Алексей Денисюк "When Agile doesn't work. Tips and Tricks"
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This document discusses challenges that can arise when implementing Agile methodology and provides potential solutions. It addresses three main challenges: 1) estimating timelines and costs when using Agile, 2) ensuring the customer understands their role in the Agile process, and 3) dealing with teams that are new or changing. For each challenge, the document outlines impacts on the project and provides ideas for solutions such as abstract estimations, controlled initial sprints, and gradually implementing Agile with stable teams. The overall message is that while Agile has benefits, organizations need to thoughtfully address these challenges to fully realize its advantages.
Алексей Денисюк "When Agile doesn't work. Tips and Tricks"
- 1. www.luxoft.com When Agile doesn’t work Tips and tricks
- 3. www.luxoft.com Agile in theses Focus on result Be flexible Work effectively Involve customer
- 5. www.luxoft.com Expected impact Customers Better quality Cheaper products Faster results Managers Better forecasting Better client understanding Developers More freedom More relax Better code
- 7. www.luxoft.com Challenge 1 - When and how much? Two typical questions from customer before project starts “When project will be ready?” “How much will it cost?” “What are the releases and features?” Typical answers “I do not know – it’s Agile” “Let me calculate”
- 8. www.luxoft.com Challenge 1 - When and how much? - Impact Manager calculates project using other method - Team understanding may differ Project delays Pressure on developers increases - Client expects price and change requests explanation based on given methodology Manager needs to map methodologies - It is not clear for customer, so trust is lost
- 9. www.luxoft.com Challenge 1 - When and how much? – Ideas Solution Abstract estimations Process framework Statistics gathering Stable teams Similar projects
- 10. www.luxoft.com Challenge 2 – Customer is “dummy” in SW Dev. Typical customers Customer doesn’t know what he really wants Customer knows “exactly” what he wants Customer doesn’t understand Agile process
- 11. www.luxoft.com Challenge 2 – Customer is “dummy” in SW Dev. – Impact Requirements are changed all the time. - However price and time is fixed (“We agreed already”) Every change requests is a hell for manager - However sprint is ongoing Customer is not really involved as product owner - Developers do best they can Customer doesn’t like it Customer is too involved - Argues about estimations - Controls every step - Advices “best” solutions No time for code improvements approved
- 12. www.luxoft.com Challenge 2 – Customer is “dummy” in SW Dev. – Ideas Solution Process presentation Example projects Agile training with customer Controlled first sprints
- 13. www.luxoft.com Challenge 3 – Team is different Typical teams are Growing at project start Have different expertise Not a team yet Not professionals yet But Agile process is already applied, so…
- 14. www.luxoft.com Challenge 3 – Team is different - Impact Team velocity is unpredictable - New members ramping-up - Juniors - Problems between team members Planning is not valid - More pressure from management or client Overestimates Task assignments Micromanagement Team leader is assigned - Conflicts with Agile principles, but actually works
- 15. www.luxoft.com Challenge 3 – Team is different – Ideas Solution Apply Agile gradually Stable teams Ramp- up trainings Core team Gather Statistics
- 16. www.luxoft.com Bunch of questions to be solved Price estimations Long-term planning Release planning Scalability (Scrum of Scrums) Long-term Reporting Documentation development Dependencies management
- 17. www.luxoft.com Some of good things Scrums organize Scrums improve communications Retrospective increases motivation
Editor's Notes
- #8: “Let me calculate” Which method is used? Who calculates and gives commitments? How both methodologies have to be mapped?
- #9: “Let me calculate” Which method is used? Who calculates and gives commitments? How both methodologies have to be mapped?
- #10: “Let me calculate” Which method is used? Who calculates and gives commitments? How both methodologies have to be mapped?