Introduction to Agile

 What is Agile
 Agile Methods.
 Scrum.
 References.
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 What is Agile
 Agile Methods.
 Scrum.
 References.
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 A group of software development methods based
on iterative and incremental development.
 Removing inefficiencies and waste.
 Building a collaborative team environment.
 Working together to find better ways of delivering.
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 What is Agile
 Agile Methods.
 Scrum.
 References.
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 Scrum
 Extreme Programming (XP)
 Crystal Clear
 Agile Modeling
 Agile Unified Process (AUP)
 Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM).
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 What is Agile
 Agile Methods.
 Scrum.
 References.
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 Scrum Team
 Scrum Cycle
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 Scrum Team
 Scrum Cycle
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Product
Owner
Development
Team
Scrum
Master
 Scrum Teams are self-organizing and cross-functional.
 Deliver products iteratively and incrementally.
 Maximizing opportunities for feedback.
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Product
Owner
Development
Team
Scrum
Master
Responsible for
• Maximizing product value and Development Team’s work.
• Managing the Product Backlog.
• Expressing PB items.
• Ordering items in PB to best achieve goals and missions.
• Ensuring that PB is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows
what the Scrum Team will work on next
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Product
Owner
Development
Team
Scrum
Master
 Delivering shippable product increments at the end of each Sprint.
 Team size 3 – 9 people with cross-functional skills.
 Self-organizing.
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Product
Owner
Development
Team
Scrum
Master
Scrum Master Service to the Product Owner
 Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management.
 Understanding and practicing agility.
 Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed.
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Product
Owner
Development
Team
Scrum
Master
Scrum Master Service to the Development Team
 Leading the Development Team to create high-value products.
 Removing impediments to the Development Team’s progress.
 Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed.
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 Scrum Team
 Scrum Cycle
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 The Product Owner is responsible for the PB.
 It contains features, functions, requirements,
enhancements, and fixes.
 PB Items are written in story format.
 Rough estimates (business value & development
effort.
 Product Owner  Business values
 Development Team  Estimated efforts.
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 Product owner represents PB.
 8 hours for a 1 month Sprint.
 It consists of two parts
 What will be done this Sprint?
 How will the chosen work get done?
 Sprint Goal.
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 keep in mind the velocity of its previous Sprints.
 The stories/features are broken down into tasks by the
Development Team.
 Development Team understands exactly what to do, and
potentially, anyone can pick a task from the list.
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 Meeting starts on time.
 Meeting duration = 15 mins.
 All members of the
development Team come
prepared with the updates
for the meeting.
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Team development should
explain these points to Product
owner & Scrum Master :-
 What have you done since
yesterday?
 What are you planning to do
today?
 Any impediments blocks?
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 Improve communication.
 Eliminate other meetings
 Promote quick decision-
making.
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 It held at the end of Sprint.
 Meeting duration = 4 hours.
Main Points
 Product Owner identifies what
has been “Done” and “Not
Done” ?
 Discuss what went well? What
problems?, and how these
problems were solved ?
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Main Points
 Present the completed work.
 What to do next?
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Main Points
 How the last sprint went.
 What major items that went
well.
 Create a plan for implementing
improvements
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 Sutherland, K. S. (2011). The Scrum
Guide.
http://www.scrum.org
 Agile Model Driven Development
(AMDD). Retrieved 12 2012, from
agilemodeling:
http://www.agilemodeling.com
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