10+2 reasons for going agile that are valid for all types of business, not only software development.

1. 10+2 Reasons
for going Agile
Andreas Hägglund

2. Andreas
Hägglund
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@systemvaruhuset.se
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3. 10+2 Reasons for going Agile
1. Better forecasts
2. Business in control
3. Saves costs
4. Productivity
5. Flexibility
6. Time to market
7. Transparency
8. Sustainability
9. Empiricism
10. Quality
• Low tech
• Fun

4. 1. Better forecasts
• By using short term planning horizons
• By using velocity and historical experience
• By involving the team

5. 2. Handing the map to the business
• By having the business set the priorities
• By having the business define the opportunies
• By involving the business

6. 3. Simplicity saves costs
• By avoiding unnecessary functions
• By increasing quality
• By finding faults early
• By building skill

7. 4. Increased productivity
• By minimizing waiting
• By minimizing hand-offs
• By building skills
• By working together

8. 5. Flexible planning creates value
By focusing on what’s important NOW

9. 6. Quicker to the market
By deploying early
By focusing on through-
put

10. 7. Increased transparency
• By reporting actual progress
• By visualizing plans and metrics

11. 8. Keep running, indefinitely
Quality decreases after 8 hours...

12. 9. Judgement based on facts

13. 10. Increase Quality
• By testing early
• By refactoring
• Through simplicity
• By building skills
• By working together

14. +1 one more reason...
It’s Low-tech
It’s easy to start
it’s easy to adjust

15. And most importantly - It’s more fun!

16. Q&A

17. Andreas
Hägglund
andreas.hagglund
@systemvaruhuset.se
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andreashagglund
@ahab1972
slideshare.net/andreashagglund
www.kravanalys.se
www.systemvaruhuset.se