PMI Auckland 09 May: Agile Overview

PMI Auckland 09 May: Agile Overview - Presentation Transcript

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 Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited

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? Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited

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 Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited 4

2. Agile Landscape Agile Agile Architecture Programming and Governance Agile Agile Project Delivery Management Agile Manifesto and Values Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited

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 Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited

Agile Programming Build Software Well Agile Agile Architecture Programming and Governance Agile Agile Project Delivery Management Agile Manifesto and Values Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited

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… Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited

Agile Delivery Do the project right Agile Agile Architecture Programming and Governance Agile Agile Project Delivery Management Agile Manifesto and Values Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited

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. Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited

Agile Delivery • Agile Delivery: • small, self-managing, cross-functional teams, • delivering frequently and incrementally • to the customers • Flavours: • Scrum • DSDM • Crystal • RUP Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited

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 Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited

Agile Project Management Do the right project Agile Agile Architecture Programming and Governance Agile Agile Project Delivery Management Agile Manifesto and Values Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited

Project Management Focus Context Benefits Related projects Content Agendas Plans Politics Deliverables Risks Reports Stakeholders Sponsors Expectations Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2007 Fronde Systems Group Limited 17

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 © Rob Thomsett, Agile Project Management Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited

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 Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2007 Fronde Systems Group Limited * Thomsett Company – Agile Project Management 19

3. Agile Governance and Architecture Have the right strategy (?) Agile Agile Architecture Programming and Governance Agile Agile Project Delivery Management Agile Manifesto and Values Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited

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 Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited

5. Throw out the PMBOK? • No • Framework vs methodology • Other myths: • No documentation • Chaos and uncontrolled change • Developers rule Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited

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 26

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 Commercial in confidence | Copyright © 2008 Fronde Systems Group Limited