Fixed Price Offshore Agile projects

Offshore, Fixed-Price and Agile (How) does that work? Marco Jansen (marco@thoughtworks.com) © ThoughtWorks, 2007 1 1

The power of a QuickStart From x to 5x in 8 weeks © ThoughtWorks, 2007 2 2

Ramping up the team From 5 to 30 in two months UK India Client Principal Client Project Manager Project Manager 20 DEVs 2 BAs 4 Domain Subject Experts 6 BAs 6 QAs Daily Standup Weekly Showcase Weekly Status Call © ThoughtWorks, 2007 3 3

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 38754 38761 38768 38775 38782 38789 38796 38803 38810 38817 38824 38831 38838 38845 38852 38859 38866 38873 Velocity = 0.5 38880 38887 38894 38901 116 Developers 38908 38915 38922 38929 38936 38943 38950 38957 38964 38971 38978 38985 38992 38999 39006 39013 39020 39027 39034 39041 39048 39055 39062 © ThoughtWorks, 2007 39069 39076 39083 39090 39097 39104 39111 Difficult Times 39118 39125 39132 39139 39146 39153 39160 39167 39174 39181 39188 39195 39202 1 Dec 2006 39209 39216 39223 39230 4 The burn-down chart is not burning down Planned 1 Jan 2010 Current Velocity 4

From tracking to forecasting So when do we deliver? © ThoughtWorks, 2007 5 5

From tracking to forecasting So when do we deliver? Decrease Scope Increase Velocity © ThoughtWorks, 2007 6 6

Reshaping the team Improving velocity by bringing back focus UK India Project Manager Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Client Principal 2 BAs 2 BAs 2 BAs 2 BAs 8 DEVs 8 DEVs 8 DEVs Client Project Manager 2 QAs 2 QAs 2 QAs 4 Domain Subject Experts DEV Huddle QA Huddle BA Huddle Weekly TechLead Meeting Weekly Showcase Weekly Status Call © ThoughtWorks, 2007 7 7

Reshaping the team Improving velocity by bringing back focus UK India Project Manager Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Client Principal 2 BAs 2 BAs 2 BAs 2 BAs 8 DEVs 8 DEVs 8 DEVs Client Project Manager 2 QAs 2 QAs 2 QAs 4 Domain Subject Experts DEV Huddle QA Huddle BA Huddle Weekly TechLead Meeting Weekly Showcase Weekly Status Call © ThoughtWorks, 2007 8 8

Intermezzo An alternative mode: The Distributed Model US India Client Principal PM/IM TechLead Project Manager + Iteration Manager 3 BAs 13 DEVs 3 QAs Architect + Tech Lead 4 BAs 4 DEVs 2 QAs 3 SMEs (part-time) Notice: 2 Client DEVs (not doing DEV) => Biggest bottleneck: Communication between teams Possible Consequence: Lack of trust between teams => Role of BA in US vs role of BA is India => Separate teams by functionality ! © ThoughtWorks, 2007 9 9

Team setup in our Bangalore office A dining table for every team © ThoughtWorks, 2007 10 10

Building the right communication model • Stand-ups • Stand-up of stand-ups • Showcases • DEV Huddles • Weekly Status Meeting • Steering Group meetings © ThoughtWorks, 2007 11 11

Build trust by having Total Transparency At any time the status of the project is visible for everybody © ThoughtWorks, 2007 15 15

Offshore, Fixed Price and Agile Of course that works ! • Offshore: Showcases driven by offshore location, role of the BA on onsite location, client visits • Fixed Price: Full team involvement for scope management, Joe’s Bucket • Both: Trust! © ThoughtWorks, 2007 18 18

Fixed Price Offshore Agile projects

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