Pitching Agile

Pitching Agile,[object Object],A Guide to,[object Object]

Getting A Buy In,[object Object],Important for success,[object Object],Will not be a total failure without buy in,[object Object],Will be very difficult if few buy in,[object Object],Usually a bottom up exercise,[object Object],Often not a CEO mandate,[object Object]

The Buy In Checklist,[object Object],The C List,[object Object],Upper Management,[object Object],Middle Management,[object Object],Sales,[object Object],Support,[object Object],QA,[object Object],Developers,[object Object]

The C List,[object Object],Care about shareholders,[object Object],Care about the bottom line,[object Object],Agile Will,[object Object],Make a better product faster,[object Object],Save money with more productive work,[object Object]

Upper Management,[object Object],Strategy,[object Object],Long term goals,[object Object],Roadmaps,[object Object],Agile Will,[object Object],Allow easier strategic changes,[object Object],Stick to a schedule,[object Object],Meets the business needs,[object Object]

Middle Management,[object Object],Day to day,[object Object],What is going on?,[object Object],What is being done?,[object Object],Agile Will,[object Object],Daily scrums get daily status updates,[object Object],Burn down charts show progress,[object Object],Create project momentum,[object Object]

Sales,[object Object],Good, sellable product,[object Object],New products delivered on time,[object Object],Agile Will,[object Object],Create happier customers who buy more,[object Object],A higher quality product,[object Object],Deliver new software on time,[object Object]

Support,[object Object],Maintainability and supportability,[object Object],Fix issues quicker,[object Object],Agile Will,[object Object],Higher quality code means less bugs,[object Object],Allow faster bug fixes,[object Object],Unit testing,[object Object]

QA,[object Object],Quick response to bugs identified,[object Object],Quick response to verify,[object Object],Not wait until last minute for signoffs,[object Object],Agile Will,[object Object],Give builds more often,[object Object],Create continuous delivery of builds,[object Object],Release management,[object Object]

Developers,[object Object],Want to code,[object Object],Minimal process,[object Object],Agile Will,[object Object],Increase time spent coding,[object Object],Process fosters coding,[object Object],Automate manual tasks,[object Object],Reduce time spent blocked,[object Object]

Laying the Groundwork,[object Object],Political battle,[object Object],Speak in terms of motivations,[object Object],Gets as many to buy in as possible,[object Object],Not all may buy in,[object Object]

More Information,[object Object],Web/Blogwww.jesse-anderson.com,[object Object],E-Mailjesse@jesse-anderson.com,[object Object]

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