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BELINDA WALDOCK
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EDEN
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A LONG TIME AGO..
IN A COUNTY … FAR FAR AWAY…
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Being Agile
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AGILE IMPROVEMENT
fast changing environment
visibility and clarity
blocks and bottlenecks
moving goalposts and scope creep
starting projects but not finishing them
running late and over budget
communication / collaboration
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THE AGILE MANIFESTO
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working solutions over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan
and collaboration over competition
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AGILE METHOD
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LEARN
ACT
REFLECT
AGILE METHOD
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BEHAVIOUR DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
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WRITING ON THE WALL
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WRITING ON THE WALL
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GET IT OUT OF YOUR HEAD!
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BEING AGILE OVER BEING PERFECT
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MINIMUM VIABLE PRODUCT
VALUE
ACTIONSRESOURCES
MVP
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AGILE PRODUCTS
SLACK TO GROW
Being Agile
Run the
business
Grow the
business
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RETROSPECTIVES
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MAPPING THE WAY
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VALIDATION - Sanity over Vanity
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Manchester Piccadilly
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Manchester Airport T2
Norwich
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Southampton Air
Stansted Airport
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Heathrow T2
Heathrow T4
Heathrow T1
Heathrow T3
Heathrow T5
Paddington
Reading Rail
St Thomas Hospital
Birmingham New Street
Euston
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Dublin Airport T2
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East Midlands Airport
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Eurotunnel
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Thoughtworks being agile in business book launch july15

Editor's Notes

  • #4: ME, BUSINESS COACH FROM CORNWALL – MINING AND ENGINEERING HISTORY, BUSINESS AND TECH , ONLINE MARKETING, BROADBAND, FARMING, ICT SECTOR – MANAGERS OWNERS DIRECTORS OF SME BUSINESSES
  • #5: THIS IS MY HOME .. COMPUTER SCIENCE, CAME HOME FIGURED
  • #6: THANKS TO JAMES – INTRODUCTION TO LEAN AND VISUAL THINKING
  • #7: RAN A NUMBER OF PROGRAMMES STARTING WITH ALLAN AND HIS INTRO TO AGILE – VALUE DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT – SOFTWARE COMPANIES ADOPTION
  • #8: EXPANDED NUMBER OF COMPANIES, AGILE ON THE BEACH , SOFTWARE CORNWALL, AGILE INNOVATION
  • #9: USE BEYOND SOFTWARE – INITIALLY WITH INVESTORS – ERP 40K, WEB DEV, WEB APPS.. THEN USING WITH NON SOFTWARE COMPANIES /CLIENTS
  • #10: Scope creep = growth & development
  • #11: Agile approach – wheel, pizza, clockwork – pm in middle, additional outside -
  • #12: MINDSET
  • #15: Listen – build in change - Mirror signal manourvere - THINKING, LEARNING, CREATING ACTING, REVIEW FEEDBACK – SPRINTS RETROSPECTIVES
  • #17: Value
  • #21: BIG PICTURE – ROADMAPPING – TEAM COMMS TOOL
  • #26: BRINGING TEAMS TOGETHER TO WORK ON IMPROVEMENT AND CHANGE PROJECTS
  • #34: All about people – tool that gets people working together