Introduction to Agile and Scrum Robert Dempsey Atlantic Dominion Solutions

CEO, Atlantic Dominion Solutions Founder, Rails For All Chair, acts_as_conference Co-chair, doterati Membership BA, Computer Science, Rollins MBA Candidate 2009 CSM in-training Robert Dempsey

CEO, Atlantic Dominion Solutions

Founder, Rails For All

Chair, acts_as_conference

Co-chair, doterati Membership

BA, Computer Science, Rollins

MBA Candidate 2009

CSM in-training

FAIL Late / Over Budget

The Old Way

Pros Find bugs early in the process Correct requirements now, less problems later Emphasis on documentation Simple and disciplined Good for stable projects

Find bugs early in the process

Correct requirements now, less problems later

Emphasis on documentation

Simple and disciplined

Good for stable projects

Cons Stages are not mutually exclusive Developers are (usually) not clairvoyant Documentation overhead Rigid and inflexible Stable project?!

Stages are not mutually exclusive

Developers are (usually) not clairvoyant

Documentation overhead

Rigid and inflexible

Stable project?!

Reality Development phases overlap Software is emergent Ultimate “done” is a moving target Flexibility is required Collaboration is essential

Development phases overlap

Software is emergent

Ultimate “done” is a moving target

Flexibility is required

Collaboration is essential

Agile Manifesto Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Working software over comprehensive documentation

Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

Responding to change over following a plan

Myths Lack of discipline Lack of visibility “That won’t work here.”

Lack of discipline

Lack of visibility

“That won’t work here.”

Agile Development Changing requirements Incremental development Collaboration between business and developer Self-organizing and self-managing teams Continual adaptation Leadership over management

Changing requirements

Incremental development

Collaboration between business and developer

Self-organizing and self-managing teams

Continual adaptation

Leadership over management

Agile Methods Extreme Programming (XP) Test Driven Development (TDD) Feature Driven Development (FDD) Behavior Driven Development (BDD) Crystal Dynamic Systems Development Method Scrum

Extreme Programming (XP)

Test Driven Development (TDD)

Feature Driven Development (FDD)

Behavior Driven Development (BDD)

Crystal

Dynamic Systems Development Method

Scrum

SCRUM

An Agile software development framework Iterative development – sprint Requirements – user stories Highest value first Potentially shippable product - increment Scrum

An Agile software development framework

Iterative development – sprint

Requirements – user stories

Highest value first

Potentially shippable product - increment

User Stories As a (role) I want (something) so that (benefit). As a (User) I want (to log in) so that (I can use the site).

As a (role) I want (something) so that (benefit).

Scrum Process Increment 24 hours Product Backlog Sprint Planning 10 days Sprint

Scrum Process Increment Sprint Retrospective Sprint Review

Scrum Roles Pigs Product Owner ScrumMaster Team Developers Designers Testing / QA

Pigs

Product Owner

ScrumMaster

Team

Developers

Designers

Testing / QA

Scrum Roles Chickens Users Stakeholders Customers Vendors Managers Other business units

Chickens

Users

Stakeholders

Customers

Vendors

Managers

Other business units

Scrum Artifacts Product backlog Release backlog Sprint backlog Scrum Burndown chart Scrum burndown chart

Product backlog

Release backlog

Sprint backlog

Scrum Burndown chart

Success Criteria Return on investment (ROI) Productivity

Return on investment (ROI)

Productivity

Measuring Success (Metrics) Progress Sprint Release Product

Progress

Sprint

Release

Product

Measuring Success (Metrics) Backlogs Sprint Release Product Customer happiness Done

Backlogs

Sprint

Release

Product

Customer happiness

Done

Results of Agile Adoption Forrester Total Economic Impact Studies 5 companies piloting Agile methods 3 yr, risk-adjusted ROI of 23%-66% Agile Survey, 2/08, 642 respondents 82% increase in productivity 77% increase in quality 78% increase in stakeholder satisfaction 37% decrease in costs

Forrester Total Economic Impact Studies

5 companies piloting Agile methods

3 yr, risk-adjusted ROI of 23%-66%

Agile Survey, 2/08, 642 respondents

82% increase in productivity

77% increase in quality

78% increase in stakeholder satisfaction

37% decrease in costs

Adopting Scrum Not an overnight process Pilot project Scrum simulation Formal training

Not an overnight process

Pilot project

Scrum simulation

Formal training

Additional Information Scrum Lunch and Learn AgileDevelopmentWithScrum.com

Scrum Lunch and Learn

AgileDevelopmentWithScrum.com

Thank you! Questions?

Questions?