Speed Grooming Requirements with SAFe
- 1. AT6 Concurrent Session 11/14/2013 2:15 PM "Speed Grooming Requirements with SAFe" Presented by: André Dhondt Rally Software Development Brought to you by: 340 Corporate Way, Suite 300, Orange Park, FL 32073 888‐268‐8770 ∙ 904‐278‐0524 ∙ sqeinfo@sqe.com ∙ www.sqe.com
- 2. André Dhondt Rally Software Development For more than a decade, André Dhondt has led agile adoptions, providing guidance to teams and organizations seeking shorter development cycles, higher quality, and more effective discovery of customer value. In various roles including developer, manager, product owner, and scrum master, André has done everything from hiring and building teams in startup environments to coaching teams for an organization with more than 100,000 employees. Some of his teams have seen cycle time reduced by half, practically bug-free code with daily deployments, and improved employee morale. André is active in the community, providing leadership in Agile Philly and Technically Philly Groups.
- 5. Normal'Backlog'Grooming'Itera2on'Schedule' Sun' Mon' Tue' Wed' Thur' Fri' 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00 ! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00 System! 1:30 System! 2:00! 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 Demo! Retro! ItePlan! ItePlan! ItePlan! ItePlan! ItePlan! ItePlan! ItePlan! 9:00 Ite-Tsk! 9:30 Ite-Tsk! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00 Prog.C.! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! ItePlan:'Backlog'Grooming'&'Itera2on'Planning'''Program:'P’Commi<ee,'1?2x/month'''' Release'Planning:'quarterly'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''System:'System'Team' Sat'
- 8. A'waterfall'creates'pressure!' Sun' Mon' Tue' Wed' Thur' Fri' 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00 ! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00 System! 1:30 System! 2:00! 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 Demo! Retro! ItePlan! ItePlan! ItePlan! ItePlan! ItePlan! ItePlan! ItePlan! 9:00 Ite-Tsk! 9:30 Ite-Tsk! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00 Prog.C.! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! ItePlan:'Backlog'Grooming'&'Itera2on'Planning'''Program:'P’Commi<ee,'1?2x/month'''' Release'Planning:'quarterly'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''System:'System'Team' Sat'
- 9. Speed%Grooming%Schedule' Sun' Mon' Tue' Wed' Thur' Fri' 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00 ! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30 BklgGrm! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00 Tech.C.! 1:30 Tech.C.! 2:00! 9:00 Demo! 9:30 Retro! 10:00! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00 ItePlan! 1:30 Ite-Tsk! 2:00 Ite-Tsk! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30 BklgGrm! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00 Prod.C.! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30 BklgGrm! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! 9:00! 9:30! 10:00 StandUp! 10:30 BklgGrm! 11:00! 11:30! 1:00! 1:30! 2:00! ItePlan:'Speed'Grooming'&'Itera2on'Planning'''Program:'P’Commi<ee,'1?2x/month'''' Release'Planning:'quarterly'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''System:'System'Team' Sat'
- 10. Core Concepts • Sign-up • Strict Decoupling of What vs How • Progressive Elaboration
- 11. SignBup'
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- 15. Inspect & Adapt
- 16. PSI
- 18. Grooming
- 19. 5-minute rule Do we know enough to: size slice …this story? Soft warning at 3, 4, and 5 minutes.
- 22. Explore Offline Exploring Know enough to size it? no yes or Splitting Sizing Take it Offline
- 23. Exploring PO: What is it? Delivery Team: How does it work? How will it affect other systems? How will we implement it? ScrumMaster: Do we have time left? Are we still exploring?
- 24. Sizing PO: What similar stories are done? Delivery Team: How big is it? ScrumMaster: Do we have time left? Are we still sizing? Did everyone vote?
- 25. Splitting PO: What has to be done first? What’s the essence? Delivery Team: How can I make this easier? Will this slice reduce the effort? ScrumMaster: Do we have time left? Are we still splitting? Is this a vertical slice?
- 26. Exploring Offline PO: What is it? Name the universe of related verticals. Prioritize new stories All: Description (who/what/why) Acceptance Criteria Estimate
- 27. Take it Offline Volunteer: Research what you need to get the story ready for the next speed grooming session
- 28. Speed Grooming: Practice with Legos
- 29. Lego Zoo • Lemur • Giraffe • Zebra • Lion • Emu • Wolf
- 31. Workflow Steps Here’s a story from a content management system one of my clients was creating: …I can publish a news story directly to the corporate website. …I can publish a news story with editor review. …I can publish a news story with legal review. …I can view a news story on a staging site. …I can publish a news story from the staging site to production. Business Rule Variations As a user, I can search for flights with flexible dates. …as “n days between x and y.” …as “a weekend in December.” …as “± n days of x and y.” Major Effort As a user, I can pay for my flight with VISA, MasterCard, Diners Club, or American Express. …I can pay with one credit card type (of VISA, MC, DC, AMEX). …I can pay with all four credit card types (VISA, MC, DC, AMEX) (given one card type already implemented). Simple/Complex As a user, I can search for flights between two destinations. …specifying a max number of stops. …including nearby airports. …using flexible dates. Variations in Data As a user, I can search for transportation providers by trip origin and destination. …by trip origin and destination as counties. …by trip origin and destination as counties, cities, towns, or neighborhoods. As a content manager, I can create news stories. …in English. …in Arabic. Data Entry Methods As a user, I can search for flights between two destinations. …using simple date input. …with a fancy calendar UI. Defer Performance As a user, I can search for flights between two destinations. …(slow—just get it done, show a “searching” animation). …(in under 5 seconds). Operations (e.g. CRUD) As a user, I can manage my account. …I can sign up for an account. …I can edit my account settings. …I can cancel my account. Break Out a Spike As a user, I can pay by credit card. -Investigate credit card processing. -Implement credit card processing. http://www.richardlawrence.info/2009/10/28/patterns-for-splitting-user-stories/