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Who am I?

Guilherme Lacerdaguilhermeslacerda@gmail.com

� MSc in Computing Science, Software Engineering area (UFRGS)

� Graduate and Postgraduate Professor (FACENSA and UniRitter)� Graduate and Postgraduate Professor (FACENSA and UniRitter)

� IT Consultant with +15 years software development experience, where I worked for 9years as CTO (Open Source Development and Consulting Company)

� Agile Methods Instructor/Consultant (TargetTrust Training and Technology)

� Agile Methods Pioneer in Brazil, working since 2001 (Lean, Scrum, XP)

� XP-RS/GUMA (Agile Methods User Groups of the Rio Grande do Sul) Founder and Vice-Coordinator

� IASA and ScrumAlliance Member

Backlog

�Distributed Software Development(DSD)

� Agents

� The Problem� The Problem

� Practices adopted

� Open Source Tools

� Lessons Learned

Distributed Software Development

� Categories� Onshore

� Physical/Time distance between processpeople

� Customers, Users, Team members

� Onshore� Nearshore� Offshore� Insourcing / Outsourcing

� Challenges� Communication� Independent teams� Culturals barriers� Work ways

Agents

The problem

� SAC Customization

� Legacy Application (Clipper)

� Delphi + SQLServer Solution

Should we develop a new solution (reengeneering and data migration)?

Distance

� 10 peoples (Customer + Team)

� PO definition

� Secretary participation

SCP2 – Protocols and Processes Control

System

� Application for Document Management� Processes� Protocols

� Offices integration

� Production of Management Reports� Support to public management� Decision-making

� Offices integration� Secretaries� Departments

Preparing the ground

� Culture (principles and values)� ROI Focus� Eliminate wastes

Lean

� Priorization and Planning based onbusiness valueScrum business value� Self-organizing Teams� Collaboration and Commitment

Scrum

� Communication and feedback� Engineering Practices� Frequent Deliveries� Tech Quality

XP

Practices adopted

� Awareness for all involved� Real present meeting

� Work way lecture

� Creating effective communication channels� Definition of necessary infrastructure� Work freedom

Practices adopted

� Immersion� Genchi genbutsu

� Business concepts definition� Initial backlog definition

Domain Model

Practices adopted

� Work structure� Dashboards� Weekly sprints� Releases at the end of sprint� PO definition� Remote work monitoring (users)� Reviews and remote presentations each week� Remote diary meetings (if necessary)

Dashboard

Practices adopted

� Design� Agile Modeling and Domain Driven Design

� Use of Patterns (GoF, Martin Fowler, EAI, J2EE)

Architecture

Practices adopted

� Development� Development� Patterns, Code conventions� Unit and functional Tests� Best practices� Continuous Integration� Use of IM tools� “Stop the production for the production doesn´t have to stop”

Practices adopted

� Data Migration� Baby steps

� Tests and reports to ensure data quality

Environment

Development Server(POA)

Production Server(SP)

Synchronization

Open Source Tools

PHP Code Sniffer CPD DCD

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Unit Test

Patterns, Best Practices, Refactoring

Continuous Integration

Code Conventions

Code Conventions

SCP2: Testimonial

“Após a implantação do SCP2, nós conseguimos controlar processos,memorandos, ofícios entre outros documentos de uma forma eficaz, e emtempo real, as tramitações são visualizadas no momento doencaminhamento, e a consulta do documento pode ser realizada por todousuário que tem acesso ao sistema, independente da localidade física domesmo.Com esta estrutura e com o auxilio da APOENA Software Livre, nós daPrefeitura Municipal de Hortolândia conseguimos eliminar boa parte dosproblemas relacionados a perda de documentos já nos primeiros meses deproblemas relacionados a perda de documentos já nos primeiros meses deutilização. Atualmente, 100% dos documentos tramitados na Prefeiturapassam pelo registro do SCP2, onde a consulta de documentos é realizadade qualquer ponto que tenha acesso a internet e um usuário paraautenticação no sistema, o que facilitou muito o nosso trabalho e trouxemaior eficácia nas funções de controle de documentos em geral.”

Douglas NascimentoIT DepartmentHortolândia - SP

Numbers of SCP2

� +800 users� +350 Secretaries/Departments� +220.000 processes, generating +700.000 records� +60.000 protocols, generating +90.000 records

Lessons learned

� Work cultural aspects� Principles and values

� Show the importance of all stakeholders for success

� If is possible, to encourage real meetings between projectmembers

Lessons learned

� Infrastructure is very important� Simple tools, Speakerphones, Webcams� Wikis, CI, Tests tools

� Create mechanisms for effective comunication� Feedback

� Questions? Increase the deliveries� Less is more

Overcoming Fear Exercise

Two people, please...Two people, please...

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