Slides from my talk at Agile Eastern Europe season 8 (kiev2017.agileee.org), Kiev, 8th April 2017

1. Delivery Mindsets: from Stone Age to DevOps
Antonio Cobo @Mind_of_AC

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The Delivery Mindset is evolving:
Plan-driven approach —> Agile —> DevOps
DevOps movement is gradually changing IT organisations

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The Delivery Mindset is evolving:
Plan-driven approach —> Agile —> DevOps
DevOps movement is gradually changing IT organisations
Project managers are often forgotten.
Are project managers ready to change?

5. What is the accent?
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6. What is the accent?
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7. What is the accent?
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8. Wow! That was fast!
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9. Who am I?
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10. Who am I?
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Antonio Cobo - @Mind_of_AC
• Java developer 2000-2007
• Technical project manager 2007-2015
• Agile Delivery Consultant 2015-present

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12. Agenda
1. Delivery Mindset Archaeology: Stone Age
2. Delivery Mindset Archaeology: Renaissance
3. Delivery Mindset in the DevOps Era
4. Wrapping up
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13. 1. Delivery Mindset Archaeology: Stone Age
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14. Was it wrong?
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15. Project managers in the Stone Age
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● Gannt charts
● Planning
● Prioritising tasks
● Assigning tasks
● Generating reports

16. Project manager - Developer interaction
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17. Project manager - Developer interaction
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18. Project manager - Developer interaction
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● Conversation rather than argument (or not even listening)

19. Project manager - Developer interaction
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● Conversation rather than argument (or not even listening)
● Willing to work with the Devs rather than giving tasks without understanding

20. Project manager - Developer interaction
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● Conversation rather than argument (or not even listening)
● Willing to work with the Devs rather than giving tasks without understanding
● Searching to improve rather than blaming others for issues

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● Conversation rather than argument (or not even listening)
● Willing to work with the Devs rather than giving tasks without understanding
● Searching to improve rather than blaming others for issues
● Team culture rather than going home leaving the Devs working

22. Bad estimation techniques
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23. Ops in the Stone Age
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Yes, when project is finished they will support the software

24. Ops in the Stone Age
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25. Delivery in the Stone Age
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26. 2. Delivery Mindset Archaeology: Renaissance
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27. “I want to stay in the Stone Age!”
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28. Project managers in the Renaissance
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Project Team in the Renaissance

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Where is the Ops Team in the Renaissance?

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Where is the Ops Team in the Renaissance?

32. Estimating better
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33. Estimating better
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● Cost control: is the benefit of the project out-weighting its cost?
● Gain the confidence of the sponsors
● Ensure there is a common understanding of what is needed
● Scope trade off

34. Estimations techniques in the Renaissance
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35. Delivery in the Renaissance
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36. 3. Delivery Mindset in the DevOps Era
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37. The Team
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38. The Team
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39. The Team
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40. Project managers in the DevOps Era
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41. Project managers in the DevOps Era
● Nurturing continuous improvement mindset
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42. Project managers in the DevOps Era
● Nurturing continuous improvement mindset
● Raise awareness of risks
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43. Project managers in the DevOps Era
● Nurturing continuous improvement mindset
● Raise awareness of risks
● Facilitate coordination between the different teams to mitigate the risks
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44. Project managers in the DevOps Era
● Nurturing continuous improvement mindset
● Raise awareness of risks
● Facilitate coordination between the different teams to mitigate the risks
● Advocating CI/CD culture for better impediment removal
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45. Project managers in the DevOps Era
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46. Project managers in the DevOps Era
● Facilitate communication: within the team and outside the team
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47. Project managers in the DevOps Era
● Facilitate communication: within the team and outside the team
● Make sure the sponsor's time is used in the best way
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48. Project managers in the DevOps Era
● Facilitate communication: within the team and outside the team
● Make sure the sponsor's time is used in the best way
● Bridging communication between the sponsor and the team
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49. Project managers in the DevOps Era
● Facilitate communication: within the team and outside the team
● Make sure the sponsor's time is used in the best way
● Bridging communication between the sponsor and the team
● Team culture, why? Because the PM is now PART OF THE TEAM!
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50. Delivery in the DevOps Era
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51. How did I manage to be part of the team?
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52. How did I manage to be part of the team?
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53. How did I manage to be part of the team?
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54. How did I manage to be part of the team?
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56. 4. Wrapping up
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57. 4. Wrapping up
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58. 4. Wrapping up
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59. 4. Wrapping up
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60. 4. Wrapping up
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61. 4. Wrapping up
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Thank you for listening!
Thanks to all the @OpenCredo team for inspiration
Thanks to @dainiuskniuksta for continuous feedback

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antonio.cobo@opencredo.com
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