Lean Products & MVPs and Agile software methodologies are two faces of the same coin, In this presentation we deal with how can Agile software development help you as a developer work in a lean environment and how can you use evolutionary design to your good.

1. AGILE FOR LEAN BUSINESS
YOU DON’T NEED TO KNOW IT ALL
UPFRONT!

2. > WHOAMI
▸ 5 years, a Proud Career Shifter!
▸ Remote Worker
▸ 3 Failed Startups, Working on my 4
th
(DevSquads)
▸ Worked in a corporate, now I call myself a startup person!
▸ Currently Interested in building safe, self organising, high
performance teams where everyone is by default responsible and
expected to do their best to achieve team goals (and, yes, it does work
in Egypt, no aliens involved! :D)
▸ Getting Ready for my first parachute jump in 3 weeks ;)
MAHMOUD FAWZY
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in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahmoudf e: fawzy@devsquads.com

3. WHAT ABOUT YOUR
FIRST DELIVERIES?

4. SAME OLD STORY
OVER AND OVER AGAIN!

5. Big Project Vague Requirements Use Cases
White BoardEngez 3awzeen nesalem
Hanbat el naharda
If you’re lucky!

6. WE’RE NOT DELIVERING WHAT
THE CLIENT WANTED!!
IT MUST BE YOUR FAULT!!
Business People
YOU ALWAYS END UP HERE…

7. Big Project Vague Requirements Use Cases
White BoardEngez 3awzeen nesalem
Hanbat el naharda

8. VAGUE REQUIREMENTS
WHY DO WE ALWAYS END UP GETTING
THEM?

9. MVP
MINIMUM VIABLE PRODUCT
(A Quick Detour to the Business-World)

10. GOOD FOR HIM!
WHY SHOULD I CARE?

11. HOW TO MVP…

12. HOW TO MVP…
source: Spotify’s MVP Process

13. AND…
WHAT DO I DO ABOUT IT?

14. STOP UNHELPFUL
OVER-ENGINEERING!

15. THIN VERTICAL
SLICES
YOU SHOULD WORK
ON…
DATABASE
RESTFUL SERVICES
FRONT END APP
Just Like THIS!

16. AVOID
OVER-ENGINEERING

17. ARE YOU ASKING ME TO
STOP DESIGNING MY WAY
AHEAD?!!!!!

18. BE FLEXIBLE, AND DON’T
SURMOUNT EXTRA LOAD
ON SIMPLER TASKS.

19. KEEP
CALM
and
USE
EVOLUTIONARY
DESIGN

20. SHIP EARLY, SHIP
OFTEN

21. AVOID
OVER-ENGINEERING

22. THINGS TO
MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER

23. QUESTIONS?