My journey discovering
Agnostic Agile
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Who has already heard about Agnostic Agile?
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Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
What is this talk about?
1.Definition of Agnostic
2.My context before
3.Discovering Agnostic Agile
4.The twelve principles
5.Wrapping up
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
1.Definition of Agnostic
2.My context before
3.Discovering Agnostic Agile
4.The twelve principles
5.Wrapping up
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Agnostic, in an information technology (IT) context,
refers to something that is generalized so that it
is interoperable among various systems.
The term can refer not only to software and hardware,
but also to business processes or practices
Source: http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/agnostic
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
“Agnostic Agile” is:
Agility that is adaptive within your given system
according to context and is not by necessity a
prescription of any particular framework or method.
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Isn’t that exactly what Agile is?
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Isn’t that exactly what Agile is?
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Isn’t that exactly what Agile is?
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
1.Definition of Agnostic
2.My context before
3.Discovering Agnostic Agile
4.The twelve principles
5.Wrapping up
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Who am I?
Java Developer
Head of Backend Development
Technical Project Manager
Project Manager
Agile Project Manager
Scrum Master
Agile Delivery Consultant
Delivery Manager
IT Manager
Software developer2000
2019
Senior Agile Delivery Consultant
Agile Coach
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
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Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
1.Definition of Agnostic
2.My context before
3.Discovering Agnostic Agile
4.The twelve principles
5.Wrapping up
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
One meet up discussing about Agile Project Management
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Calm even when he was interrupted by someone saying “that’s not Agile”
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Pragmatic approach
Calm even when he was interrupted by someone saying “that’s not Agile”
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Pragmatic approach
Calm even when he was interrupted by someone saying “that’s not Agile”
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Pragmatic approach
Calm even when he was interrupted by someone saying “that’s not Agile”
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
It’s not another framework!
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
It’s not another certification!
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
It does not want your money!
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
1.Definition of Agnostic
2.My context before
3.Discovering Agnostic Agile
4.The twelve principles
5.Wrapping up
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
1. To put my customer first, making them independent.
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
2. To do my best, complementing theory with practical experience.
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
2. To do my best, complementing theory with practical experience.
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
3. To tailor agility to context.
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
3. To tailor agility to context.
Head of Agile Transformation of a medium size financial company.
“First thing I did when I joined this company was to force everybody (even
marketing and sales) to use Scrum. I always do that on every company I work
for, cause I want everybody to know what Agile is”
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
4. To understand hindering constraints and work to remove them.
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
5. To share, learn and improve.
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
5. To share, learn and improve.
A small improvement now is better than delayed perfection.
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
6. To respect frameworks and their practitioners.
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
7. To acknowledge unknowns and seek help.
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
8. To never mislead and to never misrepresent.
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
9. To remember that agility is not the end goal.
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
10. To acknowledge that dogmatism is non-agile.
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
10. To acknowledge that dogmatism is non-agile.
“Scrum is the only sensible way of developing a new product”
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
10. To acknowledge that dogmatism is non-agile.
“Scrum is the only sensible way of developing a new product”
- a Certified Scrum Trainer
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
11. To recognise that there is more to agile than agile.
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
11. To recognise that there is more to agile than agile.
5 weeks sprints
4 teams performing the standup together
Standups only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Physical board with tickets of the 4 teams together (25 people)
Releasing to staging environment only at the end of the 5 weeks sprint
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
11. To recognise that there is more to agile than agile.
5 weeks sprints
4 teams performing the standup together
Standups only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Physical board with tickets of the 4 teams together (25 people)
Releasing to staging environment only at the end of the 5 weeks sprint
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
11. To recognise that there is more to agile than agile.
5 weeks sprints
4 teams performing the standup together
Standups only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Physical board with tickets of the 4 teams together (25 people)
Releasing to staging environment only at the end of the 5 weeks sprint
• 6-7 months per release
• Releasing to staging after those 6-7 months
• +1 month (or more) for bugs fixing
• Teams not really talking to each other
• No standups or boards
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
12. To give to the community as it has given to me.
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
1.Definition of Agnostic
2.My context before
3.Discovering Agnostic Agile
4.The twelve principles
5.Wrapping up
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Don’t lock your company/customer on one framework
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Don’t lock your company/customer on one framework
Adapt, inspect, improve
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Don’t lock your company/customer on one framework
Adapt, inspect, improve
Share knowledge and learn from others
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
Don’t lock your company/customer on one framework
Adapt, inspect, improve
Share knowledge and learn from others
It’s ok to have unknown and ask for help
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC
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