Tracking Process Direction Functional Direction Business Requirements Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Typical Waterfall Project Team Roles and Relationships Traditional approaches such as Waterfall focus on a top down command and control method to leading projects and teams
- 16. Business Users PMO Scrum Master Development Manager QA Manager Other Functional Managers Development Resources QA Resources Other Resources Progress Monitoring Product Owner Process Guidance & Support, Portfolio Management, Corporate Taxes, Interface to Legal, Marketing, Other External Groups Project Team Business Requirements Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Typical Agile Project Team Roles and Relationships Agile approaches focus on a Servant Leadership model Empowering teams to make decisions and own their work and the result. Architects Product Managers Provide Technical Direction, Assist Resolution of Complex Problems, Set
- 17. Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Possible Agile Team Structure for a Larger Project Team SM Team Chief Product Owner PO Team SM Team Team SM Team PO Team SM Team Agile Project Manager
- 18. Core to all Agile methods is a change to the relationships of scope, budget and timeline Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Re-thinking the Pyramid Most if not all Agile approaches to project management fix time, cost and quality while contingency is managed by varying the features (the requirements) to be delivered. As contingency is required, features are dropped based on prioritization. Features Cost Time Cost Time Features Fixed Variable
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- 21. Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition How to Agile Project Managers Add Value? Focus on Relationships Remove Impediments Seek Value & Eliminate Waste Agile Project Managers are Servant Leaders. They seek to serve and support the team versus driving it. 01 02 03 Build a strong relationship with your Product Owners. Leverage them when establishing high level scope and timelines and risk assessments. Leave the how to the team. Look for impediments to teams everywhere with vigilance. With every deliverable, every meeting, every requirement, question value and look for opportunities to stomp out waste.
- 22. L A T R ADOPT AGILE MINDSET Consider work in value first order, Look for anti-value everywhere, identify opportunities to serve your team and remove impediments LEARN Read, join online communicates, connect via local agile organizations TRY A number of Agile concepts can be implemented in any organization. Look for windows of opportunity RETROSPECT & TRY AGAIN When you try a new approach or technique, take time to retrospect and improve upon it. Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition How do I Develop my inner Agilist and become a Agile Project Manager?
- 23. Agile Project Management Manage Your Project Portfolio Making Sense of Agile Project Management PMI-ACP Exam Prep Jim Highsmith Integrates project management, product management and software development practices into an overall framework Johanna Rothman This book arms ou with agile and lean ways to collect all your work and decide which projects you should do first, second, and never. Charles G. Cobb The goal of this book is to help companies see both agile and non- agile methodologies in a whole new light and understand how they can use these approaches effectively to balance agility and control Mike Griffiths Written by PMI Agile Certified Practitioner and original member of the PMI-ACP Steering Committee, this book is specifically written for people who plan to sit for the PMI-ACP examination Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Selected Resources to Support Your Agile Project Management Journey
- 24. Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Selected Resources to Support Your Agile Project Management Journey Continued The Original Source All Things Scrum All things Agile Agile Rock stars http://agilemanifesto.org/ Founded in 2001, Scrum Alliance® is the largest, most established and influential professional membership and certification organization in the Agile community. We are a nonprofit association with more than 500,000 certified practitioners worldwide. https://www.scrumalliance.org/ https://www.agilealliance.org/ Agile Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the concepts of Agile software development as outlined in the Agile Manifesto. Agile Alliance organizes and supports events to bring the Agile community together on a global scale. This site includes the Agile values, principles and the 17 signatories. Jeff Sutherland Scrum Ken Schwaber Scrum Mark Cohn Scrum Esther Derby Agile and Leadership Kent Beck Extreme Programming Lyssa Atkins Agile Coaching
- 25. Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition PMIWDC Agile PM Meet Up Cadence: Monthly Next meeting: July 19th , Sept 25th # Particpants Unknown This is the kickoff event for a regular monthly meetup on the topic of Agile PM. We will be discussing pragmatic solutions to real project problems. No hype. No dogma. Just real PMs talking about the Agile movement and how it will impact their projects, as well as their careers. https://www.pmiwdc.org/agile-meetup Nova Lean Project Management Meetup Cadence: Monthly Next meeting: July 19th, Aug 25th 50 Participants This group is for anyone who is interested in developing and enhancing their Project Management skills and career as a Management professional. We will meet once a month discuss how to develop our skills in Project Management. Discuss what is new in the industry what works and does not work with other professionals. Identify opportunities to enhance our skill by supporting each other for certifications in areas such as Agile Scrum, PMP, KanBan, DevOps, etc. All Skills and experiences are welcome. If you are new, come and learn, if you expert come and advise. We all learn from each other, encourage progression and create a network. https://www.meetup.com/NOVA-Lean-Project-Management-Meetup/ Brand New Selected Resources to Support Your Agile Project Management Journey
- 26. Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Selected Resources to Support Your Agile Project Management Journey Agile Nova Meetup Cadence: Monthly Next meeting: August 22nd 1200 Participants This group is for everyone in the DC-MD-VA area to get together, talk Agile, and learn from each other. Each session will start with a presentation on a topic of interest. After that we'll have a discussion period where participants can share challenges that they are facing and get feedback, ideas, and support from the group. The event is free. So come out, join the discussion, and get Agile. https://www.meetup.com/agilenova/ Agile Coaching DC Cadence: Monthly Next meeting: July 26th 545 Participants If you are interested in motivating teams to form better relationships and achieve business goals, then this may be what you're looking for in the DC metro area! Agile Coaching DC is a group of highly motivated individuals that after completing Lyssa Adkins' amazing course in Agile Coaching, want to continue learning, growing, and pay back to the Agile community. Our events will be a combination of discussion, maybe a presentation and some hands on coaching. It will be fun and inspirational. https://www.meetup.com/Agile_Coaching_DC/
- 27. Questions? Haley Cochran, ACP, CSM, PMP, ITIL Program and Project Management Agile Coaching haleycochran@yahoo.com www.linkedin.com/in/cometone
- 28. Where are my Project Managers? Exploring the Role of the Project Manager Post Agile Transition Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software. Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer's competitive advantage. Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale. Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project. Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done. The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to- face conversation. Working software is the primary measure of progress. Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely. Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility. Simplicity--the art of maximizing the amount of work not done--is essential. The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams. At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 11 10 9 8