Agile Analysis
- 1. Applying Analysis in an Agile World
- 2. Stephanie Vineyard •Excella Consulting: Director of Business Analysis Service, Agile trainer and coach •Agile Extension v2 to the BABOK, core team •Board member of the IIBA DC Chapter •CSP, CSM, CSPO, PMP, ITIL 2
- 4. Why update? Author’s goals? What’s in it for me? 4 Agile Extension v2 to the BABOK
- 5. Our intentions today • Understand the Agile Mindset • Know the value of business analysis • A framework for business analysis with an Agile mindset • The role of the business analyst 5
- 7. • Focused on value • Seeks feedback for learning • Collaborative • Learn through discovery • Aims for continuous delivery Agile is …
- 8. Delivered by values Agile is a mindset …
- 9. Individuals and interactions over Process and tools Working software over Comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over Contract negotiation Responding to change over Following a plan That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more. http://agilemanifesto.org/ We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value: Agile Manifesto
- 10. Guided by principles Agile is a mindset Delivered by values …
- 11. 1. "Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.” 2. "Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer's competitive advantage.” 3. "Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.” 4. "Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.” 5. "Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.” 6. "The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.” Principles Behind The Agile Manifesto
- 12. 7. "Working software is the primary measure of progress.” 8. "Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.” 9. "Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.” 10. "Simplicity--the art of maximizing the amount of work not done--is essential.” 11. "The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self- organizing teams.” 12. "At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly." Principles Behind The Agile Manifesto
- 13. 1. Scrum 2. Kanban 3. XP 4. SAFe 5.LeSS 6.… Agile is a mindset Delivered by values Guided by principles Implemented with practices.
- 14. Scrum • Transparency • Inspection • Adaption Retrospective Review Product Owner ScrumMaster Sprint Agile terminology Continuous Improvement Continuous Delivery Backlog Estimation Iterative vs Flow Kanban User stories Velocity
- 16. 1. Enables change by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value. 2. Defines and validates solutions that meet business needs, goals or objectives. Business Analysis
- 17. “…as health officials in Rochester, New York, calculated in 1900, the fifteen thousand horses in that city produced enough manure in a year to make a pile 175 feet high covering an acre of ground and breeding sixteen billion flies, each one a potential spreader of germs.” “Urban Pollution— Many Long Years Ago”, American Heritage, 1971 17 The Problem - Manure
- 21. An innovator should have understanding of one’s customers and their problems via empirical, observational, anecdotal methods or even intuition. ~ HBR article by Patrick Vlaskovits, August 2011 21 What is an innovator?
- 24. 1. See the whole 2. Think as a customer 3. Analyze to determine what is valuable 4. Get Real using examples 5. Understand what is doable 6. Stimulate collaboration and continuous improvement 7. Avoid waste 24 Principles of Agile Business Analysis
- 26. Agile is a mindset Delivered by values Guided by principles Implemented with practices Business analysis enables change By defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value And validates solutions meet business needs, goals, and objectives.
- 29. Agile Analysis Horizons: • Strategy • Initiative • Delivery
- 31. We’re going on a road trip!
- 32. • North or South highway? • Type of vehicle? • Long goal - length of trip? See sights? • Overnight accommodations? • Clothes, money? • Short term goal – see sights or visit people? • Spare tire or AAA? • Hotel stay tonight? • Food in the car? • Music? • Immediate goal – route out of DC?
- 33. 1. Time 2. Goal 3. Supplies 4. Risks or Limitations Parameters
- 35. Focus on the goal
- 36. Test assumptions
- 37. Validate the needs were met
- 38. Our intentions today • Understand the Agile Mindset • Know the value of business analysis • A framework for business analysis with an Agile mindset • The role of the business analyst 38
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