Agile: I think a Chicken just ate my Pig

Project Transparency
I think a chicken just ate my pig.
It wasn’t an accident, it was Agile.

Objective
As an attendee I can walk away with an understanding of what Agile is and how to dispel common client misconceptions so that I can approach Agile discussions with clients in a non-frightening manner.

Agile Manifesto
Individuals and interactionsover processes and tools
Working softwareover comprehensive documentation
Customer collaborationover contract negotiation
Responding to changeover following a plan
That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more.[1]
[1]http://agilemanifesto.org/

Agile promises…
frequent deliverables.

Agile promises…
good design.

Agile promises…
to welcome changes at any time.

Agile promises…
cooperation.

Agile promises…
TRANSPARENCY.

How does a benefit?
_client
complete budget control
no black box
project scope can change
frequent deployable software

How does a benefit?
_developer
structure
constant feedback
protection from client requests
insight into client requests
empowerment
more development
less documentation
fewer requirements

What is Scrum?
Scrum is a framework for managing agile projects.

How does Scrum work?
Daily meetings (Daily Scrum)
Timeboxing
Self organizing team (all members have equal voice)
Single EMPOWERED voice from client (product owner)
Scrum Master prioritizes needs with client
Team sets their own timelines

How does Scrum work?
Sprint Planning
Daily Scrum
Sprint Retrospective

Selling Agile
explain iterative development model
list benefits to client in clear terms
transparent process
budget control
…
lay out sample sprints (iterations)
speak to past performance

Selling Agile to Government
don’t get hung up on terminology
transparency is not the key factor for Gov
focus on budget control
focus on frequent delivery of TESTED software

Thanks.
nic.tunney@twintechs.com
443.602.TWIN (8946)
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Agile: I think a Chicken just ate my Pig

by ntunney on Jul 22, 2009

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