PMI Houston: Overcome the 6 Traps of Agile

Accelerate Learning and Overcome the 6 Traps of Agile

Speaker: David Hawks Company: Agile Velocity Website: www.agilevelocity.com

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David Hawks

CEO of Agile VelocityAgile Trainer and Coach

@austinagile

austinagile.com (blog)

david@agilevelocity.com

Deliver Innovative Products Faster

David Hawks Agile Velocity

Agile Coach david@agilevelocity.com

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Feature/function usage in the software industry

From: A Standish Group study

What causes us to build features which are rarely or never used?

Problem #1 We make tough decisions

too early and lock them in

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Smartest Point??Dumbest Point

Accelerate Learning

Defer Decisions to the last Responsible Moment

Communication Exercise

Problem #2 The team doesn’t have a Shared Understanding of their purpose

We want to Shift the Process from a Requirements Delivery Process…

False Assumptions: 1. The customer knows what he wants 2. The developers know how to build it 3. Nothing will change along the way

…To a Requirements Discovery Process

Reality: 1. The customer discovers what he wants 2. The developers discover how to build it 3. Many things change along the way 10

User Story Mapping

Technique to Learn about Customer Needs

A sample story map: E-‐commerce site

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Problem #3 Long/ No Feedback or Validation Cycles

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Lean Startup/ Lean UX

Validated Learning

BuildLearn

Measure

Minimize time thru the loop

1) What do we need to learn?

2) How can we measure it?

3) What is the simplest thing to build to measure it?

Assume the team was working in value order, when would you release this product? What would be the benefit of releasing early?

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What keeps us from delivering products faster?

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Problem #4 Drowning in a Sea of Opportunity

Alphabet - a, b, c, …, z

Numbers - 1, 2, 3, …, 20

Fives - 5, 10, 15, …, 100

Working on many items in parallel

Working on items one at a

Lots of WIP slows things down

10 20 30 40

Little’s Law

WIPThroughput = Avg. Cycle

Problem #5 Not Getting to Done

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Illusion of Progress

Requirements

Design

Development

Release

done??

Working Software is your primary Measure of Progress

Requirements

Design

Development

Sprint 1

Requirements

Design

Development

Sprint 2

Requirements

Design

Development

Sprint 3

Requirements

Design

Development

Sprint 4

Potentially Shippable Product Increment

Solution Stop Starting, Start Finishing

Problem #6 Everything is Important

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How we Normally Assign Work

Project 1

Project 2

Project 3

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All High Priority

How does Alex decide what to work on next?

How we should prioritize work in Agile

Project 1

Project 2

Project 3

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WillAgile Team

Prioritized Team Backlog

What can you change so your product can deliver value faster?

Resistance and Chaos

Integration and Practice

New Status Quo

Status Quo

Satir Change Model - J Curve

We are here to help:Monthly Training Workshops - Certification (CSM, CSPO), Kanban, Product Planning, etc.

Private Training - Customized Training for your team or leadership

Assessment - We will review your current level of agility and provide recommendations on improvements

Transformational Coaching - We will guide your teams and leadership through an Agile Transformation

Player-Coach - We can provide a Coach to embed on your team to help them work through challenges. ScrumMaster or Technical team member.

Staffing - We can help you find the best Agile Talent to recruit to your team.

Contact Information• Speaker: David Hawks • Company: Agile Velocity • Website: www.agilevelocity.com • Phone: 512.298.2835 • E-mail: david@agilevelocity.com

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