Todd's Tech Bite #2 Best Value
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The document discusses agile methods for maximizing customer value through incremental delivery and collaboration. It emphasizes the importance of a strong business case and outlines key strategies such as recruiting small self-managed teams and focusing on outcomes. The customer is identified as central to defining value, with decision-making driven by their priorities and needs.
Todd's Tech Bite #2 Best Value
- 1. # Agile Methods 2 Deliver Best Value © 2009 – 2010 UNLEASHING PERFORMANCE, INC.™ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
- 2. Your Host Todd W. Ruopp A speaker, facilitator and coach who promotes understanding and integrated teamwork Co-founder & President of Unleashing Performance, Inc.™ Todd empowers professionals to develop the knowledge & ability to drive personal, professional and organizational growth. www.unleashingperformance.com
- 3. Today’s Guest John Goodpasture, PMP Program manager, system engineer, author and coach Managing Principal of Square Peg Consulting, LLC John specializes in applying technology across a broad spectrum to achieve business goals. www.sqpegconsulting.com Author of Quantitative Methods in Project Management (2003)
- 4. John’s new book • Agile in the enterprise • Multiple methodologies thoroughly explained • From business case to benefit capture PUBLISHED BY J. ROSS PUBLISHING
- 5. 1 Inspiring Leadership & Flexible Management The customer’s value proposition drives decision making in short agile cycles that produce incremental results 2 Deliver Best Value Deliver the most bang for the buck as measured by the customer 3 Deliver Frequently & Incrementally Respect the urgency and importance conveyed by the customer 4 Recruit Small Teams Recruit 6 to 12 self-managed, performance-oriented team members 5 Coach for Success Focus on outcomes not activities, remove barriers to success and communicate to sponsors and beneficiaries
- 6. Deliver Best Value Deliver the most bang for the buck as measured by the customer 2
- 7. Doesn’t every project method deliver value?
- 8. Value as seen by the customer Customer writes the value proposition Best value means getting the most bang for the buck
- 9. Most Important Most urgent outcomes Most advantages sequence
- 10. Business Case It all starts with a business case
- 11. Build the best value business case
- 12. Value begins in the business case Business case is a framework for details The goal, the shape of the outcomes, not the details ‘Just enough’ for a mind’s eye of how it will be ‘Just enough’ for compelling attraction
- 13. Investment, Milestones & More Milestones, Investments, Vision, not Details will not Gantt charts not budgets specifications emerge Milestone
- 14. Performance Teams & Customer Collaboration Teams with embedded customers fill in the details
- 15. Who’s in charge?
- 16. Value? Customer is always in charge Customer is the beneficiary Customers set the value proposition
- 17. This way! Project sponsor and/or investor establishes investment Customer votes budget to value Project management delivers the most value affordable
- 18. More in the book
- 19. Amazon.com Barnesandnoble.com Borders.com PMI.org Send John questions at info@sqpegconsulting.com PUBLISHED BY J. ROSS PUBLISHING
- 20. Your Host Today’s Guest Todd W. Ruopp John Goodpasture, PMP Unleashing Performance, Inc. Square Peg Consulting, LLC
- 21. © 2009 – 2010 UNLEASHING PERFORMANCE, INC.™ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
- 22. A Production of
- 23. A Production of Unleashing Performance, Inc. ™ Helping people close the gap between performance and potential™
- 24. A Production of Unleashing Performance, Inc. ™ Helping people close the gap between performance and potential™ 407.401.3938 www.UnleashingPerformance.com