What we mean by Agile
Carolyn Sanders - Fronde
The Future of Business

Me, and Fronde
Carolyn Sanders: Principal Consultant, PMP
From developer to Agile PM
Fronde: Began as Synergy in Wellington, 1992.
Renamed Fronde in 2007
Early adopter: using Agile project management and
development in early 2000s... before it was hip
Exclusive partner with Rob Thomsett
Co-founders of Agile Professionals Network
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Today – Agile Overview
• Just what is Agile?
• How does it change the way I manage a
project?
• How does it change the way the PMO works?
• Why would I use Agile for my project?
• Does it mean throwing out the PMBOK?
• What's the future of Agile and the PMBOK?
• Where do I start?
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1. What is this “Agile”?
All of these things:
A set of engineering best practices that allow for
rapid delivery of high quality software
A project process that encourages frequent
inspection and adaptation
A philosophy that encourages team work and
accountability
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2. Agile Landscape
Agile
Agile
Architecture
Programming
and Governance
Agile
Agile
Project
Delivery
Management
Agile Manifesto and Values
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1. Agile Manifesto
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Agile Values
• Openness: the project is for the stakeholders
• Honesty: in estimating and planning
• Courage: to face the consequences
• Trust: in those individuals and their estimates
• Money: because projects aren’t free
• Commitment: to deliver on our promises
Credits: First five from Rob Thomsett, last from Jeff Sutherland
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Agile Programming
Build
Software
Well
Agile
Agile
Architecture
Programming
and Governance
Agile
Agile
Project
Delivery
Management
Agile Manifesto and Values
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Agile Programming
Moment by moment activities by the team
• Group ownership of code
• Pair Programming and Code Reviews
• Continuous Integration
• Automated Testing
• Test Driven Dev
• Flavours: XP…
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Agile Delivery
Do the project
right
Agile
Agile
Architecture
Programming
and Governance
Agile
Agile
Project
Delivery
Management
Agile Manifesto and Values
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Agile Delivery principles
• Software Development truths:
• Can’t write down all the requirements
• Can’t estimate debug/test time
• Build the product a bit at a time
• Collaborate closely with customers
• Expect to change your mind once you’ve
delivered a bit
• If you’re going to fail, fail fast.
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Agile Delivery
• Agile Delivery:
• small, self-managing, cross-functional teams,
• delivering frequently and incrementally
• to the customers
• Flavours:
• Scrum
• DSDM
• Crystal
• RUP
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2. Scrum
Image © Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software
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2. That looked familiar…
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Agile Delivery
Last chance First chance to
to change see
Traditional Project
Idea Business Reqts Design and Test Train Deploy
Case Develop
First chance Last chance to
Timeboxed Project to see change
Idea Bus. HLR / Iterations Deploy
Case Design /
Setup
1 2 3 4 5 6
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Agile Project Management
Do the right
project Agile
Agile
Architecture
Programming
and Governance
Agile
Agile
Project
Delivery
Management
Agile Manifesto and Values
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Project Management Focus
Context
Benefits
Related
projects
Content Agendas
Plans
Politics Deliverables Risks
Reports
Stakeholders Sponsors
Expectations
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Initiating and Planning
- Agile Project Management Tools
1. Product Life, Stakeholders, and Impact
2. Success Criteria
3. Outcomes and Benefits
4. Scope
5. Stakeholder Stories
6. Quality
7. Risk Profile and Risks
8. Project Approach and Release Strategy
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Whole of Life Model
Development Support
Sprint
People
Sprint
Benefits
Risk
Sprint
Sprint
Sprint
Ship
People
Post implementation Review
People
Cost Support Review
Cost
Risk Risk
Benefits Realisation Review
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Success Criteria – Sliders for Project 1
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Success Criteria – Sliders for Project 2
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3. Agile Governance and
Architecture
Have the right
strategy (?)
Agile
Agile
Architecture
Programming
and Governance
Agile
Agile
Project
Delivery
Management
Agile Manifesto and Values
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4. Why would I use Agile?
• Use the 80/20 rule to cut project budgets
• If you might fail, fail fast
• Not in IT? It still works
• Agile PM works on any project
• Agile Delivery reduces the unknowns in any
product-building project
• Agile Programming really only works for
software development projects
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5. Throw out the PMBOK?
• No
• Framework vs methodology
• Other myths:
• No documentation
• Chaos and uncontrolled change
• Developers rule
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6. Agile and the PMBOK
• Auckland PMI and Agile Professionals Network
• Agile certifications – CSM, APL
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PMBOK® Guide—Fourth Edition: Top Ten
1. Triple constraint expanded to include quality, resources
and risk
Common project constraints:
scope
time
cost
risk
quality
resources
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7. How to get started
• Start Small – under the radar
• Or Start Big – change management
• Pick an appropriate project
• Get training and a coach
• Learn, apply, then adjust
• agilealliance.org
• www.scrumalliance.org
• thomsettinternational.com
• www.agileprofessionals.net
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Q&A
• Carolyn Sanders
• Principal Consultant – Agile and PM
• More Q&A on www.fronde.com/blog
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