The Agile Method Ecosystem (Scrum, XP, Devops, LeanStartup)

The Agile Method
Ecosystem
Understanding the role of Scrum, XP, Lean Startup & Devops
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About me
• Agustin Villena
• Software Engineer
• ScoutMaster 
• Agile enthusiast & practitioner
• Founder of the Chilean Agile
Community http://www.chileagil.cl
• 1st chilean exposing at an
Agile20xx conference
• For more info, please check
– http://www.hanoulle.be/2013/02/who-
is-agustin-villena/
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agustin.villena@leansight.com
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Motivation
• The first graphic explanation that I´ve seen about an
agile method… (spaghetti code anyone)?
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Source: Extreme Programming Explained, Kent Beck, 1999

Goal
• Define a coherent & simple model to describe,
coach and compare Agile Methods
• It has been refined through 12 years of agile
practice and teaching
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Agile as a Fractal
of Feedback Loops
• Living creatures ecosystems evolve in interaction
with their environment
– (Humberto Maturana)
• Feedback loops are the natural way to learn &
adapt
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Hypothesis
• Agile Methods are composed of feedback loops that
evolve and synchonize
– Business Problem with solution (Planning Game)
– Team Member with Team (Katas, Standup Meetings, Visual Workplace)
– Feature with Code (ATDD, TDD)
– New Code with Production Code (Devops)
– Team with their Workflow (Kanban)
• Those feedback loops are some version of the Plan-Do-Check-
Act Cycle
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Business Layer
Technical Layer
Build the right things
Build things right
Value
(External
Quality)
(Internal)
Quality
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Product Development Layers
Tasks
(Activities)
Business
Layer
Technical
Layer
Business Language
Technical Language
Shared
Language
Feautures
(Solutions)
Quality
Value
Management role
is to ensure
synchronization
between these
layers
Goal
(achievement)
What
(Product)
How
(Action)
Business Users
Problem (Need)
Usefulness
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People inside Product Development
Maker
Team
Product
Technology
Business ProblemCustomer
Product
Development
Project
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Waterfall
Requirements
Specification
Design
Implementation
Validation
Problem:
Solution:
Traditional Product Development
Progress Measurement : Stage completition
agustin.villena@chileagil.cl
known
known
Source:
Eric Ries - Lean Startups Doing More with Less
http://assets.en.oreilly.com/1/event/30/Lean%20Startups_%20Doing%20More%20with%20Less%20Presentation.pptx
Maintenance

Waterfall is like a cannonball
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A
B C
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Source: http://www.lostgarden.com/2007/02/rockets-cars-and-gardens-visualizing.html

Innovation/Product Development
is like an expedition!
versus
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Problem:
Solution:
“Product Owner” or “On site customer”
Agile Product Development
Progress Measurement: Customer Validated Features
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known
unknown
Source:

Agile is like a guided missile
• Fail fast.
Intentar algo simple, probar si funciona, y continuar.
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A
B
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Source: http://www.lostgarden.com/2007/02/rockets-cars-and-gardens-visualizing.html

Agile Product Development
Progress Measurement: Customer Validated Features
Maker
Team
Product
Technology
Business ProblemCustomer
Product
Development
Life Cycle
Value Oriented Product Management Cycle
Team Work Flow Management Cycle
Quality Oriented
Development Cycle
Product Development Environment Agile organizes environment in feedback loops
for accelerated learning
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TeamworkManagementCycle
Burn down
Charts
Task Board
Scrum Master Role
Daily Scrum Meeting
Sprint Planning Meeting
Scrum
Agile
Framework
ValueOriented
ManagementCycle
Release
Planning
Meeting
Potencially
Shippable
Release
Product
Owner Role
Development
Sprint Retrospective Meeting
Scrum Scoreboard
Product
Backlog
Tasks
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TeamDevelopment
QualityOriented
IncrementalDevelopment
Cycle
Continuous
Integration
Code Standards
Collective Code
Ownership
Pair Programming
(+ Move people
around)
Simple
Design
Refactoring
Test Driven
Development
No Overtime
Tracking /
Informative Workspace
Coaching
Stand Up Meeting
Iteration Planning
eXtreme
Programming
Agile
Framework
ValueOriented
ManagementCycle
Planning Game
Acceptance Tests
Small
Releases
On Site
Customer
(One team)
Development
Definition Validation
User Stories
Tasks
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Business Problem?
People in an Technology Entrepreneurship Environment
Maker
Team
Producto
Technology
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship
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Customer Development
Business Problem?
Lean Startup
Progress Measurement: Customer Validated Learning
($$$)
Maker
Teqm
Product/Service
Rechnoloy
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship
Value Oriented Product Development Cycle
Team Workflow Cycle
Quality Oriented
Development Cycle
Technology Entrepreneurship
Environment
Lean StartUp
Business Problem?
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Problem:
Solution:
Customer Development
Hypothesis,
Experiments,
Findings
Data,
Feedback,
Findings
Lean Startup
Progress Measurement: Customer Validated Learning ($$$)
www.leansight.com
unknown
unknown
Source:

Lean Startup is like a sub exploring with a
sonar
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Minimun
Viable
Product
Customer
Demand
Data
Target Market
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TeamDevelopment
QualityOriented
IncrementalDevelopment
Cycle
Continuous
Integration
Code Standards
Collective Code
Ownership
Pair Programming
(+Move people
around)
Simple
Design
Refactoring
TestDriven
Development
No Overtime
Tracking/
Informative Workspace
Coaching
StandUp Meeting
Iteration Planning
eXtreme
Programming
Agile
Framework
ValueOriented
ManagementCycle
PlanningGame
Acceptance Tests
Small
Releases
OnSite
Customer
(One team)
Development
Definition Validation
UserStories
Tasks
Continuous Delivery
Split Tests
Clear Product
Owner
Continuous
Deployment
Usability
Tests
Real-time
Monitoring
Customer
Liaison
Funnel
Analysis
Cohort
Analysis
Net Promoter
Score
Search Engine
Marketing
Real-Time
Alerting
Predictive
Monitoring
Split Tests
Customer
Interviews
Customer
Development
Five Whys
Root Cause
Analysis
Customer
Advisory Board
Falsifiable
Hypotheses
Product Owner
Accountability
Customer
Archetypes
Cross-
functional
Teams
Semi-
autonomous
Teams
Smoke Tests

Design Thinking as a complementary tool
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Source: http://secure.nordstrominnovationlab.com/pages/our_process_told_as_our_team_s_timeline

Development versus Operations
Development
• Delivers value
though new
features
Operación
Delivers value
through
stable & fast
systems
Conflict
New features imply
risks
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DevOps
Source: http://www.appdynamics.com/blog/2013/08/08/devops-scares-
me-part-4-dev-and-ops-collaborate-across-the-lifecycle/
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The Agile Method
Ecosystem
Understanding the role of Scrum, XP, Lean Startup & Devops
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