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The Why and What

      INTRODUCTION TO AGILE


@arsagilis
“      Plans are
             useless, but
             planning is
             everything                       ”
                     US President Edward D. Eisenhower, 1957


@arsagilis
About me




                                                                             Change Agent
             Teaching
                                         Agile
                              RoR developer
                        Agile since 2001     1st site at the age of 14
                        Certified Scrum Master




                                                     LAMP
                                                       PhotoBox
                                  Agile UX
                        Passionate Kanban
             FOSS enthusiast                Drupal   Certified Scrum Professional
                         PHP developer               Amnesty International

                                     Scrum

@arsagilis
The story so
         far
Before agile




@arsagilis
                     Winston Royce, 1970
Winston Royce on Waterfall


      “      ... The
             implementation
             described above is
             risky and invites
             failure.
                                     ”
                          Winston Royce, 1970


@arsagilis
@arsagilis
             2001   http://agilemanifesto.org
Agile – new and
          shiny?
What is Agile about?

 Welcoming change
 Working with uncertainty
 Reducing risk
 Delivering value at every step
 Quality of products
 Retaining people & talent
Agile does all that by ...

 Constantly reprioritising and replanning
 Slicing requirements into small & achievable
  pieces of work
 Slicing requirements for value
 Empowering their teams and people
Agile Manifesto

         Individuals and          Process and
                           over
         interactions             tools
         Working                  Comprehensive
                           over
         software                 documentation
         Customer                 Contract
                           over
         collaboration            negotiation
         Responding to            Following a
                           over
         change                   plan
@arsagilis
Waterfall vs
       Agile
Plan
                         Build
Waterfall


                                          Test
                                                         Review
                                                                    Deploy



             Plan     Plan        Plan           Plan

            Build    Build       Build           Build
Agile




                                                           Review   Deploy
             Test     Test        Test           Test

            Review   Review      Review      Review
Who is using Agile?
Agile in perspective

              Learning organization




                      Lean




                      Agile




           XP, Scrum, Chrystal, DSDM...
How to plan with
     uncertainty
"Uncertainty is an
uncomfortable position
   but certainty is an
    absurd position"
                 - Voltaire
On the 20 September 2012 you
will be doing ...
The PM Triangle
              Cost




              Quality

   Schedule             Scope

Maximum of 2 can be
fixed!
A common sense approach


We make decision
   based on the
                    ... but do it often
 information we
       have
   Rather than
                      ... we spread
 making one all-
                    decision-making
encompassing set
                   across the project
   of decisions
Don’t waste time ...
... detailing out the distant future
 – things WILL change

Focus on the immediate future

Things get blurrier the further
 away they are

ROADMAPS!
An Agile Roadmap
How do we work with Digital?
How Digital works
 Project 1
                                   Project 4
 Project 2                         Project 1
                                                      Dev team
                                     Bug 1             sprint
  Task 1                                              planning
                                    Task 1
                     PM
                prioritisation     Project 2
 Project 4         meeting         Prioritised
                                    backlog
   Bug 1
 Individual   Project 4                               Project 4
 projects &
   tasks       Bug 1                                   Bug 1
               Task 1                                  Task 1
               Sprint                                   Sprint
                                 Dev team working      backlog
              outcome            on items in sprint
                                      backlog
Lets work together!
Any Questions?
Michael Chik
mchik@macmillan.org.uk
Twitter: @arsagilis
Skype: michael.chik
linkedin.com/in/michaelchik

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Introduction to Agile for Digital Stakeholders

  • 1. The Why and What INTRODUCTION TO AGILE @arsagilis
  • 2. Plans are useless, but planning is everything ” US President Edward D. Eisenhower, 1957 @arsagilis
  • 3. About me Change Agent Teaching Agile RoR developer Agile since 2001 1st site at the age of 14 Certified Scrum Master LAMP PhotoBox Agile UX Passionate Kanban FOSS enthusiast Drupal Certified Scrum Professional PHP developer Amnesty International Scrum @arsagilis
  • 5. Before agile @arsagilis Winston Royce, 1970
  • 6. Winston Royce on Waterfall “ ... The implementation described above is risky and invites failure. ” Winston Royce, 1970 @arsagilis
  • 7. @arsagilis 2001 http://agilemanifesto.org
  • 8. Agile – new and shiny?
  • 9. What is Agile about?  Welcoming change  Working with uncertainty  Reducing risk  Delivering value at every step  Quality of products  Retaining people & talent
  • 10. Agile does all that by ...  Constantly reprioritising and replanning  Slicing requirements into small & achievable pieces of work  Slicing requirements for value  Empowering their teams and people
  • 11. Agile Manifesto Individuals and Process and over interactions tools Working Comprehensive over software documentation Customer Contract over collaboration negotiation Responding to Following a over change plan @arsagilis
  • 12. Waterfall vs Agile
  • 13. Plan Build Waterfall Test Review Deploy Plan Plan Plan Plan Build Build Build Build Agile Review Deploy Test Test Test Test Review Review Review Review
  • 14. Who is using Agile?
  • 15. Agile in perspective Learning organization Lean Agile XP, Scrum, Chrystal, DSDM...
  • 16. How to plan with uncertainty
  • 17. "Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position but certainty is an absurd position" - Voltaire
  • 18. On the 20 September 2012 you will be doing ...
  • 19. The PM Triangle Cost Quality Schedule Scope Maximum of 2 can be fixed!
  • 20. A common sense approach We make decision based on the ... but do it often information we have Rather than ... we spread making one all- decision-making encompassing set across the project of decisions
  • 21. Don’t waste time ... ... detailing out the distant future – things WILL change Focus on the immediate future Things get blurrier the further away they are ROADMAPS!
  • 23. How do we work with Digital?
  • 24. How Digital works Project 1 Project 4 Project 2 Project 1 Dev team Bug 1 sprint Task 1 planning Task 1 PM prioritisation Project 2 Project 4 meeting Prioritised backlog Bug 1 Individual Project 4 Project 4 projects & tasks Bug 1 Bug 1 Task 1 Task 1 Sprint Sprint Dev team working backlog outcome on items in sprint backlog
  • 26. Any Questions? Michael Chik mchik@macmillan.org.uk Twitter: @arsagilis Skype: michael.chik linkedin.com/in/michaelchik