English version of the presentation about the Agile methodologies: - the Agile philosophy and its main principles; - the Agile Scrum Methodology, a project management framework for managing software development team projects; - the Scrum approach and its main strengths; - people involved in Agile teams and their roles (Product Owner, Scrum Master and Team Member).

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Top Agile Days
España
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Giuseppe
Trotta
Donato
Andrisani

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Donato
Andrisani
Giuseppe
Trotta
corvo979
giuseppe.trotta@thinkopen.it
andrisanidonato
donato.andrisani@thinkopen.it
● Java Tech Lead
● In ThinkOpen
since 2012
● Certified Scrum
Master
● BI Tech Lead
● In ThinkOpen
since 2011
● Certified Scrum
Master

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About us
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ThinkOpen is an Italian IT and Business advisory company that has been
delivering smart solutions based on open source technologies since 2011.
Our success stories include:
✓ e-commerce design and development
✓ applications for Business Intelligence (BI) in Banking & Finance
Industries
✓ implementation of Blockchain in the supply chain & legal fields
✓ advanced Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software
solutions
The headquarters of the company are based in Milan, the centre of Italian
business management and strategy.
In 2017 the company opened its first foreign-based office in Barcelona, Spain.
In the past 2 years the number of employees has grown from 90 to 240 people.
2011 - Milano, Italy
2017 - Barcelona, Spain
2018
Ready to hit the stage!

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TADs RoadMap
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APRIL:
AGILE & SCRUM: HOW TO
SURVIVE
MAY:
KANBAN & TOOL AGILE
JUNE:
LEGO4SCRUM
SEPTEMBER:
TDD
JULY:
RETROSPECTIVE

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● Welcome to the Agile
● The Agile Principles
● Scrum
● Scrum: The Basic Elements
○ Sprint
○ Backlog
○ Roles
○ Meeting
● Let’s play

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What is Agile?
● Scrum
● Kanban
● XP
● Lean
● Crystal
● FDD
● DSDM
● ASD

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Agile Manifesto
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Individuals & Interactions vs Processes & Tools
Working Software vs
Comprehensive
Documentation
Customer Collaboration vs Contract Negotiation
Responding to change vs Following a Plan

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What is Scrum
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Directly From The Rugby!!!

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Scrum Framework
● Team in self-organization mode
● Development of product in cycles (called sprint)
● Requirement defined like micro-elements in a list (called Backlog)
● Adaptive Approach
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Scrum Basic Elements
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● Sprint
● Backlog
● Roles
● Meeting

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Sprint
Sprints are typically iterations (the duration is variable from 1 to 4 weeks), in which
a potentially releasable and usable product increase is created.
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● The duration is established at the startup of the project and it can’t be changed
● The Product must be Planned, Designed, Developed, Tested and Released during the sprint

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Backlog
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● Product Backlog:
List of Product Functionality
● Sprint Backlog:
List of Functionality to
develop in a sprint

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Roles
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● Product Owner
● Scrum Master
● Team Member

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Roles - Product Owner
● He defines the product functionality
● He decides the milestones & the release date
● He is responsible for the profitability of the product
● He assigns Priorities choosing between features
based on market value
● He adapts features at the end of each cycle (sprint)
● He accepts or rejects the final result

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Roles - Scrum Master
● He is responsible for applying Scrum practices &
Values
● He removes any Blocks
● He assures that the team is efficient
● He facilitates the collaboration
● He protects Team from external factors

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Roles - Team
● Typically 5-9 members
● Interfunctional & Cross-Skill
● Full-Time
● Self-Organization
● It’s impossible to change members during sprint

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Meeting
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● Sprint Planning
● Sprint Review
● Sprint Retrospective
● Daily Scrum Meeting

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Meeting - Sprint Planning
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● The Team selects elements
from Product Backlog, to
complete during the Sprint
● Sprint Backlog:
○ Defines all the Tasks
○ All the teams
members

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Meeting - Sprint Review
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● Team presents the results of the sprint
● It is a Demo of the releasable feature
● Informal
● No Slides
● All The Team is involved
● Max 2 hours

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Meeting - Sprint Retrospective
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● At the end of each sprint
● max 30 minutes
● Team + PO + SM
● The scope is to analyze the problems

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Meeting - Daily Scrum
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● what did I do yesterday
● What will I do today?
● What impediments slow down or block my progress?

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Let’s assemble the Puzzle
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Let’s Play - 99 Balloons
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● balloons
● scissors
● markers
● paper
● ruler
Duration: 2 minutes

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99 Balloons - The importance of Requirement
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● eyes: circle with 2 cm diameter
● mouth : triangle
width 4 cm
height 2 cm
● nose: triangle
width 2 cm
height 2 cm

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